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** Subverted by Vargas, who describes his dead friend as a loudmouth jerk. Zigzagged, as he's on the verge of tears as he does.
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** Subverted by Vargas, who describes his dead friend as a loudmouth jerk. Zigzagged, jerk.
*** Justified, ashe's on this incident pretty clearly caused Vargas to suffer from PTSD. He has no idea how to deal with the verge of tears as he does.emotions it brought on.
*** Justified, as
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* DramaticIrony: Quark makes a big speech about how humans, when pushed to their limits, can be every bit as bloodthirsty and violent as any Klingon warrior, with an implicit attitude of being above this sort of thing. Then during the climactic battle, a Jem'hadar storms the infirmary and Quark guns him down without a second thought, with the realization that his previous speech applied to him just as much.
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** Subverted by Vargas, who describes his dead friend as a loudmouth jerk. Though it's zigzagged as he's on the verge of tears as he does.
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** Subverted by Vargas, who describes his dead friend as a loudmouth jerk. Though it's zigzagged Zigzagged, as he's on the verge of tears as he does.
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-->'''Reese:''' Those were are our orders, sir.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: Melancholy music plays during the battle, [[WarIsHell in keeping with the episode's theme]].
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* SoundtrackDissonance: [[SadBattleMusic Melancholy music plays during the battle, battle]], [[WarIsHell in keeping with the episode's theme]].
** SadBattleMusic* ThatsAnOrder: Sisko orders Worf to break out of orbit when the ''Defiant'' is attacked, even though it means leaving the away team on the planet.
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* TheDeadHaveNames: Sisko and Kira both state this at the end.
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* TheDeadHaveNames: Sisko and Kira both state this at the end. And subverted, in that Sisko says that's not enough.
-->'''Sisko:''' They're not just names, it's important we remember that. We ''have'' to remember..
-->'''Sisko:''' They're not just names, it's important we remember that. We ''have'' to remember..
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* HoldTheLine: Sisko's order to the remaining troops. After the battle is over,
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-->'''Reese:''' Those were are orders, sir.
-->'''Sisko:''' We held.
-->'''Reese:''' Those were are orders, sir.
* InTheBack: Vargas is stabbed in the back during the final battle.
* MauveShirt: Four troops at AR-558 are given names and some characterization, the weary but professional Larkin, grim and battle-hardened Reese, shell-shocked Vargas, and NiceGuy engineer Kellin. Only Reese survives.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Ultimately, the battle is finished off screen after Sisko is knocked out.
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* WarIsHell: This episode shows no glory, no love of battle. Just the harshness and a piece of rock which no one would care about if not for the technology put there.
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* WarIsHell: This episode shows no glory, no love of battle. Just the harshness and a piece of rock which no one would care about if not for the technology put there. Just to emphasize the point, the released death toll at the end reminds everyone that this was one (relatively light) battle.
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* BittersweetEnding: Starfleet succeeds in holding the communications array, but almost everyone from the Federation garrison has been killed and Nog has lost his leg.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In keeping with the Dominion War being analogous to World War II, this episode was directly based on the Battle of Guadalcanal. Just swap Henderson Field for the communications array.
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* HollywoodTactics: Other than the mines, neither side brings any weapons more powerful than rifles. The Dominion don't try to shell the Federation position, and the Federation doesn't emplace anything heavier to cover the single line of approach beyond re-purposing the Dominion's own mines.
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* [[WhyIsntItAttacking Why Aren't They Attacking?]]: The Jem'Hadar who show up midway through the episode. They turn out to be holograms.
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[[caption-width-right:350:This episode is brutal. Not like "long lineup at the DMV" brutal or [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E22ShadesOfGray "who thought a clip show would make a good season finale"]] brutal. We're talking merciless, WarIsHell, people-getting-killed '''brutal.''']]
[[caption-width-right:350:This episode is brutal. Not like "long lineup at the DMV" brutal or [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E22ShadesOfGray "who thought a clip show would make a good season finale"]] brutal. We're talking merciless, WarIsHell, people-getting-killed '''brutal.''']]
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* ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: For as vast and far reaching as the Dominion War is when the weekly casualty report comes in at the end of the episode, there are only 1,730 Starfleet casualties listed.
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* HarsherInHindsight: For all the sacrifices to defend AR-558. the Dominion will eventually retake the system in 'The Changing Face of Evil'.
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** Subverted by Vargas, who describes his dead friend as a loudmouth jerk. Though it's zigzagged as he's on the verge of tears as he does.
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* AnArmAndALeg: Nog loses a leg during a Jem'Hadar ambush.
* CallBack: The Starfleet and Dominion forces jam each other's sensors, just like the Klingons did in 'Nor the Battle to the Strong.'
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Reese.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Reese.
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Starfleeters use the Jem'Hadars' "houdinis" against them.
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** Subverted by Vargas, who describes his dead friend as a loudmouth jerk.
* AFatherToHisMen: Sisko, and he makes damned sure Quark understands that.
-->'''Sisko:''' Listen to me, Quark, because I'm only going to say this once... I care about Nog and every other soldier under my command. Understood? Every damn one of them.
* HarsherInHindsight: For all the sacrifices to defend AR-558. the Dominion will eventually retake the system in 'The Changing Face of Evil'.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Starfleeters use theJem'Hadars' "houdinis" Jem'Hadar's' "houdini" mines against them.
* AFatherToHisMen: Sisko, and he makes damned sure Quark understands that.
-->'''Sisko:''' Listen to me, Quark, because I'm only going to say this once... I care about Nog and every other soldier under my command. Understood? Every damn one of them.
