Recurrent Themes –Soldiers
Background
For Reversal in particular to work, there had a to be a number of people ready and able to go to war.
In particular, as the Mirror Universe is so different from the prime universe, a lot of people would be soldiers there who wouldn’t be so here. Or they would be more violent and less disciplined than in our universe. As it is explained to Lili, the percentage of military personnel is deliberately kept very high over there.
There are more MACOs in particular than the group listed here, but these people are seen the most.
Appearances of Soldiers
Aliwev
This Calafan recruit drills directly under Doug and, in the Mirror, in one of the alternate timelines, assassinates the Empress Hoshi Sato during Temper.
Douglas Jay Hayes Beckett
Doug, a trained killer, spends much of Reversal trying to leave the practice of making war. When he can’t find anything else to do with himself in Together, he eventually becomes the captain of a defense unit on Lafa II, and instructs recruits.
Daniel Chang
Chang, a canon character, defends the Enterprise but, in the E2 timeline, commits crimes.
Tristan Curtis
Curtis is another E2 timeline criminal. In the Temper alternate timelines, he’s named Craig.
Brian Delacroix
In the prime universe, Delacroix is a security guard who becomes a chef. In the Mirror, he nearly kills Doug.
Tommy Digiorno-Madden
Unlike the other five kids, Tommy joins Starfleet and goes into Tactical.
Thomas Grant
In the deep future, Tom is assigned to the Breen homeworld before he joins the Temporal Integrity Commission.
Deborah Hadden
Deb works in Security in both universes. In the Mirror, she kills Brian before he has a chance to off Doug. But her victory is short-lived, and she perishes when he leaves that universe.
Jay Hayes
The consummate soldier, Major J. Hayes is so committed to defending the ship that he has nearly no time for people.
Gary Hodgkins
Yet another E2 criminal, Hodgkins often pairs with Curtis, particularly in the Mirror.
Chandler Masterson
Chip is wasted in Security and moves over to Communications. This isn’t possible in the Mirror, so he stays in Tactical. In the prime timeline, he escapes the Empress, but in one of the alternates, he rises to become captain of the Defiant.
Travis Mayweather
Travis is a soldier in the Mirror Universe only. He’s a poor soldier, though, and an even worse leader. In the alternate timelines, and in the prime timeline, he is fragged by his own troops.
Andrew Miller
Like Travis, Andy is only a soldier in the Mirror. When the Empress taps him for somewhat earthy duties, he manages to get himself reassigned to Science.
Malcolm Reed
The other consummate canon career soldier, Malcolm is more ambitious and tries for a command as soon as he can get one.
José Torres
José is another person who is only a soldier in the Mirror. He is not cut out for command at all and, in an alternate timeline, destroys his ship, the Luna, and everyone on board is killed.
Upshot
Star Trek fanfiction will always have a place for men and women (and other genders) in uniform.
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