Summary
- Captain Picard’s Enterprise faced off against four evil villains in the Star Trek: The Next Generation films.
- The villains in the TNG films were mostly attempts to recapture the threat of Khan in Star Trek II.
- Soran, the Borg Queen, Ru’afo, and Shinzon are all villains from the main Star Trek films, but here’s who’s the best.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) faced four major league villains in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’movies, and here they are ranked from worst to best. Starting with the 1994 one. Star Trek Generations, Directed by David Carson, the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation took charge of the Journey to the stars film franchise. Three more films followed; 1996 Star Trek: First Contact and from 1998 Star Trek: Insurrectiondirected by Jonathan Frakes, and the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesisdirected by Stuart Baird.
Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban), the eponymous villain of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanlooms over the cinematic adversaries faced by Captain Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise-D and E. Khan is considered the best Journey to the stars movie villain, even today. When Star Trek: The Next Generation They moved on to feature films, needed larger-than-life heavyweights, and almost all of them Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe films attempted to create their own version of Khan. It is worth noting that the most successful Local government The film’s villain was not a replacement for Khan, but an expansion of Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe greatest enemy.
‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
The S films eschewed the morality tales of the TV series in favor of big-screen bombast, turning Captain Picard himself into an action hero.
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4 Adhar Ruafo
Portrayed by F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection
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Ad’har Ru’afo was the leader of the Son’a, a nomadic race originally part of the Ba’ku people. Ru’afo teamed up with Starfleet Admiral Dougherty (Anthony Zerbe) to take the metaphase particles from the Briar Patch, a region of space that has regenerative effects similar to a “Fountain of Youth”. Ru’afo and Dougherty’s plan would have rendered the planet Ba’ku uninhabitable, so Starfleet planned to forcibly relocate the Ba’ku people. Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise-E commit an insurrection against Starfleet to thwart this plot and save the Ba’ku.
Ru’afo is perhaps best known for his comedic shout.
Despite his betrayal, Ru’afo does not project the threat necessary for a truly great hero. Journey to the stars movie villain. Ru’afo may be best known for his comical scream towards the end of Star Trek: Insurrection. Ru’afo and the Son’a were willing to commit genocide against the Ba’ku, but they posed little problem for Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise-E. Meanwhile, Admiral Dougherty was the latest in a long line of evil Starfleet admirals, but was betrayed and killed by Ru’afo. However, Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham does what he can beneath Ru’afo’s prosthetics to make his Star Trek: Insurrection Memorable villain.
Star Trek: Uprising PG
Director Jonathan Frakes Release date December 11, 1998 Writers Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Michael Piller Cast Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham
3 Dr. Tolian Soran
Played by Malcolm McDowell in Star Trek Generations
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Dr. Tolian Soran descends into Journey to the stars story as the villain responsible for killing Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Like Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Soran was an El Aurian, a beloved race of listeners. In the late 23rd century, Soran was freed from the Nexus, an intergalactic energy ribbon that contained an alternate reality that was like “be within the joy.” Setting in motion an 80-year plan to re-enter the Nexus, Dr. Soran planned to destroy the star Veridian to disrupt the Nexus’ path to the planet Veridian III, where Soran would be waiting to return to paradise.
An obvious attempt to Star Trek Generations To echo Khan’s villainy, Dr. Tolian Soran was a ruthless madman, though he did not seek revenge. However, Soran was willing to kill millions just to return to the Nexus, and he teamed up with Klingon criminal sisters Lursa (Barbara Marsh) and B’Etor (Gwynyth Walsh) to achieve his goal. It took the team of Captain Picard and Captain Kirk to stop Soran, at the cost of Kirk’s life. Had the mad doctor killed Kirk by shooting him in the back, as in Star Trek Generations‘ original cut, could have guaranteed Soran as the best Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie villain.
Audiences at the preview didn’t like the ending where Soran shoots Kirk in the back and kills him, so…
Star Trek Generations
In the reshoots, Kirk dies from his injuries after a bridge collapses while Jim was trying to stop Soran.
