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* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' has Melfina, an artificial human, as a helmsman.
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' has Melfina, an artificial human, as a helmsman.
* Katherine Kerr's ''Polar City Blues'' has Lacey, a former (space) Navy pilot who has a neural-link port implanted in the back of her neck for connecting to ships, which has since sealed over.
* Katherine Kerr's ''Polar City Blues'' has Lacey, a former (space) Navy pilot who has a neural-link port implanted in the back of her neck for connecting to ships, which has since sealed over.
* ''[[Vattas War]]'' uses implants that allow access to certain funtionalities not normally allowed, as well as allowing mental activation and use of some controls.
* ''[[Vatta's War]]'' uses implants that allow access to certain funtionalities not normally allowed, as well as allowing mental activation and use of some controls.
* In the [[Vorkosigan Saga]], starship pilots need special implants to interface with ship's navigation during wormhole travel. A recurring character is Arde Mayhew, who is unable to receive upgraded implants for medical reasons and so can't pilot more recent models of ship, and in ''The Warrior's Apprentice'' faces disaster with the decommissioning of the last remaining ship he is able to pilot.
* In the [[Vorkosigan Saga]], starship pilots need special implants to interface with ship's navigation during wormhole travel. A recurring character is Arde Mayhew, who is unable to receive upgraded implants for medical reasons and so can't pilot more recent models of ship, and in ''The Warrior's Apprentice'' faces disaster with the decommissioning of the last remaining ship he is able to pilot.
* The protagonist of [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''[[Genome]]'' is a genetically and, to a lesser degree, cybernetically augmented starship navigator. In a subversion, though, almost every human in the story is similarly enhanced (except the "natural" engineer).
* The protagonist of [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''[[Genome]]'' is a genetically and, to a lesser degree, cybernetically augmented starship navigator. In a subversion, though, almost every human in the story is similarly enhanced (except the "natural" engineer).
* In spite of ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'''s usual stance on [[No Transhumanism Allowed|cybernetics and transhumanism]], Geordi LaForge wore a VISOR that connected to his brain and allowed him to see. In the [[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|first few seasons]], his role on the ship was as the Helmsman, although he eventually graduated to Chief Engineer.
* In spite of ''[[Star Trek]]'''s usual stance on [[No Transhumanism Allowed|cybernetics and transhumanism]], Geordi LaForge wore a VISOR that connected to his brain and allowed him to see. In the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|first few seasons]], his role on the ship was as the Helmsman, although he eventually graduated to Chief Engineer.
* The Navigators of ''[[Warhammer 40 K]]'' are ''mutant'' helmsmen, capable of navigating through the Warp and allowing the Imperium to exist.
* The Navigators of ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' are ''mutant'' helmsmen, capable of navigating through the Warp and allowing the Imperium to exist.
** Also, some ship captains, especially on Adeptus Mechanicus ships. One such captain appears in the first ''[[Gaunts Ghosts]]'' book.
** Also, some ship captains, especially on Adeptus Mechanicus ships. One such captain appears in the first ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' book.
* In the ''[[Revelation Space]]'' universe, the crews of interstellar spacecraft have formed their own culture, and most of them are cyborgs. A more extreme example is John Brannigan, a starship captain who became infected with a [[The Virus|nanotechnological virus]], [[Body Horror|causing his mind and body]] to merge with his ship in a very disturbing way.
* In the ''[[Revelation Space]]'' universe, the crews of interstellar spacecraft have formed their own culture, and most of them are cyborgs. A more extreme example is John Brannigan, a starship captain who became infected with a [[The Virus|nanotechnological virus]], [[Body Horror|causing his mind and body]] to merge with his ship in a very disturbing way.
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', this is the ultimate fate of the Psiioniic, with a dose of [[Body Horror]] thrown in for good measure - with his incredible psychic abilities, he's implied to not only steer but also power the Condesce's flagship, to which he is literally fused.
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', this is the ultimate fate of the Psiioniic, with a dose of [[Body Horror]] thrown in for good measure - with his incredible psychic abilities, he's implied to not only steer but also power the Condesce's flagship, to which he is literally fused.
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