NOG: Personnel File 

Nog, the second person to ever beat the kobishamaru just by negotiating with the enemy AI to the point it crashed the system.

Nog was such a good example of character development. RIP Aron Eisenberg.

Sisko sponsored Nog when he told him the actual reason he wanted to join Starfleet was so he wouldn't end up like his father.

My heart still is sad that Aron is gone! He was such a sweet guy who loved his fans. He played Nog with heart and conviction.

What starfleet got in Nog was a jewel encrusted latinum egg. Someone that is very driven, tenacious, intelligant and willing tiimprovize on the fly. Also what i see as being the best of ferrangi culture in practicing the art of the deal and seeing conflict as a sort of negociation 'you want something. I want something. How can we walk away from this transaction satisfied?' A far cry from the first depictions of ferrangi in Next Gen.

Nog was always my favorite character. And the reason Sisko sponsored Nog to the Academy was not just him being good at cargo management. It was the fact Nog was very serious. He wanted to change his life and never end up as his father. Sisko saw this and agreed to sponsoring him. Though I had no idea he beat the Kobayashi Maru twice. And I am still laughing at the fact he caused the program to crash. Kirk would be proud.

I loved the scene where Nog sells all his possessions before going into Star Fleet Academy. I like the way the Bajoran's on the ship delighted in learning about a new culture. That is the future I want. Even Worf got into the action by buying a tooth grinder.

One of my favorite Nog episodes is Treachery, Faith, and the Great River (S7, Ep. 6) where Nog introduces Chief O'Brien to the Great Material Continuum.

I think Mewtwo’s quote applies to Nog; "I see now that the Circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."

The word is given. Warp Speed, Mr. Nog. *Salutes with tears*

I suggested Nog in honor of the passing of the actor who played him, Aron Eisenberg.

I would have loved for him to turn up in Picard, just one last time. That would've been great.

So Nog was promoted to Lt within a year of graduating the academy as an Ensign. Harry Kim spent 7 years on Voyager as an Ensign doing a Lt Cmdr's job (Head of Operations). It wouldn't have made any difference practically but for the sake of his career Janeway could and should have promoted Kim to Lt after a year or two since she always assumed they'd make it back home. She promoted Tuvok from Lt to Lt Cmdr and Paris went from Lt to Ensign and back to Lt again.

STO seems to imply by the end of the Iconian War he is probably the Federations most foremost expert on Temporal technology perhaps even surpasing Seven of Nine's knowledge on the subject.

As a Marine, Nog's PTSD storyline hits me hard every time i watch it. God bless, Aron. Go easy.

Yo, this was very well done and completed in a very tasteful manner. Nog was a great character and Eisenberg was a great man as well. Great job, this was an excellent tribute.

I love how you're weaving his character on STO and the shows into one. Its an almost seamless profile, not taking into account the possible differences that may pop up due to the new Star Trek, with Picard. It really sucks that Aron Eisenberg passed away far too soon, and couldn't take part in advancing that character.

The Kobayashi Maru test is pretty fragile if they didn't consider, "What if you gave them the old flim-flam?"

My favorite episode that sheds light on Nog (and favorite episodes of DS9 period) is “Faith, Treachery and the Great River.”

Just pointing it out, I find the changing of the Uniform based on the date to be nice little feature.

Another important aspects of Nog's character is that unlike many of the other characters that are made to be look up towards, Nog is one the 20th and 21st century audience can better relate too.

Nog represents the Star Trek ideal that we can do better than we think we can. Everything that Nog went through showed us a person whose growth we could see. He did not come from the Federation, but from with the support of others, he grew into someone to be admired.

In Memory of Aaron Eisenberg...he will never be forgotten....

A wonderful tribute to Aron......Star Trek legend.....

Relax your mind, in no way should anybody take this as an attempt to sensationalize the passing of the actor I feel this is a proper tribute, to his character and to his work, thank you.

Aron will live forever in star trek.

Fuckles! That guy died?! I just met him! :( He had a lot to say about Nog, told stories, and was just a great guy to have lunch with! Damn, yo!

5:31 “He received counselling from station counsellor Ezri Dax”. Taking counselling from Ezri is like taking acting tips from Tommy Wiseau.

This was not a poor tribute, it was well done.

Thanks for the great video about one of my favorite Star trek characters!!!! R.I.P Aron!

I always enjoyed seeing Nog and his antics. In the end he’s a self made man. You gotta respect that.

I love how he ends up being captain of a proto-type that he probably helped make. That would be a fitting finish to his arc.

A great example of character development, standing out in a series full of great characters. RIP Aron Eisenberg.

Sweet! Rest in peace, such a great actor.

RIP Aron. Nog was such a great character.

What I really loved was he didn't say he wanted to be the first Feringi to join Star Fleet. He said he wanted to join Star Fleet.

