The Begotten

The Begotten
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine
Written by:	René EchevarriaMA
Directed by:	Jesús Salvador TreviñoMA
Production information
Episode no.:	5x12
Production no.:	510
First aired:	week of 27 January 1997
Chronology
Date:	2373

"The Begotten" was the 110th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 12th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 27 January 1997. The episode was written by René Echevarria^MA and directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño^MA.

Summary

Odo works with Doctor Mora when he is given a young Changeling by Quark; Kira Nerys goes into labor.

References

Characters

Julian Bashir (changeling) • Jorem • Kira Nerys • Mora Pol • Keiko O'Brien • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Shakaar Edon • Benjamin Sisko • Worf, son of Mogh • Y'Pora • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)

Starships and vehicles

Danube-class runabout (in opening credits) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort, in opening credits) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits)

Locations

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

Referenced only

Bajor • Earth

Races and cultures

Bajoran • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon

Referenced only

Cardassian • Yridian

States and organizations

Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only

Dominion • Founders • Hundred • Starfleet Command

Other references

Alvanian spine mite • champagne • constable • cytoplasm • electrophoretic diffuser • endorphin • Filian python • First Minister of the Republic of Bajor • holosuite • isotope • labor • latinum • medical tricorder • morphogenic matrix • Orion slave girl • pregnancy • prune juice • shapeshifter • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • Tarkalean hawk • tetryon radiation • thumbprint

Appendices

Related media

• The events of "Broken Link" are mentioned in the episode.
• The DS9 novella: The Badlands, Part IV reveals that the Bashir in this episode was the Changeling that impersonated him in "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light" and that the infant Changeling's radiation exposure came from a artificial quantum singularity in the Badlands.
• ST reference: Encyclopedia
  • Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.

Video releases

Collector's edition VHS release with "The Darkness and the Light".

VHS release.

Overseas VHS release with "The Darkness and the Light".

LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 1).

DVD release in DS9 season 5.

Background

Notable cast and crew

Captain Benjamin Sisko.

• Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
• Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
• Rene Auberjonois as Odo
• Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
• Armin Shimerman as Quark
• Michael Dorn as Worf

Images

Episode images

The Changeling forms for Odo.

Doctor Mora Pol.

Kirayoshi O'Brien is born.

Adaptation images

Episode image.

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous episode: The Darkness and the Light	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: For the Uniform
Previous episode: The Darkness and the Light	DS9 episode aired	Next episode: For the Uniform
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Alter Ego	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Mist (chapters 2-20)

External links

• "The Begotten" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• The Begotten article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.