Warning: Contains spoilers for “The Final Masterpiece,” revealed in Star Trek #500!The Enterprise Has received a shocking redesign, making it the Star Trek Universe’s ultimate worship. The Enterprise is a ship of peace and exploration – as far from a battleship as one can get. But in the story “the final masterpiece,” revealed in Star Trek #500, The evil android Lore, who attempts to create a universe in his image, unleashes a terrifying version of Enterprise.
“The ultimate masterpiece,” revealed in Star Trek #500, is written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Christopher Cantwell, and drawn by Davide Tinto. Lore, using the Bajoran Orb of Destruction, destroyed the universe, and conscripted his brother Data to help him form a new one. They run through various permutations of the universe, and In one, the crew of the Enterpriseincluding Captain Picard, were transformed into Soong-model androids. The story’s conclusion sees an entire fleet of Federation starships waging war on Lore’s behalf – and they’re pure nightmare fuel, with spikes and dark colors.
Lore destroyed these Star Trek Universe
Lore now seeks the perfect Universe – no matter the cost
Lore’s destruction of the universe marks the beginning of the next phase of IDW Star Trek Line. In late 2022, IDW launched a new Star Trek title, followed a few months later by Star Trek: Defiant. Together, these books raised the bar Star Trek Comics serve as building blocks to the epic Day of Blood. Day of Blood Saw Kahless wages war against the galaxy’s gods, and a ragtag team of Star Trek Characters from across the franchise team up to stop him. Among them was Laura, who betrayed everyone and herself.
The pleroma, or the “realm of the gods,” is the most exciting development to hit Star Trek in years. “Gods” from across the franchise reside there, such as the Travelers and the Supervisors.
Star Trek The current story, “The Pleroma,” revealed the depth of Lore’s evil, as he plans to finish what Kahless started—and take it a step further. Kahles only sought to kill the gods. Lore wants the same, but he also wants a universe to rule. Throughout “The Final Masterpiece,” Lore tries several incarnations, but none are to his liking. The final version, only briefly at the end, shows what Lore is after: control and subjugation. Before he and Data create their new universe, Lore tells him to “write my name” on “every fragment of matter.”
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And the result, as glimpsed in the conclusion of “The Final Masterpiece,” is chilling: the Enterprise is converted In a massive ship of war. Throughout the history of the franchise, the Enterprise was depicted as a vanguard for discovery and tolerance. Star Trek Has flirted around with the idea of ​​battleships in Starfleet, namely the Defiant. Star Trek Also showed, in alternate universes and timelines, the Enterprise Like a warship. In the third season Next generation Episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise“, the ship was heavily armed and had no trace of scientific or exploratory personnel.
The lore war comes for the Star Trek Universe
Is Lore victorious yet?
Now, like these Star Trek Franchise barrels to next year the lore war, The Enterprise Has received his most extreme makeover ever. Lore has reshaped these undertaking, And seemingly all of Starfleet, in battleships. Lore is one of Star Trek Most dangerous villains, and with access to a fleet made in his image, he will become even deadlier. Lore visited a horrifying misery on his enemies on the Company: Turn them into tools of his will. Lore has perverted these Enterprise mission, giving it a new purpose as a warship.
Star Trek #500 is now on sale from IDW Publishing.