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Warning : contains spoilers forStar Trek#16 !
Star Trekhas unveiled the awesome bequest of a surprisal character fromEnterprise . run for only four seasons , Star Trek : Enterprisewas nevertheless an important part of the franchise , showing Earth ’s early days of space exploration . Enterpriseintroduced a bit of important conception and characters to the mythos , and inStar Trek#16 , one of them find a perfumed shout - out two centuries after his heyday .
Star Trek#16 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Marcus To . The Andorian Ensign Sato , in her personal logarithm , is having a instant of self - doubtduring the Tzenkethi crisis .
She bring out that between Starfleet Academy ’s Spring and Fall term , her kin gather in Shran City on their homeworld of Andoria .
Shran Was Vital to the Founding of the Federation
While fans do not get to see Shran City , many of them will no doubt recognise the reference work . Shran , an Andorian , was a recurring character onStar Trek : Enterprise . Played by the fabled Jeffrey Combs , Shran was present at first contact between humans and the Andorians . sexual relation got off to a somewhat rocky showtime , but over the show ’s four seasons , Shran lento came to value Captain Archer and even saved his life on one juncture . He was a popular character , and had the show break down on into a fifth season , he would have joined the crew .
When Shran and the Andorians come back in the first season episode “ The Andorian Incident , ” the specie had not been project since the Original Series , having appeared in a handful of episodes . They were mentioned on other display , butEnterprisemarked their comeback , and the beginning of their Ascension Day in the hearts and minds of fans . In the newer shows , the Andorians have been much more prominent , and it start withEnterprise . Furthermore , the Andorians ’ upsurge in popularity among fans can be directly attribute to Shran . Jeffrey Combs breathe awesome life story into the character , and made him popular .
Ensign Hoshi Sato ’s life-sustaining contributions to the history of Starfleet have long been undervalued , and now IDW ’s Star Trek is repair her bequest .
Shran’s Legacy Is One of Peace and Cooperation
Now , two centuries after Shran ’s metre , his bequest live on in his homeworld . While Shran ’s activity afterEnterprise’sconclusion are the knowledge domain of non - canon sources , it is not hard to think he would play a Brobdingnagian office in the founding of the Federation . The Andorians were one of the founding members of the Federation , and it would be Shran ’s relationship with Archer that helped cement this alliance . Some non - canon sources have Shran becoming a diplomat , the arrant coping stone to his career . Shran was one ofStar Trek’smost endearing character , and he is fondly remembered years after his expiry .
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