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{{Update Intelligence}}{{Sidebar character| image-top = GeordiLaForge2379.jpg| caption-top = Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge ([[2379]])| image-bottom = GeordiLaForge2364.jpg| caption-bottom = Lt. (j.g.) Geordi La Forge ([[2364]])| gender = Male| species = [[Human]]| status = Active ([[2379]])| born = [[February|February 16th]], [[2335]]| father = [[Edward M. La Forge]]| mother = [[Silva La Forge]]| sibling = [[Ariana La Forge]] (sister)| relative =| martial_status =| spouse =| children =}}'''Geordi La Forge''' held the rank of [[lieutenant commander]] and was the #REDIRECT [[chief engineer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701-D}} and {{USS|Enterprise|, NCC|1701-E}}, both under [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]].  == Early life =='''Geordi La Forge''' was born on [[February|February 16th]], [[2335]] in the [[African Confederation]] on [[Earth]], to parents [[Captain]] [[Silva La Forge]] and noted [[Exobiology|exozoologist]] [[Commander]] [[Edward M. La Forge]]. Due to a birth defect, he was born [[blindness|blind]]. Sometime prior to [[2340]], Geordi was trapped alone in a burning building; he later remembered this as one of the scariest moments of his life. When he was five years old, Geordi received his first [[VISOR]], which allowed him to see (although not the same way the average Human does) for the first time in his life. Geordi went to [[Zefram Cochrane High School]] sometime prior to [[2353]]. == Early Star Fleet career ==He attended [[Star Fleet Academy]] from [[2353]] to [[2357]], where he excelled at [[engineer]]ing and idolized [[Zefram Cochrane]]. His first deep space assignment was as an [[ensign]] aboard the {{USS|Victory}}, under Captain [[Zimbata]]. In [[2362]], La Forge participated in the investigation of the disappearance of the Federation [[colony]] on [[Tarchannen III]]. La Forge later transferred to the {{USS|Hood (Excelsior class)}}, where he served under [[Captain]] [[Robert DeSoto]]. On the ''Hood'' La Forge knew [[William Riker]], but only professionally. Riker knew La Forge the longest out of all of their shipmates aboard the ''Enterprise'', as the two would develop a close friendship during their later years together at that assignment. At one point in his career as a young officer, La Forge was assigned to pilot [[Jean-Luc Picard]] on an [[inspection tour]]. En route to their destination, Picard made an off-hand remark about the [[shuttle]]'s engine efficiency not being what it should. In response to this, La Forge stayed up all night refitting the shuttle's [[fusion initiator]]s. When Picard discovered what La Forge had done the following morning, he knew right then that he wanted La Forge with him on his next command. == Aboard the Starships ''Enterprise'' ===== The ''Enterprise''-D ======= Conn Officer ====In [[2364]], he was named [[Conn|conn officer]] on the USS ''Enterprise''-D under [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. While investigating the deaths of the {{SS|Tsiolkovsky}} crew, La Forge contracted a variant of [[polywater intoxication]], causing him to lose his inhibitions. Dr. [[Beverly Crusher]] used La Forge to test her vaccines and was able to develop a cure. The first test of his abilities as a starship commander came during an encounter with an advanced planetary defense system in orbit of planet [[Minos]]. With the senior officers' [[away team]]s entrenched at the planet's surface, La Forge carried out the order to send the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[saucer section]] to safety, then returned to [[Minos]] with the [[stardrive section]] to work out a way of evacuating the away teams. While battling a cloaked drone in orbit, he devised a strategy to lure the opponent into the planet's atmosphere, thus revealing its location. In this tense situation, he proved that he had the ability to successfully lead a skeleton crew to victory. His special vision was impressively demonstrated during an away mission to the drifting [[freighter]] ''[[Batris]]''. The VISOR data was directly transmitted to the ''Enterprise''-D's main bridge viewscreen, via his [[visual acuity transmitter]], allowing the bridge crew to gain an insight into Geordi's view of the world and to follow the progress of the mission until the datalink failed. ==== Chief Engineer ====[[Image:GeordiLaForge2367.jpg|thumb|As a [[lieutenant commander]]]]In [[2365]] La Forge was promoted to full [[lieutenant]]. He transferred from the [[command division]] to the [[operations