LogFAQs > #962017431

My first time through the series, I found that he had the least going on in a cast of complex characters who all otherwise have personal connections to the station and the politics of Bajor, Cardassia, etc.

But upon rewatch, that's sort of the point. Everyone else in uniform are older officers that have each seen their share of horrible stuff. But Bashir is practically still a hoppy kid, filled with a scientist's naive interest about the opportunities brought by the edge of space and the wormhole. His shtick is his immaturity.