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Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise portrayed by Avery Brooks.He was the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9), which was originally broadcast between 1993 and 1999.
At a ceremony marking Deep Space Nine ' s commanding officer Benjamin Sisko's promotion to the rank of captain, visiting Ambassador Krajensky tells Sisko that the Tzenkethi, an alien race with a history of hostility toward the Federation, have unseated their ruler, the Autarch, in a coup d'etat.
Meanwhile, Jake's friend Nog, a cadet at Starfleet Academy, asks Captain Sisko to help him become a member of the Red Squad, an elite and selective group of cadets. With the Dominion threat ever looming, paranoia begins to grow, especially after Odo catches a Changeling impersonating Leyton.
Sisko strongarms the Ferengi Quark into staying on at the station. Meanwhile, Sisko is contemplating resigning from Starfleet. He receives orders from Captain Jean-Luc Picard — he is to prepare Bajor for membership in the United Federation of Planets — and can barely contain his hostility toward the man he blames for Jennifer's death.
A Klingon armada led by General Martok arrives at Deep Space Nine; Martok tells Captain Sisko they are there to defend their Federation allies against potential invasion from the Dominion, a hostile empire led by the shape-shifting Changelings.
Eventually, Kasidy becomes Sisko's second wife and, at the end of the series, she becomes pregnant with their child. When Sisko leaves to join the Prophets, he tells her that he will be away for a while, but would eventually return to her. They were ranked the eighth best romantic couple in Star Trek in 2020 by Screen Rant. [24]
In this episode, the Deep Space Nine crew, led by Captain Benjamin Sisko, are challenged to a game of baseball against an all-Vulcan crew. Sisko's love of baseball was established in "Emissary", the very first episode of the series. [2] This episode was first broadcast the week of October 19, 1998, during the 1998 World Series. [3]
Jake Sisko is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( DS9 ) and is portrayed by actor Cirroc Lofton . He is the son of Deep Space Nine commanding officer, Benjamin Sisko .