Omet'iklan Threatens Sisko

One of the most bad ass scenes you will ever see from Star Trek. as bad ass as Sisko was Omet'iklan had him beat. the Jem'Hadar where the most ruthless foes Star fleet ever faced.
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[@alefunzouzzle4049]

R.I.P to Clarence Williams III. He played this character masterfully. He made viewers understand the Jem Hadar, and feel his resolve.

[@niceguy60]

Was he in his 50 when he played this character

[@apawstate]

Linc from the Mod Squad!

[@Exodianecross1978]

​@@niceguy60 It's quite possible that Omet'iklan was a "honored elder"!

[@Ardenwolfe]

The actor who played the First is magnificent. The amount of subtle control, tears held back, and ridged discipline holding the emotional explosion underneath . . . truly underrated.

[@noblesquad485]

Ardenwolfe same actir who played Prince daddy in Purple Rain.

[@noblesquad485]

actor*

[@Ardenwolfe]

Oh shit. For real? I had no idea.

[@BigSleepyOx]

It's Clarence Williams III, probably best known for his years on the Mod Squad series back in the day, and also, as stated above, played Prince's dad in Purple Rain. :) But he's been in other stuff too.

[@celt67]

So he DID mean to cause him any sorrow, and he DID mean to cause him any pain....by breaking his neck ?

[@TheIj999]

I love the voice crack when he says “I will see that you do,” showing that he’s on the verge of tears. Great acting.

[@BM-is5ei]

Verge of tears? Are you high?

[@Hadesthief]

@@BM-is5ei his eyes are full of tears when he says it.

[@kinbolluck476]

They should have genetically engineered stronger necks

[@mickmoron4455]

Jem'Hadar gets death sentence. Worf is sent to his room. Personally I think Sisko was a little harsh on poor Worf.

[@DeathBringer769]

I know you were joking, but to a Klingon getting sent to your room instead of receiving the ultimate glory of an honorable death in battle (the end all Klingons desire) is actually a harsher punishment to their culture, lol ;)

[@otiscarter1356]

Taking is 2309 blood wine or fresh GAGH (live of course) would have been more reasonable

[@RobynHarris]

Mick Moron Mr. Worf, you will have an extra order of Gach! with dinner every night.

[@Gloriath1]

"Worf, ab ins Bett, is nach 8." --- "Ooooh....aber Pumuckl guck ich noch fertig."

[@osmanburlington1265]

R.I.P. Clarance Williams III. Your performance as the Jem'hadar leader in this episode was superb.

[@jerodast]

Worf seems a little embarrassed here. Not like "oh man I deserve to die too" but at least a little "dammit Captain, don't you have any pain sticks lying around or something".

[@TheVergile]

im willing to bet that if sisko had told him, worf would have whipped up some Klingon suicide ritual right there on the spot

[@Orca19904]

Worf's punishment likely would have been harsher had they been on a Klingon ship (though I don't think it would have been as extreme as the Jem'Hadar's disciplinary action).

[@Raooka]

@@oldtwinsna8347 WITH MY HAND

[@waynefiddler3609]

​@@Orca19904Punishment for starting a brawl in the mess haul of a Klingon ship? That's just in flight entertainment for Klingons. One thing Klingon command understands is if you cram a bunch of battle-junkies in a confined space and give them literal barrels of bloodwine, brawls are gonna happen.

[@apokalypsecow9756]

Sisko wasn't weak. You can neither command, nor can you grant mercy, from a position of weakness. The Jem'Hadar never learned this lesson.

[@henryptung]

You can flip that around too - the Dominion's inability to grant mercy _does_ come from a position of weakness. The Founders are so fundamentally distrustful of other races, including their own subordinates, that they can't permit any deviation from hierarchy or show of independence. I wonder if Omet'iklan was showing disdain towards Sisko, or jealousy of an option he was denied.

[@archentity]

I like how the Gem Hadar actually has tears in his eyes showing that he actually does feel remorse for killing the guy.

[@otiscarter1356]

He's only crying cause Sisko did not kill worf and he feels like a douche for jumping the gun and killing his 2nd

[@mrScififan2]

The tears made the scene stronger.

