History WebAnimation / StarTrekRedemption

* StockTrailerMusic: Trailers for both ''Specter'' and ''Retribution'' began with the same cue from Star Trek XI. The trailer for ''Redemption'' actually uses a piece of music by TwoStepsFromHell.

*** Hargrove stepping forward and boldly declaring "Today IS a good day to die!" is both a reference to to TNG and ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', as well as a rare CallBack to StarTrekRetribution, when she quoted Chancellor Martok, strongly hinting at some form of Klingon heritage in her. This is lampshaded when, after shooting Drakus only for the phaser blast to be stopped by a forcefield, [[PardonMyKlingon she swears in Klingon]]. For bonus points, the curse is a longer version of one she muttered in Retribution.

* SlidingScaleOfAlternateHistoryPlausibility: So the point that seemed to be made at the end of StarTrekRetribution was that the timeline had been changed, and nothing in either ''Specter'' or ''Retribution'' occurred as we saw it. Yet, when we go back in time in ''Redemption'', suddenly we find ourselves back in the original timeline from the beginning of ''Specter''?

* SlidingScaleOfUndeadRegeneration: So Drakus seemed to be perfectly fine at the end of StarTrekRetribution...but now, ten years later, apparently he's dying because of what Prentice did.

* {{Leitmotif}}: In ''Specter'', the primary love theme was from the film "Titanic," representing affection between Garr and Kristie. The same theme reappeared in ''Retribution'', serving the same purpose, and was joined by a particular flute piece from the Disney cartoon "TaleSpin," which served as the love theme between Prentice and Kendra Ronston (this changed to the theme from ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'' at the end, subtly reminding the audience that we're in a different timeline with different dynamics). The third film offers what sounds like the instrumental of Sheena Easton's "A Dream Worth Keeping" (from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'') as the love theme for Mitchell and Kal.

** In ''Retribution'', the Prentice/Ronston love theme was "Romantic Theme" from {{Talespin}}. The same music reappears when Prentice confronts Lt. Erickson in Reyf's ready room about her deployment of security personnel.

* AnachronismStew: The [[ThePriceIsRight Price is Right]] holoprogram. The basic season 31 daytime Barker set, with the season 35 Race Game Curtain, season 33 MDS contestants' row, season 36 MDS black floors, season 37 camera 5 pad logo, 1994 Davidson camera 5 pad black cover, and the 2002 primetime special stars. And a video wall and stage monitors that aren't actually from any [[ThePriceIsRight TPiR]] set.

** When the 2378 Reyf and company are talking about what to do with the 2399 officers, the EMH tells him that her analysis shows them to have aged by 19.72 years, which when you remove the decimal point is the year ThePriceIsRight premiered. Both of the previous films featured ThePriceIsRight set in some capacity.

* MythologyGag: Garr's beloved holoprogram, a replica of ThePriceIsRight, appears in this film, after being described as his pride and joy in the first film.

* {{Leitmotif}}: In ''Specter'', the primary love theme was from the film "Titanic," representing affection between Garr and Kristie. The same theme reappeared in ''Retribution'', serving the same purpose, and was joined by a particular flute piece from the Disney cartoon "TaleSpin," which served as the love theme between Prentice and Kendra Ronston (this changed to the theme from ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'' at the end, subtly reminding the audience that we're in a different timeline with different dynamics). The third film offers what sounds like the instrumental of Sheena Easton's "A Dream Worth Keeping" (from Disney's {{Fern Gully}}) as the love theme for Mitchell and Kal.

** A scene midway through the film shows us Garr's quarters on the ''Fitzgerald''. Later on, when we see Dark Garr's quarters on the ISS ''Voyager'', many of the same furnishings are visible, including the DeLorean from ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', subtly reminding the audience that he and Ronston's Garr are different versions of the same person.

* ParadiseLost: The trailers make it VERY clear that Earth will be one of these.

** The Adama family theme from the [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined reimagined Battlestar Galactica series]] pops up several times during "family bonding" moments and seems to serve as one of the film's friendship themes.

** A scene midway through the film shows us Garr's quarters on the ''Fitzgerald''. Later on, when we see Dark Garr's quarters on the ISS ''Voyager'', many of the same furnishings are visible, including the DeLorean from ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', subtly reminding the audience that he and Ronston's Garr are different versions of the same person.

