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Star Trek: Beyond introduced the first Warp 4 capable ship operated by Earth, the USS Franklin. This ship and it’s known canon timeline appear to pose some challenges. Why is its registry number so high compared to later NX ships? Where was she during the Xindi crisis? Why, for a ship that predated the last holdouts…
Thinking back on it, destroying the Enterprise early in Star Trek: Beyond was a brilliant move that really helped sell the themes. All that stuff about standing by each other, and valuing your crew above all else- it really supported the “stronger together” theme brilliantly. I don’t think that would have worked nearly as well…
There are rumors that George Kirk will return in some form in Star Trek 4. Flashbacks seem to be the expected way, but… Narada was originally a mining ship, but she was refit by the Tal Shiar with Borg technology. Unclear if it was reverse engineered designs or actual salvaged equipment, if the latter… Well,…
Kirks “surrender” in Star Trek III would be a war crime in a modern war. Scuttling the ship is one thing. You don’t have to let the enemy take your stuff when you surrender. Scuttling with enemy boarders aboard is also OK to prevent capture of the ship. But surrendering with the intent of luring…
I think a good case could be made that he is the single most important actor in Star Trek history. At least, when you are looking at the franchise itself, as a whole. You could argue others within the confines of individual stories, series, and movies, and certainly for their work outside Trek, but for…
Nearly any Starfleet vessel back to NX-01 would have similar advantages and disadvantages in this matchup, though not to the same degree as the Sovereign class. The iconic ships from two iconic Science Fiction franchises- who wins? The TLDR of this- Between mobility in combat as well as rapid intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities, Enterprise…