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{{quote| -- '''Senator Vreenak''', "In the Pale Moonlight"}}
{{quote| -- '''Senator Vreenak''', "In the Pale Moonlight"}}


[[The Captain]] (though actually only ranked Commander until late Season 3), with a touch of the [[Warrior Poet]] thanks to his role as the Emissary, a (reluctant) [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|religious icon]] to the Bajorans. In addition, he was a widower (from the infamous Wolf 359 battle in [[Star Trek the Next Generation|TNG]]) with a young son, Jake.
[[The Captain]] (though actually only ranked Commander until late Season 3), with a touch of the [[Warrior Poet]] thanks to his role as the Emissary, a (reluctant) [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|religious icon]] to the Bajorans. In addition, he was a widower (from the infamous Wolf 359 battle in [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]]) with a young son, Jake.


* [[A Father to His Men]]: Throughout the series Sisko shows great concern for the people under his charge.
* [[A Father to His Men]]: Throughout the series Sisko shows great concern for the people under his charge.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III. He enters Type IV and even Type V terrority in certain episodes (For the Uniform, In the Pale Moonlight).
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III. He enters Type IV and even Type V terrority in certain episodes (For the Uniform, In the Pale Moonlight).
* [[Ascend to A Higher Plane of Existence]]: {{spoiler|At the end of the series Sisko is ascended into the celestial temple for an unspecified amount of time.}}
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: {{spoiler|At the end of the series Sisko is ascended into the celestial temple for an unspecified amount of time.}}
** {{spoiler|Emphasis on "unspecified": the Prophets are non-linear beings outside time.}}
** {{spoiler|Emphasis on "unspecified": the Prophets are non-linear beings outside time.}}
* [[Badass]]: Takes on several Jem'Hadar on his own and also leads several of the fleet battles.
* [[Badass]]: Takes on several Jem'Hadar on his own and also leads several of the fleet battles.
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* [[Men Don't Cry]]: Averted in the very first episode. Reliving the memory of your beloved spouse dying would be enough to make anyone cry.
* [[Men Don't Cry]]: Averted in the very first episode. Reliving the memory of your beloved spouse dying would be enough to make anyone cry.
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[Parents As People]]/[[Good Parents]]: He has a tough time raising Jake, but does a pretty good job of it anyway.
* [[Parents as People]]/[[Good Parents]]: He has a tough time raising Jake, but does a pretty good job of it anyway.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Jadzia Dax. He was also ''very'' close friends (bordering on [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] and [[Ho Yay]]) with Dax's previous male host Curzon. Less so with Ezri because she was so much younger than him and had so much trouble adjusting to the joining that they almost swapped roles with Sisko becoming ''Dax's'' mentor.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Jadzia Dax. He was also ''very'' close friends (bordering on [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] and [[Ho Yay]]) with Dax's previous male host Curzon. Less so with Ezri because she was so much younger than him and had so much trouble adjusting to the joining that they almost swapped roles with Sisko becoming ''Dax's'' mentor.
** Subverted when he traveled to the Parallel Universe. Where apparently he had sex with the alternate (Dax-less) Jadzia in order to maintain his cover as the alternate Sisko...
** Subverted when he traveled to the Parallel Universe. Where apparently he had sex with the alternate (Dax-less) Jadzia in order to maintain his cover as the alternate Sisko...
* [[Politically-Correct History]]: This [[Berserk Button|irritates him]]; it's one of the reasons he doesn't initially care to try out the Rat Pack era casino simulation.
* [[Politically-Correct History]]: This [[Berserk Button|irritates him]]; it's one of the reasons he doesn't initially care to try out the Rat Pack era casino simulation.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Resigned to The Call]]: Sisko drags his heels all the way to his new assignment on DS9. It'a miserable job, and no one wants it. He quickly changes his tune after convening with the Prophets, who restore his hopes for the future.
* [[Resigned to the Call]]: Sisko drags his heels all the way to his new assignment on DS9. It'a miserable job, and no one wants it. He quickly changes his tune after convening with the Prophets, who restore his hopes for the future.
** Being the Emissary in general also turns into this, what with all the religious ceremonies that he has to take part in and everything else that comes with the job. "Accession," however, changes that viewpoint.
