Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) and Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn) are exemplary Starfleet Officers on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but they are very different and far apart in terms of being fathers. On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lt. Worf learned he had a son with K'Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) named Alexander Rozhenko (Brian Bonsall) who came to live with Worf on the USS Enterprise-D. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine introduced Commander Sisko as a widower and single father raising his son, Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton).
Lt. Commander Worf joined Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in season 4 and became Captain Sisko's Starfleet Strategic Operations Officer. Worf preferred to live aboard the USS Defiant, which he commanded in lieu of Captain Sisko. During the Dominion War, in which Captain Sisko played a pivotal role, Worf split his time between Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Forces, often serving with his friend, General Martok (J.G. Hertzler). Responsibilities to Starfleet aside, Sisko and Worf approached fatherhood very differently.
Compared to Captain Sisko, Worf Is A Terrible Father In Star Trek
Sisko never let his job get in the way of being a parent
Captain Sisko was an excellent father to Jake on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and he's even more impressive when compared to Worf. Benjamin was burdened with running the Deep Space Nine space station, managing the political intrigue of the Bajorans, Cardassians, Klingons, and the Dominion, leading Starfleet in the Dominion War, and his religious role as Emissary of the Prophets of Bajor. Yet Captain Sisko never neglected Jake. Ben was an active and caring parent, occasionally a disciplinarian, but he was involved in Jake's life, encouraged his son's interests and ambitions, and made time to have family dinners with Jake and his love, Kasidy Yates (Penny Johnson Gerald).
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Even Michael Dorn admits that Worf is a terrible father, especially compared to Captain Sisko. Worf had his moments of good parenting when Alexander was young on the USS Enterprise-D, but he was also impatient, distant, and angry with his son. Worf often tasked Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) to care for Alexander in his stead. On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the adult Alexander (Marc Worden) enlisted in the Klingon Defense Forces to make his father proud. Worf still wasn't the picture of fatherly warmth, and General Martok ended up looking after Alexander on his Bird-of-Prey, the IKS Rotarran. Worf and Alexander were never as close as Ben and Jake Sisko were.
What Happened To Sisko & Worf’s Sons In Star Trek?
Jake Sisko and Alexander Rozhenko have very different destinies
Both Jake Sisko and Alexander Rozhenko made their last canonical appearances in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Alexander's final appearance was in DS9 season 6's "You Are Cordially Invited" when he attended Worf's wedding to Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell). Soon after, Alexander was transferred from the IKS Rotarran to the IKA Ya'Vang, having been accepted by his fellow Klingons as a "good luck charm" after a rocky start. In DS9 season 7, Worf reported that Alexander was promoted to the Ya'Vang's weapons officer.
Alexander was not seen or mentioned when Captain Worf returned in Star Trek: Picard season 3.
Jake Sisko was a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series regular, and he made his final appearance in DS9's series finale, "What You Leave Behind." When Captain Sisko joined the Prophets and became a non-linear being, Jake was left behind with Kasidy and her newborn son with Ben, who is Jake's half-brother. Star Trek fans have clamored for Jake Sisko to appear in a Star Trek on Paramount+ series, but it has yet to happen. It's safe to guess that Jake Sisko continued his career as a reporter and a writer after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, and he looks forward to the day when his father, Captain Sisko, finally returns.
