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Star Trekhas over the years hinted at the top executive of the Bajoran Prophets , and now the dealership is suggest they may be its most sinewy species . Captain Sisko , who has extensive experience with the vaticinator , has enroll the Pleroma , the realm of the gods inStar Trek#21 . There , among some of the most powerful beings in the universe , the Bajoran Prophets are feared and disliked .

Star Trek#21 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Megan Levens . Upon theTheseus’arrival at the Pleroma , Sisko shows his power to Supervisor Soong , who backs down from her threat to destroy them . after , after the council votes not to help restore the Organians , they detect a mien . The Caretaker reveals it come from “ beyond the Pleroma . ”

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The other idol are wary of what is coming , despite the Guardian of Forever saying they have a place .

It is lastly let out to be Sisko ’s ma , representing the Prophets , who have come to take him home .

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TheBajoran vaticinator were vital toStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . The creators of the Bajoran Wormhole , which linked the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants , the Prophets , were non - linear being who nevertheless get hold of an pursuit in mortal beings , in particular after the Federation key out the Wormhole . Sisko was their Emissary , and asDeep Space Nineprogressed , he rise into the role , despite the reservation of Starfleet . It was also let out , duringDeep Space Nine’sfinal season , that Sisko ’s mother had been a Prophet as well , feed him a unique inheritance .

Just where the Prophets grade in theStar Trekhierarchy in terms of power has always been ambiguous .

Justwhere the Prophets rate in theStar Trekhierarchy in footing of power has always been ambiguous . The Prophets were able-bodied to not only create and maintain the only recognise unchanging wormhole , they also created powerful Orbs capable of manipulating infinite and time . One of the Orbs , the Orb of Destruction , has helped fuel Kahless ’ genocidal campaigns against the god . in the end , in one issue ofStar Trek : The Q Conflict , the Prophets were oppose against the tricker public figure , with the implication that they could in earnest hurt him if they wished .

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Yet the salutation Sisko ’s mama take in from the other idol in the Pleroma suggests the Prophets may be the most powerful species in theStar Trekuniverse . The Prophets were conspicuously lacking from the Pleroma , and this issue powerfully entail they are not welcome there . The harsh and dismissive reactions from the other gods towards Sisko ’s mommy reinforce this idea . Likewise , the Prophets are as every bit dismissive towards the other gods , condescendingly referring to Apollo as “ little . ” While this could simply be a difference in posture , it also entail the Prophets are even more powerful than the relaxation .

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Star Trek#21 ( 2024 )

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