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This is a list of characters from thescience fiction television seriesStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. Only characters who played a significant major role in the series are listed.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a science fiction television show of theStar Trek franchise that aired between 1993 and 1999. Many of the characters appear in other programs and films comprising the widerStar Trekscience fiction universe.
Benjamin Sisko (played byAvery Brooks) is the Starfleet officer placed in charge ofDeep Space Nine, a formerlyCardassian space station orbiting Bajor. TheBajorans, having liberated themselves from a long, brutal Cardassian occupation of their planet, invite theFederation to jointly administer the station. Sisko and Jadzia Dax accidentally discover nearby the first known stablewormhole, which not only provides two-way quick access to the previously distant, unexploredGamma Quadrant, but is also considered by the Bajorans to be the home of their gods, theProphets ("Emissary"). These two factors greatly magnify the station's importance.
The Bajorans consider him the Emissary of the Prophets, which gives him enormous prestige and influence with them. At first uncomfortable with his unwanted status, he eventually comes to accept it. (It is later revealed that his birth was arranged by the Prophets.) In his dual role, he leads the fight against the enemies of Bajor and the Federation.
The security chief of the station,Odo (René Auberjonois) is a Changeling, a being able toshapeshift. Found by the Bajorans, he was subjected to painful testing by a Bajoran scientist while growing up. During the Cardassian occupation, Odo was a law enforcement officer aboard the station, doing his best to be even-handed and impartial, despite the circumstances.
He is the nemesis of Quark, theFerengi owner of a bar/nightclub on the station during and after the occupation. Odo gradually falls in love with Kira Nerys, the Bajoran liaison officer and Sisko's second-in-command, and she with him.
He finally discovers that his people are the Founders, the iron-fisted rulers of theDominion, a very powerful state in the Gamma Quadrant. The Founders distrust all "solids" and have already subjugated many races. They go to war with the Federation and its allies, testing Odo's loyalties.
Julian Bashir (initially credited as Siddig El Fadil, then asAlexander Siddig) is a Starfleet lieutenant and the station's chief medical officer. When he was a child, his parents had him illegally genetically engineered to enhance him both physically and mentally, as he was falling behind his classmates. He is best friends with engineering officer Miles O'Brien and befriends the enigmatic Garak, the sole Cardassian resident. He is manipulated by and fights againstSection 31, a highly secretive group within Starfleet that engages in illegal activities on behalf of the Federation.
Dax is aTrillsymbiont, who has been "joined" to various humanoid Trills, both male and female, over the course of its long lifetime, sharing their bodies. Prior to Jadzia, the Dax symbiont had been hosted by Lela, Tobin, Emony, Audrid, Torias, Joran, and Curzon.
Jadzia, Sisko's science officer, is Dax's host for the first six seasons. WhenTerry Farrell, the actress who portrayed her, left the show, Jadzia was killed by the Cardassian Dukat, and the symbiont transferred toEzri (Nicole de Boer). Jadzia marries Worf shortly before she is murdered, while Ezri is attracted to Dr. Bashir.
Curzon, the roguish male host immediately prior to Jadzia, was Benjamin Sisko's mentor and close friend. Sisko calls Jadzia and Ezri "Old Man", despite neither of them being old or a man, in remembrance of this.
Jake (Cirroc Lofton) is Benjamin Sisko's teenage son. His best friend is theFerengi Nog. Choosing not to follow his father's footsteps and join Starfleet, he becomes a writer and (during the Dominion War) awar correspondent.
Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) is the station's chief of operations, transferring over fromStar Trek: The Next Generation's starshipEnterprise in the first episode. He becomes best friends with Julian Bashir. He is married to Keiko, a botanist who works as a schoolteacher on the station; they have two children.
Quark (Armin Shimerman) is the longtime Ferengi owner of a bar/casino/holosuite arcade onDeep Space Nine. Sisko persuades him to remain and keep his establishment running after the Cardassians are forced out. Like most Ferengi, he pursues profit by any means, legal or otherwise. This frequently brings him into conflict with Odo. Sisko, on the other hand, occasionally finds his services and information useful.
