10 Reasons Benjamin Sisko Is Star Trek's Greatest Ever Captain

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@ianbrewster8934 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that Star trek went out of its way to portray a single black man raising a child on his own while also taking his career so seriously did an amazing service to the black community. I agree hands down. As much as I love Archer from Enterprise. Ben sisko is the best Starfleet captain ever portrayed on TV that far. I would go as far to say as he is one of the best characters and definitely one of the best black characters portrayed on TV ever.

@kamenwaticlients 3 жыл бұрын

As a Black man born in 81' I concur. It was such a refreshing and amazing thing to see on tv back then and still yet has to be replicated on tv.

@yougosquishnow 3 жыл бұрын

Agree wholeheartedly.

@terrrell7798 3 жыл бұрын

Captain Sisko, Roc Nation, Parent Hood.. underrated black heroes of the 90's

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

@@kamenwaticlients And the last part is a godsdamned shame.

@kamenwaticlients 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sephiroth144 Indeed

@mikecouvillion6830 3 жыл бұрын

You missed a few other reasons: - Kirk's women tried to kill him. Picard's woman ran off with another man. Janeway's love was a hologram. Sisko arrested his future wife, sent her to prison and she still came back to marry him for his sweet, sweet loving. - Janeway worshiped a God, Picard was thought a God, Kirk killed a God. Sisko did all three. - Only captain to out Klingon a Klingon. The Kingons didn't have a word for surrender until they fought Sisko. - Sisko once got the Prophets to destroy 3000 Jem Hadar ships JUST BECAUSE HE ASKED THEM TOO. - Sisko routinely goes into the Badlands without getting lost on the other side of galaxy. - Kirk never knew his son and when he met him, got him killed. Sisko raised his son like a true man. - Sisko could throw a curveball. - Kirk cried when his son was killed by Klingons. When Sisko heard a Klingon had killed his friend Sisko kicked the Klingon's ass. Hard. - Only captain to fight Klingons, Jem Hadar and Cardassians in hand to hand combat and win. - Only captain to wear his "evil goatee" in the Prime Universe as the good guy.

@galactus414 3 жыл бұрын

When I read this I laughed and then saved it on my PC so I would have it forever. Thank you!

@Meushell 3 жыл бұрын

He also out Ferengied a Ferengi.

@ecolvill 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said better myself. Sisko is easily the best Star Trek Captain, hands down.

@05017351 3 жыл бұрын

He also punched Q!

@mikecouvillion6830 3 жыл бұрын

@@05017351 Yep, that was in the latest list below.

@johnmarhoul7347 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko's relationship with Jake was so real, honest, dynamic, and authentic you could not help suspend disbelief of their affection for each other as father and son.

@kschell286 3 жыл бұрын

Thats true. I think all of the Star Trek captains are prone to over-acting at times, but the interactions between those two felt really genuine.

@keithfrazier5773 3 жыл бұрын

Avery Brooks treated him like he was his son in real life. He grew up with his children. He spent many holidays and vacations with them.

@deathstrike 3 жыл бұрын

Jake respected his father so much he abandoned his journalism and studied warp physics just to do one single experiment to try to bring his father back. Now that is real love and admiration for a father. Now a brief off the subject. Avery Brooks is an amazing actor and anyone who wants to see him at his best in addition to DS I HIGHLY recommend you look up Spencer for Hire and his character Hawk. You will not be disappointed.

@LadyAstarionAncunin Жыл бұрын

That's because it was real. He really introduced him to people IRL as his son.

@dustinpaulson1123 3 жыл бұрын

People keep saying that Sisko needs a cameo in Star Trek: Picard. I say that Picard needs a cameo in Star Trek: The SISKO.

@Dan19870 3 жыл бұрын

If it's written and directed by those who worked on DS9, then yes absolutely. If it's done by those who did Picard and Discovery then I'll give it a miss.

@Darkdaej 3 жыл бұрын

As long as Kurtzman and the morons running the series are booted out and replaced by writers who actually know and love Star Trek, I'm in. Otherwise, fuck that, Trek is dead...

@dinoschachten 3 жыл бұрын

It's weird that he's not mentioned in any of the other series... as far as I know...

@joegrimes9232 3 жыл бұрын

After DS9 The Visitor and Jakes dedication to finding his Father, I found it strange the Show ending in Ben's disappearance. I can see Jake looking for his Dad. Starfleet officially wants to change MIA to KIA, 2 years after DS9's end. Jake protests. He cites Voyager - they were MIA too. But we found them. The Starfleet Admiral sighs and explains "Jake they had a ship, a crew. Besides they gave us a message. " Jake cites the Bajoran messages. The Admiral looks forlorn. "Jake. Ben and I knew each other. Damndest officer I ever met. His duty to Starfleet, to his uniform was outmatched by one thing. You. Ben... Ben wouldn't leave you behind. Not willingly. He'd have a damned good reason. He has either died or is engaged with something. I'm with you. But officially Benjamin Sisko has died in the line of duty. I wont close the book on him. But grieve son. He's gone. Where? I don't know. He'll come back but today? Do you understand?" Jake came away from the meeting angry. He was courteous, but inside was like a... Klingon in the heat of battle. Later he reflected on what was said. Sure enough. Every vessel dispatched to the Bajoran sector to study the Wormhole has a secondary mandate. "discover the fate of Captain Benjamin Sisko" There's a prelude.

