Star Trek Enterprise Relaunch: Difference between revisions

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* [[Continuity Nod]]: Many, if you're a committed fan and paying attention. Examples include an explanation for "Captain Dunsel", a reconciliation of the Human colonial history of Achernar Prime with the world's later Romulan affiliation, and the possible inspiration for Original Series Romulans' plasma weapons. Also, the characters of Slon, Tobin Dax and Lydia Littlejohn are inserted back into the main continuity via [[Broad Strokes]]-style cameos. Finally, many of the Romulan and Klingon characters have names which also appear on 24th century starships, presumably their namesakes. The series allows us to glimpse some of the history behind those names - for example, the Klingon warship ''Ya'Vang'' in [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]] is named for a character in ''Kobayashi Maru''.

** The huge, oval-winged Romulan ships in ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' are ''D'deridex class''.

* [[Cuffs Off Rub Wrists]]: Trip, after being briefly detained by Vulcan Security in ''To Brave the Storm''.

* [[Cuffs Off, Rub Wrists]]: Trip, after being briefly detained by Vulcan Security in ''To Brave the Storm''.

* [[Democracy Is Bad]]: The opinion of Governor Sen in ''Rosetta'', an important part of his characterization given that he's in charge of a democratic government. One that's close to collapse.

* [[Doomed By Canon]]: The TV Series included Coridan as a member of the fledgling Coalition of Planets. However, it had previously confirmed that the United Federation of Planets which grew out of the Coalition was founded by Humans, Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites - no Coridanites. Hence, while the first novel in the relaunch has Coridan as part of the alliance, it also has them withdraw before the Coalition Compact is signed. The Rigellians and Denobulans were also part of the initial Coalition talks, but their absence is explained as their having been frightened off by Terra Prime in the series' penultimate episode.

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* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Shran's behaviour in "The Good That Men Do". Archer practically has to beg him to consider the possible consequences before he makes a very ill-considered attempt to free the victims of a slave market.

* [[Humans Advance Swiftly]]: A major reason why Romulans consider them a threat.

* [[Instant Awesome Just Add Dragons]]: A battle during the Romulan War takes place on Berengaria VII. Dragons show up to eat Romulans. There's no particular reason for it, but, hey, we're on Berengaria, previously established in throwaway lines on the TV shows as home of the dragons, so why not have them eat people?

* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: A battle during the Romulan War takes place on Berengaria VII. Dragons show up to eat Romulans. There's no particular reason for it, but, hey, we're on Berengaria, previously established in throwaway lines on the TV shows as home of the dragons, so why not have them eat people?

* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Gannet Brooks, who is far too intrepid for her own good, and eventually has to be pulled back from the front lines by her boss, who is concerned about her deteriorating mental health.

* [[Know When to Fold Em]]: The Klingons, of all people, when their attempt to invade the Thelasian Trading Confederacy is uncovered in ''Rosetta''. Never mind; they implicitly get control of those worlds anyway, through politics.

* [[Know When to Fold'Em]]: The Klingons, of all people, when their attempt to invade the Thelasian Trading Confederacy is uncovered in ''Rosetta''. Never mind; they implicitly get control of those worlds anyway, through politics.

* [[Lady Land]]: Cygnet, which is heavily female dominated; a fact that causes problems for the Humans when male officers try to represent them in dealings with Cygnian authorities. The ''Enterprise'' crew knew that Cygnet XIV was governed by females, and programmed the translator accordingly. They didn't expect it to be ''that'' female dominated, though...The Cygnians refuse to take Captain Archer seriously as a leader and openly mock him.

* [[The Load]]: Planet Draylax. A loyal Coalition member, it can't contribute much of anything to the war effort, but Earth is obligated to protect it. It doesn't help that government policy on Draylax is decided as slowly as possible, given that Draylaxians seem to prefer it that way. This means even when Draylax ''could'' be of use, it probably won't be.

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* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Theras and Shran in ''The Good That Men Do''. Or, as they see it, snivelling coward and ignoble berserker. Shran at least has an epiphany; {{spoiler|Theras dies, but possibly managed to grow as a person, too}}.

* [[Shame If Something Happened]]: Praetor D'deridex pulls this on Valdore, after taking his family hostage. This is a very, very common trope when Romulan nobles are featured.

* [[Shout Out]]: Jabba the Hutt shows up in ''Last Full Measure''. Well, Jabba-in-everything-but-name.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Jabba the Hutt shows up in ''Last Full Measure''. Well, Jabba-in-everything-but-name.

* [[Space Pirate]]: Wungki is a fake [[Space Pirate]], for hire. He stages kidnappings, hijackings and general mayhem at the request of his “victims”.

* [[Suicide Attack]]: The Romulans {{spoiler|send a ship to make a suicide run on planet Coridan, causing an antimatter explosion that kills a billion people and leaves Coridan aflame. Later they do the same to Draylax}}.

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