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{{DEFAULTSORT:Way of the Warrior, The}}[[de:Der Weg des Kriegers, Teil I]][[es:The Way of the Warrior]][[fr:The Way of the Warrior]][[ja:DS9:クリンゴンの暴挙]][[nl:The Way of the Warrior]][[Category:DS9 episodes]]
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| sTitle = The Way of the Warrior
 
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| nAirdateYear = 1995
 
| sAirdateMonth = October
 
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| sImage = WorfaboardDS9.jpg
 
| wsWrittenBy = [[Ira Steven Behr]] & [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]]
 
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| wsDirectedBy = [[James L. Conway]]
 
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When a Klingon fleet under General Martok arrives at the station ostensibly to protect the Alpha Quadrant from the Dominion, Sisko recruits Lieutenant Commander Worf to discover the Klingons' true intentions. (Season Premiere)
 
 
==Summary==
 
=== Teaser ===
 
The [[Deep Space 9]] [[Deep Space 9 personnel|crew]] hunts a [[Changeling]] through the station. Using wide-angle [[phaser]] sweeps, [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Kira Nerys]] chase the Changeling to the [[Promenade]], where it suddenly resumes [[humanoid]] shape and grabs hold of [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] after emerging from the Promenade directory. It is [[Odo]], and the chase was really a surprise drill. Kira asks the [[computer]] how much time it took to catch Odo; three hours and twenty-seven minutes is the answer. "''That's not good enough,''" Odo remarks, noting how any other Founder would have had a field day with the station in that length of time, culminating in Bashir's death. The staff is then dismissed with a warning to scan anything and everything next time, given the other Founders' increased proclivity for shapeshifting. Another random drill is scheduled, and an offer from Quark to take bets on how long the staff will take to catch Odo is rebuffed.
 
 
[[File:Kasidy Yates with Tholian silk.jpg|thumb|left|Sisko gives Kasidy Yates rare Tholian silk]]
 
That night, when [[Kasidy Yates]] joins Sisko for a romantic dinner, she remarks that there have been some changes on Deep Space 9. Firstly, Sisko has shaved his head, of which Yates approves. Secondly, there has been a lot of "maintenance" done on the station lately. Sisko is secretive, but hints that the crew is preparing a few "surprises" in case the [[Dominion]] decides to attack the station. The recent revelation that Changelings have infiltrated the [[Alpha Quadrant]] has caused a large amount of unrest, and the [[Cardassian]]s have responded by sealing their borders. The couple present each other with gifts &ndash; Sisko gives Kasidy a garment made from rare [[Tholian silk]], while Kasidy returns the gesture by handing Sisko a [[Pike City Pioneers]] [[baseball]] cap.
 
 
Their dinner is interrupted when the new [[Klingon]] [[flagship]], the {{IKS|Negh'Var}}, [[cloaking device|decloaks]] at the station. Its commander, [[General]] [[Martok]], requests [[shore leave]] at Deep Space 9. After Sisko agrees, the DS9 crew is amazed when an entire armada of Klingon ships decloak around the station.
 
 
=== Act One ===
 
In [[Quark's]], the [[Ferengi]] [[bartender]] nervously opines with [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] and Bashir that the Klingons who have arrived are awfully quiet. When Martok meets with [[Captain]] Sisko and [[Major]] Kira, he immediately wants them to use his ''[[d'k tahg]]'' to cut their palms, proving that they bleed and therefore are not Changelings. When the Klingon is satisfied that Sisko and Kira are really who they appear to be, Martok proclaims that the Klingon fleet will remain in [[Bajoran space]] to counter the inevitable Dominion attack.
 
 
[[File:Drex.jpg|thumb|Drex]]
 
The crew resumes regular duties, despite the fact that DS9's complement now includes countless Klingons. Kira and [[Jadzia Dax]] visit the [[holosuite]], which recreates the [[Hoobishan Baths]] on [[Trill (planet)|Trill]]. Kira is distracted away from the [[hologram]]s and unimpressed with them, admitting that she has never had much of an imagination. Odo and [[Elim Garak|Garak]] have a quiet breakfast at the [[Replimat]], where a worried Garak reveals that, since the destruction of the [[Obsidian Order]], he has heard rumors of civil uprisings on [[Cardassia]]. Their meal is interrupted when a group of Klingons accosts [[Morn]] on the Promenade. Odo breaks up the altercation, but the lead Klingon, [[Drex]], levels threats at both Garak and Odo.
 
 
Drex and his thugs later ambush and beat Garak in his [[Garak's Clothiers|tailor shop]].
 
 
=== Act Two ===
 
As Bashir repairs the Cardassian's broken bones, Garak wonders why Klingons have become so hostile to Cardassians.
 
 
[[File:Kaybok.jpg|left|thumb|Commander Kaybok]]
 
When Kasidy Yates' [[freighter]] (the ''[[Xhosa]]'') sends out a distress call, Sisko and the crew of DS9 board the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. After arriving at the ''Xhosa''{{'}}s coordinates, they discover that [[Commander]] [[Kaybok]] of the Klingon [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey|Bird-of-Prey]] {{IKS|M'Char}} is searching all vessels exiting Bajoran space, including the ''Xhosa''. When Sisko threatens Kaybok that the ''Defiant'' will open fire on the ''M'Char'', the Klingon commander allows the ''Xhosa'' to break free of the ''M'Char''{{'}}s [[tractor beam]].
 
 
Once the [[senior officer]]s return to Deep Space 9, Martok meets with Sisko again, handing him Kaybok's dagger. Kaybok has been executed as punishment for disobeying his orders. Sisko realizes that something must be done before the situation escalates out of control.
 
 
[[File:OBrien_and_Worf.png|thumb|"''Chief. It has been a long time.''"]]
 
Sisko notifies [[Starfleet Command]] of the situation and [[Starfleet]] consequently dispatches [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] to the station. Upon his arrival, Chief O'Brien welcomes the Klingon, who is glad to see a familiar face from the ''Enterprise''. Quark however upon seeing Worf remarks "''Just what this station needs. Another Klingon.''"
 
