#ziyal ds9

[datasoong101]

When I first started watching DS9, I listed each character and my impressions of them here. Now that I've finished the show and had time to sit with it, I'm gonna do that again.

Spoilers under the cut!

Benjamin Sisko:

A truly inspirational character with a beautiful and meaningful arc. Sisko is one of the best examples of a healthy father figure I can think of. He's funny, he's responsible, he's kind, he makes hard choices. His arc as the emissary was remarkable. He went from a reluctant star fleet officer to a transcendent being who's destiny was written before he was born. He's the best.

Jake Sisko:

You got to see him grow from a little kid to a remarkable author. His relationship with his father was beutiful and tragic. I would love to see where he is 10 years after the last season.

Kasidy:

Her character wasn't super detailed, but she seemed like a bad ass. A good partner for Sisko.

Sisko's Dad:

Just felt like including him. He's awsome.

Quark:

I love that little rat bastard freak. I love him and his freak little self to death. He's actually the fucking best you don't get it. His gay ass wanted Odo so bad. His arc was just right, changes in perspective but mostly shenanigans.

Rom:

The silliest and goofiest little guy. He's so damn sweet. Best grand nagus ever.

Nog:

I actually cried over Nog joining Statfleet. He is an incredible person. It's really tragic that he had to see the worst of the war so young. Love him too.

Leeta:

Such a badass.

General Martok:

A cool dude.

Worf:

I honestly didn't like Worf that much in TNG. That changed REAL quick. You get to see so much more of his character in DS9. He's just the best.

Jadzia Dax:

OH MY GOD DAX AGAGAGAGAG I cannot express how much I love her. She was absolutely incredible. Her and Worf were actually the sweetest ever. Her death pissed me the fuck off.

Ezri Dax:

When she came on, I tried not to like her. I failed. She is beutiful cinnamon roll too good for this world.

Keiko:

Wish you got to see more of her. She's awsome.

O' Brien kids:

:3

O'Brien:

I LOVE HIM POOR GUY!!! Him and Julian are the best grumpy sunshine ever.

Julian:

AGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAG THE TWINKIEST TWIK WHO EVER TWINKED I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM YOU DON'T GET IT YOU'LL NEVER GET IT!!! He feels so real. His arc is remarkable. From bright eyed "frontier doctor" fresh from Star Fleet Medical to the tragedy of the war and his family and being discovered as genetically modified, his friendships. All of it. He just needed to kiss a lizard.

Garak:

I LOVE THAT TRAGIC ASS HORNY ASS FUCK ASS LIZARD ASS FUCK I LOVE HIM TO DEATH HE JUST NEEDED TO KISS A TWINK.

Kira:

SHE IS SUCH A BADASS. Her character development? Incredible. She just. I don't know. I just love her. She's quite literally hanging on my wall.

Odo:

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHH I LOVE HIM. HE'S JUST SO. AHAHAHAHAHAH. His story is one of the most tragic. I love him and Kira. I cried when he went home. Also him and Quark were fucking.

Kai Winn:

I hated her and then someone changed my mind so I hate her less. Her arc was wild.

Gul Dukat:

FUCK HIM FUCK HIM FUCK HIM FUCK HIM FUCK HIM FUCK HIM FUCK HIM HE'S A PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT

Ziyal:

Maybe the most tragic casualty of the occupation and the war. She deserved so much better.

I LOVE DS9 SO FUCKING MUCH ACTUALLY INSANE I LOVE THEM SO MUCH LIKE YOU DON'T GET IT LOVING THEM IS NOT ENOUGH I NEED TO BITE THEM THAT SHOW WAS EQUAL PARTS ME CRYING AND ME LAUGHING I CAN'T WAIT TO REWATCH

[bijoumikhawal]

there's something interesting about the fact that Ziyal is 19, iirc, but she effectively has a guardian appointed to her like she's younger. To me like, this makes sense because she is young and spent most of her developing years in a traumatic, high stress situation and has no support system in place, so making sure she stays close to someone who's stable and will help her if she needs it is prudent- but DS9 never actually digs into Ziyal as a traumatized young adult who probably has few social skills to speak of. So when I stop and think about it, it just comes off as textually infantilizing, and that's REALLY weird to do considering who they tried to pair her off with.

[cuterefaction]

Trektober Day 3 - Meet the Parents. This scenario is admittedly non-canon, but Ziyal and Jake feels so obvious it's hard not to think about it. And the absolute horror it would represent for Dukat is delicious.

Of course, it would then become 'ah, but tentatively approving this relationship is a good excuse to spend more time with both Sisko and Kira!' But the initial discomfort would be a pleasure to witness.

[autisisko]

Reductress: Deep Space Nine

[orangexmachina]

addicted to making these

[hingabee]

drew my fav ds9 girlies in silly kpop shirts

[klaipeda-witness]

watching S6 E6 Sacrifice of Angels: wow I hope they don't sacrifice an angel

[writergeekrhw]

Were there any pairings between characters you would've liked to have on DS9?

I really wish we'd done a Ziyal/Jake relationship, which I only realized recently when I saw some art here on Tumblr suggesting it. I wish she could've been there with Jake and Nog from the start as a trio.

[startrekladies]

TORA ZIYAL DS9 | 6.03 SONS AND DAUGHTERS

[the-data-files]

one of my favorite scenes from DS9 is when Dukat pops a vessel just because Ziyal has a little crush on Garak lmao

[hvezdnastreka]

Trying out ibis paint in between classes to draw Ziyal, just because she's awesome, totally not because I want to rant about how strange it is, that they depict Ziyal largely as this naive girl, who knows nothing of her father's crimes, even though she was literally raised in a labor camp. Anyway I love Ziyal, she should've been in some episodes with the other kids and gone on silly hijinks (possibly dealing with Ziyal trying to reintegrate into society) :(

[cocodavie]

Today is father's day in my country.

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE // S5E14 In Purgatory's Shadow This is Internment Camp 371. You are here because you are enemies of the Dominion. There is no release, no escape, except death.

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[ginkashino]

An artist, working late at night

[theauthoressdefiant]

every day i think about how we got garak x ziyal which feels so weird and random (and basically exists to avoid garashir) when we could have fucking got KIRA and GARAK COPARENTING like we could have had it alllllllll