When communications were restored with the Constellation, Captain Kirk gave Commander Spock a direct order to relieve Decker, on Kirk's personal authority, as captain of the Enterprise. Consumed with grief over his actions, and with an almost reckless desire for revenge, Decker seized command of the Enterprise after losing contact with the Constellation, leaving Captain Kirk stranded aboard the Constellation.ĭecker then launched an attack on the planet killer in an attempt to stop it from reaching "the most densely populated sector of our galaxy." His attack turned out to be a futile move which resulted in severe damage to the Enterprise. He initially resisted the effort to do so, stating that he had never lost a command before. When the alien machine destroyed that planet, and further damaged the Constellation, Decker was the only survivor.ĭecker was later discovered by the USS Enterprise, which transported him aboard from his broken ship. Decker remained on board to confront the machine, beaming his entire crew to what he believed was safety on L-374 III, the third planet of the L-374 system. During the encounter, Decker's ship became hopelessly damaged, rendering all power plants dead.
The ship was on a routine survey mission near system L-374 when it encountered an alien planet killer systematically destroying the planets of the system. ( DIS: " Choose Your Pain")īy 2267, Decker would be promoted to Commodore had assumed command of the Constellation.
Prior to 2256, Matthew Decker would enlist in Starfleet and would eventually rise to the rank of Captain.
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