Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Deep Space Nine
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Overview[]
Unlike the previousStar Trek, set onstarships,Deep Space Nine's primary setting is aspace station,Deep Space 9, formerly theCardassian stationTerok Nor rather than a starship. The station is a key strategic location, near to the planetBajor, itself near theCardassian border, and most significantly (following the events of the first episode) the station is situated next to theBajoran wormhole, giving access to theGamma Quadrant. The station also had a complement ofrunabouts, and later theUSSDefiant, allowing stories to take the characters away from the station itself.
Due to the mostly stationary situation of the series,DS9 tended more toward continuing stories, rather than the "alien of the week" approach common to other series. Some of the main arcs involved: theBajorans growing from years underoccupation by theCardassians, eventually joining theFederation;CaptainSisko's role as theEmissary; and the build up to, eventual breakout, and aftermath of, theDominion War.
The series established and developed severalraces and cultures, most prominently theBajorans andCardassians, but with significant attention also paid to theTrill,Ferengi andKlingons. The Cardassians were commonly portrayed as the series' villains, and were later supplemented by theDominion, led by theFounders, and represented by theVorta, andJem'Hadar soldiers, and the Dominion's allies, theBreen.
Characters[]
The main characters in the series are:Benjamin Sisko, commanding officer ofDS9 and theDefiant, andEmissary of the Prophets; Sisko's son,Jake Sisko;Kira Nerys, first officer andBajoran liaison, and eventually commander ofDS9 following Sisko;Odo, the station'schief of security, and achangeling, the same species as the Dominion's Founders;Jadzia Dax, aTrill and the station'sscience officer, until her death, when theDax symbiont is transferred to a new host:Ezri Dax;Julian Bashir, the station'schief medical officer;Miles O'Brien, the station'schief of operations;Worf, the station'stactical officer; andQuark, the owner ofQuark's, an establishment on the station'spromenade.
Major characters on DS9 circa 2376.
Stories set after the Dominion War introduced, or elevated several, other major characters:Elias Vaughn, the station's new first officer once Kira takes command;Ro Laren, who takes over from Odo as chief of security;Nog, Quark's nephew, who was featured throughout the series as Jake Sisko's best friend replaces O'Brien as operations officer;Thirishar ch'Thane is the station's newAndorian science officer;Prynn Tenmei is theDefiant's new helm officer;Sam Bowers is the station's new tactical officer; andTaran'atar, a Jem'Hadar, is sent by Odo as an envoy to the Alpha Quadrant.
The series arc based story telling also established numerous recurring characters. Some of the most prominent include Cardassians such asElim Garak,Skrain Dukat,Corat Damar and, in the post-finale novels,Akellen Macet; Bajorans includingOpaka Sulan,Winn Adami,Bareil Antos,Shakaar Edon andYevir Linjarin; representatives of the Dominion such as theFemale Changeling andWeyoun; Ferengi includingRom,Zek,Ishka andBrunt; patrons and employees of Quark's such asMorn,Leeta andTreir; Klingons includingGowron andMartok; members of Starfleet such as AdmiralWilliam Ross and other station personnel, includingMichael Eddington (later a leader of theMaquis),Simon Tarses andPhillipa Matthias; friends and family of the primary characters such asKeiko,Molly andKirayoshi O'Brien, Sisko's partnerKasidy Yates and his fatherJoseph, andTora Ziyal, Dukat's daughter and Kira's friend; and finallyVic Fontaine, a hologram who is a singer in the vein of Frank Sinatra.
Media[]
Episodes[]
Between January1993 to May of1999 there were173 episodes ofDeep Space Nine, including six direct two-part episodes over the course of seven seasons. Deep Space 9 also appeared in two episodes ofStar Trek: The Next Generation; "Birthright" and "Firstborn", and the first episode ofStar Trek: Voyager, "Caretaker".
Prose[]
Pocket Books have published numerous prose works based onDeep Space Nine. These include a series of twenty-sevennumbered novels published duringDeep Space Nine's television run. These stories generally take place within the first four seasons of the series. Along side the numbered series Pocket published the occasionalunnumbered novels, including severalnovelizations of key episodes.
Post-finale prose[]
Avatar, Book One, the first novel in theDS9 relaunch series, set after the TV series
The second Deep Space 9 station, and Sisko's USSRobinson.
