Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Trek: The Struggle #19!
Star Trek does Section 31 somehow even worse, it threatens creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. For 26 years, Section 31 has taken Roddenberry's utopian ideals to extremes. Working in secrecy, Section 31 protects the security of the Federation – at all costs. Now, in Star Trek: The Struggle #19, new and disturbing details about the organization are revealed and show just how terrible they are.
Chapter 31 first appeared in the episode “Inquisition”. It was written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle.
Star Trek: The Struggle #19 Written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta. Chief O'Brien works furiously to stop the Romulan invasion, acting on the advice of his old friend Dr. Bashir. Bashir comes in and tells O'Brien to stand up and that he (Bashir) is wrong.
Bashir was working on the information in section 31. and a piece of text similar to Bashir's official memoir threatened O'Brien with both indefinite detention and a trip to a “rehabilitation” center.
The piece ends ambiguously as its author challenges Bashir to call his bluff.
Star Trek Section 31, Explained
Section 31 has been controversial since its debut 25 years ago
Included in Article 31 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season six has become one of the show's most enduring contributions to the collective Track myth. The rough equivalent of Romulan's Tal Shi'ar, Division 31 regularly uses brutal tactics and lethal force to protect the Federation from harm. Division 31 has technology far superior to that of Starfleet, and their ships regularly employ cloaking devices that are prohibited under normal circumstances. The agency has appeared in almost any form since then Track have been showing since their debut and will be starring in their own film airing on Paramount+.
Proponents felt that the existence of section 31 ran counter to humanist and utopian visions
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creator Gene Roddenberry received the mandate for the show.
A dispute arose between Article 31 Star Trek fans from the beginning and remains so to this day. Proponents felt that the existence of section 31 ran counter to humanist and utopian visions Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry received the mandate for the show. Roddenberry believed that humanity would rise above such double-headed tactics and tricks. He envisioned Starfleet as an organization of high morals, always taking the high road. In Star Trek: The Next Generation in the first season, Wesley Crusher famously declared, “Starfleet doesn't lie.” Lies and deceit are at the heart of Section 31's methods.
The shady methods of Section 31 include torture and sabotage
Section 31 appears to the contrary Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Hopeful Vision
Various views of section 31 Star Trek the universe painted a terrifying picture of agency. Although the full extent of Section 31's actions over its 300-year existence has never been fully known, they have so far been accused of assassinations and acts of sabotage. In Discovery in the second season, the AI CONTROL of Section 31 tried to kill all life in the galaxy and Picard's The third season featured a virtual room, one of the group's storage facilities Star Trek horrors, including a second, more efficient Genesis device, as well as genetically modified Changelings.
The excerpt states that O'Brien may be sent to an unspecified location for “re-education.” The author of the work does not make it clear what this means, but the result is terrible for O'Brien. Maybe he was bluffing, but given what fans have seen of Section 31 so far, it's not out of the realm of possibility. Indefinite storage and conditioning violates numerous galactic treaties as well as the utopian ethos of the Federation. It also seemingly violates Utopia Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry envisioned the future of humanity.
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