History Franchise / TrekVerse

The Trek Verse establishes at least three separate universes -- '''The Main Trek Verse''' aka "The Prime Reality" as noted above, '''The Mirror Universe''' (of the Terran Empire and later, uglier events in which the former subjects of the Empire are subject to backlash by everyone else), and the '''Kelvin Timeline''' aka "The [[Creator/JJAbrams Abramsverse]]" (consisting of the Pre-Trek and Enterprise eras as they were while ''radically'' [[Film/StarTrek2009 revamped]] from the Classic era onward), with hints of others, the most likely candidate being the alternate future of ''Enterprise'''s Temporal Cold War. It's almost as complex as the many continuities of ''{{Transformers}}'', but at least the [=TrekVerse=] mercifully interconnects them in ways that mostly make sense.

* '''The Dominion:''' TheEmpire from another part of space, set to take over our side of the galaxy. Sort of a mirror version of the Federation, as it is comprised of many races, but unified through military force, with its most visible members being the Vorta and Jem'Hadar. Much of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' revolves around the war with them, and the consequences of this {{arc}} are sometimes felt in the other series. They also get to be stand-ins for [[AcceptableTargets the evil]] [[DrugsAreBad of drugs]], as their warriors are [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement addicted to one to keep them in line]].

As for future installments, there are upcoming seasons of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', and ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' due in late 2021 and early 2022, a fourteenth film stuck in DevelopmentHell, and two new series on the way: ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'', about the adventures of Captain Pike and the ''Enterprise'' pre-Kirk; and a not-yet-titled series starring Creator/MichelleYeoh.

* '''The Classic era''': Early to late 23rd century. A period of rapid expansion for the Federation. It is before or during this period that man reaches and surpasses the technological level of the rest of the major local species and becomes the dominant player in local politics. ([[Series/StarTrekDiscovery DIS]] seasons 1-2, [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]], [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries TAS]])

** Certain HigherTechSpecies such as the Borg and the Voth use "transwarp" technology, which is far faster than conventional warp drive, capable of crossing the galaxy in weeks or months instead of decades.

* '''Romulans:''' Secretive diaspora Vulcan sub-species who rejected the Vulcan drive for logic, but have cloaking devices, which makes up for it. [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Highly xenophobic and reliant on their secret police to keep order]], they are [[FantasyCounterpartCulture loosely inspired by the Roman Empire]] and their territory is the Romulan Star Empire. They are also somewhat a ProudWarriorRace [[CombatPragmatist but have fewer qualms about sneaky tactics]] and value honor for the Empire higher than personal honor. They once got along with the Klingons but these fundamental differences and some nasty wars mean Romulans and Klingons hate each other's guts. Relations between the Romulans and the Federation improved after the Dominion War, but the Romulans were badly weaked when their adopted homeworld was [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX2 destroyed by a supernova]] in 2387, killing hundreds of millions and leaving their empire decapitated.

For more information about these and other species, see the Characters/StarTrekSpeciesAToD, Characters/StarTrekSpeciesEToM and [[Characters/StarTrekSpeciesNToZ N to Z]].

For more information about these and other species, see the Characters/StarTrekSpeciesAToM and [[Characters/StarTrekSpeciesNToZ N to Z]].

As for future installments, there are upcoming seasons of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', and ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' due in late 2021 and early 2022, a fourteenth film stuck in DevelopmentHell, and two new series on the way: ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', about the adventures of Captain Pike and the ''Enterprise'' pre-Kirk; and a not-yet-titled series starring Creator/MichelleYeoh.

* RayGun, in the form of phasers (used by Starfleet) and disruptors (used by the Klingons, Romulans, and many other species). There are small handheld, and large starship-mounted, varieties. Hand-held phasers have a [[StunGuns "stun" setting]], useful for knocking out an adversary without killing it. Ship-mounted varieties are usually powerful enough to weaken an enemy ship's shields, but not so powerful as to destroy their target in a single hit. Depending on the scriptwriter (and the era), phaser beams travel either ''at'' the speed of light, or many times faster than light.

* '''The Modern era''': Mid to late 24th century. A period of internal conflict and consolidation. Despite tacit peace with the other local major powers, wars with distant powers such as the Romulan Empire, the Borg and the Dominion weaken the Federation. ([[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]], [[Series/StarTrekVoyager VOY]], [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks LD]], [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy PRO]], and [[Series/StarTrekPicard PIC]])

The '''Trek Verse''', aka the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], was invented by Creator/GeneRoddenberry for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Initially no more detailed or self-consistent than any other SpeculativeFiction 'verse, it has become a place with a continuity which outstrips that of any other project on television. It is built up by the {{canon}} details from seven television shows, two AnimatedAdaptation series, and thirteen feature films; there is also a [[Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse myriad of original novels and video games]] that are not officially canon according to Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures, which owns the franchise, but many fans consider them so anyway. (As for the several {{Comic Book Adaptation}}s, their quality varies wildly, so at least some of the older ones have fallen prey to FanonDiscontinuity.) It also spawns vast amounts of {{fanon}}, in the form of more FanFic than the human mind can safely comprehend.