Major, later Colonel,Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) is the Bajoranliaison officer and Sisko's second-in-command on the station. During the Cardassian occupation, she became an effectiveguerrilla fighter. At first, she is hostile to Federation involvement, but gradually changes her mind. A devout woman, she initially finds it difficult working for a commander who is also the Emissary of the Prophets, but comes to completely trust and respect Sisko. She has some romantic involvements with fellow Bajorans, but eventually learns of Odo's love for her, and reciprocates.
Worf (Michael Dorn) is a Starfleet officer transferred toDeep Space Nine after having served aboard theEnterprise under CaptainJean-Luc Picard. He is the station's Strategic Operations Officer. AKlingon raised by human foster parents after being orphaned, he became the first Starfleet officer of his species. He faces difficulties and divided loyalties as a result. After helpingGowron become Chancellor of the Klingon Empire inStar Trek: The Next Generation, Worf later kills him in a duel when Gowron endangers the Empire in the Dominion War for his own personal motives. Worf and Jadzia Dax eventually develop a romantic relationship and get married, though she is soon after murdered by Gul Dukat.
Bareil Antos (Philip Anglim) is aBajoranVedek.
He first appears in the episode "In the Hands of the Prophets" in the first season, where he is introduced as a Bajoran religious leader, and the target of an assassination plot.[1] Bareil becomes a recurring character who has a romantic relationship with MajorKira Nerys, a subplot that begins at the start of season 2 and concludes with his death in "Life Support".[2]
He runs against VedekWinn Adami for the role ofKai, the religious leader of Bajor, but drops out to protect the reputation of the previous Kai, Opaka. Bareil is injured in a shuttle explosion, and Dr.Julian Bashir has to replace his failing organs with cybernetics so that he can continue to advise Winn in vital negotiations with theCardassians. His continued efforts in this weakened state cause brain damage, and eventually his death.
In themirror universe episode "Resurrection", the Bareil from that universe is a petty thief who is close to the alternate Kira, the evil commander of the space station. He leaves his universe in an attempt to steal anorb.[3]
Brunt (Jeffrey Combs) is a liquidator with theFerengi Commerce Authority (FCA). He is the nemesis of Quark, whom he perceives as a threat to the Ferengi way of life, and often attempts to either destroy him or to supplantGrand Nagus Zek (although at one time, he does help Quarkrescue Ishka from theDominion). By sharp contrast, hismirror universe counterpart is a friendly and congenial person, with unrequited feelings for his universe'sEzri Tigan, who ends up being murdered by theIntendant (mirror Kira Nerys).
Kimara Cretak is a senator and representative of theRomulan empire for a short time aboardDeep Space Nine. She is accused of treason against the Star Empire and found guilty in the episode "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges." The ending of the episode leaves her fate ambiguous, with it unclear if she will be imprisoned or executed. Cretak was first portrayed by Megan Cole in "Image in the Sand" and "Shadows and Symbols," andAdrienne Barbeau in "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges."
Damar (Casey Biggs) is aCardassian military officer. He serves underGul Dukat and later becomes his aide when theCardassian Union joins theDominion. Damar discovers a way to disable the Federation's self-replicating mines protectingDeep Space Nine, which had been preventing the Dominion from sending reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant through the wormhole. As the Federation retakes the station, Damar learns thatTora Ziyal, Dukat's half-Bajoran daughter, had been helpingKira and others undermine them, and kills her.
After Dukat's mental breakdown following his daughter's death, Damar is promoted, first togul and then tolegate. As the leader of Cardassia, he gradually comes to resent the Dominion's demotion of Cardassia and sacrifice of Cardassian soldiers during its war to conquer theAlpha Quadrant. He finally switches sides and calls upon his people to fight the Dominion. He acceptsFederation aid and advice from an expert on guerrilla warfare, Colonel Kira Nerys. During desperate fighting to capture the Dominion's headquarters onCardassia Prime, Damar is killed in action.
Damar appeared in 23 episodes, beginning with season 4's "Return to Grace".