[@mcinnisthemenace216]

@Otis Carter, It's how you perceive the scene. To me, he's holding back tears because of siqso having the audacity to think that Omet'iklan enjoyed it. It's like you and your best friend are going into the same great job together, after years of working there you're the one who who gets promoted to supervisor. After a while, you realize that your best friend is causing disruption and is the result of business going down. You constantly let him off and tell him to stop doing that. Your boss now forces you to fire him because you have no choice and you need that job because you're late on bills or whatever and you have to fire him a professional, serious manner. Now your coworkers are looking at you like you're the bad guy and they're thinking that you took joy in it because it was a huge weight off your shoulders. Now you're In a calm anger with tears in your eyes explaining to them why you did it because they have the audacity to say "You did it out of joy".

[@STLFANSS]

He has tears in his eyes because Sisko farted and hes on the verge of gagging.

[@riftvallance2087]

Or maybe he's just terrified of Sisko.We call that smart.

[@shadowhunter0815]

1:02 Never noticed before, but on the left, even the Jem'Hadar gets startled, when Sisko was yelling.

[@panther196321]

The Jem hadar commander simply pointed his finger to disperse the crowd of jem soldiers

[@worldofthought8352]

Looks like the jem'hadar extra beside sisko was bit taken back by the yell, Avery Brooks probarbly took that yell to 11 on the final shoot.

[@Argumemnon]

I'd flinch too. Brooks sold it.

[@dwaynepipe3117]

1:03 The Jem'hadar to the furthest left flinched when Sisko shouted "NOW!"

[@Tigerman1138]

Dwayne Pipe good catch!!

[@KH4444444444N]

Who the fuck wouldnt?

[@KH4444444444N]

I would be more afraid to piss off Sisko than I would The Rock.

[@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri]

Poor acting on his part... They should of made the Jem'hadar in some of these scenes a little tougher looking, considering the fact that their lives are farrr harsher and more disciplined than any of the Starfleet and/or Federation people, but that's good ole Star Trek for ya... Has potential, but never shows for it.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

Captain Benjamin 'Pimp Hand' Sisko issued an order. That's all it is.

[@walkoff2]

The actor who plays the Jem’Hadar who was killed played Shao Khan in Mortal Kombat Annihilation… glad he still found work after that mess.

[@scottreacher4620]

"Mr. Worf, you're confined to your quarters! Give me your nickels and dimes!"

[@KC_Smooth]

This episode (like most of DS9) was an absolute masterpiece. This is what acting looks like. Every single character had energy and spirit.

[@frankdeleon4209]

🥹acting prowess

[@kleanthisxanthopoulos9670]

01:04 now that is good directing and good acting; Sisko yells an order to the starfleet crew and the Jem'Hadar are taken aback and almost obey him! Then Omet'iklan just uses his hand to send his troops away and save face. Good directing and acting is always at the extremes. Either when people are breaking down in anger, despair or sadness, or the other end of the spectrum, at subtleties. And here? Here, we see both!

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

A commander worthy of obedience.

[@bentencho]

Sisko: "Mr Worf, it's only fair... any last words?" Worf: "Sir.... I don't think.... today is NOT a good day to die..."

[@syruscoy1244]

"You are weak." "You are clones. We are not."

[@thomasrevill7723]

There's a certain cowardice to avoiding having to actually try to enforce discipline by ensuring there's no one left to discipline.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

I suppose when your men are genetically hardwired for obedience, bred to be disposable cannon fodder and can be replaced with an entirely new individual in less than a week, you could probably stand to use a different command style.

[@YD-uq5fi]

The entire difference is because new Jem'Hadar can be produced in three days, and do not have 'parents'. Obviously, the expendability culture would be more present there than anywhere else.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

Omet'iklan: Kills his own man for disobedience. Sisko: Plague-bombs _an entire planet_ for annoying him. Who is the coldest motherhumper in space, again?

[@TabooX1984]

Gotta admit, Eddington was a real pain. His continued reference to Les Misérables got old fast.

