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* PunchclockVillain: The Romulan Commander turns out to be one.
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** The ''Enterprise'' fires phasers in short bursts which detonate at a specified interval, in reference to [[RecycledInSpace depth charges]]. This could have easily been done by Photon Torpedoes had they been invented by the writers sooner.
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** Then there's the Enterprise crew needing to be quiet to avoid detection even though sound doesn't travel in space.
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** In a deleted scene, right before destroying the Bird-of-Prey, Kirk salutes the Commander, who replies with a solemn bow.
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* CanonFodder: The Romulan War, and in particular Stiles' ancestor's role in it.
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* ScienceMarchesOn: At one point, Spock removes a panel to reveal that some internal electronics have caught fire. (And then he puts the fire out with his hands. Love that Vulcan stoicism.) It seems unlikely that an interstellar spaceship wouldn't have an over current protection device that would prevent such a fire.
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* WidowedAtTheWedding: Poor Angela Martine.
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** Impulse engines on Starfleet vessels are powered by fusion reactors. Knowing this and that a fusion-powered ship would have much shorter range than an antiatter-powered one, just like the Bird of Prey, it's probable that Romulan ships of the era were powered by fusion reactors and that Scott just meant that, and that artificial singularities (that would ensure pretty much unlimited range) were still to be developed.
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* FanFavorite
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** One of the EU novels, set in Captain April's era, explains this by having birds of prey capable only of sublight be deployed to their duty sectors by a warp-capable mothership.
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** And yet, an UnbuiltTrope: it is a plot point that while under cloak the Romulan ship has the same problems with detecting the Enterprise as the Enterprise has detecting the Romulan ship.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Mark Leonard, who plays the Romulan Commander here, would go on to play Spock's Father in "Journey to Babel" and a Klingon Commander in ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Mark Leonard, Lenard, who plays the Romulan Commander here, would go on to play Spock's Father father in "Journey to Babel" and a Klingon Commander in ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Scotty states that the Romulans "power is simple impulse." This caused many people (including the writers of the ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'') to assume that the Romulans only had Impulse engines and not Warp Drive. However, considering it would take decades for the Romulans to travel space without Faster-than-light travel, it would be nearly impossible to fight an interstellar war. Eventually, this was retconed by having the Romulans have warp capabilities in StarTrekEnterprise.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Scotty states that the Romulans "power is simple impulse." This caused many people (including the writers of the ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'') to assume that the Romulans only had Impulse engines and not Warp Drive. However, considering it would take decades for the Romulans to travel space without Faster-than-light travel, it would be nearly impossible to fight an interstellar war. Eventually, this was retconed by having the Romulans have warp capabilities in StarTrekEnterprise.''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Mark Leonard, who plays the Romulan Commander here, would go on to play Spock's Father in ''Journey "Journey to Babel'' Babel" and a Klingon Commander in ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture''.
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* MauveShirt: Tomlinson, so that his death at the end will be meaningful. (And no, he doesn't wear a red shirt.)
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Scotty states that the Romulans "power is simple impulse." This caused many people (including the writers of the ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'') to assume that the Romulans only had Impulse engines and not Warp Drive. However, considering it would take decades for the Romulans to travel space without Faster-than-light travel, it would be nearly impossible to fight an interstellar war. Eventually, this was Retconed in StarTrekEnterprise
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Scotty states that the Romulans "power is simple impulse." This caused many people (including the writers of the ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'') to assume that the Romulans only had Impulse engines and not Warp Drive. However, considering it would take decades for the Romulans to travel space without Faster-than-light travel, it would be nearly impossible to fight an interstellar war. Eventually, this was Retconed retconed by having the Romulans have warp capabilities in StarTrekEnterprise StarTrekEnterprise.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Scotty states that the Romulans "power is simple impulse." This caused many people (including the writers of the ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'') to assume that the Romulans only had Impulse engines and not Warp Drive. However, considering it would take decades for the Romulans to travel space without Faster-than-light travel, it would be nearly impossible to fight an interstellar war. Eventually, this was Retconed in StarTrekEnterprise
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* StealthInSpace: The TropeCodifier for ''Trek''.''Trek'', if not all of Science Fiction.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Mark Leonard, who plays the Romulan Commander here, would go on to play Spock's Father in ''Journey to Babel'' and a Klingon Commander in ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture''.
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* GiveAwayTheBride: Scotty does the honors.
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** If only their phasers had been operational at the time. StarFleetBattles assures us that every 2 points of phaser damage reduces a plasma torpedo's warhead yield by 1 point.
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The USS Enterprise is on duty near the Romulan Zone border, and things are calm enough that Kirk can preside over a wedding between two crew members. An urgent call from an Outpost interrupts the wedding, and the ship discovers that a series of outposts have been destroyed by a new energy weapon. \n A lucky interception of a message from an unseen space ship allows Kirk and crew to find out who they are up against: The Romulans. Using a single cloaked ship firing the most lethal weapon ever witnessed. And The ''Enterprise'' is the only one who can stop them...
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* FantasticRacismFantasticRacism: Lt. Stiles. From a long line of Stiles who fought in the first Romulan War. When he finds out Romulans and Vulcans look alike (and Spock himself confirms the possibility the species are related), he starts viewing Spock as a traitor. [[spoiler:Spock saves his life during the final attack, and Stiles learns his lesson]].
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* WorthyOpponent: The Romulan Commander. He's only attacking Starfleet bases because he was ordered to test a new weapon (and to test the Federation's vulnerability). He'd rather not start any more wars, and just wants to go home.
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* WorthyOpponent: The Romulan Commander. He's only attacking Starfleet bases because he was ordered to test a new weapon (and to test the Federation's vulnerability). He'd rather not start any more wars, and just wants to go home.home.
** The Commander quickly recognizes Kirk as one, by the fact that Kirk does a lot of things ''he'' would do.
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Kirk and the ''Enterprise'' defeat one of the show's most dangerous adversaries in the Romulan Commander, who only fails because his warrior culture compels him to listen to an ambitious subcommander and risk an ill-advised final attack.
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Kirk and the ''Enterprise'' defeat one of the show's most dangerous adversaries in the Romulan Commander, who only fails because his warrior culture compels him to listen to an ambitious subcommander and risk an ill-advised final attack.
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HeyItsThatGuy: Sarek is the Romulan Commander? No wonder Spock has daddy issues...
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HonorBeforeReason: The Romulan subcommander taunts the Commander into one final attack on a wounded ''Enterprise'', even though the Commander knows that his Federation opponent is too dangerous to be viewed as an easy kill.
*WorthyOpponentNotSoDifferent: "In a different reality... I might have called you friend."
* OutrunTheFireball: In this case, outrun a warp-speed plasma ball.
* RecycledInSpace: WorldWarII submarine movie... IN SPACE!
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* WorthyOpponent: The Romulan Commander. He's only attacking Starfleet bases because he was ordered to test a new weapon (and to test the Federation's vulnerability). He'd rather not start any more wars, and just wants to go home.
