The Emissary of the Prophets is Benjamin Sisko's identity to millions of Bajorans. It was his destiny from birth, as he was part Prophet as his mother Sarah Sisko was inhabited by a Prophet to make sure she conceived and gave birth to him. (DS9 episodes: "Image in the Sand", "Shadows and Symbols")

The arrival of the Emissary was predicted by several Bajoran writers, who wrote what they saw in several Prophecies. Sisko was revealed to be the Emissary when he met with Kai Opaka Sulan shortly after taking command of Deep Space 9 in 2369. Sisko later found the Bajoran wormhole/Celestial Temple, something that only the Emissary could do. (DS9 episode: "Emissary")

In 2372, Akorem Laan was sent forward in time from the 22nd century after entering the wormhole. As Akorem was the first to enter the Celestial Temple and was a Bajoran, Sisko was more than happy to stand aside. However, Akorem and the Bajorans began introducing types of culture from Akorem's time that had disappeared from use, including the d'jarra. This was prohibited under the Articles of the Federation and Bajor's entry into the United Federation of Planets looked to be on the verge of failing. Sisko took Akorem into the wormhole, where the Prophets confirmed Sisko as their Emissary. (DS9 episode: "Accession")

In late 2375, the Prophets began preparing Sisko for his greatest trial which he would soon face. Sarah warned him that marrying Kasidy Yates would bring nothing but sorrow. (DS9 episodes: "Penumbra", "'Til Death Do Us Part")

Sisko later discovered that the "Trial" was stopping Skrain Dukat and Winn Adami from releasing the Pah-wraith from the Fire Caves and bringing about the Restoration. Winn had poisoned Dukat as a sacrfice to the Pah-wraith, although they resurrected him and gave him supernatural powers. Sisko was no match for Dukat in this way, although he used his nemesis' brief moment of distraction while killing Winn to through himself and his enemy into the fires. Dukat and the Pah-wraith were sealed away and Sisko was brought to the Celestial Temple, where his mother welcomed him home. Sisko planned to stay there and learn from the Prophets, but promised Kasidy he would return. (DS9 episode: "What You Leave Behind")

In 2377, Sisko encountered the Orb of Souls, which led him to meet with seven other individuals named Benjamin Sisko, each from an alternate reality. He learned here that Benjamin Sisko is meant to become the Emissary in every reality, not just his own, and that Benjamin Sisko is always born by the Prophets' design specifically to fill this role. (DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry)

Due to Sisko's counterpart's death, the Mirror Universe's Emissary is Iliana Ghemor. (DS9 novel: The Soul Key)

Related ArticlesEdit

• Emissary of the Pah-wraith
• True Emissary of the True Prophets

ConnectionsEdit

• Emissary article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.