Star Trek: Dominion War (Complete)

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  • Опубліковано 31 жов 2018
  • A brief history of the Dominion War, from the opening of the Bajoran wormhole to the Battle of Cardassia and Treaty of Bajor. Based in the Universe of Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
    *Please be aware, this video series is based on Alpha Canon, that is to say, all Star Trek TV Shows and Films. Books, games and comics will generally not be used, though some minor crossover will occur from time to time.*
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  • @CivilizationEx
    @CivilizationEx  5 років тому +102

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    • @harshkashiv4265
      @harshkashiv4265 5 років тому

      Make a video on why Robert baratheon is ur fav character in asoiaf

    • @jetfire1153red
      @jetfire1153red 5 років тому

      Although the information on the Dominion war is pretty solid there is one thing wrong you said Shanzan was left to be a slave after the plan concerning him was abandoned He wasn't consigned to slavery he was in actually consigned to the dilithium mines of Remus and left to die but this was before he fought on the side of the remans in the Dominion war what happened to him between the end of the war and the assassination of the Romulan Senate is mostly unknown.
      I did notice that there was no mention of Reman involvement in the Dominion war in the video even though it was mentioned in Star Trek Nemesis that the Romulus used the Remans as frontline troops rather snarkerly refered to as cannon fodder.

    • @SporkOfDestruction
      @SporkOfDestruction 5 років тому

      @@jetfire1153red Shinzon? Well, if that's who you mean you're both right. The Remans, along with Shinzon after a regime change left his purpose unnecessary, were working the dilithium mines. As slave labor.

    • @Gardstyle35
      @Gardstyle35 5 років тому

      4 great super powers? Klingons, Romulans, Federation and ???
      Dont tell me the Cardassians are a "super power" for you. They are at best a regional power. They got defeatet within days when the klingons only mobilized 1/3 of their fleet.

    • @jetfire1153red
      @jetfire1153red 5 років тому

      I dont see how the Cardassians can be considered a superpower 800 million dead I haven't see figures like that since the casualty list for earths third world war and that was only 600 million dead.

  • @collynmarsh8348
    @collynmarsh8348 5 років тому +822

    You forgot that time Chief O'Brien tore his pants. Major turning point in the war.

    • @bgphantom3
      @bgphantom3 5 років тому +38

      Collyn Marsh He didn’t want to dwell on a time we were really in trouble.

    • @micfail2
      @micfail2 5 років тому +49

      Some events are just too horrific to revisit

    • @kamiodd2873
      @kamiodd2873 5 років тому +28

      "O'Brien must suffer!"

    • @frankhumbug
      @frankhumbug 5 років тому +7

      Collyn Marsh, 😂 after all that information, yours is the funniest and least expected of comments.

    • @wcoleman99
      @wcoleman99 5 років тому +23

      Dont forget his name is Miles Edward O'Brien. He's very much alive and plans on staying that way.

  • @nohvarr13
    @nohvarr13 5 років тому +487

    No matter how hard they might try, Star Trek will never produce anything as epic as the Dominion War on DS9.

    • @njb1126
      @njb1126 3 роки тому +48

      You mean to tell me that the pinnacle of science fiction- Star Trek discovery is nothing to you?! How dare you disregard Michael Burnham!
      I’m being facetious

    • @blunk778
      @blunk778 2 роки тому +17

      Yeah and then ds9 ruins it with the stuff about the prophets. Like tbh the prophets are the weakest part of the ds9 story, im here for scifi discovery and navy stuff not sisko being bajoran jesus

    • @dreamyrhodes
      @dreamyrhodes Рік тому +9

      They had the chance to do something similar with the temporal war in Enterprise, but it was cut short and ended up dull.

    • @nohvarr13
      @nohvarr13 Рік тому

      @@blunk778 discovery is trash

    • @LanternSlade
      @LanternSlade Рік тому +2

      ​@@blunk778 yeah plus a lot of this story feels awfully familiar (side eye glances over to Babylon 5)

  • @tayzonday
    @tayzonday 2 роки тому +251

    16:41 You’ve wanted to do that Garak impression forever, haven’t you? 😊

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  2 роки тому +63

      lol I didn't plan it, but when I was recording I just couldn't help myself.

    • @chrisA20902
      @chrisA20902 Рік тому +5

      After encountering Tay on some weirdo ASMR massage videos why am I not surprised he's here too hahahha

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@CivilizationExI don't blame you.
      It's such a delicious bit of voice acting from Robinson!

    • @cobeer1768
      @cobeer1768 6 місяців тому +1

      Sounds like a bad dracula

  • @TheSpitfired
    @TheSpitfired 5 років тому +1477

    Excellent video! My only concern is you mis-portray plain simple Garak, a humble tailor.

    • @Yateball
      @Yateball 5 років тому +214

      Odo: "You'd shoot a man in the back!?"
      Humble Tailor: "It's the safest way, isn't it?"

    • @Sgt_Glory
      @Sgt_Glory 5 років тому +49

      I was going to thumb you up, but I left it at *31* ...

    • @TheDarkestSmurf
      @TheDarkestSmurf 5 років тому +31

      @@Sgt_Glory I see what you did there, but Doctor Bashir is having a full-blown panic attack.

    • @probablynotabigtoe9407
      @probablynotabigtoe9407 5 років тому +136

      “The Truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of Imagination”
      Bashir: They broke seven of your transverse ribs and fractured your clavicle!
      Garak: Ah, but I got off several cutting remarks which no doubt did serious damage to their egos.
      Bashir: Garak, this isn't funny.
      Garak: I'm serious, doctor! Thanks to your administrations, I'm almost completely healed, but the damage I did to them will last a lifetime.
      Garak was truly the hidden Gem of DS9

    • @gmajor1273
      @gmajor1273 5 років тому +27

      You're right man. Those rumors about his being a ruthless former spy are pure poppycock.

