Did Sisko Die? (*Spoiler Alert*)

Entropy · Freshman Cadet Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 9

The 'punishment' for destroying the dominion fleet was the death of Jadsia Dax, at least according to the DVD boxed set summaries.

Founder · **Mon Aug 09, 2004 12:14 pm**

Oh really? That makes sense. Seems somewhat unfair that she was chosen to die and had nothing to do with the Prophets though. I guess they didn't make it clear who they would punish.

Founder · **Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:14 pm**

gul Lemek III. · **Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:11 pm**

Yeah, it was really touching.

Morphy · Forum Ogre Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 3858

I like to believe he died. Falling into a seemingly endless pit of fire? He died. Heh. I also like to believe that the Profits are able to bring him back to corporial form if needed.

The series finale was fitting for the show. It was sorta grim and sad. Sisko is parted from wife and son. Odo and Kira are parted. Miles and Julian parted.

Defiant · **Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:05 pm**

Worf and Ezri parted sort of too, but yah. I like the season finale though, and I dont believe he died. I just dont. But oh well. Did the DVD set say anything about it?

kokori · Ensign Joined: 12 Mar 2002 Posts: 60

Kasidy looks at him in realization. "Oh, God, this is it, isn't it? The sorrow that the Prophets warned us about." "It's difficult to explain," says Sisko. "It's not linear...My life, my destiny. The Prophets saved me, Kasidy. I'm their Emissary, and they still have a great deal for me to do. But first, there is much to learn, things only the Prophets can teach me." "When will you be back?" she asks tearfully. Her husband replies, "It's hard to say. Maybe a year. Maybe yesterday. But I will be back." "And I will be waiting," she says at last. And she is back in the wardroom, feeling strangely comforted as she tells Jake she was talking to his father.

Wow that is touching and sad, im sure jake and kassidy were in deep depression for along time afterward, i know i would be in that same situation.

Founder · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:48 am**

Solitary Poet · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:55 am**

It all depends on how you look at it. I always felt that he ascended like Daniel Jackson. The thing is, some people consider ascension a form of death. I happen to be one of them but with this kind of death there is a chance that he will come back in like manner that Daniel did. May be Jake should try and get his father do brake the rules of the Prophets/Ancients and get him to use his powers?

Hitchhiker · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:40 pm**

It all depends on how you define death . . .

Physically it seems pretty likely that Sisko died, being incinerated by a bottomless pit of fire will do that to you. But it's also clear that his consciousness survived in a corporeal form, because he was able to talk to Kassidy after.

That said, his return could probably be in corporeal form. After all, a body is just a body. There's always the old debate about the transporter destroying your body and creating a duplicate on the other end (but that is for another time).

And who ever said he'd be back in corporeal form anyway?

Whatever happens, DS9 had the best ending of any series, even Voyager, whose ending was spectacular. And DS9 has the most potential for a Trek movie, precisely because of the nature of its ending. I'd certainly be happy if the next Trek movie was DS9, before the actors get too old.

Solitary Poet · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:47 pm**

The next Star Trek movie is going to be about the Romulan Wars. In fact its going to be a trilogy, so the next three Star Trek movies are going to be about the Romulan Wars. Don't get me wrong, I love DS9 just as much as the next guy, it's just that a DS9 movie isn't going to happen rite now.

Founder · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:48 pm**

Hitchhiker · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:55 pm**

Founder · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:59 pm**

What!? ENT gets a movie before DS9 and VOY? VOY is pretty wrapped up, there shouldnn't be a movie about it. Sorry VOY fans. DS9 has a lot more potential out of the two. ENT doesn't even deserve a movie!

Hitchhiker · **Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:07 pm**

L'ursa · **Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:43 pm**

Sisko's mother was a wormhole being as was revealed in the first epi of the last DS9 season. Hence it seems acceptable to assume that he, like any genuine wormhole being, is able to exist outside of our time frame. It should also be possible for him to dematerialize himself as obviousely the wormhole beings can materialize and dematerialize themselves depending on the situation (pretending to be a pregnant human female and getting a baby would require a solid shape, not to mention what had to happen before in order to get into this state

On the other hand, in the wormhole, they seem to be quite immaterial)

And there's a more worldly reason: It's Star Trek. They always leave an option for another epi/movie. The show must go on. Not even Kirk is 100% dead - remember: part of him is still in the Nexus.

Founder · **Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:44 pm**

The Wormhole alien didn't turn into a solid form. They "possesed" Sisko's mother.

gul Lemek III. · **Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:18 am**

Hitchhiker · **Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:28 am**

Solitary Poet · **Mon Aug 16, 2004 11:29 am**

Is that who stole Kirk's body at the end of "The Ashes of Eden"?

kokori · Ensign Joined: 12 Mar 2002 Posts: 60

gul Lemek III. · **Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:54 am**

Entropy · Freshman Cadet Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 9

But then it would be re-written by the temporal cold war!

:/

Hitchhiker · **Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:20 pm**

Entropy · Freshman Cadet Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 9

I dislike time travel stories. Since if events change... then the chaps from the future are changed with it, which means they would never have come back in the first place, so wouldn't have had an opportunity to change the timeline which would have meant that nothing changed..... >_<