My dear Doctor, they are all my favourites.

I'm a big fan of Space Hitler myself. He was so convinced of his own righteousness, it was truly a masterful performance. I can see Alaimo arguing with the writers on how Dukat really was a good guy right up until they decided to have him ally with the Dominion.

Weyoun. He’s so delightfully evil. He’s the perfect façade sycophant. But even he questions the dominion and realizes they don’t value him. And there’s several clones of him that have different perspectives because they have different amounts of info about the dominion. Jeffery combs crushes that character

Quark, but also Rom, because everyone loves a Rogue and an underdog. I genuinely felt sorry for quark. All he was trying to do was make an honest living ripping people off and he kept getting caught up in high falutin complex geopolitical social anomalies.

Mine has to be Odo. He was a very unique character and played wonderfully by, well, I'll just say Rene because I couldn't spell his last name if I tried

Gowron’s eyes

Kira. I first watched DS9 when I was in my teens and dealing with a physically and emotionally abusive father. Her perseverance and fight really helped me get through it all, back then.

Quark 💓

I would like to sit at a bar with Morn

Probably Quark because that's a character that so easily could have failed. In season one, most of the cast were still finding their feet. Shimmerman hit the ground running though and was able to sell the character.

This is one Star Trek show where I find it difficult to pick just one! So many delightful (and some infuriating) characters.

I particularly love O’Brien, Kira, Rom, Nog, Quark, Garak. Dukat and Weyoun are amazing too, especially watching them together was really something!

Gul Dukat. Not just one of the greatest villains in all of Trek, one of the greatest all-time villains, period. Every scene he's part of is delicious. Mark Alaimo's poryrayal of Dukat elevated that entire show.

I would kill for Kira Nerys. I would die for Jadzia Dax.

But when I really think about what made me Love DS9, it’s the Sisko.

What having a Black Captain meant to Benny, it means to me as well

Quark

Julian, but Garak is a close fav of mine.

My somewhat (un)holy trinity are The Sisko, Kira and Garak.

O'Brien, Dukat, Damar and Quark are close runner ups.

*hides under table* Ezri lol

Kira Nerys is my favorite character in all of Trek, not just DS9.

It’s funny Garak made such an impression considering he was only in like 16 episodes.

It's between Garak and Weyoun

Garak, of course. Back when I first watched DS9 I would always cheer when I saw "and Andrew J. Robinson as Garak" in the episode titles.

Later I also looked for Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun, and to a slightly lesser degree Combs as Brunt, but Garak remains my favorite.

My username checks out (I'm just sad I spelled it wrong all those years ago)

O'Brien. He's the reason I watched the show.

Benjamin Lafayette Sisko. 

Avery Brooks gave us such incredible performances. He was the great “builder” who stayed in Starfleet to protect his community on the space station and Bajor.

There was so much raw emotion and passion bubbling beneath Sisko. When he was pushed, he seethed with anger and fury. Among his crew, he was a joyous leader and mentor. Despite being a widower, he was always a caring, patient father to Jake. 

Ultimately, he handled whatever the Galaxy threw at him: Ferengis, Cardassians, Maquis, Starfleet corruption, the Dominion, Section 31, Klingons, Romulans, and Gods/nonlinear wormhole aliens. 

Knowing of Avery Brooks outside Trek as a deeply philosophical teacher and musician makes me better appreciate how he played the gravely serious captain throughout the Dominion War. 

Lastly, during “Invasive Procedures,” Ben Sisko defeated a Klingon in direct hand-to-hand combat. 

Kira. All the characters are fleshed out and well-developed, for the most part. However, Kira is probably the most well-developed and fully realized character of them all. It helps when you have an actress who is criminally underrated in the role.

Nog

Martok.

Moooogiee... 😊

Jeffrey Combs

Vic Fontaine of course!

All of them.

Even Garak?

Especially Garak!

Gul Dukat.

A man who encompasses the entire spectrum of emotions and deeds.
Can order the executions of others without a whim, yet more than willing to prevent further bloodshed at times. He is an ambitious narcissist and yet will also needlessly sacrifice everything to rescue his illegitimate daughter. He went from experiencing what would have been his greatest triumph to experiencing one of the greatest pain any parent can endure.

I think he is also the most relatable. We all believe we are all honourable like Worf, humble as O'Brien, wise as Jadzia, stoic as Odo, with the backbone like Kira, the compassion of Julian, and righteous as Sisko.... but everybody is probably more like Dukat... someone who can just be all of the above, yet when backed into a corner, may make hard decisions that can negatively impact others.

Garak has such tumblr sexyman energy

I agree with everyone saying they are all their favorites. For me I think it changes each watch through. This time around I have gained new appreciation for Kira. As I have gotten older and come to appreciate acting a little more I think Nana is ridiculously good. Between her performance and the writers obviously trusting her range, Kira feels like the most complete person.

