I just read this article in which the author makes lists a couple theories about what is happening in the new Picard series based on the three trailers. One of the interesting things he speculates is that Picard led the rescue mission against Starfleet orders and as a result was "made to retire." Also he thinks that why the fleet was off rescuing someone, it allowed someone (Romulans) to mount an attack against the Federation with deadly consequence. Certainly the Starbase exploding in the latest trailer suggesting something bad happens to Starfleet.
Star Trek Picard Rescue Armada
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Then again, we have seen two rather traditional takes on supposed Romulan starships - a classic TOS style vessel and a winged design resembling an anorectic Klingon BoP. Neither of those was shown attacking anything identifiable as Starfleet or Federation, although the latter was shown approaching Mars in... an armada.
Instead, an all-new design distinctly steering away from the curved lines of the above was the attacker amidst those red clouds. Perhaps SF or UFP suffers the consequences of standing up for the Romulans - but the armada part is unrelated to any combat, and indeed only was involved in the rescue of the Romulans from the (natural?) disaster of homeworld loss.
That there are Romulans messing about in a Borg Cube does not necessarily make Romulans the antagonists of Picard. There are humans doing the same, after all, and we even get bilingual signs at a facility dealing with assimilation. Possibly it's a joint Romulan/UPF project related to those androids also shown, and the project is the thing Picard will have to fight.
The one thing of note is that at least two Romulan characters in the first trailer, the female narrator and the male visitor to the vineyard, think Picard is one of them, a staunch ally and savior. Him fighting the Romulans doesn't fit that picture too well; by extension, him quietly retiring to his home on Earth doesn't fit the picture or Romulans fighting Earth much.
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Instead, an all-new design distinctly steering away from the curved lines of the above was the attacker amidst those red clouds. Perhaps SF or UFP suffers the consequences of standing up for the Romulans - but the armada part is unrelated to any combat, and indeed only was involved in the rescue of the Romulans from the (natural?) disaster of homeworld loss.
That there are Romulans messing about in a Borg Cube does not necessarily make Romulans the antagonists of Picard. There are humans doing the same, after all, and we even get bilingual signs at a facility dealing with assimilation. Possibly it's a joint Romulan/UPF project related to those androids also shown, and the project is the thing Picard will have to fight.
The one thing of note is that at least two Romulan characters in the first trailer, the female narrator and the male visitor to the vineyard, think Picard is one of them, a staunch ally and savior. Him fighting the Romulans doesn't fit that picture too well; by extension, him quietly retiring to his home on Earth doesn't fit the picture or Romulans fighting Earth much.
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I like that. When Picard disobeyed orders in First Contact and Insurrection, it all worked out. This would be the one time it doesn't. In this situation, if that's what turns out to happen, Picard would probably think this time would turn out like the others.
That would also make answering the question, "Why did you leave Starfleet, Admiral?" a whole lot harder. And then you can see why the Admiral in the trailer told Picard, "This isn't your house anymore, Jean-Luc. Go home." They don't want him. They might actually even do the opposite of whatever he suggests, if his standing is that bad with them.
I think they are rear views of the ships we see attacking a ground installation and a space station in the second trailer.
I tend to think Picard rescued some Romulans (perhaps Unificationists?), from their dying world. Yes it was years ahead but I think it's a death of Krypton/Earth climate crisis 2019-type thing where nobody in power believes what the scientists are saying.
I tend to think Picard rescued some Romulans (perhaps Unificationists?), from their dying world. Yes it was years ahead but I think it's a death of Krypton/Earth climate crisis 2019-type thing where nobody in power believes what the scientists are saying.
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I don't think so, the shape is completely wrong.
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Isn't a fairly easy answer that after the event of Nemesis and due to the lack of power structure - the Empire falls into Civil war and Picard saves an oppressed group. Then a few years later, the empire goes boom (Hobus) and these are really the only romuleans left?
Regarding the ships approaching Mars, they have long wings which is a check for the kiteships shown fighting in the red haze; they have wingtip kinks which is not a check; they have long slender hulls amounting to tail stingers which is a check again; and they have what looks like "tail horizontal stabilizers" which is not a check because the kiteships instead have the big diamond wings ahead of the long narrow ones, much wider than these "tailplanes".
Possibly ships from the same folks. Possibly from two groups opposed to each other. Possibly even the same ships, which just morph a bit when starting the fight. But the Borg Cube has some slender-winged ships flying around, possibly associating its masters with the armada that approaches Mars.
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Possibly ships from the same folks. Possibly from two groups opposed to each other. Possibly even the same ships, which just morph a bit when starting the fight. But the Borg Cube has some slender-winged ships flying around, possibly associating its masters with the armada that approaches Mars.
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Are they relocating all the refugees to Mars?For all we know, this is it:
He is on the third ship from top right.
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One would presume the Romulans would have better ships for it than that.
Actually, one would presume they would have worse ships. That is, after the loss of the homeworld and (for some unknown but associated reason) the entire might of the Star Empire, they would be unable to whip up a totally uniform fleet of ships, and would instead be flying a Battlestar Galactica type of collection of random junk.
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My point is that combat-ready ships - particularly Romulan ones, which tend to be pretty small - aren't going to be able to evacuate that many people. Their versions of troop transport and freighters would be much better.
Are these combat ships? They aren't shaped exactly like the kite-winged ships we later see doing combat. Do they morph before striking?
Are they small? Slim hulls might still be huge, and big wings might have more applications in colonization than in fighting.
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Are they small? Slim hulls might still be huge, and big wings might have more applications in colonization than in fighting.
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