ProducerIra Behr hired Biggs, having seen him in the early IMAX filmAlamo: The Price of Freedom.[4]
Dukat (Marc Alaimo) is a Cardassian officer and the former commander ofTerok Nor, the Cardassian space station that is renamedDeep Space Nine following Cardassia's expulsion from Bajor. Kira Nerys hates him for his actions during the Cardassian occupation, but it is later revealed that Dukat and her mother were lovers.
Dukat becomes a key player in forming a Cardassian alliance with the Dominion and joins them in fighting against the Federation and Bajor. With the Dominion on the verge of losing the war, Dukat allies himself with thePah-wraiths, the enemies of the Prophets, but is foiled by Sisko in his attempt to release them from their captivity and instead ends up joining them in eternal imprisonment.
In 2009,IGN ranked Dukat as the 15th best character ofStar Trek overall, noting the character as a complicated and nuanced "bad guy".[5] They note the character's morality in"Indiscretion", as well as his introduction in the premiere episode ofStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Emissary".[5]
In 2016,Screen Rant rated Dukat as the eighth best character inStar Trek overall as presented in television and film.[6]Time rated Gul Dukat the fourth best villain of theStar Trek franchise in 2016.[7]
In 2018,Comic Book Resources (CBR) ranked Gul Dukat the third best recurring character of allStar Trek.[8]
Michael Eddington is aStarfleet lieutenant commander. He is stationed onDeep Space Nine as security officer, due to distrust of Odo. Following orders from a Starfleet admiral, he sabotages theDefiant's cloaking system when CaptainSisko defies orders and takes the ship to the Gamma Quadrant. On another occasion, he is instrumental in helping to recover the command staff of the station after a transporter malfunction.
Eddington later defects to the Maquis, a resistance group which refuses to abide by the Federation's ceding of their colonies to the Cardassians. He likens himself and Sisko to characters fromLes Miserables (Jean Valjean andJavert, respectively), but is eventually captured and imprisoned. He is later killed while fighting alongside Sisko in a successful attempt to rescue survivors of a Maquis colony from the Dominion.
Michael Eddington was portrayed byKenneth Marshall, appearing as a recurring character beginning in season 3's "The Search, Part I".
In 2018, CBR ranked Eddington the 17th best recurring character inStar Trek.[8]
In 2016, the character was ranked as the 77th most important character in service toStarfleet within theStar Trek science fiction universe byWired.[9]
Vic Fontaine (James Darren) is a holographic lounge singer in Quark's holosuites. He provides advice to various characters.[10]
Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) is the onlyCardassian to remain onDeep Space Nine after the Bajorans and Federation take charge. Though he claims to be a simpletailor, it is obvious that he is far more than that. He turns out to be a former top operative of the Obsidian Order, the powerful and feared Cardassian intelligence organization, and the illegitimate son of its longtime head, Enabran Tain. Disgraced for undisclosed reasons, he chose exile onDeep Space Nine.
Dr. Bashir and he become friends. He also proves very useful to Sisko from time to time, even arranging the assassination of a hostile visiting Romulan senator during the Dominion War in order to bring the then-neutral Romulan Empire into the war on the Federation side ("In the Pale Moonlight").
Garak unabashedly lies, constantly and smoothly, but remains deeply loyal to Cardassia. He risks his life fighting against the Dominion when it turns on Cardassia.
Garak was originally intended to appear in only a single episode, "Past Prologue," but Robinson's performance was so good that he was retained.
In 2015,Syfy rated Garak as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11]
Gowron (Robert O'Reilly) is a Klingon who is chosen leader of theKlingon Empire by CaptainJean Luc Picard in theStar Trek: The Next Generation episode "Reunion" (directed byJonathan Frakes), and was featured in several episodes ofDeep Space Nine.
He endangers the Empire by repeatedly setting up Martok, one of his most effective generals in the Dominion War, for defeat in battle, considering him a rival. Worf is forced to challenge him to a duel and kills him.
In 2015, Syfy rated Gowron as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11]
Ishka (Andrea Martin,Cecily Adams) is the mother of Quark and Rom, who affectionately address her as "Moogie." She causes trouble for the family by wearing clothes and earning profit, two activities that are forbidden to female Ferengi, and is unrepentant about her actions when discovered by the Ferengi Commerce Authority. Later, she has a romantic relationship with Grand Nagus Zek, and eventually persuades him to begin changing the regulations that govern Ferengi business, with far-reaching consequences for that society.