@TheRealAmythyst 3 жыл бұрын

@@joegrimes9232 is this fan fiction or is this a book I misreading because this was beautiful I'm so proud of you people that love Star Trek I guess I'm a Demi-Trekkie I love reading the fanfiction I love listening to the different commentary on KZfaq every night I watch all the episodes of Star Trek come on h&i I've already watched them over and over again and yet I'm still in tree it's like a vast world they're still not explored and I'm still for surprise even though I really felt like it was just another UPN show with the Star Trek moniker and one day I will watch Picard and discovery and find the TOS cartoon version lol

@AstralMarmot 3 жыл бұрын

In the episode The Reckoning, when Dax asks Sisko how he knows the Prophet would only kill the Pa-Raith possessing Jake, and not Jake himself, the way Sisko says, "I know" almost made me believe in the damn Prophets. Brooks is a criminally underrated actor, Sisko is a criminally underrated Captain, and DS9 remains Star Trek's most criminally underrated show.

@mikwhsjs7972 3 жыл бұрын

Deep space 9 go Benjamin.

@victoriapappakostas9377 3 жыл бұрын

DS9 is the most highly rated Star Trek series

@n543576 3 жыл бұрын

@@victoriapappakostas9377 Not when it first came out it wasn't. Combined with a black main character and people calling it "fake" because the series was based around a space station it had quite a few hurdles from........"those" Star Trek fans we don't want to talk about. It's only until recently that's it's come from just a cult classic series into a genuine powerhouse of the Star Trek universe.

@auntienancy7787 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the vitriol hurled at DS9. "Fans" hated that it was based on a station. They HATED the (Bajoran) religious aspect. They hated Section 31. And my God, did they hate the Dominion War: "...This is NOT Star Trek, Roddenberry is turning in his grave..., etc." 😳🤨🙄

@DarkPhilosopherOG 3 жыл бұрын

@@auntienancy7787 Not to mention, DS9 was hard show to find on the air if you weren't in a major market or had a digital satellite dish. I was moving around a lot during the 1990's. TNG was pretty everywhere, even when it was in reruns. Voyager was on UPN. DS9 was a crapshoot. If a station had TNG, it might have DS9, but there was no guarantee. If it had TNG and Voyager, not a chance. When I did find it, it was always at odd hours on the weekend. And if it was on a Fox affiliate, the show was always being preempted by sports. At a certain point I gave up and didn't see more than a handful of episodes until it was on TNN/Spike in 2006, and then the show in its entirety until it was on Netflix in 2014.

@brownro214 3 жыл бұрын

Avery Brooks is an amazing actor. No one else could have brought the depth to Sisko that made him such a great captain.

@crazedvole 3 жыл бұрын

Alexander Siddig almost got the role of Ben Sisko

@countluke2334 3 жыл бұрын

And he grew in that role. I don't like the first season too much for a number of reasons (though the first season of TNG has the most terrible episodes of it 7 year run, too), but Brook's overacting or not having found his inner Sisko is one of them. And still I prefer Picard, though. Wonder what they could have made of TNG if there had been more continuing story arcs...

@crazedvole 3 жыл бұрын

@Leo Peridot He has been doing more stage work than film stuff. He is a classically trained Shakespearean actor.

@shontehanna2759 3 жыл бұрын

@Leo Peridot maybe he didnt want to, smh also look up his work as Hawk, in "A Man Called Hawk"

@reggiebrown9508 3 жыл бұрын

@Leo Peridot if you know anything about Avery is he is not that type of dude. He's just as happy doing Theater work and teaching. Colm and Siddig are the only ones who really has a acting career post Trek in all Trek. Stewart only has X-men, Burton does have Reading Rainbow and Scott Bakula was known person before Trek so he doesn't count. Alot of the actor's find more success Directing. Of course Shatner has had a post Trek career.

@abbaszaidi8371 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko the best captain? “I can live with it..... .....I CAN live with it”

@qwilliams1539 3 жыл бұрын

This is a victory for the good guys!

@abbaszaidi8371 3 жыл бұрын

Qwilliams Christ almighty, what a towering performance. I’m picturing him toasting the camera and proclaiming that line

@TheWinterShadow 3 жыл бұрын

catchy.;-)

@xiz0808 3 жыл бұрын

"Do you know what the trouble is? The trouble is Earth. On Earth there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. It's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise! Out there in the demilitarized zone all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints, just people, angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not." The Sisko pissed off at the Admiral that just spoke to him and completely misjudged the situation. In one scene it shows that the Federation is flawed, its leadership too detached from what is happening, while at the same displaying Sisko's passion for justice and Federation ideals. I grew up on on Trek and DS9 aired in my teenage years and i couldn't of asked for a better moral compass, it was one of the first serialised tv shows i ever watched and speeches like this and episodes like In The Pale Moonlight and The Siege of AR-558 blew me away with how gritty Star Trek could be ( btw new trek this is how you do dark and gritty but keep it Trek.. you dickbags), while stuff like the The Magnificent Ferengi made me chuckle. I will never laugh harder than at Odo and Quark telling the Chief and Doctor Bashir they still look a few centimetres shorter in One Little Ship. Or just the line "I hate Ferengi" This is the thing about Trek, it could be any type of show it wanted, comedy, tragedy, gritty drama, emotional thought piece or character study piece like "It’s Only A Paper Moon" or "...Nor the Battle to the Strong" and "Waltz" and it did all of this in a serialised format..just wow. And it had The Sisko at the helm, Angry, passionate, caring, cunning, creative, thoughtful Sisko, Puncher of Q, Intimidator of Worf and he was a badass and one of many characters in this show that became a hero to a young impressionable mind.

