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Warning : contains spoilers forStar Trek#18 !
Star Trekhas just go under up the payoff of a shocking villain . Soon to finish its second year , IDW ’s flagshipStar Trektitle continues to stupefy and storm fans . In the most late electric discharge , “ Glass and Bone , ” Captain Sisko is trying to stave off a war between the Federation and the Tzenkethi . In way out 18,readers take that a surprise Romulan was a key player behind the scenes .
Star Trek#18 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and withdraw by Marcus To . Captain Sisko has successfully defused thesituation on the Tzenkethi homeworld , and convinced the war - like aliens the Federation meant no damage . The Romulans , who had been manipulating the site , sulkiness back to Romulus , and along the way , Ariennye , who had been overseeing the travail , is taken by Remans to a chamber on the ship .
She is face up by none other than Shinzon , who chides her for her failure on the Tzenkethi homeworld , and vows to “ burn the Federation ” by himself .
Shinzon’s Return Ups the Ante for IDW’sStar TrekComics
Shinzon’s Return is Totally Shocking
Shinzon ’s return might stand as one of the most lurid minute in IDW’sStar Trekseriesyet . play by Tom Hardy , in his first major movie role , Shinzon was a knockoff of Jean - Luc Picard , create by the Romulans to penetrate and destroy Starfleet . However , the plan was abandoned too soon on and Shinzon was left to his own gimmick . Growing up with hatred for both the Romulan government activity and the Federation , Shinzon organize a terrorist electric cell . attack the Romulan Senate , Shinzon assumed control of the Empire and embarked on a crusade of terror against the wandflower .
Technically , this is Shinzon ’s first show . IDW’sStar Trektitle take piazza or so a year or two beforeNemesis , which was Shinzon ’s basic first appearance . At this distributor point , Shinzon was still working behind the scene and manipulating case from the shadows , a fact he acknowledges in this issue . Shinzon has not yet attacked the Senate and his face-off with Picard is still in the future . Shinzon ’s return also echo the deed ’s fascination with clones : the clone Klingon Emperor Kahless was the scoundrel of the book ’s first year . What role Shinzon will play remain to be seen .
The Romulan supernova was one of the most important events in Star Trek history , and now fans learn it was far worse than in the beginning though .
Shinzon’s Return Can Redeem Him, Showing Him As the Villain He Was Intended To Be
Shinzon Can Take His Place Next to Khan
Shinzon ’s arrival in IDW’sStar Trektitle also tender the opportunity to truly make him a scary scoundrel . Shinzon ’s exclusive on - screen appearance was blight by bad writing and poor creative option , which detracted from his character . Tom Hardy is a world - class actor , but he was not given compelling textile to turn with , and what should have been a marvelous debut of a villain on par with Khan , the Borg Queen or Gul Dukat fell flat . Shinzon had the making of a great adversary , and now he has return to menace the galaxy .
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