Current status of the USS Hadhafang
Hey. Mostly getting back to catching up on my Star Trek stuff as I'm preparing on seeing BEYOND at one point. (Thinking of going with a friend) I decided to start by catching up on the movies -- trying THE FINAL FRONTIER first. (Insert cries of "Why, why would you do that to yourself" here
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I admit I kind of tossed around the idea of a female Sybok time and time again (it's an interesting concept), but I didn't remember it until you brought it up, actually. I think it definitely would be interesting, and you're right about that -- in terms of Trek in general, female antagonists are pretty rare. And in TOS, they're probably (again, from what I can gather) even rarer. (Like I said, correct me if I'm wrong) And a female anti-villain in the TOS era's probably really rare. I agree that a female villain who isn't somehow sexually charged is pretty rare in general -- closest I can think of is Kreia from the second Knights of the Old Republic (Star Wars) game. Which sucks, because I think like male villains, female villains should definitely have the option of exploring all different types of complex parts. And when they're allowed to, it usually gets things really right, but it's not really a frequent occasion.
(And I haven't seen "Amok Time", but yeah, I can imagine the element of a fem!Sybok would make things interesting)
As for similarities with Dar -- I think she could still be a viable character. I think she and fem!Sybok would actually be very different -- what I got from the film was that she was very optimistic and idealistic, strong-willed, having a bit of a wry sense of humor...things like that. Fem!Sybok would definitely be more experienced, definitely still being idealistic and a bit misguided, well-spoken...basically, like her canon counterpart.
(One thing I noticed about Sybok, among others, is he has a very different way of speaking than Spock. Spock has a very...sort of scientist way of talking, for lack of a better word, while Sybok...the way he speaks is kind of like some weird wizard-therapist-minister mash-up. Very formal-ish too. For example, when he's speaking to J'onn the farmer in the beginning -- "What you seek. What all men have sought since time began." -- or speaking to the Enterprise, or speaking to the God impersonator, he's very formal, almost poetic. With a bit of informal dropped in -- there's his "Are you afraid to hear me out?" to Kirk and some of his dialogue with Spock. Even in his initial reunion with Spock, there's something very open about it, sort of like they're picking up where they left off)
So I really do like your idea. I guess I was so busy thinking about how thoroughly (in my opinion, of course) Uhura kind of got the short straw that I didn't think about that...at first.
Ah. Good point about Klaa and Vixis. And they do give Kirk and co. an interesting, if brief, Enemy Mine with Sybok and his followers.
And that makes sense. I guess that's why Sybok decided to basically hitchhike on the Enterprise; it was the best ship that could get through the Great Barrier without going to pieces.
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