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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).
"Rules of Acquisition" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 27th episode overall. It is the 27th episode overall.
These rules were later published as The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, by Quark as told to Ira Steven Behr (ISBN 0-671-52936-6). Along with fellow Deep Space Nine producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Behr also co-wrote Legends of the Ferengi, a collection of short stories involving the Rules of Acquisition.(ISBN 0-671-57901-0)
The idea for the "Rules of Acquisition" came from Behr. [2] The episode includes a very deliberate homage shot to The Godfather. [3] [1] Shortly after Quark is "made" Grand Nagus, the shot of the following scene is a near-exact duplicate of the opening of the movie, with a client coming to seek a favor.
"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.
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That night, Quark has a dream in which he meets Gint, the first Grand Nagus of the Ferengi and the author of the sacred Rules of Acquisition. Explaining that the Rules were intended as suggestions for how the Ferengi should live, and that they were named "Rules" only for marketing purposes, Gint advises Quark to break the contract.
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