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[XiaNaphryz]

You might want to check your sources.

You might want to check the timestamps.

 

[Escape Goat]

My favorite Worf Line

"Want us to go kick his ass Wil?"

Wont make sense till you read this. Wil Wheaton meets William Shatner

part 1: http://suicidegirls.com/news/geek/20562/
part 2: http://suicidegirls.com/news/geek/20634/

Worf has two great lines in Trek. well the first really isn't a line.

1) When he smashes Geordi's mandolin

2) "Take me out to the holosuite"

*Nog gets the ball*

Nog: What do I do!?

Worf: Find him and kill him!

 

[StuBurns]

I retract my first vote.

Dude's like some sort of God like shit.

 

[The Librarian]

Kirk, Spock, McCoy, The Holy Trinity

Without them, there is no Star Trek.

Without them, there would be no Star Trek.

Spoiler

They also paved the way for better characters.

You might want to check the timestamps.

I don't get it.

 

[laserbeam]

McCoy is one of the only people who could actually talk shit to Kirk and not get his ass beat. Thats all that needs to be said. The God of Trek James T Kirk had that much respect for McCoy so we all should

 

[MisterHero]

FAIL

It's obviously Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Picard, and Data.

Man I hate they never really got to interact in Generations (or something else).

Oh yeah, Epic Geordi and Barclay

 

[Jasoco]

Quark and Barclay and Data and Worf and Geordi...

Also, Wil Wheaton is awesome. I wish he still did reviews of horrible TNG episodes for TVSquad. Don't know why he stopped.

Also, the guy met WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER! :lol

 

[The Librarian]

Season 1 automatically disqualifies Dr Bashir from any "Best of Trek"

I don't break the characters down by seasons, it's unfair.

 

[HaL64]

My favourite line from Worf is the episode where Keiko gives birth in Ten Forward, and the only person she has to help is Worf. I can't remember the exact dialogue, but it went something like this -

Keiko: "Do you know what you're doing??"
Worf (emphatically): "Yes. …No."

Ok yes but a close second is "I am not a merry man!" :lol

 

[Ashodin]

street fighter like choices

Gul Dukat's sooo top tier, i mean he has that cheezy combo with the Occupation forces!

 

[MisterHero]

Also, most underrated character (yes, character): Majel Roddenberry

LWAXANA TROI, Nurse Chapel, Number 1, Enterprise Computer

what a dame

*sigh*

 

[Kak.efes]

Season 1 automatically disqualifies Dr Bashir from any "Best of Trek"

You're responding to a person who listed Leeta as one of his favorite characters.

Just saying.

 

[The Librarian]

Also, most underrated character (yes, character): Majel Roddenberry

LWAXANA TROI, Nurse Chapel, Number 1, Enterprise Computer

what a dame

*sigh*

RIP.

Gul Dukat's sooo top tier, i mean he has that cheezy combo with the Occupation forces!

Not as cheap as with Sisko and the Prophets. He can make his enemies disappear!

You're responding to a person who listed Leeta as one of his favorite characters.

Just saying.

And you apparently can't read. She was an "okay" character. Never said she was a favorite of mine.

Just saying.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

You forgot to link it!

Garak is hard to argue against. I don't blame you for making the choice. There are a lot of characters in Star Trek, narrowing down the best of the best would be pretty hard.

Ah, what the hell. I'll try! Of course, in no particular order.

From this point on, my annotations are in brackets

Tier 1 - (The Best of the Best) (Should be "GODS OF TREK")
- Garak (agreed)
- Captain Picard (agreed)
- Captain Sisko (agreed)
- Gul Dukat (agreed)
- Doctor Bashir (Belongs in Tier 1.5 as not consistently excellent)
- Miles O'Brien (agreed)
- Reginald Barclay (agreed)
- The Doctor (agreed)
- Data (agreed)
- Worf (agreed)
- Weyoun (agreed)
- Damar (Belongs in Tier 1.5 as not consistently excellent)

(insert Tier 1.5 here as "The Best of the Best")


