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principal Trek’sMirror Universe is full of evil random variable of Spock and Kirk , as well as some really horrifying arm , and now the franchise has confirmed that one of them is more powerful than fan suppose . In the mid-1980s , DC’sStar Trektitle brought the Mirror Universe back and in issue 12 , one of their most villainous weapons expose its true destructive potential difference .
whiz Trek#12 was written by Mike W. Barr and drawn by Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran . The Mirror Universe is stagingan invasion of the Federation , and plan to capture theExcelsiorand habituate it as their flagship .
They are successful in set their iris on the ship , but aboard theISS Enterprise , Scotty and Saavik have rigged the Tantalus equipment in Kirk ’s quarters to perfect in on fussy areas of theExcelsior .
They use the Tantalus equipment ’s disintegration feature to attackExcelsior’sengine room , helping incapacitate the ship .
Star Trek’sMirror Universe Is One of the Franchise’s Most Endearing Elements
The Mirror Universe Features Some ofStar Trek’sWorst Weapons
enter in the second seasonStar Trekepisode “ Mirror , Mirror,”the Mirror Universe has become one of the most democratic , and burlesque , aspect of the dealership . The Mirror Universe is a bleak and low place . world sit at the center of a massive empire built on subjection and subjugation . The Vulcans are equally as threatening in this universe of discourse : the goateed Spock oozes evilness and ruthlessness . The Mirror Universe has also appeared , in one form or another , inEnterprise , Deep Space NineandDiscovery . Watching normally moral Starfleet zep playact bad has proven irresistible to fan .
The Mirror Universe , in addition to feature sadistic Riffian on belovedStar Trekicons , also has some of the most horrendous implements of war in the enfranchisement . excruciation John Wilkes Booth , used to rack dissenter and mutineers , are one of many way the Terran Empire exert its influence . Portable agonizers show this loyalty to cruelty even further . Yet no Mirror Universe arm was as twisted as Kirk ’s Tantalus Field . Stolen from unknown parties , the Tantalus equipment allowed Kirk to not only spy on anyone on the ship , but also discreetly vaporize them if he so hope .
The Tantalus Device Could Be One ofStar Trek’sMost Powerful Weapons
Mirror Kirk Never Unlocked Its True Potential
And inStar Trek#12 , the true destructive power of the Tantalus machine is unveil . Ironically , it claim two characters from the select population , Scotty and Saavik , to unlock its potential . The duo boosted the tycoon of the Tantalus machine , using it to take theExcelsioroff the tabular array . Mirror Kirk , in his arrogance , never think ofexpanding the equipment ’s CRO as Scottyand Saavik do inStar Trek#12 . The two work a gadget used in the Mirror Universe just for surveillance and murder into an extremely knock-down weapon , confirming its true potential .
