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According to the Shatnerverse, reprogramming the test has become the expectation in the 24th century. The meaning of the test has completely inverted over time to become a lesson about thinking outside the box to win.
Wesley: “But…”
There was also Nog, the young Ferengi from Deep Space 9, who allegedly addressed the test in two unique ways:
He tried to bargain with the enemy ship and haggled it to a standstill until the simulation crashed,
AND
He used the tractor beam to fling the friendly ship back toward the border and then briefly engaged the enemy only to surrender in order to distract them from their prey and buy time. While the hostiles began boarding, he initiated self destruct but attempted to mute the ship’s computer announcement so they wouldn’t suspect it.
That’s how you get a ship named after you.
