▁ ▁In flu ence ▁On ▁the ▁series ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation , ▁Commander ▁William ▁R iker ▁is ▁usually ▁( and ▁inform ally ) ▁called ▁" Number ▁One " ▁by ▁Captain ▁Pic ard , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁first ▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁Enter prise . ▁On ▁the ▁series ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Disc overy , ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 2 5 6 ▁( two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁" The ▁C age "), ▁female ▁Commander ▁Michael ▁Burn ham ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Number ▁One " ▁by ▁Captain ▁Georg i ou , ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁first ▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁Sh enz hou . ▁Series ▁cre ator ▁Bry an ▁Full er ▁had ▁originally ▁intended ▁only ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁as ▁Number ▁One , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Maj el ▁Bar rett ' s ▁character , ▁but ▁the ▁name ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁instead ▁revealed ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁episode . ▁In ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Pic ard ▁retired ▁Admir al ▁Pic ard ▁own s ▁a ▁Pit ▁b ull ▁called ▁" Number ▁One ". ▁ ▁Number ▁One ▁was ▁first ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Una ▁in ▁the ▁initially ▁non - can on ical ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁novel ▁tr il ogy ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁L ega cies , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁P ocket ▁Books ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁original ▁series ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁Auth ors ▁Greg ▁C ox , ▁David ▁Mack , ▁Day ton ▁Ward ▁and ▁Kevin ▁D il more ▁gave ▁her ▁a