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"Lore War, Part 4" is the 27th issue of the Star Trek: Defiant comic series from IDW Publishing, released 21 May 2025.
Description[]
- Sisko is approaching a moment of crisis: Lore is god of the universe, and the number of heroes operating outside his influence is dwindling with every encounter. Everywhere Sisko looks, he sees those he's failed. Is he really the person meant to defeat Lore and restore his timeline? Just as he is about to set down the burden of leadership... he dreams of a familiar blue light... and remembers there is hope yet in the universe waiting for those with the courage to seek it out.
References[]
Characters[]
- Data • Beverly Howard • Hugh • Kahless II • Kira Nerys • Geordi La Forge • Lore • Mick • Miles O'Brien • Tom Paris • Jean-Luc Picard • Alexander Rozhenko • Aholialili Sato • Montgomery Scott • Sela • Shaxs Drazon • Benjamin Sisko • Jennifer Sisko • Spock • T'Lir • B'Elanna Torres • Nymira Vondect • Worf • Tasha Yar
- Log entries
- Reginald Barclay • Data • Lore
- Referenced only
- Marie Curie • Grace Hopper • Bruce Maddox • J. Robert Oppenheimer • Noonian Soong • The Traveler • V'Ger • Granville T. Woods
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-C (Ambassador-class) • LSS Enterprise
Locations[]
- Typhon Expanse
- Referenced only
- Tau Alpha C
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Android • Antedean • Bajoran • Borg • Human • Klingon • Organian • Orion • Romulan • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Prophets
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- Sword of Kahless • tachyon pocket
Appendices[]
Images[]
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Defiant (DFT) | 
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| Defiant, Volume 1 | "Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Day of Blood crossovers | "Part 2" (Issue 6) • "Part 4" (Issue 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Another Piece of the Action (Vol. 2) | "Part 1" (Issue 8) • "Part 2" (Issue 9) • "Part 3" (Issue 10) • "Part 4" (Issue 11) • "Annual 2024" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hell Is Only a Word (Vol. 3) | "Part 1" (Issue 12) • "Part 2" (Issue 13) • "Part 3" (Issue 14) • "Part 4" (Issue 15) • "Part 5" (Issue 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Stars of Home (Vol. 4) | "Part 1" (Issue 17) • "Part 2" (Issue 18) • "Part 3" (Issue 19) • "Part 4" (Issue 20) • "Part 5" (Issue 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Old Warriors (Vol. 5) | "Part 1" (Issue 22) • "Part 2" (Issue 23) • "Part 3" (Issue 24) • "Part 4" (Issue 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lore War (Vol. 6) | "Part 2" (Issue 26) • "Part 4" (Issue 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
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| Previous comic: #26: Lore War, Part 2 |
Star Trek: Defiant | Next comic: last issue |
| Previous comic: Lore War, Part 3 |
Lore War | Next comic: Shaxs' Worst Day |