  • @Sup3rD4ve
    @Sup3rD4ve 5 років тому +411

    Wow, the whole Dominion War lasted just two years? That's incredible. What an amazing, action-packed series.

    • @kerryedavis
      @kerryedavis 4 роки тому +41

      Well, from early 2373 to late 2375 could be 3 years. But yes, while the Dominion was known about longer than that, and the starship Odyssey was destroyed earlier, the really big war didn't seriously start until later.

    • @Eldoradoll7
      @Eldoradoll7 4 роки тому +6

      @The Geek Is Strong only 200,000 Klingons? Seems too low.

    • @1who4me
      @1who4me 3 роки тому +7

      @The Geek Is Strong don’t expect Hollywood writers to use logic when making their scripts. I remember laughing out loud in disbelief when Damar cited losing 7 million people in the long war as justification to rebel. Umm, in the future with planetary systems that have populations in the billions, you’re upset over 7 million? Lol

    • @haraldhimmel5687
      @haraldhimmel5687 3 роки тому +27

      @@1who4me He was upset that his race was treated as subjects that just got slaughtered in the millions bc Weyun couldn't be assed to manage the situation, while lying to him that he takes care of it. Weyun was basically acting openly hostile at that point and the season built up to that.

    • @Stoicswimfish
      @Stoicswimfish Рік тому +4

      @@1who4me When political tensions are high, small thing can have an outsized effect on major decisions. Pearl Harbor, Army staff were concerned about spies and saboteurs so all aircraft not in active use or maintenance were parked together in large groups. When the Japanese went flying over they where able to destroy/cripple most of the aircraft. Rushing in replacements and extras took away much needed supplies from other parts of the Pacific theater.

  • @1joshjosh1
    @1joshjosh1 3 роки тому +284

    As a Star Trek fan it took me years to realize the Kardashians were a bunch of spoiled ladies on TV and not an alien race.

    • @TheSoda21
      @TheSoda21 3 роки тому +49

      Keeping up with the Cardassians would be a great show about the tailor Garak

    • @elenapederson1862
      @elenapederson1862 2 роки тому +9

      @@TheSoda21 Faaaaacts they are all shady and petty, would make excellent TV.

    • @OverdramaticAngel
      @OverdramaticAngel 2 роки тому +9

      @@elenapederson1862 I'd watch that show for sure.

    • @Moonwired
      @Moonwired Рік тому +5

      I had to read this 5 times and then google it to figure out what the hell you were talking about.

    • @Anomalous_Phenomenon
      @Anomalous_Phenomenon Рік тому +2

      @@Moonwired you know someone’s a true fan when YOU’RE a fan and it still sounds like they’re speaking gibberish

  • @colincampbell3199
    @colincampbell3199 4 роки тому +100

    When you explain it so simply, this sounds like the greatest story plot ever told. With the pictures going on with this, I never realized the size, scope, or significance of DS9.

    • @OverdramaticAngel
      @OverdramaticAngel 2 роки тому +10

      I never realized I missed so much not watching DS9.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 4 місяці тому

      Nah, it's Star Trek in name only, written by guys obsessed with military sci fi and unable to explore real sci fi ideas so they just turned it into a dull war

    • @PsychSoldier756
      @PsychSoldier756 2 місяці тому

      @@docsavage8640L take

  • @AllieSocks12
    @AllieSocks12 5 років тому +553

    "Computer, erase that entire personal log."

  • @333angeleyes
    @333angeleyes 5 років тому +734

    Because of all the comments about the line "It's a Faaake!!!" After this video I went and watched the DS9 episode "In the Pale Moonlight and I must now say...
    This was literally one of the BEST Star Trek Episodes of ANY series!... That speech when sisko said "Entire worlds are fighting for their lives, people are dying and yet here I am still arguing about the finer points of morality"... That was priceless and one of the best lines of any series.

    • @TheRealCaptainJamesTKirk
      @TheRealCaptainJamesTKirk 5 років тому +47

      That was some talented writing and acting. Especially from Andrew J Robinson and Avery Brooks.

    • @SteveEdwardCooper
      @SteveEdwardCooper 5 років тому +72

      As the episode ends with Sisko deciding he can live with what he did and ordering the computer to delete the entire log entry, I sat stunned at the brilliance of the entire episode. It was what you hope for when you turn on a television but so rarely get treated to.

    • @adamwoodworth5758
      @adamwoodworth5758 5 років тому +24

      Every man has his price...

    • @1010thechamp
      @1010thechamp 5 років тому +6

      Have you only just watched the episode, yes a classic, a real gem, maybe not the absolute best episode of all time, a few episodes from TNG, Enterprise, Discovery and Voyager would argue they were more entertaining but yes what a absorbing episode that was.

    • @STSWB5SG1FAN
      @STSWB5SG1FAN 5 років тому +12

      Sisko danced with the devil in the pale moonlight in this episode (perhaps the writers were watching "Batman" when they came up with the title).

  • @TraciPeteyforlife
    @TraciPeteyforlife Рік тому +46

    I loved Sisco for his balls to the wall speech to the wormhole gods. It was one of the finest moments ever placed on screen.

    • @douglasdavis8395
      @douglasdavis8395 Рік тому +5

      Prophet: "The Sisko is angry..."
      Ben: "Woman, you haven't SEEN angry yet..."

    • @DrownedInExile
      @DrownedInExile Рік тому +5

      Well-executed, but dumb. Space Magic wins the war, lame.

