Meet the Characters in the Upcoming ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Movie

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Meet the Characters in the Upcoming 'Star Trek: Section 31' Movie

Key Takeaways

  • Star Trek: Section 31 movie premieres on January 24, 2025, starring Michelle Yeoh.
  • Series redeveloped into a movie due to pandemic and production issues.
  • New character profiles for Fuzz, Melle, Zeph, and Quasi unveiled on Instagram.



The long-awaited Star Trek: Section 31 movie is set to premiere on Paramount+ on January 24th, 2025. Recently, fans got some more information about the movie’s characters from the official Star Trek social media accounts.

Paramount+ officially announced they’d be moving forward with a Section 31 series, starring Michelle Yeoh in her role as the Mirror Universe version of Philippa Georgiou in 2019. Unfortunately, the pandemic and production on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds bumped the series down the studio’s priority list. In April 2023, more than four years after the project was officially greenlit, Paramount+ announced that the series was redeveloped as a movie, set to release in 2025.


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Fans got their first peek at the show and its characters at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, and this week, they finally got some more information in the form of character profiles released on the official Star Trek Instagram page. So far, the page has shared profiles for Fuzz (Sven Ruygrok), Melle (Humberly González), Zeph (Robert Kazinsky), and Quasi (Sam Richardson). Each profile includes a picture of the character, a tagline, and a “playing card” with some interesting details about their backstories and roles in Section 31.


Fuzz

Fuzz’s tagline dubs him “The Maniac” and his profile describes him as emotionally volatile, easily switching from laughter to rage. This description is fascinating because Fuzz appears to be Vulcan. Though he wouldn’t be the first Vulcan in the Star Trek universe to reject logic and give into his emotions. Nearly every series in the franchise has at least one episode where Vulcans abandon logic and let their emotions in. The result is almost always maniacal. So, that would fit Fuzz.


The other possibility is that Fuzz is Romulan. Romulans are virtually indistinguishable from Vulcans and the emotional volatility would make a lot more sense for a Romulan since the Romulans diverged from the Vulcans when they rejected logic in favor of emotion. A Romulan in Section 31 also makes sense, since the Federation is always trying to get more information about the Romulans.

Melle

Melle is “The Lover” and her description reveals that she’s Deltan. The Deltans are one of the lesser-known species in the Star Trek universe, though Lieutenant Ilia played a major role in the events depicted in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.


Deltans have a sexual magnetism so intense that they swear vows of celibacy when they enter Starfleet. Apparently, Melle has rejected that norm and uses her allure to her advantage in her work for Section 31.

Zeph

Zeph “The Machine” is described as a human mech. The body armor he’s seen wearing in all the promos is actually a mechanical exoskeleton, which he wears 24/7. This exoskeleton has built-in tools that he uses during his missions with Section 31.

When the first images of Zeph dropped, many fans assumed that his exoskeleton was Borg exo-plating, but actor who plays him debunked that theory, stating on social media that his character definitely isn’t an ex-Borg. Though Star Trek has featured one human with an exoskeleton, Melora Pazlar, hers was made to accommodate her disability. Zeph will be the first human in the Star Trek universe given an exoskeleton to enhance his effectiveness in the field.


Quasi

Quasi is also known as “The Enigma.” Though he appears human in the photos fans have seen, he’s actually a Chameloid, a rare Star Trek species that fans have only seen once, in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Chameloids are shapeshifters, which a great quality for a Section 31 operative.

His description states he’s “disinterested in the ‘delusion’ of Utopia,” which suggests he’s disillusioned with Starfleet and the Federation. Or perhaps that his work with Section 31 has made him jaded and cynical.

Star Trek has yet to release profiles for Alok (Omari Hardwick) and Rachel (Kacey Rohl), the other crew members from the Section 31 posters that dropped earlier this year, so keep an eye on the official Star Trek Instagram!


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