The Siege of AR-558

   

The Siege of AR-558

"The Siege of AR-558" is aStar Trek: Deep Space Nine episode. It aired in1998 as part of theseventh season of the series.

Benjamin Sisko andhis crew come to the aid of entrenchedStarfleetsoldiers on aplanet in theChin'tokasystem.

Summary[]

Bashir visits Vic's lounge, where Vic gives him a recording of his songs. TheDefiant is heading to the front lines of the war, where Bashir hopes to play Vic's songs for the troops. Vic questions if the troops would want to listen to four hundred year old songs, but Bashir comments that the songs may be old but sound new when Vic sings them.

In the wardroom, Sisko comments to Odo that looking at the casualty lists of the war has become a grim tradition and that while he used to read the names to honor the sacrifices of those who have died, the names have started to blur together.

TheDefiant soon departs, but with an extra person. Quark has been asked by Grand Nagus Zek to visit the front lines to report on his experiences. Entering the Chin'toka system, theDefiant is attacked by a Jem'Hadar ship, but the crew are able to destroy it. TheDefiant reaches their destination, AR-558, and, Sisko, Dax, Bashir, Nog and Quark transport down, but come under fire.

Sisko realises that the fire is from a Starfleet team and calls out. Chief Larkin tells her team to hold their fire and admonishes Vargas for for firing without being ordered too. Vargas simply comments that he thought it was the Jem'Hadar.

References[]

Characters[]

Julian Bashir •Ezri Dax •Vic Fontaine •Kellin •Kira Nerys •Nadia Larkin •Nog •Miles O'Brien •Odo •Quark •Reese •Rom •Benjamin Sisko •Vargas •Worf, son of Mogh

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Rick Bittle •Margaret C. Clark •Barbara Covington •Curt Danhauser •Curzon Dax •Jadzia Dax •Tobin Dax •Torias Dax •Laura Derr •Dorothy Duder •Russ English •Terry Erdmann •Ann Flood •John Fredrickson •Alice Ginsburg •Mitchell Green •Kurt Hansen •Teri Hansen •Sandy Holst •Phillip Jacobson •Penny Juday •Grace Kenney •Matata Kimya •Alan M. Kobayashi •Beverly Kurts •Jay Laprade •Paul Lawrence •Kathy Leprich •Faith Levesconte •Lester Levesconte •Rose Limli •Mindy Long •Loomis •Tom Mahoney •McGreevey •Parker •Jake Sisko •Zek

Locations[]

AR-558 •Chin'toka •Deep Space 9 (Station commander's office •Vic's lounge •Wardroom)

Referenced only

Starbase 371 •Starbase 129

Starships[]

USSDefiant (Defiant-class) •Jem'Hadar fighter

Referenced only

USSVeracruz •USSAkagi •USSCochrane •USSWyoming •USSZapata •USSTecumseh •USSNobel •USSVictory •PWB T'Tpalok •IKSFek'lhr •PWB Aj'rmr •PWB Tomal •PWB Koderex •PWB Preceptor •IKSK'mpec

Races and cultures[]

Bajoran •Changeling •Ferengi •Human •Jem'Hadar •Klingon •Trill

States and Organizations[]

Bajoran Militia •Dominion •Starfleet •United Federation of Planets

Referenced only

Ferengi Alliance •Starfleet Command

Science and technology[]

biosynthetic limb •communication array •holosuite •hologram • "Houdini" mine •Jem'Hadar shroud •ketracel-white •phaser rifle •replicator •sonic shower •transtator •tricorder

Other references[]

after action report •casualty report •Dominion War •evasive maneuvers •Ferengi Rules of Acquisition •I'll Be Seeing You •kar'takin •latinum •raktajino •Siege of AR-558 •Starfleet General Orders and Regulations •Starfleet uniform •subspace •surface operations blacks •tuxedo

Appendices[]

Related media[]

• The Chin'toka system was captured by Starfleet in "Tears of the Prophets".
• The events of "The Siege of AR-558" would be mentioned in "It's Only a Paper Moon",Avatar, Book Two,Demons of Air and Darkness andCathedral andPaths of Disharmony.
• Reese would later appear in theTales of the Dominion Warshort story "Requital".

Background[]

Notable cast and crew[]

• Avery Brooks asBenjamin Sisko
• Nana Visitor asKira Nerys
• Rene Auberjonois asOdo
• Alexander Siddig asJulian Bashir
• Armin Shimerman asQuark
• Michael Dorn asWorf
• Nicole de Boer asEzri Dax
• Aron Eisenberg as Nog
• Max Grodénchik asRom
• Bill Mumy asKellin
• Raymond Cruz asVargas
• Annette Helde asLarkin

Images[]

Connections[]

Timeline[]

External links[]

• The Siege of AR-558 article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• The Siege of AR-558 article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.