@yobogoya4367 3 жыл бұрын

Well said. I also loved when the Klingons were invading the station and Quark was going to defend his bar, til he found out Rom used parts of his phaser to fix the replicator...he says, "I will kill him" and Odo just smirks and says, "with what?"

@ace448 3 жыл бұрын

I love that DS9 exposes the ivory tower that Federation was and is. Section-31 made perfect sense to me. You had to have a group of people willing to do the hard things, make the hard calls. Picard and the rest of the Federation’s ability to act like moral superiors because of people like Sisko.

@silentdrew7636 3 жыл бұрын

@@ace448 and let's not forget the classic Root Beer Speech. Good to see how the Federation is viewed from outside.

@michaeldougherty6036 3 жыл бұрын

I did not watch it till I was in my 30's on Netflix. It was the last series I watched on a year long mission to go through all the trek series. In hindsight, I feel like it was made even better by seeing what came before. Trek was fun and sometimes thoughtful, pre DS9. But I really feel like DS9 is the magnum opus; the show that Star Trek and TNG were building towards. It blew my mind, and made me an absolute Trek lover. Since that first time, I probably go through the series once a year. I never tire of it.

@ShonnDaylee 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldougherty6036 This. 1000 times this. You literally took the words out of my mouth. I watched it last, also, and like you, late in life (in my late 30's). I binge watched it all in about a month, and was absolutely blown away. DS9 is the pinnacle of the "Trek" expression. Modern day writers should be taking notes from DS9. Sadly, they seem to be taking notes from JJ Binks... Er... Sorry.. JJ Abrams, and producing mindless action films/series.

@Pandaemoni 3 жыл бұрын

His relationship with his son is great, especially when you contrast it against Worf, the worst father in Star Fleet.

@makasete30 3 жыл бұрын

The point was to show Worf struggling but ultimately learning to be a father, which he did.

@Pandaemoni 3 жыл бұрын

@@makasete30 I don't disagree that there were a couple of episodes where he struggled at fatherhood, so there was a story purpose to Alexander existing... but Worf palmed his kid off on his elderly parents while serving on a ship filled with families and was so detatched from his life that Alexander joined the Klingon military and was serving in a time of war with Worf only finding out *way* after the fact. Whatever the writers may have intended, Worf's attempts at fatherhood were not great. He had his good moments as a dad, and then some bad years. Worf is a good character, but it seemed like he abandoned Alexander for a formative chunk of his childhood after K'Ehleyr died. He eventually came to be on good terms with him after Alexander was an adult, but that doesn't make him an adequate father imo. It's easier to be a father to an adult than to a small child or a teenager. (Arguably, though, it is interesting that he has that flaw, as it is so at odds with what I'd expect from honor-obsessed Worf. Again, though, that it is an interesting character flaw doesn't somehow morph that into not being a failing.)

@thomasriddle7005 3 жыл бұрын

Worf was pretty much the worst at everything. How he made it onto a second show is beyond me. Easier than developing another Klingon character story that fit I suppose.

@SpidermanandJeny 3 жыл бұрын

Worf did become a father to an extent. He wasn't great, but he did grow in that role.

@maxacorn 3 жыл бұрын

well considering that alex was kind of just sprung on him when he was already grown enough to walk and talk and sisko has been in jake's life from birth, it's kind of bad comparison to make. sisko chose to be a father. worf had it forced on him.

@lawrencetierney4053 3 жыл бұрын

Kirk was a cowboy, Picard was a Diplomat, Janeway was Scientist, and Archer was an Explorer. Siscko was all of these and a Soldier; more importantly he was not scared to get his hands Dirty or Bloody if necessary.

@riti184 3 жыл бұрын

COWBOYYYY

@cartermariano 3 жыл бұрын

I'd say not only because he was a soldier, but because his character was probably the most complex, more human than any Starfleet captain.

@killwalker 3 жыл бұрын

Cant say that Archer isnt a cowboy. He was gonna Breed Bluehorns down south!!

@cartermariano 3 жыл бұрын

@@killwalker Archer was the xenophobe one.

@killwalker 3 жыл бұрын

@@cartermariano Xenophobe? Thats a fear of other species. Maybe for a short few episodes during the Xindi Arc...but no. Archer wasnt Xenophobic. He did have sone prejudices...but those were cleared up. He had Prejudices against Klingons, Suliban and Xindi. All were dealth with and Archer came out of each experience a better person after all was said and done. Peter Weller...the guy who played Robocop. Second to last episode. Dude threatened all non humans on earth lo leave by taking control of some giant gun on a moon or The moon. HE was Xenophobic. After the Xindi conflict was over, Archer and crew were back on earth. Flox, Reed and Mayweather were bullied by drunks in a bar because they didnt like the fact that Flox was there. THEY were Xenophobic. Pretty sure Hitler was a Xenophobe. Please explain how you think Jonathan Archer is also a Xenophobe edit: The episode I referenced, where Archer and T'pol and Tucker all dress up in western gunslinger attire, in a town on an alien planet, where Aliens went to earth, kidnapped a bunch of folks, brought them to said planet to be a workforce, then got taken over by the human ancestors. Time stood still. hundreds of years went by. nothing much changed. And clearly, most humans there became Xenophobic towards their former oppressors. Including the deputy. The main antagonist of the episode.