The idea that Nog might have had a role in the development of the Chimera seems very likely and logical, as he later became Captain of said starship. Why? Because this would have given him technical knowledge of the vessel, and possible quirks. Also, this fits perfectly with the fact that Sisko was involved in design of the Defiant, and then later became (the first?) of this vessel.

I liked Nog on DS9 (well enough). But Quark was definitely my favorite Ferengi (an even better character). Quark was inevitably infected by Hue-Mon values, he was always stiil was a traditional Ferengi at heart.

I'm just sad we will never get Captain Nog. RIP Aron.

I really grew to love Nog, what I wouldn't give to see him crash the KM test with complex negotiations.

I recommend this months ago! Thank you so much. Aron was a friend of mine and I had forgotten I asked you to do this, now it means even more.

My favorite episode is where nog develops PTSD. In all of star trek ds9 finally showed the side of war and it's effects in people, really made this my favorite series

looks like he did something worthwhile.

Nog was one of the best characters ever

"He received counseling from Ezri Dax and returned to active duty.." Vic Fontaine: Am I nothing to you?

Nog getting Lippy with Gen Martok was classic

The Ferengi were a terrible species before DS9 and even the first season didn't do much in their favor. But the writers did the difficult job of laying the groundwork to make them more well rounded and the actors and directors pulled it off beautifully. Afterwards, Quark, Rom, and Nog together with the appearance of others along the way made them an amazing three dimensional addition to Star Trek lore.

The one thing about Discovery that I liked was the addition of the USS Nog in the future.

In his honor, Star Trek Discovery named a ship, USS Nog!

I think Mewtwo’s quote applies to Nog; "I see now that the Circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."

RIP Aron, one of my very favorite characters on DS9!

Wow I had no idea he was so successful. Good for him and RIP to his actor.

One thing that needs to be added is there just before the end of the Dominion war (although it took place inside a holosuite program) he found a rather innovative use for his hyper sensitive hearing as a safecracker.

RIP of the first ferengi of the federation

Enters negotiations to stall for time. Very Ferengi of you Nog, I salute you.

Nog and Garak had some of the best character development in the series.

Nog is the MVP, best character with the best character story in every single series sorry Spock, McCoy, Monty, Data and Picard, Nog is just the best

Was so proud of Nog when l wstched DS9! I bet many recall forging a difficult path that made them feel like the only Ferengi in a Federation classroom, kudos to all who plugged on & succeeded. This is extra sad as Nog is now gone forever. But what a sweet legacy; Aron Eisenberg used to say that every time he was called in to work an episode, he was living his dream. In spite of his health he grabbed that star and had the best ride! Lovely kind soul. Miss you Nog! Rest In Peace Aron.🌹😔🌹. From a ST fan since the 60's...🌈🇨🇦☘️

I hope, someday, we get a main Canon reference to Captain Nog, in a Star Trek series... He deserves that much. RIP Aron.

Travel to the Talos system is NOW General Order 7? It WAS General Order 1 in Kirk's time Nog is probably my favorite DS9 character. I met Aron Eisenberg once at a Star Trek convention and he was one of my favorite actors in in the Star Trek franchise

And around this time the ferengi were slowly started to no longer believe in their religion. This doesn't mean they were no longer following the rules of acquisition. it's like how modern countries don't really have that much to do with religion while other less developed countries are highly influenced by religion.

Nog was one of the best ds9 characters! In fact all its ferengi were great...

nog is one of many reasons why i liked sisquo as the best commander. Nog has got to be one of my fav characters out of ALL star trek. And this was a good tribute to Aron

Love the videos man. Gonna miss nog.

Keep your ears open

Nog was one of the best characters in all of Star Trek and his arc through the series was the most satisfying on DS9

This was an excellent video!!! Thank you soooo much! Nog was my favorite character from DS 9. I was very saddened to learn of Aron Eisenbergs passing. He was a brilliant actor who faced a challenging role and pulled it off with remarkable success. The Ferengi were my least favorite people when introduced in TNG. All those playing Ferengi in DS 9 shows changed that over time but particularly the character if Nog. Aron will be missed as an actor in the world of sci fi media but left us with a great collection of film to enjoy. Thank you again for documenting this!

The first character I made in STO was Ferengi. It wasn't specifically Nog related, but rather a combination of everything that had happened to their culture. Rom being Nagas, Nog being the first in to Starfleet, etc, allowed for the people to realize that they could have differently focused lives than just the pursuit of Profit.

NGL it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Nog just ended up as an admiral

As an Honored Warrior, both as an opponent and an ally, Nog has free entry to Sto-vo-kor in the afterlife. Qapla'.

Well, you didn't capitalized on the events, but this was so good, it should've been released sooner, really good, cheers mate, and let's celebrate life with that character, A. Eisenberg was a genius, not only on Nog, everything he played.

