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Nero is the main antagonist of the 2009 sci-fi action adventure film Star Trek , the first installment of the rebooted Star Trek film series.

He was a Romulan miner in his childhood period and served as the captain of the Narada spaceship.

He was portrayed by Eric Bana , who also played Chaz in Back to the Outback .

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Nero was a Romulan miner originating from the late 24th century, and captain of the mining vessel Narada . Following the destruction of Romulus in 2387 caused by a star going supernova, he sought vengeance against those he felt were responsible, ultimately resulting in him being sucked in by a black hole and transported back in time to the year 2233. Nero's actions in the past resulted in the creation of an alternate reality. In this reality, his actions led to the destruction of the USS Kelvin as well as the deaths of its two senior officers, Captain Richard Robau and Lieutenant Commander George Kirk. George Kirk's death altered the upbringing of his son James T. Kirk who, in this timeline, did not join Starfleet until 2255.

In 2258, Nero was responsible for the destruction of the alternate reality's Vulcan, which resulted in the deaths of the majority of the Vulcan race, including Spock's mother Amanda Grayson. He also attempted to destroy this timeline's Earth, but his plot was foiled by Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise . Nero apparently died when Spock caused the Jellyfish , a small ship carrying red matter, to collide with the Narada , creating a black hole in the center of the Romulan ship. Kirk gave Nero and his crew the chance to be saved, but Nero viciously refused the offer. Kirk then ordered his crew to fire upon the ship as it was being sucked into the black hole. As Nero watched his ship being sucked into the black hole while being blasted by the Enterprise, he accepted his fate and closed his eyes as his ship was sucked in, killing him and his crew and avenging the deaths of Robau, George Kirk, Amanda Grayson, and the numerous Vulcans involved in the destruction of Vulcan.

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• Russell Crowe was considered for the role of Nero before Bana was cast. In fact, Crowe and Bana were director JJ Abrams' only two choices for the role. [1] [2]
• Eric Bana was a big fan of the original Star Trek series growing up. [3]
• Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci named Nero after the Roman emperor of the same name, as a nod to the Roman inspirations of the Romulans. [4]
• In the script of  Star Trek , Nero seemed significantly more compassionate to Humans than he is in the final version of the film, at one point commenting, "It's not the fault of the human race that Starfleet chose Earth as its center. You're a more noble race than my fallen cousins. I'll take no pleasure in your extinction." The script also had Nero kill Ayel prior to the Battle of Earth, and Nero's scripted last words were "Forgive me... Romulus..." [5]
• In a deleted scene, Nero is interrogated by a Klingon  on the prison planet Rura Penthe, and escapes. This sequence also contains Nero's line, "The wait is over.", as seen in trailers for the film. [6] [7]
• When writer Cameron Crowe saw a rough cut of the film, he kept asking who played the villain, being staggered to realize that this was Eric Bana.

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• ↑ Russell Crowe Beamed Up For Star Trek Movie
• ↑ Russell Crowe As ‘Star Trek’ Villian?
• ↑ EXCLUSIVE Eric Bana interviewed
• ↑ Orci and Kurtzman Reveal Star Trek Details In TrekMovie Fan Q&A
• ↑ STAR TREK
• ↑ STAR TREK Deleted Scene: Nero Vs. Klingons
• ↑ Star Trek (2009) - Klingon Prison Escape/"The Wait is Over" (Deleted Scene)
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Star trek's 2009 movie hid the full power of nero's ship (& its borg connection).

The Narada, Nero's ship in the 2009 Star Trek film, had a much deeper history than fans initially thought - including a tie to the Borg!

Nero, the villain of 2009’s Star Trek film, had a powerful ship - but the movie obscured just how dangerous it was. The ship, called the Narada , was the instrument of Nero’s vengeance against Spock and the Federation, but as revealed in Star Trek: Countdown (the comic prequel to the movie), it was far deadlier than anyone realized, easily rivaling anything in the 23rd - and even the 24th - centuries.