@deanthemachine7489 3 жыл бұрын

His relationship with Jake and Jake’s depth as a character can’t be overstated. Try watching the two of them in even the most mundane episode and then watching Dr Crusher and Wesley on TNG to see the huge gap in understanding parental affection and care in the two shows. It is astounding. Sisko stumbling on Jake teaching Nog to read after he told Jake to stay away because Nog was a bad influence really stuck with me as a huge character moment for both of them

@tolvaer 3 жыл бұрын

As a guy from the American South, I was pretty excited that he was from New Orleans, great culture and food, but I'm bias, plus you got to see a Captain who was also a good parent, we all can appreciate that

@doihatd4595 11 ай бұрын

Yeah i totally agree but it is annoying when ben's dumb father mispronounces boudin and new orleans

@mattruben958 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko's character arc over DS9 is just one of the many reasons that DS9 is my personal favorite Trek. It just had so many different layers...

@ShonnDaylee 3 жыл бұрын

Right? Picard is a wonderful character, and he does grow, a bit. However, nothing like the path of The Sisko.

@patrickbrooke4887 3 жыл бұрын

100% bro. Not enough love for the Sisko.

@sarahkinsey5434 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much all of the characters had so much more development than the other shows, which is a big factor why DS9 is my favorite

@stimso 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Gul Dukat is a great example.

@quin003 3 жыл бұрын

Finally...someone has recognized Captain Sisko's chops! I have been a co-signer of this thinking for decades!

@matthewjay660 3 жыл бұрын

I have been staunchly Team Sisko because he’s a fighting captain.

@makasete30 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been staunchly team Picard because he only used fighting as last resort and always showed there were other better options.

@sundancebilson-thompson414 3 жыл бұрын

I'd also like to add that every time Picard wound up in a parallel universe, he needed Data to explain the situation to him in painstaking detail. When Sisko went to the mirror universe (the very first time) he figured out what was going on all by himself in a matter of seconds, and then kind of went "what the heck, why not?" and proceeded to punch Bashir and sleep with both Dax and Kira. Definitely not the kind of captain to agonise over a course of action!

@captainpharaoh 3 жыл бұрын

James T. Kirk would approve.

@cloudatlasminer478 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that re-watching TNG, how dependent Picard was on Data. The only other Captain who had something to prove was Archer and had less technology than future Captains. Archer the Son, and Siscko the father.

@AnniK243 3 жыл бұрын

That was more for the audience, not Picard!

@sundancebilson-thompson414 3 жыл бұрын

Sure, but clunky exposition is still clunky exposition.

@bobjames2312 2 жыл бұрын

@@cloudatlasminer478 Archer still had crewman Daniels access to temporal mechanics to help him. like the positronic sensor array that could see cloaked ships, or insight into events that would fulfil his destiny to be a charter signing member establishing star-fleet

@laurencequinn7060 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad someone agrees with me Sisko was the man

@philiphunn194 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko is definitely the most three-dimensionally human protagonist of any Star Trek show to date, and is the yardstick by which I have judged Trek protagonists ever since his debut. None of them have equalled him so far.

@draigygoch 3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the character roles Picard made? makes Sisko look like a reality TV chump!

@kennethferland5579 3 жыл бұрын

Gul-Dukat was likewise the ultimate antagonist.

@donnypark6305 3 жыл бұрын

Jake was also the most three-dimensional kid on the star trek series. Wesley Crusher Brainiac prodigy. Naomi Wildmen brainiac prodigy, Nog Brainiac prodigy. Jake Sisko was a slob, with 0 interest in joining star fleet, and was way more relatable then all the rest

@ggt47 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@X525Crossfire 3 жыл бұрын

@@donnypark6305 Nog a brainiac prodigy? He couldn't even read until Jake taught him. And he had a deep, personal motivation for joining Starfleet, one that involved seeing how his culture stifled his father, realizing it would be the same for him, and that he didn't want to end up like his father. More importantly, as the first Ferengi in Starfleet he was going to face a lot of prejudice and doubt, and by series end he had shown that he deserved to be in Starfleet. He even gave his damn leg for the Federation and went through a disturbingly realistic arc involving the psychological trauma of losing a body part. I don't want this seen as a dig at Jake; more like I see both him AND Nog as the best examples of child characters in Trek - one who was the son of an officer but who wanted to find his own place in the world outside of Starfleet, and one who was willing to forsake his culture to find his.

@tigerbread78 3 жыл бұрын

"Janeway likes coffee" yep, that's her arc alright

@philiplawlor1678 3 жыл бұрын

Albin Teer victory is life

@galactus414 3 жыл бұрын

But there's coffee in that nebulae.

@stimso 3 жыл бұрын

Despite the most 1 dimensional and flat crew, Voyager has some of the best stand-alone episode of the entire franchise. Strange. Except for the Doctor, they're all kind of ho-hum. 7 of 9 is OK, but I wasn't really a great fan until the Picard series. I like Voyager a great deal. Despite such generic characters, it manages to be a lot of fun to watch.

@wolfman7284 3 жыл бұрын

One of the more interesting things about Sisko for me was that he chose to take a lesser assignment to deal with his grief and raise his son rather than put everything into work at the cost of anything else. He was already the First Officer of the Saratoga when it was destroyed, so his prospects were very good for command, but (If I remember correctly), he was contemplating leaving Starfleet at the beginning of DS9 S1. This multi-faceted character depiction shows the struggle of working fathers who want to further a career they enjoy while also having to deal with their own personal stressors and trying to raise a family. Very good portrayal, people that don't give this character a chance are missing out. Avery Books *nails* this character, and should have won both a Golden Globe and Saturn Award for its portrayal IMHO.

