10 Star Trek Characters Who MUST Return (2025)

7. Sybok

Of God and Angel. Before Sha Ka Ree, there was pirate lover of the Serene Squall. Rescue from the Ankeshtan K'til Retreat — a rehab centre for Vulcan criminals — failed for 'Xaverius'. Chronologically, the first we saw of Sybok was the back of him in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

That was season one. We've not seen hide nor horse nor Galactic Army of Light of Spock's half-brother in the series since. The very end of the episode, The Serene Squall, did feel like a bit of a tease. Perhaps a return has been slowly in the works. Sybok certainly needs to return, if anything just so we can find out how he got from there (the Retreat) to, well, you know, there.

At New York Comic Con in October last year, it was announced that Flight of the Conchords and Our Flag Means Death actor Rhys Darby would be guest starring in season three of Strange New Worlds, role unknown. We know he's not Doctor Roger Korby. He will be played by Irish actor Cillian O'Sullivan. That does leave a wealth of character options for Darby, including Sybok. Maybe that was him, staring out the window all along?