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Enrique Muniz was a Human Starfleet crewman who served during the late-24th century.

History

In his youth, Muniz attended carnivals with his father. He also had the same birthday as Captain Benjamin Sisko's son, Jake. (DS9: "The Ship")

Deep Space 9

During the 2370s, Muniz served on the Bajoran space station Deep Space 9 and its assigned Federation starship, the USS Defiant.

In 2372, he was on board the Defiant when it rendezvoused with a Karemma starship in the Gamma Quadrant. When two Jem'Hadar attack ships attacked the Karemma, they tried to escape by entering the atmosphere of a nearby gas giant. The Defiant followed the ships into the atmosphere where it was fired upon and severely damaged. Miles O'Brien sent Muniz to a Jefferies tube to assist Jadzia Dax. When the internal force fields began to collapse in that section, Muniz managed to get out, but Jadzia was left behind.

Muniz later returned to engineering to help O'Brien and Stevens to repair the ship. When Lieutenant Commander Worf arrived to take command of the ship after Captain Sisko, he criticized Muniz and Stevens. O'Brien reminded him that neither of them had attended the Academy and were not used to be commanding a starship. Stevens and Muniz later came up with a way to modify the deflector array to turn it into a phaser emitter. Their plan worked and the Jem'Hadar ship was destroyed. (DS9: "Starship Down")

Several months later, Muniz took charge of an engineering team on DS9 after O'Brien was recovering from his Argrathi punishment. (DS9: "Hard Time")

In early-2373, Muniz was part of a Starfleet survey team from DS9 that traveled to the Gamma Quadrant planet Torga IV to assess the possibility of establishing a mining operation to extract some of the planet's rich deposits of cormaline. A Dominion ship crashed on the planet and was later followed by another who destroyed the team's runabout and landed Jem'Hadar troops. Muniz was wounded by the Dominion weapons, but was saved by O'Brien and Worf and taken into the ship. The anti-coagulant in the Dominion weapons soon took their toll on Muniz and his bleeding continued.

O'Brien and Worf clashed after Worf told him that Muniz was near death. As time went on, Muniz soon lost feeling in his legs and became delusional, believing he was watching a carnival with his father. Muniz eventually died of his wounds during the crew's attempt to use the ship's engines to escape.

After the Defiant arrived, rescued the crew and towed the Dominion ship off the planet and back to the Alpha Quadrant, O'Brien sat with Muniz's body, performing a traditional Irish wake. He was joined by Worf who commented on its similarities to the Klingon tradition of ak'voh.

During his time on Deep Space 9, Muniz eventually became a good friend of Chief O'Brien, whom he called jefe, Spanish for "chief". O'Brien affectionately called him "Quique". (DS9: "The Ship")

Appendices

Background information

Enrique Muniz was played by actor F.J. Rio in his first of three Star Trek roles.

The script for "Starship Down" describes Muniz as simply, "a young enlisted engineer". Of a scene in the Defiant's engine room, it makes note of the fact Muniz and the other engineering crewmen didn't go to Starfleet Academy, saying, "they're not as polished as our people, and they have their own work habits and codes of behavior." [1]

In the script for "The Ship", Muniz is further described as, "a young human crewman with an easy, infectious smile." [2]

The choice of bringing back Muniz for "The Ship" was an important one for the writing staff but looking back, they didn't think it quite worked out the way they had hoped. "Ira [Steven Behr] wanted to establish that there was an inner circle amongst the engineers, guys who hung out together," said writer Hans Beimler, "and that there was a special place in the heart of O'Brien for his engineering guys. Muniz was one of those guys. We tried to build a relationship between the two of them at the beginning." Commenting on that relationship, Behr explained, "The whole idea was to show that the engineers, the tech guys, have a brotherhood that's different from just the old Starfleet brotherhood. We wanted to bond O'Brien with this guy and have it mean something. But the scenes didn't play like two guys who were really comfortable with each other. It wound up being about O'Brien and a guy who's dying. The audience never came to care enough about Muniz because they didn't see O'Brien's investment in Muniz." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p.371)

Apocrypha

Muniz appears in the Prophecy and Change short story "The Orb of Opportunity" which states he was a part of Chief O'Brien's team aboard the USS Orinoco which assisted Kai Winn Adami and General Lenaris Holem in their search for a blindvault that held the Orb of Contemplation.

