![]() ![]() With Sisko in command, the Defiant managed to do enough damage to the Alliance's flagship that the Regent, Worf (Michael Dorn), was forced to retreat. Related: Star Trek: The Mirror Universe's History ExplainedĬaptain Sisko had the ISS Defiant's inertial dampeners overhauled to enhance the ship's structural integrity and the repairs were completed in time for the battle. However, the Terrans ran into the same problems in regards to the Defiant's design flaws, the Prime Universe's Captain Sisko was tricked into traveling into the Mirror Universe to fix the starship before the Battle of Terok Nor. In the DS9 season 4 episode "Shattered Mirror", the Terran Resistance built their Defiant to defend Terok Nor from the Klingon/Cardassian invasion fleet looking to retake the station. The Mirror Universe's ISS Defiant (NX-74205) was built from the design specs of the Prime Universe's USS Defiant which were stolen from Deep Space Nine by "Smiley" O'Brien (Colm Meaney). It's not known what eventually happened to the Defiant, whether it was used as part of the Terran Starfleet or if it was stripped down for its parts and technology. But Archer was betrayed by Hoshi Sato (Linda Park), who took command of the Defiant and declared herself Empress. The Tholians took possession of the Defiant but the 23rd-century starship was liberated by Commander Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), who planned to use its advanced technology to conquer the Terran Empire and declare himself Emperor. The Defiant then vanished and it wasn't until Star Trek: Enterprise that the fate of the Defiant was revealed almost 40 years later.Īs seen in Star Trek: Enterprise season 4's "In A Mirror Darkly" two-parter, the Defiant not only jumped into the Mirror Universe but it time-traveled to the 22nd century as well. The insanity caused by the phenomenon caused the crew to kill each other and the Captain's neck was found broken when the crew of the Enterprise beamed aboard. The Constitution-class USS Defiant (NCC-1764) made its first appearance in TOS season 3's "The Tholian Web" and it was trapped in a phenomenon called a spatial interphase. It took 3 seasons for the space station-set DS9 to get its own starship, but the Defiant has since become one of Star Trek's most famous and beloved ships, even though it, confusingly, has no shared history with the 23rd-century starship of the same name seen in TOS and in Star Trek: Enterprise. The name Defiant far better conveys the scrappy nature of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which was a black sheep Star Trek show in its time that has come to be regarded as an influential forebearer of Peak TV and is now seen as one of the best Star Trek series of all. ![]() ![]() Valiant was the original name intended for DS9's starship before it was changed to Defiant thanks to an edict by the studio, but this was a fortuitous switch. The DS9 season 6 episode "Valiant" also introduced the USS Valiant, an identical Defiant-class ship crewed by Starfleet's Red Squad cadets that was destroyed in a battle with the Dominion. Related: Star Trek: The Defiant's Original Name (& Why DS9 Changed It)
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