Star Trek Elevates [SPOILER] To Godhood, as they kill off an original series God

Summary

Lore reaches godhood by brutally killing Charlie X in Star Trek #23, signaling a shift in power in the universe.
The original series villain, Charlie X, meets a tragic end at the hands of Lore, a dark and evil new god in Star Trek.
Lore’s actions in Star Trek #23 Not only establish him as a god, but also bring a sense of danger and uncertainty to the franchise.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Trek #23!

Star Trek Just elevated lore to godhood, as the android brutally murdered a “god” from the original series. Although the franchise’s “God War” has ended, the universe is still not safe, as Lore, Data’s evil brother, seeks to claim God for himself. in Star Trek #23, Lore attacks the Pleroma, the “Realm of the Gods” in a grand fashion, slaughtering a powerful being first met by Captain Kirk.

Actor Robert Walker Jr. played Charlie X in the first season of Star Trek.

Star Trek #23 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Megan Levens. Lore tracked down Sisko and the crew of the Theseus to the pleroma. The assembled gods are less than thrilled to see him, and one in particular, Charlie X, rails against Lore. He admonishes Lore, calling him a “bad robot” and that he can’t just barge in and disrespect them.

Lore retorts by telling Charlie to address him by his name – right before burning the young god alive.

Charlie X’s Star Trek Source, explained

Charlie X was a petulant, god-like brat

The Star Trek The universe is full of powerful beings, some of them can be seen as “gods,” and Charlie X, introduced in the episode of the same name during the first season of the original series, is one of the most dangerous . A normal human boy raised by an ancient and mysterious race, Charlie possesses all the power of the species, and none of their maturity. Charlie was a threat to the Enterprise And the Federation, and the episode ended with his adopted people coming to take him home. Charlie X has not been seen since.

The Charlie X fans met in the first season of Star Trek Was a whiny and sad little child, and viewers can not help but resist, but also feel a little pity for him. Like most teenagers, Charlie tested boundaries, but was able to punish anyone who pushed back. In one chilling scene, Charlie removes the faces of people laughing at him, and in another, makes unwanted advances at Yeoman Rand, who rejects him and is punished. When Charlie’s race returned to him, viewers in 1966 felt relief, and hoped to never see him again.

Charlie X may have grown and progressed, but Lore had other ideas

Charlie’s death announces a dark new god in the Star Trek Universe

After Charlie returned during Star Trek The last story was “The Pleroma,” and showed signs of progress. However, gods age much differently than mortals, and Charlie still has a way to go. Unfortunately, Charlie will never be able to develop further as Lore uses the Orb of Destruction to fry the teenage god alive. This was a power move on Lore’s part: he was not only punishing someone he saw as insolent, but also announcing that a dark and evil god had risen in the Star Trek Universe.

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