3 Star Trek Facts About the Starship Defiant
A weapon never seen on screen, an earlier name, and a close call in First Contact
The Defiant had a weapon you never saw, and it almost got destroyed in somebody else's movie. Here are three facts about the ship from Star Trek.
The DS9 technical manual says the Defiant's nose could detach as a warhead
According to the DS9 technical manual, the Defiant's nose could detach as a last resort antimatter warhead. We never saw it happen on screen, but shooting part of your ship at somebody feels very Sisko.
The Defiant was originally called the Valiant
The producers changed the name because they were worried about having two ships that started with a V: that one and the Voyager. Apparently, two ships starting with V was where Trek drew the line on confusion.
Early drafts of First Contact destroyed the Defiant
DS9 producer Ira Steven Behr objected, helping save the ship. Worf had already lost the Enterprise. They were about to make him walk home again.
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