The Siege of AR-558 story
Sisko and crew relieve Starfleet troops under siege by Jem'Hadar at a key communications outpost, AR-558, the largest Dominion communications array in the sector. Directed by: Winrich Kolbe. Story by: Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler.
12 total · 5 choice · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| courage | choice | Benjamin and ever Nadia Larkin and her men were at their wits end after five months on the front lines battling the Jem'Hadar; everyone in the face of Jem'Hadar siege; Nog showed courage in going on mission in contrast to Quark who wanted him to stay in a safe place |
| cracking under pressure | choice | Nadia Larkin and her men were at their wits end after five months on the front lines battling the Jem'Hadar; Vargas snapped while Julian treated his arm wound |
| facing an invading force | choice | Nadia Larkin and her men were at their wits end after five months on the front lines battling the Jem'Hadar |
| what it is like in a combat zone | choice | Nadia Larkin and her unit had been besieged by the Jem'Hadar on the front lines for five months by the time Benjamin and his team arrived. |
| working together under stress | choice | Benjamin and everyone while under siege by Jem'Hadar forces |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | Quark worried about Nog when Benjamin sent Nog on patrol and came back wounded and had his leg amputated |
| uncle and nephew | major | Quark and Nog |
| coping with a problematic person | minor | Nog, who was determined to fight bravely against the Jem'Hadar in the Siege of AR-558, didn't much like having his uncle Quark around urging him to stay out of harm's way as much as possible. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Benjamin was sick of seeing more casualty lists, and made a point to say the people who died were not just names on a list. |
| embarrassing family member | minor | Nog was embarrassed about Quark's cowardice |