Solely in the TV Series, which is Your Favorite New Discovery Character?

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For those who have been watching the show, which of the new characters introduced in Star Trek Discovery is your favorite?
For the purposes of answering this question, think only about your enjoyment watching the show, and not about anything to do with the game - that is, pretend that STT never existed when answering this question.

Few Notes regarding the options made available in this Poll:

- due to software limitations, there are only 10 options available; I realize this list could have been longer, and your particular favorite choice may be missing from it - Sorry if this the case for you! Of course if you feel passionately about a different character, your feedback is welcome in a Comment

- since the number of options was limited to 10, I excluded characters that have already been killed in the show (understanding that we do not know what may happen in future episodes, and so who might die next in the show)

- due to the 10 limit, I excluded Sarek since he is not technically 'new'

- due to the 10 limit, I excluded characters that I am guessing are unlikely to reappear in future episodes (sorry Ripper fans!)

[RotP] Scoustar

Michael Burnham

I voted Michael Burnham.

1. She's HOT. Everyone in space should be hot. OK, not really, but I have no problem at all with pretty gurlz on my TV screen.
2. While we've seen the whole two-species-in-one-body duality before, I find her character genuinely interesting, despite the incredibly hurried stories and poorly-written scripts.
3. She is smart. People of bewilderingly low intellect having access to space lAz0r$ has always baffled me. Starfleet Academy is there for a reason.
4. It seems she's the "main" character despite not being the captain. It intrigues me to see where the story of the ship goes while focusing on someone other than the captain. It's the best part of the writing for me. Or it will be. Or can be. You know what I mean.

KTz

Hugh Culber

We want the Medic!!! He's outfit is cool.

[RotP] Scoustar

Michael Burnham

A note for Lorca too. Old school bottom-kicker in a starship is fun, hearkens unto a bygone era. A man's man. Whatever that is. 2nd choice would be him, if polls allowed such.

Just hope him knocking boots with the admiral doesn't turn Disco into a re-camped ToS with the captain of a starship bonking his way across the galaxy with girls in short skirts painted weird colours.

EDIT - removed the alleged profanity

Paund Skumm

Ash Tyler

He can fly. He can shoot. He can survive daily beat downs by Klingons for months and still not have a scar on his pretty face. He’s not dumb enough to open a force-field holding a phaser-proof 2 tonne beast that killed a dozen Klingons unlike his idiotic predecessor. He gets to Mack on Burnham. In short, he’s just a badass on a ship full of SJW’s commanded by a psychopath - unless he turns out to be a Klingon mole...

For Cardassia

Saru

Saru. He's the most interesting character for me to watch, and of all the main crew, he acts the most like an actual Starfleet officer.

I like Lorca, and Stamets, but I'd prefer to watch them in a show that isn't Star Trek, if that makes any sense.

Astrometrics

Paul Stamets

Stamets.

I really do appreciate a Star Trek science officer being actually a scientist instead of being just a problem analyst.

Neems

Ash Tyler

I voted for Ash for the very thought-out and deep reason that he's very, very pretty.

Zombie Squirrel

Gabriel Lorca

I voted Lorca but honestly, there are some crew that i really really like(Burnham, Tilly, Saru).

Burnham, Michelle

Sylvia Tilly

I genuinely like Tilly. She's kind of the girl I used to date back in high school, for about 2 months. But way smarter. And red hair.

Ash Tyler is a close second. He's extremely good looking (for a man) and seems very likeable. Saru comes third, I think he's an awesome character and full of depth. His eyes are amazing. Stamets is fourth, he's a genuine scientist, willing to play with amazing new ideas and going places new.

They are massively under-using Hugh Culber, I like my medics and he reminds me of Stephen from Babylon 5. L'Rell is surprisingly good for an Orc, and Lorca does a great job of being slightly crazy. Michael Burnham I appreciate as a character, but she's so serious there's not much to 'like'. I enjoy my 'Vulcans' to have a sardonic sense of humour and rip hard into emotional humans, the way both Spock and T'Pol did so well.

Ivanstone

Saru

Saru's cowardice is just so adorable.

Captain_Who

Paul Stamets

Stamets. He's the single deepest character with the most character development, and the character they've given him is believable. I'll throw in with Astrometrics and say an actual scientist in the scientist slot is nice.

Ash is a close second, he's also got some more character development and is turning into a likable character.

Everybody else is just cookie cutter archetype, one dimensional, and perfectly predictable.
An åss kicking no-nonsense captain is kind of a fun departure from the Star Trek norm. But I still don't think STD fits in any of the other Star Trek universes, and trying to shoehorn it in is a mistake.

Ivanstone

Saru

Captain_Who wrote: »

An åss kicking no-nonsense captain is kind of a fun departure from the Star Trek norm.

Isn't that like every other captain? Lorca is interesting because he's clearly psychologically damaged, almost to the point where he should be relieved of command.

V.

Saru

I like Stamets, Saru, and Tilly. Burnham is getting a little better. I thought her acting was terrible in the pilot part 1 and has been improving with each episode. I voted for Saru but actually think I like Stamets better on further thought. He's fun with his trippy space hippie stuff.

Jim Steele

Michael Burnham

She may have a blokes name, but she wins on hotness

Clanof

Saru

Toss up between Saru and Stamets for me. I'll give the edge to Saru because as mentioned previously, he's the only one that actually seems like he belongs in Starfleet.