As for future installments, there are upcoming seasons of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', and ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' due in late 2021 and early 2022, a fourteenth film stuck in DevelopmentHell, and three new series on the way: ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} animated series about lawless teenage characters aboard a derelict Starfleet ship; ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', about the adventures of Captain Pike and the ''Enterprise'' pre-Kirk; and a not-yet-titled series starring Creator/MichelleYeoh.

* '''The Modern era''': Mid to late 24th century. A period of internal conflict and consolidation. Despite tacit peace with the other local major powers, wars with distant powers such as the Romulan Empire, the Borg and the Dominion weaken the Federation. ([[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]], [[Series/StarTrekVoyager VOY]], [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks LD]], and [[Series/StarTrekPicard PIC]])

* '''The Far Future''': Late 32nd century. TheFederation has largely collapsed following an event known as The Burn, which destroyed much of the galaxy's dilithium in the mid-31st century and ended the age of large-scale CasualInterstellarTravel. The Trek Verse is, at this point in time, a PointsOfLightSetting where star systems seem to operate mostly independently and the Federation is a slowly-recovering VestigialEmpire.

* ArtificialGravity. Ubiquitous on all starships and space stations, it is possibly the most robust piece of technology in the 'verse. On-screen, it has only failed twice [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry as a result of]] [[Series/StarTrekVoyager enemy action]].
** It also failed once on screen due to a [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise technical malfunction]].
** And once on screen it was disabled for [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine medical/species reasons]].

The '''Trek Verse''', aka the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], was invented by Creator/GeneRoddenberry for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Initially no more detailed or self-consistent than any other SpeculativeFiction 'verse, it has become a place with a continuity which outstrips that of any other project on television. It is built up by the {{canon}} details from seven television shows, two AnimatedAdaptation series, and thirteen feature films; there is also a [[Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse myriad of original novels and video games]] that are not officially canon according to Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures, which owns the franchise, but many fans consider them so anyway. (As for the several {{Comic Book Adaptation}}s, their quality varies wildly, so at least some of the older ones have fallen prey to FanonDiscontinuity.) It also spawns vast amounts of {{fanon}}, in the form of more FanFic than the human mind can safely comprehend. As for future installments, there are upcoming seasons of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', and ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' due sometime after 2020, a fourteenth film stuck in DevelopmentHell, and three new series on the way: ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', about the adventures of Captain Pike and the ''Enterprise'' pre-Kirk; ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} animated series about lawless teenage characters aboard a derelict Starfleet ship; and a not-yet-titled series starring Creator/MichelleYeoh.

* '''The Far Future''': Late 32nd century. TheFederation has largely collapsed following an event known as The Burn, which destroyed much of the galaxy's dilithium in the 31st century and ended the age of large-scale CasualInterstellarTravel. The Trek Verse is, at this point in time, a PointsOfLightSetting where star systems seem to operate mostly independently and the Federation only exists as a VestigialEmpire that almost nobody takes seriously.

* '''The Borg:''' [[HiveMind Cybernetic collective]] skilled in [[YouWillBeAssimilated adaptation and assimilation.]] Took over the role of [[StrawmanPolitical thinly veiled stand-ins]] [[DirtyCommies for communists]] from the Klingons in the Modern era. Generally treated as the single largest threat to the Federation, in part because they more or less ''cannot'' be negotiated with, have access to the knowledge of thousands of species and trillions of individuals and can adapt very quickly to almost any weapon used against them, rendering it useless, and partly because they are in some ways the Federation's dark reflection. A group that goes around incorporating other cultures into their own, in order to make the whole stronger, more complete, and more "perfect"? [[NotSoDifferent Did the writer just describe the Federation... or the Borg?]]

The '''Trek Verse''', aka the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' [[TheMultiverse multiverse]], was invented by Creator/GeneRoddenberry for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Initially no more detailed or self-consistent than any other SpeculativeFiction 'verse, it has become a place with a continuity which outstrips that of any other project on television. It is built up by the {{canon}} details from seven television shows, two AnimatedAdaptation series, and thirteen feature films; there is also a [[Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse myriad of original novels and video games]] that are not officially canon according to Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures, which owns the franchise, but many fans consider them so anyway. (As for the several {{Comic Book Adaptation}}s, their quality varies wildly, so at least some of the older ones have fallen prey to FanonDiscontinuity.) It also spawns vast amounts of {{fanon}}, in the form of more FanFic than the human mind can safely comprehend. As for future installments, there is a fourth season of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' (and a second of ''Series/StarTrekPicard'') due sometime after 2020, a fourteenth film in DevelopmentHell, and three new series on the way: ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', about the adventures of Captain Pike and the ''Enterprise'' pre-Kirk; ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} animated series about lawless teenage characters aboard a derelict Starfleet ship; and a not-yet-titled series starring Creator/MichelleYeoh.