Star Trek fans have arguably never had it better, at least in terms of the sheer quantity of boldly-going available for their viewing pleasure. It’s hard to keep up with the various spin-offs and series airing or in production, and right now the second season of Star Trek: Picard is streaming worldwide.
Following the release of episode two—‘Penance’—last week, showrunner Terry Matalas revealed a startling trivia tidbit about the titular Starfleet icon via Twitter, a horrid truth that will strike terror into the hearts of many a Nintendo fan: Picard not only murdered Super Mario's trusty dinosaur steed Yoshi, but also has his skull displayed for all to see in a macabre gallery of his defeated enemies. Blimey!
Okay, some context. Season 2 of Picard sees the erstwhile Captain transported to a dark alternate timeline courtesy of his old friend Q where he is no longer Admiral Picard, celebrated galactic explorer, speechmaker and Earl Grey connoisseur, but General Picard, fearsome, despotic xenophobe and destroyer of entire races.
It’s this Picard from the dark timeline that keeps trophy skulls gruesomely displayed in his chateau, one of which was revealed to be a Saurian named 'Y'shi', as seen on the plaque in Matalas’ on-set photo:
As you can see, the showrunner makes very clear the inspiration for this poor soul in Picard's bony collection. And while the name isn’t a spot-on match, we should remember that Yoshi has gone by multiple monikers. T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas, for example.
And if you're wondering, a Saurian is a reptile-like species in the Star Trek universe, famous for their big eyes and brandy.
So yes, turns out there’s a universe where Jean-Luc Picard killed Yoshi (sorry, Y’shi), possibly by decapitation. Whodathunkit?
Feel free to share your thoughts on this startling revelation in the comments. Also, tell us how many lights there are.
[source twitter.com]
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Yoshi's tax troubles finally caught up with him, and it didn't end well.
@Snatcher Thank you for that comment
Fascinating.
@Pally356 Oh thank you, nice words go a long way.
Yah more Star Trek! Picard rocks!
The fact that he has the full skull of a Yoshi implies one of two things:
Either he bought the skull as a decorative piece
OR (considering the fact he's a cruel war general)
he caught the Yoshi himself, decapitated the head and skinned it to the bone.
I think one of these answers is far more interesting than the other.
@Astral-Grain
I like how utterly utterly disconnected that is from the junk they’re tossing out now.
This is The Dark Timeline.
That was actually the turning point in the timeline. Yoshi's death turned the whole known galaxy into a totalitarian hell for many civilisations.
What shocks me is that people are still watching that trash…. Star Trek has turned into $&!/ since CBS took back over.
I quite liked Picard actually. I’ll probably binge season 2 when it’s all out. Discovery was a bit rubbish from what I saw of it though.
Removed - unconstructive
And here we all thought Mario was the one who treated Yoshi like crap... Picard one upped the plumber... Now I am only wondering if Mario is sitting around thinking, "I gotta one up-a my Yoshi abuse game"
"Star Trek fans have arguably never had it better"
LOLOLOLOL HAHAAHAHAA ROFLOFLOFL
ahem.
You get my point.
And I'm not even a Star Trek fan, I'm just trying to convey the deep sadness and frustration of my friends.
Yoshi got what he and his species deserved IMO.
I bet the Gorn Captain is grateful he was facing off with Kirk instead of Picard, yikes.
Don't feel bad Picard, we all kill Yoshi. There are plenty more where that came from.
(Drops Yoshi into a pit unnecessarily to make some platforming slightly easier)
Yoshi and Picard at the island where the walls fell. Yoshi, his mouth full with seeds. Picard and bowser on the ocean.
@Sourcecode I went into Picard thinking it was going to be trash, having slogged through Discovery just to see how much worse it could get. I was pleasantly surprised to see that season 1 of Picard was actually quite good and a bit of a return to form for the franchise. Disco, on the other hand, is flaming hot garbage all the way
“Star Trek fans have arguably never had it better…”
Ha! No. “Better” was Next Generation and Voyager.
Oh that's it mister Picard, the gloves are OFF!
@AG_Awesome Falien, his eyes opened. AG_Awesome and Falien on the ocean.
@Chocobo_Shepherd Yeah, what trekkies has the author been hanging out with 😂
@locky-mavo
Deep space 9 and next generation. Voyager was meh.
What will Mario ride now his go kart, the Master cycle, a Toyota???
THERE...ARE...FOUR...LIGHTS!
@philwhite How dare you?
@FishyS This seems appropriate..
Yoshi is canon in the Star Trek universe? What? o.o
Meh. Stacey Abrams as Earth President and vaccine chips. I think we've had it better. Maybe not presently.
I love The Next Generation but can’t say I feel lucky with the new content or this tbh… don’t like it…
Trek fans have never had it better in terms of quantity... but at the same time, we've also never had it worse in terms of quality. Discovery and Picard are embarrassing messes.
The author was careful to qualify that fans have never had it better “at least in terms of the sheer quantity.” Sadly, true. A loooot of Trek right now, that’s for sure. It just happens to be cringeably unwatchable.
Quatity is not quality. Cbs is shoveling out these series.
I like Discovery. I like Lower Decks. I like Picard. I like Star Trek.
KobaYoshi Maru would have been a better tagline just sayin 😂
Wow. Mario references in Star Trek? Talk about a pop culture singularity. You are a hero, Terry Matalas. Live long and-a-prosper! Wahoo! 🖖
@Fizza If you watch the episode, it is made clear which one.
I understand/respect that some people like Star Trek for different reasons than I do, and I also understand that this is the “dark” timeline (where did they come from, the “slightly-less-dark” timeline?). But for me at least, the dissonance of the two statements “Star Trek fans have arguably never had it better” and “Jean-Luc Picard killed Yoshi” pretty much sums it up.
If mario was translated in real life, he would be sentenced for life lol.
He flattens (kills) goombas fun, the only thing they did is walking around, enjoying the weather.. suddenly a plumber comes at the scene flattens (kills) goombas for fun, abuses turtles, trows them like a base ball, burns them with fire balls, barcecues bowser in the lava pit, and even worse.. he eats toad his head to gain 1Up or turn into a giant. Mama miaa...
Bowser is the good guy in the story who wants to mary peach just for the love, lol bowser doesnt even have a [ahum] and yet he gets humiliated over and over. Mario is a perfect fit for a mortal kombat game, he does fatalities to everyone who faces him. (In odysee he even posseses people)
Okay enough lol.
Maybe it's another Yoshi. After all, they all have the same name as is their species. Or perhaps, darker still, he found one in the pits that Mario drops them in when he "abandons" them to make his long jumps. 😅
@Aerona srsly
@Chocobo_Shepherd I mean I like Voyager, but I have to agree that TNG and DS9 are the better shows. It comes down to the characters being more compelling. A lot of just kind of dull characters on Voyager.
I'm surprised Y'shi actually made it to the rank of Commodore before Picard got him.
Trek got it even worse than Wars and that's saying something.
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