The Mirror O'Brien kidnaps Captain Sisko (whose Mirror counterpart is dead), and Sisko must impersonate his late counterpart in order to save the Mirror version of his late wife. Once again, Johnson weaves together a much larger Federation and Starfleet as the repercussions of Into Darkness are felt. Still the captain of the Stargazer, Picard found a much better prize when he learned of the Terran Empire’s newest starship – the Enterprise. Nazi-style military salutes were used by crewmembers to show loyalty to their captain. Michael Jung is a mild-mannered freelance writer-for-hire, actor, and professional storyteller with a keen interest in pop culture, education, nonprofit organizations, and unusual side hustles. Mirror, mirror on the wall, which Mirror Universe character is the most evil of them all? Ultimately, Picard manages to take control of his Enterprise (and possibly gain his greatest weapon in returning the Terran Empire to its former glory). It resembles the fictional universe in which the Star Trek television series takes place, but is separate from the main universe. Picard is even able to convince Doctor Beverly Crusher’s “crazy” son Wesley to drop his act and function as one of his crew, once Wesley “runs the numbers” in his head and sees that Picard’s leadership offers the best chances for survival. The Mirror Universe is a parallel universe in which the plots of several Star Trek television episodes take place. I stopped reading these right after Into Darkness. [10][11], The Mirror Universe was later revisited in the Deep Space Nine second-season episode "Crossover", and turned into a story arc that spanned into the final season, with five Mirror Universe episodes over the course of five seasons. 6 comments so far. It’s quite ironic that the budget to make good storylines in comics are eclipsed by how much the Hollywood studios spent on their tentpole movies. However, before he can complete this mission, he has a change of conscience, convinced by Kira, leaving the Orb behind and returning to the Mirror Universe with the Intendant. Instead they established a “Terran Empire” that sent ships out to conquer and dominate other worlds. Discipline aboard starships was enforced through agony booths and agonizers carried by crewmembers. While this suggested that the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation also became freedom fighters in the future Mirror Universe, IDW comics revealed this was not true at all. [citation needed], A third collection, entitled Shards and Shadows, was released in January 2009. And it’ll be well worth the wait, as he tackles two of the franchise’s most popular concepts: Khan Noonien Singh and the Mirror Universe! Captain Gabriel Lorca, commander of the USS Discovery, is discovered to be an inhabitant of the Mirror Universe on account of his intolerance to bright light, a genetic trait common to all humans from the Mirror Universe. “Renegades” explores the new universe Orions while also supplying Gaila with a backstory. It’s fun to see Johnson and Shasteen play in the Mirror Universe, as readers will enjoy fresh and diabolical takes on the new timeline characters. [8][9], The Mirror Universe was first introduced in the original Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror", which featured the brutal Terran Empire, managed by humans and their Vulcan allies, in place of the United Federation of Planets. Legendary writer J.M. [5], The first season of Star Trek: Discovery has a storyline involving the Mirror Universe. “Live Evil” begins with the Enterprise navigating an ion storm, only to emerge in a new universe. The Mirror Universe arc was great, too. Btw, do you collect ALL the IDW Kelvin timeline stories? Surprisingly, this made the next generation of humans more sympathetic underdogs, and many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine showcased a growing Resistance made up of humans, Vulcans, and Trill working side-by-side. And that just might make him the most dangerous Star Trek Mirror Universe doppelganger of all. A one-stop shop for all things video games. Indeed. [26], The concept of a morally inverted universe had been pioneered by DC Comics in 1964, three years before Star Trek adopted the idea, in the Justice League of America story "Crisis on Earth-Three" written by Gardner Fox. [6] In the novel, the Empire is still in existence in the 24th century. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. [1][2] The Mirror Universe has been visited in one episode of Star Trek: The Original Series,[3] five episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,[1][4] a two-part episode of Star Trek: Enterprise[5] and a storyline in Star Trek: Discovery, as well as several non-canon Star Trek tie-in works. [7], In Star Trek: Discovery, it is noted that humans from the Mirror Universe suffer from photophobia (a sensitivity to light). And while some questioned Picard’s ability to retain the loyalty of so many, it would appear that – even in the Mirror Universe – Picard retained his ability to convince others to follow his lead through a twisted form of diplomacy. DeMatteis returns to Star Trek for the first time in nearly 40 years! The ISS, Lorca and Georgiou battle for control of the, Burnham prevents Emperor Georgiou from carrying out her plans and peace is made with the Klingons.