 
=== Act Three ===
 
When he meets the Captain, Sisko offers condolences for the [[Star Trek Generations|loss]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[Battle of Veridian III|battle]], calling it a good ship. Worf thanks Sisko for his condolences, but is clearly not willing to talk about it. Sisko takes note of the fact that Worf had been on extended leave. Worf tells Sisko he had been at the Klingon Monastery on [[Boreth]] for a time. Sisko apologizes for interrupting Worf's leave, but Worf tells Sisko his leave was almost over. When Sisko asks where Worf will likely be assigned next, Worf tells Sisko that he plans to resign his [[Starfleet]] commission because in the aftermath of the destruction of the ''Enterprise'', Worf isn't sure of his place in Starfleet anymore. Sisko cautions Worf that he too [[Emissary (episode)|once]] considered resigning, and now knows that would have been the wrong choice. He tells Worf if he doesn't want the assignment then he'll understand but Worf tells Sisko that until he decides one way or the other about resigning he is going to do his duty. With that, Sisko gives Worf an assignment: find out what the Klingons are up to.
 
 
[[File:Worf and Martok meet.jpg|thumb|Worf and Martok meet]]
 
Worf ventures into Quark's, surprising the Ferengi by asking for [[prune juice]] over the traditional Klingon choice of [[blood wine]]. Chief O'Brien asks his old shipmate to join him and introduces him to Doctor Bashir and [[darts]]. Worf's first try at the sport ends up with him throwing the dart halfway through the board. Then Kira and Dax emerge from the holosuite, dressed in bright, colorful and extravagant medieval clothes arguing over the fact that Kira knocked out Sir Lancelot. Miles introduces Worf to the two, and while Kira is embarrassed and tries to explain the clothes, Dax is quite taken with him. Just then Drex starts to stir up trouble, so Worf decides it's the perfect time to make his first attempt at finding out what the Klingons are up to. He picks a fight with Drex and takes the warrior's ''[[d'k tahg]]''. Drex's father, who happens to be General Martok, comes to Worf's quarters to demand the return of his son's "[[honor]]". There, Worf voices his disappointment in Martok for the general's dishonorable tactics of harassing personnel and ships, but Martok vows that it is all in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]'s best interests.
 
 
Afterward, Worf vents his frustration on a tactical holosuite program. When Dax arrives, she challenges him to a battle with ''[[bat'leth]]s''. After a brief fight, Worf gains the upper hand and sweeps Dax off her feet. Dax rhetorically asks whether the simulation made Worf feel better. Worf is frustrated at the situation, noting that his contacts on the Klingon [[Qo'noS|homeworld]] refuse to speak with him. Dax suggests that with so many Klingons on the station, surely one of them owes the [[House of Mogh]] a favor and might be willing to reveal the true reason they are there.
 
 
[[File:Huraga.jpg|thumb|left|Huraga]]
 
Worf invites an old family friend, Klingon officer [[Huraga]], for a drink. When they consume a large quantity of [[bloodwine]] and become drunk, Worf presses Huraga for information. Owing Worf's father, [[Mogh]], as Mogh had saved Huraga's House during their feud with the [[House of Duras]], Huraga tells Worf all about the "glorious battle" that awaits them ahead.
 
 
What Worf learns disturbs him, so much that he hesitates to tell Sisko. Odo argues with Worf on the Promenade, and tells the Klingon that it is his duty to inform Sisko.
 
 
[[File:Martok in DS9's wardroom.jpg|thumb|Martok in DS9's wardroom]]
 
Worf decides to tell Sisko the ominous truth &ndash; the Klingons are about to attack Cardassia. The rumors are true; the [[Cardassian Central Command|Central Command]] has been overthrown by civilian resistance. The Klingons are convinced that changeling infiltrators are responsible. Sisko confronts Martok and demands that the Klingons call off their attack. Martok hints that [[Chancellor]] [[Gowron]] will be told of Worf's involvement in uncovering news of the planned attack. Worf himself feels guilty that he has essentially betrayed the [[Klingon Empire]]. When Sisko points out that the attack will place the [[Treaty of Alliance|Federation-Klingon alliance]] in jeopardy, Martok claims he will return to his ship and consult with Gowron.
 
 
However, once Martok beams aboard his ship, he sends a message to the Klingon fleet, ordering them to begin their attack. The fleet cloaks and warps away from the station, heading straight for Cardassia Prime.
 
 
=== Act Four ===
 
The crew of DS9 meets in the [[wardroom]]. They are in a particularly nasty predicament: warning the Cardassians of the Klingon invasion is tantamount to betrayal. Besides, the Klingons may be correct that the Dominion was involved in the [[coup]]. Worf points out that this is irrelevant &ndash; if the Klingons have returned to "the old ways" of conquest, [[Bajor]] and the Federation are at risk.
 
 
Sisko tries an unorthodox tactic &ndash; he invites Garak into the wardroom to measure the Starfleet captain for a new suit. As Garak works, the crew "accidentally" reveals that one-third of the [[Klingon military]] is currently heading into Cardassian space. Garak excuses himself, and warns [[Gul]] [[Dukat]]. Busy fighting the civilian insurgency, the [[Cardassian Union|Cardassian Union]] is unprepared for a possible Klingon invasion.
 
 
When the Federation officially condemns the invasion, the Klingon Empire withdraws from the [[Khitomer Accords]]. The Federation-Klingon alliance is dissolved.
 
 
[[File:Gowron attempts to recruit Worf.jpg|thumb|left|Gowron attempts to recruit Worf]]
 
However, Gowron still wants Worf to join the Klingons. Arranging a personal meeting with Worf, Gowron asks him to leave Starfleet and join the Klingons in the battle.
 
 
=== Act Five ===
 
Despite wanting to return to his people, Worf refuses. Enraged, Gowron strips Worf and his House of their land and titles.
 
 
Once again exiled from his people, a torn Worf is all the more convinced he should resign. He asks Sisko to accept his resignation, but Sisko refuses &ndash; Starfleet needs Worf more than ever before. Indeed, word soon arrives that the Klingons have broken through the Cardassian fleet.
 
