Vanguard

The Vanguard was a villainous organization featured in the Star Trek game Starfleet Academy.

By the late 2280s the group was comprised of a number of civilians along with a few cadets from Starfleet Academy. One of the Vanguard's primary leaders was Cadet Frank Malan.

Much like Terra Prime before it, the Vanguard advocated for using force instead of diplomacy. They were especially opposed to the thawing of relations between the Federation and Klingon Empire.

The group decided to bomb key targets in the Federation to ensure the death of the Federation's leadership, and planned to install Captain James T. Kirk as the leader of their new Federation.

The Vanguard was prevented from carrying out their terrorist attack against the Federation government by Cadets David Forrester and M'Giia, Captain Kirk, and Starfleet Security, and the leadership of the group was arrested.

Despite their actions and the actions of other groups opposed to peace such as the Khitomer Conspiracy, the Federation and the Klingons made peace a few years later at Khitomer.