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Star Trekhas rewritten what fans call up they get laid about the Romulan Supernova — by making it completely the Romulans ’ fault . One of the most pivotal events inStar Trek’s24th century , theRomulan Supernova for good shiftedthe Libra of powerfulness in the galaxy . presently , Star Trek : Defiantis building towards this monumental natural event . Issue 19throws a curveball at fans by show up Romulan hubris , lead to their downfall .
The Romulans made their debut in the first time of year ofStar Trek , in the episode entitle " Balance of Terror . "
Star Trek : Defiant#19 is compose by Christopher Cantwell and draw in by Angel Unzueta . The take opens with a textual matter art object of a Romulan intelligence agency briefing . Originating during the Dominion War , the piece paints a dim picture , and suggest a risky plan : that the Romulans produce a cloak so massive it could hide their entire genius system . Romulan scientists go along with the plan , siphoning energy off their star to power the cloak . However , the cloak never made it out of the prototype phase .
moreover , tamper with their star causes it to destabilize , which will shortly stimulate it to explode .
Star Trek’sRomulan Supernova, Explained
The Romulan Supernova Was Also Integral toStar Trek: Picard’sFirst Season
In a brusque sentence , an empire that had stood for millennia was humbled .
TheRomulan Supernova , first mentioned in JJ Abrams ’ 2009 reboot of theStar Trekfranchise , begin as a McGuffin but soon became highly important to the enfranchisement . As detail inStar Trek , Spock became mindful of the impending supernova , and agreed to help the Romulans combat it . Spock had expend the latter part of his life working towards reunion of the two specie , and this should have been his crowning accomplishment . However , his plan backlash , and the Romulan sunshine exploded . In a short time , an empire that had stood for millennia was chagrin .
As the Star Trek macrocosm heads towards The Lore War , the franchise ’s best experience starship is make over into a full - vaned ship of warfare .
WhenStar Trek : Picardpremiered in 2019 , the Romulan Supernova was constitutional to its first season . Picard had been spearheading an excreting of the Romulan homeworld , but politics , as well as the approach on Mars during First Contact Day 2385 , drive the Federation to unsay from the effort . As a result , many Romulans perished and the survivors , now scatter across the galaxy , nursed a grudge against the Federation . moreover , it drove Picard from Starfleet . Disgusted that the Federation had seemingly turned its back on its ideals , he withdrew in protest .
The Romulan Supernova Was Brought About by Hubris
Romulan Citizens Paid the Ultimate Price
Now comes the disgraceful truth about the Romulan Supernova : it was entirely their defect . The Romulans entered the Dominion War during its later phase angle , but still suffered greatly . Although they were ally with the Federation and the Klingons , the Romulans were still bet out for themselves , as shown in the schoolbook piece . If the Dominion War had continuedits course , the Romulans may have very well broken ranks and save their own skins . Romulan culture is build upon the concepts of jiggery-pokery and deception , and this was nowhere more patent than inStar Trek : Defiant#19 .
The Romulans planned to bewray their allies in the Dominion War , and some might catch the impending supernova as penance .
And as seen in variousStar Trekshows and flick , the Romulan Supernova was a devastating event , post ripples across the quadrants – but it was bestow about by their treacherous natures and vaporous hubris . The Romulans planned to betray their allies in the Dominion War , and some might look at the impending supernova as penance . The Romulan leaders made some truly refutable decision during the latter days of the Dominion War , and the citizens of the Empire paid for it .
Star Trek : Defiant#19 is on cut-rate sale now from IDW Publishing !
