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31. Jake Sisko
Dad, it turns out Nog isnt a Ferengi at all. Hes a 50 thirty-year-old man dressed in Ferengi makeup circa 1993.

Is the most unbelievable thing in DS9 that Jake Sisko has a hard time finding a girlfriend on a planet where his father is Jesus? Can you imagine Jesus coming back to life today and saying Hey everyone, this is my son Terrance, say hi, Terrance, and that kid not drowning in girls?

As the main character with the dubious honor of most missed episodes of any main character, both in absolute and proportional terms (105 episodes missed, or 60%), I think well all agree that hes a satellite character. What makes it interesting is that hes a satellite for two others: Ben Sisko and Nog. Nog is the kid character on DS9 who grows up and changes and actually affects the story, and Jake is very important to that for the first three years or so. Then Nog goes to the academy and war and stuff, and Jake ceases to matter.

Jakes basic purpose on the show is to let Sisko explore his dadness. Whats it like to be a dad? How does dadding affect his duties? Its basically just an elaborate excuse to show Sisko interacting with someone in a way different from how he interacts with all of the Starfleet people. This is similar to Crusher and Picard, except that Crusher serves a real purpose independent of Picard. And in this, Jake does his job extremely well.

Thats the reason why Jake is so high. I dont really view him as a true character, I view him as a parasite attached to Sisko, draining him of life so that he can live himself and obtain more screen time running through the promenade. Sisko is a great character, so being part of Sisko catapults you to the lofty heights of Fire Tier.


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Started: July 6, 2005