10 Most Hated Star Trek Characters

Back in 2002, Star Trek was about to enter its darkest period. The box office bomb that was Star Trek: Nemesis, combined with the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, placed the franchise in a limbo bordering on death, as there were then no plans to bring it back in any way.

Shinzon is perhaps too easily written off, simply as he appeared in a less than stellar film. Tom Hardy's portrayal is earnest and sincere, doing his best to face off against Patrick Stewart, even if at the time the veteran actor's screen presence far exceeded his own.

However, even with this tremendous effort on Hardy's part, the writing simply wasn't strong enough to justify what was happening in the film. Added to this, the scenes of sexual assault brought his character from tragic villain to supremely unlikable, which stripped the plot of any kind of sympathy for this pitiful being.

Shinzon, unfortunately, succeeded in one of his plans. For almost eighteen years, he was responsible for killing the Next Generation - their stories at least! Thankfully, Star Trek: Picard (and Star Trek: Lower Decks) have been able to right some of those wrongs.