Star Trek: Generations PG Where to watch
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Director David Carson Release date November 18, 1994 Studio(s) Paramount Pictures Distributor(s) Paramount Pictures Screenwriters Rick Berman , Ronald D. Moore , Brannon Braga Cast Patrick Stewart , Jonathan Frakes , Brent Spiner , LeVar Burton , Gates McFadden , Michael Dorn , Marina Sirtis , Malcolm McDowell , William Shatner , James Doohan , Walter Koenig Duration 118 minutes Expand
2 Shinzon
Played by Tom Hardy Star Trek: Nemesis
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Shinzon was a clone of Jean-Luc Picard created by the Romulans, initially to replace the Captain of the Enterprise. However, Shinzon suffered from Shalaft’s degenerative syndrome, and the Romulans abandoned their plan to switch sides with Picard, banishing Shinzon to the mines of Remus. Shinzon gained the loyalty of the Remans and took revenge by massacring the Romulan Senate and installing himself as Praetor. From there, Shinzon planned to attack the United Federation of Planets and Captain Picard with a Thelaron doomsday weapon.
Tom Hardy makes Shinzon equally formidable, detestable and pitiful.
Star Trek: Nemesis It is a blatant repetition of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanand Shinzon is an obvious Khan stand-in, with a personal vendetta against the Enterprise’s captain. Tom Hardy makes Shinzon equally formidable, loathsome, and pitiful, as the Praetor is clearly dying but hell-bent on revenge. Shinzon’s attempt to use his Thelaron weapon on the Enterprise results in Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) sacrificing himself to save his friends. However, the scope of Shinzon’s plot to wipe out the Federation, and his other dastardly acts like mind-raping Councilor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), make the Picard clone a truly despicable villain.
Star Trek: Nemesis PG-13 Where to watch it
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Director Stuart Baird Release date December 13, 2002 Writers Gene Roddenberry, John Logan, Rick Berman, Brent Spiner Cast Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Tom Hardy
1 The Borg Queen
Portrayed by Alice Krige in Star Trek: First Contact
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The Borg Queen is the ruler of the Borg Collective and the embodiment of their eternal quest for perfection in the universe. The Borg Queen retells what is known of the Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generationgiving the alien cyborgs a charismatic personality to threaten Captain Picard in Star Trek: First Contact. The Borg Queen’s Plot in First contact Their goal was to travel back in time to the year 2063 and assimilate a post-World War III Earth so that the Federation would never be formed. As the Borg infect the USS Enterprise-E, the Borg Queen also attempts to seduce Data into being her mate. Ultimately, Picard and Data defeat the Borg Queen and her minions in order to protect the Borg. Journey to the starsChronology of
The Borg Queen is both terrifying and strangely compelling.
Easily the biggest villain introduced by Star Trek: The Next GenerationIn ‘s films, the Borg Queen even rivals Khan himself as ‘Star Trek’The greatest villain of all time. The Borg Queen is terrifying and at the same time strangely captivating, thanks to the fascinating performance of Alice Krige. The unforgettable Borg Queen elevates Star Trek: First Contact, hhelping to cement Jonathan Frakes’ film debut as the best Star Trek: The Next Generation Film. The Queen’s impact has also lasted beyond the Journey to the stars films, as the Borg Queen has returned several times, played by different actresses, in Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: PicardBut Alice Krige’s original Borg Queen is still the best.
Star Trek: First Contact PG-13
Director Jonathan Frakes Release date November 22, 1996 Studio(s) Paramount Screenwriters Gene Roddenberry , Rick Berman , Brannon Braga , Ronald D. Moore Cast Patrick Stewart , Jonathan Frakes , Brent Spiner , LeVar Burton , Michael Dorn , Gates McFadden , Marina Sirtis , Alfre Woodard Franchise(s) Star Trek Where to watch Paramount+ Expand
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Cast Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn Seasons 7 Streaming Service(s) Paramount+ Franchise(s) Star Trek Writers Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, Ronald D. Moore Directors David Carson Showrunner Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor Where to Watch Paramount+ Expand