    • @TraciPeteyforlife
      @TraciPeteyforlife 11 місяців тому +2

      @DrownedInExile it helped, but the mortals still had to do leg work

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 4 місяці тому

      It's terrible writing when you literally need a deus ex machina to get you out of the corner you wrote yourself into

  • @nomadnametab
    @nomadnametab 5 років тому +88

    it took complex thinking and creativity to write this series. it is as detailed as any real war in history. wow.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 4 місяці тому

      Nah, it's Star Trek in name only, written by guys obsessed with military sci fi and unable to explore real sci fi ideas so they just turned it into a dull war with bad writing

  • @marcusaurelius7604
    @marcusaurelius7604 5 років тому +400

    Damn, this makes me want to watch DS9 all over again. Well done sir.

    • @bromixsr
      @bromixsr 5 років тому +9

      That's exactly what it is making me do.

    • @GregCarlet
      @GregCarlet 5 років тому +8

      Came here to say the same thing. Time to rewatch DS9.

    • @staffan144
      @staffan144 Рік тому +1

      And I wanted to ask someone, if all of this happened in DS9? (which, apart from a few random episodes, I have not watched)

    • @Starwalker-lu3ot
      @Starwalker-lu3ot Рік тому

      Same here. I am going to since this year is the 30th anniversary of DS9.

    • @elphiegleason3899
      @elphiegleason3899 Рік тому

      I freaking love DS9
      Bashir, Garak, and O’Brien were true gems

  • @shaun_rambaran
    @shaun_rambaran 2 роки тому +50

    Elim Garak: The Third Option
    His influence on pivotal events of the war were so utterly unpredictable that even Bashir's infallible thinktank produced false results.
    Re-watching DS9 these days with a friend and growing more convinced that the real hero of the entire series was just a simple tailor.

    • @supportingfire
      @supportingfire 2 роки тому +1

      Who the real hero of the Dominion War was is a toss-up between Elim Garak and the unknown strategic mastermind at Section 31 who made the decision to unleash the morphogenic virus on the Founders.
      Whoever it was, it was probably not Luther Sloan who seems to have only been a senior operative.

    • @elphiegleason3899
      @elphiegleason3899 Рік тому +2

      I love that guy

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 5 років тому +291

    The Federation is extremely lucky that the Borg didn't decide to press an attack during this time or even just after. Had they, the Federation and its allies wouldn't have stood a chance.

    • @Loafmeister
      @Loafmeister 5 років тому +116

      The Borg may have realized that the founders would have allied with the Alliance against them, seeing the Borg as a much greater threat. The Founder may have presumed there is no morality amongst the Borg to counter balance the solid's quest for power, only assimilation. Therefore it would be smarter for the Borg to wait it out and clean up afterwards. As well this is probably around the same time as the Borg's discovery of Species 8472 which occurred in … 2374 which is smack in the middle of the Dominion-Alliance conflict.
      Hey that kind of makes sense! LOL

    • @furioussherman7265
      @furioussherman7265 5 років тому +25

      @@Loafmeister Fair enough, but Species 8472 was in the Delta Quadrant. The Dominion War was in the Alpha and Beta quadrants. You'd also think that the Borg, with the collective intelligence of a thousand assimilated worlds, would learn to leave Species 8472 be, at least until they've assimilated the rest of the galaxy and used their technology and intelligence to find a way to beat them.

    • @wizkidd6950
      @wizkidd6950 5 років тому +12

      @@furioussherman7265 Why do you think they had the option?. Here is a hint, they had no such luxury.

    • @toddkes5890
      @toddkes5890 5 років тому +9

      When did "First Contact occur? Worf was on board the Defiant, and in "Insurrection" Worf was back on Enterprise.

    • @bccooper2418
      @bccooper2418 5 років тому +17

      Furious Sherman Remember the movie First Contact Happens during the Dominion war, with Worf in command of the Defiant.

  • @kamiodd2873
    @kamiodd2873 5 років тому +254

    This is by far the most comprehensive and compact explanation of such a complex storyline. Lots of passion and time went into making this video for sure.
    Kudos and huge respect to the story writers of DS9 on the other hand. This video reminded me once again why DS9 was and is one my favourite shows: it's truly EPIC :).
    Thanks again @CivilizationEx . you won yourself another subscriber.

  • @1992Xenomorph
    @1992Xenomorph 3 роки тому +81

    I’m just into the 2nd season of Deep Space 9 and I am loving it. What an incredible series.

    • @victorvance2573
      @victorvance2573 2 роки тому +2

      Now 8 months later i guess you already realized it got even better.

    • @HenchmenNo616
      @HenchmenNo616 2 роки тому +3

      Just got my hands on the series boxset

    • @1992Xenomorph
      @1992Xenomorph 2 роки тому +8

      @@victorvance2573 It got way better!! I loved the ending. There were a few writing inconsistencies of who the Dominion were in the beginning and who in the Gamma Quadrant were aligned with them in the first few seasons (possibly the writers didn't plan out or have a idea yet of what kind of power they were going to be) but it made the reveal of the Changelings being the Dominion all the more shocking.

    • @leebee5521
      @leebee5521 Рік тому +1

      gets better when someone in season 4 turns up

    • @elphiegleason3899
      @elphiegleason3899 Рік тому +1

      @@leebee5521 yup when I saw him I was like “oh shit. Goody”

  • @baronvg
    @baronvg 4 роки тому +48

    Crazy how even though I watched all of this almost 25 years ago, I still remember most of all these details and the episodes in which they occurred lol. Also, it’s very interesting now now upon retrospect, it all really does read like a history book lol. Impressive.

  • @Zunbil
    @Zunbil 5 років тому +273

    Excellent video, but I did notice a factual error:
    15:24 Elim Garak is clearly just a tailor, not a former spy

  • @RaginRonic
    @RaginRonic 4 роки тому +17

    'In The Pale Moonlight'....simply the best episode of any Trek series ever made. It's last scene, with Sisko confronting Garak, is where, to me, Trek got to both it's darkest point, and also it's creative apex. The writers got it done that day. =)

    • @electricblue1423
      @electricblue1423 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed.
      The episode showed that this was war, and no one keeps their hands clean.
      DS9 was episode for episode the best Trek series.

