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In an [[alternate timeline]] created by the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205) (I)|USS ''Defiant'']] being sent back in time to the [[22nd century]], the ship's crew, including O'Brien, settled on [[Gaia IV]]. He married [[Rita Tannenbaum]] ten years after the ''Defiant''{{'}}s crash and was the last member of the crew to give up hope about returning to the 24th century. Their descendants included [[Miranda O'Brien]] and their great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter [[Molly (Gaia IV)|Molly]]. The name "Molly" had been passed down through the O'Brien family for 200 years. ({{e|DS9|Children of Time}})
 
In an [[alternate timeline]] created by the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205) (I)|USS ''Defiant'']] being sent back in time to the [[22nd century]], the ship's crew, including O'Brien, settled on [[Gaia IV]]. He married [[Rita Tannenbaum]] ten years after the ''Defiant''{{'}}s crash and was the last member of the crew to give up hope about returning to the 24th century. Their descendants included [[Miranda O'Brien]] and their great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter [[Molly (Gaia IV)|Molly]]. The name "Molly" had been passed down through the O'Brien family for 200 years. ({{e|DS9|Children of Time}})
   
In another alternate timeline in which the [[Cardassian Union]] did not withdraw from [[Bajor]] in [[2369]], [[Lieutenant]] O'Brien became the [[chief engineer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} in [[2373]] after La Forge transferred to the {{USS|Sugihara}}. He was killed six months later when the ''Enterprise'' was destroyed in the [[Bajor system]] by a [[Dominion]] ship commanded by [[Omet'iklan]]. ({{n|TNG|sub={{st|Myriad Universes}}|A Gutted World}}). ({{n|TNG|sub={{st|Myriad Universes}}|A Gutted World}})
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In another alternate timeline in which the [[Cardassian Union]] did not withdraw from [[Bajor]] in [[2369]], [[Chief petty officer|Chief]] O'Brien received a commission as a [[Lieutenant]] when he became the [[chief engineer]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} in [[2373]] after Lt. Cmdr. La Forge transferred to the {{USS|Sugihara}}. He was killed six months later when the ''Enterprise'' was destroyed in the [[Bajor system]] by a [[Dominion]] ship commanded by [[Omet'iklan]]. ({{n|TNG|sub={{st|Myriad Universes}}|A Gutted World}}). ({{n|TNG|sub={{st|Myriad Universes}}|A Gutted World}})
   
 
In an [[alternate reality]] in which the [[Borg]] emerged victorious from the [[Battle of Wolf 359]] in [[2367]], O'Brien still served aboard the ''Enterprise''-D. Like his [[primary universe]] counterpart, this O'Brien was married to Keiko O'Brien and had a daughter, Molly, though they were killed in a Borg attack. ({{c|TNG|{{cd|The Worst of Both Worlds}}}})
 
In an [[alternate reality]] in which the [[Borg]] emerged victorious from the [[Battle of Wolf 359]] in [[2367]], O'Brien still served aboard the ''Enterprise''-D. Like his [[primary universe]] counterpart, this O'Brien was married to Keiko O'Brien and had a daughter, Molly, though they were killed in a Borg attack. ({{c|TNG|{{cd|The Worst of Both Worlds}}}})

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This page details Miles O'Brien in the primary universe; for the Miles O'Brien in the mirror universe see Miles O'Brien (mirror); for the Miles O'Brien in all other alternate universes see Miles O'Brien (alternates).
For other uses, see O'Brien.

Miles Edward O'Brien was a 24th century Human man, born on September 1, 2332 [1]. He has served Starfleet as tactical officer aboard the USS Rutledge during the Federation-Cardassian War, transporter chief aboard the USS Enterprise-D from 2364 to 2369, chief of operations aboard starbase Deep Space 9 from 2369-2375, chief engineer of the USS Defiant from 2371 to 2375, and as an instructor at Starfleet Academy beginning in 2376. In 2383, O'Brien was assigned to oversee construction of the second Deep Space 9 space station.