** Being the Emissary in general also turns into this, what with all the religious ceremonies that he has to take part in and everything else that comes with the job. "Accession," however, changes that viewpoint.
* {{spoiler|[[Retirony]]}}: Sisko plans to build a house on Bajor once the war is settled with.
* {{spoiler|[[Retirony]]}}: Sisko plans to build a house on Bajor once the war is settled with.
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* [[Colonel Badass]]: Promoted in the seventh season.
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Promoted in the seventh season.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Fair tactics do not keep you alive in the Bajoran Resistance. Kira, therefore, doesn't use them.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Fair tactics do not keep you alive in the Bajoran Resistance. Kira, therefore, doesn't use them.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Cardassian Occupation. In other words, she is a [[A Nazi By Any Other Name|Holocaust survivor]].
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Cardassian Occupation. In other words, she is a [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Holocaust survivor]].
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: At the start of the series Kira is always all business and is suspicious of Starfleet. She calms down after Sisko saves her life and proves that he's willing to defend the Bajorans.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: At the start of the series Kira is always all business and is suspicious of Starfleet. She calms down after Sisko saves her life and proves that he's willing to defend the Bajorans.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: Initially. Demoted to Tritagonist after the arrival of Worf. Nana Visitor, to her credit, knew that her early prominence wouldn't last, and very much took it in stride. She still remains a critical character, although more of her adventures take place off-screen during the Dominion arc.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: Initially. Demoted to Tritagonist after the arrival of Worf. Nana Visitor, to her credit, knew that her early prominence wouldn't last, and very much took it in stride. She still remains a critical character, although more of her adventures take place off-screen during the Dominion arc.
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* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: The Occupation was ''not'' fun for her.
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: The Occupation was ''not'' fun for her.
* [[Supporting Leader]]: Leads the ground assault on Cardassia Prime. As irony would have it, her troops are composed of rebelling Cardassians, whom she trains using the same guerrilla tactics that overthrew Bajor's occupation.
* [[Supporting Leader]]: Leads the ground assault on Cardassia Prime. As irony would have it, her troops are composed of rebelling Cardassians, whom she trains using the same guerrilla tactics that overthrew Bajor's occupation.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Her part was originally written to be ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' [[Recurring Character]] Ro Laren, but Michelle Forbes didn't want to commit to a TV series. By a couple episodes in, however, Kira had become a character in her own right and developed her own personality and history. [[Show Runner|Showrunners]] later remarked that Kira - who was emphatically ''not'' a member of Starfleet and didn't trust the Federation one whit - provided much more opportunity for drama and conflict.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Her part was originally written to be ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[Recurring Character]] Ro Laren, but Michelle Forbes didn't want to commit to a TV series. By a couple episodes in, however, Kira had become a character in her own right and developed her own personality and history. [[Show Runner|Showrunners]] later remarked that Kira - who was emphatically ''not'' a member of Starfleet and didn't trust the Federation one whit - provided much more opportunity for drama and conflict.
* [[Ten Minutes in The Closet|Ten Hours In The Closet]]: Used to resolve a months-long disagreement between Odo and Kira (specifically, his falling under the influence of the {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Female Changeling]]}}) in "You are Cordially Invited" - so we never ''actually'' hear the discussion, we just find out that they've been up all night talking. Incidentally, Visitor and Auberjonois pitched a fit about this and insisted that any other arguments between the two be resolved ''on''screen.
* [[Ten Minutes in the Closet|Ten Hours In The Closet]]: Used to resolve a months-long disagreement between Odo and Kira (specifically, his falling under the influence of the {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Female Changeling]]}}) in "You are Cordially Invited" - so we never ''actually'' hear the discussion, we just find out that they've been up all night talking. Incidentally, Visitor and Auberjonois pitched a fit about this and insisted that any other arguments between the two be resolved ''on''screen.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type 1, normally ''tsuntsun'' but liable to go ''deredere'' in certain romantic situations, usually around Odo.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type 1, normally ''tsuntsun'' but liable to go ''deredere'' in certain romantic situations, usually around Odo.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With O'Brien, during the time when she is the surrogate carrying Miles and Keiko's baby. Both Kira and O'Brien naturally freak out when they realise they're developing romantic feelings for the other, having gotten closer during this time.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With O'Brien, during the time when she is the surrogate carrying Miles and Keiko's baby. Both Kira and O'Brien naturally freak out when they realise they're developing romantic feelings for the other, having gotten closer during this time.
