10 MORE Greatest Battles In Star Trek

10. The Enterprise Versus The Narrada

Star Trek 09, as we've come to call it, is directly responsible for reinvigorating the franchise which had admittedly gone a bit stale after Star Trek: Enterprise had been abruptly cancelled. In the years between both projects, J.J. Abrams envisioned a new take on the material that would bring Trek back to the big screen, making it more accessible for a modern audience.

The three Kelvin universe films offered a tonne of action, exploding back into the public consciousness with almost as much force as Chris Hemsworth flying through the viewscreen, The first of these films gave us a new Enterprise, a new crew, and a new take on the Romulans. Nero brought his Narrada to the nightmares of many Starfleet officers, though he did not stand unopposed. 

During the climactic fight with Spock, Nero orders a full barrage of torpedoes to be fired at the much smaller vessel. Then, in a musical flourish that still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, the Enterprise warps in, saving Spock, firing all weapons at the far, far larger ship. 

A combination of phasers, torpedoes, and a handy MacGuffin in the form of Red Matter, finally brings the mining ship to its knees. It was a brief battle, but it proved that Trek was back and ready to show off.