Tier 2 (Fantastic to Great)
- Nog (agreed)
- Spock (belongs in Tier 1)
- Jadzia Dax (Low Tier 2 but she's in)
- Enabren Tain (agreed)
- Vic Fontaine (agreed)
- Major Kira (agreed)
- Quark (Agreed, high Tier 2)
- McCoy (Tier 1)
- Kirk (Tier 1)
- Seven of Nine (agreed)
- Morn (agreed)
- Odo (Tier 1)
- Chancellor Martok (agreed)

Tier 3 (Good)
- Jake (agreed)
- Rom (agreed)
- Brunt (agreed)
- Zek (agreed)
- Moogie (agreed)
- Ziyal (agreed)
- Sloan (High Tier 2)

Tier 4 (Okay)
- Captain Janeway (Tier 7)
- Torres (Tier 8)
- Tom Paris (Tier 8)
- Chakotay (Doesn't Tier, made of cardboard)
- Leeta (agreed)

My ammendments. Solid list and its of course open to debate. Maybe we should do this properly and Tier all the characters.

 

[Windu]

McCoy.

 

[Kak.efes]

And you apparently can't read. She was an "okay" character. Never said she was a favorite of mine.

Just saying.

:lol

The fact you felt it necessary to mention such an obscure, and unimportant bit character like Leeta in a thread like this, is indicative of a lot of things.

 

[JdFoX187]

You can't have a best Star Trek character list without mentioning James Tiberius Kirk. Garak is a good choice for runner up.

 

[DrForester]

From this point on, my annotations are in brackets



My ammendments. Solid list and its of course open to debate. Maybe we should do this properly and Tier all the characters.

Chakotay should get a fancy "Thanks for Participating" award. It wasn't his fault the wrtiers decided to totally ignore the character for 7 seasons. He could have been Riker, only not lame.

 

[Ela Hadrun]

Barclay? He was funny. But he's not a character on the level of Spock.

I love Garak but I really think Spock should win. The character of Spock basically introduced philosophy to anyone too young to be a baby boomer.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I'd replace Barclay with McCoy, but fuck yes at your #1. I love Garak, he's a step above any other Trek character, and part of the numerous supporting cast members that make DS9 my favorite series.

 

[The Librarian]

From this point on, my annotations are in brackets



My ammendments. Solid list and its of course open to debate. Maybe we should do this properly and Tier all the characters.

Adding a Tier. 1.5 and putting Bashir and Damar there... I agree with that. Good idea.

For Spock, Kirk and McCoy, maybe they would be in Tier 1 if I hadn't started with TNG and grew up on '90s Trek. I guess it depends on who you watched first.

For Captain Janeway, the rest of the Voyager crew, and Enterprise... Tier 7 and 8?:lol Maybe it's my fanboy feelings for Star Trek, but I wouldn't place them that low. I don't know.

However, as I said in the post, there are a lot of characters and I forgot two: Lwaxana and Ezri. I definitely liked them more than Leeta... so, put them both in the "good" column?

I also forgot Kasidy Yates. I'd place her in the "good" column.

:lol

The fact you felt it necessary to mention such an obscure, and unimportant bit character like Leeta in a thread like this, is indicative of a lot of things.

Are you trying to be a jerk? She's alright, nothing special.

 

[DrForester]

Adding a Tier. 1.5 and putting Bashir and Damar there... I agree with that. Good idea.

For Spock, Kirk and McCoy, maybe they would be in Tier 1 if I hadn't started with TNG and grew up on '90s Trek. I guess it depends on who you watched first.

For Captain Janeway, the rest of the Voyager crew, and Enterprise... Tier 7 and 8?:lol Maybe it's my fanboy feelings for Star Trek, but I wouldn't place them that low. I don't know.

However, as I said in the post, there are a lot of characters and I forgot two: Lwaxana and Ezri. I definitely liked them more than Leeta... so, put them both in the "good" column?

Hey both Enterprise and Voyager had awesome Doctors.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

From this point on, my annotations are in brackets



My ammendments. Solid list and its of course open to debate. Maybe we should do this properly and Tier all the characters.

