Who Is Doctor Vellek? Tng Romulan In Star Trek: Discovery Explained

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 1 - "Red Directive"
Dr. Vellek's discovery of Progenitors' technology kicks off a galactic treasure hunt in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. The Romulan scientist kept the location secure with a paper diary hidden in a puzzle box on his 24th-century ship. The Progenitors' technology holds the power to create and destroy, potentially changing the galaxy forever.
In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 1, "Red Directive", the USS Discovery's mission takes Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) to an 800-year-old Romulan starship containing the belongings and the remains of a long-dead Romulan scientist named Doctor Vellek (Michael Copeman). Vellek has been entombed in his ship since the 24th century, when Star Trek: The Next Generation takes place. Dr. Vellek's notes contain key information on the galaxy's greatest treasure: a mysterious, ancient, and very powerful artifact that the United Federation of Planets' mysterious Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg...
Dr. Vellek's discovery of Progenitors' technology kicks off a galactic treasure hunt in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. The Romulan scientist kept the location secure with a paper diary hidden in a puzzle box on his 24th-century ship. The Progenitors' technology holds the power to create and destroy, potentially changing the galaxy forever.
In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 1, "Red Directive", the USS Discovery's mission takes Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) to an 800-year-old Romulan starship containing the belongings and the remains of a long-dead Romulan scientist named Doctor Vellek (Michael Copeman). Vellek has been entombed in his ship since the 24th century, when Star Trek: The Next Generation takes place. Dr. Vellek's notes contain key information on the galaxy's greatest treasure: a mysterious, ancient, and very powerful artifact that the United Federation of Planets' mysterious Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg...
- 4/5/2024
- by Jen Watson
- ScreenRant
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