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Saat Sisko memimpin ''Defiant'' ke dalam lubang cacing untuk mencegat sebuah [[Perang Dominion|armada]] [[Dominion (Star Trek)|Dominion]], para ''Prophet'' ikut campur. Sisko, pada titik ini, belum memenuhi [[takdir]]nya; untuk memastikan Sisko tetap hidup, para ''Prophet'' menghapus para pasukan Dominion dari keberadaan mereka.
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Sisko plays a critical role in the intrigue of the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. His actions prove key in stopping an attempted coup d'état on [[Earth]] from his former captain, Admiral Leyton. During the [[Klingon]] invasion of [[Cardassia]], he is crucial to exposing the [[Changeling (Star Trek)|Founder]] impersonating Klingon general [[Martok]]. Sisko's exploits continue during the Dominion's invasion of the Alpha Quadrant, eventually working alongside [[William Ross (Star Trek)|Vice Admiral William Ross]] to help plan massive actions against the Dominion and their Cardassian and [[Breen]] allies. Sisko's contributions to the war effort are sometimes more surreptitious, such as his clandestine work with [[Elim Garak]] to bring the [[Romulan]]s into, and thus turn the tide of, the war.
Sisko fulfills the Prophets' destiny for him in the [[series finale]], "[[What You Leave Behind (DS9 episode)|What You Leave Behind]]", by confronting the [[Pah-wraith|Kosst Amojan]]-possessed Gul [[Dukat (Star Trek)|Dukat]]. They fight, and Dukat seems to be the winner, but in a last effort, Sisko throws himself and Dukat into the fiery abyss of the Bajoran Fire Caves, and Sisko is pulled into the Prophets' plane of existence to live with and learn from them. Sisko imparts a farewell to his new—and pregnant—wife, [[Kasidy Yates]], informing her that though he does not know when he will be able to return to her, he will eventually return.
==Personal life==
Sisko was first married to Jennifer, with whom he had a son, [[Jake Sisko|Jake]].
As seen in the pilot episode "[[Emissary (DS9 episode)|Emissary]]", Sisko harbors a deep anger and dislike towards [[Jean-Luc Picard]] due to the fact that it was Picard, as Locutus of Borg, who led the [[Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]] attack against the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] at the [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. Sisko lost his wife, Jennifer, during the Borg attack and this forced Sisko to raise their young son, Jake, as a single parent. In order to take care of Jake, Sisko placed his [[Starfleet]] career on hold by taking up a backwater position at the Federation [[Utopia Planitia]] shipyard orbiting [[Mars]].
Sisko remained a widower and single parent for many years. Eventually Sisko reluctantly accepted a posting as commander of [[Deep Space Nine (space station)|Deep Space Nine]] orbiting the planet [[Bajor]], where he eventually married a space freighter captain, [[Kasidy Yates]].
Sisko loves [[baseball]], a sport that has largely disappeared by the 24th century but is kept alive by a small group of aficionados. He keeps a [[baseball (ball)|baseball]] on the desk in his office (given to him by an alien impersonating Buck Bokai, Sisko's favorite historical baseball player) halfway through the first season), and often picks it up and tosses it around when deep in thought. When the [[Dominion (Star Trek)|Dominion]] captures DS9, Sisko leaves the ball in his office as a message that he intends to return (this can also be seen in the second season three-parter, consisting of "Homecoming," "[[The Circle (DS9 episode)|The Circle]]" and "[[The Siege (DS9 episode)|The Siege]]" and also the Season 5 finale, "[[Call to Arms (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Call To Arms]]"). After [[Jadzia Dax]]'s death in "[[Tears of the Prophets]]", he takes the baseball with him to [[Earth]], causing [[Kira Nerys]] to worry that he will not return.
Like his father, a [[chef]], Sisko also enjoys cooking. His father owns a restaurant in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], and specialized in [[Creole cuisine]].
It is also widely known that Sisko wants to become an [[Admiral]]; he states this intent to Admiral Ross during his temporary assignment at a starbase under Ross' command.
