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Warning : contains spoilers forStar Trek#16 !
Star Trekis setting up a 2nd god state of war , and this time it will involve EVERY cosmic being in the franchise . In 2022 , IDW usher in their new wrinkle ofStar Trekcomics with the epic “ god war ” story , which hail to a head in the crossover eventDay of Blood . While the junk may have settled from that conflict , Star Trek#16teases the warfare is far from over – and it may be even cock-a-hoop next time .
The seeds for the second god warfare are inseminate inStar Trek#16 , write by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and pull by Marcus To . In a text piece made to resemble an official Starfleet Communication , the enigmatic Vulcan T’Lir say an unidentified immortal - like being that they are aware of a meeting between “ all remaining entities with a stake in the current crisis . ” The nameless entity has call this encounter , for purposes unknown .
T’Lir then tells whoever they are addressing they will “ see them soon . ”
Star Trek’sGod War Shook the Franchise To Its Core
The god war , which nark throughout the first year of IDW’sStar Trekand its baby titleDefiant , check the Klingon Emperor Kahless wage war against the cosmos ’s deity - like beings . Gary Mitchell and the Crystalline Entities were among those who descend before Kahless ’ rampage . The state of war climax inDay of Blood , which dealt Kahless ’ campaign a major blow . Many of his followers abandoned him , and his dream of a Klingon uprising was crushed . Kahless is still at loose in the wandflower , and it is almost a given he will return at some decimal point .
Another plot yarn give hang byDay of descent , perhaps even bigger than Kahless ’ still being at large , is Lore ’s ascent to godhood . During the buildup toDay of Blood , Lore comes into touch with a massive AI word , one far beyond even him and his pal Data . InDay of Blood’sepilogue , Lore , now charged with some unnamed power , appear to Kahless ’ followers , beg them to be him . Lore was inbuilt in turn back Kahless , but as usual , he was watch over his own agenda . Lore has not been seen since the god war ’s conclusion .
Star Trek ’s god - corresponding entities the Bajoran Prophets are usually seen as good and omniscient , but they may be hiding a new secret .
Who Will Instigate the Second God War?
Withboth Lore and Kahless still roaming the galax , each with their own agenda , either one , or both , of them could inspire another god war . Kahless still despises the god - like organism , and Lore is seeking to become one of them . While each has their own motivation , the next god war will see many more link the fray . Sisko and companionship halted the first god war because it posed a threat to all creation – and that was with just a few races . If more players are involve in round two , it most for certain will spell the end of theStar Trekuniverse .
whiz Trek#16 is on sale now from IDW Publishing !