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* [[An Odd Place to Sleep]]: In a bucket. Beat ''that'', Worf.
* [[An Odd Place to Sleep]]: In a bucket. Beat ''that'', Worf.
** After {{spoiler|losing and then regaining his shapeshifting powers}}, he tried to keep to sleeping in a bed (as he rather enjoyed it) but kept sliding off when he reverted to his gelatinous form.
** After {{spoiler|losing and then regaining his shapeshifting powers}}, he tried to keep to sleeping in a bed (as he rather enjoyed it) but kept sliding off when he reverted to his gelatinous form.
* [[And Another Thing]]: A staple of his investigative/interview technique, in the great tradition of [[Columbo (TV)|Columbo]].
* [[And Another Thing]]: A staple of his investigative/interview technique, in the great tradition of [[Columbo]].
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: With a dash of [[Cowboy Cop|cowboy]]. He follows the rules to the letter, but isn't above letting the small fish go free in pursuit of a bigger offender. Contrast with Worf, who doesn't share Odo's discretion and bungles a few cases.
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: With a dash of [[Cowboy Cop|cowboy]]. He follows the rules to the letter, but isn't above letting the small fish go free in pursuit of a bigger offender. Contrast with Worf, who doesn't share Odo's discretion and bungles a few cases.
* [[Character Tics]]: The short, businesslike nod he gives to acknowledge orders from his superiors. It's basically series shorthand for 'this is now guaranteed to happen'.
* [[Character Tics]]: The short, businesslike nod he gives to acknowledge orders from his superiors. It's basically series shorthand for 'this is now guaranteed to happen'.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Julian claims that Miles likes him more than Miles ''loves'' Keiko. Although Miles would like to deny this, he does admit to sometimes wishing that Keiko was more like Julian.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Julian claims that Miles likes him more than Miles ''loves'' Keiko. Although Miles would like to deny this, he does admit to sometimes wishing that Keiko was more like Julian.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Good With Numbers]]: He's able to do very complex calculations in his head.
* [[Good with Numbers]]: He's able to do very complex calculations in his head.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: He tends to brag about beating a Vulcan in a racquetball match and his many medical miracles. Ironically, this is toned down after his augmentation is revealed.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: He tends to brag about beating a Vulcan in a racquetball match and his many medical miracles. Ironically, this is toned down after his augmentation is revealed.
** Siddig has revealed that he deliberately made Bashir jerkish because he knew the show would run for years and he wanted to show [[Character Development]]. This turned out to fit well with the later idea that it's because of his genetically enhanced origins.
** Siddig has revealed that he deliberately made Bashir jerkish because he knew the show would run for years and he wanted to show [[Character Development]]. This turned out to fit well with the later idea that it's because of his genetically enhanced origins.
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* [[Honest Advisor]]
* [[Honest Advisor]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]: [[Lady of War]] variety, at least in personality. Fighting style is more [[Lightning Bruiser]].
* [[Hot Amazon]]: [[Lady of War]] variety, at least in personality. Fighting style is more [[Lightning Bruiser]].
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword|Hot Chick With A Bat'lithe]] : And she wields it as well as any Klingon.
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword|Hot Chick With A Bat'lithe]] : And she wields it as well as any Klingon.
* [[Hot Scientist]]
* [[Hot Scientist]]
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: With Worf.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: With Worf.
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=== Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton) ===
=== Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton) ===
[[File:292px-Jake_Sisko_2375_3587.jpg|frame]]
[[File:292px-Jake_Sisko_2375_3587.jpg|frame]]
Benjamin Sisko's son. A rather inexplicable member of the main cast, but he was ''always'' in the starting credits, even when guys like Garak and Nog started featuring more than him, and he had a tendency to vanish for several episodes at a time. However, some of the most critically acclaimed writing and acting on the series were the Jake/Ben Sisko scenes. He blessedly avoided becoming another [[Creator's Pet]], for the most part, via actually ''suffering'' sometimes, in his growth as a character; also showed the impressive insanity--sorry, ''[[Refuge in Audacity|testicular fortitude]]''--to remain behind and try to be a journalist covering [[A Nazi By Any Other Name|Dominion-occupied DS9]].
