New Post-Nemesis Admiral Uniform and Star Trek: Picard Countdown Cover Revealed at Destination Star Trek

IDW’s Star Trek: Picard - Countdown #3

We’ve had our first look at a new post-Nemesis Admiral’s uniform, belonging to Jean-Luc Picard.

A piece from TrekCore explains that the never-before-seen uniform was part of an exhibit at Destination Star Trek this past weekend. You can see the uniform for yourself in the piece, which has several high-quality pictures, with closeups.

The new uniform is principally black, with red shoulders angling downward towards the arms, accentuated by gold and black trim. Red darts angle down the sides of the chest, ending just above the waist. The black arms end in red and gold trim on a dramatic angle around the wrist. The uniform trousers are plain black. Overall, the uniform feels reminiscent of early Deep Space Nine uniforms, with the division colors on the shoulders, but with a decidedly sharper and more angular aesthetic.

The TrekCore piece gives a little more historical context: “Clearly influenced by the many years of Bob Blackman Starfleet uniform designs seen on television and in film throughout the 1990s, this 24th Century uniform created by Picard costume designer Christine Clark is the first new senior service wardrobe design of that era introduced since the late-Dominion War years.”

It’s worth noting that this uniform is one from an era that takes place before Star Trek: Picard is set; remember, by the time we get to Picard, he has long since retired from the Admiralty. That fact is backed up by the debut (also at Destination Star Trek) of the cover of IDW Comics’ Star Trek: Picard - Countdown #3. The Picard Countdown comic series was announced earlier this year and is expected to be available starting in November, chronicling a single mission that changes Picard’s life. On the recently-revealed cover, we see Admiral Picard in the new uniform, against a starfield with a nebula shaped like the symbol of the Romulan Empire.

Once again, the Star Trek: Picard - Countdown comic series is expected to be available sometime next month. You’ll have to wait until Star Trek: Picard premieres in January to learn more about the historical context of the new uniform.