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THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE T0 THE FUTURE O'BRIEN, MOLLY 331

with transporters came in 9. The timeshifting was triggered by interaction of Pr 2347, when the Rutledge temporal displacement waves from a nearby . A responded to the Cardas- cloaked Romulan warbird with the radioisotopes in ¥ sian massacre at planet O'Brien's body. Ironically, O'Brien's death made it . r Setlik lll. O'Brien repaired possible for his future self to travel back in time to » a balky field transporter, of his original “present,” where the future O'Brien preventing himself and successfully warned station personnel of the 13 Starfleet personnel from impending Romulan attack. The future O'Brien becoming Cardassian pris- thereby effectively changed places with the preoners of war. He also par- sent O'Brien, and continued his life in this altered reality. ticipated in the rescue ‘ (“Visionary" [DS9)). This would seem to mean that every appearof several survivors of E ance of O'Brien since "Visionary" (DS9) has been the alternate that bloody massacre. The wl go O'Brien from several hours into the future, since the original died experience of Setlik Il - = in that episode. The alternate O’Brien from the future fit in well, scarred O'Brien deeply, FY showing virtually no difference from the original O'Brien. During a and he continued to harbor rather remarkable winning streak at darts, this O'Brien suffered a bitterness against the Car- rotator cuff tear and was forced to have humeral socket dassians for many years replacement surgery. It ended his winning streak, but allowed “The Wounded” [TNG]). He him to finally complete his beloved kayaking program was rewarded for his (“Shakaar"” [DS9)). In 2372, O'Brien was falsely accused of espi resourcefulness by being onage by the Argrathi government and, as punishment, was promoted to Rutledge tac implanted with memories of a 20-year prison sentence. After tical officer. (“Paradise" returning to Deep Space 9, O'Brien suffered mental stress and [DS9)). Note that “Rules of hallucinations caused by the implanted memories, pushing him Engagement” (DS9) suggests that O'Brien joined Starfleet in to the brink of suicide. With help, O'Brien was able to cope with 2350, although the Setlik Ill backstory establishes that he was the incident. (“Hard Time" [DS9]). When Kira Nerys shared the already in the service aboard the Rutledge in 2347. O'Bnens’ quarters while she served as surrogate mother to their O’Brien was deathly afraid of spiders, until an incident second child in 2373, both Nerys and Miles realized that they where he had to crawl through a Jefferies tube past twenty shared a mutual attraction. They nevertheless agreed to ignore Talarian hook spiders to perform a critical repair at Zayra IV. their feelings. (“Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places” After that considerable act of courage, O'Brien said he wasn't [DS9)) quite so fearful of arachnids, and even kept a Lycosa tarantu- Besides engineer, husband, and father, O'Brien briefly la named Christina as a pel. (“Realm of Fear” [TNG]). O'Brien served as a substitute schoolteacher, when his wife visited her once dislocated his left shoulder while kayaking on the mother on Earth. (“The Nagus” [DS9]). O'Brien's off-duty pas holodeck. O'Brien was healed, almost miraculously, by a touch times also included music, and he was seen playing the cello in a from the Zalkonian named John Doe. (“Transfigurations” string quartet in Ten-Forward aboard the Enterprise-D on at least [TNG)) one occasion. (“The Ensigns of Command” [TNG]). O'Brien liked O'Brien married Keiko Ishikawa on stardate 44390 in acer- to kayak on the holodeck and holosuite. (“Heart of Stone” [DSS], emony in the Ten-Forward Lounge aboard the Enterprise-D. “Transfigurations” [TNG]) and enjoyed racquetball, although perCaptain Jean-Luc Picard presided at the ceremony, and Data haps not quite so much as did Dr. Julian Bashir. (“Rivals” [DS9]) (who had first introduced Miles and Keiko to each other) served O'Brien was first seen as the battle bridge conn officer in as father of the bride. (“Data's Day" [TNG]). O'Brien became a “Encounter at Farpoint” (TNG), a role he reprised in “All Good father a year later when Molly O'Brien was born. (“Disaster” Things...” (TNG), but it was many episodes until he got a last [TNG]). O'Brien was deeply committed to his family, and was well name. He did not get a first and middle name, Miles Edward, until aware of the risk that Starfleet duty entailed. He periodically “Family” (TNG) recorded a “goodbye” message for his family, to be played in the event of his death. He recorded such a message every time he O’Brien, Molly. (Hana Hatae) was about to go into battle, and as of early 2372, had done so 11 Daughter of Starfleet officers Miles times. (“To the Death” [DSS8]). His second child, Kirayoshi O’Brien and Keiko O'Brien. Molly O'Brien, was born in 2373. (“The Begotten" [DS9)). was born aboard the Enterprise-D O'Brien was promoted and assigned to in 2368. (“Disaster” [TNG]). She be chief of operations on station Deep Space / moved to station Deep Space 9 9 in 2369, and moved there with his wife and £5 - with her parents in 2369. (“Emis daughter. O'Brien's technical expertise and a Yo sary, Parts | and II" [DS9]). Molly skill at improvisation proved invaluable, given — —- began to crawl into bed with her the station's generally poor condition and the parents at night in early 2372, her . lack of technical resources at the distant way of trying to get attention, since ) 4 post. (“Emissary” [DS9)) her mother was pregnant with O’Brien almost died in 2370 after being exposed to nanobio- Kirayoshi at the time. (“To the genic gel while helping the T'Lani and Kellerun governments to Death” [DS9]). Baby Molly was neutralize their deadly harvester weapon. He drank coffee, born during “Disaster” (TNG), but Jamaican blend, double strong, double sweet. (“Armageddon didn’t get a name until “The Game” Game" [DS9]). Later that year, O'Brien was assigned to assist in (TNG). She was also seen as an infant in "Power Play" (TNG). preparations for the peace talks between the Paradan govern- Played by Hana Hatae, Molly was first seen in “Rascals” (TNG) ment and the rebels with whom the government had been at war. Her first appearance on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was in “A The Paradan government abducted O'Brien and replaced him Man Alone” (DS9). Among Molly's toys in her quarters on Deep with a cloned replicant that was physically identical to O'Brien Space 9 was a stuffed toy Klingon targ, hand-made by a Star Trek The replicant, who was programmed by the government to fan and loaned to the production by writer-producer Ronald D. assassinate members of the rebel negotiating team, was given Moore. Molly was named for Molly Berman, daughter of Star Trek O'Brien's memories, and had no way to know that he was not the executive producer Rick Berman, and for former Next Generation original. (*“Whispers”" [DS9)) staffer Molly Rennie. O’Brien died of severe delta-series radio-isotope contamination in 2371, when he was timeshifted several hours into a O'Brien, Sean Aloysius. Noted labor leader on early 20th-century future in which the Romulan government destroyed Deep Space Earth. O'Brien led coal miners in Pennsylvania during the bitter