I’m rewatching DS9 with my mom rn and it’s just reminding me how much I love Nog. I already forced my followers on Instagram to listen to my thoughts on him and y’all are my next victims
Nog is a great example for us to see the Ferengis and their culture in more depth. It's so interesting to me to watch his character develop as well as Sisko's viewpoint with him. Starfleet (specifically humans) wants to preach that they're accepting of all life forms and have left prejudice behind them but it's simply not true. In TNG we know that Worf definitely experienced his fair share of prejudice for being Klingon and Data for being an android. For the Voyager cast B'Elanna faced prejudice as a child for being half Klingon and the Doctor for being a hologram. Nog is DS9's best example I think of this kind of character. Even Worf was suspicious of Nog when he joins the DS9 crew despite having been in Nog's very situation as the first of his species (which doesn't have a very good reputation either) to join Starfleet. When introduced to the Ferengi in TNG we are lead to think that they are lying, greedy, cunning little gremlins and that's not entirely wrong but it's not entirely right either. An individual person is more than their race and culture. When they first get to DS9 Nog is one of the closest people to Jake's age and who wants to hang out with him. They became fast friends and got into some trouble for pulling pranks, tho they were never really very harmful if we're being honest but it certainly doesn't put Nog in a very good light. It looks like Nog is a bad influence and Sisko is convinced he is. He tries to convince Jake to not be friends with him and even bans him from hanging out with Nog but it doesn't work because the two boys are committed to their friendship. Jake teaches Nog how to read and Nog gives him (terrible) advice on girls. They're friendship has some bumps from the cultural differences but they always make up and push through. Ben has to admit that he was wrong about Nog and about their friendship. Ben even sticks up for Rom in an episode simply because their sons are best friends. He's able to see the Ferengi in a different light. Sure he still doesn't like Quark very much but who does? Quark is important to the station tho so they have to deal with him. (I could go into Quark’s character too but this is about Nog rn.) Then eventually Nog decides to join Starfleet and since his species isn't part of the federation he has to get a letter of recommendation from a command level officer to be able to go to the academy and he asks Sisko to sponsor him. Sisko spends the episode testing Nog to see if he's trustworthy and serious about this. At the end he tells Nog he won't write the letter because he doesn't understand why Nog wants to join and he needs to understand before he writes that letter. Nog tells him he wants to join Starfleet because he knew he didn't have the "lobs" for business just like his father doesn't and he doesn't want to end up like him. His father is brilliant but he's stuck working for his brother in a bar. Nog doesn't want that life for himself and he knows that if he's goes into business like a "good Ferengi" then that's where he'll end up. But he has his father's hands and smarts for machinery as well as his uncle's tenacity. He wants to do something worthwhile with his life and in Starfleet he can. Plus he looks up to Sisko, you can't convince me he doesn't, and Sisko is in Starfleet so that's another reason he wants to join (but that’s just my opinion).That speech gets him his letter and sponsorship. He gets to live out his dream of doing something with his life. He gets to be the first Ferengi in Starfleet proving that not all Ferengi are obsessed with profit and greed. I am so proud of him for that.
In conclusion, Nog is my brave, sweet, precious son and an incredibly complex character 💛💛💛
I'm still new to Tumblr so I'm not sure what the etiquette for spoilers is on this site but I'll just say it at the start of the post, spoiler warning mostly for Azran Legacy but also Unwound Future and Miracle Mask :')
(i'm just now catching up on the layton series so if I get something wrong that's why!!! sorry))
when I first played azran legacy and saw the final scene with aurora, i got hit in the stomach by a punch of feels and tears and pain. luke grabbing aurora by the hands while begging her not to go is absolutely gut wrenching and im sure im not the only one who's felt that way.
however, the fact that luke was the only one to have such an emotional reaction to her death weirded me out a bit. the boy is very emotional and empathetic and that is made very clear throughout the whole series, but the fact that he had a whole cinematic while he's crying and remembering their times together did feel off because i didnt catch that they were that close to each other during the games
but then it hit me why luke had such a big response: this was his very first approach with death and losing someone dear.
layton has lost his parents, his best friend and the love of his life. descole's lost his parents, his wife and a daughter. bronev's lost his children and his wife, and we dont know much about emmy (at least i dont but i might have missed something) but its clear that she's experienced loss as well with her "uncle leon's all i have in this world" line.
but luke's never lost anyone, he's never experienced loss and even less, death. aurora's disappearance is the first time that he loses someone, and it happens right before his eyes, as he desperately tries to hold her hand and feel her close as it happens. its the first time he says goodbye, and thats why the (amazingly delivered by the english voice actor) line "goodbye, aurora" hits so hard.
Knives crouched, hands resting on his knees as he watched Shrike from across the room. The closet door was open, which he assumed was at least an improvement from an hour ago when it had been closed and barricaded by a pile of clothing.