"The Emperor’s New Cloak" is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode. It aired in 1999 as part of the seventh season of the series.
After Grand Nagus Zek is captured by the Alliance in the mirror universe, Quark and Rom have to obtain a cloaking device to save him.
Summary[]
Rom brings Quark news that Grand Nagus Zek has disappeared and soon after is visited by Ezri, but the Ezri of the alternate universe, with a message from Zek and a request for help. Zek is being held by the Alliance, who will only let Zek go in exchange for a cloaking device. Quark enlists the help of his brother Rom, and together they steal the cloaking device from Martok’s ship and transport with the device and Ezri to Terok Nor.
Soon after arriving, they are detained by the alternate universe Bashir and taken to a holding cell. They are rescued by Brunt and the four of them flee Terok Nor on a Ferengi shuttle. Later, they rendezvous with Regent Worf’s flagship but Ezri betrays them and Quark and Rom are thrown into another cell.
Brunt is unhappy with Ezri’s actions, but is murdered by Intendant Kira when he expresses his disapproval. When Rom is forced to help install the cloaking device, the Regent orders Garak to kill the Ferengi, but Quark and Rom are able to distract Garak with tales of the Garak from their universe.
When the Regent’s ship engages the cloaking device, sabotage by Rom causes the ship to lose power. Ezri rescues Quark, Rom and Zek and the ship comes under attack by the Defiant. Regent Worf is forced to surrender. Ezri allows the Intendant to escape. Safely back on Terok Nor, Rom is shocked to see Leeta is more interested in Ezri than him.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Julian Bashir (mirror) • Brunt (mirror) • Ezri Dax • Ezri Dax (mirror) • Vic Fontaine (mirror) • Elim Garak (mirror) • Kira Nerys (mirror) • Korvek • Leeta (mirror) • Maihar'du • Martok, son of Urthog • Morn • M'Pella • Miles O'Brien (mirror) • Odo • Quark • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Worf (mirror) • Zek
- Referenced only
- Bareil Antos (mirror) • Brunt • Jadzia Dax (mirror) • Skrain Dukat • Vic Fontaine • Elim Garak • Ishka • Leeta • Miles O'Brien • Quark (mirror) • Rom (mirror) • Benjamin Sisko (mirror)
Locations[]
Starships[]
- Defiant (Defiant-class) • IKS Rotarran (Klingon bird-of-prey) • Na'Far-class • IKS Negh'Var (Negh'Var-class)
- Referenced only
- USS Defiant
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Bajoran (mirror) • Cardassian • Cardassian (mirror) • Changeling • Ferengi • Ferengi (mirror) • Human • Human (mirror) • Hupyrian • Klingon (mirror) • Lurian • Trill • Trill (mirror)
States and Organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Ferengi Alliance • Klingon-Cardassian Alliance • Starfleet • Terran Rebellion • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Dominion
Other references[]
- alternate universe • Blessed Exchequer • cc • cloaking device • dabo • dilithium • dilithium matrix • Dominion War • escape shuttle • flagship • Grand Nagus • Hupyrian beetle snuff • hypospray • induction coil • intendant • ion storm • isodyne coupler • latinum • mirror Universe • multidimensional transporter • oo-mox • Regent of the Alliance • Shmun • sinus • Terran • T'lana • transporter • transporter pad • tube grub • ulcartic virus • unconditional surrender • Vulcan Love Slave
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
- The episode was the last to feature the mirror universe characters who previously appeared in “Crossover”, “Through the Looking Glass”, “Shattered Mirror” and “Resurrection”.
- "Shmun" and "T'lana" were introduced in Behr's and Robert Hewitt Wolfe's novel Legends of the Ferengi.
- The Obsidian Alliances Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel Saturn's Children begins shortly after the events of this episode and runs parallel with the series until "What You Leave Behind". Regent Worf next appears in the novel Rise Like Lions.
- Chase Masterson reprised her role of the alternate universe Leeta in Star Trek Online.
Cast[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Nicole de Boer as Ezri Dax
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
- J.G. Hertzler as Martok
- Jeffrey Combs as Brunt
- Chase Masterson as Leeta
External links[]
- "The Emperor's New Cloak" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Emperor's New Cloak article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Images[]
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Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Prodigal Daughter |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Field of Fire |
| Previous episode: Prodigal Daughter |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Field of Fire |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Thirty Days |
Next Adventure: Counterpoint | |