A star trek series which crosses over between deep space nine and the next generation. Meanwhile, in the fire caves, kai winn and dukat continue their efforts to release the pahwraiths. Episodes about the occupation of bajor, the marquis and section 31 among others show a more complex and morally conflicted federation that makes ds9 great. The allied forces of the united federation of planets, the klingon empire, and the romulan star empire launched an invasion of the dominionheld cardassian union, with the goal of capturing the dominions capital on cardassia prime. Jan 18, 2019 after several episodes involving some of the most brutal fights of the dominion war, ds9 needed to lighten up a bit. Deep space 9 has something about it that no other show has or can come close to achieving. The battle of cardassia was the final battle of the dominion war, fought in late 2375. Likewise, ds9 ends with an epic 10part story that sees the conclusion of the dominion war. Words alone can not describe how entralling and captivating this show is, you really have to see it for yourself. Dominion memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Meanwhile the dominion turn on the rebelling cardassians, destroying them city by city. The war was fought by the dominion to extend the will of the founders over the two quadrants, while the alliance battled to remain free from dominion influence. The best garak episodes from star trek deep space nine.
Open war breaks out in the season 5 finale call to arms when the dominion captures the station, and the heroes dont take their home back until the end of the following seasons sixth episode. The dominion war is entering its final stages, with many surprises. Aug 06, 2012 asked fans which of these ds9 episodes had the best battle scene. The dominion war was a conflict fought between the federation alliance and the dominion in the alpha and beta quadrants from 2373 to 2375. With the discovery of the bajoran wormhole in 2369, several of the alpha quadrants regional powers began to send explorers to the distant gamma. The current colonists lives depend on making sure that accident happens again, even though theyve now forwarned the crew that it will happen.
The following is a list of starships known to have participated in the dominion war external link starships in the dominion war article at memory alpha, the canon star trek wiki. The war involved all major powers of the alpha and gamma quadrants, organized into two opposing military alliances. Ds9 does not neatly divide its episodes into categories of dominion war episode or not dominion war episode. The obvious reason is that the dominion war was chronicled on the last two seasons of ds9.
The crew figure itll be fun and are unprepared for the klingon rituals involved. Dominion war memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. There actually was no episode entitled dominion war. Dominion war episode 5 attack of the klingons youtube.
As the dominion war comes to an end, dukat goes to the pah wraiths to awaken them. The state of the dominion as a political entity at the conclusion of the war has never been discussed in star trek canon. Throughout the dominion war the dominion also occupied the space of the cardassian union. Deep space nine the romulan star empire referred to the conflict as the war of. That show introduced the dominion, the jemhadar, the vorta, and the founders, and many of the stories you are about to read relate to episodes of ds9, either by expanding on references in them or chronicling events that happened simultaneously with them. The final ten episodes of ds9 are part of a single story arc, so you need to watch all of. While deep space nine has some amazing nondominioncentric episodes, you cant really watch the show without feeling the dominions presence. Starships in the dominion war star trek expanded universe. Way before it became a 21st century television staple, deep space nine embraced longform storytelling arcs early season 2s circle trilogy and often the klingon conflict, the dominion war. Youre missing out on a lot of important and interesting conflicts by only watching dominion war episodes. Dominion article at memory alpha, the wiki for canon star trek. Whether any given episode can be said to be a dominion war episode or not is a very gray area for the most part. The war consumed the entire alpha quadrant in one of the most destructive and bloody conflicts in galactic history.
Way of the warrior came in third with 19 percent of the vote, while dominion war, call to arms and tears of the prophets scored 18%, 11% and 6%. Unknown worf attempts to win a battle by destroying a dominion. Deep space nine was the fourth star trek series and entered production in 1992. The pilot episode, emissary, the episode the way of the warrior, as well as the series finale, what you leave behind, originally aired as twohour. The dominion war was a twoyear interstellar conflict fought between the federation alliance and the dominion between 2373 and 2375. This space was returned to the cardassians and placed under federation alliance occupation following the conflict. The terms of the final treaty ending the war were never shown. The season 5 finale marks the beginning of the dominion war. Apr 07, 2018 that story is known as the dominion war.
Deep space nine, an american sciencefiction television series produced by paramount pictures. The ds9 crew discovers a small colony on a remote world that was originally populated by them 200 years earlier due to a timetravel accident with the defiant. Mar 17, 2020 ben sisko and his stations crew only got a couple of episodes at the end of ds9 s second season and. The dominion war crossover miniseries explores events leading up to the dominion war. The next generation was still going strong, so the idea of a second series set in the same. With the cardassian resistance crushed, the federation war against the dominion reaches the prelude to one final showdown. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy. Prepare yourself for a threemonth stay on board the federation space station, with a base intake of two episodes. Will garak and the rebellion stop them before the destruction of cardassia. The dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. War is declared, and thus season 6 of ds9 takes the st universe to places its never been. This provokes a confrontation between the dominion and the federation, forcing sisko to abandon ds9.
He had the unfortunate luck of going through the academy as the dominion war began. The game is based on the star trek tv show star trek. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375, though related conflicts began earlier. With the occasional intensly humourous episodes to the tears of a loss of major character. It was broadcast in firstrun syndication from january 1993 until june 1999. Sacrifice of angels notched 24% of the vote, besting what you leave behind, which tallied 22%.
Deep space nine goes where no star trek series had gone before ds9 was the first star trek production not based on a starship, but instead, a starbase, known as deep space 9 the starship uss defiant was introduced in season. The epic 9part serialized conclusion to the dominion war and deep space nine. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek. Thus, we have dax and worf tying the knot on the station. Mar 30, 2018 the dominion war was a major conflict in the alpha quadrant that raged from 2373 to 2375 between the dominion and the federation alliance. Three months into the war, ds9 is still under dominion control. Ds9 isnt about fighting a war as such, but about the people and events leading to. Ds9 was a gamechanging series with deep, layered characters found not only in the regular cast sisko, kira, dax, etc. The crew of ds9 race to mine the entrance of the wormhole in order to prevent dominion reinforcements from reaching the alpha quadrant. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek franchise and aired in syndication from january 1993 through june 1999. Sacrifice of angels 24% what you leave behind 22% way of the warrior 19%. The dominion war, the battle of cardassia star trek minutiae. Even then, it was a few individual episodes until season 5 and 6.
The single darkest of all st seasons, these 26 episodes are filled with edgeofyourseat stuff that pushed forward the notion of heavy continuity of american television. At the conclusion of the war, it is assumed that the dominion still held vast territories in the gamma quadrant. With the continuing battalions of jemhadar entering the alpha quadrant in preparation for war, sisko decides to mine the wormhole to prevent further troop movement. A call to arms 1998 and sacrifice of angels 1998 are based on seven interlinked episodes from deep space nines fifth and sixth seasons, beginning with call to arms. At the same time, the dominion plans its attack on the federation.
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