History Recap / StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E01ApocalypseRising

* DrillSergeantNasty: Worf does a drill sergeant routine on the everyone when teaching them to act Klingon.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Or at least WorthyOpponent of another story. This is a ceremony for honoring [[ProudWarriorRace Klingon]] [[UpToEleven war heroes]]. Every Klingon attending the ceremony is by definition a {{Badass}} except possibly the caterers and service staff. Or knowing Klingons possibly not even [[BattleButler that exception.]]

* StunnedSilence: Kira screws with Dukat pretty good when she tells him she's pregnant with O'Brien's kid. Making sure to purposely leave out the bit about having it transferred from Keiko. Poor Dukat is at a rare loss for words.

* DrillSergentNasty: Worf does a drill sergeant routine on the everyone when teaching them to act Klingon.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Or at least WorthyOpponent of another story. This is a ceremony for honoring [[ProudWarriorRace Klingon]] [[UpToEleven war heroes]]. Every Klingon attending the ceremony is by definition a {{Badass}}.

* LaserGuidedKarma: One of the Klingons boasts how he recently killed a Benzenite who happened to be an Academy friend of Sisko, who then [[MyFistForgivesYou introduces the Klingon to the mighty Sisko Fist]] (under the guise that he was blocking the bloodwine).
** Sisko then covers it up by claiming he is just impatient to get to the bloodwine and the braggart is blocking his way. This ''brilliantly'' reinforces his Klingon persona.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Or at least WorthyOpponent of another story. This is a ceremony for honoring [[ProudWarriorRace Klingon]] war heroes. Every Klingon attending the ceremony is by definition a {{Badass}}.

* CallBack: [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E14HeartOfStone Ensign Vilix'pran]] is mentioned to be having another litter of kids. He also apparently got promoted to lieutenant in the span between episodes.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Changeling!Martok's refusal to challenge Gowron to honorable combat, and his confusion over why Worf is fighting him with a bat'leth [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim instead of just shooting him]] allows Odo to figure him out.

* YouLookFamiliar: In-universe--Changeling!Martok almost recognizes O'Brien under his Klingon makeup, and then successfully recognizes Sisko.

* LaserGuidedKarma: One of the Klingons boasts how he recently killed a Benzenite who happened to be an Academy friend of Sisko, who then introduces the Klingon to the mighty Sisko Fist (under the guise that he was blocking the bloodwine).
* NoKillLikeOverkill: When Martok is exposed as a Changeling, the gathered Klingons pop him so full of disruptor fire that he ''explodes''.

* RealitySubtext: While discussing having to carry the O'Brien's child to term, Kira says to Bashir "This is still your fault." In real life, the baby was Nana Visitor and Alexander Siddig's own.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Dax was supposed to be on the infiltration mission as well, as she's one of the few crew members intimately familiar with Klingon society. However, Terry Farrell got a rash from the makeup and so could not partake.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: When Martok is exposed as a Changeling, the gathered Klingons pop him so full of laser fire that he ''explodes''.

* BatmanGambit: When Dukat arrives at Klingon headquarters to drop them off, he tells Sisko he's not sticking around. He then points out that if Sisko is successful, then the war will be over and they won't need him to return to [=DS9=]. If not, then they'll be executed as spies before Dukat can help them.

* StunnedSilence: Kira screws with Dukat pretty good when she tells him she's pregnant with O'Brien's kid. Making sure to purposely leave out the bit about having it transferred from Keiko. Poor Dukat is at a rare loss for words.

* LaserGuidedKarma: One of the Klingons boasts how he recently killed a Benzenite who happened to be an Academy friend of Sisko, who then introduces the Klingon to the mighty Sisko Fist (under the guide that he was blocking the bloodline).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Dax was supposed to be on the infiltration mission as well, as she's one of the few crew members intimately familiar with Klingon society. However, Terry Farrell got a rash from the makeup and so could not partake.

* LaserGuidedKarma: One of the Klingons boasts how he recently killed a Benzenite who happened to be an Academy friend of Sisko, who then introduces the Klingon to the mighty Sisko Fist (under the guide that he was blocking the bloodwine).

* BatmanGambit: When Dukat arrives at Klingon headquarters, he tells Sisko he's leaving. He then points out that if Sisko is successful, then the war will be over and they won't need him to return to [=DS9=]. If not, then they'll be executed as spies before Dukat can help them.