Ezri Dax
Ezri Dax is a female extraterrestrial television character who features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Ezri Dax
In 2375, Ezri was an ensign serving as an assistant ship's counselor aboard the USS Destiny when it was dispatched to Deep Space 9 on a medical emergency – to carry the Dax symbiont back to Trill following the death of its previous host, Jadzia Dax. En route, the symbiont took a turn for the worse, and, as the only Trill aboard, though one who had decided against joining, Ezri had little choice but to undergo the joining procedure, with only a fifteen-minute lecture from the ship's non-Trill surgeon to prepare her. Following the joining, the Destiny continued onward to Trill, only now to deliver Ezri so she could meet with members of the Symbiosis Commission's Evaluation Board, who gave her counseling on how to deal with her new memories, but they were unable to help her further. With her friends and family having difficulty adjusting to her changed personality, and her own confusions about who she really was, Ezri took a leave of absence. Seeking some sort of link to the person she was now, Ezri sought out Benjamin Sisko, a friend of Dax's previous two hosts, to see if he could help her through the difficult process of integrating eight lifetimes of experience. At the time, Sisko was searching for the Orb of the Emissary, and Ezri agreed to accompany him, Jake, and Joseph Sisko, to Tyree to find it, noting "it'll be just like old times... except, different". It was while traveling there that Ezri discovered she now suffered from space sickness – warp drive made her 'a little queasy'. Another effect of the joining was a change of dexterity, from right hand to left hand. Despite her rapid mood swings and general insecurity, Ezri was able to help Sisko discover the Orb, and restore the Prophets to the Celestial Temple. (DS9: Shadows and Symbols)
At that point, Sisko returned to Deep Space 9, bringing Ezri along with him. She found Jadzia's former colleagues still grieving for her, and was prepared to return to her duties aboard the Destiny, hoping to reduce their pain in seeing her. However, Captain Sisko asked her to remain aboard to work as the station's counselor, with a field promotion to lieutenant junior grade, and waived her remaining training. Her first assignment was to attempt to alleviate Elim Garak's claustrophobia. But, when the sessions broke down, and Garak turned on her, the emotional anguish caused her to decide to resign her commission. She quickly changed her mind when she was finally able to diagnose the root of Garak's attacks. Although many of Jadzia's friends and colleagues quickly accepted the presence of a new Dax in their lives, her relationship with Jadzia's widower, Worf, did not go quite as smoothly. Initially, Worf wanted nothing to do with her, considering her presence an affront to his wife's memory. However, he soon realized that his actions were more of an affront, and relations between them began to warm. (DS9: Afterimage)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Joining with the Dax Symbiont, she came to take the name of Ezri Dax. (DS9: Shadows and Symbols)
Yanas did not have a good relationship with her children, especially Ezri, her only daughter. This was due to Yanas' stern, authoritarian nature coupled with her domineering behavior. This relationship deteriorated even further when Ezri was joined with the Dax symbiont. Carrying the memories of Dax's eight previous hosts, Ezri found it difficult to distinguish herself from the others. When Yanas came to visit Ezri on Trill after being joined, Ezri presented herself to her as Curzon. This convinced Yanas that Ezri should come home, and when she didn't, Ezri noted that "things went downhill from there." (DS9: Prodigal Daughter)
Powers and abilities
Ezri Dax was a female member of the Trill species and possessed all the traits of her kind. (DS9: Shadows and Symbols)
The Tigan family came to operate a mining operation on Sappora VII that dealt with pergium. (DS9: Prodigal Daughter)
By adulthood, Ezri came to join Starfleet where she trained as a ship counselor. (DS9: Shadows and Symbols)
Notes
- Ezri Dax was portrayed by actor Nicole de Boer where she featured in the setting of the Star Trek universe.
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In other media
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Appearances
- Star Trek: Deep Space 9:
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