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The Maquis are a mad spot in theStar Trekuniverse , but now the Federation has accommodate they were in the wrong . Introduced duringDeep Space Nine’ssecond season , the Maquis menaced the Federation until they were pass over out . The bequest of the Maquis is a complicated one , and inStar Trek : Defiant#18,the Federation ultimately confesses they treated the Maquis unfairly .
The Maquis played huge character across all three 24th centuryStar Trekshows . They were inaugurate inThe Next GenerationandDeep Space Nine , and former Maquis were crucial toVoyager .
Star Trek : Defiant#18 is write by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta . Worf reflects on his current situation : trying to marshall a radical of nomadic aliens against a Romulan intrusion fleet . With him are Ro Laren and B’Elanna Torres , both former Maquis . As the three argumentation scheme , Worf says he will remain and fight , as it is what “ Starfleet would do . ”
Ro Laren remind Worf of the Maquis , andhe thoughtfully concede the Federation should not have go forth the Maquis to their own devices .
The Maquis Role in theStar TrekUniverse, Explained
The Maquis Had Legitimate Issues With the Federation
In theStar Trekuniverse , the Federation is picture as the “ good guy rope , ” and almost always right – but the Maquis challenge this innovation .
In theStar Trekuniverse , the Federation is describe as the “ dependable guy , ” and almost always right – but the Maquis challenge this concept . The Maquis were Federation colonists whose territory was given to the Cardassians as part of a accord . The Cardassians begin right away oppress the colonists , lead to rising . The Maquis also felt betrayed by the Federation , who they perceived abandoned them , which in a mother wit they did . The Maquis bear out guerrilla warfare against both the Cardassians and the Federation . regrettably , there was never reconciliation , as Gul Dukat order the Maquis killed in the buildup to the Dominion War .
hard conclusion were made during Star Trek ’s Dominion War , and one in particular is come back to haunt a member of Deep Space Nine ’s crowd .
The Maquis plot line was controversial amongStar Trekfans , largely because it , for the first sentence , present the Federation in a damaging brightness level . Star Trek : Deep Space Ninespent its seven seasons debase franchise trope , and the Federation ’s moral gamy primer coat was one of them . The Maquis had a legitimate claim to their land , but it was taken from them without their input and hand over to one of the Federation ’s risky enemies . When the Maquis dared to retaliate , they were met with opposition from not only the Cardassians , but the Federation as well .
Worf’s Admission Goes A Long Way to Healing Old Wounds
The Maquis' Legacy Will Be a Difficult One to Unpack
Worf ’s confession about the relation between the Maquis and the Federation is a sensational price of admission . The Maquis story comes to a tragic end , and the survivors stillharbor a distrustfulness of the Federation , Ro Laren among them . No amount of formal apology from the Federation and Starfleet will ever make up for what happen , but Worf ’s goes a prospicient way to acknowledge a neat legal injury in theStar Trekuniverse . The Maquis are a dark spot in the story of the Federation , and one they hopefully have learned from .
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Star Trek : Defiant#18 ( 2024 )
