Rom - Notes

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Name :	Rom [1]
Species :	Ferengi

Brother to Quark and father to Nog [1], Rom spent his early life as something of a failure. He married his first wife, Prindora, with a five year contract. When he fell in love with her he signed an extension without reading the small print, and her father was able to swindle him of all his money. [2] Quark tended to treat him poorly, underpaying him and constantly belittling his intelligence. [3]

When Quark was promoted to Grand Nagus Rom served as his bodyguard. He planned to assassinate Quark, but the plot failed when the previous Nagus Zek proved to still be alive. Quark promoted Rom to assistant manager for policy and clientele as a result of this initiative. [4]

In 2372 Rom formed a worker's union from the staff at Quark's bar. Although the Ferengi FCA destroyed the union shortly afterwards, Rom was able to force an unofficial deal for better working conditions. Flushed with his success, Rom left the bar and became a diagnostic and repair technician for Deep Space Nine. [5] He soon proved to be an excellent engineer who was invaluable in keeping the station running. [6]

In 2371 when Nog petitioned to join Starfleet, Rom was very supportive of the idea. His son's success became a source of considerable pride for Rom. [7]

In 2373 Rom established a romantic relationship with Leeta, a dabo girl at Quark's bar [2], and the two eventually planned to get married. Rom worried that Leeta might also be after him for his money, and wanted her to sign a 'waiver of property and profit' - a Ferengi prenuptial agreement. Leeta refused, threatening their relationship, but Rom solved the dilemma by donating all of his money to the Bajoran war orphan's fund, so allowing him to be secure in the knowledge that Leeta must be marrying for love. [8] The two were eventually married by the Emissary shortly before the station fell to the Dominion. [9]

Rom was a major contributor to the war effort - he came up with the concept for the cloaked self-replicating minefield which allowed the Federation to prevent the Dominion from bringing reinforcements through the wormhole whilst the station was in Dominion hands. [9] Rom stayed on Deep Space Nine during the occupation as a Federation spy. [9] He was arrested for attempting to sabotage the deflector array [10], but eventually escaped and ultimately was able to disable the weapons array before the allied fleet arrived, allowing the station to be retaken without a fight. [11]

Rom was very progressive for a Ferengi, and supported Grand Nagus Zek's reforms of Ferengi society. His support led to him being appointed as Grand Nagus when Zek retired, much to Quark's dismay. [12]

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Associated with

Crew of Deep Space Nine

Played by

Series	Season	Actor	Film / Episode Title
DS9	1	Max Grodenchik	A Man Alone
DS9	1	Max Grodenchik	The Nagus
DS9	1	Max Grodenchik	Vortex
DS9	2	Max Grodenchik	The Homecoming
DS9	2	Max Grodenchik	The Siege
DS9	2	Max Grodenchik	Rules of Acquisition
DS9	2	Max Grodenchik	Necessary Evil
DS9	2	Max Grodenchik	Rivals
DS9	3	Max Grodenchik	The House of Quark
DS9	3	Max Grodenchik	Heart of Stone
DS9	3	Max Grodenchik	Prophet Motive
DS9	3	Max Grodenchik	Family Business
DS9	3	Max Grodenchik	Facets
DS9	4	Max Grodenchik	Little Green Men
DS9	4	Max Grodenchik	Our Man Bashir
DS9	4	Max Grodenchik	Bar Association
DS9	4	Max Grodenchik	Body Parts
DS9	5	Max Grodenchik	The Assignment
DS9	5	Max Grodenchik	The Ascent
DS9	5	Max Grodenchik	Doctor Bashir, I Presume?
DS9	5	Max Grodenchik	Ferengi Love Songs
DS9	5	Max Grodenchik	Call to Arms
DS9	6	Max Grodenchik	Behind the Lines
DS9	6	Max Grodenchik	Favor the Bold
DS9	6	Max Grodenchik	Sacrifice of Angels
DS9	6	Max Grodenchik	You are Cordially Invited...
DS9	6	Max Grodenchik	The Magnificent Ferengi
DS9	6	Max Grodenchik	Profit and Lace
DS9	7	Max Grodenchik	Take Me Out to the Holosuite
DS9	7	Max Grodenchik	Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
DS9	7	Max Grodenchik	The Siege of AR-558
DS9	7	Max Grodenchik	It's Only a Paper Moon
DS9	7	Max Grodenchik	The Dogs of War

References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	DS9	1	Emissary
2	DS9	5	Doctor Bashir, I Presume?
3			Various Deep Space Nine episodes
4	DS9	1	The Nagus
5	DS9	4	Bar Association
6	DS9	5	The Assignment
7	DS9	3	Heart of Stone
8	DS9	5	Ferengi Love Songs
9	DS9	5	Call to Arms
10	DS9	6	Behind the Lines
11	DS9	6	Sacrifice of Angels
12	DS9	7	The Dogs of War

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Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	Emissary

Series :	DS9 Season 5
Episode :	Doctor Bashir, I Presume?

Series :	DS9 Season
Episode :	Various Deep Space Nine episodes

Series :	DS9 Season 1
Episode :	The Nagus

Series :	DS9 Season 4
Episode :	Bar Association