 
Sisko contacts the new Cardassian government, the [[Detapa Council]], only to see the face of Dukat. Apparently, Dukat switched sides when it was clear that the coup would succeed. Sisko devises a plan: if Dukat can get the Council on a ship and rendezvous with the ''Defiant'', they can seek refuge on Deep Space 9. Since the Klingons will execute all government officials in their invasion of Cardassia, Dukat agrees. Worf points out that if Martok is correct, and members of the Detapa Council have been replaced by Changelings, then the ''Defiant'' will help them escape. Sisko considers it a risk worth taking.
 
 
Sisko, Dax, Bashir and Worf take the cloaked ''Defiant'' toward the rendezvous point. Unfortunately, three Klingon Birds-of-Prey are in the vicinity and are attacking the Cardassian cruiser ''[[Prakesh]]''.
 
 
=== Act Six ===
 
When the Klingons ignore the ''Defiant''{{'}}s [[hail]]s and fire the first shot, the starship targets the lead Bird-of-Prey and seriously damages its engines. With the ''Prakesh''{{'}}s shields, weapons and engines obliterated, Sisko is left with no choice but to drop the ''Defiant''{{'}}s shields and transport Dukat and the Council off their impaired vessel. Sisko gambles that the ''Defiant''{{'}}s [[ablative armor]] will be sufficient against the Birds-of-Prey's attacks. The ''Defiant'' begins firing at will and destroys the second Klingon vessel in the process.
 
 
[[File:Prakesh explodes.jpg|thumb|The damaged ''Prakesh'' begins to explode]]
 
When a larger {{class|Vor'cha}} [[battle cruiser]] joins the melee, Worf suggests the use of a modulated tractor beam to deflect some of the Klingon [[disruptor]] fire. The ''Defiant'' crew is successful in rescuing all the Detapa Council members, although the ''Defiant''{{'}}s cloaking device has been damaged. The ''Defiant'' flies to maximum warp as the ''Prakesh'' explodes, and two Klingon vessels follow the starship. Meanwhile, Doctor Bashir has examined all the Council members, including Dukat, and determined that no one aboard is a Changeling.
 
 
The ''Defiant'' successfully reaches Deep Space 9, where O'Brien detects the pursuing Klingon ships. As the starship approaches the station, the crew detect several dozen Klingon ships. O'Brien had requested reinforcements from Starfleet Command, but the relief task force, under command of [[Admiral]] [[Hastur]], had not yet reached the station. Sisko makes the decision to sound battle stations.
 
 
=== Act Seven ===
 
The crew man the battle stations, preparing for the Klingons to attack, while civilians are evacuated off the Promenade (including a reluctant Quark, who wanted to defend his bar with his disruptor pistol, only to find that [[Rom]] has cannibalized it for [[replicator]] repair). The Detapa Council are sequestered away by Dukat and, unexpectedly, Garak, who raises a Cardassian disruptor to fight alongside Dukat.
 
 
Martok and Gowron hail the station and offer an ultimatum &ndash; surrender the Cardassian officials, or the Klingons will take the Council members by force. Even when Sisko tells the two Klingons that the councilors have been given blood screenings, Martok and Gowron remain determined to conquer Cardassia. Gowron urges Sisko to surrender, claiming the old station is as defenseless as an old [[Grishnar cat]], to which Sisko confidently replies, "''I assure you, this old cat isn't as toothless as you think.''" Due to the Dominion threat, Deep Space 9 has been given some major tactical upgrades &ndash; the station is now equipped with more than 5,000 [[photon torpedo]]es ready to fire.
 
 
Nevertheless, Gowron declares, "Today is a good day to die!" and orders the fleet to attack.
 
 
=== Act Eight ===
 
[[File:Battle ds9 station.jpg|thumb|left|DS9 fires its new armaments]]
 
When the Klingon fleet enters weapons range, DS9 unleashes several volleys of the station's new armaments. With multiple phaser banks and telescoping photon launchers, the station destroys ship after ship. Furious, Gowron orders the ''Negh'Var'' to fire its cannons directly at DS9's [[shield generator]]s. The station's defensive systems fail and Klingon boarding parties beam into [[Operations center|Ops]], the Promenade, and the Cardassians' quarters. After a series of firefights and hand-to-hand combat, the DS9 crew regain control of the situation. An injured O'Brien restores the shields and Dax announces the arrival of the Starfleet reinforcements, lead by the {{USS|Venture}}. Gowron has little choice but to retreat. He parts with one final threat: "''You have sided against us in battle. And this we do not forgive... or forget.''" ('''See also:''' [[First Battle of Deep Space 9]])
 
[[File:Worf, 2372.jpg|thumb|Worf wears a red Starfleet uniform]]
 
 
As the Klingons retreat and the ''Venture'' arrives, life on the station returns to normal. Quark reopens the bar, much to the delight of Morn, and Garak returns to his tailor shop. Sisko reveals to Worf that he considered leaving Starfleet after the death of his wife, but realized he could not escape what he was &ndash; a Starfleet officer.
 
 
Learning from Sisko's lesson, Worf decides to stay aboard the space station. He joins the crew of Deep Space 9 as Lieutenant Commander Worf, strategic operations officer, donning a red [[Starfleet uniform]]. However, the Klingons are continuing to remain near DS9. They have refused to abandon several Cardassian colonies and have started fortifying their positions. Sisko tells his crew that Starfleet are also staying right where they are &ndash; aboard Deep Space 9.
 
 
==Memorable Quotes==
 
"''I didn't know you spoke Klingon.''"<br />
 
"''Oh, You'd be surprised at the things you can learn when you're doing alterations.''"
 
: - '''Odo''' and '''Garak''', with a quip as he casually disregards his service in the Obsidian Order
 
 
 
"''Curzon told me once that in the long run the only people who can really handle the Klingons, are Klingons.''"
 
