Well, we know that Star Trek has a host of unique, alien characters, but I would like to ask: Which are your favorite and least favorite unique lead characters in the various Star Trek series?
Actually, for the most part, the unique lead characters in Star Trek have always been my favorite characters. But starting with TOS, my favorite unique character in that series was the original, Spock.
And in the next series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, I would say that Data was my favorite unique character.
And next in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, hands down, Odo was my favorite unique lead character in that series. I really loved that character.
But next, in Star Trek: Voyager, I believe that Nelix and perhaps Kess were supposed to have been the unique lead characters in that series. (And I won't count Tuvok, because Star Trek has already had a Vulcan as one of the lead characters in a previous series.) But in my opinion, both Neelix and Kess fell short, and neither one of them did too much for me. However, I thought that the Holographic Doctor was a very interesting, unique character in that series whom they could create a lot of interesting storylines for. But when the series finally got the Seven of Nine character, I felt that the series finally reached their zenith with more balanced and interesting characters. Seven was exactly what Voyager needed, and from that point on, the show went from mediocre to great. Plus, I was happy to see Kess go (bye, bye Kess) and then eventually Neelix. However, I will admit that I did like Neelix better than I did Kess because there was just something about Kess that was just bland.
But anyway, I'm not even sure if I should mention the series, Enterprise, since I rarely watched it. But once again, I won't mention T'Pol, since as I said before, we already had a Vulcan as one of the unique lead characters in previous Star Trek series, and which now doesn't make her as unique. However, that leaves us with the other unique lead character on Enterprise, Dr. Phlox... But I guess I could say that his name kind of speaks for itself. Phlox?
But sorry, I wasn't exactly crazy about him.
But moving on to Discovery, Mr. Saru is one of those characters who after first seeing him, you kind of think: What the what? However, after I started to see more of Mr. Saru and started to get to know his better character, I now would have to say that Mr. Saru is probably my favorite unique lead character of any Star Trek series. Because first you have someone who is very unique looking... and I mean VERY unique looking where you have those cool swaying arms and those one of kind pair of feet, which remind me of horse hooves. Plus, he's very tall and slender, and almost in a gangly way, even though at the same time it makes him look very unique and cool. Additionally, not too long ago, I was thinking about why I like this character so much and I thought about how he is a balanced character. Meaning in his speech and demeanor. But interestingly in the fourth season of Discovery, one of the other characters actually told Saru that he was balanced.
But I think that those are all the Star Trek series (although, I have never watched any of the Paramount+ cartoon series) and of course the Picard series has Seven it and all the other lead characters are human, except for the Romulan warrior kid.
So, who are your favorite and least favorite unique lead characters in the Star Trek series?
Actually, for the most part, the unique lead characters in Star Trek have always been my favorite characters. But starting with TOS, my favorite unique character in that series was the original, Spock.
And in the next series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, I would say that Data was my favorite unique character.
And next in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, hands down, Odo was my favorite unique lead character in that series. I really loved that character.
But next, in Star Trek: Voyager, I believe that Nelix and perhaps Kess were supposed to have been the unique lead characters in that series. (And I won't count Tuvok, because Star Trek has already had a Vulcan as one of the lead characters in a previous series.) But in my opinion, both Neelix and Kess fell short, and neither one of them did too much for me. However, I thought that the Holographic Doctor was a very interesting, unique character in that series whom they could create a lot of interesting storylines for. But when the series finally got the Seven of Nine character, I felt that the series finally reached their zenith with more balanced and interesting characters. Seven was exactly what Voyager needed, and from that point on, the show went from mediocre to great. Plus, I was happy to see Kess go (bye, bye Kess) and then eventually Neelix. However, I will admit that I did like Neelix better than I did Kess because there was just something about Kess that was just bland.
But anyway, I'm not even sure if I should mention the series, Enterprise, since I rarely watched it. But once again, I won't mention T'Pol, since as I said before, we already had a Vulcan as one of the unique lead characters in previous Star Trek series, and which now doesn't make her as unique. However, that leaves us with the other unique lead character on Enterprise, Dr. Phlox... But I guess I could say that his name kind of speaks for itself. Phlox?
But sorry, I wasn't exactly crazy about him.But moving on to Discovery, Mr. Saru is one of those characters who after first seeing him, you kind of think: What the what? However, after I started to see more of Mr. Saru and started to get to know his better character, I now would have to say that Mr. Saru is probably my favorite unique lead character of any Star Trek series. Because first you have someone who is very unique looking... and I mean VERY unique looking where you have those cool swaying arms and those one of kind pair of feet, which remind me of horse hooves. Plus, he's very tall and slender, and almost in a gangly way, even though at the same time it makes him look very unique and cool. Additionally, not too long ago, I was thinking about why I like this character so much and I thought about how he is a balanced character. Meaning in his speech and demeanor. But interestingly in the fourth season of Discovery, one of the other characters actually told Saru that he was balanced.
But I think that those are all the Star Trek series (although, I have never watched any of the Paramount+ cartoon series) and of course the Picard series has Seven it and all the other lead characters are human, except for the Romulan warrior kid.
So, who are your favorite and least favorite unique lead characters in the Star Trek series?