division]] and was named [[chief engineer]]. Over the course of the next several years, it became evident that this transfer had been a wise decision: his technical and analytical abilities, his versatility and his cooperative leadership style were very well suited to the requirements of a senior engineering officer aboard a major starship. Just one year later, in [[2366]], he was promoted again to [[lieutenant commander]]. An especially demanding situation arose in 2365, after the ship's main computer had been infected by an [[Iconia]]n computer virus by ways of the log files of the {{USS|Yamato}}. Those files were the only useful item that remained of this {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} starship, after a catastrophic loss of [[antimatter containment]] had caused it to explode with the loss of all hands. La Forge was eventually able to disprove suspicions of a general design flaw in ''Galaxy''-class [[starship]]s which had arisen when the alien program caused more and more shipboard systems to fail. Working with Lieutenant Commander [[Data]], whose positronic brain had been infected as well, he found the solution to the problem in time to save the ''Enterprise''-D from seemingly inevitable destruction. Geordi learned about one particular disadvantage of following in the footsteps of Star Fleet's legendary engineers when members of a race known as the [[Pakled]] took him hostage, hoping to gain technological knowledge. Although injured, he successfully devised an escape method without further bloodshed. La Forge used a hologram of Dr. [[Leah Brahms]], the engineer who designed the ''Galaxy''-class, after the ''Enterprise'' was ensnared in a [[Menthar]] booby trap. He and the hologram Brahms worked incredibly well together, and figured out an escape route for the ''Enterprise''. In the process, Geordi became strongly attracted to Brahms. Later that year, Geordi was trapped on a desolate planet with a [[Romulan]]. He and the Romulan at first tried to kill each other, but soon resolved their differences and worked together to survive. In [[2367]], he met the real Leah Brahms. La Forge was ecstatic at the chance to meet her, even if on a solely professional level, but he was in for a surprise. Whereas the hologram Geordi had assembled was kind, creative, and warm, the real Brahms was rude, and, much to Geordi's chagrin, married. They worked together to solve a problem on board, but Dr. Brahms found out about the [[holoprogram]] and became infuriated. They eventually calmed down and were able to laugh about it, but a romantic future for the two seemed in doubt. [[Image:Geordi La Forge Tarchannen III species.jpg|thumb|left|Temporarily transformed into an alien]]He would meet an old friend named [[Susanna Leijten]] who he had served with aboard the ''Victory''. She told La Forge that several of their crewmates, with whom they had formed an [[Away team]] to [[Tarchannen III]], had disappeared. Shortly after, Leijten started to transform into an alien being. He himself became infected, but before he was transformed into an alien, he discovered that shadow aliens on the planet had implanted a parasite into the away team members that turned them into the aliens. This is how they procreate. La Forge was rescued and given an antidote that stopped the transformation. [[Image:Geordi brainwashing.jpg|thumb|Undergoing severe brainwashing after having been captured by Romulans]]At the end of 2367, La Forge was captured by the Romulans, who brainwashed him into assassinating the [[Klingon]] [[Governor]] [[Vagh]]. Klingon [[ambassador]] [[Kell (Ambassador)|Kell]] worked with the Romulans from the inside. By tracing Kell's signal to La Forge's visor, they were able to stop the assassination attempt. When the ''Enterprise'' was hit by a [[quantum filament]] that caused massive power failure throughout the ship, La Forge and Dr. Crusher were trapped in a cargo bay with dangerous, explosive materials. They daringly decompressed the bay while they were still in it, to jettison the materials into space. He would work with the scientists on [[Penthara IV]] after the planet's mantle was damaged by an asteroid hit. His first plan failed but a new one more risky than the first worked and the planet was saved. Later that year, the ''Enterprise'' discovered an injured [[Borg drone]] in the [[Argolis Cluster]]. La Forge helped to repair the drone, and in the process made friends with him. It was Geordi who named him "[[Hugh]]". Star Fleet initially planned to use Hugh to infect the [[Borg Collective]], but Hugh's emotions, including