Star: Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 3

Benjamin Sisko was promoted to the rank of Captain in the season finale, "The Adversary". He also grew his iconic goatee during this season, a visual change often cited by fans as marking the show's "improvement". Standout Episodes

To bolster the station's defenses and enable missions into the Gamma Quadrant, Starfleet delivered the USS Defiant in the season premiere, "The Search". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 3

In the two-parter "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast," the Cardassian Obsidian Order and Romulan Tal Shiar launched a failed preemptive strike against the Founders, leading to the virtual destruction of both intelligence agencies. Benjamin Sisko was promoted to the rank of