This is why Sisko is the most badass captain

Worf over there goin' like "... damn... Picard never did this shit.."

Considering Worf spent the entire run of TNG getting shot down when he suggested saturation bombing, ramming speed etc, it says a lot when even he is taken aback.

“You bombed me. Picard would never have bombed me.” “I’m not Picard.”

For those who haven’t seen the episode, Sisko here is playing a bit of a role. He’s realized that Eddington sees himself as the hero and Sisko as a tragic villain, too obsessed with law and order to see what he’s become. Sisko decided that Eddington is too much of a threat to leave walking free, so he plays into Eddington’s beliefs, being the bad guy so Eddington will be the hero. A good hero always sacrifices himself to save innocents, so Sisko threatens innocents to prevent Eddington waging a protracted guerrilla campaign that would end with more death and destruction.

Picard: "You have just committed an act of utter barbarity!" Sisko: "I'm about to fire two more acts of utter barbarity"

"Let me tell you something about Hew-mans, Nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don't believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes." —Quark

"YOU BETRAYED YOUR UNIFORM!" is one of the all-time line reads, Trek or not. Brooks is such a tremendous talent.

When Sisko punches Q in season 1 and said "I'm not Picard", you just know somewhere down the line in the series he would do badass shit like this.

Avery Brooks is incredible. He was doing autographs at a convention I went to in 2013. I asked him to sign my script of the final episode, and I had wanted him to sign it in a specific spot next to the "to the finest crew..." dialogue . He took it from me and I pointed to the line. In his absolute pissed off Sisko voice, he goes "WAIT A MINUTE"! He wanted to read the entire page first so he could choose where he wanted to sign it. He signed it where I originally asked, but I will never forget the Sisko tone he used with me. This clip reminds me of that day, and I still get chills that I too, got yelled at by Captain Sisko.

When Worf hesitates, you know the action is brutal, even by Klingon standards.

The real excellence of this move comes out towards the end of the episode when it is revealed that the biogenic weapons that the maquis used against cardassian settlers and the trilithium used by Sisko are not actually harmful to the other species and so the 2 groups were able to simply swap planets.

During The Dominion War, Sisko was so respected by his superiors that they rallied around him. Starfleet valued his leadership so greatly that they allowed Sisko to quietly orchestrate many tactical aspects of The Dominion War. The Federation was sustaining HEAVY losses of personnel and equipment. It was Sisko who successfully fought off The Klingons at DS-9 and then convinced The Klingons to rejoin The Federation. It was Sisko who had a hand in crafting the scheme that caused The Romulans to break their non aggression treaty with The Dominion and fight alongside The Federation. It was Sisko who urged the Federation forces ahead during the battle above Cardassia Prime that eventually brought an end to Dominion War. It could be argued that without Benjamin Sisko, The Federation does not win The Dominion War. Kirk and Picard were good at winning battles. Sisko turned the tide of a war The Federation was losing badly and brought victory to The Federation. When a war must be won, give me Sisko and Janeway. Janeway defeated The Borg and all other combatants on her own with a ship that hadn't been properly upgraded or serviced since it departed from DS-9.

Eddington: You're bluffing. Sisko: Oh yeah? Do it. Entire Crew: Holy shit he's not bluffing.

Mr. Worf, do you see those Maquis? -Yes, sir I don't want to. -Aye sir.

"For the Uniform" and "In the Pale Moonlight" are the best Star Trek I've ever seen. Nothing will ever top DS9 for me.

“shut that thing off!" My favorite Sisko moment period.

He was so badass that when he yelled “shut that thing off!" no one dared turn it back on again after this episode 😄

When a Klingon thinks it's too much you know shit is getting dark.

Avery Brooks' delivery is just fantastic. You BELIEVE everything he says. When he speaks, you're not watching an actor play a part, you're watching Captain Benjamin Sisko.

Worf and Kira are horrified but Dax just gets on with it, subtle but effective show of how loyal Dax is to Sisko