Who Is Geordi La Forge? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Geordi La Forge is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 302 comic issue appearances. Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge is the Chief Engineer of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E and her predecessor the Enterprise-D.

Who is Geordi La Forge?

Origin Lieutenant Junior Grade Geordi LaForge was Born in 2335 in the African Confederation. LaForge was one of only a few people in the Federation to have some form of disability. In this case he was born blind due to an unknown birth defect, though he received a visor which aided his vision at the age of five it was painful and caused him constant pain. After Geordi left Zefram Cochrane High School in 2353, he joined Starfleet Academy and began to excel in engineering, after graduating he was given the rank of ensign and assigned to the U.S.S. Victory, where he would play a vital part in the investigation into the disappearance of a Federation colony on the planet Tarchannen III in 2362. Geordi's next assignment was on the U.S.S. Hood, where he would meet William T Riker , though they didn't know each other that well. Some time after this, La Forge was assigned to shuttle Captain Jean-Luc Picard for an inspection on a star ship, during the flight, Picard remarked that the shuttle's engines were not as efficient as they should be, after the shuttle had reached it's destination, La Forge had reportedly stayed up all night to refit the shuttles engine coils.

Key facts

Geordi La Forge is of human origin and first appeared in "Where No One Has Gone Before". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 302 recorded issue appearances, Geordi La Forge ranks among the most featured characters in comics.