Star Trek: 10 Biggest WTF Moments

6. The Jem€™Hadar Destroy The Odyssey

the odyssey How do you introduce a new villain in style? Destroy the star ship Enterprise with ease. They (almost) did this with the Borg in Next Generation€™s Q Who? And in Deep Space they did the next best thing to show how big a threat the Dominion truly was. The Odyssey comes to Deep Space Nine in the season 2 finale, in response to the appearance of the Jem€™Hadar. The Odyssey is a galaxy glass star ship and we€™ve spent seven seasons of Next Gen at this point getting to know the Enterprise, a fellow galaxy class star ship and how kick-ass it can be. So when they Odyssey aids the crew of Deep Space Nine in rescuing Commander Sisko from the newly emerged Jem€™Hadar, you know the Federation is brining out the big guns on this one. Which is why it is truly shocking when three Jem€™Hadar vessels fire a couple of shots and suddenly the Odyssey is in serious trouble. Plasma leaks. Fire on the bridge. Its only confounded by a giant WTF moment when one small enemy ship rams the Odyssey and it is destroyed. The Odyssey doesn€™t stand a chance. And at this point, you realise runabouts aren€™t going to cut it any more. Enter the Defiant€
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