Kira Nerys
Colonel Kira Nerys
Species	Bajoran
Gender	Female
Home planet	Bajor
Affiliation	Bajoran Militia, Starfleet
Posting	Deep Space Nine Bajoran liaison officer/first officer USS Defiant first officer Starfleet detachment to Cardassian Resistance Force
Rank	Major - Bajoran Militia, Commander - Starfleet (temporary), Colonel - Bajoran Militia
Portrayed by	Nana Visitor
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Back story

Per Bajoran custom, her surname, Kira, precedes her given name, Nerys.

The back story of the character states that Kira Nerys was born 2343, in Dakhur province, Bajor, during the 60-year Cardassian occupation of the planet. She was raised in a labor camp. Her family were members of the artisan caste. At the age of 12, Kira was recruited into the Shakaar resistance cell, part of an underground movement which carried out terrorist attacks against Cardassian military and civilians with the ultimate goal of ending the occupation. In the fictional Star Trek universe, Bajor (IPA: /bedʒoɹ/ or /beʒoɹ/) is the homeworld of the Bajorans. ... This article is about the Star Trek universe. ... The Bajoran Resistance took the form of small autonomous groups (cells). These people used terror tactics against their Cardassian Overseers in an attempt to free their planet. ...

Story

In the early episodes of the show, after Cardassia withdrew from Bajor, now at age 26, the recently-ranked Major Kira became an influential figure in Bajor's reconstruction and the politics of the region, due to her assignment to Deep Space Nine, and her closeness to Captain Benjamin Sisko, whom the Bajorans believed to be an emissary from the Bajoran Prophets. Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Bajoran Prophets are non-corporeal beings who inhabit the artificially constructed Bajoran wormhole which connects a distant point in the Gamma Quadrant to the Alpha Quadrant, near the planet of Bajor and the space station Deep Space Nine. ...

Initially, Kira was opposed to the Federation presence on DS9, feeling that the Bajoran people should have nothing to do with the Federation. Over time, her sentiments changed and she became one of the strongest supporters of Bajor joining the Federation.

Though she is a member of the Bajoran Militia, Kira is an invaluable help to Starfleet, especially during the Dominion War. When the Dominion captures Deep Space Nine at the start of the war, Kira remains aboard the station as liaison officer, as part of Bajor's non-aggression pact with the Dominion. Her role allows her to organize a resistance cell, including Rom, Quark, and Jake Sisko. They smuggle intelligence to Starfleet which indicates that the Dominion has begun to dismantle the minefield preventing Dominion reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant. She also manages to sabotage weapons systems, which then allows Starfleet to retake Deep Space Nine. USS Sitak (bottom left) and USS Majestic (center) are destroyed during Operation Return, one of the hard-won victories by the Federation Alliance. ... Rom is a recurring character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman, and a regular for the shows seven-year run. ... Jake Sisko is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Cirroc Lofton. ...

Kira's experience in the Bajoran Resistance earned her a Starfleet field commission as Commander in order to assist the Cardassian Resistance against the Dominion. Kira, Odo and Garak are smuggled into Cardassia to teach Damar the tactics of organizing a resistance movement with a decentralized command. Their resistance cell manages to infiltrate a Dominion shipyard and steal the Breen weapon that Federation ships were defenseless against. Their actions allowed Starfleet engineers to develop shields that could counter the weapon. At the conclusion of the war, Kira takes command of DS9 after the disappearance of Sisko. She is promoted to Colonel sometime earlier in 2374. (As per her rank insignia, Kira was promoted two steps in rank - from Major directly to full Colonel.) This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A Battlefield Commission is given to enlisted soldiers who are commissioned for outstanding leadership on the field of battle. ... Damar is a character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a Cardassian officer, played by Casey Biggs. ...

Alternate universe

The character of Kira Nerys also exists in the mirror universe. In the DS9 episode "Crossover," Kira encounters her mirror self, who is Intendant of Terok Nor, with Garak as her first officer. Kira convinces the mirror-Sisko to rebel against the Intendant-Kira and start the Terran Resistance. This group is later successful in taking command of Terok Nor and capturing the Intendant, but she manages to escape with the help of mirror-Nog. Eventually the escaped Intendant convinces the alternate universe's Bareil Antos to travel to the regular universe in order to obtain an Orb of the Prophets. The mirror Kira falls in love with her double from the other universe, leading some fans to speculate that the mirror Kira is bisexual. At the time Nana Visitor dismissed this, saying that she intended to portray this as "total narcissism on her part. It had nothing to do with sexuality." However, later episodes continued to show her surrounded by a mixed-gender harem, and eventually depicted her being in a romantic relationship with her universe's version of Ezri Tigan The Mirror Universe (MU) is a fictional parallel universe in which the plots of several Star Trek television episodes take place, named for Mirror, Mirror, the original series episode in which it first appeared. ... Crossover is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine involving a parallel universe. ... Deep Space Nine Deep Space Nine is a fictional space station in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Andrew Robinson as Elim Garak Elim Garak was a character in the fictional Star Trek: Deep Space Nine universe, played by Andrew Robinson. ... For other uses, see Harem (disambiguation). ... Ezri Dax (played by Nicole de Boer) is a counselor aboard Deep Space Nine in the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A Trill Starfleet officer, upon leaving Starfleet Academy, Ensign Ezri Tigan is assigned to the USS Destiny as assistant ships counselor. ...

Casting

In the early stages of planning Deep Space Nine, the show's creators wanted to bring the character of Ensign Ro Laren (from Star Trek: The Next Generation.) Michelle Forbes turned down the offer, so a new Bajoran character was created.^[1] Nana Visitor had just barely given birth to a baby boy a couple of months before she was called to audition for the role of Kira Nerys, and her becoming a mother actually shaped her decision process for accepting or turning down roles. With the character of Kira Nerys, Visitor felt "completely engaged on every level by the part."^[2] Ensign (later Lieutenant) Ro Laren is a recurring character on Star Trek: The Next Generation, played by Michelle Forbes. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Michelle Forbes (born Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo on January 8, 1965 in Austin, Texas) is an American actress. ...

Scholarly reception

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis finds the character of Kira "emotionally difficult" (D. V. Forest, 2005 2005, vol. 33, no 1 (11 ref.), pp. 71-82 [12 page(s) (article)]). In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture (ed. Jennifer Porter, 1999), it is noted that Kira was not shown worshipping privately until the 1997 episode Ties of Blood and Water.

References

See also

• List of women warriors in folklore, literature, and popular culture

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Star Trek Deep Space Nine Novels

Following the conclusion of the TV series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the character of Kira Nerys is promoted and takes charge of the Deep Space Nine space station with the new rank of Colonel. With the conclusion of the first wave of Deep Space Nine novels in "Unity" Bajor finally joins the Federation, and Kira gets promoted to the Starfleet rank of Captain. In "Unity," Kira opens every Bajorian Orb simultaneously in a sacred place in order to defeat a monstrous enemy, announcing, "You want Bajor? Here it is." This also caused the return of Benjamin Sisko from the Celestial Temple to the corporeal world. The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the UFP or The Federation) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek television series and motion pictures. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

External links

• Kira Nerys article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Mirror Kira article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Star Trek.com: Kira Nerys