Summary

word of advice : contains spoilers forStar Trek#23 !

Wesley Crusher ’s god - level gizmo isStar Trek’scoolest novel piece of applied science . Over the course of its 58 - yr account , Star Trekhas featured judgment - blowing technical school and contraption , rank from warp drive to holodecks . Now , inStar Trek#23 , fans see what might bethe dealership ’s most fear - exalt bit of technical school yet , and its germ is none other than Wesley Crusher , now a member of the enigmatic Travelers .

Star Trekactually began hint that there was more to Wesley Crusher as early on asThe Next Generation’sfirst season .

Robin Curtis and Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek.

virtuoso Trek#23 was written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and take out by Megan Levens . In the previous issue , Wesley steal his female parent a seemingly harmless looking ink penitentiary . As take 23 open , Scotty is seeking a way to stop Lore from put down the Pleroma . of a sudden , a door spread out , andDoctor Crusher pulls Scotty through .

She reveals the playpen has teleportation abilities , but she venerate it may be a one - function piece of tech .

Later , in a text edition piece , it is revealed that the pen can actually encode big , world-wide amounts of datum .

Picard and Riker in season 1

Wesley Crusher’s Connection to the Travelers, Explained

Despite Appearances Across theStar TrekFranchise, the Travelers Are Still An Enigma

Wesley Crusher ’s arc in theStar Trekfranchise has see him march on from a precocious adolescent into something far more . In the seventh seasonStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode “ Journey ’s closing , ” Wesley left our realness to connect the Travelers . At the time , nothing was reveal about the Travelers , but time of year two ofStar Trek : Picardchanged all of that . As the season play out , fans got a coup d’oeil at the Traveler ’s awesome powers , which spanned distance and metre . Wesley even made a cameo in the time of year finale , recruiting Kore Soong to the cause .

The most recent bow of IDW’sStar Trekcomic , “ The Pleroma , ” has revealed even more about the mysterious Travelers , namely that they serve the franchise ’s “ graven image . ” This has made the Travelers an obvious target for those wish to kill the gods , such as Kahless and Lore . InStar Trek#22 , Doctor Crusher was reunite with Wesley , but it was short and bittersweet . Wesley was kabbalistic with his female parent , almost as if he had give up himself to his luck . However , Wesley did give Doctor Crusher the pen she used to save Scotty .

What Other Tech Do the Travelers Possess?

Are Even the Travelers Capable of Stopping Lore’s Plan to Destroy the Universe?

These god - story penitentiary are standard emergence for Travelers , as Kore Soong used one in a previous issue , and it raises questions about what other marvellous technology the Travelers may be sit down on . The Travelers have the ability to travel through fourth dimension and blank , which gives them memory access to not only engineering develop in - house , such as the pens , but also object from other time physique and polish across theStar Trekuniverse . Yet for all the Traveler ’s advanced technology , Wesley Crusher was still unableto stop Lore ’s evil plan , perhaps imply there is a limit to his power .

superstar Trek#23 is on sale now from IDW Publishing !

Star Trek#23 ( 2024 )

Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma looks back on Chandrila during Leida’s wedding reception, edited with circular imagery.

Wil Wheaton as the young and older Wesley Crusher in Star Trek

Three panels of Scotty being rescued

Star Trek Wesley Crusher Gadget 2

Star Trek TNG Final Mission Wesley Crusher Picard

Star Trek #23 cover, Lore playing multi-dimensional chess with  Benjamin Sisko, Dr. Crusher & others as pieces.