  • @timelord153
    @timelord153 Рік тому +36

    DS9 is without a doubt the greatest Star Trek media out there. A true galactic war with intricate details that genuinely keeps audiences on their seats. I wish, I really really wish, another such show is made in my lifetime.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 4 місяці тому +1

      Nah, it's Star Trek in name only, written by guys obsessed with military sci fi and unable to explore real sci fi ideas so they just turned it into a dull war

    • @timelord153
      @timelord153 4 місяці тому

      @@docsavage8640I'm not sure if you're trolling or not.. Real sci fi ideas include scenarios of war. They made a realistic war with multiple elements, tech advancments, espionage, and really showed the horror of conflict. Sci-fi isn't just utopias and paradise. What makes this not "real sci fi"?

  • @spiralinglight
    @spiralinglight 5 років тому +24

    That's what made Garek a great tailor. He sees how it fits together

  • @richardthomas5362
    @richardthomas5362 3 роки тому +33

    I am taking my kids through the TNG and, eventually, DS9. We are currently in the early part of TNG season 3. How the "history" of the Federation and the alpha quadrant has developed is amazing. If I showed my kids this video it would definitely be surreal, given how "happy" the TNG universe is at the beginning.

    • @douglasdavis8395
      @douglasdavis8395 Рік тому +1

      As berman became the killer of Gene's vision of the Federation, to establish HIS version that was built on the shoulders of giants.

  • @namelessro
    @namelessro 5 років тому +269

    No ads... youtube stop slacking, give this guy a break

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      @whitedevil550 5 років тому +3

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    • @RadioMartyT1B
      @RadioMartyT1B 4 роки тому

      @@whitedevil550 Brave.

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      @naptime43x 2 місяці тому

      @@whitedevil550 hows that working out for you? lol

  • @horticulturist2338
    @horticulturist2338 4 роки тому +26

    The one part that was missed was the most glorious last stand in Star Trek history. 1 old bird of prey vs 10 Dominion warships. The final battle of Kirk's nemesis, Kor the Dahar Master. This was a major blow to the Dominion war effort as it allowed General Martok, the greatest Klingon battle commander, to survive. Worf also survived because of Kor's bravery, thus ensuring that Martok would take over the Klingon Empire and assure a more cooperative alliance. I think we can all agree, that without Kor the Dahar Master, the war would have most likely been lost.

  • @rndompersn3426
    @rndompersn3426 5 років тому +683

    This is why DS9 is the best. Its Game of Thrones in space. Love it.

    • @SunnyIntervalsORG
      @SunnyIntervalsORG 5 років тому +17

      I was thinking that too! You could imagine DS9 is Castle Black, the wormhole is the tunnel through the wall and the Dominion are the white walkers.

    • @tananari47
      @tananari47 5 років тому +65

      1- DS9 was first.
      2- DS9 was better.

    • @LAHFaust
      @LAHFaust 5 років тому +9

      @@tananari47 GoT released in 1996. DS9 released in 1999.

    • @tananari47
      @tananari47 5 років тому +25

      @@LAHFaust GoT didn't come out 'till 2011, chief.

    • @The_child-catcher
      @The_child-catcher 5 років тому +20

      Ds9 is much better, but that's just my opinion.

  • @tbeller80
    @tbeller80 5 років тому +20

    Part of me wants to giggle at the crude artwork, but then you take a closer look and they're all quite accurate drawings of the characters.

  • @MrGabilonia
    @MrGabilonia 5 років тому +73

    Once again, props on your take on Garak and his speech patterns

    • @henry7696
      @henry7696 5 років тому +2

      so heres the deal. i read your comment and farted. only it turned into a shart. are u gonna reimburse me for my ruined pants or not?

    • @renariwoods9014
      @renariwoods9014 5 років тому +1

      Yay, you noticed too!

  • @miesesomar
    @miesesomar 5 років тому +104

    Wow this was amazing, Sisko is my favorite captain. This hefty lore dump lets me see how he fits in the star trek universe, thank you. I love how it summoned images from my memories of the show. "Oh yeah, I remember that" like it was a thing that happened. "It's a fake!" Very cool. First video of your I've seen, subbed.

    • @IIISentorIII
      @IIISentorIII 5 років тому

      This is one of my favorite startrek ep. an in my opinion has the coolest name ever in any startrek ep. "In the Pale Moonlight"

    • @saberiandream316
      @saberiandream316 3 роки тому

      And I so do not want to see him come back in NuTrek, which is just Kurtzman's Game of Thrones bad fanfiction and political platform, but he probably will - they won't want to be accused of being racist, despite bringing him in 20 years later after he vanished (which is what they will do) makes him into the very welfare queen Sisko was written as defiance to. He was a good dad. Under Kurtzman, a deadbeat father. Guarantee it.

    • @miesesomar
      @miesesomar 3 роки тому

      @@saberiandream316 I have not seen Pickard, is it really that awful?

  • @mbgal7758
    @mbgal7758 3 роки тому +16

    I love Garak, my favorite character anywhere on anything. He’s so awesome, he definitely knows about being a spy, I mean a tailor.

    • @lordvadertheleftie9703
      @lordvadertheleftie9703 Рік тому +2

      And a gardener

    • @mbgal7758
      @mbgal7758 Рік тому +1

      @@lordvadertheleftie9703 any deaths that occurred while he was working there were purely coincidental.

    • @LulaJake
      @LulaJake 7 місяців тому

      But doesn't like enclosed spaces.