By the early 2000s, the Star Trek franchise was seemingly running out of gas, and Paramount decided to completely reboot the franchise, creating an alternate timeline (called the Kelvin timeline) that allowed the studio to recast the iconic roles of Kirk and Spock. However, writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman needed a way to create this timeline. Enter Nero and the Narada. Thrown back to the 23rd century by a singularity, the Narada attacked the USS Kelvin , thus creating a new timeline. The Narada was a massive and awe-inspiring ship, but its origins were not revealed in the film. However, IDW Publishing released a special, four-issue miniseries, Star Trek: Countdown that bridged the gap between the Prime and Kelvin timelines - and readers learned the Narada ’s shocking origin.

Related: Star Trek Officially Names the Best Ship in the Federation's Fleet

The Narada Was the Romulans' Greatest Accomplishment

Star Trek: Countdown #3 is written by Mike Johnson and Tim Jones, working from a story by Kurtzman and Orci, and was drawn by David Messina. The Romulan home world has just been destroyed by a supernova, and Nero blames both Spock and the Federation for his loss. A miner, Nero takes his ship to a secret Romulan facility, whose existence is known only to a few. The station’s commander welcomes him and gives him a tour of the facility. She reveals the existence of a new, Romulan super-ship, one created from Borg technology, which has been adapted to Romulan designs. This innovation will give Romulan ships superior firepower, warp and cloaking capabilities; furthermore, the weapon can identify and adapt to various threats. The commander feels the Narada would be an excellent choice to be fitted with the weapon.

Nero Was Using Borg Technology

This issue reveals the Narada’s backstory, and it runs far deeper than movie fans realized. The Narada was a unique looking ship, not conforming to any known Romulan designs. The reason: it was made from Borg technology , and upon a closer look, fans can see subtle hints of the Borg in the superweapon fitted onto the Narada . A centerpiece of Borg tech is the ability to adapt to any attack, and the Narada has this feature as well. Perhaps a true testament to the Narada’s power and strength came when Captain Kirk’s father piloted the Kelvin directly into the enemy ship; while it disabled the Narada , it failed to destroy it. Nero repaired it and embarked on a crusade of revenge.

As stated earlier, the Narada was light years ahead of anything else seen in the 24th century, outside a Borg cube. By traveling back to the 23rd century, Nero and the Narada far outclassed any other Federation vessel, but it still was not enough to save him from defeat at the hands of the Enterprise crew. The Narada was lost at the end of the movie, marking an end for one of Star Trek ’s most powerful ships.

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“Star Trek” as a concept has voyaged far beyond science fiction and into the safe waters of space opera, but that doesn’t amaze me. The Gene Roddenberry years, when stories might play with questions of science, ideals or philosophy, have been replaced by stories reduced to loud and colorful action. Like so many franchises, it’s more concerned with repeating a successful formula than going boldly where no “Star Trek” has gone before.

The 2009 “Star Trek” film goes back eagerly to where “Star Trek” began, using time travel to explain a cast of mostly the same characters, only at a younger point in their lives, sailing the Starship Enterprise. As a story idea, this is sort of brilliant and saves on invention, because young Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Scotty and the rest channel their later selves. The child is father to the man, or the Vulcan, and all that.

Don’t get me wrong. This is fun. And when Leonard Nimoy himself returns as the aged Spock, encountering another Spock ( Zachary Quinto ) as a young man, I was kind of delighted, although as is customary in many sci-fi films, nobody is as astonished as they should be. Holy moly! Time travel exists, and this may be me! It’s more like a little ambiguous dialogue is exchanged, and they’re off to battle the evil Romulan Capt. Nero ( Eric Bana ).

Time travel as we all know, is impossible in the sense it happens here, but many things are possible in this film. Anyone with the slightest notion of what a black hole is, or how it behaves, will find the black holes in “Star Trek” hilarious. The logic is also a little puzzling when Scotty can beam people into another ship in outer space, but they have to physically parachute to land on a platform in the air from which the Romulans are drilling a hole to the Earth’s core. After they land there, they fight with two Romulan guards, using ... fists and swords? The platform is suspended from Arthur C. Clark’s “space elevator,” but instead of fullerenes, the cable is made of metallic chunks the size of refrigerators.

