Michael Burnham (mirror)

Mirror universe
(coexisting on another dimensional plane)

Species:	Terran
Affiliation:	Imperial Starfleet
Rank:	Captain
Occupation:	CO, ISS Shenzhou
Serial number:	SHN4790-4600CS
Status:	Presumed deceased (2250s)
Born:	2226, Earth
Died:	2256 (presumed)
Father:	Burnham's father (deceased)
Mother:	Burnham's mother (deceased) Philippa Georgiou (adoptive mother)

For the prime universe counterpart, please see Michael Burnham.

"My daughter was a singular example of brilliance until one foolish choice doomed her world."

– Philippa Georgiou to Sarek, 2257 ("The War Without, The War Within")

Captain Michael Burnham was a female Terran Imperial Starfleet officer who lived during the mid-23rd century. A figure of immense prestige, during her career she won the Valor, Master of Poisons, and 100 Kills medals. (DIS: "Despite Yourself")

She was known as the "Butcher of the Binary Stars" for executing thousands of Klingons with a single order. (DIS: "The Wolf Inside")

After her parents' death, Burnham was raised as a daughter by Emperor Philippa Georgiou, who she addressed as "Mother". Georgiou was keen on giving the best in everything to her daughter, however, she became jealous of Gabriel Lorca, when Burnham developed an interest in him as a father figure, and later as a love interest. (DIS: "Vaulting Ambition")

While in command of the ISS Shenzhou, Burnham was ordered to hunt down Lorca, who was attempting a coup against the emperor. Her shuttlecraft was destroyed during this operation, leaving her presumed dead and Lorca on the run afterwards. However, in reality, Burnham had turned on the Emperor and sided with Lorca, for which Georgiou issued a death penalty on her. (DIS: "Despite Yourself", "Vaulting Ambition")

The Michael Burnham of the prime universe posed as her, telling others in the Empire that she had faked her death in order to hunt down Lorca. With her apparent Gabriel Lorca posing as the Imperial Starfleet Lorca, she went to the ISS Shenzhou and assumed command from Danby Connor as part of a ruse to obtain intelligence that could help return the crew of the USS Discovery to their own reality. She subsequently killed Connor in self-defense when he attempted to assassinate her. (DIS: "Despite Yourself")

Burnham was in the habit of having her daily ablutions performed by a slave. (DIS: "The Wolf Inside")

Appendices

According to StarTrek.com, Burnham's shuttle was lost in the Cawdor system.

References

• DIS:
  • "Despite Yourself" (First mentioned)
  • "The Wolf Inside"
  • "Vaulting Ambition"
  • "What's Past Is Prologue"
  • "The War Without, The War Within"
  • "Will You Take My Hand?"
  • "Saints of Imperfection"

Apocrypha

In the Star Trek: Discovery comic miniseries, Succession it was revealed that Burnham pretended to ally with Lorca, in order to stop his plans. However, she could not reveal her plans to Georgiou. Burnham then hid herself on Risa and waited for her moment to strike. She eventually took the mantle of Empress from Georgiou's cousin Alexander (β). However, Burnham was killed by Airiam (β) who then succeeded her as Empress.

External Link

Michael Burnham (mirror) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works