:- '''Sisko''' before requesting for Worf
 
 
 
"''Let me guess, Klingon blood wine.''"<br />
 
"''Prune juice. Chilled.''"<br />
 
(laughs) "''Prune juice!''" (stops laughing when Worf glares at him) "''If you say so.''"
 
: - '''Quark''' and '''Worf''' upon their first meeting
 
 
 
"''The Klingons?!? First it was the Cardassians...then it was the Dominion...now it's the Klingons! How's a Ferengi supposed to make an honest living in a place like this?''"<br />
 
: - '''Quark''', exasperated before the Klingon attack on DS9
 
 
 
"''Who would've thought that the two of us would be fighting, side by side?''"<br />
 
"''Just remember when you fire that thing, you're aiming it at a Klingon.''"<br />
 
"''I'll try to keep that in mind.''"
 
: - '''Garak''' and '''Dukat''', on the upcoming battle.
 
 
 
"''This is exactly what the Founders want: Klingon against Cardassian! Federation against Klingon! The more we fight each other, the weaker we'll get, and the less chance we have against the Dominion!''"
 
: - '''Benjamin Sisko'''
 
 
 
"''Kahless himself said, 'Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory...'''"<br />
 
"''...and ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat.''"
 
: - '''Worf''' and '''Gowron'''
 
 
 
"''You have sided against us in battle, and this we do not forgive... or forget!''"
 
: - '''Gowron'''
 
 
 
"''Looks like the Klingons are here to stay.''"<br />
 
"''Maybe they are, but so are we.''"
 
: - '''Kira''' and '''Sisko'''
 
 
==Background==
 
* Season 4 introduced several changes to ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. These included a new title sequence, new credits, and promotions for several characters. For more information, please see [[DS9 Season 4]].
 
 
===Story and script===
 
* At the end of [[DS9 Season 3|season 3]], the writers had planned on doing a "[[Changeling]]s on [[Earth]]" storyline, which would end on a cliff-hanger. However, Paramount said that they didn't want a cliff-hanger ending, forcing the writers to go in a different direction. This not only necessitated a rethinking of the end of the third season, but also a rethinking of the opening of the [[DS9 Season 4|fourth]]. The "Changelings on Earth" two-parter was molded into the fourth season episodes {{e|Homefront}} and {{e|Paradise Lost}}, while the rethinking of the end of season 3 produced {{e|The Adversary}}, a show which left things very open-ended as to how the series was to proceed. Falling ratings had led to the studio giving the producers a mandate to do "something" to shake up the series. Initially, there was some discussion about having the [[Vulcan]]s leave the [[United Federation of Planets]]. However, [[Ira Steven Behr]] found himself returning to the episode {{e|The Die is Cast}}, specifically the line spoken by the [[Founder]]; "''after today the only threat remaining to us from the [[Alpha Quadrant]] are the Klingons and the [[Federation]]. And I doubt either of them will be a threat for much longer''". Behr discussed the line with [[Ronald D. Moore]], who had written it. Behr commented to Moore, "''Maybe we're making a mistake. Maybe the Vulcans should not be the ones leaving the Federation. Maybe it's the Klingons who should break off diplomatic relations. That might bring more heat to it.''" Behr then pitched a [[Klingon]] arc to [[Rick Berman]], who loved the idea. Behr and Berman then brought up the idea to the producers, who liked it, but wanted another element. In response, Berman suggested using the opportunity to bring in the popular [[Worf]] as a main character. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', pp. 250, 255-256; ''[[Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages]]'', p. 100)
 
* [[Michael Dorn]] summarizes this episode by saying "''the Klingons had finally gone nuts, basically''." (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 259)
 
* It is later revealed in {{e|Apocalypse Rising}} and further elaborated in {{e|In Purgatory's Shadow}} that Martok was a Changeling during the time that this episode is set. However, Martok cuts his hand early in the episode and we clearly see that it bleeds, which would usually indicate that the person isn't a Changeling. This suggests that the Changelings had found a way around the test. This is likely when one considers that this is a popular ritual for Klingons and the possibility of changeling infiltration would only stand to encourage the practice, hence, to ensure infiltration, the Changelings would ''have'' to find a way around it. On the other hand, the Martok Changeling may have specifically chose his palm to cut as he may have been hiding a blood pack in that area of his humanoid shape. In fact, in the episode {{e|Paradise Lost}} when the Federation implements similar screenings on Earth, Sisko's father is able to suggest off the top of his head a method by which this could be easily accomplished by a resourceful changeling.
 
* The scene between [[Elim Garak|Garak]] and [[Quark]] in which they discuss [[root beer]] was added late in production because the episode was coming up a minute or two short. [[Armin Shimerman]] and [[Andrew Robinson]] wanted to play the scene with an obvious layer of subtext, but director [[James L. Conway]] felt it should be played exclusively for laughs. In the end, Ira Steven Behr came down on the subtext side of the debate, saying of the scene "''it was never meant as a joke. It was two aliens giving their individual viewpoints about what it was like to live under the [[Federation]]. They have serious problems with the whole Federation philosophy, and the fact that it's such a behemoth organization. But at the same time... even though they question the giant, they want the giant on their side when they're in trouble''." (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 261)
 
* According to Ronald D. Moore, when the show was finished it was actually too long, and there was some discussion about whether to cut the root beer scene. Moore fought for it to remain, as it was his favorite scene in the episode. It was almost cut again when the episode was cut into two parts for syndication. He noted, "''A great scene. Andy and Armin played it so well, and it's one of the stand-out moments of the season, if not the series. That's always what DS9 is good at, these characters.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 105)
 
*An unfilmed or deleted portion of the scene between Kira and O'Brien where they discuss upgrades to the station saw O'Brien reveal he and Bashir are participating in a [[holosuite]] program based on the [[Battle of Britain]], which would be officially mentioned in {{e|Homefront}}. In the scene, Kira seeks O'Brien's advice on how to enjoy the holosuite programs, referring to an earlier scene with Kira and Dax, where Kira expressed unease in the holographic Hoobishan Baths. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library]]'')
 
 
===Production===
 
* Both [[Gary Hutzel]] and [[Glenn Neufeld]] were assigned to this episode as co-visual effects supervisors. Usually, they did alternating episodes, but due to the level of effects needed for this show, it was felt that the talents of both men were required. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 263)
 
* During the battle sequences between the [[Federation]] and [[Klingon]] fleets, the effects department used [[Playmates]] toys, [[Ertl]] model kits and [[Hallmark]] Bird-of-Prey Christmas ornaments in the background in an effort to keep production costs down. When one of the toy ships was required to explode, special effects manager [[Gary Monak]] filled it with explosives and party glitter. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', pp. 263-265)
 
* The new [[Starfleet tricorder#TR-590 Tricorder X|TR-590 Medical Tricorder X]] appears for the first time in this episode after the new regular tricorder had already been introduced in {{VOY|Initiations}}.
 