But stop me before I get started. I mention these details only to demonstrate that the movie raises its yo-yo finger to the science, while embracing the fiction. Apart from details from the youths of the characters and the Spock reunion, it consists mostly of encounters between the Enterprise and the incomparably larger and much better armed Romulan spaceship from the future. It’s encouraging to learn that not even explosions and fires can quickly damage a starship. Also that lifeboats can save the crew, despite the vast distance from home base.

That would be because of warp speed, which for present purposes consists of looking through an unnecessary window at bright lights zapping past. This method of transportation prevents any sense of wonder at the immensity of outer space and is a convenience not only for the starship but also for the screenwriters, who can push a button and zap to the next scene. The concept of using warp speed to escape the clutches of a black hole seems like a recycling of the ancient dilemma of the rock and the hard place.

But there are affecting character moments. Young Spock is deliberately taunted in hopes he will, as a Vulcan, betray emotion. Because Zachary Quinto plays him as a bit of a self-righteous prig, it’s satisfying to see him lose it. Does poor young Spock realize he faces a lifetime of people trying to get a rise out of him? Nimoy, as the elderly Spock, must have benefitted, because he is the most human character in the film.

Chris Pine , as James Tiberius Kirk, appears first as a hot-rodding rebel who has found a Corvette in the 23rd century and drives it into the Grand Canyon. A few years after he’s put on suspension by the Academy and smuggled on board the Enterprise by Bones McCoy ( Karl Urban ), he becomes the ship’s captain. There are times when the command deck looks like Bring Your Child to School Day, with the kid sitting in daddy’s chair.

Uhura ( Zoe Saldana ) seems to have traveled through time to the pre-feminist 1960s, where she found her miniskirt and go-go boots. She seems wise and gentle and unsuited to her costume. Scotty ( Simon Pegg ) seems to have begun life as a character in a Scots sitcom. Eric Bana’s Nero destroys whole planets on the basis of faulty intelligence, but the character is played straight and is effective.

The special effects are slam-bam. Spatial relationships between spaceships are unclear because the Romulan ship and the Enterprise have such widely unmatched scales. Battles consist primarily of jump-suited crew members running down corridors in advance of smoke, sparks and flames. Lots of verbal commands seem implausibly slow. Consider, at light warp speeds, how imprecise it would be to say “At my command ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...” Between “2” and “1,” you could jump a million galaxies.

I thought about these things during “Star Trek” because I could not help myself. I understand the Star Trek science has never been intended as plausible. I understand this is not science fiction but an Ark movie using a starship. I understand that the character types are as familiar as your favorite slippers. But the franchise has become much of a muchness. The new movie essentially intends to reboot the franchise with younger characters and carry on as before. The movie deals with narrative housekeeping. Perhaps the next one will engage these characters in a more challenging and devious story, one more about testing their personalities than re-establishing them. In the meantime, you want space opera, you got it.

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Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk

Eric Bana as Capt. Nero

John Cho as Sulu

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Star Trek is the eleventh movie in the Star Trek film series, released in 2009.

The Film of the Series and partial Continuity Reboot from Lost creator J. J. Abrams , featuring the characters from Star Trek: The Original Series played by a new cast, and set in an Alternate Timeline during the time period of The Original Series . Alternatively called J.J. Abrams' Star Trek , Star Trek 2009/'09 , Star Trek: The Future Begins (even though that "subtitle" is actually the tagline ), and Star Trek XI/11 to keep confusion in check with the other Trek films.

