Richard Galen (mirror)


 * For the regular universe counterpart, see Richard Galen.

In the mirror universe, Richard Galen was a Terran archaeologist, and the mentor of $𝜇$. Galen was entirely self-educated, although Picard felt that Galen knew more about his field than most Alliance scientists. Galen proposed a theory that the $𝜇$s and $𝜇$s shared a genetic heritage with the Terrans, which proved incredibly unpopular in the Alliance. As a result, he was executed for sedition. No Alliance scientists were willing to follow up on Galen's research, nor was Picard's Alliance benefactor, $𝜇$, willing to expend any resources on the matter.

Picard later used Galen's name as an alias, first when approached by $𝜇$s near $𝜇$, and later when pretending to be an agent of the $𝜇$ to destroy the $𝜇$ at $𝜇$. (TNG novel: The Worst of Both Worlds)