Following in the footsteps of his co-stars Jason Isaacs, Rekha Sharma, and Mary Wiseman, Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp will be bringing his on-screen counterpart Paul Stamets to the world of Star Trek Online later this year.
Even though the Discovery has warped off to the far future — thanks to the events of Season 2’s finale — Lt. Commander Stamets will arrive to Star Trek Online in holographic form, where Rapp will voice his character in the newest expansion of the game: STAR TREK ONLINE – AWAKENING, arriving first for PC players on September 10.
Star Trek Online developers Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios announced the news earlier this week, and shared this description about the upcoming Awakening storyline.
Following the epic conclusion to the multi-part saga, Age of Discovery, the free-to-play Star Trek MMORPG will return to its original timeline in the 25th century. When Awakening releases this fall, players will warp to the year 2410, where they will embark on a mission to recover stolen Mycelial technology from J’Ula and the Klingons, with the help of Lt. Commander Paul Stamets (voiced by Anthony Rapp from ‘Star Trek: Discovery’) in holographic form.
Captains can also access Awakening to participate in a series of exciting patrols to repair time rifts, a brand new Task Force Operation and a special Mycelial Event which rewards players with a new T6 Elachi ship for completing missions.
During Age of Discovery, players witnessed J’Ula and her Klingon forces stealing Mycelial technology, which pulled them forward to the year 2410. Captains must now follow this ruthless Klingon matriarch back to the 25th century to ensure she doesn’t corrupt the entire Mycelial Network in pursuit of her own dangerous agenda. Unfortunately, the insurmountable threat J’Ula poses to the universe also draws out the Elachi, who fear her actions will lead to the destruction of their home planet – and they will stop at nothing to protect it.
In order to complete their mission, Captains must rely on the help of an astromycologist expert, a sentient hologram of the legendary Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets from the U.S.S. Discovery (voiced by Anthony Rapp), to help them track down J’Ula and repair the tears she’s caused in the fabric of space.
These events transpire over the course of a new episode debuting with Awakening this fall. The update also introduces a series of new patrols, which will send Captains on a mission with Stamets and Star Trek Online luminaries like Lukari Captain Kuumaarke to reverse the damage the Klingons have caused to the Mycelial Network. With them come a revamped Patrols System, which has been updated to allow better access to the game’s patrols and yield new rewards.
Finally, players will also be able to participate in a new 5-player Task Force Operation and a special Mycelial Event, which allows them to earn a new T6 Elachi ship by completing the new episode, patrols and TFO. Additional details will be released when Awakening launches on PC September 10.
Along with the announcement of Rapp’s participation, the studios also released a new launch trailer for the Awakening event.
Anthony Rapp will be appearing on stage at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention this weekend where he’ll join the Star Trek Online development team to talk about his participation in the new storyline.
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