A break-out character from IDW’sStar Trekcomics is back after appearing to have been killed off several issues back – and the series’ readers are thrilled to find her paired with one of the franchise’s greatest con artists, a time traveler and trickster that long-time fans of the franchise will recognize immediately.
Star Trek: Defiant#25 – written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Angel Unzueta – featuresthe return of Nymira Vondect, the fan-favorite Orion pirate character introduced early in the series’ run, who is currently paired up with the iconic rogue Berlinghoff Rasmussen.
Rasmussen will be familiar to fans ofThe Next Generation, and hisreturn in theDefiantcomicsfinds him part of a brilliant newTrekodd couple, as he works alongside Vondect, heading into the final stretch of the book’s run.
Defiant’s Orion Pirate Is Back & She’s Working With “Next Generation” Legend Berlinghoff Rasmussen
Star Trek: Defiant#25 – written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Angel Unzueta; Main Cover By Angel Unzueta
The preview forDefiant#25 features a full scene in whichStar Trek: TheNext Generation’sBerlinghoff Rasmussen pulls off an elaborate con alongside Nymira Vondect – with the ex-pirate having survived her apparent demise back inDefiant#16.Though the advanced synopsis for the issue spoiled the surprise, her return is nonetheless welcome, as before her abrupt exit, she had proven to be the break-out original character of the series, which is otherwise stacked withiconic characters fromTreklore. Further, her team-up with Rassmussen is a pitch-perfect next step for her character.
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In the preview pages, the pair are together on an alien world, where the denizens of an alien marketplace become the target of their collaborative grift, which involves Rassmussen pretending to get violently ill with “Worf disease,” which Vondect – hilariously role-playing as “Doctor B’Elanna O’Brien-Sisko-Picard” – then steps in and cures, claiming to be “an expert immunologist, virologist, and galactic 3D chess champion.” Having demonstrated both the deadliness of this disease, and how easily cured it is, Vondect offers to innoculate the entire alien settlement for “a small fee.”
Trek Fans Hope Nymira Vondect’s Isn’t Lost Among The Franchise’s Creative Reshuffling
Star Trek: Defiant#25 – Variant Cover By Lauren Knight; Available Jun 18, 2025 From IDW Publishing
As mentioned, Nymira Vondect has quickly established herself as an exciting newStar Trekcharacter; originating as an unnamed Orion pirate, Vondect built up enough good-will among readers that many were upset by her “death.” The preview forDefiant#25 makes it clear the series has more in store for her – but with IDW Publishing’s latest announcement that thecurrent run ofTrekcomics is soon coming to an end, with a new slate of titles coming in its wake,the question now becomes whether Vondect’s character arc will continue beyondDefiant’sconclusion.
When it comes to Vondect, it may take some time for her next chapter to become clear.
Certainly, many fans hope so, but it remains to be determined where all the characters thatDefiantand theflagshipStar Trekcomic serieshave been following over the last several years are going to end up, at least when it comes to the next phase ofTrekcomics. So, when it comes to Vondect, it may take some time for her next chapter to become clear. In any case, fans have her team-up with Berlinghoff Rassmussen to look forward to for now, as this unexpectedStar Trekduo continues to get up to no good all across the galaxy.
Star Trek: Defiant#25will be available August 21, 2025 from IDW Publishing.
