The Jem'Hadar is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It was written by Ira Steven Behr. It was the season finale of the second season.
Benjamin Sisko, Quark, Jake Sisko and Nog are taken prisoner by the deadly soldiers of the Dominion.
Summary[]
Looking to encourage Jake's schoolwork, Commander Benjamin Sisko suggests a visit to a planet in the galaxy's Gamma Quadrant. Jake invites Nog as well and Quark, looking for time with Sisko to discuss a business opportunity, tags along as well.
Arriving on the planet, Sisko and Quark meet a woman called Eris and the three are taken prisoner by the Jem'Hadar. Eris explains that the Jem'Hadar are the soldiers of the Dominion. Eris has telekinetic powers, but a device placed around her neck prevents her from using them.
In the Alpha Quadrant, a Jem'Hadar ship emerges from the Bajoran wormhole and a Jem'Hadar called Talak'talan beams into Ops on Deep Space 9. He reveals that Sisko has been detained and that the Dominion has destroyed several ships from the Alpha Quadrant and massacred the Bajoran inhabitants of the New Bajor colony. The starship Odyssey later arrives at DS9 and Captain Keogh plans to enter the Gamma Quadrant to rescue Commander Sisko and the others. Major Kira, Dax, Odo, Chief O'Brien and Dr. Bashir will accompany the Odyssey in the runabouts Mekong and Orinoco.
In the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko and Quark remove the device from Eris' neck and she uses her powers to bring down the forcefield holding them and the trio are transported up to the Rio Grande, Three Jem'Hadar ships engage attack the Odyssey and their weaponry penetrates the starship's shields. The Odyssey attempts to withdraw, but one of the Jem'Hadar ships makes a suicide run into it, destroying the vessel.
Back on Deep Space 9, Quark informs Sisko that the device taken off Eris is just a simple lock - she clearly could have used her powers at any time, Sisko realises that the Dominion intended Eris to escape to act as a spy on the Federation. Confronting Eris, she transports away. With the Dominion a great threat, Sisko plans to be ready for them if they try to invade.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Eris • Maritza Gonzalez • Jones • Kallis Ven • Declan Keogh • Kira Nerys • Mislav Kovac • Taylor Moore • Morn • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Joseph Shabalala • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Talak'talan
- Referenced only
- Arthur C. Clarke • Keiko O'Brien • Rom • Jennifer Sisko • Zek
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's
- Referenced only
- Earth • Itamish III • Kurill Prime • New Bajor • Tarsus IV • School
Starships and vehicles[]
- Jem'Hadar fighter • USS Mekong (Danube-class) • USS Odyssey (Galaxy-class) • USS Orinoco (Danube-class) • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class)
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Andorian • Bolian • Cardassian • Klingon • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Bajoran War Orphans Fund • Bajoran Provisional Government • Founders • Maquis
Science and classification[]
- autopilot • birythium • cloaking device • crystal steel • Devonian • holosuite • isolinear chip • Main Engineering • mining • navigational array • neutrino • PADD • phaser • photon torpedo • planetary survey • polaron beam • shroud • telekinesis • transporter • tricorder
Other references[]
- 2001: A Space Odyssey • bat'leth • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Grand Nagus • IDIC • jambalaya • katterpod • latinum • tulaberry wine • water skiing
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- This episode features the first appearance of the Dominion, the Jem'Hadar and the Vorta.
- Quark recalls the events of this episode in the DS9 novel: The 34th Rule.
- Although the Vorta telekinetic powers were never depicted again in the series, Vorta characters in the game The Fallen are seen using them.
- The crew of the Odyssey appear in the DS9 - The Brave and the Bold novella: The Second Artifact.
- In the DS9 - Avatar novel: Book One, Jake Sisko recalls the Jem'Hadar first contact seen in this episode and how it spurred him into learning to pilot small craft after his struggle to control the runabout. As a result he could confidently pilot the Venture in Avatar.
Background[]
- A novelization was planned for adaptation by Diane Carey, although ultimately only "The Search, Part I" and "The Search, Part II" were adapted. [1]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Aron Eisenberg as Nog
- Alan Oppenheimer as Declan Keogh
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Tribunal |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: The Search |
| Previous episode: Tribunal |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: The Search |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Second Artifact |
Next Adventure: The Second Artifact Second Interlude | |
| Previous Adventure: Tribunal |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: The Search |
External links[]
- "The Jem'Hadar" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Jem'Hadar article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.