Is it a bummer to be Trill symbiont’s first host?
Jadzia Idaris, Verad Kalon and others worked hard to become host to one of the coveted Trill symbionts.
Those who succeed enjoy having part of them live on in the symbiont and future hosts; and they gain skills and experiences of the previous hosts.
(For a visual example, see the DS9 comic Waypoint Special story “Only You Can Save Yourself”, where Ezri draws on each previous host during a critical situation.)
Now, imagine having worked hard and being finally joined with a symbiont*- only to learn it's a youngster and you don’t gain any experiences from previous hosts because there are none. Do you feel “cheated”? Disappointed in only getting “half” the benefit of joining?
*Edit to correct "symbiont" for "host".
Jadzia Idaris, Verad Kalon and others worked hard to become host to one of the coveted Trill symbionts.
Those who succeed enjoy having part of them live on in the symbiont and future hosts; and they gain skills and experiences of the previous hosts.
(For a visual example, see the DS9 comic Waypoint Special story “Only You Can Save Yourself”, where Ezri draws on each previous host during a critical situation.)
Now, imagine having worked hard and being finally joined with a symbiont*- only to learn it's a youngster and you don’t gain any experiences from previous hosts because there are none. Do you feel “cheated”? Disappointed in only getting “half” the benefit of joining?
*Edit to correct "symbiont" for "host".
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