[@KH4444444444N]

Wrong. It was for the uniform, and If I had a Starfleet to serve, I would do ANYTHING for it too.

[@JBSauce]

@@kohzadbayat "Picard is an explorer, and in some ways, very much an intellectual. Sisko is a builder, a different kind of guy. He wears his heart a little more on his sleeve, and he acts on emotion, on instinct, more than Picard." Furthermore, de Lancie himself pointed out, "Q's relationship with Picard has always been a battle of wits, but I come into Deep Space Nine, and Sisko just bopped me on the nose! From a character point of view, that's a very big difference."

[@jadefalcon001]

@@JBSauce "You're much easier to provoke. How lucky for me....!"

[@jonathanfarley2023]

@@TabooX1984 Sisko was a tyrant in going after Eddington. Didn't Eddington even save his life once?

[@realtonysolo]

Ironically it would've been the Klingon way as well to kill Worf.

[@benjaminstorace6699]

Eh, I feel it would have been more Klingon to beat the tar out of Worf, and then send him to his room.

[@MenachemSchmuel]

capital punishment for a klingon getting into a fight? doubtful.

[@mystikmind2005]

The Jem'Hadar had a very narrow understanding of 'weakness', as demonstrated by this, and it is also ironic that the species enslaved to loyalty by a drug, criticizes the disciplinary measures of those who are not! lol

[@ShrekWallBee]

Although Omet'iklan threatened to kill Captain Sisco at the end of this episode that was a promess he never keeped but he did kill Wayoon though LOL

[@fjccommish]

Who didn't kill Wayoon?

[@riftvallance2087]

He was kind of the shows Kenny wasn't he

[@PassiveDestroyer]

@@riftvallance2087 Unlike Kenny, Wayoon was asking for it.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

​@@riftvallance2087Weyoun got rekt more than Worf ever did lol

[@DblOSmith]

I love the way the head Jem'Hadar shoved the starfleet guy out of the way when he entered the room. lol

[@yes4motivation]

yeah lol

[@BritishCommentWriter]

I loved the way Sisko looked at the dead Jem'Hadar at the end. It was like "You aren't even going to clean that up, are you?"

[@Orca19904]

"Out of my way, human!"

[@AdmiralElite]

Sisko saves his life at the end :)

[@HamanKarn567]

RIP one of the best one off characters of all star trek played by a great actor.

[@toddrf]

The actor playing Omet'iklan played Lincoln Hill in the Mod Squad from 1968-1973.

[@samsticka]

He must be the Jem'Hadar equivalent of Sisko.

[@Dr.Westside]

When Sisco yelled I want this room cleared now , the JemHadar on the left jumped . He also deserved punishment .

[@zarander]

All the alien costumes on DS9 were really done well -- better than the cgi of aliens we see nowadays. Makes it more real and "relatable."

[@demarek]

Back when Star Trek still had amazing writers - check out how good this dialogue is... Compare that to Discovery... it is not even on the same stratosphere.

[@moochincrawdad]

Agreed

[@zahrans]

For a show that can be shortened to STD, is it any wonder?

[@moochincrawdad]

@@zahrans 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrBottlecapBill]

...except that everything said here is basically a message repeated over and over in trek, including STD during the mirror universe episodes.

[@The_Greedy_Orphan]

For people saying their similar, for one, I don't remember there being quite so much crying in DS9, probably the first two episodes where the Prophets force Sisko to reconcile with his wife's death and forgive himself. I'm Discovery, every episode was resolved through feelings and crying.

[@eke323]

I agree… Clarence Williams III was a phenomenal actor all through his career… I first saw him when I was little as detective ‘Lincoln Hays’ on ‘The Mod Squad’ in 1970… I knew from the first time I saw him on the ‘Mod Squad’ he was as destined for greatness in Hollywood and with all of his hard work and contributions to humanitarian efforts all over the globe… He played ‘First Ometklan’ on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - S4-Ep:22 - ‘To The Death’ (first aired on May 13th 1996…) He played the role brilliantly, and he truly was ‘the scariest’ Jem ‘Hadar soldier in the entire DS9 series… A true master of stage & screen alike… There will never be another like him. - E

[@colincampbell3199]

"And Mr Worf ... no bedtime story before bed."

