Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the third in a series of sequels and prequels to the television show Star Trek. It is set aboard a former Cardassian space station (the Deep Space Nine of the title) in orbit of the planetary system of Bajor. In the first episode, the crew discover the presence nearby of a wormhole, the Celestial Temple of Bajoran prophesy, which allows the DS9 crew to travel to the Gamma Quadrant. The crew aboard the station face many struggles, including a major war with the Dominion, an array of previously unseen alien races, led by "the Founders", a race of shape-shifters. The Founders genetically engineered some of these new races to worship them as gods. The series strayed from the original tone of Star Trek by being a little darker, and by being less focused on exploration. It also contains many religious themes and overtones, with the Bajorans worshipping "the Prophets"--a race of alien beings living outside time in the wormhole, and the Dominion's worshipping of the Founders. A story arc which extends from the first episode through to its conclusions involves the station's commander Benjamin Sisko (later promoted to Captain) predestined role as the "Emissary" of the Prophets to the Bajoran Episode. Episode List DS9 was on for 7 seasons, from 1993 to 1999. Characters: Regular: Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks Odo Ital, played by Rene Auberjonois Ezri Dax, played by Nicole de Boer Worf, played by Michael Dorn Jadzia Dax, played by Terry Farrell Jake Sisko, played by Cirroc Lofton Miles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney Quark, played by Armin Shimerman Julian Bashir, played by Alexander Siddig Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor Recurring: Elim Garak, played by Andrew Robinson Weyoun, played by Jeffrey Combs Brunt, played by Jeffrey Combs Dukat, played by Marc Alaimo Damar, played by Casey Biggs Nog, played by Aron Eisenberg Rom, played by Max Grodénchik Zek, played by Wallace Shawn Leeta, played by Chase Masterson Martok, played by J. G. Hertzler Keiko Ishikawa O'Brien, played by Rosalind Chao Molly O'Brien, played by Hana Hatae Vic Fontaine, played by James Darren Winn Adami (often called Kai, her main post), played by Louise Fletcher Morn, played by Mark Allen Shepherd Cassidy Yates, played by Penny Johnson Michael Eddington, played by Kenneth Marshall Gowron, played by Robert O'Reilly Lwaxana Troi, played by Majel Barrett Roddenberry The female changeling, played by Salome Jens Chase Masterson, real name Christianne Carafano, was the victim in the legal case Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, which reaffirmed the protection given by the Communications Decency Act. External Links Star Trek: Deep Space Nine at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.