An El-Aurian arrives on the station and discovers a device that can change probability.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Other 2.4 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Locations 3.2 Species 3.3 States and Organizations 3.4 Other 4 Information 5 Related stories 6 Connections

SummaryEdit

CharactersEdit

MainEdit

• Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks)
• Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor)
• Odo (Rene Auberjonois)
• Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney)
• Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig)
• Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell)
• Quark (Armin Shimerman)

RecurringEdit

• Rom (Max Grodénchik)
• Keiko O'Brien (Rosalind Chao)
• Broik (David B. Levinson)

OtherEdit

• Martus Mazur (Chris Sarandon)
• Alsia (K Callan)
• Roana (Barbara Bosson)
• Cos (Albert Henderson)

ReferencedEdit

• Keldar
• Nog

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Club Martus • Deep Space 9 • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Security office

Referenced only 

Bajor • El-Aurian system • Pythro V

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Changeling • El-Aurian • Ferengi • Human • Trill

Referenced only 

Cardassian • Pythron • Vlugta • Vulcan

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Starfleet Medical School

OtherEdit

anesthetic • asteroid • canapé • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Gamzian wine • isik • Japanese • latinum • metacetamin • Naming Day • neutrino • phaser • Plygorian mammoth • Probability • prosecco • racquetball • racquetball court • stellar cartography • synthahol • tribnel • tricorder • turbolift • water

InformationEdit

• The name El-Aurian is used for the first time in this episode.

Related storiesEdit

• Sisko and Quark recall the events of "Emissary", where Sisko forced Quark to stay on Deep Space 9.
• The events of this episode are mentioned in the Star Trek: Corps of Engineers eBook Sargasso Sector.

ConnectionsEdit

• Rivals (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Rivals (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

published order
Previous episode: Sanctuary	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: The Alternate
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