Cheers Starbase. I've just proudly completed my collection of DS9 on DVD and will shortly be getting onto Season 7. I hadn't see it in years. I kind of avoided the list as I am not good at order, so I'll give a few in no particular order.
Gul Dukat - Absolutely loved him as a bad guy. By no means a black and white character. Very charming manner and a great wit. Had some human qualities like his love for his daughter Ziyal yet at the same time he was a dispicable person. Power hungry, ruthless, selfish and almost racist in his comments at Bajorans when at his most honest. He's a character who was very dynamic too and could adapt accordingly. He went from an important member of Central Command to Chief Advisor to the new Cardassian Civilian government, to disgraced freighter captain, to rebel fighting the Klingons, to chief Dominion collorator, to disintegrated broken man and finally to insane Pa Wraith worshipper. A very complex character with many facets.
Garak - Hm, what can you say? I still haven't figured him out. Hero or villain? Did he ever not tell a lie? Like Dukat he had a great wit. The shrouded past really gives the man an aura of intrigue. What exactly did he do for the Order? Why was he exiled? You never quite knew what motivated Garak. At times he appeared to be fiercely patriotic and at other times fiercely selfish. I particularly enjoyed his interactions with Dukat and Sisko. Both were rare but golden. He was inspired in Pale Moonlight. Very convincing as an alien who followed a totally alien moral code to humans, one which values pragmatism, cunning and subterfuge all of which he was masterful at.
Weyoon - Jeff Combs is a brilliant actor in my opinion. He played 3 totally different characters and I loved them all. Weyoon could be a snivelling obseqious toad in front of the founders or in a diplomatic situation. I loved how he would continously probe for an opening in a diplomatic situation with his false sincerity yet when push came to shove he could deliver a cold threat with a change in his tone and an evil stare. I loved his cynical observations and his no nonsense approach to Dukat's Cardassian multilayered veiled style of speaking.
Quark - Shimmerman, again, a brilliant actor. I don't think one can underestimate the difficultly of acting in all that makeup and mask while conveying those priceless facial expressions he could. Quark provided very intelligent comic relief without being slapstick. Another person who was convincing coming from a totally different moral code to that of humans. His interactions with Odo were priceless. As DS9 went on their chemistry got better and developed into a great pairing. He was also not a black and white character and could come up with unexpected moments of kindness when called upon.
Sisko - I'm a big fan of Sisko. He's not everyone's cup of tea and not everyone warms to Brooks' dramatic style of acting but Sisko is my favourite captain. One feeling I got with him was that no one could ever enter his office in Ops and leave having beaten him in an argument. Brooks had a great way of projecting himself strongly. Sisko could be kind when he wanted but also deliver that hard scolding to his crew when needed. I also liked the development of Sisko as someone who went from being terribly uncomfortable with being the emissary to someone who eventually came to embrace it and do the job well which is why he was choosen to do it I guess.
I liked practically every character on DS9 but I suppose those are my top ones.
Gul Dukat - Absolutely loved him as a bad guy. By no means a black and white character. Very charming manner and a great wit. Had some human qualities like his love for his daughter Ziyal yet at the same time he was a dispicable person. Power hungry, ruthless, selfish and almost racist in his comments at Bajorans when at his most honest. He's a character who was very dynamic too and could adapt accordingly. He went from an important member of Central Command to Chief Advisor to the new Cardassian Civilian government, to disgraced freighter captain, to rebel fighting the Klingons, to chief Dominion collorator, to disintegrated broken man and finally to insane Pa Wraith worshipper. A very complex character with many facets.
Garak - Hm, what can you say? I still haven't figured him out. Hero or villain? Did he ever not tell a lie? Like Dukat he had a great wit. The shrouded past really gives the man an aura of intrigue. What exactly did he do for the Order? Why was he exiled? You never quite knew what motivated Garak. At times he appeared to be fiercely patriotic and at other times fiercely selfish. I particularly enjoyed his interactions with Dukat and Sisko. Both were rare but golden. He was inspired in Pale Moonlight. Very convincing as an alien who followed a totally alien moral code to humans, one which values pragmatism, cunning and subterfuge all of which he was masterful at.
Weyoon - Jeff Combs is a brilliant actor in my opinion. He played 3 totally different characters and I loved them all. Weyoon could be a snivelling obseqious toad in front of the founders or in a diplomatic situation. I loved how he would continously probe for an opening in a diplomatic situation with his false sincerity yet when push came to shove he could deliver a cold threat with a change in his tone and an evil stare. I loved his cynical observations and his no nonsense approach to Dukat's Cardassian multilayered veiled style of speaking.
Quark - Shimmerman, again, a brilliant actor. I don't think one can underestimate the difficultly of acting in all that makeup and mask while conveying those priceless facial expressions he could. Quark provided very intelligent comic relief without being slapstick. Another person who was convincing coming from a totally different moral code to that of humans. His interactions with Odo were priceless. As DS9 went on their chemistry got better and developed into a great pairing. He was also not a black and white character and could come up with unexpected moments of kindness when called upon.
Sisko - I'm a big fan of Sisko. He's not everyone's cup of tea and not everyone warms to Brooks' dramatic style of acting but Sisko is my favourite captain. One feeling I got with him was that no one could ever enter his office in Ops and leave having beaten him in an argument. Brooks had a great way of projecting himself strongly. Sisko could be kind when he wanted but also deliver that hard scolding to his crew when needed. I also liked the development of Sisko as someone who went from being terribly uncomfortable with being the emissary to someone who eventually came to embrace it and do the job well which is why he was choosen to do it I guess.
I liked practically every character on DS9 but I suppose those are my top ones.
He even plays a second Ferengi character!
at least my memory still works somewhat 
. Hawk sure liked to dress pimpish did'nt he?.
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