Summary
- Star Trek #12 is set to reveal the true power level of the Bajoran Prophets, who may be even more powerful than the Q.
- The Prophets have the ability to withstand Kahless’ God-Killer weapon, indicating their immense strength and importance in ending the God War.
- The Bajoran Prophets’ encounter with Q in the comics suggests that they have the capability to defeat the God-Killer, potentially bringing the God War to an end.
IDW’s Star Trek has established the power of the Bajoran Prophets at least rivals, if not surpasses, the multidimensional entities known as the Q. One of the most powerful races in Trek, the Q fled our plane of existence to avoid the God War raging across the universe, and the forthcoming Star Trek #12 is set to reveal the true power level of the Prophets, who perhaps hold the key to ending the conflict.
League of Comic Geeks shared a preview of Star Trek #12, shipping in September. Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by Angel Unzueta, the issue features the crews of the Theseus and Defiant working together to stop Kahless’ genocidal campaign against the gods. With Sisko able to withstand Kahless’s God-Killer weapon thanks to the power of the Prophets, the extent of the Bajoran wormhole entities strength is made clear.
Star Trek’s God War is Unique in its History
The current IDW Star Trek imprint has embarked on a storytelling initiative unlike any in the franchise up to this point. According to Klingon lore, their first emperor Kahless killed the gods, who oppressed his people. A clone of Kahless introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation, having been ceremonially declared Emperor once more, has now seized real power and begun ruthless attack on the Star Trek universe’s god-like beings. Ascended beings and species such as Gary Mitchell and the Crystalline Entities have fallen to Kahless’ and his Red Path’s god-killer array. The Bajoran Prophets sent Captain Benjamin Sisko back to our reality to stop Kahless before it is too late.
The Prophets Are Not to Be Trifled With
As the God War continues, Sisko has questioned the will of the Prophets: they are coy, not forthcoming in information, and seemingly toy with humanity. While their cosmic powers have always been depicted as immeasurable in human terms, much like the Q, Star Trek #12 may in fact reveal that the Bajoran Prophets are more powerful than the Q. Although the Q and the Prophets never met onscreen, they have encountered each other in the comics. In Star Trek: The Q Conflict, the cosmic trickster pulled together four different crews, forcing them into contests – including stealing a Bajoran Orb from the Celestial Temple (the Bajoran Wormhole) and delivering it to him.
During the attempt, the Prophets confronted Q, implying they had met before. The Prophets chided Q, telling him their last encounter saw him nearly defeated. With this precedent in mind, and the God War heading toward its bloody climax, it appears the Bajoran Prophets will be shown as even more powerful than Q, able to withstand the God-Killer-Array that the Q fled in fear of. While the Q could perhaps re-emerge to help defeat Kahless and his Red Path legions, their power may not be enough. If the Prophets have found a way to defeat the God-Killer, it could the only thing that can bring Star Trek’s God War to an end.
Source: League of Comic Geeks
Star Trek #12 is on sale September 27th from IDW Publishing!
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