[@markusallen5634]

It's sad that the storylines for Star Trek- Insurrection and Star Trek- Nemesis weren't focused on the Dominion War. If it did, there could've been a huge theatrical final battle between thousands of starships, but even more, a huge ground assault between thousands of Jem' Hadar soldiers and thousands of Klingon warriors, similar to what was seen in both the Lord Of The Rings and Game Of Thrones. It would have been glorious.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

Worthy of story and song.

[@CoolsBreeze]

That's how badass Omet'iklan was, he snapped Shao Kahn's neck.

[@CardboardSliver]

I bet if the Founders didn't mess with the Jem'Hadar, they would have turned out differently. There were times they showed honour, and even valor. Also, it seems the Jem'Hadar even jumped a little when Sisko yelled "NOW!"

[@ThePathStrider]

Prophets and Par-Wraiths probably jump when The Sisko yells.

[@fhfs]

Clarence Williams III. i know that voice

[@JamesJ30t]

Originally I thought it was Richard Hugh Lynch from the TNG Gambit.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Aka Linc Hayes from the Mod Squad

[@otiscarter1356]

The sax player for Bruce Springsteen?

[@keithburns6878]

It Does Sound Like Him

[@thagoodosn]

Damn, I should have caught that.

[@jamied8076]

Note how nether one of them blinks during their stand off.

[@davidsotomayor8713]

The actor that plays the jem'hadar 2nd also played Shao Kahn in the Mortal Kombat sequel. He also appears as a Klingon in the TNG episode where Riker serves on a Klingon ship.

[@sdhubbard]

A good response from Sisko would have been to look at the dead guy and say "Well know you've got one less man to help you do it."

[@samsticka]

Sisko is right. A dead man can't learn from his mistakes.

[@jdotoz]

True, but on the other hand, we must all learn from the mistakes of others. Whatever else you might say about a public summary execution, it certainly gives the others that opportunity.

[@MultiMrsmurf]

When Sisko yelled "NOWWW" he even made a Jem 'Hadar jump damn

[@tompearce5418]

Odo tells the Jem'Hadar to pull their heads in. Instant peace and tranquility falls.

[@nicholasemjohnson47]

Omet'iklan fails to realize that Starfleet Officers are not easily replaceable like Jem'Hadar. While the Dominion can grow new troops within just a few weeks, Starfleet Officers go through years of training and discipline before they begin their careers.

[@davecrupel2817]

0:17 when you find Justin Y for the millionth time.

[@teapottanuki5841]

He shouted so loud the camera crew vacated as well. They say that camera is still running to this day.

[@zmanr2090]

😂😂😂😂

[@Orcrist]

Imagine having the audacity and the stupidity to threaten The Sisko himself...the jemhadar truly were a species of muscle-bound idiot slave children.

[@acorrales1380]

RIP Clarence Williams III

[@kemptaunb]

R.I.P. Clarence Williams III Aka Omet'Iklan

[@Tigerman1138]

So who thinks this is better than “Discovery”?

[@fjccommish]

Getting your eyes poked out with a pin is better than Leftscovery.

[@16garrodp40]

Nobody..

[@sebashtundakeng8683]

everyone

[@sydneyloli5849]

everyone KNOWS this is better than std. std? that shit ain't star trek

[@joecoates0]

Everyone

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

cf. Gasim in "Lawrence of Arabia". "Now, Mr. Worf, what's all this about his calling DS9 a 'garbage scow'?"

[@dwaynegreen1786]

When ”Omet’iklan” kills his 2nd for a seemingly minor offense, it reminds me of when Henry V hangs his drinking partner, Bardolph, for stealing during a battle🤔

[@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980]

no one threatens Sisko least ways no one who wishes to continue living

[@leemaxwell1912]

Jem'Hadar are rude and untidy, leaving their dead comrade to rot on a spotless Federation starship deck.

