Benjamin Sisko

Benjamin Sisko is a male television character that features in Star Trek.

Biography

Benjamin Lafayette Sisko

During his childhood, Sisko and his siblings were taught to cook by their father, who believed that replicated food was lacking. Joseph owned his own restaurant, Sisko's Creole Kitchen, where his children worked in the summers. (DS9: Homefront) Joseph called his children his 'taste testers' and insisted that they all eat dinner together. (DS9: A Man Alone) He also grew his own vegetables and would send his sons out to the garden to pick them. (DS9: Paradise) As a teenager, Sisko had a crush on Neffie Beumont and later dated Zoey Phillips for three years. (DS9: Paradise Lost)

During one encounter with three Tzenkethi raiders, while aboard the Okinawa, the enemy vessels fled into a nearby asteroid belt. Commander Sisko told Captain Leyton it was risky to pursue them, but was overruled by his commanding officer. Years later, Sisko admitted that going after the Tzenkethi was the right thing to do. (DS9: Paradise Lost)

Sisko later transferred to the USS Saratoga, where he also served as the first officer. Both Jennifer and Jake lived with him aboard the vessel. In early 2367, the ship was operating close to Earth, and was called to join a fleet at Wolf 359 to defend the Sol system from a Borg attack. The Battle of Wolf 359 became a disaster for Starfleet, with thirty-nine of the forty starships assembled there destroyed. The Borg damaged the Saratoga, forcing the crew to abandon ship. Sisko found his son and wife in the family's quarters, but his wife had been killed in the attack. He was forced to leave her body behind as the ship suffered a warp core breach, and assisted the other officers in evacuating both crew and civilians to the escape pods. As late as 2369, Sisko blamed Jennifer's death on Jean-Luc Picard, who had been assimilated by the Borg as Locutus of Borg and had carried out the massacre at Wolf 359. (DS9: Emissary) Sisko was faced with the loss of his wife and raising his son alone. This left Sisko on the verge of resigning his commission. He intended to work on Earth, constructing orbital habitats, but struggled with the decision to leave. (DS9: The Way of the Warrior) He eventually found an outlet for his pain in a new posting at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars. (DS9: Emissary)

Overview

Personality and attributes

Sisko's most ambitious pastime was the construction of an ancient Bajoran lightship replica. Sisko built the ship from scratch, using only materials available to the ancient Bajorans, with the exception of artificial gravity. The ship proved spaceworthy, and even helped prove that Bajorans had achieved spaceflight centuries before the Cardassians. (DS9: Explorers)

Another of Sisko's interests was history. He collected models of old Starfleet starships, and ancient African art. (DS9: The Search, Part I) He was very knowledgeable about 21st century history, which came in handy when he became accidentally stranded in 2024 San Francisco. (DS9: Past Tense, Part I) One of his heroes was Captain James T. Kirk, whom Sisko got to meet during another accidental time trip to 2268; he even managed to acquire Kirk's autograph, Kirk thought he was signing a crew complement list, and told Kirk it had been an honor to serve with him. He also commented he would love to shake Kirk's hand, asking him about the Gorn he had fought previously on Cestus III. (DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations)

Notes

• Benjamin Sisko was portrayed by actor Avery Brooks where he featured in the setting of the Star Trek universe.

Appearances

• Star Trek: Deep Space 9:

External Links

• Memory Alpha Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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