Summary
Warning: contains spoilers forStar Trek Annual 2024!
The Jem’Hadar are one ofStar Trek’sfiercest alien races, but Lore’s new army makes them look weak in comparison. During last year’sDay of Bloodevent, Lore embarked on his most ambitious plan to date: to become a god. Taking with him Kahless’ Red Path,Lore has been absent for a few months, but makes his return inStar Trek Annual 2024, with a mighty new army.
Star Trek Annual 2024is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Rachael Stott. Data, who has taken leave of Starfleet,teams up with Chief Miles O’Briento help him find Lore. Their quest takes them across the quadrant, from Farius Prime to a massive space station orbiting a black hole. Boarding the station, Data and O’Brien, now joined by Geordi La Forge, find Lore. Lore kills the Klingon scientist Korath, and then takes Data’s head.
Lore beams back to his ship,revealing his new army, consisting of Klingon warriors with Borg implants!
Lore Is One ofStar Trek’sBest Villains
Lore Now Seeks to Become aStar TrekGod
The older brother of Data, Lore’s legacy of evil runs deep in theStar Trekuniverse. In addition to bringing the Crystalline Entity to the planet of his creation, leading to the deaths of all inhabitants, Lore has attempted to take control of theEnterprise. Lore’s boldest plan, however, as chronicled in theStar Trek: The Next Generationtwo-parter “Descent,” saw him launch an invasion of the Federation, using Borg drones recently freed from the collective. Dismantled in its aftermath, Lore returned to the franchise just asDay of Bloodwas beginning.
The Red Path was left reeling in the wake of Kahless’ defeat, and Lore, preying on the members’ pain and confusion, wormed his way in and appointed himself leader.
Lore takes command of the remnants of the Red Path at the end ofDay of Blood, and fans see the horrifying outcome inStar Trek Annual 2024. The Red Path was left reeling in the wake of Kahless’ defeat, and Lore, preying on the members’ pain and confusion, wormed his way in and appointed himself leader.Using his knowledge of the Borg, Lore was able to give his “converts” cybernetic enhancements. Members of the Red Path, already using drugs to enhance their strength, are now even more powerful. Whether it came at the cost of their individuality is unknown.
Lore’s New Army is One of theStar TrekUniverse’s Biggest Threats
They Make the Jem’Hadar Look Pathetic
Lore has never had issues raising an army, but his new one, unveiled inStar Trek Annual 2024,makes the Jem’Hadar look weak. The shock troopers of the Dominion, the Jem’Hadar live for one thing: violence. Feared throughout the galaxy, the Jem’Hadar are regarded for their brutality, but Lore’s army could easily give them a run for the money. Lore saw the mistakes Kahless made duringDay of Blood. Not wishing to repeat them, Lore has created one of the scariest armies inStar Trekhistory, one he can control through drugs, technology and brutality.