In 2233, The Federation starship Kelvin comes across a "black hole"-like spatial phenomenon near a distant sun. Emerging from it is a massive ship called the Narada captained by a Romulan named Nero ( Eric Bana ). Nero kills the Kelvin 's captain, and deploying weaponry vastly superior to that of the Federation ship, the Narada forces the Kelvin crew to abandon ship, with many crewmembers lost. While the survivors flee the devastating battle, a young boy is born amongst them: James Tiberius Kirk , son of the first officer of the Kelvin ( Chris Hemsworth ), who sacrifices himself and the ship to buy time for his crew's escape. This incident ultimately sets a new series of events in motion; one of them being James T. Kirk ( Chris Pine ) growing up an angry, rebellious young adult until he is recruited by Captain Christopher Pike ( Bruce Greenwood ) to join Starfleet.

As Kirk makes waves at Starfleet Academy, the Narada and Nero emerge again after years in hiding. The Federation scrambles its fleet to confront the warship, deploying the flagship Enterprise , commanded by Pike, for the first time. All the rest of the fleet is destroyed, with the Enterprise only surviving due to a brief delay in getting to the battlefield. When the Enterprise engages the Narada , Pike is taken hostage. When they learn the Narada is from the distant future and begin to put together the events that lead to that future, it falls on Kirk and Spock ( Zachary Quinto ) to overcome their initial mistrust of each other and on the ship's green, hastily put-together crew of cadets note  actually, concerning those with major roles, it's three cadets (one of whom is a lieutenant, and another of whom is already a qualified doctor), an ensign, a lieutenant, a lieutenant commander who was Reassigned to Antarctica , and a commander who was told You Are in Command Now —( the young TOS characters )—to somehow save the day.

The film also stars Karl Urban as Leonard McCoy , Zoe Saldaña as Nyota Uhura, Simon Pegg as Montgomery Scott, John Cho as Hikaru Sulu, Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov, Ben Cross as Sarek, Winona Ryder as Amanda Grayson and Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime.

The first theatrical Star Trek film to feature any of the original characters in 15 years . Released seven years after 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis (the biggest gap between films to date) from which it takes a major Tone Shift and, believe it or not, to which it is also a loose Stealth Sequel .

Star Trek is the first entry in what has been officially dubbed the "Kelvin Timeline" that continues with the 2013 sequel Star Trek Into Darkness and the 2016 sequel Star Trek Beyond .

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Scottie Thompson Interview

Vulcan died for Scottie Thompson – sort of. In Star Trek (2009) , Nero (Eric Bana) sought vengeance against Spock (Leonard Nimoy/Zachary Quinto) – and ultimately destroyed the Vulcan’s home world -- because he blamed Spock for the death of his beloved, pregnant wife. Thompson played the unnamed spouse in a brief but pivotal Nero-Kirk (Chris Pine) sequence in which she appeared as a holographic image that Nero showed to Pike (Bruce Greenwood); the character did have a name, Mandana, in the comic book Star Trek: Countdown. The actress, who hails from Virginia, count among her credits several episodes of Brotherhood, a recurring role on NCIS , a regular stint as Diana on Trauma , and her latest project, the sci-fi film Skyline . StarTrek.com caught up with Thompson on the Skyline promotional trail and chatted with her about the November 12 release, as well as Star Trek, additional films on the way and her career in general.

Your role in Star Trek was small but important. How did it come about?

Thompson: I just went in and I knew that (the character) hadn’t seen Nero in a while and I got to be in my own little Romulan land. It was so funny when I got the job. I said to the producer, “I just want to thank you because I’ve gone through my whole life identifying myself over the phone for restaurant reservations, saying ‘Scottie Thompson.’ And they’d say, ‘Dottie?’ And I’d say, ‘Scotty; like beam me up.’ So when I found out they were doing Star Trek I was like, “I have to be in this movie. I don’t care what my role is.’ ” The producer was like, “You have an alien look to you,” and he meant it in a good way, like otherworldly. So I guess it was meant to be.

Take us to shooting your scene…

Thompson: Working with J.J. Abrams, he’s amazing. He’s just so positive and has so much energy. The scene I did was more like a photo shoot in that I was just kind of floating about in this almond grove. I remember him saying, “Oh, you’re really good.” He’d give me these little stories and I’d just go into my head. He said, “Have you done this before?” because it was like modeling, the way I was dealing with the camera. I said, “No. I guess I’m really good at my little world that I like to float around in.”

