Nor the Battle to the Strong

Nor the Battle to the Strong
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine
Story by:	Brice R. ParkerMA
Teleplay by:	René EchevarriaMA
Directed by:	Kim FriedmanMA
Production information
Episode no.:	5x04
Production no.:	502
First aired:	week of 21 October 1996
Chronology
Date:	2373

"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^MA and René Echevarria^MA and directed by Kim Friedman^MA.

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

Ajilon Prime • Decker Memorial Hospital • Deep Space 9 • Operations center

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

Bajoran • Bolian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Pardshay's species • Trill

Referenced only

Yridian

States and organizations

Bajoran Militia • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

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	Pocket	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.