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- The Talosians, the powerful alien race from the original series, are elevated to galactic menace status in Star Trek: Defiant #10.
- Starfleet imprisoned the Talosians on their planet, but one group managed to escape, causing unrest and possible conflict.
- Worf recognizes the moral wrongness of Starfleet’s treatment of the Talosians and takes steps to correct the situation.
Warning: contains spoilers Star Trek: Challenging #10!
Star Trek has just transformed a surprising species, the Talosians from the original series, into a formidable galactic threat. Introduced in “The Cage”, the first episode of Star TrekSince then, the Talosians have kept a low profile, appearing only a few times on screen and in licensed works. Now the Talosians are back in focus. In Star Trek: Challenging #10 – and were elevated to a true galactic threat.
Star Trek: Challenging Issue 10 was written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Mike Feehand and Pow Rodrix. Readers learn that in the years since first contact with the Talosians, Starfleet has lifted the planet’s quarantine (so to speak) and is allowing only limited contact. Worf and his crew discover that Starfleet will not allow the Talosians to leave their world, effectively making them prisoners. At the end of the issue, Worf exits a vehicle containing the Talosians, and a text resembling a Starfleet briefing reveals a group of Talosians traveling across the galaxy.
“/> Starfleet personnel should approach them with extreme caution.
Talosians have a long history Star Trek History
“/> They are Talosians, one of the first alien races ever seen on Earth. Star TrekThey are also among the most powerful. Their world was destroyed by nuclear war centuries ago and the survivors retreated underground. There they developed fantastic mental powers that allowed them to create very realistic illusions. They pull Captain Pike and the crew from the To hunt to his planet and wants to use it to repopulate his world. The encounter shocked Starfleet so much that the planet was quarantined and anyone who visited it was threatened with the death penalty.
Now, Star Trek: Challenging Issue 10 shows that Starfleet has changed the dynamic with the Talosians. Throughout the issue, readers are given the impression that the Talosians deeply regret what happened to Captain Pike, but Starfleet has captured them in their own world. Living a century after first contact, Worf and Talosian society simply want to leave their world and explore the galaxy as Starfleet. Worf initially thinks it’s a bad idea, but recovers. Worf realizes that what Starfleet has done to the Talosians is morally wrong and takes steps to correct it.
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Will the Talosians declare war on the Federation?
“/> However, Worf may have unleashed a new threat to humanity Star Trek Universe. Previously, the Talosians were confined to their homeworld and showed no interest in leaving. This made it easier for Starfleet to quarantine the planet, but over the past hundred years the Talosians have had time to think, reflect and grow. Starfleet, on the other hand, continued to do the same, which led to resentment. After a group escapes, Starfleet worries about the consequences. A race of powerful telepaths and illusionists roaming the galaxy is a frightening prospect, and Starfleet will no doubt take precautions to draw them out.
Star Trek: Challenging Issue #10 is now available from IDW Publishing!
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