The Adversary is the season finale of Deep Space Nine’s third season. Sisko and his crew must find a Changeling aboard the ship who can pose as any one of them.
Summary[]
Sisko is finally promoted to captain and is given an assignment by Federation ambassador Krajensky. There has been a coup on the Tzenkethi homeworld and given the chequered history between the Federation and the Tzenkethi through various conflicts, Krajensky feels that Starfleet needs to “show the flag” and let the Tzenkethi know that the Federation intends to protect the Federation colonies on the Tzenkethi border.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Michael Eddington • Jones • Kira Nerys • Theodore Krajensky (changeling) • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Paxton Reese • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum • Bolian ensign
- Referenced only
- Curzon Dax • Entebe • Theodore Krajensky • Kasidy Yates
Locations[]
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- Barisa Prime • Helaspont Nebula • M'kemas III • Risa • Solais V • Tzenketh
Starships[]
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- Tzenkethi warship • USS Ulysses
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Tzenkethi
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Starfleet Command • Starfleet Security
Other references[]
- 2303 • Autarch of the Tzenkethi Coalition • baseball • blood • blood screening • captain • champagne • Chateau Cleon • cloaking device • cortical analeptic • coup d'état • duridium • engineering extension course • escape pod • For He's a Jolly Good Fellow • Jefferies tube • kayaking • mess hall • phaser • phaser bank • phaser rifle • photon torpedo • plasma conduit • replicator • self destruct • shuttlebay • solid • tetryon • toast • tricorder • Tzenkethi War • warp core • World Series
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Tzenkethi would be featured in detail in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel Rough Beasts of Empire. They make additional appearances in The Missing, Brinkmanship, Plagues of Night and Raise the Dawn.
- The graphic novel Fool's Gold begins soon after this episode, with several characters in the novel expressing their concern at possible Changeling infiltration.
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
External links[]
- The Adversary article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Adversary (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Facets |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: The Way of the Warrior |
| Previous episode: Facets |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: The Way of the Warrior |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Long Night |
Next Adventure: Station Rage | |