R.I.P. Aron Eisenberg. You left us much too soon.

while its sad the actor for nog has passed away, I have always believed that while actors and actresses are finite. the characters they portrayed are forever so long as they are remembered. so I encourage all to continue weighting storeys that feature charaters whose actors have passed.

RIP Aron. I once had a chat with him on social media about his photography pursuits. Really nice guy, he appreciated life and didn't take things for granted.

DS9 had much better character development over any of the other series (including TNG). You CARED about these people. I remember watching this when it originally aired and teared up at this scene. And of course, the actors! Avery Brooks and Aron Eisenberg killed this scene

Nog was *refused* first by Sisko - and not Accepted. Only after Nog broke down and revealed his Intentions to be true Sisko accepted - because, Nogs Words were something he whished for his Son who did not wanted to and also - mainly - of himself and his Fathers Buisness he sought to escape from, joining Star Fleet. Nogs Words were - without knowing - the exact Words Sisko told his Pa as he left in a quarrel for not returning a long Time, both holding somewhat of a Grudge. And Nog is practically a "Veteran" before his Career begins, as his first Battles are the worst and he was everytime all in the Fray and completelea out of his Zone - and yet he fought through. Thus, after his Wound, his PTSD kicked in fully - and by overcoming it, he became one of the greatest and most fierce and fearless Starfleet Offices. He may not have the Lobes, but his Balls are made from hardened Latinum and the Heart he has is bigger than a Targs.

When I finally watched DS9 I thought to myself “wow this kid that plays Nog is so talented!” And I wanted to watch him in everything he had ever been in. That’s when I found out that he was no longer with us.

its a shame Aron Eisenberg passed. it'd have been nice to see him return in a future series as captain nog. RIP Aron

I'm glad things worked out for Nog, he was always so chill.

It would be Cool if Nog teach at STARFLEET Academy !!! In charge !!!

just a point out the DS9 series is the only Canon source of nog's life the last bits you talk about is from Star Trek online which is not considered Canon and the real life actor who played him died and that would have been the events before Star Trek online so more evidence that it's not Canon the character would have passed away before then. I think it's a bad idea the ferengi given up their pursuit of profit to join Starfleet it most likely would end to the destruction of their home world

The second Ferengi start to join starfleet that’s pretty much it for the Ferengi way of life. Capitalism relies on those with business acumen, and those without, the latter exploited by the former to generate wealth and profit. If Ferengi less suited to business and more suited to other fields of study can simply leave, the cycle of exploitation is living on borrowed time.

This needs an update. We now have a new ship USS Nog. Please update Nog's Personnel file with the new info. Live long and Prosper Nog & Aron

"A person's actions dictate their position in life, not their position in birth" Genius

I am still grateful to Nog because he saves our butts from The Klingons and a Borg Cube in Star Trek Online.

I have had the good privilege of speaking through direct messages with Aron Eisenberg a few times. He was a remarkably, truly remarkably warm and affable man. We were making plans to stream together to have a nerd fest live stream about all things Trek. He was forced to put off our arrangement as he had a soccer season to see to victory as a coach. They won those games if I'm not mistaken. He will be missed.

RIP Aron Eisenberg. You would've been as amazing on Picard as you were on DS9

I loved NOG. DS9 was the best spin off from TNG. I'm glad the writers put in characters like NOG and his dad. Demonstrated that weren't always about profit with Ferengi, there was family, honor and compassion. NOG befriending Jake helped show that. I thought he was really a kid in real life until I saw he passed away. That's a testament to his acting. He always dominated the scene whenever it was with Jake. This makes me so sad. Rest In Peace.

Nog was a great character. Should do Dax just to round out the DS9 cast

One thing that always confused me about the Valiant incident. Shouldn’t Nog have automatically been put into command since he was the only actual officer? The members of Red Squad were only cadets that were given battlefield promotions; promotions that most likely would have been revoked after rejoining the Federation.

Legend has it that the only piece of gold pressed latinum Nog has is his Starfleet Insignia.

A wonderful video... Thank you sir for making it. As a simple man moving into his older years, I am grateful to have witnessed good story telling on the small screen.

He was so annoying... at first. He was very well developed later on. 🙂

New respect for Captain Nog.

Don't forget another spectacular Nog episode, "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" which let Nog give us a window into the beautiful spirituality underneath Ferengi Culture's ruthless pursuit of profit and also how Nog was able to adapt his faith in that belief system to serve the needs of his crew. It's a showcase of how his culture rather than being just about greed, had something worthwhile to add to Starfleet and the Federation.

He will be miss. Each voice lost diminishes us all.

Tell me Starfleet gave him the callsign “Egg” ie “Eggnog”.

Great video 👍 enjoy watching Nog growing up on DS9 it's so sad 😢 Aron Eisenberg "Nog" died so young. Again great video looking forward to seeing next video.

Damn he served under sisko, scotty and picard

Sometimes the best of us, when confronted by something they cannot grasp need to be reminded of who they are. So it was for Nog after his injury.