* The [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Skull Faced Alien|Holographic skull fighter]] in the holosuite was originally played by stunt coordinator [[Dennis Madalone]]. Madalone took a hit in his eye in the fight scene with [[Michael Dorn]] and stunt actor [[Tom Morga]] took over for him. So both stuntmen are present in the final aired version of the fight scene. (''Information provided by Dennis Madalone'')
 
* In the fight scenes between the Klingons and the Bajorans/Starfleet only a few stuntmen appeared. They were "re-used" and most of them were shot twice or three times and appeared in the next scene in a different place.(''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 263)
 
[[File:Klingon Battleship concept art.jpg|thumb|Proposed design for a Klingon battleship by John Eaves]]
 
* As his first task on ''Deep Space Nine'', illustrator [[John Eaves]], who was hired during the hiatus between [[DS9 Season 3|season three]] and [[DS9 Season 4|season four]], was assigned to design several new Klingon ships which would first be seen in this episode. Eaves drew a number of concepts, based upon existing models, but with numerous surface alterations. Ultimately however, none of his proposed designs were seen in the episode, as, due to budgetary constraints, the producers decided to use regular Klingon ships for the battle scenes (apart from the {{IKS|Negh'Var}}, which, originally intended for the one-time-only appearance in {{TNG|All Good Things...}}, was hurriedly brought back from the opening leg of the [[Star Trek: The Exhibition]] tour in Scotland.). (''Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves'', [[DS9 Season 4 DVD]] special features) Eaves' work was not in vain however, as his discarded design later served as the basis for the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)]] in the series [[Star Trek: Enterprise]].[http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/97/][http://johneaves.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/101/]
 
* In one scene, a security officer played by stunt actress [[Leslie Hoffman]] answers "''Thanks''." The voice was added in the post production and is not Leslie Hoffman's voice. (''Information provided by Leslie Hoffman'')
 
*[[Cirroc Lofton]] ([[Jake Sisko]]) [[Main character non-appearances|does not appear]] in this episode. However he is mentioned by Yates.
 
 
===Reception===
 
* [[Ronald D. Moore]] believed that Sisko's new appearance (which debuted in this episode) added a great deal to the scene where Sisko is in the wardroom with Worf and Martok. "''It's a tense scene, and they're looking at each other but you get the impression that ''Avery'' is the guy in the room you've got to worry about. Sisko, suddenly, is the most threatening presence and the guy who is just going to kick your ass. There are two Klingons with him, and he's just blowing them away. I think it's really given him an edgy presence, which is great.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 102)
 
* [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]] enjoyed the action of this episode, which he noted "appeals to the thirteen-year-old boy in all of us". But he thought the episode had achieved much more than this. He commented, "''What makes me proud about this episode is that we managed to find the time to do something nice for every character on the series. Everybody got a moment or two that was very true to their characters; that was fun and exciting, and we used it as a chance to showcase all of our characters, not just introduce a new one.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 105)
 
* Ira Behr similarly noted, "''I thought it was a real strong opening to the season. It had all the typical ''Deep Space Nine'' elements: It had action, comedy, relationships, and it was actually kind of fun.''" Behr also was impressed by the direction of [[Jim Conway]]. He noted, "''I thought the scene at the end between Sisko and Worf was as finely an enacted scene as you're going to find in the franchise. I would point to that scene for anyone who has any doubts about Sisko. I thought he was strong, understanding and told it like it was. I was very proud of that scene and I'm proud of that episode.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 105)
 
*[[Alexander Siddig]] commented: "''That was a landmark for the fans and the actors, because we met Michael Dorn for the first time on our show. We all got a chance to work with Michael on that one, which was great fun. Once we got going with Worf being there and settled down to to doing it, we realized it wasn't going to be such a nightmare and that everything was probably going to be terrific. We all enjoyed that one and I particularly liked Chief O'Brien's line about his liking the look of Worf in red. It was such an unusual line and made me think that maybe O'Brien has a new sartorial eye that we never noticed before''". (''[[The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine]]'', issue 15, p 24)
 
* In ''[[Star Trek 101]]'', [[Terry J. Erdmann]] and [[Paula M. Block]] list "The Way of the Warrior" as being one of the "Ten Essential Episodes" from ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''.
 
*[[Cinefantastique]] ranked "The Way of the Warrior" as the second best episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', Vol. 32, No. 4/5, p. 97)
 
===Continuity===
 
* This episode contains many references to other episodes of ''Deep Space Nine'' as well as ''The Next Generation'':
 
*# [[Elim Garak|Garak]] and [[Odo]] having [[breakfast]] together is something that Odo suggested they should do in the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|The Die is Cast}}.
 
*# There are numerous references to the destruction of the [[Obsidian Order]]. The Order was destroyed in the [[Battle of the Omarion Nebula]], which also occurred in the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|The Die is Cast}}.
 
*# [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]]'s claim that the [[communications array]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]] hasn't detected any [[Dominion]] ship movements near the [[Bajoran wormhole|wormhole]] is a reference to the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|Destiny}}, in which the communications array is deployed.
 