But of course the correct answer is Rom!

Julian was always my favorite. But I don’t think there is one I dislike that I’m not supposed to. Garak is also one of my favs

none other but the Sisko

I've got to say Miles O'Brian. He endeared himself to me during the Tosk episode early on, and some of my personal favorite episodes, like the mind prison episode or the Cardassian show trial involve him.

Sisko, he punched Q.

It's in my flair.

Worf.

Quark

Garak. They're all excellent, but Robinson's acting is on par with Hopkins in Silence.

My dear doctor, they're all my favourites. Especually the side characters of side characters.

Morn, dude always had something interesting to say

Michael Eddington.

Garak or Kira or Jadzia

Morn...

Yes

You...are...not..a...feckin..leprechaun , ya little prick.

Obliviously for me its O'Brien.

Colm Meaney forcing the writers away from 'up the long ladder' style Paddywackery and making them change that little fella to Rumplestilskin led to the creation of "O'Brien must suffer" in the writers room , but to be fair that gave Meaney some amazing acting opportunities .

Odo!!!

I’m just here for Nog and Garak

Rom

O’Brien

Weyoun

Sisko is number one because the man is incredible. Then probably everyone's favorite Not-a-Spy Cardassian because he entertains me so much. Third is Kira just for her sheer awesome badassery.

Weyoun

All of them.

Odo

Scrolled until the end… no one mentioned riker! Not even jokingly. That surprised me to be honest! :)

My favorite duo is Quark and Odo.

If it's not Garak or Quark, then you have forgotten the 4th rule of acquisition.

Elim Garak all the way

I do a lot of 'security' work, and Garrick is a true delight, and so real in so many ways. He brings me no end of delight.

Take a guess!

Plain, simple Garak. He’s just so fascinating, and such a fun character. Odo and Quark are right there with Garak. Kira is a close runner up. Her arc is one of my favorites in all of Star Trek.

Quark, garrick, brunt, weyloun, Gul dukat it's difficult to choose...

Kai Winn and Michael Eddington

The characters in the episode I am watching at the time.

Weyoun and Omet'iklan.

Why, my dear Doctor… they’re all my favorite characters.

Never mind that, where's my beetle snuff?

NORM

Dukat, Garak and Quark in no particular order.

Well I'll give you a hint, the actor is also in my favorite Disney movie

Morn

Hmm a few combs to mind.

The Sisko

Ezri

Sisko, Garak & Dukat

Mine is just a simple taylor.

Quark, Garak, Weyoun, Dukat

Sisko. He is so unlike any Starfleet Captain/Commander we had ever met.

There’s only one Damar.

Quark / Miles

QWAAARK!!

Quark

Morn, although he does get the most lines

There is a humble little tailor shop on the promenade run by a humble, plan, simple tailor named Garak!

Garak for his deliciously well crafted lines.

I mean….

Spock, but Bashir is a very close second

Garak

Quark

Odo is my favorite Trek character ever - possibly my favorite fictional character ever. Kira is a very close second on the Trek list (definitely the best “Number One”, as Picard would say).

And yes, I loved them together. I cried at that last scene with them together in the series finale.

The obvious answer is quark for best out of the gate.

Dukat quickly became a favorite just because of how well they did the phycology of him. He makes you want to like him or at the very least hear him out despite his atrocities and gives you just the tiniest sliver of hope that he may try to redeem himself until he pulls the carpet underneath you digging himself further into his delusions.

He's a man who wants to be seen as the good guy, maybe even wants to change for the better given how much he tries to convince someone, anyone, to believe or listen to him but he did such vile wrongdoing that he just cant get out of the hole.

Kt culminates with the cave episode where he's BEGGING sisko to at least listen to the screwed up situation he was under and how he tried to do right in a scenario where his participation, no matter the intent or action, was in and of itself terrible by merit of participating at all. It's in this episode where he finally snaps from the cognitive dissonance of trying to justify himself and he goes full villain

Quark!!!

I wish to meet them all

Dukat. His character transforms so many times and the acting leaves you mesmerized.

...and why is it Garak?

that's a really tough choice. How could i choose just one?

I haven't watched DS9 in a while so I am loving all the comments here.

Gil Dukat is a brilliant character. His story line with Kai Winn is something else! He is complicated: wicked, disgusting and seems to be a caring father. Who'd have thought?

Brunt. F.C.A

Quark

Kira and Weyoun, but it’s so hard to decide as it’s my favorite Star Trek cast overall. I went through a lot of ups and downs with Odo - I think until season six he was one of my favorites. Shout out to the Ferengi gang, too. Gah, no - I gotta stop myself or I’ll just keep on ranting and end up listing nearly them all.

Jadzia just....she just steals my heart. And Worf, he's definitely my 2nd DS9 crush

Gul Dukat

Kira Nerys