  • @unformedeight
    @unformedeight 4 роки тому +19

    Cold shivers from your recap of "In the Pale Moonlight"
    Sisko is my favorite captain

  • @thatpart
    @thatpart 5 років тому +67

    I had never, *ever* given consideration to *any* Star Trek series until I met my wife. She insisted we go through DS9. It turned into that BG skit on Portlandia. I had some flex time I needed to use within the month. Took it, and over a week, we had a staycation and finished the series.
    From there, I watched every other series, then every movie. Some not some great, but most material amazing works of sci-fi.
    Still though, DS9 stands far ahead, possibly due in part to good memories with the Mrs, but assuredly in larger part to the awesomeness of the series.
    Thank you for this overview!!

    • @thegreatbamboozler4837
      @thegreatbamboozler4837 5 років тому +1

      ...rub it in why don't you!!! 😋

    • @olavops1000
      @olavops1000 5 років тому +3

      Yes, DS9 really stands out. I love every Star Trek Series, but DS9 is not only great ST, not only great Sci-Fi, It's great television. The way it approaches themes the other series were afraid of touching like all out war is great. You're a lucky man to have someone to share the Trekkie passion with.

    • @thatpart
      @thatpart 5 років тому

      @@olavops1000 Absolutely!!!

    • @thatpart
      @thatpart 5 років тому

      @@thegreatbamboozler4837 LOL! This is Wifey 2.0 - there apparently was some kind of bug in the original model.

    • @thegreatbamboozler4837
      @thegreatbamboozler4837 5 років тому +1

      @@thatpart HA!!!! Prototypes hardly ever work out well do they? Just ask Data about his good brother Lor! :)

  • @RA10H56
    @RA10H56 Рік тому +4

    It always vexed me to no end that the Founders could evade and fool all the telepathic species in the federation.

  • @shadowvessel
    @shadowvessel 5 років тому +38

    Wow. DS9 is my favorite Trek, I recorded it on VHS when it first aired, and I gotta say that this has been the most comprehensive video I've ever seen on the Dominion War. Thank you. I just subscribed.

    • @tessierashpoolmg7776
      @tessierashpoolmg7776 5 років тому +1

      Because it tells one coherent epic over years instead of stand alone episodes. Like Babylon 5, which you seem to enjoy as well.

    • @shadowvessel
      @shadowvessel 5 років тому

      @@tessierashpoolmg7776 Lol Yeah, one of my fantasies is building a supercomputer that would update all of B5's graphics to Battlestar Galactica standards.

  • @JACCO20082012
    @JACCO20082012 5 років тому +31

    You know what’s crazy about the Dominion? They were almost completely untouched by the fighting. After losing their ships in the worm hole, they still brought the Federation, Klingons, and Romulans to their knees using ONLY secondary Alpha quadrant powers.
    If the Dominion truly wanted to, it could crush every Alpha and Beta quadrant power in an instant if it were using its own ships and resources and brought its full military might to bear against them.

    • @saberiandream316
      @saberiandream316 3 роки тому +3

      That's what a genetically engineered army can do for you.

    • @negativezero2221
      @negativezero2221 2 роки тому +5

      True but their specialty was to infiltrate and weaken powers by using their changeling's powers direct fighting was not their something they liked. They have been conquering planets for thousands of years with those methods they saw no need to change their methods.

    • @marley7868
      @marley7868 Рік тому

      @@negativezero2221 and they are terrible at management they only have any control cause of there loyal slave pets in addition there very hands off and well not dumb but predictable changling countermeasures are already prepped before they could get a second wave so yeah there tough but porice that's a good way of putting it

    • @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle
      @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle 7 місяців тому +1

      To use an Earth example, it would be like the U.S. leaving the middle east because the fores stationed there at this moment were defeated. Still the world hegemon everywhere else.
      Seeing the Dominion fight at full strength would be crazy

  • @jeepdude7359
    @jeepdude7359 4 роки тому +19

    The best thing about the Klingons... They always seem to show up when you need them.

  • @aaronlewis702
    @aaronlewis702 5 років тому +45

    Now we're going to add some fluffy clouds with a just a bit of Ketrecil huwhite.

  • @joshadams8761
    @joshadams8761 5 років тому +49

    As someone whose favorite TV show of all time is DS9, I was excited to see this video in my suggested feed. It did not disappoint. Thanks for sharing.

    • @chicoandtheman7599
      @chicoandtheman7599 5 років тому

      DS9 may not be my favorite TV show, but it is my favorite Star Trek series & it is among my favorite TV shows. Hey, have you ever watched "The Expanse"? It's on Amazon Prime. It's actually a very good space themed sci-fi series.

    • @aidanstenson7063
      @aidanstenson7063 5 років тому +1

      DS9 is my favorite show too!

  • @spoonhanz
    @spoonhanz 5 років тому +111

    15:25 *a simple tailor

    • @spoonhanz
      @spoonhanz 5 років тому +2

      @@hagrid1123 the crimson bolt from the 2010 movie super.

    • @Wolfen443
      @Wolfen443 5 років тому +3

      He was an amazing Little Finger Like character That I loved in the show.

    • @starhunterterra9849
      @starhunterterra9849 5 років тому

      @Ellisar Atranimus , THEY LIVE IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS I AGREE, BUT THEY PLAY SIMILAR ROLES.

  • @dbcooper206
    @dbcooper206 2 роки тому +7

    Seriously love this show.. seasons 3-6 were just fn good!

  • @fubaralakbar6800
    @fubaralakbar6800 5 років тому +140

    Has anyone ever wondered which constellations the other empires would appear in as seen from Earth? We know that the galactic core is in Saggitarius, so it seems to me that if you look at the galactic map, assuming that Earth was in the bottom in the Alpha quadrant, close to the Beta quadrant border, then:
    The Klingons would be in the Virgo area
    The Romulans would be in either Libra or Scorpio
    The Bajorans would be somewhere between Cassiopeia and Perseus
    The Cardassians would be in Cygnus
    But that's just me. I always wonder about weird little things like that.

