Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) focuses on the 24th century adventures of Captain Benjamin Sisko on space station Deep Space 9, an outpost situated near the mouth of a stable wormhole on the far reaches of explored space. Although Sisko commands Deep Space 9, the station actually belongs to the inhabitants of nearby Bajor, who requested Starfleet’s protective presence after Bajoran freedom fighters put an end to the brutal Cardassian occupation of their world. Approximately a sixth of the station’s 300 permanent residents are Starfleet personnel; there is also a sizable Bajoran militia presence. The rest of Deep Space 9’s inhabitants are civilians, most of whom work in the station’s Promenade, a kind of indoor marketplace. Initially, Sisko’s mandate from Starfleet was to protect Bajor and the station from any hostiles who ventured into the area. But with the discovery of the nearby wormhole—a shortcut through space that leads directly to the uncharted Gamma quadrant—Sisko’s mandate has expanded exponentially, as the region becomes the gateway to all manner of visitors, both friendly and extremely hostile.
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Main Characters
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Featured Character
Speaker, Tris
Episode: DS9 416 - If Wishes Were Horses
Famous baseball player mentioned in the same breath as Ted Williams and Buck Bokai. Benjamin Sisko purchased a holosuite program featuring these three players for Jake.
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Featured Alien
Changeling, Evil
Episode: DS9 436 - Shadowplay
Origin: The Gamma Quadrant. A character in a Yaderan tale retold by Taya to Constable Odo, somewhat reminiscent of the Terran Hindus' "Brahman and the Tiger." After powerful displays of morphing in...
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Featured Creative Staff
Fuller, Bryan
The creator and executive producer of the current ABC hit series Pushing Daisies and such other quirky gems as Showtime's Dead Like Me and the short-lived Fox show Wonderfalls, Brian Fuller is a li...
