If "Star Trek: Prodigy" teaches us anything about how to actually be a hero in the conclusion to its first season, it's the incredible empowering force of belief in oneself. When the cast of characters was introduced at the start of the season, Dal, Rok-Tahk, and Zero all doubted their own abilities and feared having to take action in crucial moments with big consequences.
As the story unfolded, each of them uncovered the strength within, learning to trust themselves when it mattered most. For example, with holo-Janeway's help, Rok-Tahk finally overcame his fear of conflict, and Jankom realized that his engineering prowess really could make a difference and that he really was a miracle worker. Most of all, Dal slowly came around to become a confident commander. In the finale, his crew faithfully follows him into battle, taking his orders without question — a far cry from the beginning of the season, when he was barely able to give a command and they weren't exactly eager to follow him.
In "Star Trek: Prodigy," the power of belief is front and center. Have faith, have courage, have strength, and just about anything is possible — even defeating an interstellar time-traveling tyrant.