    • @hendeju
      @hendeju 5 років тому +16

      I can't, by any means, answer this, but I must congratulate you for this insight!

    • @erinrow399
      @erinrow399 5 років тому +3

      I was seriously just wondering where abouts each group lived! This is great lol

    • @micfail2
      @micfail2 5 років тому +8

      @Cian McCabe one of the big problems with discussions like this is that track does not seem to give us reliable maps in any Canon sources. What maps have been provided in various books and stuff directly contradict many lines in the shows. For example, in "in the pale moonlight" they are talking about how Dominion chips are crossing through romulan territory to attack the federation behind their lines, but in this map (which is very similar to most naps that I see people using) that couldn't be possible considering where romulan space is compared to Dominion space... Unless they had taken enough territory in between, but if they had cut off such a large chunk of the federation for the rest that presumably would have been brought up in dialogue at some point...not to mention that the federation pretty much loses the war immediately at that point.

    • @jetison333
      @jetison333 5 років тому +8

      @@micfail2 I think it would be fair for it to be something like this, but three dimensional, with the Romulon empire and Klingon empire kind of wrapping around the top/bottom

    • @micfail2
      @micfail2 5 років тому

      @@jetison333 great point

  • @soulsteel9
    @soulsteel9 4 роки тому +7

    12:10 Sisko wasn't doing a last stand to take out as many ships as possible, he was planning from the moment the mine field was destroyed to destroy the wormhole (and him in it) to stop all re-enforcement.

  • @gunbladelad7772
    @gunbladelad7772 5 років тому +12

    One thing I never understood about when the federation pulled out of DS9 is why O'Brian never let the "pup" loose on the station to undermine the occupation force's attempts to run the station.
    Granted, it would've been the fault of the writers for forgetting about it, but as a strategy it would've been ideal - particularly if the Bajorans on the station covered up for the pup program.

  • @devlin25711
    @devlin25711 3 роки тому +2

    deep space 9 was the first star trek show I've ever watched , just finished it a few weeks ago and I immediately restarted the series. it starts off slow but once the dominion enter the show it really takes off. Truly a great show and has become one of my new favorites.

  • @pheonix_coalition7216
    @pheonix_coalition7216 2 роки тому +2

    Damars death still brings a tear to my eye

  • @dss1377
    @dss1377 5 років тому +11

    I really enjoy your vids and this one was fantastic. I’m a huge Star Trek fan and always loved DS9! This video should be everyone’s go to video when trying to explain the Dominion War. It’s the best explanation breakdown that I’ve seen of the Dominion War! Excellent job and thank you!

  • @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat
    @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat 2 роки тому +5

    I like that out of fear, the founders acted out the exact behaviour solid species were worried about millennia prior

  • @ThatVia
    @ThatVia 5 років тому +5

    So much knowledge packed in as efficiently as possible, this is why I love Civilization Ex.

  • @rustyscrapper
    @rustyscrapper 4 роки тому +7

    This was great. I just watched every episode of DS9 in 25 minutes!

  • @xShadowsaur
    @xShadowsaur 5 років тому +43

    15:43 "It's a faaaaaake!" Oh, you.

  • @kal5em
    @kal5em 5 років тому +4

    Dear "this video"
    I don't know how or why you ended up in my suggestions but I am glad you did.

  • @everetth-top4760
    @everetth-top4760 5 років тому +3

    Thank you so much for doing this! I forgot so many things from the Dominion War story. I remember enjoying the episodes back in the day, but it has been so long since I had watched them.

  • @gmajor1273
    @gmajor1273 5 років тому +1

    Great video man. You did a great job channelling Garak in his speech to Sisko. I've watched that episode 100 times and it never gets old.

  • @NRV0
    @NRV0 5 років тому +8

    Almost 200k let's gooo!!! You earned it man! I hope you're able to reach it before next year, a nice Christmas present. 👍☺

  • @bccooper2418
    @bccooper2418 5 років тому +9

    This. This why I gave you a thumbs up and became a subscriber. As a fan of DS9, I love this video! Well done!

  • @DarthCalculus
    @DarthCalculus 5 років тому +2

    15:45 it's a faaaake
    A gem hidden in a mountain of treasure
    This upload is fantastic - I got to relive 7 years of compressed nostalgia in 25 minutes.

  • @1joshjosh1
    @1joshjosh1 3 роки тому +2

    holy moly that's a lot of information to pack in the video 25 minutes long but great job man!!
    Brilliant story!
    Thank you for the explanation of everything.

  • @BoldlyDoug
    @BoldlyDoug 5 років тому +3

    Nice job. This was a fun way to re-live 4 of my favorite seasons of TV.

  • @BrianSmith-ez9kj
    @BrianSmith-ez9kj 5 років тому +3

    DS9 has always been my favorite Trek Series- It wasn't until 2011 when I re-watched the entire series (got it on DVD) that I realized Ronald Moore was one of the main showrunners and writers- basically DS9 was a test run for many themes that would shape the updated Battlestar Galactica

  • @Dante20321
    @Dante20321 4 роки тому

    Thank you for making this, I believe this took so long to make and I really enjoyed/appreciated it 😃

  • @algiersc9957
    @algiersc9957 5 років тому +3

    It's always a delight when I come across something new and interesting. Love what you have done and it makes me want to watch DS9.

  • @Gredddfe
    @Gredddfe 4 роки тому +7

    15:05 IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT!!
    Best episode of Trek - all of them - ever.

    • @saberiandream316
      @saberiandream316 3 роки тому +1

      And ironically, the "darkest" episode of Classic Star Trek pales (pun intended!) next to Kurtzman's Game of Thrones NuTrek.