*# [[Worf]]'s claim to [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]] that he has even tried to contact [[Emperor]] [[Kahless (clone)|Kahless]] is a reference to the ''Next Generation'' episode {{e|Rightful Heir}}, in which a clone of the historical [[Kahless]] is installed as a kind of spiritual adviser for the Klingon populace.
 
*# During the conversation between Worf and O'Brien at [[Quark's]], the latter mentions the holodecks not working right; this is a reference to the episodes {{e|The Big Goodbye}} and {{e|Elementary, Dear Data}}. Two other holodeck havoc episodes were {{e|Ship in a Bottle}} and {{e|Emergence}}, neither of which Chief O'Brien was present for.
 
*# The various mentions of the destruction of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} refer to the film {{film|7}}.
 
*# The [[Cardassian Dissident Movement]] which takes over control of [[Cardassia Prime]] from the [[Cardassian Central Command|Central Command]] was first introduced in the [[DS9 Season 2|second season]] episode {{e|Profit and Loss}}, while it was showing to be gathering momentum in the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|Second Skin}}.
 
*# [[Chancellor]] [[Gowron]]'s restoration of Worf's family took place in the ''Next Generation'' episode {{e|Redemption II}}.
 
*# [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] and Worf's conversation about saving [[Jean-Luc Picard]] from the [[Borg]] is a reference to ''The Next Generation'' episode {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}.
 
*# When [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] points out to Sisko that they aren't supposed to be using the [[cloaking device]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]], it is a reference to the episodes {{e|The Search, Part I}} (where the cloaking device was introduced) and {{e|Defiant}} (when the rule about not using it in the Alpha Quadrant was revealed).
 
*# The animosity between Garak and [[Dukat]] which is seen several times throughout the episode was first alluded to in the [[DS9 Season 2|second season]] episode {{e|Cardassians}} and then again in the [[DS9 Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|Civil Defense}}.
 
*# When the Klingons scan [[Deep Space 9]] after Sisko refuses to turn over the Detapa Council, the weapons [[Starfleet]] had installed are dismissed by [[General]] [[Martok]] as "[[duranium]] shadows and [[thoron]] fields" in reference to {{DS9|Emissary}}, where Kira and O'Brien used duranium shadows and thoron fields to mask the lack of weapons on the station from several Cardassian ships. ''In the novelization of the episode, this was expanded upon by having the Klingon attack on Garak serving the additional purpose of acquiring information on the station's defenses, but Garak, having guessed their plans, had deliberately provoked them into going after him and had subsequently provided them with out-of-date information on the station to lull them into a false sense of security.''
 
*# Quark comments that Worf only drinks prune juice, a reference to {{e|Yesterday's Enterprise}}.
 
 
===Klingon translations===
 
* The [http://www.st-minutiae.com/academy/literature329/474.txt script] provides the following translations:
 
** Drex's insult to Odo: "''Does your mother let you talk to adult men?''"
 
** Dax's quip to Worf: "''Yeah, but I'm a lot better looking than he was.''"
 
** {{audio|file=Klingon drinking song, The Way of the Warrior.ogg|text=Huraga's drinking song}}: "''And the blood was ankle deep / And the River Skral ran crimson red / On the day above all days / When Kahless slew evil Molor dead.''"
 
** Martok and Gowron, in battle: "''They fight like Klingons!''" "''Then they can die like Klingons! Destroy their shields! Prepare boarding parties!''" "''I understand. All ships, concentrate fire on their shield generators.''"
 
** Martok, near the end of battle: ''"But Gowron, victory is near."''
 
** Gowron, right before the battle:''"Today is a good day to die."'', as explicitly translated by Worf. Note however, this is different than previous Klingon versions of the phrase, which are usually stated as ''"Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam"'', instead of ''"CHEGH-chew jaj-VAM jaj-KAK!"'' as in this episode.
 
 
===Episode cuts===
 
* This season premiere was initially aired as a single, two-hour long, feature-length episode, the second of three examples of its kind in the series, the first being {{e|Emissary}} and the third being {{e|What You Leave Behind}}. In repeat showings, however, the episode was edited into two one-hour parts. The following scenes were cut for time:
 
** Dax and Kira in the baths holoprogram
 
** Bashir and O'Brien eating sand peas at Quark's, while Quark mentions the quiet Klingons
 
** Odo and Quark discussing Quark's intention to defend his bar and the discovery of the missing disruptor pistol
 
 
===Other===
 
* This episode is the first of only three feature length episodes that are not series pilots or finales within all the ''Star Trek'' series. The second is the [[Star Trek: Voyager|''Voyager'']] [[VOY Season 5|fifth season]] episode {{e|Dark Frontier}} and the third is the ''Voyager'' [[VOY Season 7|seventh season]] episode {{e|Flesh and Blood}}.
 
* The episode is dedicated to the memory of [[Gregg Duffy Long]] and [[Ronald W. Smith]].
 
* Worf previously wore a red command division uniform through the first season of ''The Next Generation'' when he served as a junior command officer, but switched to gold and the [[operations division]] when he became head of security on the ''Enterprise''. In the DS9 episode previous to "The Way of the Warrior", {{e|The Adversary}}, Lieutenant Commander Eddington mentioned to Sisko that the gold uniform rarely leads to a Captain's position, and he wished he had gone for red. Near the end of this episode, Worf transfers back to the [[command division]], becomes DS9's new Strategic Operations Officer and the ''Defiant''{{'}}s Executive Officer, and again dons a red uniform.
 
* Quark mentions that his [[cousin]] [[Gaila (Ferengi)|Gaila]] sells weapons. This forms the basis of the [[DS9 Season 5|season five]] episode {{e|Business as Usual}}, where Gaila (played by [[Josh Pais]]) appears. Gaila also appears in the [[DS9 Season 6|season six]] episode {{e|The Magnificent Ferengi}}.
 
[[File:Way of the Warrior promo art.jpg|thumb|220px|CIC Video's promotional artwork]]
 
* In this episode, while on the bridge of the ''Defiant'', Worf comments that he has never been on a Federation ship with a [[cloaking device]]. However, in {{TNG|The Pegasus}}, he was aboard the ''Enterprise''-D as it engaged the experimental [[Phasing cloaking device|cloaking device]]. "The Pegasus" lacked the dimmed lighting of the bridge that was used to represent the ''Defiant'' cloaked.
 
