History Characters / DeepSpaceNineStarfleet

* RankUp: Following three years of overseeing [=DS9=], Sisko is finally promoted.

* FanOfThePast: Bashir is a huge geek about 1960s spy fiction and something of a war history buff. He is less interested in the 2200s, however, and asserts that [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder a doctor, not an historian]].

* GoodIsNotNice: Not if its pushed, anyway.

* {{Adorkable}}: Primarily in his interactions with his father and son.

* HannibalLecture

* OddFriendship: With Garak.

TheCaptain (though actually only ranked Commander until late Season 3), with a touch of the WarriorPoet when considering his reasons for helming the titular station. Prior to the series, Sisko became a widower following the infamous Wolf 359 incident ([[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]) and was left adrift with a young son, Jake. He briefly considered resigning from Starfleet, but was instead saddled with the task of admitting Bajor into the Federation. Following a chance encounter with entities living inside the Bajoran Wormhole, Sisko is ([[ReluctantHero reluctantly]]) anointed as the Emissary, their corporeal agent and a [[CrystalDragonJesus religious icon]] to the Bajorans.

* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Sisko kept his emotions veiled while on duty, and his crew at arm's length. This made his rare glimpses of affection for them all the more potent. When it looked like Kira might be called away from her post thanks to a resurgence of Bajor's archaic caste system, Sisko was struck dumb. ("Accession")
-->'''Kira''': ''(blinking back tears)'' If you don't hit it off with Major Jatarn, I can think of a few other people. It shouldn't be that hard to find someone to replace me.\\
'''Sisko:''' I don't doubt I can find someone to fill your post... but ''replace'' you?

* AFatherToHisMen: Throughout the series, Sisko shows great concern for the people under his charge.

* NumberTwo: Of Deep Space Nine and, initially, the ''Defiant'' despite not being a member of Starfleet; essentially shares the role with Worf from season 4 onward.

* TheBigGuy: ColmMeaney is not very tall but he's built like a ''tank.'' As to the character, see BewareTheNiceOnes and Badass entries above.

* BookEnds: Kira's stint as commander of [=DS9=] was short-lived; she grouchily hands the office over to Sisko upon his arrival. At the very end of the series, she's given control of the station again -- having grown wiser, less gung-ho, and more even-tempered. This is symbolized by Kira inheriting Sisko's baseball.

* TheQuisling: Unwittingly, after Dukat takes the station back. It hit her one morning when a Cardassian solider brought her a mug of tea that something might have gone amiss.

* SupportingLeader: 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.

'''Worf''': ([[DeathGlare DEATH GLARE]])

* DrinkOrder: Prune juice, chilled. To Quark's surprise.

* OfferedTheCrown: After his killing of [[spoiler: Gowron in "Tacking Into the Wind"]] he basically earned the right to rule the Klingon Empire. He chose wisely instead to hand it Martok. A [[{{RunningGag}} bit of running theme with Worf.]] When ever he got involved with leadership of the Klingon people someone ends up dead and someone ends up a new leader.

* AscendedExtra: From a nameless con in the ''TNG'' premiere to a major character on another series.

* RankUp: Originally a Major in Bajoran Militia, she is promoted to Colonel after Sisko takes an extended leave of absence. She is later sent to Cardassia to help Damar organize his rebellion in embryo and teach them the finer art of guerrilla warfare. Sisko grants her the rank of commander (complete with proper Starfleet swag) in order to help her gain the trust of those Cardassians who still harbor mistrust of her old uniform. She becomes the new overseer of [=DS9=] in the finale.

* OddFriendship: With Kira. With hints of awkward UnresolvedSexualTension in several later episodes.

* HotDad: Yates thinks so.

[[folder:Doctor Julian Bashir]]

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* TookALevelInBadass: A half-level at first after a particularly scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Garak. They squeeze in a little character development for her in the single season she's on the show, and she ends up hunting down a Vulcan serial killer.

* WillfullyWeak: Even before they decided he was genetically enhanced, "Distant Voices" revealed that he deliberately missed a question on the exam to avoid being first in his class. It was even suggested that if he tried harder with Dax he'd have succeeded.

-->'''Odo:''' I HAVE NO INTEREST IN SPEAKING TO YOU, OR IN LISTENING TO YOUR WITLESS PRATTLE. SO STAY OUT OF MY WAY, OR YOU'LL REGRET THE DAY YOU EVER MET ME.

* GallowsHumor: One unfortunate habit of this Dax host (possibly inherited from Curzon) was cracking wise whenever death was on the horizon. And we're not talking about Jadzia's usual rapier wit, either; these are SoUnfunnyItsFunny one-liners that would embarrass even Data.

-->'''Sisko:''' ''(fuming)'' Dax, in case you haven't noticed, '''nobody is laughing'''.

* BadassArmfold: To emphasize his closed nature. He also enjoyed folding his arms right before an arrest.