Rom (Star Trek)
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| Species | Ferengi |
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| Affiliation |
Ferengi Alliance Bajoran Militia |
| Posting |
Ferenginar Resident (Season 7) Deep Space Nine Resident (Seasons 1-7) |
| Position |
Grand Nagus (Seasons 7) Maintenance Engineer (Seasons 4-7) Bar Employee (Seasons 1-4) |
| Rank | Crewman (Seasons 4-7) |
| Father | Keldar |
| Mother | Ishka |
| Children | Nog |
| Partner | Leeta |
| Portrayed by | Max Grodénchik |
| First appearance | "Emissary" (DS9) |
Rom is a recurring character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is played by Max Grodénchik.
Rom is a Ferengi, the son of Keldar and Ishka. He is Quark's younger brother, and the father of Nog.
Born around 2335, Rom did not have the business acumen typically associated with the Ferengi race; he was described as one who "didn't have the 'lobes' for business". He had a knack for fixing things but, until around 2372, he worked exclusively as a waiter and stock boy in his brother Quark's bar on Deep Space Nine (DS9). (In the first episode, he was credited only as "Ferengi Pit Boss"). Rom frequently displays a lack of confidence, largely due to Quark's habit of belittling him. However, there is evidence to suggest that Quark was attempting to protect Rom from inevitable failure by preventing him from venturing into business for himself. Nevertheless, after four years living among Federation and Bajoran citizens on the station, and possibly inspired by his son Nog's admission to Starfleet (which made him very proud), Rom left the bar to become an engineer in the Bajoran Militia.
Odo once described Rom as "an idiot, [who] couldn't fix a straw if it was bent". These opinions, however, were only due to Rom's social ineptitude and meek, almost subservient, demeanor (largely due to the near-constant verbal and emotional torment he suffers at the hands of Quark), and stood in stark contrast to his genius as an engineer. This talent allowed him to play an important role in the station's participation in the Dominion War. In 2373, Rom designed and distributed a self-replicating minefield that blocked access to the Bajoran wormhole and prevented Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant for several months.
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