Call to Arms (episode)

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 Kroeker.

SummaryEdit

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.

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

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 • 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

LocationsEdit

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 vehiclesEdit

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 culturesEdit

Bajoran • B'kaazi • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Peliar • Trill • Vorta • Yridian

Referenced only 

Miradorn • Orion • Risian • Romulan • Tellarite • Tholian • Vulcan

States and organizationsEdit

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 • Starfleet Second Fleet • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence

Other referencesEdit

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

AppendicesEdit

Related mediaEdit

• ST reference: Encyclopedia
  • Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.

Video releasesEdit

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.

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BackgroundEdit

• 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 crewEdit

• 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

ImagesEdit

Second Battle of Deep Space 9.

Jem'Hadar fighter.

USS Defiant, deploying the mines.

Self-replicating mine.

Corat Damar, Skrain Dukat and Weyoun.

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ConnectionsEdit

TimelineEdit

External linksEdit

• 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.