Ishka was introduced in the season 3 episode "Family Business".[12]
Leeta (Chase Masterson) is a recurring character (17 episodes) onDeep Space Nine. Introduced in season 3's "Explorers", she is aBajoran employed as adabo girl in Quark's bar. After a brief romantic relationship with Julian Bashir, she becomes involved with and eventually marriesRom.
Although initially played as a stereotypical "airhead", over the course of the series it is revealed that she is an intelligent woman who chooses to maintain a carefree attitude. She is a ringleader when Quark's employees attempt to start atrade union, and also volunteers to play temporary host to one of Jadzia Dax's former personalities.
Unlike most Bajoran characters, Leeta is never given a family name. The non-canon novels explain that this is because she was brought up in an orphanage during theCardassian Occupation, and thus her family background is unknown.
In 2015, Syfy rated Leeta as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11]In 2018, CBR ranked Leeta the seventh best recurring character in all ofStar Trek.[8]
Martok (J. G. Hertzler) is a Klingon general who befriends Worf. When Worf kills Gowron to save the Klingon Empire, Martok nominates him for the next Chancellor of the Klingon Empire, but Worf instead acclaims him Chancellor. Martok was played byJ. G. Hertzler.[13]
Martok was introduced in the season 4 opener, "The Way of the Warrior".[14]
In 2015, Syfy rated Martok among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11]
Mila (Julianna McCarthy), a female Cardassian, was for over three decades the housekeeper ofEnabran Tain, the head of theObsidian Order. She is killed by Dominion soldiers on the eve ofCardassia's liberation from the Dominion, while harboring Garak, Damar and Kira Nerys. She appeared in three episodes as well as in the novelA Stitch in Time byAndrew J. Robinson.
DoctorMora Pol (James Sloyan) is theBajoran scientist who was assigned to study theChangeling Odo. He studied and taught Odo at the Bajoran Center for Science during the Occupation of Bajor from 2358 to 2365. When Odo assumed the shape of a humanoid, he imitated Dr. Mora's hairstyle.
Odo initially resented Dr. Mora for failing to realize he was sentient. Under pressure from theCardassians to get answers and not fully understanding what he was dealing with, Dr. Mora used some questionable methods in his experiments. Odo left the institute two years later. They do not reconcile until 2373, when Dr. Mora arrives onDeep Space Nine to assist Odo in treating an infant changeling.
Morn (Mark Allen Shepherd) is a Lurian male, the first member of his species seen in theStar Trek universe. Morn is a frequent patron of Quark's bar.[15] Morn is named afterNorm Peterson, a character from the television seriesCheers.[16][17]
According tomake-up designerMichael Westmore, on the first day of filming the director chose Morn randomly from among several prosthetic characters. Westmore went to great lengths to ensure that Morn could talk if the character ever had to, but Morn remained silent throughout the series. This became arunning gag, with other characters commenting on how talkative he is.[18] Morn is credited with knowing the funniest joke in the universe. Quark sometimes breaks down laughing when he tries to retell the joke, and always gives up by saying that no one can tell it like Morn. Morn's existence as a fixture at Quark's bar is mocked in the episode "Who Mourns for Morn?" when Quark sets up a holo-imager to project an image of Morn on his regular stool, quietly drinking. Mark Allen Shepherd plays a dual role in this episode: apart from his regular appearance as Morn, he played aBajoran invited to sit in Morn's usual chair at the bar.
Often, other characters refer to something Morn has done that, to the viewer, would seem uncharacteristic for Morn. For example, when it became clear that war with the Dominion is inevitable, Morn throws a chair at Quark, then runs naked across the Promenade screaming, "We're all doomed!" Lieutenant CommanderWorf claims that Morn is a formidable sparring partner, and the pair fight in the holosuites on a weekly basis. Jadzia Dax also says she nearly became romantic with Morn, except that Morn turned her down.
