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Warning : contains spoilers forStar Trek#26 !
Thanks to the malign android Lore , Star Trek’sKelvin Universe has been demolish . Throughout IDW ’s line ofStar Trekcomics , Lore has been slowly benefit index , and now he is quick to let loose his end game : the total obliteration of the multiverse . Using the Bajoran Orb of Destruction , Lore has succeeded in his goal , and as seen inStar Trek#26 , the Kelvin Universe paid the price .
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Star Trek#26 , write by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Angel Hernandez , is part two of the “ When the Walls Fell ” story . Captain Sisko and thecrew of theTheseusarrive in the Kelvin Universe , and find oneself its interpretation of Captain Kirk wait for them . Prime Spock inform Kelvin Kirk about Lore ’s plans , and Kirk comes to help Sisko contain the android . The Kelvin Starfleet assembles an armada to stop Lore ’s wave of destruction , but their drive are for naught : the Kelvin Universe fall , and is no more .
Star Trek’sMultiverse Is Large and Diverse
Star Trek’sKelvin Timeline Was One of the Franchise’s Best Innovations
Star Trekhas long embraced the estimate of a multiverse , stretching all the way back to the second season Original Series episode “ Mirror , Mirror . ”This episode introduced the Mirror Universe toTreklore . Filled with evil variance of theEnterprisecrew , the Mirror Universe was a striking with fans and project start the widerStar Trekmultiverse , even if the franchise did not now assume upon it . Other episodes , include the 7th seasonNext Generationepisode “ Parallels , ” arise the multiverse by increments . Still , Star Trekdid not totally embrace the concept .
Paramount was looking for a novel beginning forStar Trekand the Kelvin Universe offer such an opportunity .
Then , in 2009 , another world in theStar Trekmultiverse was born : the Kelvin Universe . Created when the renegade Romulan shipNaradaattacked theUSS Kelvinin the early 23rd century , the Kelvin timeline allow God Almighty to tell young exciting and freshStar Trekstories , not restrain by years of traditional knowledge that could be off - putt to new fans . Spearheaded by JJ Abrams , 2009’sStar Trekreboot also cast younger histrion in the office . Paramount was looking for a fresh beginning forStar Trekand the Kelvin Universe offer such an chance .
Star TrekContinues to Grow its Multiverse
But Now Lore Threatens to Destroy theStar TrekMultiverse
SinceStar Trekreturned to the melody with the premiere ofDiscoveryin 2017 , the franchise has leaned more into its multiverse . Parts ofDiscovery’sthird season dealt with multiversal incursions , and how dangerous they can be . Both the Kelvin and Mirror Universe were referenced in the season . It was alsorevealed the Guardian of Foreverhad ties to the multiverse , as it was able to broadcast people to unlike worlds in it . presently , Star Trek : Lower Decks’final season has dropped hints at a larger multiversal story .
Star Trek’smultiverse has also been on display in IDW ’s line of comics . As mentioned earlier , Lore has been consolidating his power , remove command of Kahless ’ Red Path craze and augment them . Lore learned of the cosmos of the “ Pleroma , ” the kingdom of the gods that sit around at the essence of the multiverse . Lore then used Ensign Sato of theTheseusto situate the Pleroma . invade it , Lore ruthlessly tortures its inhabitants before destroy it using a Bajoran Orb . The Pleroma ’s devastation sent riffle through universe , and now threatens to destroy it .
The Lore WarIs Coming for theStar TrekUniverse–Including the Kelvin Timeline
Did the KelvinEnterpriseCrew Sacrifice Themselves For Nothing?
IDW has unwrap that Lore ’s crusade of evil will climax in early 2025 withthe publication ofThe Lore War , a crossover event where the android will rewrite reality in his trope . demolish the multiverse , including the Kelvin timeline , was a means to an end . Lore is evil incarnate , and he is willing to sacrifice countless lives across the multiverse to fulfill his ambition . While Lore never met any of the KelvinEnterprisecrew , they too have matte up the brunt of his wicked ways .
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The conclusion ofStar Trek#26 implies that Lore was successful in destroying the multiverse . After escaping the cave in Kelvin Universe , theTheseusreturns to an empty cosmos , one devoid of stars . Not only did the Kelvin Universe descent , but so did Fluidic Space , and it can be assumed , the Mirror Universe as well . Captain Sisko must secure that the sacrifice of the KelvinEnterprisewas not in vain by stopping Lore and restoring the multiverse . How exactly Sisko contrive to do this will play out in next year ’s full-grown event crosswalk , The Lore War .
Star Trek’sKelvin Timeline Will Return…Somehow
Now is a Great Time to Bring BackStar Trek’sKelvin Timeline for More Stories
While it is inevitable that Sisko will come through in stopping Lore and repair theStar Trekmultiverse , it presently feel like it is a lost crusade . Witnessing the demise of the Kelvin Universe rattled Sisko to his core . Despite their differences in dictation manner , Sisko had grown to respect Kelvin Kirk . The bunch of the KelvinEnterprisewould have made great ally in Sisko ’s fight against Lore . Without them , however , Sisko and theTheseuscrew will have to fight all the harder to defeat Lore and regenerate the Kelvin Universe .
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