Benjamin Sisko's son. A rather inexplicable member of the main cast, but he was ''always'' in the starting credits, even when guys like Garak and Nog started featuring more than him, and he had a tendency to vanish for several episodes at a time. However, some of the most critically acclaimed writing and acting on the series were the Jake/Ben Sisko scenes. He blessedly avoided becoming another [[Creator's Pet]], for the most part, via actually ''suffering'' sometimes, in his growth as a character; also showed the impressive insanity--sorry, ''[[Refuge in Audacity|testicular fortitude]]''--to remain behind and try to be a journalist covering [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Dominion-occupied DS9]].


* [[Absentee Actor]]: In the first six seasons, he would often vanish for multiple episodes at a time; more inexplicably he's missing from the majority of the last season. Hell, Morn appeared in more episodes than Jake!
* [[Absentee Actor]]: In the first six seasons, he would often vanish for multiple episodes at a time; more inexplicably he's missing from the majority of the last season. Hell, Morn appeared in more episodes than Jake!
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{{quote| ''"How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me "sir"? I'm not an officer."''}}
{{quote| ''"How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me "sir"? I'm not an officer."''}}


[[Mr. Fixit]] - an [[Ascended Extra]] from ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', with a bigger role this time. Gets a bit of [[Ho Yay]] with Bashir later on when they almost become [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]. Subject of the annual "[[The Woobie|O'Brien Must Suffer]]" writers' in-joke. The only non-commissioned officer in the franchise to be a main character, he can easily be mistaken for the only one in the service. (The others were mostly [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Starfleet_enlisted_personnel very minor roles], dutifully enumerated on other wikis.) In the novelization of the pilot episode, O'Brien is slightly altered -- he accepted a promotion to Ensign and was no longer a noncom when the story began.
[[Mr. Fixit]] - an [[Ascended Extra]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', with a bigger role this time. Gets a bit of [[Ho Yay]] with Bashir later on when they almost become [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]. Subject of the annual "[[The Woobie|O'Brien Must Suffer]]" writers' in-joke. The only non-commissioned officer in the franchise to be a main character, he can easily be mistaken for the only one in the service. (The others were mostly [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Starfleet_enlisted_personnel very minor roles], dutifully enumerated on other wikis.) In the novelization of the pilot episode, O'Brien is slightly altered -- he accepted a promotion to Ensign and was no longer a noncom when the story began.


A note for trivia buffs: both he and Worf were present in the series premiere (and series finale) of ''TNG'', and hold the records for "Appeared In The Most" (or "2nd Most" in O'Brien's case) "Episodes Of ''[[Star Trek]]'' Ever." (Majel Barrett Roddenberry, whose voice "appears" as the Federation computer's for something like 250 episodes, holds a different record.)
A note for trivia buffs: both he and Worf were present in the series premiere (and series finale) of ''TNG'', and hold the records for "Appeared In The Most" (or "2nd Most" in O'Brien's case) "Episodes Of ''[[Star Trek]]'' Ever." (Majel Barrett Roddenberry, whose voice "appears" as the Federation computer's for something like 250 episodes, holds a different record.)
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type I
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type I
* [[The Bartender]]
* [[The Bartender]]
* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]
* [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin']]
* [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]]
* [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]]
* [[Cowardly Lion]]
* [[Cowardly Lion]]
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** He's also ''deeply'' religious, almost as spiritual as Kira in his own way. He's been seen praying and in one episode even had a dream about visiting the Ferengi equivalent of Heaven.
** He's also ''deeply'' religious, almost as spiritual as Kira in his own way. He's been seen praying and in one episode even had a dream about visiting the Ferengi equivalent of Heaven.
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]: The Ferengi's [[Planet of Hats|Hat]].
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]: The Ferengi's [[Planet of Hats|Hat]].
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: For all his scheming, he's not one to let innocent people get murdered to satiate his own greed.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: For all his scheming, he's not one to let innocent people get murdered to satiate his own greed.
* [[Mayor of a Ghost Town]]: Began the series as this. Cunningly, Sisko snatches Quark before he can leave the station and appoints him "[[Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word|community leader]]"; a nice way of saying that if Quark doesn't stay, his nephew goes to jail.
