Summary

IDW ’s 2008 miniseriesStar Trek : The Last Generationdelivered a classicTrekstory , throw its friend into a bleak alternate timeline , force them to fight for survival of the fittest , while trying to readjust astronomic chronicle to its position quo . Taking space during the early days ofStar Trek : The Next Generation , the series gave fans of the franchise a glance atthe most uttermost version of Picard ’s relationship with Wesley Crusher .

Star Trek : The Last Generation#3 – subtitled " What encounter Now , " after a question put to a overcome Wesley Crusher at the end of the issue – was written by Andrew Steven Harris , with art by Gordon Purcell , ink by Purcell , Bob Almond , & Terry Pallot , color by Mario Boon , and lettering by Chris Mowry .

The mid - breaker point of the miniseries , which focuses on Jean - Luc Picard as the leader of a resistance cadre on a Klingon - conquered Earth , the issue features a pivotal moment between Picard and a radically differentversion of Wesley Crusher .

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Wesley Crusher’s Betrayal Nearly Cost “The Last Generation” Their Chance To Save Humanity

This version of Wesley is full of undirected ire , and unprocessed trauma ; before betraying Picard , he shaves his head into a mohawk haircut , and uses make - up to adopt a severe esthetic , with jaggy bootleg lines jutting down from his middle over his cheekbones .

The timeline ofStar Trek : The Last Generationfractured from dealership history as rooter sleep together it during the events ofStar Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country , featuring a timeline where the assassination confederacy plot at the pump of the motion-picture show was not foiled by Kirk and the crowd of the go-ahead . As a result , the Federation go to war with the Klingon Empire , and was conquered , resulting in a night , alternateNext Generationera . Rather than the captain of the Enterprise - vitamin D , Jean - Luc Picard result a human underground cellular phone on Earth , while seeking an chance to readjust the timeline .

Among the members of Picard ’s crew is a glowering version of Wesley Crusher , who shoulders the weight of this somber alternate history as much as , if not more than , any other eccentric inThe Last Generation . Issue # 3 finds him act out a mutiny plot against Picard , with well-nigh ruinous outcome for all of humanity . This version of Wesley is full of undirected ira , and unprocessed trauma ; before betraying Picard , he shaves his head into a mohawk , and uses make - up to assume a severe aesthetic , with jagged contraband line jutting down from his eyes over his malar bone .

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Picard Refused To Succumb To The Same Darkness That Gnawed At Wesley Crusher

Wesley enact his plan to overthrow Picard inStar Trek : The Last Generation#3 , and it is a fateful failure , nearly bewilder the entire resistance cell killed , or captured , and resulting inthe death of Ro Laren . In a genuinely shocking moment , Picard respond to an obstinate Crusher by shooting him head - clean with a phaser . While Wesley ’s performance at this moment would have been apropros for the iniquity of thisTrektimeline , Picard ’s nature smoothen through , as it is soon uncover that he but stunned the mutinous youth , leaving him alive .

" Though you are a genius in so many fashion , " Picard tell Wesley later , in the brig , " you still do n’t have any cause other than your own . " Offering the young military man an opportunity at redemption , Picard tasks Wesley with looking after his nephew Rene . Though what happens next for Wesley is not depicted , as the timeline is reset , this moment inThe Last Generation#3 ply an opportunity forStar Trekfans to view what would happen ifWesley became a true drear mirror to Jean - Luc Picard , in one of the stand - out change from the enfranchisement ’s non-white timeline .

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page from Star Trek: The Last Generation, mohawked Wesley Crusher with Picard’s nephew Rene

page from Star Trek: The Last Generation, Picard fires a phaser blast at rebellious Wesley Crusher

page from Star Trek: The Last Generation, Picard visits Wesley in the brig & tasks him with caring for his nephew Rene