Summary

Warning : incorporate spoiler forStar Trek#17 !

The Tzenkethi are the new magnanimous bads of theStar Trekuniverse , and they just unveil the galaxy ’s deadly warship . “ Glass and Bone , ” the current electric discharge of IDW’sStar Trekcomic , has positioned the mystic Tzenkethi as an unusual astronomical power . The Federation iscurrently in the thick of a diplomatic crisis with the Tzenkethi , and in issue 17 , the dinosaur - like aliens reveal their ultimate warship .

Star Trek#17 is compose by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Marcus To . TheTzenkethi are preparing for warfare , and as their homeworld warp under geological tension , they show the extragalactic nebula their terrifying end game : a massive war vessel described by Tom Paris as almost “ half the sizing of a Borg block . ”

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A text slice further details the war vessel ’s awesome might , particularly in the weapons category .

The Tzenkethi ship , calledWarmaster Muthkrat , has 25 torpedo embayment and carries over 1,000 hired gun of motley type as well . The text concludes Starfleet has no equivalent .

The Tzenkethi Are PerhapsStar Trek’sBiggest Threat–Literally and Figuratively

They Are About to Assert Their Will Over theStar TrekUniverse

The Tzenkethi were first refer in an instalment ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , but were never seen in any basic sources . The creative squad behindStar Trekhas taken advantage of this , create a wholly alien species far different from anything the Federation has encountered before . resemble dinosaurs , the Tzenkethi are , when compared to the Federation , shockingly low tech , building their ship out of primitive textile and power them with equally primitive thermonuclear reactors . Yet , despite the seeming disadvantages the Tzenkethi might have , they have made mark of the Federation every clip the two have met .

Until “ Glass and Bone , ” the Tzenkethi were nothing more than a throwaway reference in an episode , but even then there were hints they were not to be trifled with . In their “ debut ” sequence , “ The Adversary , ” the Dominion intimately stimulate a war between the Federation and the Tzenkethi , but thankfully , Ben Sisko was able to defuse the situation . The reactions of Sisko and his gang suggest that the Tzenkethi were a wild and warfare - comparable species . Lanzing , Kelly and To have taken these hints and create one of the most terrific alien races in theStar Trekfranchise .

The Talosians are one of the oldest , and most deep , wash in the Star Trek macrocosm , and now they are its biggest threat .

Collage of Captain Sisko, Captain Picard, Captain Kirk, and Captain Janeway from the Star Trek franchise.

The Tzenkethi Are Ready to Plunge theStar TrekUniverse Into Another War

Can Anything Stop the Tzenkethi?

And now the Tzenkethi are asserting themselves to the relief of the coltsfoot with their massive young warship . The Tzenkethi take a “ might seduce right ” approach to sprightliness , and this ship is the perfect expression of this feeling . The Romulans , from the shadows , have been propping the Tzenkethi up , all in the interestingness of destroy the Federation through all out war . The size of the ship alone is intimidate , but when the extensive raiment of weapons is factored in , it becomes a nightmare for the entireStar Trekuniverse .

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Star Trek#17 ( 2024 )

Robin Curtis and Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek.

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Custom Image by Robert Wood

Image of the Tzenkethi super weapon.

Text piece detailing the Tzenkethi warship

Starfleet is amazed at the size of the Tzenkethi warship

Star Trek 17 cover, featuring Harry Kim and Ensign Sato.