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'''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFA-hNodBRo Star Trek: Retribution]''''' is a [[Darker and Edgier]] sequel to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan film ''[[Star Trek: Specter of the Past]]'', released in 2012.
The year is 2388, ten years after we last saw our crew of intrepid heroes aboard the USS ''F. Scott Fitzgerald''. The story opens with the dire news that the fractured Romulan Empire--in tatters following the events of [[Star Trek: Nemesis]]--is united again, and about to invade [[The Federation]]. Their motive? Revenge--because they believe that Starfleet was behind [[Star Trek (film)|the supernova that destroyed Romulus the previous year]]. Admiral Thornton tells Captain Bradley Prentice that the Romulans purport to have evidence to back up their claim, and that if they are to avert disaster, he must prove the evidence is false, and discredit the source, a mysterious individual known only as Drakus, who may or may not be human. A short time later, an expert in Romulan psychology arrives to help--none other than Admiral Gaius Reyf.▼
▲The year is 2388, ten years after we last saw our crew of intrepid heroes aboard the USS ''F. Scott Fitzgerald''. The story opens with the dire news that the fractured Romulan Empire--in tatters following the events of [[Star Trek Nemesis]]--is united again, and about to invade [[The Federation]]. Their motive? Revenge--because they believe that Starfleet was behind [[Star Trek (film)|the supernova that destroyed Romulus the previous year]]. Admiral Thornton tells Captain Bradley Prentice that the Romulans purport to have evidence to back up their claim, and that if they are to avert disaster, he must prove the evidence is false, and discredit the source, a mysterious individual known only as Drakus, who may or may not be human. A short time later, an expert in Romulan psychology arrives to help--none other than Admiral Gaius Reyf.
The ''Fitzgerald'' departs for Romulan space, but while en route Reyf is visited in his quarters by the ghost of Braiyon Garr, who warns him not to venture into Romulan space, that doing so will mean his certain doom--which Garr says he wants to inflict himself. Shortly thereafter, the ''Fitzgerald'' arrives at the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone, only to find the Romulan battlecruiser that was supposed to be their escort has been savagely attacked. At Reyf's insistence, Prentice agrees to salvage the ship's cloaking device and press ahead, despite the dangers that await them.
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With time running out until the start of the Romulan invasion, Captain Bradley Prentice finds himself caught between a mysterious warlord who will stop at nothing to see the Federation destroyed, and a superior officer who may be hiding something--a dark secret which could save the Federation...''or seal its [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|doom]].''
▲=== The cast: ===
* Captain Bradley Prentice. [[The Captain]] and [[The McCoy]].
* Commander Kendra Ronston, first officer. [[The Kirk]].
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* Dr. Braiyon Garr. [[Mad Scientist]] and [[Big Bad]].
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* [[Alternate Timeline]]: At the end of ''Specter'', Garr traveled back in time, and in doing so created one of these, which still somehow manages to integrate all the events from ''Specter'' as we saw them. We're still in it now, as you can tell by the designs of some of the sets--some colors and certain design elements are "off" from what we might otherwise expect.
** By far the most visible is the fact that the bridge still has colors from the bridge of the ''Enterprise''-E.
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* [[Conspicuously Light Patch]]: You can usually tell when a shot's going to have camera motion to it--if there's something in the background that's supposed to be animated (i.e. [[LCA Rs]], alert lights, warp stars, etc.), and it is in one shot but not the next, usually the "next" shot will be a motion camera shot. (Another tell is that the "motion" shots involve background plates whose blur is different from the regular ones).
* [[Continuity Nod]]: There are numerous references to canonical [[Star Trek]] events, including:
** [[Star Trek: Nemesis|"The Shinzon incident."]]
** [[Star Trek (film)|"The Federation tried to stop [the destruction of Romulus in a supernova]."]]
** The officers' combadges are from the future time frame of "All Good Things...", the [[Grand Finale]] to [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek TNG]].
** "...and now they're preparing for an attack the likes of which we haven't seen since the height of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|the Dominion War]]."
** Thornton's office is adorned with several matte paintings from ''[[Star Trek: The
*** In one corner, briefly, you can spot a photo of the ''Enterprise''-D docked at Starbase 74 (from the TNG episode "11001001").
** '''Ronston:''' "First it was the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Romulans]], then the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Klingons]], then [[Star Trek: First Contact|the Borg]]."
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** {{spoiler|Dr. Braiyon Garr}} in SPADES. In ''Specter'', he was only mildly threatening, and was a bit of a [[Sympathetic Villain]]. This time, after repeated failures, he shoots and vaporizes an aide seemingly without a second thought, and then moves on with his cleverly fiendish sinister plotting.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Loads and loads of this. Every character gets in their fair share. The film even opens with one from Admiral Thornton:
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'''Admiral Thornton:''' "Whether you think about it or not, it's happening anyway." }}
** How about this one from Prentice, when Garr drops in for his [[Hannibal Lecture]]:
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** Then later:
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** At the end of the minefield scene, {{spoiler|Garr}} loudly clears his throat and glares at Prentice until he thanks him for his efforts. His response, in the style of [[Stargate SG-1|Jack O'Neill]]: "Oh it was nothing, really."