* [[Mayor of a Ghost Town]]: Began the series as this. Cunningly, Sisko snatches Quark before he can leave the station and appoints him "[[Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word|community leader]]"; a nice way of saying that if Quark doesn't stay, his nephew goes to jail.
* [[The Millstone]]: Particularly in the show's early years. Quark often endangers the entire station in pursuit of an illegal transaction. One such incident (smuggling Verad onboard) almost got Jadzia killed -- this caused him to tone it down a little.
* [[The Millstone]]: Particularly in the show's early years. Quark often endangers the entire station in pursuit of an illegal transaction. One such incident (smuggling Verad onboard) almost got Jadzia killed -- this caused him to tone it down a little.
* [[Not So Different]] / [[Straw Man Has a Point]]: Quark has a lot to say about the Federation, and hew-mons in particular. Sometimes his observations are devastatingly on target.
* [[Not So Different]] / [[Straw Man Has a Point]]: Quark has a lot to say about the Federation, and hew-mons in particular. Sometimes his observations are devastatingly on target.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: As the station's eyes and ears ([[Obligatory Joke|Ha!]]), Quark comments on the pairings occurring all around him. Even some that [[Ship Tease|never actually took off]], such as Sisko/Jadzia.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: As the station's eyes and ears ([[Obligatory Joke|Ha!]]), Quark comments on the pairings occurring all around him. Even some that [[Ship Tease|never actually took off]], such as Sisko/Jadzia.
* [[Ted Baxter]]
* [[Ted Baxter]]
* [[The Unfavorite]]: His mother always preferred Rom, partly because Rom takes a lot after his late father. Quark and his mother have a lot in common, but are on opposite ends opinion-wise.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: His mother always preferred Rom, partly because Rom takes a lot after his late father. Quark and his mother have a lot in common, but are on opposite ends opinion-wise.
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{{quote| '''Ezri:''' Worf, you are the most honorable and decent man that I've ever met. And if ''you're'' willing to tolerate men like {{spoiler|Gowron}}, then what hope is there for the Empire?}}
{{quote| '''Ezri:''' Worf, you are the most honorable and decent man that I've ever met. And if ''you're'' willing to tolerate men like {{spoiler|Gowron}}, then what hope is there for the Empire?}}


[[Proud Warrior Race Guy]] and often sufferer of [[The Worf Effect]] (obviously), another reassignment from the ''Enterprise''-D, turning up with the show's [[Retool]] at the start of season 4. Notably, Worf suffered less of [[The Worf Effect]] on this show than ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation|The Next Generation]]''. The conflicts of this series and heavy involvement with the Klingon Empire were more suited to his strengths and instincts. As well, Michael Dorn ensured that, should he come on to another series, he would be both unique among Klingons and he would have a chance to be [[Badass]]. Hence his fondness of Prune Juice over Blood Wine. See also his section on the ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)/Characters|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)/Characters|character sheet]].
[[Proud Warrior Race Guy]] and often sufferer of [[The Worf Effect]] (obviously), another reassignment from the ''Enterprise''-D, turning up with the show's [[Retool]] at the start of season 4. Notably, Worf suffered less of [[The Worf Effect]] on this show than ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]''. The conflicts of this series and heavy involvement with the Klingon Empire were more suited to his strengths and instincts. As well, Michael Dorn ensured that, should he come on to another series, he would be both unique among Klingons and he would have a chance to be [[Badass]]. Hence his fondness of Prune Juice over Blood Wine. See also his section on the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation/Characters|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[Star Trek: The Next Generation/Characters|character sheet]].


* [[Battle Couple]]: With Jadzia
* [[Battle Couple]]: With Jadzia
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Bruiser With a Soft Center]]: Miles' baby can go to sleep in his arms.
* [[Bruiser with a Soft Center]]: Miles' baby can go to sleep in his arms.
* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]
{{quote| '''Garak''': Mr. Worf, you're no fun at all.<br />
{{quote| '''Garak''': Mr. Worf, you're no fun at all.<br />
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* [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Worf is, quite simply, devastated {{spoiler|after Jadzia is killed}}. He didn't suffer that much even after K'Ehleyr was murdered by Duras and his performance of the Klingon Death Ritual over her body is one of the few times he actually ''[[Manly Tears|weeps]].''
