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Kira Nerys is a ''. A Bajoran soldier in the Bajoran Militia, she serves as First Officer and Bajoran liaison officer on space station Deep Space Nine . Per Bajoran custom, her Surname , Kira, typically precedes her Given Name , Nerys. The character is played by actress Nana Visitor . Kira Nerys was born in Dakhur province, Bajor , during the 50-year Cardassian occupation of the planet. After the death of her father (Kira Taban), Kira was recruited to the Shakaar resistance cell, an underground resistance movement which carried out terrorist attacks against Cardassian military and civilians. For a long time, Kira believed that her mother Kira Meru had also died when she was a child (she also had two brothers, Reon and Pohl, seen briefly as infants during the series. Their ultimate fate is unknown). Later, Kira used the Orb Of Time to travel back in time, and discovered that her mother was taken as a Comfort Woman by the Cardassians. Meru had even been the lover of Kira's arch enemy Gul Dukat , who treated her with kindness. Calling herself Luma Rahl, Kira joined the resistance cell on the station and planted a bomb in the quarters shared by Dukat and Meru. At the last minute she changed her mind and urged Dukat and Meru to leave the room. After Cardassia withdrew from Bajor, Kira became an influential figure in its reconstruction and the politics of the region, because of her assignment (then holding the rank of major) to Deep Space Nine and her closeness to Captain Benjamin Sisko , whom the Bajorans believe to be a spiritual emissary from the Bajoran Prophets . Initially, Kira was opposed to the Federation presence on Deep Space Nine , feeling that the Bajoran people should have nothing to do with the United Federation Of Planets . Over time, her sentiments changed and she became one of the strongest supporters of Bajor joining the Federation. Major Kira had a relationship with Vedek Bareil Antos until his death in a shuttle accident. She later had a brief romantic liaison with her former cell commander, later first minister of Bajor, Shakaar Edon . During this time, she also agreed to gestate the baby of Miles and Keiko O'Brien , when Keiko was wounded and nearly miscarried during an away mission (actress Nana Visitor was pregnant in real life). Doctor Bashir monitored her condition closely, as well as that of the baby. Bashir had concerns over the baby's gestation, because of the differences between human and Bajoran biology. She gave birth to the O'Briens' son Kirayoshi in 2373. After she and Shakaar broke up, she started a relationship with Odo during the Dominion War . She was promoted to Colonel in 2374 during Captain Sisko's personal leave. Later that year she also received a Starfleet Field Commission as Commander in order to assist the Cardassian Resistance . She was instrumental in ending the Dominion War , and later took command of DS9 after the disappearance of Sisko at the war's conclusion. (In the Deep Space Nine Relaunch novels which take place after the end of the series, Bajor joins the Federation and Kira receives a permanent Starfleet commission of Captain). Kira Nerys also exists in the Mirror Universe first discovered by James T. Kirk in the classic episode " Mirror, Mirror ." In the ''DS9'' episode "Crossover," Kira (of the "real" Star Trek universe) encounters her mirror self, who is Intendant of Terok Nor , with Garak as her first officer. The Bisexual mirror Kira falls in love with her duplicate and also counts the Mirror Universe versions of Benjamin Sisko and Ezri Dax among her lovers. Kira's age was never explicitly confirmed in the series, although it is strongly suggested that she was in her late 20s at the time the series began. In reality, actress Nana Visitor was in her late 30s-early 40s during the run of the series, but there is no canonical indication that Kira fell into this same age range. TRIVIA When DS9 was first conceived, the '''' character of Ensign Ro Laren was to have played a major role in the new series. When actress Michelle Forbes declined the offer to appear in the new series, Major Kira was created instead. Nana Visitor and Alexander Siddig (Dr. Bashir) were married during the series's run. Nana's pregnancy with their child, Django, was written into the story when Kira accepted the O'Briens' unborn child into her womb after an accident aboard a runabout. The two actors have since divorced. In "What You Leave Behind," Vic Fontaine sings "The Way You Look Tonight" in homage to the soon-to-be dispersed crew. He points at Kira's Bajoran nose ridges when singing the line "And that laugh/that wrinkles your nose..." In the Deep Space Nine Relaunch , not considered a part of Star Trek canon, Colonel Kira remained in charge of the station following Captain Sisko's disappearance. Commander Elias Vaughn arrived to replace her as first officer and commander of the USS ''Defiant'' . She played a key role in the events leading to the return of Captain Sisko from the Celestial Temple. Following Bajor's integration into the Federation, Bajoran Militia ranks were abolished and Kira was given the Starfleet rank of captain. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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