Very little is divulged about Morn or his species on the show. It was revealed in the episode "Who Mourns for Morn?" that he had been previously involved in some criminal activities, the most notable being a robbery in which his crew stole 1,000 bricks of gold-pressed latinum.
Morn also appeared in theStar Trek: The Next Generation episode "Birthright, Part I", made a cameo in theStar Trek: Voyager episode "Caretaker." He also makes a cameo in the animated seriesStar Trek: Lower Decks. Because of these appearances, this has made Morn one of the few characters to appear in three or more of theStar Trek series, alongside Quark (who appeared inTNG,DS9,Voyager andLower Decks),William Riker (TNG,DS9 (as transporter clone),Voyager,Enterprise,Lower Decks andPicard),Jean-Luc Picard (TNG,DS9 andPicard),Deanna Troi (TNG,Voyager,Enterprise andPicard),Kang (The Original Series,DS9 andVoyager),Q (TNG,DS9,Voyager,Lower Decks andPicard), andGeordi La Forge (TNG,Voyager (as Captain La Forge), andPicard).
Nog (Aron Eisenberg) is Rom's son. He develops a close friendship withJake Sisko throughout the series.
Working at the station's bar at first, Nog later becomes the firstFerengi to joinStarfleet ("Facets"), to the disapproval of his uncle, Quark. He is ultimately promoted to the rank oflieutenant, junior grade by Sisko during the final episode of the series, "What You Leave Behind".
Keiko O'Brien (Rosalind Chao) is a botanist and the wife of Miles O'Brien in bothStar Trek: The Next Generation andStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. When an accident endangers her and her unborn second child, Doctor Bashir saves them both by removing the fetus and implanting it into Kira Nerys' womb. After the war, the O'Brien family relocates toEarth, when Miles accepts the position of instructor atStarfleet Academy.
Molly O'Brien (Hana Hatae) is the first child of Keiko and Miles O'Brien. She originally appeared onStar Trek: The Next Generation, born in 2368 in theTNG episode "Disaster".
In theDS9 episode "Time's Orphan," the O'Briens go on a picnic to Golana IV, where Molly accidentally falls into an abandoned time portal and emerges as an 18-year-old (played byMichelle Krusiec). From her point of view, she experiences approximately ten years of solitary existence. Eventually the adult Molly helps her child counterpart return home, erasing the adult Molly from history in the process.
Opaka (Camille Saviola) was theKai or spiritual leader of theBajorans through the latter years of the Cardassian Occupation and the first few months after it ended in 2369. Opaka recognizes Sisko as the latest Emissary of the Prophets. During the Cardassian Occupation, Opaka had been a collaborator: she gave away the whereabouts of a rebel base, and her son was killed in the subsequent attack, in order to save thousands of other Bajoran lives. Later on, Bareil Antos drops out of the election for Kai in an effort to keep this secret from ruining Opaka's legacy. This leads to Winn Adami becoming Kai.
In response to a prophetic Orb experience, Opaka leaves Bajor for the first time to pay an unannounced visit toDS9. Journeying with Sisko and Kira through the wormhole, she is killed in a crash on the Ennis penal moon, but is resurrected by artificial microbes present there. The microbes are specifically designed to work only on the moon. Given the opportunity to leave, she instead decides to remain and help end the prisoners' perpetual civil war.
Rom (Max Grodénchik) is Quark's brother. An atypical Ferengi, he does not have the "lobes" for business, but is a highly skilled engineer and a loving and supportive father to his son Nog.
In 2015,SyFy rated Rom as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11] In 2013,Wired said that Rom was arguably the best character inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, and even in the entireStar Trek franchise. They praised how Max Grodénchik brought the character to life, presenting a nuanced and layered character over the seven season run, and noted how Rom transforms from a comedic sidekick for Quark to a character that was much more important to the series.[19] In 2021, Julian Beauvais, writing forScreen Rant, thought that Rom was an honorable character for trying to take care of his family, using his engineering abilities to help defeat the Dominion during the war, and as Grand Nagus planning to reform Ferengi society to be more egalitarian.[20]
Vice AdmiralWilliam J. Ross (Barry Jenner), is the field commander of Starfleet forces during theDominion War and the coordinator of Starfleet's defense of theBolian andBajoran fronts in the early stages of that war.