==Alter egos==
Sisko can also be identified as two other characters in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[fictional universe|universe]]:
===Benny Russell===
In the episode "[[Far Beyond the Stars (DS9 episode)|Far Beyond the Stars]]", Sisko considers resigning his commission after losing an old friend during the [[Dominion War]] and the [[Bajoran Prophets|Prophets]] intervene, making Sisko briefly live the life of '''Benny Russell''', a science fiction short story writer in [[United States in the 1950s#Civil_rights|1950s America]]. (The other people in Russell's life are usually played by Brooks' [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]] co-stars, in most cases allowing them to appear without the heavy prosthetic makeup of their alien characters and show viewers their true appearance.)
Every day, Russell faces the prejudices of his world; his publisher does not even allow his photograph to be printed. He writes a story called "Deep Space Nine" that takes place in a universe without [[prejudice]] and [[bigotry]]. However, his publisher refuses to release the story because he makes the commander of the [[space station]] a [[African-American|black]] man. This injustice eventually drives Benny [[insanity|insane]]; soon after, Sisko finds himself back in the 24th century, understanding his place is aboard the station but questioning the nature of reality.
Later, in "[[Shadows and Symbols]]", Sisko experiences more flashbacks to his "life" as Benny Russell, now in a [[mental institution]], obsessively writing the episode, synchronously, on the wall. Although it seems to be left ambiguous as to whether Benny is real or the Prophets' creation, at the end of this episode, the wormhole alien he was hunting says, "The Kosst Amojan tried to stop you with a false vision," implying that the [[Pah-wraiths]] was implanting the Russell fantasy into Sisko's mind to throw him off his mission.
In a June 2006 interview, former DS9 producer [[Ira Steven Behr]] said that he contemplated making the entire ''Deep Space Nine'' series a writing of the character Benny Russell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/17436.html|date=June 8, 2006|title=Behr Compares 4400 to DS9|accessdate=February 16, 2007}}</ref>
===Gabriel Bell===
Due to a [[time travel]] incident depicted in "[[Past Tense (DS9 episode)|Past Tense]]", Sisko unintentionally takes the place of '''Gabriel Bell''', an important figure in early 21st century America. The real Bell dies as a result of Sisko's presence, so Sisko takes his place in order to preserve the timeline. "Bell" instigates the [[Bell Riots]], which helped change the course of human history.
Although Sisko is successful in fulfilling Bell's destiny and preserving the timeline, historical images of Bell show Sisko's image.
==Characterization==
While sharing the same core values of [[Captain (Star Trek)|Captains]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Kathryn Janeway]], Sisko shows a tendency to compromise those values in extreme situations. The most striking example is in the episode "[[In the Pale Moonlight (DS9 episode)|In the Pale Moonlight]]", in which Sisko lies, [[obstruction of justice|obstructs justice]], and is an unwitting accomplice in murder in order to turn the tide in the [[Dominion War]]. Afterward, Sisko records a personal log regarding his feelings about the entire affair, lamenting the fact that he appears to feel no remorse for his actions (which, by bringing the [[Romulan]]s into the war, significantly increase the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]'s chances of survival) before having the computer delete the entire log entry.
Another example of this [[Machiavellian]] approach can be found in the episode "[[For the Uniform (DS9 episode)|For the Uniform]]", in which Sisko poisons the atmosphere of a [[Maquis (Star Trek)|Maquis]] colony in order to catch the traitorous [[Michael Eddington]].
Sisko also demonstrates a bold and no nonsense persona to the point of exasperation, even to the extent of his best friend (the latter host of the [[Dax symbiont]] shown in the series, Ezri) stating that his personality intimidates [[Worf]]. When pushed to the edge of his limits, Sisko also demonstrates a dramatic, non-sensical demeanor annoying to both his crew members and the audience alike. Relative to other Star Trek captains, Sisko shows strength in strategic/operational military planning, as evidenced by his chief role in the Federation's [[Dominion War]] effort. Whilst not as schooled in philosophy as [[Jean-Luc Picard]], or scientifically geared as [[Kathryn Janeway]], Sisko also highlights strength in engineering capacities (as seen in "Explorers", "The Visitor" and "Civil Defense") for reasons unexplained by the series's logic.
==Cultural references==
* In [[Sunshine (novel)|''Sunshine'']] by [[Robin McKinley]], the title character mentions a tour company called "Earth Trek" operated by a man named Benjamin Sisko.
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