@db4a 3 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Sisko was definitely the best Star Fleet captain ever. He was the reason I primarily watched Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was a competent and strong black man raising a young black boy by that took no mess from anyone. He was so imposing a figure that even proud Klingon warrior Worf was afraid of him. Now that’s badass!

@nimblehealer199 3 жыл бұрын

He's not black. He's a Brown man. Never forget that.

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

Well, occasionally took some mess from Dax- but Dax earned the right to give it to him.

@nicerperson1 3 жыл бұрын

Wait, he was black? good job you mentioned it, I am colour blind, so I don't care or notice what colour people are, it's how shiny is their aura 😎

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

@@nimblehealer199 I wonder if Avery Brooks would agree with you? Hell, could probably glean a little of his perspective from Far Beyond the Stars, (given that he directed that episode)...

@nimblehealer199 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sephiroth144 he will because I used to have a special book from TV Guide and in the interview he said that he was brown.

@n543576 3 жыл бұрын

My mom is the one that got me into Star Trek, and the one series she always cited as having the best Captain is DS9. It took me years to ever want to watch Star Trek and after finally getting around to watching Next Gen I though there was NO ONE, that could top it.......but then I finally saw DS9......I'm on my 3rd re-watching of the series and I quoted Sisko several times in my college papers and the rest is history.

@ange1uk 3 жыл бұрын

Ignoring all the other reasons Sisko is awesome, I've always thought that this portrayal of a single Black father, raising his son in difficult circumstances yet always maintained as a positive, loving and caring relationship is one of the best portrayals of this type of situation in all of TV that I've seen. Its so easy to fall into the trope of a dysfunctional family, but Sisko was ALWAYS there for Jake and ALWAYS supported him without question. The Visitor remains one of the best episodes of DS9 which explored just how deeply the connection between father and son ran and just how far Jake would go to get his father back in his life. Its amazing.

@BattleBladeWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, I totally agree. I'm not black, and I grew up with both my parents, but even me, watching DS9 with my Dad, it was really special seeing the relationship with Sisko and his son. Especially the episode where they built a bajoran sailboat of sorts to travel through space as a father son trip, it was always really special to watch.

@BattleBladeWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

@@candycover Oh yea, I fogot about that. Work and his son on next generation were a great pair too! His son was my moms favorite in his little one piece pajamas :D

@melteddali8000 3 жыл бұрын

One of the first episodes in the series where you can see how much care and attention was given in the writing for his relationship with Jake is the one where most of the episode he and Quark are at odds and are trying to keep Jake and Nog from being friends. Jake misses dinner and he gets mad and goes to find and presumably lecture him on responsibility only to find Jake showing Nog what lessons he missed since being pulled out of school. The way Avery Brooks softens his expression to portray the pride he sees in his sons actions and his change of heart about his feelings on Jakes friendship with Nog is very subtle and beautifully done.

@mikecouvillion6830 3 жыл бұрын

Here are a few more: - When he did have a ship, it was the most powerful in the quadrant, and he was only a commander - After Kirk finished his first 5 year mission they gave him his old ship with a software upgrade. Sisko was made an Admiral and given a fleet. - He knew all the Rules Of Acquisition - Sisko's XO looked better in a tight leather bodysuit. - Convinced a Cardassian to kill a Romulan to fight the Dominion and HE CAN LIVE WITH THAT. - When he first met Q he punched him in the mouth. "I'm not Picard!" Q never came back. - He drinks Kilngon Coffee, not wimpy Earl Grey - He managed to save his son from the Klingons - if you cross him he holds a grudge and will chase you down, poison your planets until you can't hide and then kill you. Right Eddington? - Only captain to be prophesied.

@CaptainRC1 2 жыл бұрын

One more reason: while he has endured more than most captains in Starfleet history, he doesn't let his accomplishments go to his head and doesn't dismiss the accomplishments of captains before him. Kirk was a personal hero to Sisko, even going so far as to hand Kirk a report before returning to his own time, just to get his autograph.

@8BIT1979 Жыл бұрын

Know all 285 rules of Acquisition alone makes him the best. The rest is just icing on the cake.

@waltmaclaughlan 3 жыл бұрын

I've been a DS9 fan since it came out. I always felt it was the most realistic portrait of what was going on in the Trek universe. No disrespect to Roddenberry, but the future could never be pristine and peaceful without the gritty and dark events to get there

@funzjag 3 жыл бұрын

" The Visitor " is a fantastic episode. Well written and very emotional, so emotional that I cannot watch it too often. It really jerks at the heart strings.

@hyhena-gaming9986 3 жыл бұрын

First time I watched it I wanted to hug everyone in my family forever

@funzjag 3 жыл бұрын

@@hyhena-gaming9986 No doubt, it made me realize how fortunate that I am in life that I have people who love me.

@DragynGirl 3 жыл бұрын

I never really liked "The Visitor". I can't quite put my finger on why, but it just never hit my "this is a great episode" button. I just keep thinking that poor girl actually never got the stories she wanted, never read the stuff that was written, and so her life was probably all messed up.

@funzjag 3 жыл бұрын

@@DragynGirl Interesting, take! Hey , everyone has a different interpretation, that's what art is all about. The girl in the episode was the real life daughter of the actor who played " Garak " , if memory serves me.