    • @Gredddfe
      @Gredddfe 3 роки тому

      @@saberiandream316 ST:D just arrived on Netflix in my country and I'm tempted to ironically try to watch it.

    • @theomnissiah-9120
      @theomnissiah-9120 Рік тому

      @@Gredddfe make sure you have a lot of alcohol on hand your going to need it

  • @ezekielbrockmann114
    @ezekielbrockmann114 4 роки тому +3

    The founders are truly frightening enemies.
    Imagine fighting them, they could be anyone!

  • @into_the_void
    @into_the_void 7 місяців тому +1

    Star trek is what i watch when im having a horrible day ( which has been almost everyday since August ).. there's just something about , a sort of escapism that i dont get with any other media.

  • @wilmanric2277
    @wilmanric2277 5 років тому

    Excellent. No other description is appropriate, or fair. Thank you for pulling this together.

  • @marcusaurelius7604
    @marcusaurelius7604 5 років тому +104

    Could you imagine if HBO did a Star Trek series in the vein of Game of Thrones. Imagine all the alien T & A. It would be glorious.

    • @casbot71
      @casbot71 5 років тому +8

      Roddenberry originally wanted Betazoids to have six breast, but was talked out of it. Now if that idea was brought back in another species, the make up and prosthetics department are going to have their work cut out for them. Makes coating starlets in green body paint seem easy.

    • @ColonelBragg
      @ColonelBragg 5 років тому +7

      Well if it was like game of thrones that would basically be the Terran Empire they all suffer from chronic backstabbing disorder and are just horrible i mean they invented the agony booth and not to really torture people for information so much as to just torture people for the hell of it

    • @SlowPCGaming1
      @SlowPCGaming1 5 років тому +7

      Alien Tits and Ass seems pleasing at first until you realize that not all species have their sex "amenities" in the same location. An extrapolated quote from a line from Dr. McCoy to Captain James T. Kirk when they were stranded on the mining penal colony after the Klingons held them in criminal court. Movie? Yeah I'm not sure which one it was.

    • @casbot71
      @casbot71 5 років тому

      @@SlowPCGaming1 The Undiscovered Country
      ua-cam.com/video/BS-f_KwM81I/v-deo.html
      Those guys shouldn't do Muay Thai …

    • @marcusaurelius7604
      @marcusaurelius7604 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, I think that alien in Star Trek The Undiscovered Country had his balls on his knees.

  • @Finite-Tuning
    @Finite-Tuning 5 років тому

    This was way more then I cared to know, but I'm glad there are some like you so dedicated.
    Thank you.

  • @PapaJoeB
    @PapaJoeB 5 років тому +1

    I just found your channel. I usually don't like synopsis-type things like this but this was VERY well done. Thanks

  • @tacticalderpy2077
    @tacticalderpy2077 4 роки тому +5

    Imagine if the immortal shapeshifters took their time, over 200 years, with throwing the powers at each other and sowing chaos.

  • @AlaskanBallistics
    @AlaskanBallistics 5 років тому +13

    Good video thanks for sharing

  • @terrymellor857
    @terrymellor857 3 роки тому +1

    Great job very well done. Thank you for your comprehensive breakdown and by including many details made it an exemplary dissertation. Really enjoyed it especially the quote from the spy. Really excellent!

  • @doomislav5791
    @doomislav5791 5 років тому +2

    This was well written, and well narrated. That said what I took away from the dominion war is what I take away from war itself. They killed billions of people to return to where they started.

  • @drakefalcone6750
    @drakefalcone6750 5 років тому +4

    This was a great episode. Please do a what if episode that has the Dominion win the war.

  • @dustinreed944
    @dustinreed944 3 роки тому +3

    Who else is here because we wanted to hear something about dominion that was well researched and not being juggled like a hot potato by the press

  • @musicismypassion7686
    @musicismypassion7686 5 років тому

    Thank you for this video. DS9 was my favorite star trek series and sisko was my favorite captain. Brings back memories

  • @kevinmoore8780
    @kevinmoore8780 5 років тому

    Well done. I initially thought I wouldn't watch it unless there were clips from DSN and even then it would have to be good to take up 25 minutes of my time. But as soon as I started watching it, the time flowed fast and before I knew it, it was over. Thank you. Coincidentally my son is now rewatching all of DSN and when I visited him - he was watching "Pale Moonlight" and it was the first time I had seen it since the original broadcast.

  • @maverickjohnson9263
    @maverickjohnson9263 3 роки тому +4

    I have always felt Elim Garak was the true hero of the dominion War

  • @real_fjcalabrese
    @real_fjcalabrese 5 років тому +23

    ...Garak... plain simple Garak

  • @ronaldh6466
    @ronaldh6466 2 роки тому

    Man this channel is great for people learning about the Star Trek Mythos.

  • @monstarpaisley
    @monstarpaisley 5 років тому +2

    Very nice work! Excellent video! Thank You!

  • @zehrudindulic3301
    @zehrudindulic3301 5 років тому +11

    Damn Sisko is a badass.

    • @saberiandream316
      @saberiandream316 3 роки тому +1

      And he doesn't beat you over the head with the race card.

  • @trence5
    @trence5 5 років тому +6

    BEST season of DS9. @12:27 "Stop those ships!!" - classic line. @16:42 - I doubt Picard or even would've let that slide. This made me respect Sisko even more.

  • @MROJPC
    @MROJPC 4 роки тому +1

    Terrific summary! With so much plot information to condense it is great to see this presented so well. If there is ever revised version, however, please include a mention of the raid by the Defiant early in the war that destroyed the secret Dominion Sensor Array in the Argolis Cluster. It’s use by the Dominion was pivotal to their early victories in the war giving them surveillance coverage over 5 sectors and what allowed them to turn back the Federation-Klingon Alliance initial counterattacks.