Fabian Stevens, one of the main characters in the SCE eBook War Stories (and engineering crewman in "Starship Down"), remembers Muniz as, "a good guy, great engineer, awful poker player."

In the novel Rise Like Lions, Muniz' mirror universe counterpart is depicted as a member of the Terran Rebellion.

External links

[3]
Enrique Muñiz at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+'''Enrique Muniz''' was a [[Human]] [[Starfleet]] [[crewman]] who served during the late-[[24th century]].
-'''Enrique Muniz''' (played by [[F.J. Rio]]) was a [[Starfleet]] [[crewman]] assigned to [[Deep Space 9]] and the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']] in the [[2370s]]. He eventually became a good friend of [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]], who Muniz called ''[[jefe]]'', [[Spanish]] for "chief". O'Brien affectionately called  him 'Quique'. In his youth, Muniz attended carnivals with his father.
+==History==
-In [[2372]], he was on board the ''Defiant'' when it rendezvoused with a [[Karemma starship]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. When two [[Jem'Hadar]] [[Jem'Hadar attack ship|attack ships]] attacked the [[Karemma]], they tried to escape by entering the [[atmosphere]] of a nearby [[gas giant]]. The ''Defiant'' followed the ships into the atmosphere where it was fired upon and severely damaged. Miles O'Brien sent Muniz to a [[Jefferies tube]] to assist [[Jadzia Dax]]. When the internal [[force field]]s began to collapse in that section, Muniz managed to get out, but Jadzia was left behind.
+In his youth, Muniz attended [[carnival]]s with his father. He also had the same birthday as [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]]'s son, [[Jake Sisko|Jake]]. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
+==Deep Space 9==
-Muniz later returned to [[engineering]] to help O'Brien and [[Stevens]] to repair the ship. When [[Worf]] arrived to take command of the ship after [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]], he criticized Muniz and Stevens. O'Brien reminded him that neither of them had attended the [[Starfleet Academy|Academy]] and were not used to be commanding a [[starship]]. Stevens and Muniz later came up with a way to modify the [[Navigational deflector|deflector array]]  to turn it into a [[phaser emitter]]. Their plan worked and the Jem'Hadar ship was destroyed. ({{DS9|Starship Down}})
+During the [[2370s]], Muniz served on the [[Bajoran]] [[space station]] [[Deep Space 9]] and its assigned [[Federation]] starship, the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}.
+In [[2372]], he was on board the ''Defiant'' when it rendezvoused with a [[Karemma starship]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. When two [[Jem'Hadar attack ship]]s attacked the [[Karemma]], they tried to escape by entering the [[atmosphere]] of a nearby [[gas giant]]. The ''Defiant'' followed the ships into the atmosphere where it was fired upon and severely damaged. Miles O'Brien sent Muniz to a [[Jefferies tube]] to assist [[Jadzia Dax]]. When the internal [[force field]]s began to collapse in that section, Muniz managed to get out, but Jadzia was left behind.
+Muniz later returned to [[engineering]] to help O'Brien and [[Stevens]] to repair the ship. When [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] arrived to take command of the ship after Captain Sisko, he criticized Muniz and Stevens. O'Brien reminded him that neither of them had attended the [[Starfleet Academy|Academy]] and were not used to be commanding a [[starship]]. Stevens and Muniz later came up with a way to modify the [[Navigational deflector|deflector array]]  to turn it into a [[phaser emitter]]. Their plan worked and the Jem'Hadar ship was destroyed. ({{DS9|Starship Down}})
 Several months later, Muniz took charge of an engineering team on DS9 after O'Brien was recovering from his [[Argrathi]] punishment. ({{DS9|Hard Time}})
-In early [[2373]], Muniz was part of a [[Starfleet]] [[survey team]] from DS9 that traveled to the Gamma Quadrant [[planet]] [[Torga IV]] to assess the possibility of establishing a mining operation to extract some of the planet's rich deposits of [[cormaline]]. A [[Dominion]] ship crashed on the planet and was later followed by another who destroyed the team's [[runabout]] and landed Jem'Hadar troops. Muniz was wounded by the Dominion weapons, but was saved by O'Brien and Worf and taken into the ship. The [[anti-coagulant]] in the Dominion weapons soon took their toll on Muniz and his bleeding continued. O'Brien and Worf clashed after Worf told him that Muniz was near death. As time went on, Muniz soon lost feeling in his legs and became delusional, believing he was watching a carnival with his father. Muniz eventually died of his wounds during the crew's attempt to use the ship's engines to escape.
