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Star Trekhas at long last shed brightness level on Chief O’Brien ’s dark backstory , and it is far more gruesome than fans imagined . O’Brien , who went to teach at Starfleet Academy at the goal ofDeep Space Nine , now finds himself present to face with Romulans in the Delta Quadrant . InStar Trek : Defiant#20,O’Brien ’s unexampled dilemma stirs up retention of his most fell and traumatic moment .
Chief O’Brien entered IDW ’s revitialized lineage ofStar Trekcomics in this year’sAnnual .
Star Trek : Defiant#20 is written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta . The proceeds opens with O’Brien recounting the Battle of Setlik III to Doctor Bashir . O’Brien , who was serving on theRoutledgeat the time , was fighting a small division of Cardassian soldier . O’Brien eventually came face to facewith the loss leader of the army . The Cardassian taunt O’Brien , who then fires his phaser . O’Brien think the phaser was rig to stun , but instead the beam went straight through the head of the Cardassian , kill him right away .
Chief O’Brien’sStar TrekArc Has Been Long–and Brutal
Chief O’Brien Has Faced a Lifetime of Trauma
Chief O’Brien , played by Colm Meaney , appear in the first six seasons ofStar Trek : The Next Generationas a reoccuring guest - star , before beaming over toDeep Space Nine , where he serve for seven season .
Chief O’Brien began as a one - off character appearing in the pilot installment ofStar Trek : The Next Generation , and would go on to become a enfranchisement favorite . DuringThe Next Generation’sfourth time of year , devotee get their first glimpse into O’Brien ’s backstory . During the instalment , title ‘ The Wounded,”O’Brien revealed a traumatic issue from his former assignment , the same incident depicted in the possible action page ofStar Trek : Defiant#20.As a solvent of the face-off , O’Brien developed a cryptic disdain for Cardassians , which would take him many years to process and start to work through .
Unfortunately , O’Brien would often get after he transferred toDeep Space Nine , where he was Chief of Operations . In the quaternary season episode “ Hard Time , ” O’Brien “ serve ” 20 years in a virtual prison . It was only an illusion , but the experience was real for O’Brien , and the hurt of it haunted him profoundly . This was only one of many traumatic incident Chief O’Brien was squeeze to endure . O’Brien being traumatize occurred so frequently throughout theStar Trekfranchise that it became a meme among fans .
Setlik III Would Come to Define Chief O’Brien’s Starfleet Career
Setlik III Was Far Gorier ThanStar TrekFans Could Have Imagined
O’Brien always told himself killing the Cardassian air force officer was self - defense force , but the doubts continue to molest him , years after the incident and his return to Starfleet Academy .
Andwhile O’Brien suffered arguably greater trauma after Setlik III , it would rest the one that specify him the most . O’Brien was still untried when he took part in the fighting at Setlik III , and killing the Cardassian was the first time he was forced to take a lifespan . In “ The Wounded , " O’Brien said he never even hurt a fly before Setlik III , but being pressure to down changed him deeply . O’Brien always told himselfkilling the Cardassian commanding officer was ego - defense , but the doubts go along to plague him , years after the incident and his return to Starfleet Academy .
Star Trek has its percentage of nifty captains – include James Kirk and Jean - Luc Picard , but one surprise sub has just become its most of import ever .
Despite being the psychic trauma that defined Chief O’Brien ’s Starfleet career , it has never been watch on - screen door , leaving it to the imaginations ofStar Trekfans — until now . In “ The Wounded , ” O’Brien did not soften news when talking about Setlik III , and as seen inStar Trek : Defiant#20,it was far more brutal and gory than he let on . Cantwell and Unzueta did not pull any punches in depicting the incident , and it is unmortgaged to see why it traumatized Chief O’Brien . The incident on Setlik III fructify a precedent for Chief O’Brien , one that carry on to this sidereal day .
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