Commodore

Commodore is a military rank used in many navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy captain, but is less than that of a rear admiral. In the Star Trek mythos, a Commodore is a flag officer level rank as denoted by the broad gold sleeve band. Their duties appear to be particular to a specific officer's career path rather than to rank. Some Commodores serve in the field as task group leaders or ship commanders. Others are base commanders or administrative officers.

A Commodore named Schmidlapp appeared in the 1966 superhero/action film Batman: The Movie. Commodore Schmidlapp was an aging sailor who commanded his own yacht. In 1966, four nefarious villains, the Joker, Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman kidnapped the Commodore as part of a plot against the Batman. Batman and Robin fought against their most dangerous adversaries and succeeded in rescuing the Commodore.