▁one ▁of ▁human ity ' s ▁" gre at est ▁scientific ▁achiev ements " ▁( Project ▁Gen esis ) ▁on ▁Earth ▁itself . ▁During ▁this ▁final ▁simulation , ▁Tor lek ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁Star ship ▁Enter prise ▁under ▁James ▁T . ▁Kirk ' s ▁command , ▁an ▁incred ible ▁accomplish ment ▁even ▁in ▁a ▁training ▁scenario . ▁Tor lek ▁gradu ates ▁from ▁the ▁El ite ▁Command ▁Academy ▁with ▁top ▁hon ors , ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁assigned ▁a ▁command ▁as ▁his ▁fellow ▁cad ets ▁have ▁been . ▁ ▁Just ▁as ▁the ▁Academy ▁term ▁ends , ▁Chan cell or ▁Lor ak ▁dies . ▁G ork on , ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁and ▁the ▁legit imate ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chan cell or , ▁is ▁blocked ▁by ▁Mel kor ▁who ▁g athers ▁a ▁large ▁fleet , ▁proc laim s ▁himself ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁K ling on ▁people , ▁and ▁pl ung es ▁the ▁Empire ▁into ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁that ▁none ▁other ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁in ▁K ling on ▁history ▁was ▁as ▁dev ast ating . ▁G ork on ' s ▁pac if ist ▁lean ings ▁are ▁well - known ▁and ▁General ▁Ch ang , ▁bel ieving ▁a ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Federation ▁to ▁be ▁in ev itable , ▁ref uses ▁to ▁back ▁him ▁despite ▁their ▁past ▁friendship . ▁Ch ang ▁rec ruits ▁al lies ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁form id able ▁third ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁including ▁Academy ▁instruct or ▁Th ok ▁Mak ▁( as ▁his