How surprised were you that Abrams didn’t leave the scene to a second unit director?

Thompson: He was there and knew what he wanted, and he got it very efficiently. It was so exciting for me.

You must’ve been pleased your scene made the final cut…

Thompson: I was very excited. I was slightly green. I was surprised because I knew they were cutting things out. Up until the last minute I was checking on IMDB to see if it’d end up being (“Scenes Deleted”). I remember somebody sending me a Facebook message and saying, “Hey, I just saw you in the movie,” because they saw it before I did. I was like, “Yeah!” That’s a whole awesome world, the Star Trek world, and it’s exciting to be a part of that.

Skyline will open on November 12. You and Eric Balfour play a New York couple visiting L.A. just as an alien invasion begins. Is your character, Elaine, a hero, in need of saving or something in between?

Thompson: She’s kind of an alien herself. She doesn’t feel at home in the environment she’s in in L.A., with the people she’s with there. That’s why I say she’s an alien herself. She feels alone in how she interprets how to handle the situation, whether or not to stay put. She’s struggling with a personal issue as well. There is a little relationship problem going on that’s making her feel out of her own skin. But she is someone who knows what she wants by the end. Knowing what she wants helps her gain a lot of strength. She’s probably more certain of herself than most of the other people throughout the film, but she’s weighing a lot of factors and loses her footing at certain points, then finds it by the end.

How much running, jumping and screaming was required of you?

Thompson: There was a ton of running, jumping and screaming. I hadn’t done a lot of sci-fi filming before, and definitely not on this scale. I did a lot of viewing of sci-fi to study it and gained a greater appreciation for it going into Skyline, but actually filming it, I didn’t realize it’d be such an emotional experience. You’re running, screaming, crying, and your life is about to end in at least one shot you do a day, if not more than that. But at least once a day I was contemplating the threat of death. There were two weeks that involved a whole lot of physical activity, which I thoroughly enjoyed doing. Usually you’re sitting around on a set, even if you’re shooting, so it was an amazingly exciting experience to be able to run around and scream and run away from aliens.

You’ve been working your way up the Hollywood food chain. How happy are you with your progress?

Thompson: I like the term roller coaster. It’s not as easy as it looks once you’re inside the beast. I’m so happy about Skyline and now I’m in the middle of nowhere, in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, doing Lake Effects . It’s a dramedy, I guess you’d call it, and a character-driven piece. That’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and I’m playing the lead. Television has been really nice to me. I had a fun run on Trauma. I’ve definitely had my dry spells, so I can’t complain at all. I’m excited about what I’ve going on now, and I’ve yet to work with someone I didn’t like and I’ve yet to have a bad experience. I’ve met inspiring people and I’ve enjoyed the process, so…

You’ve also completed Porn Star and Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda. What can you tell us about those films?

Thompson: Porn Star, not the greatest title. I play the only non-porn person in it. I play the wife of a porn director. So I’m a struggling actress in L.A. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda is a romantic-comedy set in London, and I play the lead. But I don’t really know the status of that, of either of them.

Let’s end with a Star Trek edition of Six Degrees of Separation. You were in Center Stage, which co-starred Zoe Saldana, and Diora Baird, who played an Orion slave in Star Trek , is with you in Porn Star …

Thompson: When I did Center Stage I was actually in New York because I was on my way to doing professional ballet at the time. They randomly picked a few of us to be extras. So I literally walked down the street in Center Stage. And, yes, Diora is in Porn Star. It was funny when I ran into her and we’d both been cast in Star Trek. I think she’d already filmed her work and I hadn’t done mine. She was covered in green the whole time. I think she actually had a larger speaking role than I did (before the final editing was done, in which Baird’s scene was cut).

