Summary
An exciting aspect ofStar Trek: Section 31is how Paramount+’s firstStar Trekstreaming movie brings back two largely forgotten classic aliens. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Craig Sweeny,Star Trek: Section 31marks the return of Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou. As Yeoh reprises her iconic antiheroine fromStar Trek: Discovery, Georgiou is joined by a new cast of characters whose names are yet unknown.However, a couple ofSection 31’s characters' species have been revealed, and they are updating aliensStar Trekhasn’t used in years.
Star Trek: Section 31involves time travel that lands Emperor Georgiou in the early 24th century ofStar Trek’s “lost era”. The time period between the end ofStar Trek: The Original Seriesin the late 23rd century and the mid-24th century that launched withStar Trek: The Next Generationhas only been fleetingly depicted, mostly through flashbacks.Georgiou arriving inStar Trek’s “lost era” offers an intriguing opportunity to explore classic characters, such as Rachel Garrett (Kacey Rohl), the younger version of the doomed Captain of the USS Enterprise-C seen inStar Trek: The Next Generation. Fascinatingly,Star Trek: Section 31brings back these two classic aliens as well.
Star Trek: Section 31 - Everything You Need To Know
Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh headlines Star Trek: Section 31, and here’s what we know about Paramount+’s first Star Trek streaming movie.
Humberly Gonzalez Is A Deltan In Star Trek: Section 31
Persis Khambatta played the first Deltan in Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Humberly Gonzalez plays a Deltan inStar Trek: Section 31.Star Trek’s original Deltan, Lieutenant Ilia, was played by the late Persis Khambatta inStar Trek: The Motion Picture.Lt. Ilia was the navigator of the USS Enterprise under the command of Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) when they intercepted the massive spacecraft called V’Ger. Ilia was killed by V’Ger and replaced with an identical, artificial version of the Deltan. The Ilia probe and the Deltan’s human lover, Captain Willard Decker (Stephen Collins), merged with V’Ger and ascended to become a higher life form.
Deltans became the prototype for the Betazoids.
Deltans are known for being bald and for being a sexually charged culture. In fact, Ilia pledged an oath of celibacy upon joining Starfleet. Deltans became the prototype for the Betazoids, the speciesStar Trek: The Next Generation’s Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) hails from. Although Lt. Ilia was the best-known Deltan from the firstStar Trekmovie in 1979, butDeltans did briefly return inStar Trek: Picardseason 2’s premiere, when Soji (Isa Briones) and Dr. Agnes Jurati (Allison Pill) met with Deltans on Raritan IV.Humberly Gonzalez’s Deltan inStar Trek: Section 31will introduce Deltans to a newStar Trekaudience.
Sam Richardson Is A Chameloid In Star Trek: Section 31
Iman played the first Chameloid in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Sam Richardson plays a Chameloid inStar Trek: Section 31.The lone Chameloid in Star Trek before Sam Richardson’s shapeshifter is Martia, played by Iman inStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Martia was among the prisoners of the frozen Klingon penal planet Rura Penthe, where Captain James T. Kirk andDr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy(DeForest Kelley) were sentenced. Martia conspired with the Klingons to have Kirk murdered while trying to escape, but the Chameoid was disintegrated by the Klingon warden.
Martia shapeshifted into Kirk and fought the real Enterprise Captain before she was killed by her Klingon conspirator.
Iman made a striking impression inStar Trek VI,butChameloids were backburned by the introduction of Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois) inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. Odo was from a race of liquid-based shapeshifters called the Founders, who ruled the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant. The prominence of the villainous Dominion inDS9andStar Trek: Picardseason 3 meantChameloids were forgotten for decades, but Sam Richardson will bring the classic changeling back inStar Trek: Section 31.