During the first three months of the war, Ross comes under severe pressure to halt the advance of the Dominion. He makes Captain Sisko his adjutant. As the war progresses, Ross takes a much more tactical role rather than strategically planning the war effort. After the first battle ofChin'toka, Ross is posted aboardDeep Space Nine to command the Allied forces presently hemmed in at Chin'toka. During the Battle ofCardassia, Ross leads the Starfleet wing of the assault fleet. He devises the planned assault on Cardassia and, soon afterwards, presides over the signing of the Treaty of Bajor.
It is later revealed that Ross was one of the few Starfleet personnel to know of the existence ofSection 31. Although he collaborates with Section 31 in one of their operations, like Julian Bashir, he staunchly maintains that he is not a member of the organization.
Ross appeared in twelve episodes beginning with the season 6 episode "A Time to Stand".
In 2016, the character was ranked as the 41st most important character ofStarfleet within theStar Trek science fiction universe byWired.[9]
Shakaar Edon (Duncan Regehr) was a resistance leader during the Occupation and later becomes First Minister of Bajor.
As the head of Kira's resistance cell, he lets her go on her first raid at age 13 to fill in a vacancy in the ranks.
After the Cardassians are defeated, Shakaar handily wins the position ofBajor's second post-occupation First Minister, defeating acting Minister Winn in an election. As he works with Kira in her role of senior Bajoran onDS9, Shakaar realizes he has fallen in love with her and they begin a relationship. He pushes to fast-track Bajor's admission to theUFP, but that act is postponed at the last minute by Sisko'spagh'tem'far (sacred vision) that it is not the right time.
He and Kira part ways romantically, after a visit to the Kendra shrine on Bajor reveals that they are not meant to walk the same path.
Joseph Sisko (Brock Peters) is Benjamin Sisko's father.
Joseph runs a restaurant inNew Orleans called "Sisko's Creole Kitchen" ("Image in the Sand").
Joseph was first married to a woman named Sarah, but when their son Benjamin was a year and a half old, Sarah left without explanation, eventually dying in a shuttle accident. Joseph remarried, but having been greatly emotionally wounded by Sarah's inexplicable leaving, could not bring himself to disclose to Benjamin who his real mother was. Years later, Benjamin discovers in the episodes "Image in the Sand" and "Shadows and Symbols" that Sarah's body was taken over by a Prophet in order to arrange the birth of Benjamin, the future Emissary of the Prophets.
Luther Sloan (William Sadler) is an operative of theintelligence agencySection 31. Sloan appeared in three episodes ofStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: "Inquisition", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", and "Extreme Measures".
Sloan keeps trying to recruit Julian Bashir for Section 31, but Bashir adamantly refuses due to the organization's harsh methods. Nevertheless, Sloan manages to drag Bashir into Section 31 operations. Bashir discovers evidence that Section 31 is responsible for infecting Odo with a genocidal virus intended to kill all theFounders and end theDominion War. Bashir, with the help of his friend Miles O'Brien, captures Sloan and extracts the cure from his mind before Sloan is able to commit suicide.
Solbor (James Otis) is a Bajoran assistant to Kai Winn. He is killed by Kai Winn when he threatens to expose Dukat and the Kai's betrayal of the Prophets. He appeared in three episodes.
Enabran Tain (Paul Dooley) is a Cardassian, the former head of theObsidian Order and the father of Garak. He never admits this fact publicly, believing that his son is a "weakness [he] couldn't afford".
Tain led the Obsidian Order for twenty years, and was the only leader to live long enough to retire. Garak was his protege. Nevertheless, Tain was directly responsible for exiling Garak after being betrayed by him in some unstated way.
Tain attempts a comeback by destroying the Founders' homeworld with a combined fleet of Obsidian Order andRomulanTal Shiar ships. However, his organization is infiltrated by a Changeling, and the fleet is destroyed in an ambush by theJem'Hadar. Tain is captured, but manages to send asubspace signal to Garak. By the time Garak reaches him, he is dying of a heart condition. On his deathbed, Tain finally acknowledges that Garak is his son.
