"Nor the Battle to the Strong" was the 102nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 4th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 21 October 1996. The episode was written by Brice R. Parker and René Echevarria and directed by Kim Friedman.
Summary
Jake Sisko experiences the true nature of war when he and Julian Bashir assist in a hospital located on a planet being besieged by the Klingons.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Burke • Jadzia Dax • Irina Kalandra • Kira Nerys • Joseph Kirby • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Paxton Reese • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Voktak • Worf, son of Mogh • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
- Referenced only
- Caster • Neema Cyl • Audrid Dax • Tobin Dax • Hendriks • Ishmael Kalandra • Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Pajal • Raifi • Raymond • Joseph Sisko
Locations
- Referenced only
- Archanis sector • Ferenginar • Gamma Quadrant • Ganalda IV • Lembatta Cluster • Tanandra Bay
Starships and vehicles
- Danube-class runabout • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits)
- Referenced only
- USS Farragut • USS Rutledge • USS Tecumseh
Races and cultures
- Referenced only
- Yridian
States and organizations
- Referenced only
- Starfleet Academy
Other references
- amino acid • asteroid • bat'leth • Battle of Ajilon Prime • battle simulation • caffeine • Cartalian fever • ceasefire • coffee • court martial • cutter • dabo • disruptor • disulfide • doctor • Down the River Light • Federation-Cardassian War • Federation-Klingon War of 2373 • hopper • hypospray • inaprovaline • Jefferies tube • kidney • Klingon disruptor • magnesite • PADD • phaser • phaser burn • phaser rifle • platoon • pregnancy • prion • quantum resonance • raktajino • replicator • Rugalan fever • sonic shower • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • surface operations blacks • Tarkalean condor • transport scrambler • warp core • womb rental agreement
Appendices
Related media
- Jake recalls the events of "Nor the Battle to the Strong" in Vengeance and Rising Son.
- DS9 episodes: "The Way of the Warrior", "Broken Link", "Apocalypse Rising"
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
Video releases
Collector's edition VHS release with "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 1).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
Background
Notable cast and crew
- 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
Images
Jake.
Kalandra.
Kirby.
Burke.
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: The Assignment |
| Previous episode: Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: The Assignment |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places |
Next Adventure: The Assignment | |
External links
- Nor the Battle to the Strong article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- ...Nor the Battle to the Strong article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