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#1 Aug 2009 Moments after the USS Kelvin hits the Narada, Nero and his crew struggle to repair damaged systems and restore power. Nero wants to find Spock. He tells his crew that Romulus is still in danger. A few crew members are determined to go home, and Nero gives them a shuttlecraft, but makes his own determination fully understood to the rest of the crew with torpedoes. A Klingon battlegroup led by Kor uncloaks, fires on Narada, and boards the Romulan vessel. After bloody hand-to-hand combat, Nero is captured and awakens as a guest of Koth, at Rura Penthe. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

#1 Aug 2009 Solicitation: From Star Trek writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and the creative team behind the prequel comic Star Trek: Countdown comes an all-new story set within the events of the film! Not an adaptation, this exclusive story follows the villainous Nero as he seeks to destroy the Federation. An essential chapter in the rebirth of Star Trek! Retailer incentive cover. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

#1 Aug 2009 Retailer exclusive cover. Photo cover. Fan Expo Canada 2009 exclusive comic. 1000 copies. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina

#2 Sep 2009 Nero has silently accepted a brutal existence in Rura Penthe, the object of his guard's gambling habits, routine and pointless interrogations, drugs, a personal revelation, and along with his crew, mining enough to turn a profit for his captors. Nevertheless, he hasn't forgotten what he wants most, Spock. Another prisoner, a human stellar cartographer, offers to help with Nero's little physics problem. Given access to data about Narada and the black hole, the human is certain that Spock hasn't arrived through the black hole yet. The ship, still in orbit above Rura Penthe, hasn't yielded its secrets to the Klingons. Narada powers up on its own, attacks the prison, giving Nero and his crew the opportunity to escape. Back aboard his ship, Nero discovers that Narada has more secrets. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

#2 Sep 2009 Solicitation: From Star Trek writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and the creative team behind the best-selling Star Trek: Countdown. The story of the villainous Nero continues as we learn how Nero spent the years between his battle with the Kelvin and his reunion with Spock! You don't want to miss this essential chapter in the rebirth of Star Trek! Retailer incentive cover. Photo cover. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

#3 Oct 2009 Taken to the edge of the Delta quadrant by Narada, a ship with a mind of its own, Nero feels Spock's presence. Something massive, powerful and inquisitive has called to Narada. Nero realizes that Spock was here, but in the galaxy they both left behind. An energy spike is followed by a scan of the bridge, and Nero understands that this is how he'll find Spock. Taken to the core of the massive entity he learns that it was born on Earth and found life traveling across the galaxy. Sensing a kindred spirit, it called out to Narada. Now its vast intelligence will calculate where and when Spock will appear again. Spock is coming and hate is a good thing for Nero. It prevents a joining. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

#3 Oct 2009 Solicitation: The third installment of Nero warps ahead with the villain continuing his quest for vengeance against Spock and the Federation! Retailer incentive cover. Photo cover. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina

#4 Nov 2009 Spock's ship, with its dangerous cargo of red matter, is pulled aboard the Narada. Nero doesn't waste any time letting Spock know how long he's been waiting for him, nor is he gentle about it. He's still furious with Spock, but wants him rested and wide awake when they arrive at Vulcan. Spock is pensive. His lifelong friends are alive again and now they will suffer because of his mistake. After a brief and violent interlude with a Klingon task force led by Koth, the Narada arrives at Delta Vega, whose unique orbit will give Spock a perfect view of Vulcan. Nero says goodbye to Spock. Romulans don�t have sayings like live long and prosper . Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

#4 Nov 2009 Solicitation: From Star Trek writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and the creative team behind the best-selling Star Trek: Countdown. The final issue contains the climactic confrontation between Nero and the elder Spock -- leading up to the cataclysmic destruction of Vulcan! Retailer incentive cover. Photo cover. Writers: Mike Johnson, Tim Jones Artist: David Messina Cover artist: David Messina

Discovery Was Built On Earth Like USS Enterprise In J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 4, "Face the Strange". Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 4, "Face the Strange", reminds us that the USS Discovery was built on Earth, just like the USS Enterprise in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies. Written by Sean Cochran and directed by Lee Rose , "Face the Strange" catapults Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) through the personal history of the USS Discovery. From its construction in the 23rd century to the crew being killed by the Breen in the 32nd century, Discovery season 5, episode 4, covers the full spread of the starship's history.