Still lacking Q.

 

[DrForester]

Still lacking Q.

Problem with Q, is (with the exception of all good things) the character became more goofy and less threatening with every appearance in the franchise.

 

[The Librarian]

Hey both Enterprise and Voyager had awesome Doctors.

For Voyager, The Doctor is in Tier 1, so that didn't include him. Phlox was pretty good. I haven't seen the episodes in awhile, but I remember two particular episodes about him: one in which Phlox had a patient that didn't want to be treated, and the other about disrupting the natural course of evolution on a planet with two sentient species.

Still lacking Q.

Not sure where to place Q. As Dr. Forest said, he got more goofier and less threatening with each appearance.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Adding a Tier. 1.5 and putting Bashir and Damar there... I agree with that. Good idea.

For Spock, Kirk and McCoy, maybe they would be in Tier 1 if I hadn't started with TNG and grew up on '90s Trek. I guess it depends on who you watched first.

For Captain Janeway, the rest of the Voyager crew, and Enterprise... Tier 7 and 8?:lol Maybe it's my fanboy feelings for Star Trek, but I wouldn't place them that low. I don't know.

However, as I said in the post, there are a lot of characters and I forgot two: Lwaxana and Ezri. I definitely liked them more than Leeta... so, put them both in the "good" column?

I think they are both good candidates for Tier 3. I always quite liked Lwaxana, and not just for the obvious Picard comedy - her appearances in DS9 in particular were charming, and "Half-a-Life" did tremendous good to her character. Ezri is High-3 I think, if she'd had more time to grow on me she'd probably be a 2.

Voyager characters don't develop or change or, well, do anything. They aren't interesting or even human in their emotions or responses. They laugh together cheesily at the end of episodes. Seven, The Doctor, Tuvok, and Lon Suter are the only ones I could even begin to rank.

 

[Eiji]

Also, most underrated character (yes, character): Majel Roddenberry

LWAXANA TROI, Nurse Chapel, Number 1, Enterprise Computer

what a dame

*sigh*

Never knew she died

 

[Kak.efes]

Are you trying to be a jerk? She's alright, nothing special.

Not even worth mentioning, as stated. You're such a massive DS9 fanboy, it's ridiculous.

 

[DrForester]

I think they are both good candidates for Tier 3. I always quite liked Lwaxana, and not just for the obvious Picard comedy - her appearances in DS9 in particular were charming, and "Half-a-Life" did tremendous good to her character. Ezri is High-3 I think, if she'd had more time to grow on me she'd probably be a 2.

Voyager characters don't develop or change or, well, do anything. They aren't interesting or even human in their emotions or responses. They laugh together cheesily at the end of episodes. Seven, The Doctor, Tuvok, and Lon Suter I could even begin to rank.

Tuvok was totally neutral to me. He tried to be Spock, nothing more, nothing less. He didn't do great at it, and he didn't suck at it. It was "hey look, we have a Vulcan, WOOHOO!"

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Not even worth mentioning, as stated. You're such a massive DS9 fanboy, it's ridiculous.

Not sure what the problem is. Is being a DS9 fan a bad thing somehow?

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Tuvok was totally neutral to me. He tried to be Spock, nothing more, nothing less. He didn't do great at it, and he didn't suck at it. It was "hey look, we have a Vulcan, WOOHOO!"

Maybe I should have put Tuvix?

 

[The Librarian]

I think they are both good candidates for Tier 3. I always quite liked Lwaxana, and not just for the obvious Picard comedy - her appearances in DS9 in particular were charming, and "Half-a-Life" did tremendous good to her character. Ezri is High-3 I think, if she'd had more time to grow on me she'd probably be a 2.

Voyager characters don't develop or change or, well, do anything. They aren't interesting or even human in their emotions or responses. They laugh together cheesily at the end of episodes. Seven, The Doctor, Tuvok, and Lon Suter are the only ones I could even begin to rank.

