Summary

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Benjamin Sisko ’s “ new name ” redefines his place in theStar Trekuniverse . Since his return nearly two twelvemonth ago in the first issue of IDW’sStar Trek , Sisko has been through the ringer , having defused post on the homeworlds of the Klingons , the Cardassiansand now the Tzenkethi . Now , in number 18,Sisko “ takes ” a new name , and it usher the growth he has undergone throughout the book .

Star Trek#18 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Marcus To . Sisko is pleading with the Tzenkethi Autarch , trying to win over them the Federation intend no hurt . He appeals to the Tzenkethi and their sense of naming . Every Tzenkethi has four names , and Sisko connect his , before eventually arriving at his “ serve name . ”

Q and Sisko

This entail the 1 a person wait on in their heart , and Sisko concludes his service name is “ Theseus , ” as it is his crew that inspire him to be the best he can be .

Captain Sisko is aStar TrekIcon–And He Is Just Getting Started

He Is One of Starfleet’s Best Captains

Ben Sisko is one of the most decorate officers in Starfleet history , and a Heron of the Dominion War . At the conclusion ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , Sisko was taken to the Celestial Temple , or the Bajoran Wormhole , where he would study with the Bajoran Prophets . Three years later on , these Prophets send him back to our reality , and charge him with stopping Kahless and his god - killer regalia , or else the universe would be dip into total topsy-turvyness . Kahless ’ drive climax with an uprising on the Klingon homeworld , which Sisko was able-bodied to serve quell .

It ’s my crew . The people under my command . The one who challenge me to not only be a good drawing card but a good world . Even when I do n’t see my own mistakes . My service name isTheseus.-Ben Sisko

To avail Sisko in his mission , Starfleet kick in him a fresh ship : theUSS Theseus , as well as a crew of characters from across multiple incarnations of theStar Trekfranchise . Over the retiring two year , Sisko has generate to know the crew highly well , having not only dealt Kahless and the Red Path a serious blow , but also manage with tense situations affect the Cardassians and the Tzenkethi . These type of situation create loaded bond , andSisko has fall to feel the same means about theTheseus’crew as he did those he served with onDeep Space Nine .

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Q explains how Star Trek ’s Captain Sisko is very dissimilar from other Starfleet captains and why that also makes him a unlike sorting of messiah .

Captain Sisko Has Just Redefined His Place in the Galaxy

He Is the Master of His Own Destiny, Free From the Prophets

By choosing “ Theseus”as his avail name , Captain Sisko has redefined his piazza in theStar Trekfranchise . Sisko is well known as the commandant ofDeep Space Nine , having guided the station through the discovery of the Bajoran Wormhole and the Dominion War . These two factors alone would lead one to call up Sisko would ’ve chosenDeep Space Nineas his divine service name , or possibly even “ the Sisko , ” as the Prophets call him . However , he rebukes these name , and chooses the most unexpected . Sisko is once again in bearing of his lot , and this new name proves it .

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Eight panels of Sisko appealing to the Tzenkethi

Avery Brooks as Benny Russell and Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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