In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Section 31 is an autonomous intelligence and defense organization that carries out covert operations for the United Federation of Planets. Created by Ira Steven Behr for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " Inquisition ", the organization was intended to act as a counterbalance to the utopian ...

In 2374, Section 31 attempted to recruit the chief medical officer of space station Deep Space 9, Doctor Julian Bashir, after putting him through psychological testing on the holodeck of a ship to which he had been abducted.

In the Mirror Universe, an alternate universe governed by the ruthless Terran Empire, a teenage Philippa Georgiou returns home from a deadly contest to determine the next Emperor. She reveals to her family that she befriended a boy named San and they defeated the other young contestants together.

In 2374, Sloan attempted to recruit the genetically-engineered chief medical officer of Deep Space 9 into Section 31's ranks, staging an elaborate deception using a holodeck in an attempt to test Bashir's loyalties.

Jun 20, 2023 · First introduced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the intelligence organization caught the attention of Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) during the Dominion War.

Jan 29, 2025 · Yet, after many years and reimaginings, Deep Space Nine remains the only series to do Section 31 right. According to Sloan, Section 31 is a subset of Starfleet Intelligence designed to...

Apr 19, 2023 · Section 31 made its first appearance in the Deep Space Nine sixth season episode “Inquisition.” In that 1998 episode, a mysterious man named Luther Sloan (William Sadler) who claimed he was from...

Jan 24, 2025 · Yes, Section 31 — represented by Luther Sloan (that rare operative with a first name) — indulged in some extremely dodgy tactics during "Deep Space Nine"'s Dominion War. Its agents even...

Star Trek: Section 31 (S31) is a Star Trek series. The line began as a miniseries of novels in 2001, each centering on the activities of Section 31, the secret covert operations division of Starfleet that was established in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Inquisition".

Jan 17, 2025 · Deep Space Nine might have thrown the bomb in the first place by giving us the existence of Section 31, but it understood the danger of wielding such a weapon in the first place—because...