Rivals (episode)

Rivals
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine
Story by:	Jim TrombettaMA and Michael PillerMA
Teleplay by:	Joe MenoskyMA
Directed by:	David LivingstonMA
Production information
Episode no.:	2x11
Production no.:	431
First aired:	Week of 2 January 1994
Chronology
Date:	2370

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

References

Characters

Main characters

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

Recurring characters

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

Other characters

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

Referenced characters

• Keldar
• Nog

Locations

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

Referenced only

Bajor • El-Aurian system • Pythro V • Vlugta asteroid belt

Races and cultures

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

Referenced only

Cardassian • Pythron • Vlugta • Vulcan

States and Organizations

Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only

Starfleet Medical School

Other

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

Appendices

Background information

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

Related stories

• 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.

External links

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

Connections

published order
Previous episode: Sanctuary	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: The Alternate
Previous episode: Sanctuary	DS9 episode aired	Next episode: The Alternate
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Life Itself is Reason Enough	Pocket	Next Adventure: Arcade