[@SyxxFtH8]

RIP Clarance Williams III, Omet'iklan.

[@shiningbluenebula]

Excellent writing acting and directing. When you make threats understand that you put a bullseye on yourself because making a threat is a lot different from being able to carry it out.

[@Renevant]

"the Jem'Hadar where the most ruthless foes Star fleet ever faced. " - Uhh, have you ever heard of the Borg?

[@RyanSellman1]

The Borg are far more ruthless. They can't be bargained with, they can't be reasoned with, and they feel no pity, or remorse, or fear, and they absolutely will not stop....EVER, until you are assimilated.

[@MrDibara]

@@RyanSellman1 They sure started showing some goddamn ruthless forces through Star Trek that made the likes of Klingons, Romulqns and Cardassians feel far more approachable. The Borg, the Dominion, Species 8472... there's next to nothing holding these guys back from killing you. No code of honour, no diplomatic sranding, no political advantage that they seek, these guys just won't stop until you are dead. Your _ONLY_ option is really to threaten them with extermination. The Dominion did not stop until the Founders were almost extinct and the only chance of a cure was signing a treaty with the Federation, Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire. Species 8472 did not return to their realm until the Voyager started using a new weapon capable of destroying their bioships, which posed a threat to their entire species. It is literally only after getting driven back so much that they finally were open to negotiate some truce. And even then, the Borg still remain the only one not possible to negotiate yet. Neither the Klingons or the Romulans were ever this hellbent as these three, which just makes them both awesome and terrifying.

[@truepatriot1959]

Sisko thought he would send worf to bed without dinner

[@KH4444444444N]

Sisko was correct under any POV. The Forst is the weak one, this is why the Jemhadar will always lose. Killing to correct good soldiers is a fear expression tactic, and it is ultimately self'-immolating.

[@monkeyboy4746]

They were just so well written and acted, way too expensive, that's why he really killed him.

[@brendanokeeffe220]

Easily one of my favorite DS9 episodes.

[@iteckrel]

What I’ll always love in Star Trek is when someone plays dead you can still see them breathing

[@driver3464]

The Jem'Hadar make the Klingons look like wimps

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

What about the 6 that Worf killed at the Dominion prison camp?

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

@Reee Monro I forgot to mention that Worf killed those Jem'hadar without weapons.

[@WhatTheFucckk]

The Jem'Hadar don't fuck around dudes.

[@fubaralakbar6800]

The Jem Hadar and the entire Dominion deserved death. Every planet in their empire should have been sterilized with those chemical-torpedoes Sisko used on that one planet.

[@artemiscool67]

You know, I'm having more and more of an appreciation for Sisko. I didn't care much for him when the show was still on, but these years later I find him far more appealing of a character.

[@samuelrhodes9053]

Same here

[@TNTN1977]

Thissss ain't nooo fun-e-ral home....

[@potsdam28]

Steadno 2006 and it ain’t the terror dome neither!

[@TNTN1977]

@@potsdam28 😂

[@clemo85]

1:00 Omet'iklan calls Sisko weak, yet he makes one of the Jem'Hadar jump out of his skin and orders them out of the mess hall!

[@kparsa1]

So I think the Jem Hadar made a great addition to the dominion war...

[@macrussell78]

2:00 you can tell Sisko was about to say "I would be no better then you." but instead took a more diplomatic approach.

[@Redshirt434]

No mere Jem'Hadar can threaten the man that punched out Q. 😎

[@frantzkinsley7125]

One enlightened the other Stoic, regardless of their command styles, their soldiers both still breached protocol. It is not the fault of either command. It must be situational, as the mission is extra ordinary in nature

[@rogerfry4645]

Even the Jem Hadar listened ti him

[@GarrettRC5thscaler]

Damn, this might be better than 'next generation'

[@coleparker]

I always liked the Dominion War part of the DS9 series. One thing though, when the Earth Secret Section 31 introduced the Virus into the Collective link that would eliminate the founders, the writers wrote the series that said the Federation should be guilty of committing genocide. However, the Dominion had already made that as one of their goals of Earth and later Cardassia.

