- For other uses, see Call to Arms.
"Call to Arms" was the 124th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 26th and final episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 16 June 1997. The episode was written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe and directed by Allan KroekerMA.
Summary[]
With more and more Dominion warships entering the Alpha Quadrant, Benjamin Sisko and the crew mine the entrance to the wormhole, provoking an attack on Deep Space 9.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Corat Damar • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Elim Garak • Jones • Kelly • Kira Nerys • Leeta • Martok, son of Urthog • Morn • M'Pella • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Paxton Reese • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Tora Ziyal • Weyoun 5 • Worf, son of Mogh • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Prinadora • Shakaar Edon • Thomas Paine
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9/Terok Nor • Docking ring • Habitat ring • Infirmary • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Cardassia • Earth • Federation-Cardassian border • Gamma Quadrant • Torros III
Starships and vehicles[]
- Akira-class • Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • Excelsior-class • Galaxy-class • Galor-class • Hideki-class • Janitza-class • Jem'Hadar fighter • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits) • Miranda-class • IKS Rotarran (K'vort-class) • Saber-class • Steamrunner-class • Tenak'talar (Jem'Hadar battle cruiser) • Vor'cha-class
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • B'kaazi • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Peliar • Trill • Vorta • Yridian
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Federation News Service • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Promenade Merchants' Association • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Council of Ministers • Founders • Orion Free Traders • Starfleet Second Fleet • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence
Other references[]
- Bajoran language • baseball • Battle of Torros III • Bridal auction • cargo ship • cloaking device • convoy • dabo • dermal regenerator • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • hypospray • kanar • Klingon-Cardassian War • latinum • latinum dance • medical tricorder • mine • minefield • Moogie • nonaggression pact • Occupation of Bajor • Program Sisko 197 • proximity sensor • pulse mine • replicator • root beer • salsa • Second Battle of Deep Space 9 • self-replicating mine • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • tapestry • task force • virtual scanner headset • waste extraction • wedding • wrappage • yamok sauce
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Dominion War continues until the end of the series.
- "In the Pale Moonlight"
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
- The Rule of Acquisition given in this episode is the same as the LD episode "Hear All, Trust Nothing".
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "In the Cards".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "In the Cards".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background[]
- The battle in "Call to Arms" features in The Dominion War novelization Call to Arms.... The novelization begins during the Dominion attack on the space station.
Notable cast and crew[]
- Written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Andrew J. Robinson as Elim Garak
- J.G. Hertzler as Martok
- Marc Alaimo as Skrain Dukat
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
- Aron Eisenberg as Nog
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
- Chase Masterson as Leeta
Images[]
USS Defiant, deploying the mines.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: In the Cards |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: A Time to Stand |
| Previous episode: In the Cards |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: A Time to Stand |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: see Call to Arms... for chronology |
Next Adventure: see Call to Arms... for chronology | |
External links[]
- Call to Arms (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Call to Arms (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.