Star Trek is changing Spock's biology like never before. Having encountered the Illyrians, Spock has fallen victim to their genetic tampering, with new living-stone skin that allows him to traverse hostile worlds unharmed.
Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #3!Mister Spock has just received his most bizarre upgrade in Star Trek canon. In the miniseries Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma, Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise are attempting to free Una Chin-Riley, AKA Number One, from Federation authorities - a quest that has put Pike in the cross-hairs of the Illyrians, Number One’s people.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The issue is written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, drawn by Megan Levens, colored by Charlie Kirchoff and lettered by Neil Uyetake. Spock has awoken to find himself on a barren and desolate planet - and his skin has been turned to stone by the Illyrians, who are masters of genetic engineering.
Spock Has Been Turned to Living Stone The Illyrians have altered Spock’s biology so that he can withstand the harsh conditions on the Illyrian home world; the rain on the planet is acidic, and can melt most substances quickly, but Spock is equipped to survive. After an intense vision of Illyria’s distant past, Captain Pike finds Spock unconscious on the planet’s surface, and he is horrified by what has happened to his friend.
Spock Is No Stranger to the Bizarre Being converted into a stone creature is the latest in a series of bizarre incidents Spock has found himself in throughout the course of Star Trek’s 56-year history. Previously, Spock has had his brain stolen, as seen in the infamous episode 'Spock’s Brain.' Spock has also been enlarged to gigantic proportions, as seen in the Animated Series episode 'The Infinite Vulcan.
The question becomes: how will Spock return from this? Spock is not a stone person in his future appearances, meaning a way will be found to counter the Illyrians’ tampering.
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