I forgot about Suter. Suter was short lived, but he burned brightly. I have the same feelings about Ezri: she only had one season, so the writers did what they could. I mean, Jadzia wasn't that great in season one, and it took about a season and a half (or two season) to figure out who she was.

I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I always liked Neelix. I know he's annoying to others, but he never bothered me. My favorite episode of Neelix was definitely "Mortal Coil."

Not even worth mentioning, as stated. You're such a massive DS9 fanboy, it's ridiculous.

Look, I just managed to remember her. I like Kassidy, Lwaxana, and Ezri a lot more than her, but I forgot about them. As I said, there a lot of characters, and she was someone I managed to remember.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Not sure what the problem is. Is being a DS9 fan a bad thing somehow?

Fan, no. I'd consider myself a DS9 fan. "Fan boy," yeah. I think quite a few DS9 characters are ranked too high. Vic Fontaine? I hated those episodes. Nog was obnoxious too.

 

[neojubei]

You forgot to link it!

Garak is hard to argue against. I don't blame you for making the choice. There are a lot of characters in Star Trek, narrowing down the best of the best would be pretty hard.

Ah, what the hell. I'll try! Of course, in no particular order.

Tier 1 (The Best of the Best)
- Garak
- Captain Picard
- Captain Sisko
- Gul Dukat
- Doctor Bashir
- Miles O'Brien
- Reginald Barclay
- The Doctor
- Data
- Worf
- Weyoun
- Damar

Tier 2 (Fantastic to Great)
- Nog
- Spock
- Jadzia Dax
- Enabren Tain
- Vic Fontaine
- Major Kira
- Quark
- McCoy
- Kirk
- Seven of Nine
- Morn
- Odo
- Chancellor Martok

Tier 3 (Good)
- Jake
- Rom
- Brunt
- Zek
- Moogie
- Ziyal
- Sloan

Tier 4 (Okay)
- Captain Janeway
- Torres
- Tom Paris
- Chakotay
- Leeta

I don't think I want to go any further than that. I haven't seen Enterprise in so long, I've forgotten most of the main cast.


General Martok.


You might want to check your sources.

List is missing the Evil Witch of Bajor

Definitely one of the best of the best of the villains.

 

[The Librarian]

List is missing the Evil Witch of Bajor

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/0/08/Winn_adami.jpg/292px-Winn_adami.jpg[/IM

Definitely one of the best of the best of the villains.[/QUOTE]
Oh, I can't believe I forgot her! Ugh. Yeah, she was a meanie. Hm. Maybe lower Tier 2 for her.

 

[bengraven]

Kirk, Spock, McCoy, The Holy Trinity

Without them, there is no Star Trek.

I'm ignoring Dax01's youth and naivete and agreeing with you.

I can't find three better characters in the annals.

Especially motherfuckin' McCoy:

 

[DrForester]

Here's something new.

Best one shot character on star trek? No more than 1 appearance (no movie villains/characters)

Annorax (VOY, Year of Hell)
Yelgrun (DS9, Those Magnificent Ferengi)
The Non-Sucky Harry Kim From The Future (VOY, Timeless)
Kevin Uxbridge (TNG, The Survivors)
The Guardian of Forever (TOS, City on the Edge of Forever)
Goran'Agar (DS9, Hippocratic Oath)
Aamin Marritza (DS9, Duet)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Here's something new.

Best one shot character on star trek? No more than 1 appearance (no movie villains)

Annorax (VOY, Year of Hell)
Yelgrun (DS9, Those Magnificent Ferengi)
The Non-Sucky Harry Kim From The Future (VOY, Timeless)
Kevin Uxbridge (TNG, The Survivors)
The Guardian of Forever (TOS, City on the Edge of Forever)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

Good idea!

Hmmm...

TOS - Mirror Spock
TNG - Dr Soong
DS9 - Leck: The Ferengi "Eliminator"
Voyager - Annorax

That's not definite, just not really considered the question before. Might come back to that list...

 

[snesfreak]

Ok yes but a close second is "I am not a merry man!" :lol

 

[DrForester]

Good idea!

