Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
Both Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Captain William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) had to attend the Romulans in cleaning up the mess left byStar Trek Nemesis . Having been enemy for centuries , the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire embarked on a temporary alliance in the 24th century . The alliance between the Romulans and the Federation was in reply to the threat present byStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s Dominion . Nemesistook place four years after the Dominion War end , and present a new threat to the fragile peace with the Romulan Star Empire .
In the final picture show to have thecast ofStar Trek : The Next Generation , the crew of the USS Enterprise - E prevented Praetor Shinzon ( Tom Hardy ) from assuming ascendancy of the Romulan Star Empire . The Enterprise crew ’s valiant efforts inStar Trek Nemesisfurther beef up relations between the Romulan Star Empire and the Federation . In the year after the close ofNemesis , both Picard and Riker were deploy to maintain diplomatic relations with the Romulans . While Riker ’s Romulan mission was presumably a success , Picard ’s own Romulan military mission ultimately lead to him resigning from Starfleet .
DS9 add Star Trek ’s Romulans and the Federation nearer than ever before as they merge to contend the Dominion , but that was n’t the only bountiful change .
Picard & Riker Both Got Romulan Missions After Star Trek: Nemesis
At the end ofStar Trek Nemesis , the newly promote Captain Riker choose bid of the USS Titan , and his first mission is to go back to the Neutral Zone . Captain Riker was placed in rush of a project force that is spearheading discussions with the Romulans in the wake of Shinzon ’s coup d’etat . Star Trekhas never shown Riker ’s Romulan mission on - screen , as the next time viewers see him is a year later , inStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 1 , in which the USS Titan is allot with the Pakleds . The outcome of Riker ’s Romulan missionary post has never been revealed .
Presumably , Captain Riker ’s Romulan delegation was a success , as six years later , in 2385 , Admiral Picard was leading efforts to resettle refugee from the doomed planet Romulus . Star Trek : Picardrevealed that Jean - Luc and Commander Raffi Musiker ( Michelle Hurd ) played a primal role top the elimination efforts when it became unmortgaged that the Romulans ' homeworld would be destroy by a supernova in a issue of years . Tragically , theAttack on Marsin 2385 devastated the delivery armada and ram Starfleet to pull out of its mission of mercy . Picard was horrified by this delinquency of duty and reach in his resignation .
Why Starfleet Assigns Picard & Riker To Deal With Romulans
Captain Riker is presumably sent to the Romulan Neutral Zone afterStar Trek Nemesisbecause he and Picard had already established a resonance with Commander Donatra ( Dina Meyer ) . After Shinzon is defeated , Donatra tells the crew of the Enterprise that they have realise a booster in the Romulan Star Empire . Donatra also dispatched shuttles which provided the Enterprise crew with aesculapian assistance and supplies after the ship was severely damage by Shinzon ’s Scimitar ship . Therefore , Picard and Riker were perfect envoys for Starfleet after the Romulans decide to talk with the Federation .
It ’s also worth recall that Picard and Riker were the first Starfleet police officer to pass with the Romulan Star Empire in decennium . InStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s time of year 1 finale , " The Neutral Zone " , the USS Enterprise - D is sent to enquire attacks on Federation colonies , under the false impression the attackers were Romulans . Picard negotiates cooperation with the Romulans , the first footstep in found diplomatic relation with the Romulans and setting him on a course for his last Starfleet delegation in the years followingStar Trek Nemesis .
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