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Emony Dax, a professional gymnast. Fourth host: Audrid Dax, a When Dax (symbiont) became Jadzia, Sisko was fond of member of the Trill Symbiosis Commission, and mother of atleast calling her “old man,” despite the fact that Dax's new host was a two children; died in 2284. Fifth host: Torias Dax was joined for less young woman. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Curzon had learned to play than a year before he suffered a fatal shuttle accident in 2285. Sixth tongo, and was fond of the game, a fondness that Jadzia host: Joran Dax was an unbalanced individual who was joined for retained. (“Rules of Acquisition” [DS9]). only six months before committing a murder. All records of Joran's Curzon Dax died in 2367. ("Dax" [DS9]). At the time of his existence were suppressed by the Symbiosis Commission death, he had been on planet Risa, making love with a beautiful Seventh host: Curzon Dax, a noted diplomat and friend to woman named Arandis, who termed the experience “death by Benjamin Sisko. Died 2367. Eighth host: Jadzia Dax, science officer jamaharon.” (“Let He Who Is Without Sin...” [DS9]). The Dax at station Deep Space 9. (“Equilibrium” [DS9), “Facets” [DS9)). symbiont was subsequently implanted into Jadzia Dax (“Emissary” [DS9]). Curzon Dax, as played by Frank Owen Smith, Dax, Audrid. Fourth host to the Dax (symbiont), succeeding was seen briefly in a flashback scene in “Emissary” (DS9). Emony Dax. Audrid was head of the Trill Symbiosis Commission, as well as a loving mother to at least two children. Dax, Emony. Third host to the Dax (symbiont), succeeding Tobin Died in 2284. (“Facets” [DS9]). Audrid had a daughter named Dax. Emony was a gymnast who discovered that her coordination Neema. At age six, Neema spent two weeks in the hospital with improved following her joining. (“Facets” [DS9]). Emony was on Rugalan fever. During her stay, Audrid read all seventeen volumes Earth around 2245 to judge a gymnastics competition. While of Down the River Light to Neema, even though the child was there, she met and had a romance with Leonard McCoy while he unconscious at the time. Fifteen years later Audrid and her was a student at the University of Mississippi. (“Trials and Tribbledaughter were not on speaking terms and would not be for ations” [DS9)). Since Dax didn't know that McCoy became a suranother eight years. (“Nor the Battie to the Strong” [DS9)). geon, it seems likely that he met Emony early in his college days, suggesting that their romance took place around 2245. Dax, Curzon. (Frank Owen Smith). Trill host to the Dax (symbiont) prior to Jadzia Dax. 5 Dax, Jadzia (mirror). (Terry Farrell). Mirror universe counterpart (“Emissary” [DS9]). Curzon Dax was a noted s to Jadzia Dax. This Dax was an aggressive leader of the Terran diplomat. In 2289, some years before the Y. rebellion. She was also the lover of Benjamin Sisko (mirror) Khitomer accords, Curzon Dax walked out (“Through the Looking Glass" [DS9]). on a speech by Kang at the Korvat colony, angering Kang, but opening the door for =) Dax, Jadzia. (Terry Farrell). Starunderstanding. Dax eventually won the -. fleet science officer assigned to respect of his Klingon colleagues and was Deep Space 9 in 2369, shortly deeply honored when Kang named his firstborn son for Dax, and after Starfleet took over the 4 made Dax the child's godfather. When the boy was murdered by station. Jadzia Dax was a mem- ’ the Albino, Dax swore a blood oath to avenge the death. ber of the Trill joined species. i Although Curzon Dax did not live to fulfill the promise, Jadzia Dax (*Emissary” [DS9)]). did so in 2370. (“Blood Oath” [DS9]). (One might suspect that Jadzia had wanted to x | Curzon participated in the Khitomer talks seen in Star Trek VI.) become a host to a Trill symbiont Dax served as a Federation mediator on Klaestron IV during since she was a child and worked that planet's civil war in the 2330s. He became friends with very hard at winning the honor. General Ardelon Tandro and his family while stationed on the Neither of her parents nor her planet. Unknown to Tandro, Dax