those he felt towards his friend Geordi, dissuaded this plan. La Forge asked Hugh to remain onboard, but he declined, to ensure the safety of the ''Enterprise''. [[Image:Ro and Geordi connect.jpg|thumb|La Forge with [[Ro Laren]] in [[2368]]]]After answering a distress call from a Romulan ship, La Forge and [[Ro Laren]] disappeared during a [[transporter]] cycle. They could see each other and everything around them, but no one was aware of them, and they were presumed dead. They found out that the Romulan distress call was related to an accident with their [[cloaking device]], and decloaked themselves by creating enough [[chroniton]] fields to force Data to use a chemical to decontaminate the fields, which also re-materialized La Forge and Ro. [[Image:Geordi La Forge with Deanna Troi in 1893.jpg|thumb|left|La Forge with [[Deanna Troi]] in [[19th century]] disguise]]In [[2369]], La Forge, along with the rest of the ''Enterprise'' principal crew, traveled back to [[19th century]] [[Earth]] to save Data. In the process, Geordi encountered [[Samuel Clemens]]. One of Geordi's dreams came true later that year, when the ''Enterprise'' answered a distress call sent out by the {{USS|Jenolan}}. He discovered that the ship's transporters were configured in a strange manner, and was able to rematerialize someone. That someone turned out to be [[Montgomery Scott]], the Chief Engineer from the original {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701}}. Scott had preserved himself in the transporter buffer for 75 years. Geordi was initially overjoyed to be working with such a legend, but Scotty's constant nitpicking about [[24th century]] technology led Geordi to snap at him. This plunged Scott into a brief depression. Geordi eventually consoled him, pointing out that age does not dictate usefulness, and the two worked together to save the ''Enterprise''. He was abducted by [[Solanagen-based lifeform]]s, who experimented on him. Later that year, he became romantically involved with fellow Star Fleet officer [[Aquiel Uhnari]], who was suspected of murdering her coworker. He eventually proved that the murderer was a [[coalescent organism]]. In [[2370]], he was captured by [[Lore]], who was leading a group of rogue Borg, who had left the collective due to the individuality Hugh displayed, which Geordi helped to foster, in attacks against the Federation. Lore brainwashed Data into attempting to turn La Forge into a [[cybernetic]] organism. This plot was narrowly foiled. Later that year, Geordi's mother, [[Silva La Forge|Silva]], was listed as missing in action during a mission. Upon further investigation, Geordi found that her image was being used by aliens to lure him into helping them. He would help prove that the [[Hekaran]]s, [[Serova]] and [[Rabal]], were correctly asserting that [[warp drive]] was damaging the fabric of space, which was instrumental in creating the warp 5 "speed limit". [[Image:Five minutes to warp core breach.jpg|thumb|La Forge moments before the destruction of the ''Enterprise''-D's drive section]]In [[2371]], while on an away team investigating the [[Amargosa observatory]] with Lieutenant Commander Data, Geordi was knocked unconscious by [[Tolian Soran]]. Soran then kidnapped Geordi, and escaped aboard a [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]. The Klingons traded him for Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]. They put a spy device in Geordi's VISOR, and used it to attain the ''Enterprise'''s shield frequency. The device was removed after the destruction of the Klingon ship, but unfortunately, the damage caused to the ''Enterprise'' during the flight would prove career-ending for the starship. === The ''Enterprise''-E ===[[Image:La Forge and Porter in Engineering.jpg|thumb|La Forge in engineering aboard the ''Enterprise''-E]]After the destruction of the ''Enterprise''-D, he transferred to the new {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} USS ''Enterprise''-E in [[2372]]. He, and the ''Enterprise'', then spent a year on a shakedown cruise. Some time between 2371 and 2373, he had received [[ocular implant]]s capable of even more impressive functions than his VISOR. This advanced technology no longer required an external apparatus to see. In [[2373]], the [[Borg]] attacked the Federation colony on Ivor Prime. The ''Enterprise'' was told to patrol the neutral zone; Geordi argued that the ''Enterprise''-E was the most advanced ship in the fleet, and should therefore be at the front lines. After Geordi made his case, Captain Picard decided to head to the battle. After