* HarsherInHindsight: For all the sacrifices to defend AR-558. the Dominion will eventually retake the system in 'The Changing Face of Evil'.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Starfleeters use the
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* ManlyTears: Vargas sheds them when he tells the story of his comrade, who died bandaging his arm.
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* TragicKeepsake: Vargas's bandage, made from the uniform of a dead comrade.
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* TheDeadHaveNames: Sisko and Kira both state this at the end.
* RedShirtArmy: The garrison at the beacon site. Of four named troops, only Reese survives.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Lt. Larkin was left in command at AR-558 after Captain Loomis and Commander Parker were killed prior to Sisko's arrival. He takes command as the senior officer when the ''Defiant'' is forced to retreat.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Lt. Larkin was left in command at AR-558 after Captain Loomis and Commander Parker were killed prior to Sisko's arrival. He takes command as the senior officer when the ''Defiant'' is forced to retreat.retreat.
* ZergRush: The Jem'Hadar try to overwhelm the Federation garrison with sheer numbers.
* ZergRush: The Jem'Hadar try to overwhelm the Federation garrison with sheer numbers.
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* DueToTheDead[=/=]ContinuityNod: Sisko still reads the lists of those killed in the war.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Starfleeters use the Jem'Hadars' "houdinis" against them.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Starfleeters use the Jem'Hadars' "houdinis" against them.
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* HumansAreWarriors : At least when you take away their sonic showers.
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* HumansAreWarriors : At least when Quark explains to Nog what Hew-mons are like beneath the MarySueTopia:
-->"Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts... deprive them of food, sleep, sonicshowers.showers... put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time... and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people will become as nasty and violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don't believe me? Look at those faces, look at their eyes..."
-->"Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts... deprive them of food, sleep, sonic
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* NewMeat: The relief troops at the end.
-->'''Reese:''' Children.
-->'''Sisko:''' Not for long.
* NewMeat: The relief troops at the end.
-->'''Reese:''' Children.
-->'''Sisko:''' Not for long.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Everyone at AR-558.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Everyone at AR-558.AR-558 - they were supposed to be rotated out after 90 days. They've been there five months with no relief and under constant attack to the point they went from 147 troops to just 43 by the time the ''Defiant'' shows up.
** All of the soldiers stationed on AR-558 were named after characters or actors from the WWII movie ''Hell Is For Heroes''.
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* WarIsHell: This episode shows no glory, no love of battle. Just the harshness and a piece of rock which no one would care about if not for the technology put there.
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* WarIsHell: This episode shows no glory, no love of battle. Just the harshness and a piece of rock which no one would care about if not for the technology put there.there.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Lt. Larkin was left in command at AR-558 after Captain Loomis and Commander Parker were killed prior to Sisko's arrival. He takes command as the senior officer when the ''Defiant'' is forced to retreat.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Lt. Larkin was left in command at AR-558 after Captain Loomis and Commander Parker were killed prior to Sisko's arrival. He takes command as the senior officer when the ''Defiant'' is forced to retreat.
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* BattleTrophy: Reese keeps a necklace of Ketracel-White tubes hung around his neck.
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* BattleTrophy: Reese keeps a necklace of Ketracel-White tubes hung around his neck. Episode writer Ira Steven Behr called this "about as grisly as we could get on ''Star Trek''".
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* BattleTrophy: Reese keeps a necklace of Ketracel-White tubes hung around his neck.
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* ParanoiaFuel: The invisible floating mines.mines are a disturbing InUniverse example.
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* SoldiersAtTheRear: Both engineers, Nog and the poor guy assigned to keep AR558 running.
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* ShoutOut: The battle plays out much like the film ''{{Film/Zulu}}''. There's even a scene where Jem'Hadar are expended merely to test the defenses of the camp (of course, these Jem'Hadar were holograms).
* SoldiersAtTheRear: Both engineers, Nog and the poor guy assigned to keepAR558 [=AR558=] running.
* SoldiersAtTheRear: Both engineers, Nog and the poor guy assigned to keep
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* ParanoiaFuel: The invisible floating mines.
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* PapaWolf: Quark was quick to defend his injured nephew in the quickest and most efficient way possible: By shooting the enemy that was about to attack them.
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* BreakTheCutie: Nog gets shot, and his leg is amputated.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Everyone at AR-558.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: One of the darkest episodes of the whole franchise, providing a wholesale {{Deconstruction}} of Roddenberry's vision of an ideal future humanity.
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The ''Defiant'' makes a supply run to planet AR-558, the site of a Dominion communications relay that Starfleet captured. The relay has been under constant siege, with the crew defending it overdue to be relieved by a new crew. Sisko, Bashir, Nog, and Quark find themselves stuck on the planet and having to help hold the relay against a Jem'hadar batallion, while dealing with deadly Dominion booby-traps.
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* HumansAreWarriors : At least when you take away their sonic showers.
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!This episode contains examples of:
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: An engineer, not a magician
* NotSoDifferent: Quark spends a lot of the episode moralizing, but in the end he drops the superior attitude, picks up a phaser, and proves that when push comes to shove he can be just as ruthless as any [[FantasticSlur hew-mon]].
* SoundtrackDissonance: During the battle
* WarIsHell
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: An engineer, not a magician
* NotSoDifferent: Quark spends a lot of the episode moralizing, but in the end he drops the superior attitude, picks up a phaser, and proves that when push comes to shove he can be just as ruthless as any [[FantasticSlur hew-mon]].
* SoundtrackDissonance: During the battle
* WarIsHell
