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* MythologyGag: Bashir suggests that Tosk might speak to him because people open up to doctors. In the original TOS pilot "The Cage," Dr. Boyce gets Pike to open up by saying "sometimes, a man'll tell his barkeep things he'll never tell his doctor."
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* MythologyGag: Bashir suggests that Tosk might speak to him because people open up to doctors. In the original TOS pilot "The Cage," Dr. Boyce gets Pike to open up by pouring him a drink and saying "sometimes, a man'll tell his barkeep things he'll never tell his doctor."
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This comes up again several times throughout the series, Quark being sleazy and sexually harassing his employees is a consistent characterization
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Quark is revealed to have snuck in a stipulation into his employment contacts that forces his dabo girls into prostitution, which is far more sleazy behavior than the lovable rogue we know in later seasons.
** Sisko tells Tosk he's travelled "over 90,000 light-years" by travelling through the wormhole - which would be almost impossible, as the Milky Way is only 100,000 light-years across, and Earth (which isn't ''that'' far from [=DS9=]) is about 25,000 inward from the edge of the galaxy. Later episodes consistently retconned it to a more reasonable 70,000 light-years.
** Quark is revealed to have snuck in a stipulation into his employment contacts that forces his dabo girls into prostitution, which is far more sleazy behavior than the lovable rogue we know in later seasons.
** Sisko tells Tosk he's travelled "over 90,000 light-years" by travelling through the wormhole - which would be almost impossible, as the Milky Way is only 100,000 light-years across, and Earth (which isn't ''that'' far from [=DS9=]) is about 25,000 inward from the edge of the galaxy. Later episodes consistently retconned it to a more reasonable 70,000 light-years.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Quark is revealed to have snuck in a stipulation into his employment contacts that forces his dabo girls into prostitution, which is far more sleazy behavior than the lovable rogue we know in later seasons.
**EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Sisko tells Tosk he's travelled "over 90,000 light-years" by travelling through the wormhole - which would be almost impossible, as the Milky Way is only 100,000 light-years across, and Earth (which isn't ''that'' far from [=DS9=]) is about 25,000 inward from the edge of the galaxy. Later episodes consistently retconned it to a more reasonable 70,000 light-years.
** Quark is revealed to have snuck in a stipulation into his employment contacts that forces his dabo girls into prostitution, which is far more sleazy behavior than the lovable rogue we know in later seasons.
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* ChekhovsGun: The weapon sensor at the airlock. At first, it activates an alarm as O'Brien walks through with his phaser. Later, O'Brien intentionally increases its output so it will stun the hunters as they pass through. This weapon sensor never appears before or since this episode.
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: When Tosk is curious about someone, he has a habit of walking straight up to them and examining them closely from a few centimeters away.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: For a Tosk, being captured alive is the ultimate dishonor. The hunter's description of what will happen to Tosk triggers a serious "OhCrap" face.
-->'''Hunter:''' For this dishonor, you'll endure the greatest humiliation Tosk can know: to be captured and brought home alive. You will live out your existence on public display where children can make fun of you, toss you scraps of food, which is more than you deserve.
-->'''Hunter:''' For this dishonor, you'll endure the greatest humiliation Tosk can know: to be captured and brought home alive. You will live out your existence on public display where children can make fun of you, toss you scraps of food, which is more than you deserve.
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[=DS9=] receives its first visitor from the other side of the wormhole. A very curt alien of reptilian appearance. Appearing on their side with a damaged ship, he very reluctantly agrees to be tractor beamed in for repairs.
O'Brien, being resident MrFixIt and the one who seems able to converse most easily with him, is sent aboard his ship.
The alien identifies as Tosk. Whether this is his name or species is made unclear when asked. He is simply Tosk.
With repairs on his ship scheduled to take a few days, Miles decides to show his new friend around Deep Space 9. But Tosk is hiding something. Most evident when left alone. His first action is to scan for where the weapons on station are stored.