* The footage of the ''[[USS Venture]]'' and other starships docked and flying past DS9 is subsequently reused in {{e|Doctor Bashir, I Presume}} and {{e|Sacrifice of Angels}}.
 
* The Klingon drinking song was heard again in ({{VOY|Barge of the Dead}}); the first stanza was sung by Neelix in ({{VOY|Prophecy}}).
 
* This episode was adapted by [[Diane Carey]] in the [[novelization]] ''[[The Way of the Warrior (novel)|The Way of the Warrior]]''.
 
* Among the items from this episode which were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay was one of the swimming trunks worn by one of the holographic Trill. The trunks were later re-used and worn by background actor [[David Polk]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|Inside Man}}. {{stala|9690}}
 
* A special piece of promotional artwork (pictured) was created to advertise the episode in the UK. The artwork was used as the cover of the [[CIC Video]] [[VHS]] release, in addition to advertisements for the new season.
 
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===Apocrypha===
 
* At one point in this episode, Martok says to Sisko and Kira: "''The blood will tell''." In 2007, the comic book series ''[[Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell]]'' was released.
 
* The ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]'' novel ''[[The Art of the Impossible]]'' depicts the [[Betreka Nebula Incident]], which began an eighteen year conflict between the [[Klingon Empire]] and the [[Cardassian Union]]. In the novel, the conflict takes place from [[2328]] to [[2346]].
 
 
===Awards===
 
* This episode was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
 
 
===Video and DVD releases===
 
*[[Star Trek VHS releases in the UK|UK]] [[VHS]] release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): [[DS9 Season 4 UK VHS|Volume 4.1]], catalog number VHR 4203, {{d|26|February|1996}}.
 
:''This volume features a special case sleeve - a gatefold showcasing the promotional art for the episode, as well as background covering the events between series, such as the closing of the Cardassian borders, and increased belligerence on the part of the Klingons.''
 
*As part of the US VHS collection ''[[Star Trek - The Greatest Battles]]'': {{d|3|April|1997}}
 
*As part of the UK VHS collection ''[[Star Trek - Greatest Battles]]'': {{d|16|November|1998}}
 
*As part of the [[DS9 Season 4 DVD]] collection
 
*As part of the ''[[Star Trek: Fan Collective - Klingon]]'' collection
 
 
== Links and references ==
 
=== Starring ===
 
* [[Avery Brooks]] as [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]]
 
 
=== Also starring ===
 
* [[Rene Auberjonois]] as [[Odo]]
 
* [[Michael Dorn]] as [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Worf]]
 
* [[Terry Farrell]] as Lt. Commander [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]]
 
* [[Cirroc Lofton]] as [[Jake Sisko]]
 
* [[Colm Meaney]] as [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]]
 
* [[Armin Shimerman]] as [[Quark]]
 
* [[Alexander Siddig]] as [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]]
 
* [[Nana Visitor]] as [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys|Kira]]
 
 
=== Guest stars ===
 
*[[Penny Johnson]] as [[Kasidy Yates]]
 
*[[Marc Alaimo]] as Gul [[Dukat]]
 
*[[Robert O'Reilly]] as [[Gowron]]
 
*[[J.G. Hertzler]] as [[Martok (Changeling)|Martok]]
 
*[[Obi Ndefo]] as [[Drex]]
 
*[[Christopher Darga]] as [[Kaybok]]
 
*[[William Dennis Hunt]] as [[Huraga]]
 
 
=== Special guest star ===
 
*[[Andrew Robinson]] as [[Elim Garak|Garak]]
 
 
=== Co-stars ===
 
*[[Patricia Tallman]] as a [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Defiant Weapons Officer|weapons officer]]
 
*[[Judi Durand]] as the [[computer voice]]
 
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 
* [[Sam Alejan]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Medical officer|Starfleet medical officer]]
 
* [[Scott Barry]] as [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran command division officer|Bajoran officer]]
 
* [[Ivor Bartels]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Security Crewman|Starfleet security officer]]
 
* [[Jeff Cadiente]] as [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran OPS Officer (2372)|Bajoran officer]]
 
* [[Ken Clark]] as [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 4|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[George Colucci]] as [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran Deputy #14|Bajoran security deputy]]
 
* [[Brian Demonbreun]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Science officer|Starfleet command/security officer]]
 
* [[Kathleen Demor]] as
 
** [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Security Officer (2372-2375)|Starfleet security officer]]
 
** [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrioress 1|Klingon warrioress]]
 
* [[Christopher Doyle]] as [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 2|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[Charles Grisham]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Defiant bridge crewman (2372)|Starfleet operations officer]]
 
* [[Leslie Hoffman]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Security Ensign (2372)|Starfleet security ensign]]
 
* [[Randy James]] as [[Jones (Lieutenant)|Jones]]
 
* [[Julious Keys]] as [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon warrior (2372)|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[Mark Lentry]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Lieutenant Commander|Starfleet command officer]]
 
* [[Ken Lesco]] as [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 3|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[David B. Levinson]] as [[Broik]]
 
* [[Irving E. Lewis]] as [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 6|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[Shauna Lewis]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Female security officer|operations division officer]]
 
* [[Dennis Madalone]] as
 
** [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran Deputy #11|Bajoran security deputy]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Skull Faced Alien|Holographic skull fighter]]
 
** [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Human operations officer|Starfleet operations officer]]
 
** [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 1|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[Johnny Martin]] as [[Bertram (male)|Bertram]]
 
* [[Mary Meinel-Newport]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Bolian Woman 1|Bolian woman]]
 
* [[James Minor]] as [[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Operations Crewman|Starfleet operations officer]]
 
* [[Tom Morga]] as
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Skull Faced Alien|Holographic skull fighter]]
 
** [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 7|Klingon warrior]]
 
* [[Robin Morselli]] as [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran OPS Officer|Bajoran officer]]
 
