Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
InStar Trek : Deep Space Nine’spilot installment , Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) had one bounteous problem with Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) that has never been resolved . As a way to draw viewer ofStar Trek : The Next Generationinto watchingDS9 , the latter show began by establish several connexion toTNG . For representative , Chief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meany)joined the show ’s main mold as a serial publication regular , superintend the many rundown system on Space Station Deep Space Nine .
Captain Picard himself appeared inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine’spilot , " The Emissary , " as if to give his blessing toStar Trek’snewest show . Commander Sisko , however , was less than impressed . " The Emissary " opens with a flashback to theBattle of Wolf 359and Picard ’s brief time as Locutus of Borg . The instalment reveals thatSisko was present at Wolf 359 during the conflict , suffice on the USS Saratoga . Sisko ’s married woman , Jennifer ( Felecia M. Bell ) , was kill in the battle , and he was forced to leave her behind as he launch the Saratoga with his son , Jake ( Cirroc Lofton ) .
Star Trek Never Resolved Sisko’s Anger At Captain Picard Over The Borg
Sisko Harbored A Lot Of Anger About Picard’s Role In The Battle Of Wolf 359
Even years later , Commander Sisko still blamed Captain Picard for Jennifer ’s death , think of the Enterprise captain as Locutus . From Sisko ’s view , it was Picard ’s face that appeared on the Saratoga ’s viewscreen proclaiming that"Resistance is futile"and rain death down on a fleet of starship . Star Trek : The Next Generationshowed the event leading up to the Battle of Wolf 359 from Picard ’s perspective , as well as that of the endeavour - D crew . The whole experience was incredibly traumatic for Jean - Luc , but Sisko ’s anger is intelligible , too .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s first time of year challenges our expectations for Sisko ’s crew with instalment about organized religion , government , stories , and hope .
When Sisko first meets Picard , he tells him that he was at the Battle of Wolf 359 . After an inapt suspension , Picard continues outliningSisko ’s mission aboard DS9 . In one of " The Emissary ’s " final scenes , Picard deviate the space station after shaking Sisko ’s hand , and they appear to be on better footing . Still , the two never discuss the Borg , the annihilating battle , or Picard ’s use in it . This would have been a fascinating conversation to catch , but Picard and Sisko never met again onscreen .
Sisko & Picard Both Moved On From Their Borg Trauma, But Never Saw Each Other Again
It Took Picard Decades To Move On From His Experience As Locutus
Much of Jean - Luc Picard ’s account since the end ofStar Trek : The Next Generationhas ask the residuary trauma from his experience as Locutus . WhileTNGmoved on fairly quickly , the experience draw in"The Best of Both Worlds"clearly stuck with Picard for the relief of his sprightliness . Star Trek : First Contactdealt like a shot with Picard ’s fear and hate of the Borg , but the Enterprise captain did not put his impression to relief untilStar Trek : Picardseason 3 . With help from his Enterprise - D crew , Picard finally bring an end to ( most of ) the Borg and put that part of his aliveness behind him .
So many versions of the Borg Collective exist in Star Trek , from TNG ’s original cybernetic villains to Voyager ’s offshoots and Picard ’s revival .
After Benjamin Sisko ’s experience at the Battle of Wolf 359 and the departure of his married woman , he most resigned from Starfleet completely . Sisko finally ended up on the formerCardassian quad station Terok Nor , in field around Bajor . After the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole , Sisko found Modern aim in his destiny as the Emissary of the Prophets . He began to arrive to terms with his wife ’s death and finally found a kind of peacefulness as the Commander of DS9 . Sisko had no more encounters with the Borg , and he find a family among the crew of the infinite station .
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Picard Season 3 Had Another Captain Face Jean-Luc Over His Borg Trauma
Captain Shaw’s Speech Is A Highlight Of Picard’s Excellent Third Season
Benjamin Sisko was not the only Starfleet captain with traumatic memory of Picard from the Battle of Wolf 359.Star Trek : Picardseason 3 introducedCaptain Liam Shaw ( Todd Stashwick)of the USS Titan , who had been an ensign aboard the USS Constance during the fight . Sitting in a holodeck pretense of the bar at 10 Forward Avenue , Captain Shaw delivers a crushing speech directly to Picard , likely saying many of the things Sisko once wanted to say . Shaw recounts his experience , emphasizing that Picard was"on that Borg cube , setting the world on fire"during the battle .
Even decennium later , Shaw still finds himself lose in a intense and terrifying memory , skin to branch Locutus from Picard .
Todd Stashwick sells Captain Shaw ’s hurt , as decades later , he still finds himself lose in a intense retention , struggling to class Locutus from Picard . Shaw terminate his words with the biting pronouncement that Locutus was"the only Borg so deadly they give him a goddamned name . “Picard , of row , has his own traumatic memories from that day , and Shaw ’s spoken communication understandably gets to him . In the destruction , Jean - Luc saves his Word , Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) , from a similar fate , finally confronting his past , something we never really got to see Captain Sisko do inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine .
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