Summary

admonition : looter ahead forStar Trek : Defiant#17 !

Star Trek’sDominion War was the handsome and bloodiest conflict in its history , concern nearly every major power in three quadrant , and now its linger effects on the Federation have been revealed . AlthoughTrekshows set after the War have painted a largely rosy picture , Star Trek : Defiant#17shows that all is not well , as the Federation is still using the War to justify shady actions .

Star Trek : Defiant#17 is write by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta . The negative impression of the Dominion War are search throughout : one of Chief O’Brien ’s Academy cadets charge him of being a war felon , thanks to technology he project during the conflict now being used as a dick of oppression . tot up fuel to the blast is a text piece that puts the Federation on blast for continuing to use the Dominion War as a way to curb freedom and secrecy dissent .

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

The message urge Federation citizen to move up up and fight for their rights .

The Dominion War Cost theStar TrekUniverse Dearly

The Federation’s Post-Dominion War Trajectory Has Not Been a Good One

The Federation has oppose numerous war since its inception , but none take a toll on it , like the Dominion War . The Dominion , the dominant political military group in the Gamma Quadrant , sought to bring society to a chaotic galaxy . Using their fearsome Jem Hadarshock troops , the Dominion rule an expansive empire , and resented the Federation ’s intrusions . Relations between the two broke down , and before long they were at war . As the war dragged on , intimately every major power in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants became involved . The war cease with a triumph over the territory , but the cicatrice persist .

The Dominion were first mentioned mid - way throughDeep Space Nine’ssecond season , but were not to the full revealed until the season finale .

OtherStar Trekshows and media have played around with the theme of life story in the Federation during wartime . Deep Space Nineimplied that Federation citizen seemed to still savor most of their exemption , but the show also never go deeper into it . Star Trek : Picard’sfirst and third seasons dealt with some of the Dominion War ’s side effect , but never went too far with it either . What glimpse fans saw were cool down , namely Section 31 ’s experimentation on Changelings after the War . It was a perfect reminder that the Federation is far from the in force guys they profess to be .

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The Dominion War Will Haunt the Galaxy for Hundreds of Years

Did the Federation Lose Its Soul During the War?

Now , Star Trek : Defiant#17 is finally confrontingthe bequest of the Dominion Warhead on – and the exposure it paint is not a good one . The Federation plain restricted freedoms during the state of war , and is still doing so in some mode . The poster of the message offered no grounds to digest their claim , and without any proof , it becomes gruelling to verify . Yet the cadet accusing Chief O’Brien of being a warfare criminal exhibit this opinion of ire and dissatisfaction is circulate among multitude in theStar Trekuniverse , showing how far the Federation has fallen .

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Star Trek : Defiant#17 ( 2024 )

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Text piece suggesting the Federation has been corrupted by the Dominion War

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Female Changeling and the Federation flag

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