Tora Ziyal is the halfCardassian / halfBajoran daughter ofDukat and his mistress Tora Naprem. She was played byCyia Batten in "Indiscretion" and "Return to Grace", byTracy Middendorf in the episode "For the Cause", and byMelanie Smith, over six episodes from season 5's "In Purgatory's Shadow" to season 6's "Sacrifice of Angels". Dukat and Kira Nerys find Ziyal in aBreen prison camp on the planet and free her. Dukat originally intends to kill Ziyal to protect his career, as the Cardassians consider her an abomination, but Kira's arguments and his own paternal love convince him not to.
After Cardassian/Dominion troops reclaimDS9 from the Federation, she agrees to help Quark liberate Rom, Kira, Jake and Leeta from prison. In "Sacrifice of Angels", her father tries to convince her to flee the station and return toCardassia with him before the Federation troops retake the station. She is killed by Dukat's first officer, Damar, after he overhears her confession to her father about having helped free the prisoners. Dukat has a mental breakdown after witnessing his daughter's death.
A Betazoid ambassador and the mother ofDeanna Troi,Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) occasionally visitsDS9 and causes consternation for Security Chief Odo with her romantic interest in him.
In 2015, Syfy rated Lwaxana as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11]
Weyoun (Jeffrey Combs) is a Vorta, debuting in"To the Death". He is killed, but the writers found his character interesting and made him a clone, so that he could return.[21] More Weyouns appeared in the series up until the finale, when the eighth and last clone is killed by Garak. All but one are completely loyal to the Founders. The exception, Weyoun 6, contacts Odo and offers to defect ("Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"); when caught escaping, he commits suicide to save Odo.
In 2013,Slate ranked Weyoun one of the ten best villains in theStar Trek franchise.[22]
In 2015,SyFy rated Weyoun as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters inStar Trek.[11]
Weyoun also appears in theStar Trek novelMillennium: Fall of Terok Nor/War of the Prophets/Inferno which was written by authors Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.[23]
KaiWinn Adami (Louise Fletcher) is the Kai, the religious leader of Bajor. She held the title ofVedek during theCardassian occupation ofBajor, and claimed to have been beaten for her religious teachings.
Winn makes her first appearance objecting to whatKeiko O'Brien teaches in her school, in the episode "In the Hands of the Prophets". Winn also directs one of her supporters to assassinate Bareil, Winn's chief rival in the Vedek Assembly. Winn's involvement, although suspected by MajorKira Nerys, is never proven.
Winn later aligns herself with an extremist group calledThe Circle. The Circle's goal is to eliminate all external influences from Bajor, including theFederation, which would have served Winn's purposes in getting rid of Commander Sisko, whom she resents as the Emissary of theProphets. The reward for her support would have been the guarantee of becoming Kai. When it is discovered that The Circle is secretly being supplied by theCardassians, Winn immediately changes sides.
In the episode "The Collaborator", the election for the next Kai approaches. Winn seeks out and obtains information about theKendra Valley Massacre, which she uses to manipulate Major Kira into investigatingVedekBareil Antos, who is in a relationship with Kira at the time. Ultimately, Bareil is forced to withdraw, resulting in Winn's election as Kai. Although Bareil is later proven innocent by Kira, he chooses not to reveal the truth, which is thatKai Opaka had actually been responsible for the massacre, a move that resulted in 43 deaths, including that of her own son, but which had saved over 1,400 other Bajoran lives.
When the First Minister of the provisional government dies, Winn gets herself appointed to the office. Shakaar defeats Winn for the position in an election.
