| rdfs:comment | - Paul Rice was a Human male who served as a Starfleet officer during the mid to late-24th century. He attended Starfleet Academy with fellow Starfleet officer William T. Riker. Riker remembered him as a confident man, almost to the point of arrogance; he managed to get away with this trait because he had a tendency to be right. When he took his final test in Advanced Navigation at the Academy, there were three options available; Rice ignored them, and came up with his own solution. As a result, he was awarded the highest score for the test, which was still in use at the Academy, albeit with four available solutions. Based on this profile, Counselor Deanna Troi reasoned that such a man would have a tendency to fight a battle, as opposed to retreat from one.
- Paul Rice (died 2364) was a Human who served in the United Federation of Planets Starfleet during the mid 24th century. Holding the rank of captain at the time of his death, Rice served as the commanding officer of the USS Drake. In 2364, Rice's former classmate Riker was offered the captaincy of the Drake, however Riker turned it down in order to accept the position of first officer on board the USS Enterprise-D. Rice was then offered the command, which he accepted. (TNG episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom")
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| abstract | - Paul Rice was a Human male who served as a Starfleet officer during the mid to late-24th century. He attended Starfleet Academy with fellow Starfleet officer William T. Riker. Riker remembered him as a confident man, almost to the point of arrogance; he managed to get away with this trait because he had a tendency to be right. When he took his final test in Advanced Navigation at the Academy, there were three options available; Rice ignored them, and came up with his own solution. As a result, he was awarded the highest score for the test, which was still in use at the Academy, albeit with four available solutions. Based on this profile, Counselor Deanna Troi reasoned that such a man would have a tendency to fight a battle, as opposed to retreat from one. In 2364, Riker, now a Commander on the USS Hood, turned down a captaincy of the USS Drake in favor of continuing as a First officer with the USS Enterprise-D. Captain Rice served as commanding officer of the Drake instead. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom" ) Rice was on Deneb IV with Commander Riker prior to Riker's assignment to the Enterprise-D. In the anti-time past created by Q, Rice was seen during Jean-Luc Picard's communique with Riker, informing his future first officer the delay in the Enterprise's arrival to Deneb. (TNG: "All Good Things..." ) Due to the use of recycled footage from "The Arsenal of Freedom" representing Riker's contact with Picard while the former was on Deneb IV, this consequently places Rice at the same locale as well. Later in 2364, the Drake was assigned to Minos to discover why the planet had suddenly become unpopulated. The Drake was apparently destroyed by one of the weapons constructed by the people of that planet, a weapon which almost destroyed the Enterprise-D a short time later. The same Echo Papa system that destroyed the Drake and killed Rice, would later create a holographic version of Rice as a ruse to attempt to extract information from Commander Riker. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom" )
- Paul Rice (died 2364) was a Human who served in the United Federation of Planets Starfleet during the mid 24th century. Holding the rank of captain at the time of his death, Rice served as the commanding officer of the USS Drake. A classmate of William T. Riker at Starfleet Academy in the 2350s, Rice developed a reputation of being confident nearly to the point of being arrogant, and willing to take risks. In one of the final examinations in an advanced navigation course, one of the questions gave the students three possible answers. Rice rejected the three existing answers, and proposed his own answer. The risk paid off as Rice received the highest score for the exam, and the exam was modified to include Rice's answer as one of the possible options. In 2364, Rice's former classmate Riker was offered the captaincy of the Drake, however Riker turned it down in order to accept the position of first officer on board the USS Enterprise-D. Rice was then offered the command, which he accepted. (TNG episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom") Rice visited Farpoint Station in 2364, just prior to the arrival of the Enterprise. (TNG episode & novelization: All Good Things...) Later in 2364, the Drake went to Minos to discover what had happened to the population of the planet. Shortly afterwards, the Drake was destroyed with all hands by the automated weapons which had destroyed the people of Minos. During the battle, the weapon systems learned enough about Starfleet, Rice and the Drake to construct a holographic recreation of Rice, which was used in an attempt to fool Riker when the Enterprise arrived to determine the fate of the Drake. Riker recognized this facsimile was not his friend from it's appearance and behavior. When asked the name of his vessel and its weapons complement, Riker answered "the Lollipop" and "ten". (TNG episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom")
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