Benjamin Sisko
| Character | |
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| Name: | Benjamin Sisko |
| Occupation: | Commander of Space Station; Emissary of the Prophets |
| Relationships: | father of Jake; married to Jennifer (deceased) & later Kasidy Yates; friend of Dax |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: DS9 |
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Benjamin Sisko is a major character in Star Trek: DS9, played by Avery Brooks. He's a human Starfleet Officer, commander of the space station Deep Space 9.
He lost his wife in Wolf 359 during the Borg attack, for which he blames Jean-Luc Picard. After being assigned to command Deep Space 9 in the bajoran sector, he moved there with his son Jake. Throughout the course of the show, he grew very close to his command crew on the Station, especially his Bajoran First Officer Kira Nerys, with whom he had a complicated relationship at the beginning of the first season. He's also friends with the Trill Jadzia Dax, who he knows from her previous host Curzon Dax.
Some Brief Canon Facts
- moonlights from Starfleet as a Bajoran religious icon
- exploits the
Prophetswormhole aliens to gain unfair advantage in the Dominion War - his mother isn't who he thinks she is
- has a son named Jake
- lost his first wife to the Borg
- his close friendship with the previous host of the Dax slug makes him call Jadzia, "Old Man"
- a baseball fanatic, he always keeps a baseball on his desk
- a mean cook
- might be dreaming the entire series...
Fandom
Fanfiction
Unusually for the Captain character, Sisko is not particularly popular in fanfiction. Where he appears at all, he often plays a supporting role in ensemble adventures, or acts as a mentor to his son Jake or to those under his command. Some gen fanfiction explores the revelations about his background from season 7 or the life of his alternate, Benny Russell, from 'Far Beyond the Stars'.
In pairing-centric stories, he's sometimes paired with Kasidy, his second wife in canon, or his friend, Jadzia. Slash stories are relatively rare, with no particular pairing dominating.
Example Fanworks
Example Fanfiction
- The Life That Is Waiting by Lunabee34—post-finale Kasidy story, revolving around Sisko's absence
- The Price of Prophecy by Heretical Vision—story addressing the controversial revelation in season 7 about Sisko's birth
- Strongest Star by Sophiegrace—sequel to 'Far Beyond the Stars'
- What You Know by Beatrice Otter—Sisko/Kasidy ficlet that explores her reaction to Ben's heritage
- Scopaesthesia by Prevailing - Elim Garak/Sisko slash, based on a tie-in novel
Meta
- O Captain, My Captain: On the Importance of Ben Sisko
- Deep Space Nine Is TV’s Most Revolutionary Depiction of Black Fatherhood by Angelica Jade Bastién
Podcast
Additional Art Gallery
Zine art by Wendy Moncur
Zine art by Tracy Hemenover
Zine art
Zine art by Anja Gruber
Archives and Links
- Benjamin Sisko tag at Archive of Our Own
- Benjamin Sisko at FanFiction.net
- Benjamin Sisko at Trekiverse
Resources
- Benjamin Sisko at Memory Alpha
- Benjamin Sisko at Memory Beta
- Sisko, database on StarTrek.com
- Wikipedia
References