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Worf is, quite simply, devastated {{spoiler|after Jadzia is killed}}. He didn't suffer that much even after K'Ehleyr was murdered by Duras and his performance of the Klingon Death Ritual over her body is one of the few times he actually ''[[Manly Tears|weeps]].''
* [[Immigrant Patriotism]]: Played with. He is loyal to the Federation to the point of fighting against the Klingon Empire when they go to war. At the same time, he is obsessed with Klingon tradition more then most Klingons are. (Again, see the ''TNG'' character sheet for an accurate analysis of his mentality.)
* [[Immigrant Patriotism]]: Played with. He is loyal to the Federation to the point of fighting against the Klingon Empire when they go to war. At the same time, he is obsessed with Klingon tradition more then most Klingons are. (Again, see the ''TNG'' character sheet for an accurate analysis of his mentality.)
* [[Master Swordsman|Master Batlith man]] : Given that he can beat [[Hot Chick With a Sword|Jadzia]] in a friendly duel, Grilka's bodyguard in a real one, and actually kill Gowron in a [[Duel to The Death]], he must be one of the best fighters to ever handle a bat'leth.
* [[Master Swordsman|Master Batlith man]] : Given that he can beat [[Hot Chick with a Sword|Jadzia]] in a friendly duel, Grilka's bodyguard in a real one, and actually kill Gowron in a [[Duel to the Death]], he must be one of the best fighters to ever handle a bat'leth.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: In "Let He Who is Without Sin...", we learn that Worf's uptight nature is the result of a childhood soccer match, when young Worf accidentally headbutted an opposing player. Klingon foreheads being what they are, the kid died. This tragedy convinced Worf to reign in his Klingon passion.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: In "Let He Who is Without Sin...", we learn that Worf's uptight nature is the result of a childhood soccer match, when young Worf accidentally headbutted an opposing player. Klingon foreheads being what they are, the kid died. This tragedy convinced Worf to reign in his Klingon passion.
* [[Number Two]]: Is First Officer of the ''Defiant''. In practice, he and Kira share this role, which is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in "Apocalypse Rising".
* [[Number Two]]: Is First Officer of the ''Defiant''. In practice, he and Kira share this role, which is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in "Apocalypse Rising".
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* [[Simpleton Voice]]
* [[Simpleton Voice]]
* [[The Unfavorite]]: With everyone but his and Quark's mother.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: With everyone but his and Quark's mother.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Eventually marries [[Fan Service With a Smile|Dabo girl]] Leeta.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Eventually marries [[Fan Service with a Smile|Dabo girl]] Leeta.
** Pretty much everyone considers this a [[Crack Pairing]] in-universe, for varying reasons.
** Pretty much everyone considers this a [[Crack Pairing]] in-universe, for varying reasons.
*** By Ferengi standards Rom is considered something of a [[Brainless Beauty]] though.
*** By Ferengi standards Rom is considered something of a [[Brainless Beauty]] though.
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=== Morn (Mark Allen Shepherd) ===
=== Morn (Mark Allen Shepherd) ===
{{quote|''"People love him. He's like a mascot. Everyone who comes in here expects to see him, and if they don't, it doesn't feel like home to them."''|'''Quark''' ([[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]] a bit)}}
{{quote|''"People love him. He's like a mascot. Everyone who comes in here expects to see him, and if they don't, it doesn't feel like home to them."''|'''Quark''' ([[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]] a bit)}}


A friend of Quark's and a permanent fixture at his bar. He never speaks a single line over the course of the series.
A friend of Quark's and a permanent fixture at his bar. He never speaks a single line over the course of the series.
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* [[Hot Scientist]]
* [[Hot Scientist]]
* [[Housewife]]
* [[Housewife]]
* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: While she isn't a bad character, unfortunately but inevitably she gets shoved to the side because of her unadventurousness.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: While she isn't a bad character, unfortunately but inevitably she gets shoved to the side because of her unadventurousness.