** {{spoiler|Holo Garr}} gets in a nice one at Kristie's expense:
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* [[Dramatic Thunder]]:
** Type 1: The initial shot of the consulate building is backed by ominous stormclouds overhead and a clap of thunder, foreshadowing the coup eventually instigated by Drakus' operatives.
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* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Subverted in the New Romulus battle sequence--the disruptor shots all hit their intended target, it just so happened that the target had good shields.
* [[Irony]]: Admiral Thornton tells Prentice and Ronston to expect an expert in Romulan psychology, adding "I think you'll be pleasantly surprised." Several times after that, the characters gripe about being stuck with an interloper.
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** Then later:
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** Guess who it turns out to be.
* [[Light Is Good]]: The interiors of the ''Fitzgerald'' are, for the most part, brightly lit (except when the ship is cloaked), and even the ones that aren't look warm and inviting. By contrast, Drakus' command station is dark and austere, metallic and decidedly ''uninviting''.
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* [[The Reveal]]: The first glimpse we get of Drakus' face. Even the [[BGM]] thinks it's [[Serious Business]].
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Most of the exchanges between Prentice and Ronston seem to have been written with this rule in mind, as early on they each get a number of [[One-Liner|One Liners]].
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** Or this:
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'''Prentice:''' "Now now, let's not predict disaster before we even leave spacedock."
'''Ronston:''' "Fine. I'll wait 'till we're in open space. '''Then''' I'll predict disaster."
'''Prentice:''' "That's all I ask." ''(looks at padd)'' "It looks like the only thing we're waiting for now is our specialist to arrive, then we can leave. This mission is going to be tough enough without being saddled by a know-it-all bureaucrat."
'''Ronston:''' "Didn't I '''just''' hear someone preaching the power of positive thinking?"
'''Prentice:''' "No idea what you're talking about. Whoever it was must've been '''insane'''." }}
** When the tactical officer swears in Klingon, Prentice [[Deadpan Snarker|dryly responds]], "No need for that kind of language, lieutenant."
** After the flight through the minefield, Prentice congratulates his helm officer on a job well done. {{spoiler|Dr. Garr}} loudly clears his throat from across the bridge.
** In the shuttle, when the away team is attempting to penetrate Drakus' shields, {{spoiler|Holo Garr}} and Kristie have this exchange, which is also a [[Call Back]] to an episode of ''[[Star Trek:
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'''Kristie:''' "My breathing is just a simulation!"
'''{{spoiler|Holo Garr}}:''' "So is my neck, stop it anyway!" }}
* [[Scare Chord]]: The sting from "Klingon Attack" that plays right after we get our first glimpse of the villain near the beginning of the film.
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*** Followed a minute later by [[Attack Pattern Alpha|Attack Pattern]] [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|Epsilon 9]].
*** Prentice's method of escaping the Romulans was inspired by a tactic from the [[Andromeda|Battle of Witch Head]].
*** Leets' method of calling out the course changes by degrees in pitch and yaw is a nod to Mr. Sulu's evasive maneuvers in [[Star Trek: The
*** In a way, the entire minefield sequence is a shoutout to the climax of the TNG episode "Booby Trap," right down to the choice of music. In both cases, a ''Galaxy''-class starship wades slowly through a debris field lined with hidden dangers.
*** While on the holographic [[The Price Is Right|Price is Right set]], '''every single shot''' except for two originates directly from the show. Eagle-eyed fans can probably tell which shots correspond to what {{spoiler|pricing game staging}}.
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** Starbase 54.
** The starbase from which Drakus appears to be directing the battle plans.
* [[Stock Footage]]: Unlike ''Specter'', this time the creator has no qualms about re-using footage. Early preview clips showed several exterior shots recycled from ''Specter''.
** Early on, the shots of the ships flying through spacedock are recreations of similar shots from the end of [[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]].
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* [[Understatement]]: Ronston: "It sounds like he's harboring something of a grudge." This, after Braiyon Garr explicitly said he has it in for the admiral.
* [[Unnaturally Blue Lighting]]: Every time we see Dr. Braiyon Garr on screen, the lighting somehow manages to turn blue. This is especially pronounced in his first appearance in Reyf's quarters.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: Drakus has this. And because [[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]], his voice [[Evil Sounds Deep|is very deep]].
** And when he appears to Reyf as a hologram, Dr. Garr has a (slightly) less ominous version. {{spoiler|Guess why.}}
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Averted with what many viewers assumed was a throwaway line about Merv and Kendra Ronston being married, and now apparently divorced--it was assumed Merv had simply been "written out" and that would simply be that. Then, unexpectedly, he shows up late in the film, when Kendra calls him to try and smooth things over.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Commander Lesley Kal.
* [[You Have Failed Me
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