History

Early life

Miles O'Brien was born to Michael and Megan O'Brien, and had two brothers, Bill and Cully, and more than one sister. (DS9 episodes: "Invasive Procedures", "Whispers"; DS9 novel: Force and Motion)

In his youth, O'Brien built ships in bottles. (DS9 episodes: "Whispers", "Trials and Tribble-ations" ; TNG episode: "Booby Trap"; TNG novel: Imbalance)

Miles, having grown up in a traditionally Irish setting was a very practical man. Most times (when feasible) he preferred an au naturel approach to food, recreation etc. rather than tech - even though that was a trade he specialized. (TNG episode: "The Wounded")

His pragmatic, "everyman" approach carried over into his DS9 posting. As an enlisted crewman, he saw himself as an equal to his fellow crewmates superior or subordinate and disliked titles, such as "Sir". Always innovative and open to new concepts, O'Brien believed in engineering to be simple for the average Layman. (DS9 episodes: "Visionary", "Trials and Tribble-ations")

His mother raised him to follow the advice about combining talking with eating, "You end up doing neither very well!." (DS9 episode: "The Die is Cast")

Interests

O'Brien had a fondness for the sport of kayaking and enjoyed it as a holodeck program. (TNG episode: "Transfiguration", DS9 episodes: "Heart of Stone", "The Adversary", "Change of Heart", "Inquisition")

He also enjoyed racquetball and darts. (DS9 episode: "Rivals", DS9 episodes: "Prophet Motive", "Visionary")

Musically O'Brien played the cello and performed several concerts on his various assignments. (TNG episode: "The Ensigns of Command")

Along with his friend, Dr. Bashir, O'Brien enjoyed historical re-creations on the holodeck. O'Brien once created a model of the Alamo. (DS9 episodes: "Once More Unto the Breach", "The Changing Face of Evil", "What You Leave Behind")

The Rutledge

O'Brien was aboard the Rutledge during the Cardassian border conflicts and was present to witness the aftermath of the Massacre on Setlik III. (TNG episode: "The Wounded", DS9 novelization: Emissary, DS9 episodes: "Tribunal", "Paradise")

The Enterprise-D

O'Brien then transferred to the USS Enterprise-D, where he served Captain Picard as a relief Flight controller during the Farpoint Mission. After the mission he served as part of the Enterprise's security and operation divisions, acting mainly as a Transporter chief.(TNG episodes: "Encounter at Farpoint", "All Good Things...", "Lonely Among Us", "Unnatural Selection", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"; WizKids module: Attack Wing)

O'brien telepathically attacked

O'Brien under telepathic coercion from Zadeus.

On stardate 43423.6, O'Brien was coerced telepathically by Zadeus to destroy one of the two queens with a transporter. However, Commander Forthol noticed O'Brien was acting strangely when he gave up a winning hand in a poker game with Commander Riker. O'Brien was then freed when Riker, Captain Picard, Commander La Forge and Forthol stopped him from carrying out Zaedus's murder plan. (TNG - Maelstrom comic: "The Hand of the Assassin!")

Deep Space 9

O'Brien was assigned to Deep Space 9 in 2369. (DS9 episode: "Emissary")

In early 2370, during a time of political upheaval on Cardassia, the crew of the Cardassian ship Swift Striker attempted to destroy Deep Space 9 by planting a bomb on its anti-matter reactor. O'Brien worked with Berat, a member of the Cardassian crew who had sought asylum on the station, to remove the bomb and then attached it to the Swift Striker, resulting in the ship's destruction. O'Brien was so impressed with Berat he offered him a position on the station, although Berat chose to return to Cardassia when the political situation changed. (DS9 novel: Betrayal)

Sometime prior to the Battle of Cardassia, Miles was approached to take the position of Professor of Optronic Systems Engineering at Starfleet Academy, a posting he took after some thought, breaking the news to his friend Julian Bashir in the midst of battle. (DS9 episode: "What You Leave Behind")

Starfleet Academy and the Corps of Engineers

In 2376, while teaching at Starfleet Academy, O'Brien assisted the Starfleet Corps of Engineers when an alien artifact threatened to destroy San Francisco. (SCE eBook: Aftermath)

In September 2376, Miles, his wife Keiko, and their children Molly and Kirayoshi, visited Joseph Sisko in New Orleans and later accompanied him to Bajor to attend the birth of his grand-daughter.

