Star Trek: 8 Easter Eggs From The Lower Decks Season 2 Trailer

Next up is a shot of Ensign Beckett Mariner looking badass in traditional red anbo-jyutsu gear.

If you don't remember anbo-jyutsu then you should be ashamed of yourself, but it was the "ultimate" martial art practiced by Commander Riker's father, Kyle Riker, in the TNG episode "The Icarus Factor".

Considering the popularity of American Gladiators in the United States when Star Trek: The Next Generation was in its heyday, this whole thing makes a little more sense in context. But it's also the most perfect Lower Decks callback since that Roga Danar reference in the aforementioned "Veritas".