Following the conclusion of the television series the books have continued the narrative in what is informally referred to as the "DS9 relaunch". In 2011,Rough Beasts of Empire featured Sisko returning to Starfleet as the commanding officer of theUSSRobinson and also established that Kira was now aVedek. Vaughn has been critically injured in the Borg invasion. Deep Space 9 was destroyed by rogue elements of theTyphon Pact in the novelsPlagues of Night andRaise the Dawn.Raise the Dawn establisheda new Deep Space 9 being constructed and theStar Trek: The Fall novelRevelation and Dust featured it becoming operational.Original Sin features Sisko's command of theRobinson in a mission in the Gamma Quadrant, with his wife Kasidy and daughter Rebecca aboard theGalaxy-class vessel.
In2008 theStar Trek: Destiny trilogy establishedEzri Dax as the captain of theUSSAventine, with the relaunch charactersSam Bowers andMikaela Leishman as part of her crew. AfterDestiny, theAventine also appeared inA Singular Destiny, theTyphon Pact novelsZero Sum Game andBrinkmanship and the TNG novelTakedown.Julian Bashir’s encounters withSection 31 are depicted inDisavowed andControl.
In addition to stand alone novels the series has had short stories and novellas, including the short story anthologiesThe Lives of Dax andProphecy and Change and the series of novel anthologies,Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (which make up part of the relaunch series).
The series is also featured in a line ofyoung adult novels, about the adventures of Jake and Nog while growing up on the station.
Deep Space Nine stories have appeared in many of the crossover miniseries Pocket Books have published, includingInvasion!,Day of Honor,The Dominion War,Double Helix,The Captain's Table,The Badlands,Dark Passions,Section 31,Gateways,The Brave and the Bold,Mirror Universe,Myriad Universes andStar Trek: Typhon Pact. Additionally theLost Era novelCatalyst of Sorrows prominently features Sisko. There have been several direct crossovers with theStar Trek: Corps of Engineers series, which is set in the same time period as theDS9 relaunch.
Comics[]
Stowaway, the firstDS9 comic
The firstDeep Space Nine comics were published byMalibu Comics shortly after the series started. Malibu published a wide range of comics; A monthly series which ran for thirty-two issues; Two annuals, and four one-shots or specials; TheCelebrity Series, which comprised of two one-shots written byStar Trek actors; and three miniseries, includingThe Landmark Crossover, aDS9/TNG crossover story co-published withDC Comics (who were publishingTNG comics at the time).
In1996Marvel Comics took on theStar Trek license; they too publisheda monthly series ofDeep Space Nine comics, which ran for fifteen issues. Marvel also published a spin-off seriesStar Trek: Starfleet Academy which featuredNog at the Academy, and several crossovers withDS9. Both series, along with elements fromStar Trek: The Next Generation, were part of Marvel'sTelepathy War crossover series, which included one issue of theStarfleet Academy series, two issues of theDeep Space Nine series, a crossover issues published in theUnlimited series, and grand finale in a special one-shot crossover titledReality's End. One furtherDS9 story was published inUnlimited, Issue 8.
WildStorm Comics acquired theStar Trek license in 1999; they published theDeep Space Nine miniseriesN-Vector, and theDS9/TNG crossover seriesDivided We Fall, both set after the TV series in the same continuity as the proseDS9 relaunch. Additionally, aBenny Russell story, "When the Stars Come a-Calling", was published in Wildstorm'sStar Trek: Special.
IDW Publishing did not take on the license to produce newDS9 comics until three years after they began publishingTOS andTNG comics. In2007, however, Sisko appeared in the secondKlingons: Blood Will Tell comic "Beneath the Skin". In 2009 an elderKang appear in "Four Thousand Throats...", which partially served as a prequel to theDS9 episode "Blood Oath". 2009 also saw IDW releasedBest of DS9, which collected several early DS9 Malibu Comics. Finally at the end of the same year IDW began to publish their ownDS9 comics, with a Cardassian themed issue ofAlien Spotlight II and the start of IDW' firstDS9 miniseries,Fool's Gold. The DS9 characters met theKelvin timeline inThe Q Gambit.
| Star Trek: Deep Space Ninecomicomnibuses | |
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| Boxtree | Deep Space Nine •Emancipation and Beyond •Requiem •Hearts and Minds •Dax's Comet •The Maquis: Soldier of Peace •Shanghaied •Lightstorm/Terok Nor |
| Titan Books | The Landmark Crossover |
| WildStorm Comics | Other Realities |
| Graphic Imaging Technologies | The Complete Comic Book Collection |
| IDW Publishing | Best of DS9 •Fool's Gold •Too Long a Sacrifice •The Dog of War •Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Omnibus |
Audio books[]
Deep Space Nine has had no original audio productions, but to date several novels have been adapted intoaudiobooks. Narrators of these includeNana Visitor,Rene Auberjonois,Armin Shimerman,Andrew J. Robinson andJoe Morton.