** [[ANewHope "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."]]

** When the ''Fitzgerald'' completes its first time jump, the visual effect of it re-entering normal space is identical to the one from ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. Right down to the sound effect, which is taken from the final time shift of the third film.

** The uniforms were adapted from textures meant for different pieces of clothing, and so the front and back halves don't always line up properly. New and very high-quality uniforms came from a user on DeviantArt. The character animations in the trailer and some of the early scenes had been re-rendered with the new uniforms, but if you look closely in the backgrounds of some shots, you can still spot the original uniforms.

* HardWorkMontage: Overlaps with ATeamMontage after the Battle of Beta Stromgren, showing the two crews working to repair their ships and find a way to stop Drakus once and for all. Set to a piece of CrowningMusicOfAwesome, "International Code" from the film IndependenceDay.

** In a way, the music for the scene where Dark Garr says his goodbyes to the others is a shoutout. The music is from a scene in {{Supernatural}} with the two lead characters saying goodbye to their father; in the same way, Garr is saying goodbye to Reyf, who in all three films has been portrayed as something of a father figure to his officers--while at the same time acknowledging Reyf's own father.

** The ''Fitzgerald'' has its own motif, the instrumental of "Faith of the Heart" from Series/StarTrekEnterprise. It was only heard once in ''Specter'', not at all in the sequel, but is heard twice in ''Redemption'': once as the shuttle approaches Deep Space Nine in 2378, and again as Ronston looks at her ship from the 2378 counterpart.

** On the Borg cube, the tool Drakus is using on the Borg drone is clearly Dr. Phlox's medical scanner from StarTrekEnterprise.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: The means used to go back in time is a [[GreenRocks green rock]], in this case something called "boronite," established in StarTrekVoyager as a component of the Omega Molecule.

** In a way, the music for the scene where Dark Garr says his goodbyes to the others is a shoutout. The music is from a scene in ''Series/Supernatural'' with the two lead characters saying goodbye to their father; in the same way, Garr is saying goodbye to Reyf, who in all three films has been portrayed as something of a father figure to his officers--while at the same time acknowledging Reyf's own father.

** In a way, the music for the scene where Dark Garr says his goodbyes to the others is a shoutout. The music is from a scene in Series/Supernatural with the two lead characters saying goodbye to their father; in the same way, Garr is saying goodbye to Reyf, who in all three films has been portrayed as something of a father figure to his officers--while at the same time acknowledging Reyf's own father.

** In a way, the music for the scene where Dark Garr says his goodbyes to the others is a shoutout. The music is from a scene in [[Supernatural]] with the two lead characters saying goodbye to their father; in the same way, Garr is saying goodbye to Reyf, who in all three films has been portrayed as something of a father figure to his officers--while at the same time acknowledging Reyf's own father.

** In a way, the music for the scene where Dark Garr says his goodbyes to the others is a shoutout. The music is from a scene in [[Series/Supernatural Supernatural]] with the two lead characters saying goodbye to their father; in the same way, Garr is saying goodbye to Reyf, who in all three films has been portrayed as something of a father figure to his officers--while at the same time acknowledging Reyf's own father.

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** The BMG actually does this, doubling as a bit of bookending. The first scene in the film--of Kendra Ronston saying her final goodbye to the old ''Fitzgerald''--is backed by the First Contact theme, which plays again through her final log entry, which ends with the reveal of the new ''Fitzgerald''.

*** Drakus, chewing the scenery as he shouts, [[BatmanForever "No more games, no more riddles, no more curtains ONE AND TWO, just PLAIN CURTAINS!"]]

** [[StarTrekGenerations "Kendra, risk is part of the game if you want to sit in that chair."]]

* WhatMightHaveBeen. WordOfGod suggests that in the film's original ending, the ''Fitzgerald''-B was to have been another Mark-II ''Galaxy''-class vessel, replacing its predecessor in much the same way as the ''Enterprise''-A at the end of StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome. That idea was ultimately scrapped in favor of the new ship being a ''Sovereign''-class starship. Its bridge is depicted by a redressed version of the ''Daystrom'' bridge from the first film, with updated LCARs and colors.