yeah, I doubt that protomatter was used in creating the cave. IIRC, the Genesis planet started to deteriorate rather rapidly. The cave seemed to be quite stable.
What is your personal head canon?
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yeah, I doubt that protomatter was used in creating the cave. IIRC, the Genesis planet started to deteriorate rather rapidly. The cave seemed to be quite stable.
There is a whole lot, about everything, that makes "making a planet" seem the least ludicrous thing going on.
Remember that guy from DS9 who wanted to take pictures of himself behind famous officers' desks? That's nothing compared to his Selfies With Legendary Starfleet Captains collection.
My personal canon includes almost all Star Trek episodes, movies, novels, short stories, RPG books, comics and video games. It also includes all fictional universes connected to Star Trek by crossovers, all universes connected to those universes by crossovers, and so on. And I treat crossovers involving public domain characters and historical characters the same as any other crossover. As a result, my personal canon is so vast that even I don't know everything that's in it. However, my personal canon does not include Star Trek stories like "Children of Mars" that don't have any connection to any of the main characters of Star Trek.
I have wondered if this is where they might go with a popular character recasted with a younger actor for the long term...
Recast, not "recasted."
Except in my head canon, Soran stays in the Nexus and problem averted.
But really, the whole Nexus thing is stupid anyway. I've just resented Generations because Braga et al. decided Kirk had to die for their TNG movies to go on.
It was likely Paramount and Shatner that made that decision, Braga and Moore had to cram it into the movie.
Especially since Kirk's also in Maurice Hurley's version of Star Trek VII. Except it was a holodeck version.
I think Paramount required Kirk be in the movie, to serve as a transition. So, he was going to be there no matter what. People like to use Brannon Braga as a scapegoat, but I think it was Ron Moore who was more curious about what happened to Kirk once Paramount said he had to be there. I don't think Brannon Braga really cared. Ron Moore was the TOS Fan. And Ron Moore being Ron Moore, decided Kirk dies and that Kirk is bothered that he hasn't made a difference since he retired.
You can go through Generations and easily figure out who came up with what idea, if you're familiar enough with Ron Moore and Brannon Braga's writing styles.
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How did Soran initially get in the Nexus? Spaceship. Guinian? Spaceship. Kirk? Spaceship (adjacent).
So why doesn't Soran just fly a ship into the Nexus?
Or a spacesuit?
True, but in both cases, the spaceship nearly got destroyed (or at least had extensive damage). So it may be quite risky to fly a spaceship into the nexus and you might end up dead rather than in the nexus. Presumably, it's safer to let the nexus come to a planet (though I agree that no rationale whatsoever is given, and that's ignoring the devastating side effects on Veridian IV causing the exinction of an entire species as well. I have this vague hunch that Soran's actions just might be ever so slightly selfish.)
EDIT: Looked it up, this is actually the reason given in the movie (approaching it with a ship is too dangerous). Though still no reason whatsoever is given as to why letting the Nexus come to you on a planet surface would be safer.
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Here's a new one from me, which answers some questions about Aldea in "When the Bough Breaks", like why we never hear from those guys again, even though they're kind of forced to join the galactic community at the end of the episode.
Beverly was not aware of certain kinks in the Aldean reproductive system when she gave her initial prognosis. While treating their radiation poisoning was simple enough, curing their sterility proved tragically impossible.
The Aldeans weren't able to fix their cloak. But with some modifications, the shield proved to be safely usable. They also took care of that "fluctuation" Data used.
With no option left but to slowly die out, the Aldeans resigned themselves to their fate, creating amazing works of art while their numbers dwindled toward zero. And since their impenetrable shield was still up (and running off an infinitely renewable power source) when the last Aldean went down, the absolutely bonkers tech their world holds will never be available to anyone.
Beverly was not aware of certain kinks in the Aldean reproductive system when she gave her initial prognosis. While treating their radiation poisoning was simple enough, curing their sterility proved tragically impossible.
The Aldeans weren't able to fix their cloak. But with some modifications, the shield proved to be safely usable. They also took care of that "fluctuation" Data used.
With no option left but to slowly die out, the Aldeans resigned themselves to their fate, creating amazing works of art while their numbers dwindled toward zero. And since their impenetrable shield was still up (and running off an infinitely renewable power source) when the last Aldean went down, the absolutely bonkers tech their world holds will never be available to anyone.
Because adoption, cloning, and immigration aren't a thing?
By abducting human children from the Enterprise, it was clear the Aldeans were primarily concerned with keeping their culture and civilization alive and were not concerned about preserving their genetic identity.
There are plenty of orphaned children and adults seeking to start a new life on a distant planet. Aldea could welcome all these people from all across the quadrant.
Cloning could continue the biological uniqueness of the Aldeans even if they are sterile.
That aside, Oddish, your idea would make a cool story
Ok, good point. An alternate possibility that serves the same purpose (explaining why we never hear from Aldea again):
Still steamed at the Federation for breaking through their shields, taking back the kids, promising assistance, and failing miserably... the Aldeans refuse further diplomatic efforts. Instead, they immigrate in a transport full of orphaned children from elsewhere. Happier ending for them, but no hope of alliance with the Federation.
I would have had an Edith Keeler variant, as well.I think it’s nice that Kirk and the Genesis device are stored together for eternity.
Kind of poetic, no?
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