* [[Mark Allen Shepherd]] as [[Morn]]
 
* [[James Lee Stanley]] as [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran Deputy #2|Bajoran security deputy]]
 
* [[Scott Strozier]] as
 
** [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran Deputy #7|Bajoran security deputy]]
 
** [[Malko]]
 
* [[Unknown performers]] as
 
** [[Alexander Rozhenko]] (on picture)
 
** [[Unnamed Bajorans#Bajoran Monk 2|Bajoran monk]]
 
** [[Dabo girls#Dabo Girl 5|Dabo girl]]
 
** [[Unnamed holodeck characters#Male Trill|Holographic Trill]]
 
** [[Unnamed Klingon military personnel (24th century)#Klingon Warrior 5|Klingon warrior]]
 
** [[Unnamed Pakleds#DS9 resident (2372)|Pakled]]
 
 
=== Stunt doubles ===
 
*[[John Lendale Bennett]] as [[stunt double]] for [[Obi Ndefo]]
 
*[[Brennan Dyson]] as stunt double for [[Michael Dorn]]
 
*[[J. Suzanne Rampe]] as stunt double for [[Terry Farrell]]
 
 
=== References ===
 
[[ablative armor]]; [[Alpha Quadrant]]; [[attack pattern|attack pattern omega]]; ''[[bat'leth]]''; [[Battle of Veridian III]]; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran Intelligence]]; [[Bajoran Provisional Government]]; [[Bajoran law]]; [[Bajoran Militia uniform]]; [[Bajoran space]]; [[Bajoran wormhole]]; [[battle stations]]; [[Betreka Nebula]]; [[Betreka Nebula Incident]]; [[blood screening]]; [[bloodwine]]; [[Boreth]]; [[Borg]]; [[candle]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassia Prime]]; [[Cardassian]]s; [[Desktop monitor#Desktop viewscreen|Cardassian desktop monitor]]; [[Cardassian dissident movement]]; [[Cardassian Central Command]]; [[Cardassian Empire]]; [[Cardassian Military]]; [[Cardassian space]]; [[Caves of Boreth]]; [[Cestus III]]; [[clavicle]]; [[cloaking device]]; ''[[coup]]''; ''[[d'blok]]''; {{class|Daedalus}} (model); [[darts]]; [[Curzon Dax|Dax, Curzon]]; [[decibel]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[Detapa Council]]; [[disruptor pistol]]; [[distress signal]]; [[Dominion]]; [[Dominion cold war]]; [[duranium shadow]]; [[Earth]]; [[emergency shelter]]; [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D, USS]]; [[evasive maneuvers]]; {{class|Excelsior}}; [[Federation]]; [[Federation Council]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[Ferengi freighter]]; [[Founder]]s; [[Gaila (Ferengi)|Gaila]]; {{class|Galaxy}}; [[Gamma Quadrant]]; [[Gramilian sand pea]]; [[Grishnar cat]]; [[hand-to-hand combat]]; [[Hastur]]; [[holding cell]]; [[Hoobishan Baths]]; [[House of Duras]]; [[House of Martok]]; [[holosuite]]; [[imagination]]; [[Imperial Overseer]]; [[Ionite Nebula]]; [[International Space Station|ISS model]]; [[Jem'Hadar]]; [[Kahless the Unforgettable]]; [[Kahless (clone)]]; ''[[kanar]]''; [[Khitomer Accords]]; [[kiss]]; [[Klingon]]s; [[Klingon-Cardassian War]]; [[Klingon drinking songs]]; [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]; [[Klingon Empire]]; [[Klingon High Council]]; [[Klingon military]]; [[Klingonese]]; {{class|K't'inga}}; [[Kurn]]; [[Lancelot]]; [[lie]]; [[long range sensor scan]]; [[Lurian]]s; [[IKS M'Char|''M'Char'', IKS]]; [[Malko]]; {{class|Miranda}}; [[Mogh]]; [[Molor]]; {{class|Nebula}}; [[IKS Negh'Var|''Negh'Var'', IKS]]; [[Negh'Var warship|''Negh'var'' warship]]; [[Nyberrite Alliance]]; [[Nyberrite Alliance cruiser]]; "[[Old Man]]"; [[Obsidian Order]]; [[orbital defense system]]; [[Patriotism]]; [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard, Jean-Luc]]; [[Pike City Pioneers]]; [[poker]]; ''[[Prakesh]]''; [[sensor array|primary sensor array]]; [[priority 1 distress call]]; [[Priority one|priority one message]]; [[Promenade]]; [[prune juice]]; [[Qo'noS]]; [[quantum torpedo]]; [[Quark's]]; [[red alert]]; [[replicator]]; [[Replimat]]; [[rib]]; [[River Skral]]; [[Rom]]; [[Romulan]]; [[root beer]]; [[Alexander Rozhenko|Rozhenko, Alexander]]; [[Helena Rozhenko|Rozhenko, Helena]]; [[Sergey Rozhenko|Rozhenko, Sergey]]; [[saltah'na clock]]; [[Sanders (Ensign)|Ensign Sanders]]; [[Federation-Klingon War (2372-73)]]; [[sensor array]]; [[shield generator]]; [[shore leave]]; [[Jennifer Sisko|Sisko, Jennifer]]; [[Joseph Sisko|Sisko, Joseph]]; [[situation report]]; [[standard maneuvers]]; [[Starfleet Command]]; [[Starfleet Intelligence]]; [[subspace disturbance]]; [[task force]]; [[Tholian silk]]; [[thoron field]]; [[tractor beam]]; [[transporter room|transporter bay]]; [[Treaty of Alliance]]; [[USS Trial|''Trial'', USS]]; [[Trill (planet)]]; [[USS Venture|''Venture'', USS]]; [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (24th century)#Venture captain|''Venture'' captain]]; [[Vitarian wool]]; {{class|Vor'cha}}; [[wormhole relay station]]; ''[[Xhosa]]''; [[yamok sauce]]; [[yellow alert]]
 
 
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