Put the DS9 characters in "best to worst" order

[PKTrekGirl]

moocey said:

PKTrekGirl said:
^ I don't know what FTW means.

For The Win (I didn't know until recently either.)

Ah! Thanks!

 

[DizzyMan]

moocey said:

PKTrekGirl said:
^ I don't know what FTW means.

For The Win (I didn't know until recently either.)

All I need to know now is what the hell does "for the win" mean? (An American phrase, perhaps?)

 

[Kegek]

I believe FTW is a gaming phrase. That's where I first heard it, and it makes sense in context (grammar notwithstanding).

You know, do X or Y 'for the win'; that is, preform X or Y to win the game.

But it's also used as a general phrase of approval.

 

[Photon]

Sorry, cant do 5
Benjamin Sisko
O'Brien
Worf
Garak
Dukat
Odo
Quark

 

[DizzyMan]

I didn't expect 5.

 

[All Seeing Eye]

BEST

Quark
Garak
Worf
Brunt
Odo
Weyoun
Nog
Rom
Martok
Zek
O'Brian
Bashir
Dukat
Damar
Ben Sisko
Gowron
Kira
Female Shapeshifter
Leeta
Jake Sisko
Ezri Dax
Jadzia Dax

WORST

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Kegek said:
I believe FTW is a gaming phrase. That's where I first heard it, and it makes sense in context (grammar notwithstanding).

You know, do X or Y 'for the win'; that is, preform X or Y to win the game.

But it's also used as a general phrase of approval.

I believe the term first came into real use on the TV game show Hollywood Squares.

For those who are not familiar with it, on this game show there is a 'bank' - three high and three wide, of small rooms where contestants sit (usually out-of-work celebrities). These rooms form a giant, upright tic-tac-toe board.

The celebrities are asked questions, and the two joe-public contestants have to say whether the celebrity is right or wrong. If he correctly guesses whether the celeb is correct, he gets an X or a O in that celeb's square.

The first contestant to get tic-tac-toe wins.

Typically when a contestant is trying to get the third square in a row , he would say "Whoopie Goldberg for the win" or something similar...meaning that if he guessed correctly regarding Whoopie's response, he would win the game.

If a contestant is on the defense and is trying to prevent the other contestant from winning by blocking the possibility of them getting tic-tac-toe on their next turn, he might say "Whoopie Goldberg for the block"...after which Whoopie would be required to answer the question posted to her.

Hope that clears it up for the non-Americans.

 

[Moocey]

PKTrekGirl said:

Kegek said:
I believe FTW is a gaming phrase. That's where I first heard it, and it makes sense in context (grammar notwithstanding).

You know, do X or Y 'for the win'; that is, preform X or Y to win the game.

But it's also used as a general phrase of approval.

I believe the term first came into real use on the TV game show Hollywood Squares.

For those who are not familiar with it, on this game show there is a 'bank' - three high and three wide, of small rooms where contestants sit (usually out-of-work celebrities). These rooms form a giant, upright tic-tac-toe board.

The celebrities are asked questions, and the two joe-public contestants have to say whether the celebrity is right or wrong. If he correctly guesses whether the celeb is correct, he gets an X or a O in that celeb's square.

The first contestant to get tic-tac-toe wins.

Typically when a contestant is trying to get the third square in a row , he would say "Whoopie Goldberg for the win" or something similar...meaning that if he guessed correctly regarding Whoopie's response, he would win the game.

If a contestant is on the defense and is trying to prevent the other contestant from winning by blocking the possibility of them getting tic-tac-toe on their next turn, he might say "Whoopie Goldberg for the block"...after which Whoopie would be required to answer the question posted to her.

Hope that clears it up for the non-Americans.

I thought you were asking me what it meant.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Garak
Weyoun
Dukat
Kira
Damar
Odo
Quark
Bashir
Nog
Martok
Winn
Ben Sisko
O'Brien
Worf
Female Founder
Rom
Jake Sisko
Ezri Dax
Jadzia Dax

 

[chancellorjake]

It's much easier to choose if I break the cast into Main and Secondary groups.

Main Cast:
Kira
Quark
Ben Sisko
O'Brien
Bashir
Odo
Worf
Jake Sisko
Jadzia Dax
Ezri Dax

Secondary Cast:
Garak
Weyoun
Nog
Martok
Vic Fontaine
Kasidy Yates
Damar
Female Founder
Rom
Brunt
Winn Adami
Dukat
Leeta
Zek
Gowron (Hated Him! )

ETA: I forgot to place Vic and Kasidy on the original list.

 

[tomalak301]

^Good Idea:

Main Cast:

Odo
Kira
Ben Sisko
Julian Bashir
Miles O'Brien
Jadzia Dax
Quark
Worf
Jake Sisko
Ezri Dax

Secondary Cast:

Garak
Martok
Dukat
Wayoun
Kassidy Yates
Gowron
Nog
Barial
Kai Winn
Damar
Female Changling
Shakaar
Brunt, F.C.A (Everyone's right about Combs delivery.)
Zek
Rom

 

[PKTrekGirl]

moocey said:

PKTrekGirl said:

Kegek said:
I believe FTW is a gaming phrase. That's where I first heard it, and it makes sense in context (grammar notwithstanding).

