Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
Star Trek : Deep Space Ninepredicted a war between the Cardassians and Klingons two year before the difference broke out inDS9season 4 . The Klingon - Cardassian War was a flashpoint in the conflict between the Federation , their allies , and the Dominion . Instigated by a Changeling infiltrator within the Klingon Empire , the war between the Klingons and Cardassians raged between 2372 and 2373 . The blooming battle was a successful attempt to destabilize the Federation ’s human relationship with its allies , and was a key mo in the lead up toDS9 ’s Dominion War .
The conflict with the Klingons was so grave that it inspire Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) to have Lt . Commander Worf ( Michael Dorn ) assigned to DS9 full time as both an advisor and tactical military officer . The Klingon - Cardassian War , and the addition of Worf to thecast ofStar Trek : Deep Space Ninein season 4 was a sonant reboot for the show , that led to a significant improvement in public perception ofDS9 . However , a throwaway line inStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 2 , installment 22 , " The Wire " , predicted the whole difference of opinion , even beforeDS9 ’s writers conceived of the Klingon - Cardassian War .
The Klingons are one of the most famous alien race from Star Trek , but Gene Roddenberry derived the name from his existent life as a police officer .
DS9 Predicted Star Trek’s Klingon-Cardassian War 2 Years Earlier
“Who wins?” “Who do you think?”
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 2 , episode 22 , " The Wire " center on the friendship between Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) and Elim Garak ( Andrew Robinson ) as DS9 ’s primary aesculapian officer fight back to save the Cardassian tailor ’s life history . With Garak ’s condition stabilized by the closing of the sequence , Garak and Bashirresume their weekly luncheon dates , where they discourse the merits of Federation and Cardassian literature . Garak lend Bashir a novel prepare in a potential future tense where the Cardassian Union is at warfare with the Klingon Empire . When expect by Bashir who wins the state of war , Garak wryly respond " Who do you think ? "
" The Wire " is a polar episode for Garak and the Cardassians , as it introduces the Obsidian Order , and officially list the Cardassians ' menage planet as Cardassia Prime .
The Cardassian - Klingon warfare in Garak ’s novel was not intended as ominous foreshadowing by writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe . Instead , it was a joke about how Garak saw his tasting in literature as more neat than Bashir ’s , despite it being ultranationalistic propaganda about the Cardassians ' high quality over the Klingon Empire . It was only later , when Rick Berman indicate adding Worf to the cast ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , thatthe thought of a engagement between the Klingons and Cardassians was devised as a way to justify bringing Michael Dorn ’s belovedStar Trek : The Next Generationcharacter alongside .
Garak Was Wrong, The Cardassians Lost The Klingon War
“Please, Doctor. Spare me your insufferable Federation optimism. Of course it will survive, but as not the Cardassia I knew.”
The war between the Klingon Empire and the Cardassian Union effectively came to an ending whenGul Dukat ( Marc Alaimo)negotiated for the Cardassians to unite the Dominion . In the shortsighted term , this mean that the Cardassians were able-bodied to repulse the Klingon forces with the aid of the Jem’Hadar inStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 5 , episode 15 , " By Inferno ’s Light " . In the long terminal figure , it led to a longer conflict that at long last decimated Cardassia Prime . The alignment with the Dominion cost the Cardassians dearly , as their autonomy was eroded by the tyrany of the Female Changeling ( Salome Jens ) and Weyoun ( Jeffrey Combs ) .
Garak and Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) aid the Cardassian military in ascend up against the Dominion inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s finale , but their former ally unleashed annihilative reprisal against Cardassia Prime . Eight hundred million Cardassians died , a combination of the losses incur during the Battle of Cardassia , and those incurred by the Dominion ’s red reprisal . Gul Dukat may have secure the Cardassians a momentary victory in the war against the Klingons , but he ratify the end countenance for eight hundred million of his fellow Cardassians and erased much of the culture , art , medicine , and lit that was so darling by Garak .
All episodes of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine are streaming now on Paramount+ .
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.
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Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , also known as DS9 , is the fourth series in the long - running Sci - Fi franchise , Star Trek . DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller , and stars Avery Brooks , René Auberjonois , Terry Farrell , and Cirroc Lofton . This particular serial publication follows a group of soul in a space station near a planet call Bajor .
