12 Biggest Ways Star Trek Is Different In J.J. Abrams’ Movies

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Nero's attack on the USS Kelvin changed Star Trek history for better and for worse, here's the biggest changes made to TOS canon in Abrams' movies.

Star Trek, J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot of Gene Roddenberry's fictional universe created some significant changes, and here are the biggest differences between the Prime and Kelvin timelines. Following the devastating destruction of Romulus, an embittered miner named Nero traveled back in time, attacking the USS Kelvin and creating an alternate Star Trek reality.

10 Kirk & Crew Were Cadets Together In Starfleet Academy In Star Trek: The Original Series, the Enterprise crew all came through the Academy at different times. For example, Hikaru Sulu was undergoing pilot training in the late 2250s/early 2260s, the same time that Spock was serving alongside Captain Christopher Pike on the USS Enterprise. In Star Trek however, the majority of the Enterprise crew - except for Scotty - were fresh-faced recruits on their first mission.

6 Khan Was Awakened Earlier In the Kelvin Timeline, Khan Noonien-Singh was discovered by Starfleet Intelligence rather than the USS Enterprise. Khan's history as a tyrant and a military leader convinced Admiral Alexander Marcus that he could be an asset in the upcoming war against the Klingon Empire. Khan's awakening took place much earlier, as a result of Marcus' search for military assets after the destruction of Vulcan.

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