Iconic Sci-fi Series Predicts This Year Will Be The End Of The World
By Chris Snellgrove | Published
What if this year was the end of the world as you know it? That sounds like crazy talk, of course, but this is the year that has long been prophesied for one of sci-fi’s biggest talks as the start of World War Three. That prophecy comes from us last time IP you can expect to predict the end of the world: Star Trek!
Obviously, Star Trek is known for its portrayal of hope for a future where most people don’t have to worry about modern concerns like poverty, disease, and war. However, a big part of franchise lore is that things have to get worse before they start getting better. Humanity does not begin to work towards its bright, shiny future until it survives World War III, a global catastrophe that is due to begin in 2026.
World War III Begins With One Man
Accordingly, most of our knowledge of the World War III franchise comes from it Star Trek: The Original Series. Classic episodes like “Bread and the Circus” and “The Mighty Curtain” tell us that a man named Colonel Phillip Green was responsible for leading a group of natural terrorists in an attack that ended up taking the lives of 37 million people. In fact, he may be the cause of this war, as it is pointed out in “The Savage Curtain” that he “led” the war of genocide, which was later called WWIII.
It’s disappointing, The Original Series he doesn’t tell us much about Colonel Green except that he was notorious for beating his enemies in the middle of peaceful conversations. Later, Star Trek: The Enterprise he clarified that he used his forces to kill those who suffered from radiation sickness and other conditions that he considered “dirty.” He was concerned about these traits being passed on to children, making Green a clear figure like Hitler, until his end of eugenics.
And Rocket’s Red Glare
It was a fan favorite Star Trek: First Contact which specified that World War III began in 2026, and the film also named one of the factions involved: the Eastern Coalition. The first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation He pointed out that some of the different agencies use drugs to control their soldiers. Adoption again Strange New Worlds it is stated that in late 2053, nuclear bombs were dropped on cities like Richmond, Washington, New York, and Paris.
Talking about it Strange New Worldsthat show used an interesting retcon to combine World War III with the major conflict first mentioned in it The Original Series: Eugenics Wars. In the midst of the world’s troubled history, unscrupulous scientists began experimenting with selective breeding and genetic engineering, and their ultimate goal was to create a race of super soldiers. Those soldiers were known as the Augments, and their most famous member was Khan Noonien Singh, who would later have many iconic battles with an equally famous figure: Captain James T. Kirk.
Real Work Khan
Predictably, these Augments tried to take over the world, taking power from over 40 nations before they were finally defeated by humanity. Many of the Augments were tried and executed as war criminals, but Khan and a large number of his followers escaped the sleeping sheep, where they were later awakened from cryogenic stasis by Captain Kirk. In the classic episode “The Seed of Space,” Spock spoke the exact truth that Star Trek had dismissed decades trying to escape: that the Eugenics Wars began in 1992-1996.
Why did Trek keep moving away from this bit, and how does it connect to World War III? After Star Trek: The Next Generation came out in 1987, it was very difficult for writers (especially after the end of the Cold War) to think of the ’90s as a time of great turmoil in the world. The best proof of this is that in the Voyager The episode where they go back to 1996 (“The End of the Future”), and besides it was the last year of the Eugenics Wars, there is no indication that America experienced it. anywhere of a world war that claimed the lives of more than 30 million people.
Burned Retcon
Strange New Worlds spoke about this subject in a completely unexpected way. “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” revealed that the Temporal War and the time travelers of various incarnations ended up affecting Khan’s personal timeline. Now, the dictator was born later in the timeline, but his rise to power is still inevitable: in Picard In the episode “Farewell,” mad scientist Doctor Adam Soong is last seen in 2024, examining a file (from 1996, no less) titled “Project Khan.”
That would put Khan on track to be a top player when World War III begins in 2026, but how do we know for sure he was involved? In the first episode of Strange New Worlds, Captain Pike gives a speech to a group of aliens in which he mentions how the last major world war has gone by different names over the years. “We called it Civil War II, then the Eugenics War, and finally World War III.”
No Place on Earth Was Safe
Previously, in The Original Series episode “Space Seed,” Spock says (while admitting that the records of the period were “fragile”) that the Eugenics Wars just happened. in time The Third World War. Now, Pike repeatedly says that the battles of Eugenics and World War III are considered the same conflict. However, we know that these different names may refer to different times during this overall conflict.
That is because the first name of what could be called a world war was “The Second Civil War;” at this point, Pike’s presentation shown to the alien group shows footage of the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol. Putting aside the tricky politics of this as a creative decision (Star Trek indeed linking Khan to Donald Trump in official correspondence?!?), this gives us a timeline of events. Civil War II begins in early 2021, the Eugenics wars begin sometime after 2024, and World War III breaks out in 2026.
2026: The End of the World As We Know It
Hello, this year! Since Star Trek predicted that this is the end of the world, you should probably take some time to get your affairs in order. Tell your loved ones how important they are to you, make time for your needs, and remove anything from your life that no longer creates happiness.
After the last episode of Starfleet Academywhich may include your Paramount+ subscription. Trust me: even if the world doesn’t end in a catastrophe, you don’t need a broadcaster whose special name sounds like all the diseases in the Bible, all rolled into one!