Hmmm...

TOS - Mirror Spock
TNG - Dr Soong
DS9 - Leck: The Ferengi "Eliminator"
Voyager - Annorax

That's not definite, just not really considered the question before. Might come back to that list...

Leck (was going to put him) and Soong (if we count the hologram) appeared twice

 

[The Librarian]

Here's something new.

Best one shot character on star trek? No more than 1 appearance (no movie villains)

Annorax (VOY, Year of Hell)
Yelgrun (DS9, Those Magnificent Ferengi)
The Non-Sucky Harry Kim From The Future (VOY, Timeless)
Kevin Uxbridge (TNG, The Survivors)
The Guardian of Forever (TOS, City on the Edge of Forever)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

Ha! Got two:

Amen Marritza (DS9, Duet)
Gul Madred (TNG, Chain of Command)


And for the list: I also forgot to put Khan and Sisko's father. Damn. Khan I would place in upper Tier 2 or Tier 1.5, and I would put Sisko's father in Tier 3. I also forgot about Ghemor.

 

[neojubei]

Ha! Got two:

Amen Marritza (DS9, Duet)
Gul Madred (TNG, Chain of Command)


And for the list: I also forgot to put Khan and Sisko's father. Damn. Khan I would place in upper Tier 2 or Tier 1.5, and I would put Sisko's father in Tier 3. I also forgot about Ghemor.

Damn i was going to post that!!!

 

[DrForester]

Ha! Got two:

Amen Marritza (DS9, Duet)
Gul Madred (TNG, Chain of Command)


And for the list: I also forgot to put Khan and Sisko's father. Damn. Khan I would place in upper Tier 2 or Tier 1.5, and I would put Sisko's father in Tier 3. I also forgot about Ghemor.

can't believe I forgot that

 

[The Librarian]

can't believe I forgot that

Don't worry about it! I can't believe I forgot about Khan! And Kai Winn! If you made a list similar to mine (would like to see yours) you probably would've remembered a lot more characters.

As I said, there are a lot of characters.

 

[ccarver3]

Here's something new.

Best one shot character on star trek? No more than 1 appearance (no movie villains/characters)

Annorax (VOY, Year of Hell)
Yelgrun (DS9, Those Magnificent Ferengi)
The Non-Sucky Harry Kim From The Future (VOY, Timeless)
Kevin Uxbridge (TNG, The Survivors)
The Guardian of Forever (TOS, City on the Edge of Forever)
Goran'Agar (DS9, Hippocratic Oath)
Aamin Marritza (DS9, Duet)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

Trelane (TOS, The Squire of Gothos)

Great Character

 

[BorkBork]

I'm going to restrict the list to main characters only.

TOS: no point. Holy trinity of Kirk, Spock and McCoy

TNG:
1.) Picard
2.) Data
3.) Worf

These three characters carried the show, and Patrick Stewart really is too good for Trek.

DS9:
1.) Kira
2.) Sisko
3.) O'Brien

Kira is my favorite character in Trek lore. Her initial character development in the first and second seasons are excellent. She gets shafted in the middle of the series, but really returns to form by the end. Her full circle arc of fighting against and FOR Cardassians as a terrorist is brilliant.

The axiom is, in any episode, put Kira in, and it will in all probability be watchable, if not excellent.

Brook's Sisko is really good, though he does overact on occasion (along with Visitor), and Meaney's just such a good solid actor that O'Brien episodes are always great.

Voyager:
1.) The Doctor
2.) Seven
3.) Janeway

Whatever.

Enterprise:
1.) Phlox maybe.
Don't care enough to finish the list.

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

too many to choose from... but i especially like admiral solo. he doesn't afraid of anything

 

[BobLoblaw]

Great list and I tend to agree with Garak being the best character, but no mention of Data makes me want to say fail. For shame.

 

[SpacLock]

Picard. Best Captain. Best acting.

 

[MelloBoy]

hey guys

y'all forgot Tasha Yar

/end sarcasm