Benjamin Sisko
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Benjamin Lafayette Sisko was a Starfleet officer notable for being put in charge of the space station Deep Space Nine. He died at the end of the Dominion War.
Starfleet Career
Benjamin Sisko served in and survived the Battle of Wolf 359 before being assigned command of the former Cardassian mining platform. Before he was assigned to command the station Deep Space Nine, he was responsible for designing the Defiant-class starships.
Sisko's leadership was instrumental in keeping the Bajorans friendly to the Federation. He lead DS9 through several key combat engagements against the Klingons, Cardassians, and Dominion forces. His deployment of cloaked self-replicating mines prevented Dominion forces from receiving reinforcements through the Bajoran Wormhole. Retaking DS9, he led the Federation to victory over Cardassia.
Emissary
As part of his taking command of Deep Space Nine, he along with Jadzia Dax discovered the Bajoran Wormhole. They entered the Wormhole and confirmed it's opening in the Gamma Quadrant before attempting to return back to DS9. On the way back, the runabout was stopped inside the wormhole by the aliens that lived within known to the Bajorans as The Prophets. After returning Jadzia Dax to the station they spent an extended period talking with him calling him nothing more then The Sisko. After this period he left the wormhole towing the Cardassian warship commanded by Gul Dukat who had entered the wormhole while The Sisko was talking with them. The Sisko had faced his own thoughts and fears from his wife's death at Wolf 359 during this time earning The Prophet's respect. As part of his speaking with them they allowed use of the wormhole even though it damaged them when ships passed through it. Because he had talked with them the Bajorans have referred to Commander Sisko as The Emmisary from that point onward.
As part of this connection with The Prophets he has contact with them on multiple occasions. One notable instance led to the destruction of a Dominion Fleet on it's way to reinforcing their forces in the Alpha Quadrant.