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Commander Branch was a Human Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. He was in the scientific and research branch of the Sciences division. In the mid-2270s, he was the commanding officer of Epsilon IX monitoring station. While communicating with the Federation starship USS Enterprise, Branch, along with the crew and station of Epsilon IX, was "absorbed" by the V'ger probe as it passed near the station. Branch's conclusion that Epsilon IX's scans were being interpreted by V'ger as a hostile action impacted the later decisions made by James T. Kirk when the Enterprise first encountered the cloud. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

Background

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, "Commander Branch was never referred to by name in the film, but his name was in the credits. Just before Star Trek I began production, David Gautreaux had been cast in the role of Commander Xon, science officer aboard the Enterprise for the proposed television series Star Trek II. When the first episode of this series became Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the character Xon was eliminated and Gautreaux was recast as Branch." ^{(citation needed • edit)}

According to Gene Roddenberry's novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Branch's rank was lieutenant commander.

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-[[Commander]] '''Branch''' was the [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in charge of the [[Epsilon IX station|Epsilon IX monitoring station]]. While communicating with the atarship ''Enterprise'', Branch, and the rest of Epsilon IX, was "absorbed" by the ''[[V'ger]]'' [[probe]] as it passed near the station in the early [[2270s]]. Branch's conclusion that Epsilon IX's scans were being interpreted by ''V'ger'' as a hostile action impacted the later decisions made by [[James T. Kirk]] when the ''Enterprise'' first encountered the cloud.  ({{film|1}})
+| imagecap         = Branch
+| gender           = Male
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| affiliation      = [[Starfleet]]
+| rank             = [[Commander]]
+| occupation       = [[Commanding officer|Commanding Officer]], ''[[Epsilon IX station]]''
+| status           = Killed
+| datestatus       = 2270s
+| actor            = [[David Gautreaux]]
+}}
+[[Commander]] '''Branch''' was a [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[23rd century]]. He was in the scientific and research branch of the [[Sciences division]]. In the mid-[[2270s]], he was the [[Commanding officer|commanding officer]] of [[Epsilon IX station|Epsilon IX monitoring station]]. While communicating with the [[Federation]] [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, Branch, along with the crew and station of Epsilon IX, was "absorbed" by the ''[[V'ger]]'' [[probe]] as it passed near the station. Branch's conclusion that Epsilon IX's scans were being interpreted by ''V'ger'' as a hostile action impacted the later decisions made by [[James T. Kirk]] when the ''Enterprise'' first encountered the cloud.  ({{film|1}})
 == Background ==
-According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', "''Commander Branch was never referred to by name in the film, but his name was in the credits. Just before ''Star Trek I'' began production, [[David Gautreaux]] had been cast in the role of Commander [[Star Trek: Phase II#Xon|Xon]], science officer aboard the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' for the proposed television series ''[[Star Trek: Phase II|Star Trek II]]''. When the first episode of this series became ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', the character Xon was eliminated and Gautreaux was recast as Branch.''"
+According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', "''Commander Branch was never referred to by name in the film, but his name was in the credits. Just before ''Star Trek I'' began production, [[David Gautreaux]] had been cast in the role of Commander [[Star Trek: Phase II#Xon|Xon]], science officer aboard the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' for the proposed television series ''[[Star Trek: Phase II|Star Trek II]]''. When the first episode of this series became ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'', the character Xon was eliminated and Gautreaux was recast as Branch.''" {{incite}}
+According to [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s [[novels|novelization]] of ''{{dis|Star Trek: The Motion Picture|novel}}'', Branch's rank was [[lieutenant commander]].
-Commander Branch has the honor of being the first science officer to permanently command a Federation outpost or starship. Despite this, Branch is the second-highest science division officer in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', as [[Krasnovsky]] had the rank of [[captain]]
-According to [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s [[novels|novelization]] of ''{{dis|Star Trek: The Motion Picture|novel}}'', Branch's rank was [[lieutenant commander]].
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