AStar Trekfan theory may solveStar Trek: Picard’s mystery of what happened to the USS Enterprise-E, which Captain Worf (Michael Dorn) claims was not his fault.Star Trek: Picardseason 3, episode 9, “Vox,” saw thecast ofStar Trek: The Next Generationcome aboard the rebuilt USS Enterprise-D. En route to the Enterprise’s dock at the Fleet Museum, however, Worf’sTNGfriends teased him about the fate of the Enterprise-E, andthe Klingon insisted,“That was not my fault.“What happened to the Enterprise-E remains an open questionStar Trek: Picardleft behind.
The Sovereign Class USS Enterprise-E was launched in 2373 prior toStar Trek: First Contact.Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) commanded the Enterprise-E in threeStar Trek: The Next Generationmovies, including First Contact,Star Trek: Insurrection, andStar Trek: Nemesis. Star Trek: Picardseason 1 revealed that Captain Picard received a promotion to Admiral in 2381 to spearhead Starfleet’s rescue mission to save the Romulan people from their sun going supernova.Star Trek: Picardseason 3 confirmed it was Worf who succeeded Picard as Captain of the Enterprise - untilthe Enterprise-E was lost under mysterious circumstances.
Was Captain Worf Secretly In Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1’s Finale?
Starfleet was nearly destroyed at Gamma Serpentis
As reported byInverse, a Star Trek fan theory posits what happened to the USS Enterprise-E might be tied to the ending ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 1, thereby proving Captain Worf wasn’t at fault. In theStar Trek Sh**posting Facebook group, Daniel Stalvey posted a memetheorizing that Captain Worf was in command of the USS DefiantduringStar Trek: Prodigyseason 1’s finale, when the Living Construct forced Starfleet to attack itself. In this scenario, if the USS Enterprise-E was one of the Sovereign Class starships destroyed, then it wouldn’t have been Worf’s fault. Check out the meme below:
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 1’s finale, “Supernova, Parts 1 and 2,” took place in 2384, well after Captain Picard was promoted to Admiral andWorf was promoted to Captain. InProdigyseason 1’s ending, Starfleet was assembled at Gamma Serpentis to intercept the USS Protostar and the USS Dauntless under the command of Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). The Vau N’Akat activated their weapon hidden on the Protostar, the Living Construct, which forced the Starfleet armada to open fire on itself. Among the starships at Gamma Serpentis were the USS Defiant fromStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, andit’s possible (but not confirmed) the USS Enterprise-E was presentas well.
What Could’ve Happened To The USS Enterprise-E In Star Trek: Prodigy Wasn’t Worf’s Fault
One knock against the fan theory that Captain Worf was in command of the USS Defiant duringStar Trek; Prodigyseason 1’s finale is that it doesn’t line up withwhatStar Trek: Deep Space NineandStar Trek: Picardcanonically established.Worf often did command the Defiant onDS9(and he did so as well inStar Trek: First Contact), but Worf left DS9 in 2375, a decade beforeProdigyseason 1’s ending. Worf would have already Captain of the USS Enterprise-E duringStar Trek: Prodigy.
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However, if Captain Worf was in command of the USS Enterprise-E duringStar Trek: Prodigy’s season 1 finale, and supposing that the Enterprise-E was at the Battle of Gamma Serpentis, and further theorizing the E was destroyed by the Living Construct,that still wouldn’t have been Worf’s fault.The Klingon Captain would have had no ability to stop the Living Construct, and Worf would have been as helpless as everyone else. Only the USS Protostar’s young crew choosing to destroy their starship stopped the Living Construct.
Is Worf’s Enterprise Mystery Solution Star Trek Canon?
In a word, no.
Amusingly, a comment byStar Trek: Prodigyco-executive producer Aaron J. Waltkeappears to give credence to the fan theory that Captain Worf commanded the USS Defiant duringStar Trek: Prodigy season1’s ending. Waltke replied,“This is canon,“to Daniel Stalvey’s meme, but it’s logical to surmise Aaron was just joking. InStar Trek,nothing is officially canon unless it’s seen or spoken of in aStar TrekTV series or movie.Worf being atStar Trek: Prodigy’s Battle of Gamma Serpentis is a fun theory that could explain what happened to the USS Enterprise-E, but it’s just a theory.
The fate of the Enterprise-E might become a running joke passed down through Star Trek’s generations.
Star Trek: Picardseason 3showrunner Terry Matalaspurposely left the question of what happened to the USS Enterprise-E unanswered. Matalas said,“Somebody can tell that story some day about what happened with Worf and the Enterprise-E, but it’s more fun to imagine yourself all the possibilities.“Indeed, the fate of the Enterprise-E might become a running joke passed down throughStar Trek’s generations. Ultimately, aStar TrekTV series or movie will deliver the canonical answer to what happened to the USS Enterprise-E. For now, Captain Worf losing the Enterprise-E duringStar Trek: Prodigy’s finale is as good an answer as any.