was also engaged in a love affair sister underwent symbiosis. (“In- » with Tandro's wife, Enina. Thirty years later, when Jadzia Dax was vasive Procedures” [DS9]). Before accused of Tandro's murder, Enina testified that at the time of her joining with the Dax (symbiont), & husband's death, Curzon Dax was in her bed. (“Dax” [DS9]). Jadzia was a brilliant but shy “5 Curzon was usually not punctual. He was even late for his 100th young woman. She did extremely ey birthday party. Curzon Dax was once thrown out of the infamous ~~ well in the initiate program, winBarros Inn for setting fire to the place. (“Rejoined” [DS9]). ning Premier Distinctions in exobiology, zoology, astrophysics, and Curzon Dax and Benjamin Sisko were good friends when exoarchaeology (“Dax” [DS9]), and even won a third-level pilot cerSisko was an ensign, a friendship that they maintained for nearly tificate. Nevertheless, her training under Curzon Dax, her field two decades. “Emissary” [DS9)]). Curzon first met Ben Sisko atthe docent, went poorly, and Curzon recommended she be rejected Palios Station, They served together aboard the U.S.S. Livingston. for joining. Curzon's harsh evaluation helped Jadzia realize she (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9]). Curzon Dax knew Benjamin Sisko needed to find her purpose in life before she could be a successful from before Jake's birth. (“Explorers” [DS9]). He also was friends Trill host. (“Playing God" [DS9)]). Jadzia did not realize that the reawith Starfleet officer turned Maquis sympathizer, Calvin Hudson. son for Curzon's harshness was the fact that he was in love with (“The Magquis, Part |" [DS9]). Curzon used to assign Ben Sisko to her, a most inappropriate situation given their teacher-student relaguide VIP guests while under his command so the Trill wouldn't tionship. (“Facets” [DS9]). Curzon felt guilty over his treatment of have to deal with them. (“The Forsaken” [DS9)]). Jadzia, and later consented for her to become the Dax symbionts Curzon acted as Jadzia's field docent and recommended next host upon his death in 2367. (“Playing God" [DS9)]). she be dropped from the initiate program, noting that he felt she As Jadzia, Dax had been a close friend of Benjamin Sisko, lacked a sense of purpose. She did not realize until years later but she noted that such friendships are often difficult to maintain that Curzon's harsh evaluation had spurred her to re-examine her when a Trill has a new host, particularly one of a different gender. purpose so that she eventually did win the opportunity for joining. ~~ (“Emissary” [DS9)). As is characteristic of Trills, Dax's hands are Despite his early opinion of Jadzia, Curzon did not object when, cold. (“A Man Alone” [DS9]). at the end of Curzon'’s life, Jadzia asked to become the next host Although Jadzia believed she was Dax's seventh host, she of the Dax symbiont. (“Playing God" [DS9)). In 2371, Jadzia learned in 2371 of a previously unknown joining. This deeply held learned that the true reason for Curzon's recommendation was ~~ secret was revealed when Jadzia began experiencing vivid halluthat he had fallen in love with Jadzia during the young woman's cinations and a dangerous drop in her isoboramine levels. These initiate program. Unable to deal with these inappropriate feelings, symptoms were found to have been caused by the deterioration and unwilling to admit them to Jadzia, Curzon recommended that of a memory block created by the Trill Symbiosis Commission she be dropped from the program. Curzon would later admit to in 2285 in hopes of suppressing knowledge of the existence of feeling so guilty about his actions that he nearly retired from the ~~ Joran Dax. (“Equilibrium" [DS9)]). Jadzia and her friends subseTrill Symbiosis Commission. Four years after Curzon's death, quently agreed to keep Joran Dax's existence a secret. Curzon's personality reluctantly admitted his feelings toward In 2370 Jadzia almost died when a Trill named Verad briefly Jadzia through her zhian tara ceremony. (“Facets”™ [DS9)). stole her symbiont. (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9]). Later that year,