Shinzon

Shinzon is a male film character who features in Star Trek.

Biography

Shinzon was a male genetic clone of Jean-Luc Picard who was created by the Romulan Star Empire in the 24th century. He was developed by the Romulans as part of a covert strategy of infiltrating Starfleet by replacing the real Captain Picard. This plan, however, was abandoned, and Shinzon was exiled to the planet Remus. Despite his human heritage, he more strongly identifies with the Remans, and led Reman soldiers during the Dominion War. At the beginning of Nemesis, Shinzon leads a coup d'état of the Romulan Senate, becoming praetor.

Picard and the USS Enterprise-E travel to Romulus to meet Shinzon and investigate his peace overture; Shinzon reveals his identity and origins to Picard. However, the peace overture is a ruse and part of a plan to lure Picard to Romulus; the cloning process that created Shinzon is killing him, and he requires an infusion of Picard's DNA to stay alive. Simultaneously, Shinzon plans to use a thalaron radiation weapon aboard his ship, the Scimitar, to destroy all life on Earth. Picard escapes from Shinzon, but the Scimitar attacks and severely damages the Enterprise. He transports aboard the Reman ship and kills Shinzon. Lieutenant Commander Data rescues Picard from the Scimitar and destroys the vessel's thalaron device, annihilating the ship and himself in the process.

Notes

• Shinzon was portrayed by actor Tom Hardy.

Appearances

• Star Trek: Nemesis:

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