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Lieutenant Commander Michael Argyle (also known as Terence Argyle) was one of four officers to serve as chief engineer on the starship USS Enterprise-D in the year 2364. (TNG - The Lost Era novel: The Buried Age)

In TNG comic: "Suspect", Argyle's first name was "Terence". In The Buried Age he was called "Michael". All other sources simply referred to him by his surname, Argyle.

Aboard the Enterprise[]

Argyle served as one of the USS Enterprise-D's two chief engineers under Captain Thomas Halloway in 2363, splitting his duties with Sarah MacDougal. He oversaw the shakedown cruise of the Enterprise, and was naturally over-protective of the ship's engines in the early days of their voyages. When Captain Jean-Luc Picard ordered that the Enterprise proceed to maximum warp speed, Argyle was very unhappy, but carried out his orders and got the ship to exceed warp 9.7. (TNG novelization: Encounter at Farpoint; TNG novel: The Buried Age; TNG short story: "Meet with Triumph and Disaster")

As one of the chief engineers aboard, Argyle personally oversaw Kosinski's warp speed experiments, even though he didn't trust Kosinski with the warp engines, believing his equations to be ridiculous. Ultimately, he was proved correct as the enhancements in engine performance were due to his assistant, The Traveler. (TNG episode: "Where No One Has Gone Before")

Argyle was assigned to take command of the saucer module when Captain Picard ordered a saucer separation to increase the odds of escaping from an alien creature. (TNG novel: Ghost Ship)

Argyle was also called into sickbay several weeks later, to oversee the construction of Lieutenant Commander Data's "brother", Lore, who had been recovered on Omicron Theta. (TNG episode: "Datalore")

Later career[]

After leaving the Enterprise, Argyle served as chief engineer aboard the USS Repulse under Captain Ariel Taggert. (TNG novel: Vendetta)

From the Repulse, he went to the USS Excalibur under Captain Morgan Korsmo.

He was assassinated in 2371 by a Zortai with a grudge against the chief engineers of the Enterprise. (TNG comic: "Suspect")

Alternate timelines and realities[]

Argyle was killed on the Excalibur during the Borg incursion of Federation space in 2373. (NF short story: "Making a Difference")

In an alternate timeline, Argyle was the female chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D. She was infamous for never wanting to take a physical, but was convinced by Nurse Geordi La Forge. (TNG novel: Q-Squared)

In another alternate timeline in which the Borg prevented the retrieval of Jean-Luc Picard, Argyle continued to serve as chief engineer of the Enterprise and was killed during a raid on Earth. (TNG comic: "The Worst of Both Worlds")

In an alternate reality, Argyle was the chief engineer of the United Earth Space Probe Agency vessel Enterprise before it was captured by the Klingon Empire and became the IKS Qu'. He was decapitated by the Klingons. By 2380, Captain Picard was the only surviving member of the original crew. (TNG novel: Q & A)

Connections[]

Chief engineers of the starships Enterprise
Enterprise (NX-01) TuckerKelbyBurch Enterprise assignment patch.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) KursleyMarvickPowellFourrierPitcairnBarryLouvierGraceBurnsteinScott USS Enterprise assignment insignia.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (Kelvin timeline) OlsonScott 2250s alt ops badge
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (other alternate realities) Scott 2250s alt ops badge
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) Scott Starfleet 2280s insignia
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)
(alternate realities)
Grace
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) BuonarrotiJennings
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) Kodell
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) MacDougalArgyleLoganLynchLa Forge Starfleet 2360s insignia
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (alternate realities) ArgyleCrusher Starfleet 2360s insignia
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) La Forge Starfleet 2370s insignia
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) (alternate realities) ArgyleCrusher Starfleet 2370s insignia
ISS Enterprise (NX-01) Tucker Emblem of the Terran Empire.
ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ScottDeSalle
ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) La Forge
ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) O'Brien
Free Starship Enterprise Barclay
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) engineering personnel
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USS Excalibur personnel
USS Excalibur (2240s) R. Bannock UFP emblem image. Seal of the Federation Starfleet.
USS Excalibur (NCC-1664) T. Haleakala-LoBruttoA. HarrisJ.T. KirkH. OgdenThonenM. Walsh
USS Excalibur II Preye
USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) ArgyleR. BethBoyajianBurgoyne 172M. CalhounM. ChristianoHowardM. GoldHechtM. HouleJanosZ. KebronM. KorsmoKothariK. KurdzielG. La ForgeR. LeflerLoweMartinsMaxwellM. McHenryMeyerC. MitchellMorgenW. MorrisonK. MuellerRamirezW.T. RikerB.G. RobinsonScannelSelarShastakovichE.P. ShelbySoletaSomakR. TakahashiTorelliT'ShanikD. VoyskunskyP. WatsonM. WilkarahYates
USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A) Burgoyne 172M. CalhounCandidoDreyfussJanosZ. KebronR. LeflerM. McHenrySelarE.P. ShelbySoletaT. TobiasXy

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