While in the Bajoran system, the Chief helped out his old friends on DS9 during the Parasite crisis, and attended Bajor's induction into the United Federation of Planets. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novels: Lesser Evil, Unity)

O'Brien was later detached to the Starfleet Corps of Engineers on the planet Cardassia as a part of the Federation's relief efforts, while Keiko was in charge of the planet's botanical renewal efforts following the Dominion War. (DS9 - Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel: Cardassia: The Lotus Flower, DS9 novel: The Never-Ending Sacrifice)

The new Deep Space 9

In 2383, following the destruction of Deep Space 9, O'Brien was reassigned as chief engineer of both the ground-based facility that substituted for it and the construction of the replacement station. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Raise the Dawn)

After construction was complete of the new Deep Space 9 O'Brien took over as Chief Engineer of the station. (DS9 - The Fall novel: Revelation and Dust)

Alternate timelines and realities

In an anti-time past created by Q, O'Brien was surprised in 2364 that Captain Jean-Luc Picard was aware that he had built model ships in bottles as a child. Unbeknownst to O'Brien, the captain had travelled back in time from 2370. (TNG episode: "All Good Things...") Picard had learned of his interest in model ships from a conversation in 2366. (TNG episode: "Booby Trap")

In an alternate timeline created by the USS Defiant being sent back in time to the 22nd century, the ship's crew, including O'Brien, settled on Gaia IV. He married Rita Tannenbaum ten years after the Defiant's crash and was the last member of the crew to give up hope about returning to the 24th century. Their descendants included Miranda O'Brien and their great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter Molly. The name "Molly" had been passed down through the O'Brien family for 200 years. (DS9 episode: "Children of Time")

In another alternate timeline in which the Cardassian Union did not withdraw from Bajor in 2369, Chief O'Brien received a commission as a Lieutenant when he became the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-E in 2373 after Lt. Cmdr. La Forge transferred to the USS Sugihara. He was killed six months later when the Enterprise was destroyed in the Bajor system by a Dominion ship commanded by Omet'iklan. (TNG - Myriad Universes novel: A Gutted World). (TNG - Myriad Universes novel: A Gutted World)

In an alternate reality in which the Borg emerged victorious from the Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367, O'Brien still served aboard the Enterprise-D. Like his primary universe counterpart, this O'Brien was married to Keiko O'Brien and had a daughter, Molly, though they were killed in a Borg attack. (TNG comic: "The Worst of Both Worlds")

When the crew of his Enterprise-D encountered the crew of the Enterprise-D of the primary universe, this O'Brien knocked out his counterpart and unsuccessfully attempted to take his place. (TNG comic: "And Death Shall Have No Dominion")

Alternate O'Brien

Miles O'Brien in an alternate reality.

In another alternate reality, Federation and Dominion delegations met on Deep Space 9 to negotiate a treaty in response to the Dominion's peace overtures in 2371. However, during the talks, Odo was murdered with a phaser. Consequently, the negotiations broke down and the Dominion launched an attack on DS9. Both his wife Keiko and his daughter Molly were killed during the attack, leaving O'Brien devastated. Although the Federation forces were eventually able to push the Jem'Hadar back through the Bajoran wormhole, the Dominion was able to capture Commander Benjamin Sisko, Major Kira Nerys and Doctor Julian Bashir.

He assisted the Trill diplomat Curzon Dax in modifying the USS Defiant to travel to alternate realities. Curzon then began to search the multiverse for another version of Odo. Curzon's plan was to return to his own reality with this other Odo, who would claim that he had faked his own death in order to expose the traitor aboard DS9. After arriving in the primary universe, Curzon attempted to recruit Odo for that purpose but Commander Sisko believed that interfering in the affairs of another universe would violate the Prime Directive. Refusing to take "no" for an answer, Curzon kidnapped Odo while he was regenerating, commandeered the Defiant of the primary universe and returned to his own reality. In accordance with Curzon's plan, Odo assumed the identity of his murdered counterpart. Besides Curzon, O'Brien was the only person aboard DS9 who was aware that this Odo was from an alternate reality. (DS9 comic: "The Looking Glass War")

Miles O'Brien, the Q Gambit

Miles O'Brien in an alternate reality.

