Ezri Dax returns to Star Trek Online to face a Lovecraftian threat

Over the past 16 years, Star Trek Onlinehas been building what senior narrative designer Flo McQuibban calls “soft canon” for the iconic science-fiction franchise, bringing TV stars into the game while creating new threats for them to face. The next big event, Corruption, which launches on March 10 to celebrate the free-to-play MMORPG’s 16th anniversary, will see Ezri Dax (Nicole de Boer) of Star Trek: Deep Space Nineleading the charge against the Chimerans, a new species of invaders from another universe. McQuibban spoke with Polygon on a video call to give us an exclusive peek at what’s in store.