destroying the [[Borg cube]], the ''Enterprise'' followed the [[Borg sphere]] that had left the cube into a temporal vortex it had opened in Earth's atmosphere. Geordi, along with the entire crew of the ''Enterprise''-E, was transported to [[2063]]. He and an engineering team beamed down to help repair the ''[[Phoenix]]'', and got to work with his hero, [[Zefram Cochrane]]. He told Cochrane about his attendance at a high school named after him, and a large marble statue erected in his honor. This rattled Cochrane, but he pulled together and made first contact as planned. The ''Enterprise'' then returned to the 24th century. [[Image:Geordi at the helm.jpg|thumb|left|At the helm of the ''Enterprise'', [[2375]]]]In [[2375]], while investigating an incident involving Data on the [[Ba'ku]] planet, La Forge was able to temporarily see naturally through real eyes as a result of the [[metaphasic radiation]] emanating from the planet's rings. Despite this apparent gift, he still assisted Captain Picard in working against the Federation's plans to exploit the planet. == VISOR ==*'''Main article:''' [[VISOR]]La Forge, who was born blind, often wore a [[VISOR]], a crescent-moon-shaped device attached at the temples, that allowed him to see. It enabled him to "see" throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, from heat and infrared through light and radio waves. With the [[cybernetic]] [[technology]] connected directly to his brain, it required such a complex and broad-based input that the user had to concentrate to focus on one area. Eventually, he received ocular implants with electric blue irises and even more abilities. == Engineering talents and specialties ==[[ Image:Warp core, Enterprise-D.jpg|thumb|left|La Forge with the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[warp core]]]]La Forge had great talent for [[engineering]] and a keen judgment for needed modifications in the field; his faith in [[technology]] and his ability to master it were normally an inspiration to those around him. As a junior officer, his specialties included [[antimatter|antimatter power]], [[antimatter regulator|dilithium regulators]], [[holodeck program]]s, and climate-control [[computer]]s. His intense focus enabled him to master the complexities of [[warp drive|warp engineering]] and other [[starship]] systems. Geordi's all-night refit of a shuttle engine after an off-hand comment by [[Jean-Luc Picard]] garnered the attention of this [[captain]], as it was testament to his no-nonsense skill and insight.  During the [[Zefram Cochrane]] project, he recalled the ''[[Phoenix]]'' test vehicle's intermix chamber from memory.<div style="clear:top;width:100%">&nbsp;</div> == Legendary forces ==In [[2063]], La Forge helped his idol [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Zefram Cochrane]], Terran [[scientist]], eccentric genius, and inventor of the Terran [[warp drive]], launch his warp test vessel ''[[Phoenix]]'' in order to make the historic initial meeting with the [[Vulcan]]s. Similarly, when a transporter loop allowed Geordi to come into contact with the near-mythic engineer [[Montgomery Scott]], in [[2369]] the two joined forces to free the ''Enterprise'' from a [[Dyson sphere]]'s interior. == Personal life ==The major childhood trauma of being alone in his burning home caused him great distress, though he was pulled to safety after only two minutes. His isolation from his field-assigned officer parents amplified his feelings of solitude. Despite this, his outstanding characteristic was his adaptability to change and satisfaction with life. His sense of humor, and affable nature remained strong, despite his growing responsibilities.  He enjoyed the senior officer's weekly [[poker]] game, and though his artificial "eyes" allowed him to detect bluffing and see his opponents' cards in the [[ultraviolet radiation|ultraviolet spectrum]], he never "peeked" until a hand was over.  [[Image:hms victory model.jpg|thumb|A model of the {{HMS|Victory}}, built by Geordi La Forge]]He also delighted in scale [[model]] building of old sailing ships, [[chess]], swimming, [[diving|skindiving]], the [[history]] of his profession, and [[fencing]]. He was not well-suited for writing or the mandolin, despite a preference for [[guitar]] music. He liked iced tea and pasta, such as [[fungilli]]. Due to his nomadic upbringing, he was adept at various [[language]]s including [[Haliian language|Haliian]]. == Personal Relationships ===== Friendships ===[[Image:Ley.jpg|thumb|La Forge with Data in [[2366]]]]La Forge always tried to be on friendly terms with everyone around him, yet he only seemed completely at ease in company of his closest friend, Data. The two of them often role-played in [[holodeck]] simulations of [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories, where Data assumed the role of Holmes and La Forge was Dr. Watson.  