Favourite One-Shot Characters

[CaptainCanada]

I was rewatching TNG's The Lower Decks tonight, for the first time in a while, and I was struck again by how great a job they did with Sito Jaxa, the Bajoran ensign. Trek's tendency for redshirts has become a fun cliche, so sometimes when the various series want you to take it seriously you can't (though Sito would be more of what TV Tropes called a Mauve Shirt). With Sito, you really feel bad. I particularly liked the scene where Picard tells her "You're with me." and she has this really happy look on her face that The Boss is singling her out (of course, as she soon finds out, not for the reason she'd hoped).

Any other one-shots (Sito was, technically, a reprised part from The First Duty, but she might as well have been new) that really stand out to you?

 

[Colonel Green]

I saw the TNG ep "A Matter of Time" recently and I was really impressed with Matt Frewer as the time-traveling conman.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Amon Marritza and the nutty guy in "In the Cards" with the immortality machine.

 

[od0_ital]

... Any other one-shots (Sito was, technically, a reprised part from The First Duty, but she might as well have been new) that really stand out to you?

Martha Hackett as Sub-Commander T'Rul in DS9 'The Search, Parts One & Two'. She was awesome, and I wish they had been able to keep her around for awhile.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I always liked the Klingon chef on DS9.

And the Romulan cloaking device operator on the Defiant than Sisko had quietly dispatched in the night.

 

[Warp Coil]

TNG had several. Dr. Selar, Commander Shelby and Robin Lefler come to mind right away. Peter David was nice enough to pick the characters up and make them regulars in his "New Frontier" novel series, but it would have been nice to see them on-screen again. I also thought that the other characters introduced in TNG's "Lower Decks" could have been seen again.

 

[Jono]

I would have liked to see more of Calvin Hudson.

 

[Rulius]

Commander Shelby, it's too bad we never heard any more of her.

 

[captcalhoun]

TNG had several. Dr. Selar, Commander Shelby and Robin Lefler come to mind right away. Peter David was nice enough to pick the characters up and make them regulars in his "New Frontier" novel series, but it would have been nice to see them on-screen again. I also thought that the other characters introduced in TNG's "Lower Decks" could have been seen again.

the Vulcan engineer appears in a lot of the novels, particularly the A Time To series and Destiny trilogy.

 

[JiNX-01]

ENT:
Feezal (Stigma)

TOS:
Romulan Commander (Balance of Terror)

TNG:
Shelby (BoBW)

DS9:
Amin Maritza (Duet)

VOY:
One (Drone)

 

[barnaclelapse]

Michael J Pollard's character on TOS was certainly interesting. He certainly had a varied career in his younger days.

 

[Misfit Toy]

TNG's Sonya Gomez. I know she was a "two-shot", but I would have liked to see a lot more of her.

 

[Mysterion]

Captain Edward Jellico (TNG, Chain of Command). Nice change of pace starship commander well played by Ronny Cox. Wish we'd seen more of him in the series.

 

[RegFan]

Selar in "The Schizoid Man" was an interesting character.

 

[Kira Nerys]

Marritiza in duet

 

[sbk1234]

A two shot character I loved was Kevin Riley, from TOS.

I loved Sito (Another two shot), Taurik, and Lavelle from Lower decks.
I didn't mind Lefler, but I find it annoying how she became so popular from a one-shot deal.

 

[GalaxyClass1701]

I would have liked to see more of Calvin Hudson.

Agreed!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Ira Graves from TNG

Maximilian Forrest (MU version of Admiral Forrest) from ENT

Khan

 

[NickInABox]

The guy who played Kivas Fajo in 'The Most Toys' was really good.

 

[Too Much Fun]

Danar, from "The Hunted". Great performance by the actor who played him, and a really fascinating character whose dialogue and interactions with Data, Troi, and Worf were wonderful.