Summary
- In Star Trek: Holo-Ween #1, Captain Picard faces off against the most evil entity in the Star Trek universe, Redjac, who has returned to the Enterprise.
- Redjac is a non-corporeal being that feeds on fear and possesses hosts to commit horrific crimes, with a dark legacy that stretches back centuries.
- Redjac cannot be reasoned with or stopped, making it an eternal and dire threat that Picard must race against time to defeat before it creates a climate of fear aboard the Enterprise.
Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Holo-Ween #1!
One of the original Star Trek’s most evil foes has returned to kill Captain Picard. Since its debut in 1966, Star Trek has played host to some of the greatest villains in science fiction, such as Khan and Nero. Yet one evil entity, first encountered by Captain Kirk, stands head and shoulders above the rest, and in Star Trek: Holo-Ween #1, it has returned to threaten Picard’s Enterprise.
Star Trek: Holo-Ween #1 is written by Chris Sequeira and drawn by Joe Eisma. The Enterprise has just passed through a cosmic storm, and to decompress, the crew decides to celebrate Halloween. However, a sinister presence boarded the ship as they passed through the storm. This evil entity possesses two crew members on the Holodeck, setting up shop there. It begins abducting people, and when Data goes to the Holodeck to investigate, he too falls under its influence. Picard learns the entity goes by the name Redjac, and they instantly recognize it from the logs of Captain Kirk and other Starfleet officers.
Redjac Could Be Star Trek's Version of the Devil
Redjac is the most evil entity in the Star Trek universe, with a dark legacy stretching back centuries. Introduced in the episode “Wolf in the Fold,” it is a non-corporeal being who feeds on fear, Redjac possesses hosts, forcing them to commit unspeakable crimes. Redjac was responsible for the infamous Jack the Ripper slayings in England in the late 1880s and his evil has spread to other worlds. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise encountered Redjac on a distant world, and beamed the creature into space, where it was seemingly defeated.
Redjac Has a Legacy of Evil
However, Redjac was not so easily vanquished. When it is revealed Redjac is the culprit, Data reveals that Starfleet encountered the entity on other occasions. Redjac has appeared in various Star Trek comics, most notably in issues 22 and 23 of DC’s acclaimed 1980s run, where Kirk and the Enterprise met it once again. Redjac also appeared in an earlier Star Trek: The Next Generation comic, published by Wildstorm, called Embrace the Wolf. Redjac is unlike other entities encountered by Starfleet: it cannot be reasoned with, nor can it be stopped–it is eternal, making it a dire threat indeed.
And now Redjac has returned in the 24th century and is looking to avenge itself for past transgressions. Redjac’s power has only grown since Starfleet last encountered it. Furthermore, Starfleet has developed new technology, such as the Holodeck, that Redjac immediately appropriates for his own sick and twisted ends. What gives this fight its true heft is that Picard will ultimately lose: Redjac always returns. Redjac is creating a climate of fear aboard the Enterprise, and Jean-Luc Picard must race against time if he wishes to stop the most evil creature in the Star Trek universe.
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