You know, do X or Y 'for the win'; that is, preform X or Y to win the game.

But it's also used as a general phrase of approval.

I believe the term first came into real use on the TV game show Hollywood Squares.

For those who are not familiar with it, on this game show there is a 'bank' - three high and three wide, of small rooms where contestants sit (usually out-of-work celebrities). These rooms form a giant, upright tic-tac-toe board.

The celebrities are asked questions, and the two joe-public contestants have to say whether the celebrity is right or wrong. If he correctly guesses whether the celeb is correct, he gets an X or a O in that celeb's square.

The first contestant to get tic-tac-toe wins.

Typically when a contestant is trying to get the third square in a row , he would say "Whoopie Goldberg for the win" or something similar...meaning that if he guessed correctly regarding Whoopie's response, he would win the game.

If a contestant is on the defense and is trying to prevent the other contestant from winning by blocking the possibility of them getting tic-tac-toe on their next turn, he might say "Whoopie Goldberg for the block"...after which Whoopie would be required to answer the question posted to her.

Hope that clears it up for the non-Americans.

I thought you were asking me what it meant.

I was asking you what the acronym 'FTW' meant. Once you told me that, I knew what the term meant and where it came from.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog for the block!!!!

 

[THE_FETT]

Garak/Quark/Odo

Everyone else











Dax

 

[DizzyMan]

Everyone,
Do you think the people of Bajor carry out their spiritual duties "FTW"?


PKTrekGirl,
That's the best avatar I've seen anywhere in ages.

Well done!

 

[Mr_Closet]

I'm afraid I only have a shortlist, not a best to worst. So, in no particular order:

Quark - because he breaks the mould more than any other character. Yes, he's a caricature, but he's unique among his kind, has a consistent guiding philosophy of life and deep sense of pride in his identity but nevertheless, has spent most of his life being shunned and ridiculed by his own people, despite doing his best to be a good Ferengi. He's a lot like Worf, in fact

Garak - when he was grey, before he donned a white hat

Kai Opaka (spelling?) - because I've met people like her in real life and they are frightening

Dukat - sometimes you really sympathise with his plight, but give him an inch and he'll commit genocide with a smile

O'Brian - down to earth family man who faces all the terror and marvel of the universe, then goes home to the wife and kids

Odo - possibly just because he was well acted, and for his relationship with Quark which, unfortunately, was rarely allowed to go further than comic relief, however well executed it may have been

Worf - ultimately a pitiable character. An over-grown idealistic Klingon teenager who spends his life trying to be the living embodiment of his favourite Klingon myths and legends, and never really comes to terms with the fact that the Empire and it's inhabitants just don't live up to his high expectations of them

It's also my view that these characters are usually the lynch pins of any episode in which they play a significant part. The other characters usually orbit around them.

 

[Gallimaufry]

Winn
Damar
Weyoun
Female Founder
Dukat
Jadzia Dax
Garak
Quark
Bashir
Kira
Nog
Odo
O'Brien
Rom
Ben Sisko
Martok
Ezri Dax
Worf
Jake Sisko

 

[thestrangequark]

Bashir - 'cause he so damn sexy.
Sisko - 'cause he got pretty sexy once he grew the beard, and I like his enunciation.
Garak - because he's wonderfully complex. And, as I was raised in an openly gay household, at the age of ten I was so pleased to see a gay character on tv who was not a joke. Whether or not the writers or actors intended it, I just assumed he was gay, and it impressed me.
Dukat - he's a sexy Cardassian.
O'Brien - because he's so admirable. And he reminds me of Fozzy the Bear.
Kira - because Bajorans make me happy.
Quark and Odo - together because I can't imagine them otherwise.
Jake - Who grew into some one who was pretty darn cool.
The Professor and Mary-Anne...

 

[AdmiralGarak]

I've had to trim some dead weight like Sisko and that obnoxious tailor from the list, but here we go...

Jean-Luc Picard
James T. Kirk
Mr. Spock
Bones
O'Brien
Worf
Q
Scotty
Gowron
Uhura
Chekov
Locutus of Borg
Vash
Kor
Kang
Koloth
Doc Zimmerman
Tuvok (Mirror)
Admiral Necheyev
Tom Riker
Kurn
Arne Darvin
Cyrano Jones
Lwaxana
Keiko and Molly
Gul Evek
Alexander
Lt. Freeman
Korax
Mr. Lurry
Nilz Baris
Barkeep with Tribble on his head
Miscellaneous extras from "The Trouble With Tribbles"
Proconsul Neral
Lursa
B'Etor

 

[Wicca who Wonta]

Kira Nerys
Jadzia Dax
Odo
Quark
Garak
Ben Sisko
Nog
Rom
O'Brien
Ezri Dax
Bashir
Dukat
Jake Sisko
Worf

 

[DizzyMan]

AdmiralGarak… you hate Garak?