Warning: contains spoilers forStar Trek#23!
Star Trekhas revealed Trelane’s final words, as the Original Series god finally dies. For the past two years, IDW’s line ofStar Trekcomics has explored the relationship between mortals and their gods–including Trelane. Now,a dark and evil force threatens both the gods and the entire universe, and inStar Trek#23, Trelane falls victim to it, but not before uttering some chilling last words.
Star Trek#23 – written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with art by – ratchets up the stakes of the current “Pleroma” arc considerably.The evil android Lore, now in possession of the Bajoran Orb of Destruction, has crashed a gathering of the gods in their home dimension.Lore quickly disposes of Charlie X, and threatens the rest. Lore makes good on his promise,
Trelane begs for someone to “save the precious boy.”
Trelane’sStar TrekOrigins, Explained
Trelane, and the Rest of the Gods, Are Under Fire
Trelane, introduced in the first seasonStar Trekepisode “The Squire of Gothos,” is a child, but an immensely powerful one. In his sole television appearance, Trelane toyed with the crew of theEnterprise.During the course of the episode, it was revealed Trelane was a child. He might have succeeded in having his way with theEnterpriseif not for the intervention of his parents, who whisked him away back to his home dimension, presumably the Pleroma. Despite only one appearance, Trelane made a huge impression on fans, who speculated hemay have a connection to the Q.
Trelane was played by William Campbell, who would go on to play the Klingon captain Koloth in the second seasonStar Trekepisode “The Trouble With Tribbles.”
“The Pleroma,” the current storyline running inStar Trek, has seemingly dispensed with the idea that Trelane is a Q, but it still shows him to be very powerful.A century has passed since Kirk and Spock first met Trelane, and he has shown little sign of growth or development. Trelane’s appearances in the buildup to Lore’s attack on the Pleroma continued to depict him as a whiny and petulant brat, to the point other members of the Council looked down on him. Unlike Charlie X, who is also a young god, Trelane has remained the same.
Trelane Is Gone from theStar TrekUniverse
Will Trelane’s Parents Avenge Him?
The story has not yet shown Trelane’s parents, who must now contend with the fact they were not there for their son as Lore killed him.
And now, thanks to Lore, Trelane will never get the chance to realize his full potential, as the evil android slaughters him and his compatriots. Despite Trelane’s surly demeanor,he is still a living being who deserved better than what he got. The story has not yet shown Trelane’s parents, who must now contend with the fact they were not there for their son as Lore killed him.Star Trek’s“God War" has pulled no punches in showing the horrors Kahless and Lore have unleashed, and Trelane’s last, heart-breaking words may be its most gut-wrenching moment yet.
Star Trek (2022)
It’s stardate 2378, and Benjamin Sisko has finally returned from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent—but his godhood is failing with every minute. Sent by the Prophets on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus, he witnesses the unthinkable: someone is killing the gods. And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them.