[@Longchain69]

Why is my recomendations full of DS9 clips? I have never watched any on youtube or similar ones. Lucky for me i like star trek.

[@jaywhite1850]

Notice how the Jem’Hader actors mistakenly react to Sisko and not their actual commanding officer when he says “Now!”? All but one start to leave the room at Sisko’s command.

[@LordZontar]

Do not provoke the Sisko.

[@damocles8417]

This scene explains why the dominion was a joke. One Borg cube could have assimilated the entire dominion with no problem.

[@nashshaffer6235]

If you look closely the dead Jem'Hadar is still breathing...LOL

[@CrniWuk]

Funny thing is a Klingon Commander might have done the same to Worf the Jem'Hadar did to his subordinate.

[@joelhenry5489]

I love this show.

[@BigSleepyOx]

I always liked Clarence Williams III. :)

[@LordProteus]

Both leaders have good points, and it's this that makes this scene so good.

[@Tigerman1138]

Should have just said,”I cannot create NEW people like you! I don’t have a cloning operation.”

[@tilasole3252]

Worf thinking, shit just got real

[@Cormcolash]

Brian Thompson as the second. Legend, first man to be killed by The Terminator, bad guy in Cobra. Can always spot him by the voice eyes and jaw. Also played a Klingon in TNG and an alien on The X-Files.

[@stuparumihai6376]

Worf going like:oooofff, I just dodged a bullet!

[@Bazookatone1]

The jemmy hazard might be the best species introduced in ds9. I like that rake on the "warrior culture", I think that its.more subtle.and interesting than trek managed with the klingons, which all too frequently devolved into "space vikings".

[@Shendue]

Worf: "But sir, I wasn't arguing with that guy, it was the other one".

[@the1tigglet]

I have one of these now in my crew and I have played an Odo worshiping first. Star Trek Online folks!

[@Spacegoat92]

I've just gotten back into that! After a few years off it! I've got no idea what i'm doing now LoL

[@adamwoodworth5758]

The neck cracking thing...does that really work ? It's kinds like the Vulcan neck pinch for ds9...

[@craigwinters4947]

You have to respect how the Jem Hadar are not hypocrites.

[@DrewLSsix]

Craig Winters not really, they are genetically engineered to be loyal to a fault. They generally don’t have the choice to be hypocritical, something that must naturally arise in any living thing intent on survival.

[@TheBlackwolf5011]

its alright y'all. the guy was still breathing. he's ok.

[@derrickrobbins8100]

I wish he had been a recurring character 😞

[@SvendleBerries]

Messing with Sisko whilst aboard his Pimp Hand? Bad move, man. Bad move...

[@KENOMAN1969]

The problem is with the First killing men before a mission where they need every man due to the odds against them. This was not a standard situation where they should enforce this brand of discipline. That's the logical view. What this showcases is the singular focus on the rules and established order of things the Jem H'dar operated by. A rigid code of discipline that had no exception regardless of circumstances. Thats what made thrm extremely dangerous foes.

[@potaterjim]

The difference that the Jem'hadar here isn't getting is that worf isn't a soldier, he's a security officer. It's both of their jobs to get into fights, but a soldier is paid to fight under orders. Worf is paid to fight at his own discretion. Furthermore, this makes it seem like sisko is weak, or that jemhadar society is too strict, but the only real "sin" here is that Omet'iklan is just narcissistic and unable to see that other cultures do things differently. They're allowed to punish their own as they see fit, but to try and impose their own values on another culture is arrogant and stupid, and exactly why the dominion are the bad guys.

[@strategossable1366]

It's okay, you can still see the Jem'Hadar breathing at 2:28

[@kd84afc]

Sable well i know there's method acting but I doubt they gonna kill themselves for a role lol

[@XjrhughesX]

Sable Union membership in the AG requires that the actor be alive at the end of production. Barring accidents of course.

[@jamesoncatlett6784]

“It takes twenty years to get a Worf and twenty minutes to get a JemHadar

[@quintonwilliams718]

😮😮 wow great Acting by Clarence Williams III RIP.