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"Prophet Motive" is the 62nd episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and is the sixteenth episode of the third season. In the episode, Grand Nagus Zek comes to the station to present Quark with a revised copy of the Rules of Acquisition, which is now a guide for generosity and benevolence.
Many episodes of the series focus on races such as the Ferengi, a species whose culture is dedicated to the pursuit of profit, and the Klingons, whose warrior culture emphasizes honor. In this episode, the Ferengi bartender Quark accidentally causes the death of a drunk Klingon, and ends up forcibly married to his widow.
This is one of several episodes to focus on the Ferengi, an alien species known for their devotion to earning profit, exploring their sexist social norms. In this episode, Deep Space Nine' s Ferengi bartender Quark is sent to establish a Ferengi business presence in the Gamma Quadrant, assisted by Pel — a Ferengi female who disguises herself ...
Quark's spacecraft (named in this episode as Quark's Treasure) looks like the Ferengi pod, which was introduced in "The Price" on Star Trek: The Next Generation broadcast on November 13, 1989. [4] The interior set was seen previously in "Prophet Motive" (S3E16), also a Ferengi-centric episode.
Quark faces the options of killing himself, having someone kill him, or breaking the contract—an act that will lead to the loss of his business license, confiscation of his family's property, and ostracism by other Ferengi. Quark decides to honor his contract and attempts to hire ex-spy Garak to kill him. However, he is afraid to approve any ...
Ferengi makeup design and uniform from Star Trek: The Experience. The name Ferengi was coined based on the originally Persian Ferenghi (compare older Feringhee), a term used in various languages throughout Asia and Ethiopia meaning "foreigners" or "Europeans", itself descending from the word farang which referred specifically to Franks and gradually expanded in meaning. [1]
This episode is one of several episodes focusing on the Ferengi, an alien race characterized by their love of monetary profit and their sexist social norms. In this episode, Deep Space Nine' s Ferengi bartender Quark helps out when Zek 's status as the Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance is put in jeopardy by his proposal of equal rights for ...
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Rules of Acquisition are a collection of sacred business proverbs of the ultra-capitalist race known as the Ferengi.. The first mention of rules in the Star Trek universe was in "The Nagus", an episode of the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Season 1, Episode 10).