@hyhena-gaming9986 3 жыл бұрын

funzjag same

@rickhunter1075 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko has always been my favorite captain, but I'm slightly biased because I have thought that Avery Brooks was a bad-ass actor going all the way back to his Hawk days on Spenser for Hire. Mr. Brooks, as exceptional actor that he is, he's even more of a decent human being. I had the good fortune once to meet him and for the two or three minutes that I got to talk to him, he made you feel like you were the only one in the room worth talking to. Oh, and I think it's CRIMINAL that this series was never upscaled and released on Blu-Ray!

@gavinsmiley9377 3 жыл бұрын

I’m currently watching Explorers which is a fantastic episode for the solar sailer alone. But it’s also a great example of the present father of color Avery Brooks was so proud to portray. And one more cool thing Benjamin himself had a present father of color in Joseph Sisko, played excellently by Brock Peters.

@michaeldougherty6036 3 жыл бұрын

Their whole family portrayal just worked so naturally and believably. Even the addition of Cassidy Yates was so well realized. Great writing, brilliant acting.

@wgafford55 Жыл бұрын

The episode "Explorers" is a classic in father son relationship where the reluctance of the son at first to join the father in the adventure the journey then having the time of their lives shows how much the two characters and the actress who played the characters are in tune with each other as a father and son anyone who wants to study the relationships between a father and son that are positive and uplifting should watch this episode Explorers Star Trek Deep Space Nine.,.

@jaythomas3224 3 жыл бұрын

1 Reason Benjamin Sisko is the best Starfleet Captain: He knocked "Q" on his ass!!

@makasete30 3 жыл бұрын

Well Picard shared a bed with and met him and met him in the afterlife, not to mention he defended humanity’s existence and ultimately won. That’s why he will Always be the best Captain.

@BrianSmith-lj6ug 3 жыл бұрын

That wasn"t a brilliant scene to be honest.Q a superbeing that could had the power to turn anyone into anything just allows a human to hit him didn't feel right.

@migueljonz3901 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianSmith-lj6ug Maybe Q knew that Sisko wasn't just a human being...

@X525Crossfire 3 жыл бұрын

@@makasete30Meh. He got a proverbial "stay of execution" and probation to prove that humanity deserved to live. If you don't think Sisko could have done the same, then you clearly weren't paying attention when you watched DS9. Also, Q basically cucked Picard when he convinced Picard's girlfriend to run off with him.

@aterwilliger4820 3 жыл бұрын

Afterwards, Q left DS9, never to return.

@UberDude 3 жыл бұрын

It’s really sad! I’m black American and have watched every episode of TNG, Voyager and Enterprise but never once watched DS9. You have inspired me to do so now.

@triandfit1 3 жыл бұрын

Avery Brooks was absolutely outstanding. I remember being totally stoked when I heard he was the main character. Every character on the show has immense growth and development over the course of the series. My 13 year old daughter is totally hooked on the show. You won’t be disappointed

@travcollier 3 жыл бұрын

What are you doing checking KZfaq... Go watch DS9 ;)

@teresafinch7790 3 жыл бұрын

It's the best, enjoy.

@trainsurgeon 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t feel too bad. I didn’t watch it doing it’s original run, got caught up on Netflix about 3-4 years ago. It’s the series of the franchise I re-watch the most, by far. ENJOY!

@coolraul07 3 жыл бұрын

DO EEEEEET! DO EEET NOWWWWW!

@LWL888 3 жыл бұрын

The number 1 point seals the deal. It is the breadth of being a father and captain that was so wonderfully portrayed. He could tenderly show his son affection and beat down a Klingon for blocking the bloodwine. No other fine actor that portrayed a captain showed such range in the series history. Well done Avery...

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

And then making Jake drink the whole bottle after catching him sneaking a taste...

@Markie-lc2es 3 жыл бұрын

The best breakdown of the different captains I saw somewhere: “Jonathan Archer is the explorer, James Kirk is the cowboy, Jean Luc Picard is the diplomat, Benjamin Sisko is the soldier, Katherine Janeway is the scientist.”

@blusafe1 3 жыл бұрын

That's a boring reduction. All of them were all five at different times.

@foegettergames252 2 жыл бұрын

@@blusafe1 it encapsulates their greatest motivations though. Archer caring most about getting humans out into the galaxy. Kirk only caring about creating exciting adventures. Picard always focused on treatise over combat Sisko doing. every. damn. thing. to finish the fight. Janeway consistently searching for new methodologies, even under duress.

@louisosaretin6294 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@trevorkieser1581 3 жыл бұрын

Having recently rewatched all of DS9 since the original run in the 90's, I was thrilled to re-meet Commander, then Captain, Sisko. What a fucking legend. Hands down the best captain in a Star Trek franchise. And you are spot on about Jake being his best reason. Jake was a real person just as much as his father and their relationship carried the series from the beginning to the end. It was the through line for the entire show. Such a good show, and now arguably more relevant than when it first aired.

@melanoidmarkus 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko is the GOAT and its high-time we all recognize this.

@markhoffart622 3 жыл бұрын

God Of All Trek?

@melanoidmarkus 3 жыл бұрын

@@markhoffart622 sure lol

@nillybetty7599 3 жыл бұрын

I've spent the last couple of weeks binge watching all the episodes of DS9 from season 1 through to season 7. So glad to that I'm not alone in thinking 'The Sisko' is the best. Avery Brooks did an amazing job!