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| Emissary •Bloodletter •Fallen Heroes •Proud Helios •Warped •Station Rage •Objective: Bajor •Legends of the Ferengi •The 34th Rule •The Fall of Terok Nor •Enigma Tales •Original Sin |
Video games[]
Crossroads of Time, the firstDS9 video game
The firstDeep Space Nine game wasCrossroads of Time, published in1995. Three otherDS9 games followed, the most recent beingDominion Wars, released in2001.
Additionally, elements ofDS9 appear in the crossover gamesLegacy,Encounters,Conquest andInfinite Space.
Deep Space 9 is a visitable location inStar Trek Online, with locations such asQuark's, thePromenade, theReplimat and the Bajoran temple rendered for the game. The Bajoran wormhole also appears.
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine video games |
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| Crossroads of Time •Harbinger •The Fallen •Dominion Wars •Star Trek Online -Victory Is Life •Red Alert |
RPGs[]
Last Unicorn Games published a series of threeDeep Space Nine themed RPG books in1999 and2000.Decipher took on the RPG license in 2000 and published a series of eight books utilizing elements from the entireStar Trek franchise, so feature someDS9 derived content.
Elements of DS9 feature inMōdiphiüs Entertainment’sStar Trek Adventures role playing game.
| Star Trek: Deep Space NineRPG books |
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| Core Game Book •Narrator's Toolkit •Raiders, Renegades & Rogues |
Reference works[]
TheDeep Space Nine Technical Manual
There have been three in-universe and two real-worldreference works produced forDeep Space Nine. The series is also represented in many pan-franchise reference works, including the in-universe books:Star Trek Chronology,The Star Trek Encyclopedia,Federation Passport,Q's Guide to the Continuum,The Tribble Handbook,Star Trek Cookbook,Celebrations,Starship Spotter,The Starfleet Survival Guide,Star Charts andShips of the Line; the in-universe reference magazineStar Trek Fact Files; and real world reference books such as:The Art of Star Trek,Aliens & Artifacts,Star Trek 101 and the guide toStar Trek prose works,Voyages of Imagination
Calendars[]
The 2001 DS9 calendar.
From 1993 to 2001, Pocket Books andAndrews McMeel Publishing published nineDeep Space Nine calendars, which featured episode images, as well as new images of Deep Space 9 and theDefiant byGary Hutzel in some of the later calendars.
Deep Space Nine imagery can also be found in theShips of the Line calendars.
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine calendars |
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| 1994 calendar •1995 calendar •1996 calendar •1997 calendar •1998 calendar •1999 calendar •2000 calendar •2001 calendar •2002 calendar |
Other media[]
In addition to its RPG,Decipher have also produced theStar Trek Customizable Card Game since1994, which encompasses the entireStar Trek franchise, including numerousDS9 based cards.
TheStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Board Game was released in 1999.
Appendices[]
Cast[]
- Avery Brooks asBenjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor asKira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois asOdo
- Alexander Siddig asJulian Bashir
- Terry Farrell asJadzia Dax
- Colm MeaneyMA asMiles O'Brien
- Armin Shimerman asQuark
- Michael Dorn asWorf
- Cirroc LoftonMA asJake Sisko
- Nicole de Boer asEzri Dax
- Andrew J. Robinson asElim Garak
- Aron Eisenberg asNog
- Max Grodénchik asRom
- Marc Alaimo asDukat
- Jeffrey Combs asWeyoun andBrunt
- J.G. Hertzler asMartok
- Salome Jens as theFemale Changeling
- Robert O'Reilly asGowron
- Chase Masterson asLeeta
- Brock Peters asJoseph Sisko
- Barry Jenner asWilliam Ross
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External links[]
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine atIMDb.com