Sisko and the others are unsure of what to make of him. Tosk simply wants to leave, and he won't reveal who attacked him or why he's running. Answers soon come when Odo and his security contingent catch Tosk trying to break into the weapons storage. After he's detained in a holding cell, more of Tosks people come through the wormhole and beam onto [=DS9=].
After a brief firefight with the crew, they locate Tosk and reveal they are hunters. Tosk is their prey. A position of great honor for his species. He provides them an exciting hunt across space, and he is returned home in honor when caught and killed.
Miles tries getting Tosk to seek asylum with the Federation, but he can't think of it. He became a Tosk to die with honor. And the hunters have decided he's not worthy of that honor. He will be returned home alive. The greatest shame a Tosk can endure.
With the Prime Directive tying his hands, Sisko has no choice but to let Tosks people take him. But Miles isn't having any of it. After a brief stop by Quark's, he decides to change the rules of this hunt.
Tricking the hunting party leader into a powered up weapons detection field, followed by cold-cocking him for good measure, Miles and Tosk flee into the station's duct work. Odo seeks to pursue them, but Sisko insists there's no rush.
Miles and Tosk fight their way through [=DS9=]'s corridors. Defeating the hunting party, and getting Tosk back to his ship. His honor as prey restored, Tosk leaves [=DS9=] to resume his role as the hunted. And to die with honor.
O'Brien, being resident MrFixIt and the one who seems able to converse most easily with him, is sent aboard his ship.
The alien identifies as Tosk. Whether this is his name or species is made unclear when asked. He is simply Tosk.
With repairs on his ship scheduled to take a few days, Miles decides to show his new friend around Deep Space 9. But Tosk is hiding something. Most evident when left alone. His first action is to scan for where the weapons on station are stored.
Sisko and the others are unsure of what to make of him. Tosk simply wants to leave, and he won't reveal who attacked him or why he's running. Answers soon come when Odo and his security contingent catch Tosk trying to break into the weapons storage. After he's detained in a holding cell, more of Tosks people come through the wormhole and beam onto [=DS9=].
After a brief firefight with the crew, they locate Tosk and reveal they are hunters. Tosk is their prey. A position of great honor for his species. He provides them an exciting hunt across space, and he is returned home in honor when caught and killed.
Miles tries getting Tosk to seek asylum with the Federation, but he can't think of it. He became a Tosk to die with honor. And the hunters have decided he's not worthy of that honor. He will be returned home alive. The greatest shame a Tosk can endure.
With the Prime Directive tying his hands, Sisko has no choice but to let Tosks people take him. But Miles isn't having any of it. After a brief stop by Quark's, he decides to change the rules of this hunt.
Tricking the hunting party leader into a powered up weapons detection field, followed by cold-cocking him for good measure, Miles and Tosk flee into the station's duct work. Odo seeks to pursue them, but Sisko insists there's no rush.
Miles and Tosk fight their way through [=DS9=]'s corridors. Defeating the hunting party, and getting Tosk back to his ship. His honor as prey restored, Tosk leaves [=DS9=] to resume his role as the hunted. And to die with honor.
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[=DS9=] receives its first visitor from the other side of the wormhole. A wormhole: a very curt alien of reptilian appearance. Appearing on their side with a damaged ship, he very reluctantly agrees to be tractor beamed in for repairs.
repairs. O'Brien, being resident MrFixIt and the one who seems able to converse most easily with him, is sent aboard his ship.
The alien identifies himself asTosk. Whether this is Tosk, though he doesn't clarify whether that's his name or species is made unclear when asked. He is simply Tosk.
his species. With repairs on his Tosk's ship scheduled to take a few days, Miles decides to show his new friend around Deep Space 9. But Tosk is hiding something. Most evident when left alone. His When he's alone, his first action is to scan for where the weapons on station are stored.
Sisko and the others are unsure of what to make ofhim. Tosk Tosk. The alien simply wants to leave, and he won't reveal who attacked him or why he's running. Answers soon come when Odo and his security contingent catch Tosk trying to break into the weapons storage. After he's detained in a holding cell, more another contingent of Tosks people residents of the Gamma Quadrant come through the wormhole and beam onto [=DS9=].[=DS9=] to stage a surprise attack.
