Admiral Maxwell Forrest was a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, played by Vaughn Armstrong.

Admiral Forrest was a senior admiral of Earth's Starfleet Command in San Francisco in the 22nd century, who directly oversaw Jonathan Archer's missions. During the 2140s, Forrest (then a commodore) oversaw the NX Program , Earth's attempt to develop a starship with warp drive faster than 120 times the speed of light. Following the success of this project, Forrest was promoted higher, eventually becoming the head of Starfleet Command. It was on his orders that the NX-01's mission began, and he maintained a strong friendship with Captain Archer, frequently shielding the crew from the criticisms of Vulcan Ambassador Soval.

He was killed in the attack on Earth's embassy on Vulcan while saving the Life of Ambassador Soval in "The Forge" .

A Mirror Universe version of Forrest, in which he only achieved the rank of captain and became commanding officer of Enterprise (and subsequently was not killed on Vulcan) is scheduled to appear in the episode "In a Mirror, Darkly", scheduled to air in April 2005. Unlike the normal universe's version, who was an upstanding, moral character, Captain Maximilian Forrest (note the different first name) is an evil, cruel dictator, as is normal in the Terran Empire.

Background

The name Forrest was chosen in tribute to DeForest Kelley, who played Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy in the original Star Trek series.