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Star Trekjust gave CONTROL , the central villain fromDiscovery’ssecond time of year , a fantastic , god - killing legacy . CONTROL came horrifyingly close to destroying all life in the galaxy , and would have succeeded if not for the crew ofDiscovery . CONTROL may be gone , but as reveal inStar Trek#23 , its legacy of evil carries on , inspiring Lore to take on a campaign to destroy the universe .
Another version of CONTROL , also used by Section 31 , seem in several licensedStar Treknovels , which really predateDiscovery’ssecond season .
asterisk Trek#23 is save by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and describe by Megan Levens . Under order from Section 31 , Ensign Satodetonates a machine in the Pleroma , the realm ofStar Trek’sgods . T’Lir , the last of the Organians , appears to Sato . They severalise Sato her orders come from an artificial intelligence “ bent on race murder . ” T’Lir informs Sato of the “ CONTROL Incident , ” in which subdivision 31 ’s AI go rogue and strain to eliminate all organic life . T’Lir inform her the matter was covered up , but nothing “ stay secret everlastingly . ”
Theybelieve Lore suffer the approximation from CONTROL .
CONTROL Nearly Destroyed the Federation
CONTROL Is Unlike Any OtherStar TrekVillain
Whether Lore was really inspired by CONTROL is irrelevant , as his mission threatens the entireStar Trekuniverse . Prior , the Klingon Emperor Kahless launched his own mission against the gods , which was thwarted by Captains Ben Sisko and Worf . In the aftermath , Lore takes charge of the remnants of Kahless ’ Red Path , converting them into his lethal US Army . Lore seeks to fulfill Kahless ’ nihilistic ambitions by wipe out the god himself . While Lore consolidated his might , Ensign Sato seemingly bedevil her destiny in with Section 31 , who give her a machine to utilize when she reach the Pleroma .
Thus far , theStar Trekcreative squad has remain mama on what connexion subsist between Section 31 and Lore , but there is precedent for the shadowy organization ’s actions . The struggle against Section 31 ’s CONTROL AI form the basis ofStar Trek : Discovery’ssecond season . While the season ends with it destroyed , and a vow from Section 31 ’s head , Ash Tyler , never to rebuild it , somehow CONTROL ’s legacy lives on . DuringDay of Blood , Lore encounters a cryptic news in space that charges him with his new missionary work . This could have been the remnants of CONTROL , lying abeyant for a one C .
Did Section 31 Honor Their Promise to Dismantle CONTROL?
CONTROL Has Received a Serious Upgrade
discussion section 31 is a shady and sinisterorganization , and it is always possible they went back on their promise not to rebuild CONTROL . Section 31 could also have reinstated it after Ash Tyler left the establishment . Regardless , CONTROL may be active once again , and this time it has expanded its reach : it is no longer content to pass over out constitutive life in theStar Trekuniverse , and instead wish to eradicate all cosmos . After defeating CONTROL , Discoveryis whisked to the future , taking with them all the noesis of how to defeat the evil , god - killing machine .
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