After a brief firefight with the crew,they the invaders locate Tosk and reveal they are hunters. Tosk is their prey. A To the crew's surprise, Tosk is a willing participant in the hunt. His kind hold a position of great honor for his species. He provides them an exciting hunt across space, honor, and he is returned home in honor when caught and killed.
considers his life as quarry to be the most grand adventure possible.
Miles tries getting Tosk to seek asylum with the Federation, but he can't think of it.He became As a Tosk Tosk, his lot is to die with honor. And But the hunters have decided he's are displeased that their hunt has come to an anticlimactic end. Finding Tosk caged, they decide that he is not worthy of that honor. He the honor of being killed. Instead, he will be returned home alive. The alive and kept caged, surviving on scraps of food thrown by mocking bystanders, the greatest shame a Tosk can endure.
With the Prime Directive tying his hands, Sisko has no choice but to letTosks Tosk's people take him. But Miles isn't having any of it. After a brief stop by Quark's, he decides to change the rules of this hunt.
Trickinghunt. He lures the hunting party leader into a powered up powered-up weapons detection field, followed field and follows it up by cold-cocking him for good measure, Miles measure. Then he stages a prison break and leads Tosk flee into the station's duct work. Odo seeks to pursue them, but Sisko insists there's no rush.
Miles and Tosk fight their way through [=DS9=]'scorridors. Defeating corridors, defeating the hunting party, party and getting Tosk back to his ship. His honor as prey restored, Tosk leaves [=DS9=] with his honor restored to resume his role as quarry. The hunters leave a little sore but appreciative that the hunted. And to die with honor.
hunt is back on.
The alien identifies himself as
Sisko and the others are unsure of what to make of
After a brief firefight with the crew,
Miles tries getting Tosk to seek asylum with the Federation, but he can't think of it.
With the Prime Directive tying his hands, Sisko has no choice but to let
Tricking
Miles and Tosk fight their way through [=DS9=]'s
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** Even with Quark's usual sleaziness, forcing his employees into prostitution is pretty beyond the pale, and reeks of "We haven't quite figured these characters out yet."
** Sisko tells Tosk he's travelled "over 90,000 light-years" by travelling through the wormhole - which would be almost impossible, as the Milky Way is only 100,000 light-years across and Earth (which isn't ''that'' far from [=DS9=]) is about 25,000 inward from the edge of the galaxy. Later episodes consistently retconned it to a more reasonable 70,000 light-years.
** Sisko tells Tosk he's travelled "over 90,000 light-years" by travelling through the wormhole - which would be almost impossible, as the Milky Way is only 100,000 light-years across and Earth (which isn't ''that'' far from [=DS9=]) is about 25,000 inward from the edge of the galaxy. Later episodes consistently retconned it to a more reasonable 70,000 light-years.
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** Even with Quark's usual sleaziness, forcing his employees Quark is revealed to have snuck in a stipulation into prostitution his employment contacts that forces his dabo girls into prostitution, which is pretty beyond far more sleazy behavior than the pale, and reeks of "We haven't quite figured these characters out yet."
lovable rogue we know in later seasons.
** Sisko tells Tosk he's travelled "over 90,000 light-years" by travelling through the wormhole - which would be almost impossible, as the Milky Way is only 100,000 light-yearsacross across, and Earth (which isn't ''that'' far from [=DS9=]) is about 25,000 inward from the edge of the galaxy. Later episodes consistently retconned it to a more reasonable 70,000 light-years.
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* {{Invisibility}}: One of Tosk's favorite tricks.
* LizardFolk: Tosk's appearance can best be described as "humanoid alligator". Even his eyes are distinctly reptilian in appearance.
* LizardFolk: Tosk's appearance can best be described as "humanoid alligator". Even his eyes are distinctly reptilian in appearance.
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* {{Invisibility}}: One of Tosk's favorite tricks.
