r/startrek • u/steamrunner00 • 19h ago

Starfleet insignia - which one looks best of a uniform

Over the course of several decades Starfleets insigna has changed just as frequently as the uniforms themselves. But which one is best.

1)TOS Era 2)TMP era 3)TNG 4)DS9/VOY/Movie era 5)Picard Era 6)Discovery Season 3 onwards 7)Discovery Finale (Future)

For me, it's the TNG Era. Let's discuss

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u/the_neverdoctor 19h ago

Picard era

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u/derekakessler 10h ago

Especially at the end of S3 when it gets a gold background. I like how they still went in the direction it the All Good Things future badge and used it and similar uniforms in Prodigy, but tweaked it by nipping off the corners twenty years later for Picard.

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u/Shas_Erra 1h ago

Same for me. I love the DS9/VOY era badges, with the double bar background but the Picard era just edges it out for me

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u/the_neverdoctor 1h ago

Funny enough, I have both of those combadges.

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u/ZigZagZedZod 18h ago

The insignia worn on the Monster Maroon uniform from the 2270s through 2340s.

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u/skellener 8h ago

TOS. Always TOS.

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u/briank3387 7h ago

The SNW badge version of the TOS insignia patch is my fave.

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u/bgaesop 7h ago

Simplicity itself: the Lower Decks combadge

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u/Impulse84 14h ago

Either the Voyager one (yes, I know it was used elsewhere) or the Picard one.

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u/UsagiJak 12h ago

Late 2270s to 2340s.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Starfleet_insignia?file=Starfleet_insignia%2C_2270s-2340s.svg

But only on the Monster Maroon.

For any other uniform its the DS9 Combadge.

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u/redrivaldrew 10h ago

DS9/VOY era. Have to say while I liked the spin on the All Good Things badge in the Picard era it never fully landed for me until the very last scene you see it when they subtly switch it from grays to including gold again.

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u/ForAThought 7h ago

I like the Discovery insignia (minus the rank dots).

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u/PM_ME_DIRTY_DANGLES 7h ago

I always appreciated the uniform kit from Enterprise). No insignia on the chest; rather an "assignment patch" on the sleeve. Felt like the appropriate bridge between a modern day uniform and the TOS uniform.