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[[Image:Gabriel Bell bio.jpg|thumb|left|Bell in the Federation [[historical database]]]]
 
[[Image:Gabriel Bell bio.jpg|thumb|left|Bell in the Federation [[historical database]]]]
Oddly enough, [[Nog]], studying a text on the Bell Riots, did notice a resemblance between Bell and Sisko. [[Quark]] said "all humans look alike to [[Ferengi]]". ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
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Oddly enough, [[Nog]], studying a text on the Bell Riots, did notice a resemblance between Bell and Sisko. [[Quark]] said "all humans look alike [to [[Ferengi]]]". ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
   
 
The content of the historical text read:
 
The content of the historical text read:

Revision as of 16:02, 1 March 2007

File:GabeBell.jpg

The original Gabriel Bell, prior to the change in the timeline

File:GabrielBell.jpg

Gabriel Bell after he was replaced by Benjamin Sisko in 2024

Gabriel Bell (April 24, 1987September 3, 2024) was a resident of Sanctuary District A in San Francisco on Earth, and regarded as the man responsible for the relatively peaceful resolution of the violent Bell Riots.

During the riots, Gabriel Bell guarded government hostages held by the rebellious residents in a district processing center. When government troops stormed the place, killing hundreds of residents, Bell gave his life to protect the hostages.His sacrifice made the Bell Riots one of the watershed events of the 21st century and led to the closure of the Sanctuary Districts across the United States.

In 2371 a transporter accident deposited Commander Benjamin Sisko, Dr. Julian Bashir and Lieutenant Jadzia Dax, in San Francisco in 2024.

While there, they inadvertently precipitated the death of Bell before the riots, and so Sisko was forced to take his place to ensure that the Bell Riots would have the necessary effect on 21st century history.

Accordingly, in the current timeline, historical photos of Gabriel Bell are now the image of Benjamin Sisko. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II")

Gabriel Bell bio

Bell in the Federation historical database

Oddly enough, Nog, studying a text on the Bell Riots, did notice a resemblance between Bell and Sisko. Quark said "all humans look alike [to Ferengi]". (DS9: "Little Green Men")

The content of the historical text read:

"Known as the Father of Earth's Post-Modern Reformism, Bell galvanized the people and government of the United State of America when he led an uprising in San Francisco's Sanctuary District "A." Besides arranging for food and medical supplies for the hostages, Bell was able to establish a wide broadcast data link through the planetary communications system, "Interface." Through this broadcast..."


Background

The original Gabriel Bell was played by John Lendale Bennett.

It should be noted, however, that as history records Sisko's image as that of Gabriel Bell, it could be that the real Bell was never actually meant to play the part history attributes to him; Sisko may have always been destined to assume a leadership role in the "Bell" Riots as Bell. (No image of Bell was offered prior to Sisko's involvement, and in fact Sisko did not recognize him by face, so we can't be sure that historical records did not show Sisko as Bell all along.) In other words, Sisko's involvement could have been a predestination paradox.