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Star Trek’sfamous opening sequence cry space “ the terminal frontier , ” but there are frontiers in the franchise that stretch beyond the galaxy and even the intact universe . Star Trekhas use the multiverse concept since its early Day , angle into it even more in recent age . InStar Trek : Defiant#14 , a new ( and horrifying ) population is revealed , although it has exciting entailment for the franchise as a whole .
Star Trek : Defiant#14 is write by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta . Worf and theDefiant’screw are facing apotential invasion from the “ Conspiracy ” leech . Benjamin Spock attempts a head fuse to find out more , but he is taken over and leaves Worf . Spock piddle his path to the Starbase ’s power center , cryptically mentioning “ the room access ” opening . As the issue spread out , it is revealed that the parasite are not from the same universe as Worf and Spock .
rather , they are from a realness where they are the dominant life form .
The “Conspiracy” Aliens Are Only the Tip of theStar TrekMultiverse
In Addition to Multiple Universes,Star TrekHas Many Alternate Timelines
preface inStar Trek : The Next Generation’sfirst time of year episode “ Conspiracy,”the parasites wormed their way into Starfleet ’s upper echelon . Picard and the crew of theEnterpriseare able to hold back them , but the episode end on an ominous note : the parasites sent a signal to … somewhere . The episode never obtain a follow - up , and became one of the enfranchisement ’s biggest dangling patch personal line of credit . former issues ofStar Trek : Defianthinted the parasites originated from outside the world , and this way out seems to sustain that . It adds an even darker bed to the parasites , making them even more foreign .
This revelation also serve as a admonisher that a multiverse be in theStar Trekfranchise . Star Trekhas , on many juncture , play with the construct of alternate timeline . episode such as “ City on the Edge of Forever , ” “ Yesterday ’s initiative , ” and “ Year of Hell ” took this particular concept and spun gold out of it . The entire Kelvin series is also alternate timeline . Star Trekhas sometimes used the terms “ universe ” and “ timeline ” interchangeably . Some denote to JJ Abram ’s films as either “ the Kelvin Universe ” or “ the Kelvin Timeline . ”
What distinguishes the two is that , with a few exceptions , the Kelvin Timeline unfolded in much the same direction as the Prime did , in terms of personality and career choices . Shortly after the first Abrams’Star Trekfilm in 2009 , IDW launched a series that reinterpret classic episodesusing the Kelvin crew , mean that events stretch in both universes in standardized style . However , Star Trekhas also show realities where everything is completely different , such as the popular Mirror Universe .
Star Trek’sMirror Universe is A Pop Culture Touchstone
Star Trek’sMirror Universe Has Been Featured in the Comics As Well
Introduced in the episode “ Mirror , Mirror , ” airing duringStar Trek’ssecond season , the Mirror Universe has become one of the most adorable in the dealership , and Spock , with his menacing goatee , has become the clobber of pappa cultivation legends .
Introduced in the installment “ Mirror , Mirror , ” airing duringStar Trek’ssecond season , the Mirror Universe has become one of the most endearing in the franchise , and Spock , with his menacing goatee , has become the stuff of soda acculturation legends . In the episode , an ion storm sends Kirk , Uhura , Scotty and McCoy to the Mirror Universe . They are horrified by what they found : theEnterprisewas not a ship of peace and exploration , but an instrument of evil used by a fascist empire . The episode ends with Kirk placing the seeds of insurrection in Mirror Spock ’s brainpower .
The Mirror Universe returned during DC Comics’Star Trekcomic . InThe Mirror Universe Saga , head for the hills throughStar Trek#9 - 16 and written by Mike W. Barr and drawn by Tom Sutton , the Federation faces an invasion from the Terran Empire . Benjamin Spock did not go onto implement reform , and or else double down on his fascist ways . Thanks to Kirk and the recently animate Prime Spock , the Federation was able to defeat the Terran Empire , and the report terminate with Mirror Spock finally joining the side of commodity .
Star Trek: Deep Space NineFlipped the Script on the Mirror Universe
IDW’sStar TrekComics Gave Fans Mirror Jean-Luc Picard
While this would seem to institute the tale of the Mirror Universe to a closing , the conception proved too honorable to let go , and it revert duringStar Trek : Deep Space Nine’ssecond season . In the installment “ Crossover , ” it was revealed Spock ’s reforms worked — all too well . It left the Empire in a faded commonwealth , and itwas chop-chop overflow by the Cardassiansand the Klingons . It would go on to appear in two installment ofStar Trek : Enterpriseand was a major part ofDiscovery’sfirst three seasons and will recreate a part in the forthcomingSection 31movie .
The Mirror Universe was still not end up , however , and the comic strip once again picked up the tale . In 2017’sStar Trek : The Next Generation : Mirror Broken , the Terran Empire still exists in the 24th hundred , albeit in a dilapidated and broken Department of State . Now confined mostly to Earth ’s solar system , Captain Picard of theISS Stargazerlearns of a new and muscular weapon the Empire is build , one that may be able to restore its former glory . Picard , despairing to make a name for himself , steals the weapon , unveil to be the Galaxy - classEnterprise .
TheStar TrekMultiverse Is a Scary Place
Between the “Conspiracy” Aliens and the Mirror Universe, It Is a Truly Dangerous Frontier
Most heart - break of all was Barclay , who , in the Mirror Universe , was a scheming and cold - hearted military personnel , essay revenge on those who wronged his family .
IDW released several additionalStar Trek : The Next Generationcomics set in the Mirror Universe , and they painted a fittingly bare picture . Deanna Troi , the ship ’s empathic counsellor , was reframed as the Inquisitor . Standing by Picard ’s side , Inquisitor Troi scans everyone , ferreting out the fast and the dissidents with unpitying efficiency . Most bosom - breakage of all was Barclay , who , in the Mirror Universe , was a scheming and cold-blooded - hearted man , seeking revenge on those who wrong his family unit . The Terran Empire was no longer as mighty as it once was , but was still terrorize and disturbing .
The revelation that the “ Conspiracy ” sponge come from another worldly concern in the multiverse might seem to make the conception a terrifying one in theStar Trekmythos . Between the evil Mirror Universe and the perfectly alien and disgusting parasite , it would seem the multiverse is full of unsavory characters , and the Federation would be best suggest to empty any enquiry in this surface area . Yet this need not be the subject , and indeed , it could open up up new view in theStar Trekuniverse to explore . The franchise is built upon the concept of geographic expedition , making this a logical next step .
FutureStar TrekShows Need to Lean More into the Multiverse Concept
The Multiverse is a Potentially Infinite Frontier
The “ Conspiracy ” parasites exhale from another universe shows the strength of the multiverse concept as it have-to doe with to theStar Trekfranchise . The Mirror Universe has been a key component of the mythos for over 50 years . The “ Conspiracy ” aliens have been a part of theStar Trekuniverse for over 30 years , and induce this established race part of the larger multiverse shows love for the conception . FutureStar Trekmedia can use the multiverse as a jumping-off point to enjoin some of the dealership ’s strongest stories .
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Star Trek : Defiant#14 ( 2024 )
