Ensign Lucas Parton

Ensign Lucas Parton is an operations division High Guard cadet who was a member of the prestigious Red Squad group during the early 2370s. In 2373, he was assigned to the training starship SS Valiant.

When the senior officers were killed in a battle with the unknown battle cruiser near Vedran, Parton, who was an engineer, worked on trying to repair the starship's damaged engines. Parton later worked under Lt. Lillian Crusher, when he joined the ship's crew.

Parton later assisted Lillian in attempting to solve the Valiant's inability to reach high warp. After Lillian took the safeties off the plasma intercooler, the flux moderator and the pressurant control system, Parton agreed with Lillian's changes, stating, "after spending seven months plodding along at warp 3.2, I'm willing to try anything," despite concerns addressed by Karen Ferris.

Captain Tim Walters grew jealous over the teamwork between Parton and Crusher. Believing there was a romance between them, he orders Parton not to work closely with her. Lillian discovers the reason Parton is working with someone else and gets into an arguement with Walters, only to discover that Walters thinks there was a romance between her and Parton.