Tosk can turn invisible at will, allowing him to escape the hunters.
* LizardFolk:Tosk's appearance can best be described as "humanoid alligator". Even his eyes are distinctly reptilian in appearance.Tosk has a green and scaled appearance, making him look like a rather thick-set lizardman.
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* SwissCheeseSecurity: Tosk is able to locate the weapons locker using a computer terminal in his quarters, without so much as a "that information is classified."
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* SwissCheeseSecurity: Tosk is able to locate the weapons locker using a computer terminal in his quarters, without so much as a "that information is classified."" Particularly notable as, only [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E05Babel one episode prior]], Quark needed fake security credentials just to find out where the replicators in the crew's quarters were located.
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In this, [[RunningGag the first episode of "O'Brien Must Suffer"]], [=DS9=] receives its first visitor from the other side of the wormhole. A very curt alien of reptilian appearance. Appearing on their side with a damaged ship, he very reluctantly agrees to be tractor beamed in for repairs.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Even with Quark's usual sleaziness, forcing his employees into prostitution is pretty beyond the pale, and reeks of "We haven't quite figured these characters out yet."
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** Even with Quark's usual sleaziness, forcing his employees into prostitution is pretty beyond the pale, and reeks of "We haven't quite figured these characters out yet."
** Even with Quark's usual sleaziness, forcing his employees into prostitution is pretty beyond the pale, and reeks of "We haven't quite figured these characters out yet."
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* SwissCheeseSecurity: Tosk is able to locate the weapons locker using a computer terminal in his quarters, without so much as a "that information is classified." While Starfleet is known for being rather naïve when it comes to security matters especially concerning guests (as can be seen as far back as the original series' "Space Seed"), you'd think the Bajorans or Cardassians (the computer belongs to the former and was built by the latter) would have more sense.
** Possibly explained by the fact that in these early episodes, it's a broken Cardassian system running a jury-rigged Starfleet OS, at least one of which has been deliberately sabotaged by Bajorans previously. It's probably a wonder it didn't just offer to replicate Tosk a Romulan disruptor in his quarters for good measure.
** Possibly explained by the fact that in these early episodes, it's a broken Cardassian system running a jury-rigged Starfleet OS, at least one of which has been deliberately sabotaged by Bajorans previously. It's probably a wonder it didn't just offer to replicate Tosk a Romulan disruptor in his quarters for good measure.
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* SwissCheeseSecurity: Tosk is able to locate the weapons locker using a computer terminal in his quarters, without so much as a "that information is classified." While Starfleet is known for being rather naïve when it comes to security matters especially concerning guests (as can be seen as far back as the original series' "Space Seed"), you'd think the Bajorans or Cardassians (the computer belongs to the former and was built by the latter) would have more sense.
** Possibly explained by the fact that in these early episodes, it's a broken Cardassian system running a jury-rigged Starfleet OS, at least one of which has been deliberately sabotaged by Bajorans previously. It's probably a wonder it didn't just offer to replicate Tosk a Romulan disruptor in his quarters for good measure."
** Possibly explained by the fact that in these early episodes, it's a broken Cardassian system running a jury-rigged Starfleet OS, at least one of which has been deliberately sabotaged by Bajorans previously. It's probably a wonder it didn't just offer to replicate Tosk a Romulan disruptor in his quarters for good measure.
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* LizardFolk: Tosk's appearance can best be described as "humanoid alligator". Even his eyes are distinctly reptilian in appearance.
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* ExactWords: When Tosk first comes on board the station, O'Brien casually asks about the damage to his ship's hull, which appears to have been shot at. Tosk replies that the passage through the wormhole was very rough. As O'Brien later observes, this wasn't actually a lie -- he never said the rough passage ''caused'' said damage.
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In this, [[RunningGag the first episode of "O'Brien Must Suffer"]], [=DS9=] receives its first visitor from the other side of the wormhole. A very curt alien of reptilian appearance. Appearing on their side with a damaged ship, he very reluctantly agrees to be tractor beamed in for repairs.
