Star Trek's Kelvin timeline changed the face of the franchise forever, and it also accomplished a major first, a century before the Prime timeline.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Star Trek’s Kelvin timeline accomplished a major Starfleet first, nearly a century before the Prime universe. The Kelvin timeline, created in 2009’s Star Trek, provided a generation of fans with a grand jumping on point, unencumbered by years of continuity.
Introduced in Star Trek: Boldly Go #1, the Romulan Lieutenant Commander Valas was the First Officer aboard the USS Endeavor. Valas’ parents had been Romulan dissidents who defected to the Federation and ultimately settled on Earth. Their daughter grew up to join Starfleet. Captain Kirk temporarily took command of the Endeavor, and Valas served capably as First Officer. However, during the course of a mission, she was captured by the Tal Shiar, who sent an operative to recruit Valas.
The Kelvin Timeline Gave Star Trek A Fresh Start The Kelvin timeline, which began with JJ Abrams’s big-budget reimagining in 2009 and concluded with 2016’s Star Trek: Beyond, helped change the face of the franchise. Thanks to time travel, a new Star Trek timeline was created, one that was not bogged down by almost 50 years of stories. The movies were all box office successes, and helped keep interest in Star Trek alive during the franchise’s “wilderness years.
In the Prime timeline, it would be the early 25th century before a Romulan joined Starfleet. Elnor, who appeared in the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard, was last seen as a cadet at Starfleet Academy. There was also speculation that Saavik, from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, was half-Romulan, but this never made it to the screen, and thus not canon. As seen in the fourth season Next Generation episode “The Drumhead,” a Romulan background can negatively impact a Starfleet service record.
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