- Stars Alexander Siddig and Nana Visitor were married in
real life in 1997 (after the show's fourth season).
- Kira was a last-minute addition to the cast; the original
plan was to include the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)
character of Ro Laren, but Michelle Forbes didn't want a series at the time.
- Dax was originally envisioned as an alien from a
low-gravity world forced to get around in a wheelchair and who flew around
her quarters; the concept was scrapped and recycled into the character of
Melora because the "flight" cables were too difficult to rig.
- The subplot of Kira carrying the O'Briens' baby was to
explain away Nana Visitor's pregnancy.
- In the episode "Man Alone," the planet Alderaan
is listed as a recent place visited by a murder victim. Alderan is the
planet destroyed by the Death Star in Star Wars (1977).
- Each of the three live-action Star Trek series after the
original "Star Trek" (1966) has had a cameo appearance by a
character from its predecessor series in its premiere episode: "Star
Trek: The Next Generation" had Dr. McCoy, "Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine" had Captain Picard, and "Star Trek: Voyager" had Quark.
- The Cardassians, a prominent alien race in this series, had
their own words for their various military ranks, such as Gil (equivalent to
a lieutenant in the Starfleet navy), Glinn (commander), Gul (captain), and
Legate (admiral).
- References are frequently made to Starfleet "ground
troops," and some Starfleet characters have different uniforms (a black
uniform with a small colored stripe across the middle). Fans generally
accept that these characters are part of a Starfleet Marine Corps, although
this has never been explicitly stated onscreen. There was a Starfleet
Colonel West in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); West was most
likely a Starfleet Marine, since navies do not have the rank of colonel.
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