The Romulan Supernova and the Future of the Kelvin Timeline

[mattman8907]

Ever since the '09 film came up with the Romulan Supernova destroying Romulus, It makes me wonder if the Kelvin Romulus would suffer the same fate in 2387. If so would Quinto Spock make the same choices of Prime Spock (Nimoy) or do you think he would say "F"-that? Also Should they do a 24th century film and if so should the Kelvin timeline start "fixing" itself to align with the Prime timeline?

 

[F. King Daniel]

When there were plans for a 4th movie featuring cameos from Shatner and Nimoy as older versions of Kelvinverse Kirk and Spock, I liked to think it would be them old and grey presiding over the successful evacuation of Romulus in 2387. It'd have been a nice endpoint, trying in to how it all began.
And no, there should be no alignment or fixing of any timeline anything. If Michael Keaton can be Batman again in 2023, there's hope for the Kelvin crew to come back one day.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Knowing what they know, wouldn't they take advantage of the 100+ year head start to work on preventing/mitigating the destruction?

I supposed the Kelvinverse Romulans would dismiss it as Federation propaganda, though.

 

[fireproof78]

and if so should the Kelvin timeline start "fixing" itself to align with the Prime timeline?

No, on this point.

As to the main question I think Kirk would spearhead it, having the knowledge from the mind meld from Spock. Spock might pick up the colonization efforts and possible reunification but Kirk would see the disaster coming.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Kirk would see the disaster coming.

Prime Universe side, it started a chain of events that defined his whole life; being able to prevent these events here would be at turns satisfying and emotionally draining.

Imagine alt Kirk rescuing alt Nero and his family.

 

[fireproof78]

Prime Universe side, it started a chain of events that defined his whole life; being able to prevent these events here would be at turns satisfying and emotionally draining.

Imagine alt Kirk rescuing alt Nero and his family.

Well, you asked the question in the other thread on Kirk of "What's next?" Well, here's a possibility. Kirk is not one to sit idle, to find satisfaction in managing situations onboard a station. He still has that idea in his mind that the best place to lead is from the front, and so him working with his Spock to identify what would be the cause, to set the stage for Romulus to be saved and yeah rescuing Nero would be poetic and cool in a visual sense.

 

[FederationHistorian]

Should they do a 24th century film and if so should the Kelvin timeline start "fixing" itself to align with the Prime timeline?

The Kelvin timeline doesn’t need to “fix” itself to align with the Prime timeline. It’s its own timeline.

Even in the evacuation for Romulus, there’s no reason for it to be anyone else but a greyed or white-haired versions of Kelvin Kirk and Kelvin Spock and the rest of the Kelvinverse crew.