+In early-[[2373]], Muniz was part of a [[Starfleet]] [[survey team]] from DS9 that traveled to the Gamma Quadrant [[planet]] [[Torga IV]] to assess the possibility of establishing a mining operation to extract some of the planet's rich deposits of [[cormaline]]. A [[Dominion]] ship [[crash landing|crash]]ed on the planet and was later followed by another who destroyed the team's [[runabout]] and landed Jem'Hadar troops. Muniz was wounded by the Dominion weapons, but was saved by O'Brien and Worf and taken into the ship. The [[anti-coagulant]] in the Dominion weapons soon took their toll on Muniz and his bleeding continued.
+O'Brien and Worf clashed after Worf told him that Muniz was near death. As time went on, Muniz soon lost feeling in his legs and became delusional, believing he was watching a carnival with his father. Muniz eventually died of his wounds during the crew's attempt to use the ship's engines to escape.
-After the ''Defiant'' arrived, rescued the crew and towed the Dominion ship off the planet and back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], O'Brien sat with Muniz's body, performing a traditional [[Irish]] [[wake]]. He was joined by Worf who commented on its similarities to the [[Klingon]] tradition of ''[[ak'voh]]''. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
+After the ''Defiant'' arrived, rescued the crew and towed the Dominion ship off the planet and back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], O'Brien sat with Muniz's body, performing a traditional [[Irish]] [[wake]]. He was joined by Worf who commented on its similarities to the [[Klingon]] tradition of ''[[ak'voh]]''.
+During his time on Deep Space 9, Muniz eventually became a good friend of Chief O'Brien, whom he called ''[[jefe]]'', [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "chief". O'Brien affectionately called him "Quique". ({{DS9|The Ship}})
+==Appendices==
+===Background information===
+Enrique Muniz was played by actor [[F.J. Rio]] in his first of three ''[[Star Trek]]'' roles.
+The script for "Starship Down" describes Muniz as simply, "''a young enlisted engineer''". Of a scene in the ''Defiant''{{'}}s engine room, it makes note of the fact Muniz and the other engineering crewmen didn't go to Starfleet Academy, saying, "''they're not as polished as our people, and they have their own work habits and codes of behavior.''" {{Star Trek Minutiae|academy/literature329/479.txt}}
+In the script for "The Ship", Muniz is further described as, "''a young human crewman with an easy, infectious smile.''" {{Star Trek Minutiae|academy/literature329/500.txt}}
+The choice of bringing back Muniz for "The Ship" was an important one for the writing staff but looking back, they didn't think it quite worked out the way they had hoped. "''[[Ira Steven Behr|Ira [Steven Behr]]] wanted to establish that there was an inner circle amongst the engineers, guys who hung out together,''" said writer [[Hans Beimler]], "''and that there was a special place in the heart of O'Brien for his engineering guys. Muniz was one of those guys. We tried to build a relationship between the two of them at the beginning.''" Commenting on that relationship, Behr explained, "''The whole idea was to show that the engineers, the tech guys, have a brotherhood that's different from just the old Starfleet brotherhood. We wanted to bond O'Brien with this guy and have it mean something. But the scenes didn't play like two guys who were really comfortable with each other. It wound up being about O'Brien and a guy who's dying. The audience never came to care enough about Muniz because they didn't see O'Brien's investment in Muniz.''" (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p.371)
+===Apocrypha===
+Muniz appears in the ''[[Prophecy and Change]]'' short story "The Orb of Opportunity" which states he was a part of Chief O'Brien's team aboard the {{USS|Orinoco}} which assisted [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] and [[General]] [[Lenaris Holem]] in their search for a blindvault that held the [[Orb of Contemplation]].
+Fabian Stevens, one of the main characters in the ''[[Starfleet Corps of Engineers|SCE]]'' [[eBook]] ''[[War Stories]]'' (and engineering crewman in "Starship Down"), remembers Muniz as, "''a good guy, great engineer, awful poker player.''"
+In the novel ''[[Rise Like Lions]]'', Muniz' [[mirror universe]] counterpart is depicted as a member of the [[Terran Rebellion]].
+===External links===
+*{{startrek.com|muniz}}
+*{{mbeta|Enrique Muñiz}}
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