I just finished watching the 2 seasons of Star Trek: Prodigy' and in one of the episodes the crew travels to the mirror universe (if you know, you know; if not, it's easy to look up) and in it, there was an evil whale on the ship. This raised a few questions for me: 1. Why the hell was there a whale on a Federation starship to begin with? 2. Title: Can whales be evil? The first question, I've managed to find an answer for-Cetacean Ops. Yep, that's apparently a thing in Star Trek canon. Since whales and other highly intelligent sea life are innately skilled at maneuvering in a 3-dimensional space (underwater), certain class starships have Cetacean Ops with, well, whales and stuff to aid in ship navigation; more likely than not alien species I imagine but I can't say for sure. The other question I can't land on any definitive answer. Sure, some people believe orcas can be [i]evil and perhaps even cruel[/i], but I think they just do what they do. Brutal and aggressive maybe but evil just seems a stretch. So, I have to wonder, in an alternate verse where beings are inherently evil, can that actually include whales? This is a stupid thought I had so I completely understand if this post gets ignored but I'd be curious to know if anyone bored enough to read through it has any perspective on the matter.