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USS Defiant undergoing interphase, remastered

USS Defiant trapped in spatial interphase (2268)

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The following personnel served aboard the USS Defiant in 2268:

Unnamed crewmembers

Captain

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The Defiant's captain

The Defiant's captain was a 23rd century Human Starfleet officer. In 2268, he had his neck broken by an operations division crewman on the bridge, in front of his command chair. (TOS: "The Tholian Web"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

In "The Tholian Web", the Defiant's captain was played by original series stunt performer and stand-in Paul Baxley; in "In a Mirror, Darkly", the captain was portrayed by Eric Warfield. [1]
According to a novel of Pocket Books' Star Trek: SCE series, he was named Captain Blair.


Command division Lieutenant

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Lieutenant killed on deck 9

A blonde lieutenant in the command division was found dead on deck 9, near section 4A.

After the Defiant was pulled back and into the mirror universe, Commander Archer and a MACO stepped over her body while trying to find Slar, a Gorn hiding nearby. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

The lieutenant was played by Nicole Malgarini. [2]


Crewman

This crewman experienced hallucinations, and insanity due to Spatial interphase which caused him and the rest of the crew to kill each other. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

The crewman was played by an unknown actor.

Lieutenant 1

This lieutenant shortly after entering a region of Spatial interphase space began to have hallucinations, and eventually madness. He was killed when the crew turned on each other. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

The lieutenant was played by Larry Krask.


Lieutenant 2

This lieutenant was driven insane due to the effect Spatial interphase. The phenomenon led him and the rest of the crew to kill each other.(ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

The lieutenant was played by an unknown actor.

Officer

This officier died along with the rest of his crew after they had been driven insane by the effect of a Spatial interphase.(ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

The Officer was played by James Ward.

Operations division mutineer

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The Operations division mutineer (right)

This operations division crewman broke the captain's neck, but also succumbed due to sabotaged environmental conditions on the bridge, or another attacker. (TOS: "The Tholian Web")

The mutineer was played by an unknown actor.


Operations division lieutenant

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Crewman killed by phaser fire belowdecks

A lieutenant of the operations division was killed by phaser fire belowdecks. His body, and a discarded phaser pistol, were discovered by Malcolm Reed and Jonathan Archer when they beamed aboard Defiant, after the ship had been transferred to the mirror universe. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

This lieutenant was played uncredited by extra Curtis Wong. [3]
This was the first glimpse of the Defiant assignment patch, an insignia similar to the pennant on the sides of TOS starships and seen as a set decoration on starbases of that era. A stylized version of this shape makes up the 2150s Earth Starfleet insignia. Sharp eyed fans watching "The Tholian Web" have noted that the original series producers weren't so attentive to detail – a few Defiant crewpeople have Enterprise assignment patches.


Operations division crewmember

Mike Sussman as a redshirt

Sussman posing before filming an appearance as a corpse

This crewman was one of many who perished in the lower decks.

This particular body was played by ENT writer/producer Mike Sussman. Sussman's costume was reused from David Gerrold's appearance in DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations".
The Star Trek Customizable Card Game gives his name as Crewman Sussman, in acknowledgment of the actor who portrayed him.


Operations division crewman 2

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A dead redshirt

A dead Human ensign aboard the USS Defiant. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly", "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

Yeoman

This yeoman perished with the rest of the crew after experiencing sensory distoration which led the crew to kill each other.(ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

The yeoman was played by an unknown performer.



Apocrypha

According to a comic issue of DC's TOS volume 1 series (#56), Tonia Barrows eventually earned a promotion to lieutenant, and served aboard Defiant, although she was injured and left the vessel before it met its fate.

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