Independent·Star Trek·Defiant·#1·Postmodern Age·ID-4894635
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Gabriel Lan

Richard Milhouse Jones
TACTICAL VERDICT: Air-Walker triumphs with an estimated 60% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (40 vs 64).
Air-Walker seizes immediate spatial superiority with superior kinetic velocity (100 vs 17), circling A-Bomb and testing perimeter defenses.
Air-Walker unleashes full destructive capacity (100 Power rating), forcing A-Bomb onto the back foot with overwhelming concussive force.
In the grueling war of attrition, Air-Walker's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (40 Combat) and endurance (85 Durability) break A-Bomb's posture, securing a definitive victory.
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Having split from Captain Sisko's crew over a disagreement on how to handle the threat of the radical Klingon group led by Kahless, Worf puts together a black ops team and "steals" the Defiant to go in pursuit of Kahless and his team, which includes Worf's son Alexander.
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Having split from Captain Sisko's crew over a disagreement on how to handle the threat of the radical Klingon group led by Kahless, Worf puts together a black ops team and "steals" the Defiant to go in pursuit of Kahless and his team, which includes Worf's son Alexander.
Having split from Captain Sisko's crew over a disagreement on how to handle the threat of the radical Klingon group led by Kahless, Worf puts together a black ops team and "steals" the Defiant to go in pursuit of Kahless and his team, which includes Worf's son Alexander.
With Kahless and the Red Path in possession of the destructive power of the Crystalline Entities, Worf decides that they need someone who understands the Crystalline Entities technology, which leads to Worf and Spock stealing Lore's body from Section 31 and reactivating him to help them in their mission. Then they travel to get information on Red Path from the Orions.
Worf, B'Elanna, and Ro Laren are captured by Orion pirates and must fight to escape. Meanwhile, Spock tries to keep the Defiant safe from the Orion ship firing on them, and is forced to make an unpopular decision to ensure the safety of the ship.
Escaping from the Orion pirates, Worf has suffered a heart injury, and is reliant upon the female Orion to administer adrenaline to keep his heart functioning, however the adrenaline is affecting Worf's judgement. Meanwhile B'Elanna and Ro are having trouble trusting Lore, who was reactivated by Spock to help the crew accomplish their mission.
Worf and his crew are joined by Commander Sela, who advises them that Kahless has recruited Romulans as well as Klingons to his cause. They then discover that the Klingon Korvat Colony has been destroyed as well as a Starfleet starship, and the evidence points to Kahless.
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Victor von Doom

S'chn T'gai Spock
TACTICAL VERDICT: A-Bomb triumphs with an estimated 55% win probability. The primary decider was the stark differential in martial combat execution (64 vs 40).
Both combatants exchange lightning opening volleys with near-identical operational reflexes, neither yielding ground in the opening clash.
A-Bomb unleashes full destructive capacity (24 Power rating), forcing Spock onto the back foot with overwhelming concussive force.
In the grueling war of attrition, A-Bomb's supreme hand-to-hand discipline (64 Combat) and endurance (80 Durability) break Spock's posture, securing a definitive victory.