In the final days of the Dominion War, Winn finally receives what she believes to be a vision from the Prophets, who tell her that a guide will soon appear to her. In reality, this vision is from thePah-wraiths—the enemies of the Prophets—and the "guide" turns out to be Dukat, surgically altered to look like a Bajoran. Not recognizing him at first, she and Dukat soon became lovers, and he convinces her that to restore Bajor, she must release the Pah-wraiths, whom he claims are the true prophets of Bajor. When her aide Solbor discovers what she and Dukat are planning, he reveals Dukat's true identity to Winn and threatens to expose them. Winn kills him to prevent this. After studying a sacred text, Winn discovers there is only one way to release the Pah-wraiths. The Prophets send Sisko a premonition. In the series finale "What You Leave Behind", and after the battle of Cardassia, Sisko travels to the Fire Caves on Bajor, where the Pah-wraiths are imprisoned, to confront Winn and Dukat. Winn has killed Dukat as a necessary sacrifice to release the Pah-wraiths, but they keep him alive and give him great powers. While Dukat and Sisko fight, Winn tries to redeem herself. Before Dukat kills her, she gives Sisko the information he needs to imprison the Pah-wraiths (and Dukat) forever.
In 2018,CBR ranked Winn the eleventh-best recurring character in all ofStar Trek.[8]
In 2013,Slate ranked Kai Winn one of the ten best villains in theStar Trek franchise.[22]
Kasidy Danielle Yates (Penny Johnson Jerald) is a human civilian freighter captain. She is introduced to Benjamin Sisko by his son Jake, who feels it is time for Sisko to start dating again, after the death of his first wifeJennifer at theBattle of Wolf 359. The character is first introduced in the episode "Family Business" in season three, and is a recurring character (15 episodes) thereafter.[24]
Jake's attempt at matchmaking is successful, and Kasidy and Sisko become lovers, even after her arrest and eventual imprisonment for aiding theMaquis in "For the Cause". Following her release from prison, the two resume their relationship in "Rapture". Eventually, Kasidy becomes Sisko's second wife and, at the end of the series, she becomes pregnant with their child. When Sisko leaves to join the Prophets, he tells her that he will be away for a while, but would eventually return to her. They were ranked the eighth best romantic couple inStar Trek in 2020 byScreen Rant.[25]
Zek (Wallace Shawn[26]) is theGrand Nagus (leader) of theFerengi Alliance throughout most of the 24th century.
Zek pretends to retire shortly after the discovery of thewormhole nearBajor. He arrives onDS9 and names Quark as his successor, and then appears to die. However, it is all just a test to see if his son Krax is ready to take over, but Krax fails, so Zek resumes his rule.
Zek visits the BajoranProphets within the wormhole in an attempt to gather information. Instead, the Prophets 'devolve' Zek's personality to that of a proto-Ferengi, before his people had dedicated their lives to the acquisition of wealth. During his time in this state, Zek makes many radical reforms to his people's laws and government that direct his people away from their greedy ways, including overhauling theRules of Acquisition. He is eventually changed back and his reforms nullified in the episode "Prophet Motive".
During aTongo tournament onFerenginar, Zek receives a tip from Ishka, the mother of Quark and Rom, which helps him make a comeback and win the tournament. They eventually fall in love. They are briefly broken up by Quark at the prodding of LiquidatorBrunt, who wants to succeed Zek as Nagus, but the plot fails in "Ferengi Love Songs". Zek, suffering from failing memory, bequeaths all his financial dealings to the financially brilliant Ishka, eventually caving in to her demands for female rights. He is once again deposed, this time by Brunt, but is reinstated after the populace learns of the new and exciting business opportunities such reforms would bring about. Under Ishka's influence, he further reforms the Ferengi political and economic system into a significantly less capitalist model. Eventually, he retires with Ishka toRisa, naming Rom as his successor.
Shawn described the makeup process as "a little bit disturbing and uncomfortable and exhausting". It took three hours to put on the makeup, and an hour to take it off, and he would be wearing it for at least twelve hours. Although the process was arduous, and he wouldn't have wanted to do it more than once a year, he appreciated the results and found that "To be in that world and to be in that makeup really liberated me in a way that I never experienced before — or since. I felt completely free, so it was a joyful experience."[27]
In 2018,CBR ranked Zek the 14th best recurring character of allStar Trek.[8]
Morn was based on Norm from Cheers.
they killed Weyoun at the end of the episode, but the writers realized afterwards, "Wait a minute, this is a character we find interesting." So that's how Weyoun could be cloned at the drop of a hat.
Wally wanted to do one, he was available and that worked out brilliantly.