@jasonclark7431 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished re-watching deep space nine and realizing how realistic the characters were and how they grew into being real people. Benjamin Sisco is a hero to all of us.

@Kmadden2004 3 жыл бұрын

Kind of feels a shame not to mention his role in the construction of the ‘USS Ben Sisko’s Motherf***ing Pimp Hand.’ Or the ‘Defiant’ as it ended up being called.

@lamontcampo5361 3 жыл бұрын

True

@chanceyhendrix5698 3 жыл бұрын

The pimp hand was strong too!

@Hamsammich614 3 жыл бұрын

lol that would have been a lot to fit on the hull but I like it

@anhedonianepiphany5588 3 жыл бұрын

As far as I'm aware, Sisko played no part in the design nor construction of the Defiant. The prototype was built earlier in order to help defeat the Borg, although it had some issues and was never put into production (prior to the war with the Dominion). Sisko did _request_ the Defiant, despite its problems, so he did play a significant role in bringing it to the action.

@LosoaII 3 жыл бұрын

@@anhedonianepiphany5588 Sisko himself said he was leading the shipyards that developed it and he says he had a hand in its creation.

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Hells, anytime the "Who's better, Kirk or Picard?" came up, I always answered "Sisko."- and this has been the answer since DS9 was in its original run.

@lexiburrows8127 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Sisko is 100% my favourite Captain. I also just adore his relationship with Jake. He is such a real person. Sisko was a REAL man; complex, flexible, tough, loving, caring, harsh, strict, courageous, confident AND sometimes self-doubting - about a million other descriptions apply. The BEST.

@robertnewell4054 3 жыл бұрын

Between the two of you, it’s summed up. My only addition would be his superior Military Bearing.

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertnewell4054 So, ANY bearing at all?

@robertnewell4054 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sephiroth144 .... I come from a Legacy Military Family. Officers & NCO’s should have a certain affect & way they should carry themselves. A professionalism. For instance in the Original Series they would routinely devolve into emotional rants & LACK of bearing. Routinely. I appreciate the cerebral nature of Picard ... but Captain Sisko comes across as a real Military Officer. I could honestly see myself serving behind his leadership

@Sephiroth144 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertnewell4054 Oh, I served myself- that why I mean Sisko felt like he was someone that had any military bearing- neither Kirk nor Picard did, (except, perhaps, for Picard's dislike of fraternizing with his crew- but that could've just been standoffishness or general superiority) Sisko did seem to play the role as a military officer (and not one that would inspire a roll of the eyes coupled with "fucking West Pointers...")

@shannonbayley3684 3 жыл бұрын

Great captain. Great representation of a man that juggles an incredibly important role with so much weight on his shoulders, while being a single father, and a leader/mentor/friend. Legendary 🙏

@infoscholar5221 3 жыл бұрын

He's also a damn fine jazz/classical pianist, btw.

@brydon5721 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko is an awesome character and CO, especially with Major Kira "Badass" Nerys by his side (easily the best character in all of Trek, and that is a hill I am prepared to die on).

@AstralMarmot 3 жыл бұрын

I have generally held that position about Garak, but I would love to hear why you feel that way.

@AstralMarmot 3 жыл бұрын

@Roh Hahn I was recently told that Andrew Robinson wrote a book about Garak? Or he showed up to the set with a full on character backstory like a D&D player? Possibly both? I should bother to Google this because if there is a book I would love to read it.

@gutigerpj 3 жыл бұрын

@Roh Hahn Even though he's just a humble tailor.

@helifanodobezanozi7689 3 жыл бұрын

Major Kira "Badass" Nerys is master class example of how to write a strong, likable "foil character" to a main protagonist. Everything TNG attempted and failed to do with the Polaski, they succeeded with the Major. Although Sisko is my personal favorite, I would stand by you on that hill for your right to say the Major is!

@brydon5721 3 жыл бұрын

Astral Marmot Garak is a wonderful character (all the DS9 main and recurring characters are great), but Kira has a superb act, going from a terrorist hiding under a cloak of civility, so damaged by the life she lived to liberate her home and filled with so much rage that she has no real outlet for, and thanks to Sisko (and the other fleeters) she begins to build a new life for herself and Bajor, she is at the forefront of events that shape and mould her world (and the quadrant) but rather than use them to further her own ends she acts on the behalf of all Bajorans. She goes from hating all Cardassians to respecting a few of them (even a new father figure). Over the run of the series she matures and grows, she learns to deal with her past and also comes to accept the new invaders (The UFP) as some of her closest friends and allies. Throughout all of this she was allowed to be tough, feisty, to beat up several security guards when heavily pregnant and take down a Klingon warrior with a knife in her side, but at the same time to be vulnerable and raw, but also learn how to find a little joy and femininity and love (no way would S1 Kira wear a slinky dress for a night in the holosuites). She also isn't afraid to stand up to Sisko, a man she sees and accepts at the Emissary, having some damn good arguments with him, but grows to respect and also call a friend.

@TRLAuthor 3 жыл бұрын

Solid, well though out, and concisely presented. I already thought Sisko was the best captain, but this video does a great job presenting all the reasons why in far less time than I would take. Nicely done.

@wintermagebarthow8481 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Benjamin Sisko is the best most well rounded Captain. He is a father to not only to Jake but the crew as well. Avery Brooks towers as a phenomenal actor, he presence, gravitas, compassion and humor. In short , Sisko is Brooks.

@godpopov 3 жыл бұрын

- SAY MY NAME. - You're the Sisko. -You goddamn right !