Geordi was also close friends with [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Susanna Leijten]]. Possibly because of his own tendencies to retreat to fictitious settings, Geordi became friends with the extremely shy and nervous genius [[Reginald Barclay]], trying to keep him in reality. === Romance ===Geordi was slightly insecure concerning dating and women, though he had significant relationships with [[Christy Henshaw]], Lt. [[Aquiel Uhnari]], and Dr. Leah Brahms. He may have also harbored a slight romantic attraction to his crewmate [[Natasha Yar]]. Being self-conscious and slightly nervous, it took him considerable effort to get in contact with potential female partners. This apparently contributed to him falling in love with two women's holographic audiovisual representations when it appeared that he would never get to meet them in person. ==== Christy Henshaw ====Efforts to date ''Enterprise''-D crewmate [[Christy Henshaw]] were initially unsuccessful, although she became much more interested in him after an encounter with the [[Zalkonian]] known as [[John Doe]] left him feeling much more confident. ==== Leah Brahms ====Working with a holographic representation of engineer [[Leah Brahms]], a key member of the ''Galaxy''-class Starship Development Project and, in a way, the mother of the ''Enterprise'''s warp propulsion system, La Forge fell in love with her. Upon meeting the real Dr. Brahms one year later, in 2367, things were everything ''but'' rosy. Both had to work hard to find a way of cooperating, but eventually became friends. ''In the [[anti-time future]] visited by [[Jean-Luc Picard]], #Geordi was married to Brahms and they lived on [[Rigel III]] with their three children.'' ==== Aquiel Uhnari ====Investigating into the supposed death of one and disappearance of another officer at a remote subspace relay station in 2369, Geordi reviewed the personal correspondence of the suspected victim, Lieutenant Aquiel Uhnari. In the process, he came to know and like her so much that upon her unexpected apprehension, both formed a short relationship. == Alternate realities and timelines ==[[Image:Geordi La Forge, Timeless.jpg|thumb|Captain La Forge in [[2390]]]][[Image:LaForge2395.jpg|thumb|La Forge in an unknown future timeframe.]]In an [[anti-time present|alternate 2370]], La Forge's optic nerves re-generated due to the [[anti-time]] particles emanating from a [[temporal anomaly]], restoring his vision. In an [[anti-time future|unknown, alternate future timeframe]], he had married Leah Brahms and had three children. In another alternate timeline, by [[2390]], La Forge had been promoted to captain, and was in command of the ''Galaxy''-class {{USS|Challenger|NCC|71099}}. In that year, he pursued [[Chakotay]], [[Harry Kim]], and [[Tessa Omond]] in a stolen ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' to the [[Takara Sector]] in an attempt to stop them from changing history by preventing the destruction of the {{USS|Voyager}} fifteen years earlier. == Chronology ==;[[2335]] : Born in [[African Confederation]], [[Earth]];[[2340]] : Receives the first [[VISOR]];[[2353]] : Admitted to [[Star Fleet Academy]];[[2357]] : Graduates Star Fleet Academy, Assigned USS ''Victory;[[2361]] : Assigned to USS ''Hood'' under Captain [[Robert DeSoto|DeSoto]];[[2364]] : Assigned to USS ''Enterprise''-D as [[helmsman]];[[2365]] : Promoted to [[lieutenant]] and [[chief engineer]];[[2366]] : Promoted to [[lieutenant commander]];[[2370]] : Receives word that his mother, [[Captain]] [[Silva La Forge]] of the {{USS|Hera}}, has died;[[2371]] : The USS ''Enterprise''-D is destroyed over [[Veridian III]];[[2372]] : Assigned to the ''USS Enterprise''-E.;[[2373]] : Travels back in time to [[2063]] in order to defeat an attempt by the [[Borg]] to create an alternate timeline in which the [[Federation]] is never created;[[2375]] : Assists in Picard's rebellion against [[Star Fleet]] [[Admiral]] [[Matthew Dougherty|Dougherty]] in order to protect the [[Ba'ku]]; La Forge's eyes temporarily regain sight because of the [[Ba'ku (planet)|planet's]] effects;[[2379]] : Attends the wedding of [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]]. {{EnterpriseFlightControllers}}{{EnterpriseChiefEngineers}} [[Category: Personnel]][[Category: Intelligence]]