And why
It’s a tie between Mariner and Burnham.
In a world of “humanoid/android/AI/chair/lawnmower explores what it means to be human” it was very refreshing to see “human raised as not-human explores what it means to be human.”
Garak
Janeway is still my Captain.
But they have so many good characters in New world and lower decks… The new feeling and energy is so refreshing.
It’s a basic ass answer but Sisko. Star Trek has tried moral compromise a lot by now, but Sisko remains the only one where it really hit for me. Later Trek, where it’s more common, just doesn’t have the same level of professionalism or idealism for it to feel meaningful.
Janeway for me. She expresses anger in the right way and she sways her enemies with forgiveness. And she’s a scientist.