* [[Schoolmarm]]
* [[Schoolmarm]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Wide Eyed Idealist]]: Which makes Miles rather uncomfortable in ''Looking for Par'mach in all the Wrong Places''
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]: Which makes Miles rather uncomfortable in ''Looking for Par'mach in all the Wrong Places''


=== Vedek/Kai Winn Adami (Louise Fletcher) ===
=== Vedek/Kai Winn Adami (Louise Fletcher) ===
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: She schemes, plots assassinations, undermines Sisko at every turn, {{spoiler|but when she finds out that the Bajoran 'spiritual guide' she slept with is Gul Dukat, she looks like she's going to throw up}}.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: She schemes, plots assassinations, undermines Sisko at every turn, {{spoiler|but when she finds out that the Bajoran 'spiritual guide' she slept with is Gul Dukat, she looks like she's going to throw up}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}: About five minutes before the end.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}: About five minutes before the end.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest|Nurse Ratched]] is now a spiritual leader??
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Nurse Ratched]] is now a spiritual leader??
* [[Holier Than Thou]]: If she's onscreen with Sisko, expect her to make a dig at him for being foreign. If she's onscreen with Kira, expect "gentle" reminders about just who is the Kai.
* [[Holier Than Thou]]: If she's onscreen with Sisko, expect her to make a dig at him for being foreign. If she's onscreen with Kira, expect "gentle" reminders about just who is the Kai.
* [[It's All About Me]]: Although she's a believer, she spends most of her time as Kai trying to wrestle influence away from Sisko. {{spoiler|This is probably why the Prophets give her the cold shoulder.}}
* [[It's All About Me]]: Although she's a believer, she spends most of her time as Kai trying to wrestle influence away from Sisko. {{spoiler|This is probably why the Prophets give her the cold shoulder.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}: {{spoiler|Gives Sisko key information immediately before Dukat kills her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}: {{spoiler|Gives Sisko key information immediately before Dukat kills her.}}
* [[Sinister Minister]]: She kicks off her first major role plotting the assassination of a rival who was favored to become Kai. Shortly after that, she involves herself in a coup that intends to expel the Federation.
* [[Sinister Minister]]: She kicks off her first major role plotting the assassination of a rival who was favored to become Kai. Shortly after that, she involves herself in a coup that intends to expel the Federation.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: Her appearance frequently throws Starfleet for a loop. {{spoiler|And she deliberately disrupts the Reckoning, a battle between the Prophets and Pah-Wraiths that has been prophesied for thousands of years}}.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: Her appearance frequently throws Starfleet for a loop. {{spoiler|And she deliberately disrupts the Reckoning, a battle between the Prophets and Pah-Wraiths that has been prophesied for thousands of years}}.
* [[The Unfavourite]]: In a religious sense. Despite her Kai title and obstination, the prophets will never give her an audience, even if she's using orbs, that were created so Bajorans could have access at any time to their Gods. It's particularly noticeable because everyone else who try will get one. Hell, even ''Quark'' had it on his first try. Even worse, when she finally meets one, even kneeling before it to show her devotion, it proceeds to ignore her spectacularly.
* [[The Unfavourite]]: In a religious sense. Despite her Kai title and obstination, the prophets will never give her an audience, even if she's using orbs, that were created so Bajorans could have access at any time to their Gods. It's particularly noticeable because everyone else who try will get one. Hell, even ''Quark'' had it on his first try. Even worse, when she finally meets one, even kneeling before it to show her devotion, it proceeds to ignore her spectacularly.
** Such a treatment gives us a good example of [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]. It plays a good part in her {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]] against them}}.
** Such a treatment gives us a good example of [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]. It plays a good part in her {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]] against them}}.
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* [[Fake Defector]]
* [[Fake Defector]]
* [[Fake Guest Star]]: introduced in the second episode of the show. Appears in all seven seasons. Becomes absolutely ''central'' to the plot. Doesn't appear in the opening credits because Robinson asked not to.
* [[Fake Guest Star]]: introduced in the second episode of the show. Appears in all seven seasons. Becomes absolutely ''central'' to the plot. Doesn't appear in the opening credits because Robinson asked not to.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Seems [[Dirty Harry (Film)|Scorpio]] is helping out the good guys this time.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Seems [[Dirty Harry|Scorpio]] is helping out the good guys this time.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He once kills an engineer with a flux coupler.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He once kills an engineer with a flux coupler.