@michaelburton911 3 жыл бұрын

I was team Picard going into this video. But you convinced me. Sisco really is the best. Well done. Great video

@GamingMagic3280 3 жыл бұрын

I must still say Picard sorry 🖖

@SomePython 3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, like it's anything more than emotive and subjective anyway..

@benwillems8584 3 жыл бұрын

Picard is The Negotiator Sisko is The General

@GamingMagic3280 3 жыл бұрын

@@benwillems8584 Well i would rather have negotiations than brash tactics. Sisko is great too though! 🖖

@levicollins440 3 жыл бұрын

He has been awakened

@tayneandrade7152 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, and he's one of the reasons why I think DS9 is the best of the shows. It's the most 'real' of all them in my mind.

@tookitogo 9 ай бұрын

Definitely. I grew up on TNG, and then because we moved abroad when it was on, I didn’t get to see DS9 when it first ran, and when I did get around to seeing it the first time on reruns, it didn’t resonate with me, and I preferred Voyager. But as I got older, and actually watched DS9 from the beginning, it became my hands-down favorite. It has aged _extremely_ well (unlike the cringe that many TNG and VOY episodes are, from today’s perspective), and IMHO the characters are by far the best developed. (Though Seven of Nine is also top-tier.)

@scottanderson691 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I liked Sisko so much more. He was a truly complete character .

@e.b.1728 3 жыл бұрын

Q: "You hit me! Picard never hit me." Sisko: "I'm not Picard..." (Pause for dramatic effect) Edited side note: I met John de Lancie in person and he is a very nice, humble individual.

@carterhayes9303 3 жыл бұрын

I love John de Lancie. I wish to meet him one day.

@KrawmKruach 3 жыл бұрын

you forgot the rest Q: indeed, you're easier to provoke. How fortunate for me.(Flashes a smile and disappears)

@Wild_Bill57 3 жыл бұрын

Duh, you mean a great actor?

@captainpharaoh 3 жыл бұрын

@@KrawmKruach Q never did bother Sisko again after that. Probably because he realized, "be careful what you wish for. You may get it."

@indiajohnson 3 жыл бұрын

@@captainpharaoh I also think that the Prophets or some higher power had a hand in Q not bothering Sisko anymore. Just my 2 cents.

@Tallacus 3 жыл бұрын

The mere fact that Sisko is a single parent is why he's my favorite captain

@PaulJWells-ud2eq 3 жыл бұрын

You made me laugh, you made me cry, you made me remember. Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is the GOAT Starfleet officers. Great Video! It watched as well as a Sisko home cooked meal taste!

@MyColonelSanders 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko will always be my favourite because he is a genuine family man. I always thought family was potrayed rather awkwardly in Star Trek until Jake and Ben. When Sisko is trapped in time and reappears to Jake his first concern is for his sons happiness, family and future grand kids rather than being saved. That episode always brings me to tears, perhaps because i never had a relationship with my own father... The only thing in the same league as DS9 is BSG

@mattpreece6106 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko was always my fave.. he is a shining example of healthy masculinity

@michaeldougherty6036 3 жыл бұрын

He got carried away a couple times. Who doesn't? But he could also learn from it and even apologize. That takes class.

@TheRobTV 3 жыл бұрын

Just finished ds9 for the third time in 15 years. I always enjoy it every time!!!

@DavidStarrUSA 3 жыл бұрын

We're still debating this? Hands down DS9 was a step above the rest. It was complicated, but not too complicated. It was gripping, but easy to join in where you could. And was the best choice to serialize the series, better growth. If I do something this week it affects next week. Respect that.

@travcollier 3 жыл бұрын

DS9 was a tiny bit ahead of its time. Well, ahead of the network execs, critics, *some* ST fans, and even the show's initial creators (fortunately Berman and Pillar quickly went to work on Voyager and eventually pretty much just left Behr, the writers, and actors handle DS9.) In retrospect, yeah, DS9 was significantly better than any other ST series. PS: I got no problem with folks who personally like some other series more. Tastes vary. But on the merits, DS9 surpasses them in pretty much every way.

@dabhidhm4093 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a longtime champion of Captain James T. Kirk, but I long ago recognized that Captain Benjamin Sisko exceeds him (not to mention the others) in nearly every way. The fact that he was a wartime Captain, with all the heroism and moral ambiguity that comes with that, and a dedicated father, pushes him forward in a way no other Star Trek Captain can match. I regret that Sisko's story came to an end with the DS9 series, he really deserved to be revisited in the movies as Kirk and Picard were. Also, Avery Brooks is a genius actor and his performances are a joy to watch.

@ChristianDominique 3 жыл бұрын

You nailed almost every aspect of this complex character and yes him being a devoted, loving, human and tridimensionnel father is by far number one and transcends Star Trek and Sci Fi to be a truly examplary landmark of fathehood in any TV series I can remember. Great job and video

@brainsmasher6617 3 жыл бұрын

Sisko reminds me of myself and the minefield I had to traverse when I became an NCO.

@krinagargamer8646 3 жыл бұрын

I just recently finished DS9 for a third time and Sisko has now moved to the top of my list. He had a tough job being a dad, Starfleet, emissary, and war leader. Amazing

@joshuaeverett9887 3 жыл бұрын

I think Ben and Jake's relationship is one of my favorite parent/child relationships in all of TV and film. Also, Sisko had so much more depth as a character than almost anyone else in Trek. Great list!