  • @bodasactra
    @bodasactra 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the convenient source of Trek info presented with great quality.

  • @realnewsthatmatters9319
    @realnewsthatmatters9319 5 років тому +11

    I actually liked ds9 more than next generation, much better storyline, plot and casting. My only problem with ds9 was the lighting was terrible.

    • @chicoandtheman7599
      @chicoandtheman7599 5 років тому +2

      Me too, and you're right about the lighting. I wonder why they chose that lighting?
      I also love the Enterprise series.

    • @ZAGGNUT1
      @ZAGGNUT1 5 років тому +2

      Ds9's episodes interconnected with previous episodes a lot, which lets the storylines build up.
      TNG's episodes were more independant of each other and each focused a lot on their themes/lessons.

    • @hourz
      @hourz 4 роки тому +1

      I mean they was on a cardassian station I dont think cardassians liked bright light.
      lthough I would assume the federation would have installed their own to adjust.

  • @braxtongrundy4625
    @braxtongrundy4625 5 років тому +6

    Damn this a good war!

    • @erojerisiz1571
      @erojerisiz1571 5 років тому +1

      Braxton Grundy still a better war than ww1

  • @Cthulhupunk
    @Cthulhupunk 4 роки тому

    I love DS9 and this is wonderfully put together. You really nailed the context going into the war. This is what I would show someone unfamiliar with star trek if I had to explain the dominion war.

  • @djcattt1
    @djcattt1 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video! I'm re-living the experience as we speak

  • @probablynotabigtoe9407
    @probablynotabigtoe9407 5 років тому +5

    Chancellor Gowron went from a Semi Enlightened Klingon in NG... to a full on Derptard in DS9

    • @averagejacobinsubscriber
      @averagejacobinsubscriber 5 років тому +3

      I think it was going into the idea that power corrupts people, even Klingons.

  • @kerryedavis
    @kerryedavis 4 роки тому +3

    This is pretty good overall, although like Garak in the series, it ignores that Senator Vreenak and the criminal were not the only two to die in that situation: so did Vreenak's guards/aides/pilot/etc. Also, I don't remember any mention of Section 31 and the morphogenic virus disease affecting the Founders, until the mention of Odo curing the Female Founder. And it turned out that the Prophets hadn't merely "accepted" Sisko as their "Emissary:" They had actually created him to start with, just for that purpose.
    And also, there was no mention of the Pah Wraiths throughout the whole thing.

  • @TheRadical42
    @TheRadical42 5 років тому +1

    WOW! Great video! My compliments. Very well done; informative, nice graphics, touched on almost everything. Glad you gave such prominence to "In the Pale Moonlight" since that was a HUGE episode. I'll have to go watch DS9 again.

  • @Grigoriancom
    @Grigoriancom 5 років тому

    This was really well done! Great Work!!!

  • @tongl274
    @tongl274 5 років тому +4

    Good damn, I feel like I just watch the entire seasons of DS9 lol.

  • @VegetoStevieD
    @VegetoStevieD 5 років тому +4

    This must have been a ton of work

  • @MikeD-tf7dk
    @MikeD-tf7dk Рік тому

    Wow! This was really helpful. Of course watching an episode by episode gives you lots of subtlety. This is great for the big picture!!

  • @richardparnell8402
    @richardparnell8402 3 роки тому

    I just finished the entire series, took a while but i didn't want to skip or not pay attention to eps. so good.

  • @Titan-Shores
    @Titan-Shores 5 років тому +53

    It says a lot about the advanced story-telling of DS9 that one story arc takes no less that 25 minutes to discribe fully.
    Suck it Voyager(!)

    • @castojr9704
      @castojr9704 5 років тому +6

      A little harsh on Voyager dude.... but true! :)

    • @lynxharpthorn7764
      @lynxharpthorn7764 5 років тому +11

      @@castojr9704 Voyager: 5 second video. Full transcript: They found themselves far from earth and then made their way back. The End.

    • @castojr9704
      @castojr9704 5 років тому +15

      @@lynxharpthorn7764in all fairness Voyager had some well written episodes - primarily around the Doctor but other stand alone episodes, "Blink of an Eye" for one. It's a shame that Voyager did not do more multi-episodes stories or the good episodes would have been great!

    • @lynxharpthorn7764
      @lynxharpthorn7764 5 років тому +10

      @@castojr9704 Yeah. I really liked many of the doctor heavy episodes. And the "year of hell" was pretty good. My favorite Trek is Ds9. People say that it was darker but I just remember a lot of voyager episodes being crazy dark. Like when the doctor loses his daughter for the sake of realness, or when the entire voyager ship is actually that weird copy-cat organism thing, where they dissipate before being able to talk to the real voyager. Almost too dark

    • @castojr9704
      @castojr9704 5 років тому +2

      @@lynxharpthorn7764 I actually forgot about those darker Voyager episodes - yeah they were disturbing which is what made them more impactful - but yes almost certainly too dark! Year of Hell was nicely done ( excellent casting ). DS9 is my fav Trek too! I think that the character of Garak had the most interesting episodes. Also the battle scenes during the Dominion War were spectacular - sometimes I just watch those episodes just for the special effects.

  • @tommycharles4666
    @tommycharles4666 5 років тому +37

    And then...20 years later....Star Trek: Discovery happened :(

  • @nps1016
    @nps1016 2 роки тому +1

    Great review of the Dominion War. The writers took a chance doing this on DS9 and not making it just two episodes but span the rest of the series. It was a prescience in television and changed it for all time. The Star Trek writers today wish they could come up with something this good. I just wish we would’ve known more about how the Cardassians adjust after the series was over and what happened with Wolf’s brother.

  • @danielhartjes2479
    @danielhartjes2479 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic summarization!