Does Riker have Q powers?

Strangely, the major player in the game turns out to be Commander Riker, who is given Q's power and offered full membership in his continuum. After using his new-found power to save Wesley and Lt. Worf from the hostile creatures, Riker meets with the crew to discuss Q's proposal.
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Does Riker keep Q power?

In "Hide and Q", Q grants Riker the powers of a member of the continuum, only to have Riker vow to never use those powers again. Presumably Riker keeps those powers, he just never uses them.
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Why does Riker walk funny?

Frakes had a back injury, caused by having a job moving furniture. The result is the “Riker Lean,” where you often see him on set leaning on chairs or consoles, or with one leg propped up on something. You can also see his body is tilted a little when he's standing up straight.
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Does Riker get his own command?

At the start of the film, Riker finally accepts a promotion to Captain and an offer to command the USS Titan; during the movie's final scenes he bids Picard, and the Enterprise, farewell.
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How many aliens did Riker sleep with?

If you scroll down to the "Romance" section of Riker's Memory Alpha page, you can see that Riker slept with a maximum of 14 'women' that we know of - obviously he and Kirk could have been hosting orgies off-screen in-between episodes for all we know - during the course of TNG and the films.
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Star Trek TNG -- Riker Uses His Q-Powers to Make His Friends Dreams Reality (Part 1 of 2)



How many times Riker offered command?

Riker was offered 3 commands of his own, before finally taking his post on the USS Titan, but this was after serving as first officer on the Hood and two Starships Enterpirse for almost two decades. Riker is often criticized for turning down these commands, and some have even stated it damaged his career.
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Does Jonathan Frakes have a back problem?

According to a thread on Reddit, actor Jonathan Frakes has an old back injury that he sustained years before Star Trek: The Next Generation, which caused him to have to modify the way he sits.
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Why does Riker call Troi Imzadi?

Troi's history with Riker had been introduced in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint"; this also included the word imzadi, a Betazoid term of endearment usually translated as "beloved".
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Why did Riker grow a beard?

According to Jonathan Frakes (the actor who portrays Riker) the beard was a result of his personal hatred of shaving, combined with the 1988 writer's strike meaning that he had more time between shows than normal.
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Why did Q introduce the Borg?

Q was possibly testing Picard in the episode Q Who, in which in he introduces the Borg. After Picard begs Q for the lives of his crew Q talks about how most people would be unwilling to swallow their pride to ask for help and would instead let people die.
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What does Riker call Picard?

Riker is usually referred to as “Will”. He is also usually (and informally) called “Number One” by Captain Picard, because of his position as first officer on the Enterprise.
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Why does Picard only have 3 seasons?

Matalas said each season of Picard would be differentiated visually, but he and production designer Dave Blass wanted the second and third seasons to return to the visual style of the Next Generation era.
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What happened to the Q Continuum?

In "Deja Q", Q is punished by the Q Continuum by being made mortal; his committing of an uncharacteristically selfless act (sacrificing his life so that a race attacking him will not destroy the Enterprise) garners the return of his powers.
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What you say with irony I say with conviction?

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Oh, I know Hamlet. And what he might say with irony, I say with conviction: "What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason!
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Is Wesley Crusher Picard's son?

Whether or not this was the original plan, Star Trek ultimately debunked the idea of Wesley Crusher being Picard's son. Picard and Beverly did indeed have a past relationship: her late husband, Jack Crusher, was Picard's former first officer and best friend on the USS Stargazer.
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Do Betazoids have black eyes?

BETAZOID EYE COLOR

TNG: Betazoids all have big black eyes. Majel Barrett and Marina Sirtis are wearing black contact lenses--their eyes are not that dark.
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Did Troi marry Worf?

In another reality, Worf is first officer of the Enterprise, serving under Capt. Riker, who assumed command after Capt. Picard was killed by the Borg. He is married to Deanna Troi and has a daughter Shannara Rozhenko and a son Eric Christopher Rozhenko.
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Did Picard have a son?

The results of a DNA test confirm that Jason is indeed Picard's son, but Picard's attempts to bond with Jason prove difficult, and he is dismayed to discover that Jason has a criminal record, having been convicted of petty theft and trespassing.
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Why did Picard call Riker Commander?

Because he is the First Officer, which is a not-uncommon naval title for second in command. Piggybacking on this comment to point out it was also a callback to a character from the (I believe at the time un-aired) pilot of TOS.
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How many times did Riker turn down Captain?

Riker grew so satisfied with his assignment under Picard, who quickly dubbed him "Number One" according to old Terran naval parlance, that he twice turned down two more commands of his own: once to the frontier scout ship U.S.S.
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Can Jonathan Frakes really play the trombone?

Frakes would occasionally perform on the trombone during his tenure as Commander Riker, drawing on his college marching band experience. He was also a member of "The Sunspots", a vocal backup group of Star Trek cast members that appeared on Brent Spiner's 1991 album Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back.
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How old is Will Riker?

The StarTrek.com website gives Riker's birthdate as August 19th, 2335. Since TNG: Encounter at Farpoint took place in February 2364 (based on the stardate calculators at TrekGuide.com, Stevepugh.net and HillSchmidt), that would make Riker 28 years and 5 months old when Picard took command of the Enterprise.
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