Would a Federation warship like the Defiant out gun a Star Wars Star Destroyer? Who has a bigger armada? Who has the tactical advantage? Don’t forget that The Federation includes the Klingons, who love warfare and have fast, agile, heavily armed ships, with cloaking devices, and the Vulcans with superior logic and tactical planning.
Just to pile on O’Brien, have something terrible happen to Keiko & Molly. That should really send him along the path to the Dark Side in an attempt to bring them back.
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities - some consider to be… unnatural.
This has been bugging me since yesterday. I really want to see Darth Smiley now…