In an alternate reality, O'Brien was the first officer under his wife, Captain Keiko on board the USS Defiant. He then rescued Sisko, Captain Kirk and his party after Changelings had murdered Chancellor Worf using a shuttle. O'Brien was then assisted by Commander Scott in fixing the warp drive. The two then discussed engineering. (TOS - The Q Gambit comic: "Part 4")

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Connections

USS Rutledge personnel
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USS Portia personnel
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) engineering personnel
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see also: medical personnelpilots & flight control personneloperations personnelsecurity & tactical personnelsciences personnelsenior staffunnamed
Starbase Deep Space 9 personnel and residents (original station)
station personnel K. AdabweM. AhzedT. AimatsuAleco V.R. AlfonzoAlle T.AltmanAmranK. AndrewsT. AneN. AponteJ. AsheAylam E.J. S. BashirBattes A.M. BileckiJ. BlackmerBojja R.P. BoudreauxS. BowersBrooksJ. BroomeCardokCarltonS. CarsonCenn D.J. ChaoJ. ChavezH. CollinsF. CortezCostelloCryanD. CzirakyG. DavisE. DaxJ. DaxDevroS. DouglasM. EddingtonEddonEricEtana K.Evik N.Gaysd T.Girani S.GoodmanGordimerGreskrendtregkGueretteHageHava R.T. JastJataq'qatJatteraS. JonssonKaboKahrimanisKellyKira N.V. KnezoJ. KurlandKurnT. KwiatkowskiS. ch'LarnC. LingMartenP. MatthiasMcCormickMcEwianK. MerimarkMeskMonyodinT. MooreMoruI. MuckerheideMunsonNalan B.J. Si NaranNedani I.Nev R.NguyenN'HeydorNogM.E. O'BrienOccinoOdoD. ParksPertweeH. PetersenPhongsitG. PrimminRedacReis I.ch'RellenK. RichterRo L.RomG. RonessSangerSarish M.A. SelznerJ. SenkowskiSetrin Y.R. th'ShantShul T.Shula S.SimakB.L. SiskoZ. SlaineJ. SmithN. SthiliW. StinsonM. StrangStrekC. SwannigTaganaS. TaranS. TarsesA. TaverasDarl TavrosTelnorriP. TenmeiTerekT. ch'ThaneTollandM. TomsonGelia TorlyT'PeynTrulliE. Vaughnzh'VeskVu K.Wasa G.Wayeh S.D. WilkensWorfWoros K.YamaguchiD. YarrowYevlin M. Federation icon image. Bajoran icon image. Starfleet icon image. DS9 icon image.
station residents AluuraA. WyossL. ArlinAriosBarys K.Betenn B.Betenn C.Betenn K.BokatBrocBroikBylaCadaraCaprilChalan A.Chon S.ChramConpapDalba S.DrakElvimV. FontaineA. FontanaFreylaFroolGannE. GarakGrehmGrimpE. GrofHadronHatram N.HetikJas-qalJhakkaKagaKalawLeetaLondar P.MaikiMalor B.Malor T.MardahMartokMirehMo'NekeMornM'PellaKeiko O'BrienKirayoshi O'BrienMolly O'BrienQuarkRasmus S.RhitSardaS'taassN. SardopolousShul AbaJ. SiskoT'AraTaran'atarJ. TharenTigart H.Tir R.Tora Z.TreirVisshKasidy YatesYelsi
Starbase Deep Space 9 personnel and residents (second station)
station personnel Aleco V.AllasarE.g. AnsargJ. BashirB. BecerraV. BixxJ. BlackmerP. BoudreauxJ. CandlewoodCardokCenn D.H. CollinsJ. CollinsB. CrusherA. d'ArnaudV. deGromO. DellasantG. DesjardinsEtana K.S. DouglasHava R.B. HerriotE. JuarezV. KnezoS. ch'LarnP. MatthiasK. MerimarkE. MinnarNogM.E. O'BrienD. PhloxS. RavidK. RichterRo L.N. SaygurShul T.Z. SlaineW. StinsonT'LuneP. TenmeiL. ThorneValinarVerlonR.K. VissP. WalenistaZhang S.
station residents Altek D.AluuraBroikDamas H.FroolGrimpKala M.M'PellaOrcamQuarkShmengeUlu L.Zirk

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 O'Brien has been in Starfleet for 22 years in 2372 according to DS9 episode: "Rules of Engagement" and joined when he was eighteen according to DS9 episode: "Shadowplay".

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