* [[Knowledge Broker]]: It's one of the reasons why Sisko's team and later the Federation finds him so useful to keep around.
* [[Knowledge Broker]]: It's one of the reasons why Sisko's team and later the Federation finds him so useful to keep around.
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=== Kor (John Colicos) ===
=== Kor (John Colicos) ===


Legendary Klingon warrior, ''Dahar Master'' (A rank for legendary Klingon Warriors) and former enemy of a certain equally-legendary [[Star Trek the Original Series|James T. Kirk]]. Old Klingon battle comrade of Jadzia's who goes on revenge quest with her over the loss of his son. Enemy of Martok's because of career rivalry. Forgiven by Martok at his death.
Legendary Klingon warrior, ''Dahar Master'' (A rank for legendary Klingon Warriors) and former enemy of a certain equally-legendary [[Star Trek: The Original Series|James T. Kirk]]. Old Klingon battle comrade of Jadzia's who goes on revenge quest with her over the loss of his son. Enemy of Martok's because of career rivalry. Forgiven by Martok at his death.


* [[The Alcoholic]]
* [[The Alcoholic]]
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* [[Grumpy Old Man]]
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]
* [[Old Master]]
* [[Old Master]]
* [[Role Reprisal]]: John Colicos portrayed Kor in ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' and returned to portray Kor in DS9.
* [[Role Reprisal]]: John Colicos portrayed Kor in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and returned to portray Kor in DS9.
* [[No Hero to His Valet]]: Martok despised him because he refused to allow him into military service because Martok was low-born. Having a Dahar Master saying no to him basically put him on the military blacklist and only got into the military by performing some heroics after signing up as a civilian auxiliary.
* [[No Hero to His Valet]]: Martok despised him because he refused to allow him into military service because Martok was low-born. Having a Dahar Master saying no to him basically put him on the military blacklist and only got into the military by performing some heroics after signing up as a civilian auxiliary.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
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* [[Amicably Divorced]]: To Quark
* [[Amicably Divorced]]: To Quark
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: To Quark
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: To Quark
* [[Bothering By the Book]]: Klingon law doesn't ''quite'' say a Ferengi can't rule a Klingon house.
* [[Bothering by the Book]]: Klingon law doesn't ''quite'' say a Ferengi can't rule a Klingon house.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: In Looking for Par'Mach
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: In Looking for Par'Mach
* [[Iron Lady]]
* [[Iron Lady]]
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* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Ho Yay]]: "Do you remember the first time I brought you scones?" Too bad this was just a holo-recording. That scene had [[Ho Yay]] written all over it.
* [[Ho Yay]]: "Do you remember the first time I brought you scones?" Too bad this was just a holo-recording. That scene had [[Ho Yay]] written all over it.
* [[Id Tell You but Then Id Have To Kill You]]: A scene between Weyoun, Damar, and Damar's lady friend, in the Important War Room.
* [[I'd Tell You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You]]: A scene between Weyoun, Damar, and Damar's lady friend, in the Important War Room.
{{quote| '''Weyoun''': I have news.<br />
{{quote| '''Weyoun''': I have news.<br />
'''Damar''': Well?<br />
'''Damar''': Well?<br />
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* [[Sissy Villain]]
* [[Sissy Villain]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Tampering With Food and Drink]]: The Dominion probably noted that their diplomats are often victims of this, so they engineered them to be immune to most poisons. Weyoun [[Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo|takes a swig from one]] to prove his point.
* [[Tampering with Food and Drink]]: The Dominion probably noted that their diplomats are often victims of this, so they engineered them to be immune to most poisons. Weyoun [[Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo|takes a swig from one]] to prove his point.
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: With Dukat, and later (even more hilariously) Damar.
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: With Dukat, and later (even more hilariously) Damar.
* [[The Thirty-Six Stratagems]]: Required reading for all higher ranked Vorta, along with Sisko's psychological profile.
* [[The Thirty-Six Stratagems]]: Required reading for all higher ranked Vorta, along with Sisko's psychological profile.
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Happiness in Slavery]]
* [[Happiness in Slavery]]
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Tosk was played by Scott MacDonald, who later played Dolim in the third season of ''[[Star Trek Enterprise]]''.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Tosk was played by Scott MacDonald, who later played Dolim in the third season of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]
* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]
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