Star Trek: Discovery season 1 established that the USS Discovery was still a new and groundbreaking vessel in 2256 . It's unclear exactly when Burnham and Rayner's trip to the in-construction USS Discovery takes place, but deck seven hadn't quite been completed on schedule. However, it's very clear from a glimpse of the outside world where Burnham and Rayner have traveled to, the San Francisco Fleet Yards on Earth, drawing a direct link with J.J. Abrams' version of the starship Enterprise from the Kelvin Timeline movies.

Star Trek: Discoverys Enterprise Crossover Made 1 Of Burnhams Crew Very Happy

Uss discovery was built on earth just like uss enterprise in j.j. abrams’ star trek.

The USS Discovery was built at the San Francisco Shipyards, something first mentioned way back in Star Trek: Discovery season 1 . "Face the Strange" reveals the location of the shipyard, via a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge. This places Starfleet's San Francisco Shipyards somewhere in or around Starfleet Academy and Federation Headquarters. A huge amount of space must be required to construct starships, so it's possible that specialist platforms have been erected in the area around San Francisco Bay. The height of Burnham's view means that the audience don't see the ground, suggesting that the Crossfield-class starship could be constructed on a floating platform.

The Kelvin Timeline version of the USS Enterprise was also built on the Earth's surface, at the Starfleet Shipyard in Riverside, Iowa . However, while the majority of construction took place in Iowa, the Enterprise itself was launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards. This draws a direct link with Star Trek: Discovery , suggesting that the nature of starfleet construction in the 23rd century was largely unchanged by the destruction of the USS Kelvin. However, the USS Discovery and the Kelvin Timeline USS Enterprise are still unique, because the majority of Star Trek 's starships are built in space.

Star Trek: Discovery was the first Star Trek show in 12 years, released after the three J.J. Abrams movies, which may account for season 1's reference to the Earth-based construction seen in Star Trek (2009) .

Starfleet Ships Are Usually Built In Space

In the Star Trek universe, Starfleet's ships are generally built in space, either at the Utopia Planitia Shipyards above Mars, or in various space docks. The USS Excelsior, first glimpsed in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was being built and tested at Spacedock One. A century later, the USS Enterprise-D, USS Defiant and USS Voyager were all constructed at the orbital Utopia Planitia Shipyards. This makes the USS Discovery unique in the prime Star Trek timeline, as it's the only hero ship confirmed to be built on Earth. In fact, Discovery is unique among other starships in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century timeline.

Starships in the 32nd century are built and refitted at Starfleet's Archer Spacedock , unveiled in Star Trek: Discovery season 4. The USS Discovery has made several trips to Archer Spacedock for repairs following its encounters with the Dark Matter Anomaly and the avalanche on Q'Mau. All of which proves that, while starships can be constructed on Earth, it's far more convenient and efficient for them to be built and repaired in space so that they're primed to join Starfleet's armada at the nearest opportunity.

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Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.

Star Trek (2009)

J.J. Abrams' 2009 movie Star Trek rebooted the iconic sci-fi franchise in a totally new timeline. When a Romulan ship travels back in time and alters the past, the lives of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), and the future crew of the USS Enterprise are drastically changed. In this new timeline, the Romulan Nero (Eric Bana) sets out for revenge on Spock, setting off a chain of events that reshape the entire universe.

Star Trek: Nero

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The miniseries was collected in trade paperback in February 2010 ; the series was also collected in volume 6 of the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection in March 2017 .

Creators [ ]

• Tim Jones and Mike Johnson (#1-4)
• Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (story #1-4)
• David Messina (#1-4)
• Giovanna Niro (#1-4)
• Neil Uyetake (#1, #3-4)
• Chris Mowry (#2)
• Scott Dunbier (#1-4)
• " Nero, Number One "
• " Nero, Number Two "
• " Nero, Number Three "
• " Nero, Number Four "

External link [ ]

• Star Trek: Nero at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works