Now if Discovery's whole thing ends up being it's actually part of section 31, then I would switch to Lorca.

Also, I don't normally judge people's preferences, but I'm a little astonished 2 people have a thing for Burnham. She's about the least physically attractive character ever to feature on Trek.

(OPA) Major Herps

Gabriel Lorca

Lorca > Saru > Stamets > Burnham >>>>>>>>>>>> Ash / Voq>>>>>>>>>>> Tilly.

Lorca is the most morally ambiguous character. For that reason I think he’s the most interesting, plus... Jason Issacs is a level above the rest of the cast in acting.

Deli

Gabriel Lorca

Lorca for me. He just "gets it". Does whatever it takes to win.

Shan

Moved this thread to the proper category

Clanof

Saru

Shan wrote: »

Moved this thread to the proper category

Way to kill the thread Shan.

Tera' Jonwl'

Michael Burnham

Admiral Cornwell
She is the man.
The man with the plan.
And she’s the hottest piece of tottie on the show.
She’s not dead either. Definitely not, no way...,!

[TFA] Gaois

Sylvia Tilly

My vote is for Tilly, great to see Star Trek finally embracing ALL sorts, even gingers
And the sky’s the limit.

Ricard Daystrom

Saru

Murraymx wrote: »

Admiral Cornwell
She is the man.
The man with the plan.
And she’s the hottest piece of tottie on the show.
She’s not dead either. Definitely not, no way...,!

A popular theory says she may be Lethe from TOS, but I am skeptical of it

Xanathar

Paul Stamets

Dante123 wrote: »

Murraymx wrote: »

Admiral Cornwell

A popular theory says she may be Lethe from TOS, but I am skeptical of it

Indeed.... There are similarities, including their appearance, but the age would be off...
But who cares really?

Lethe was on screen for a few seconds in an early TOS episode (and I'm sure DB will make her a Legendary character soon!)... Other than die hard fans, nobody's going to remember her. She is utterly insignificant and even if it turned out it was the same person, it wouldn't make her any more interesting.

In general, I think we need to know more about most of the characters in the poll. Other than Burnham, Saru and a bit of Lorca, very few of the others have had much development. Many have potential, but so did the Voyager characters in Caretaker... The problem was they never went much beyond that. I would hate for DSC to go the same way. Stamets and Tilly in particular, for main stars, are woefully underdeveloped.

Pallidyne

Saru

Xanathar wrote: »

Dante123 wrote: »

Murraymx wrote: »

Admiral Cornwell

A popular theory says she may be Lethe from TOS, but I am skeptical of it

Indeed.... There are similarities, including their appearance, but the age would be off...
But who cares really?

Lethe was on screen for a few seconds in an early TOS episode (and I'm sure DB will make her a Legendary character soon!)... Other than die hard fans, nobody's going to remember her. She is utterly insignificant and even if it turned out it was the same person, it wouldn't make her any more interesting.

In general, I think we need to know more about most of the characters in the poll. Other than Burnham, Saru and a bit of Lorca, very few of the others have had much development. Many have potential, but so did the Voyager characters in Caretaker... The problem was they never went much beyond that. I would hate for DSC to go the same way. Stamets and Tilly in particular, for main stars, are woefully underdeveloped.

Thing with Voyager, some characters did develop and some did not, and that was what was frustrating. Then you'd get Braga eps where all the character development was ignored til a non Braga ep later.

Lady Gaghgagh

Michael Burnham

Burnham for me. She's given us the most character growth.
Then I like Lorca second, Ash third, Tilly fourth, Culber fifth.

I don't hate any of the characters so that's a plus.

Kaitee

Saru

There's a lot to like about the whole main cast, but if it has to be just one, it's Saru for me. I like the character, but what makes him stand out is how Doug Jones makes body language a part of his screen presence and alien identity. Prosthetic makeup's so common in sci-fi you can barely swing a sehlat without hitting a bumpy forehead, but Jones really sells 'this person is not human' in a lovely, characterful way with how he moves and gestures, and that's far rarer and more special. Can't think I've seen it done so well since Gigi Edgley on Farscape.

Pallidyne

Saru

Kaitee wrote: »

There's a lot to like about the whole main cast, but if it has to be just one, it's Saru for me. I like the character, but what makes him stand out is how Doug Jones makes body language a part of his screen presence and alien identity. Prosthetic makeup's so common in sci-fi you can barely swing a sehlat without hitting a bumpy forehead, but Jones really sells 'this person is not human' in a lovely, characterful way with how he moves and gestures, and that's far rarer and more special. Can't think I've seen it done so well since Gigi Edgley on Farscape.

He's had a lot of practice with characters like Abe Sapien and being in Pan's Labrynth. Helluva talent. (Shameless plug; His mime coffee table book is fun too)

Kaitee

Saru

No joke, I hadn't really paid attention to the cast list (apart from being excited to see Jason Isaacs and Michelle Yeoh... sigh), but as soon as I saw Saru's hands move, I was like "That's fish guy from Hellboy!"

Data1001

Sylvia Tilly

Kaitee wrote: »

No joke, I hadn't really paid attention to the cast list (apart from being excited to see Jason Isaacs and Michelle Yeoh... sigh), but as soon as I saw Saru's hands move, I was like "That's fish guy from Hellboy!"

His hands are also useful for teasing his co-stars (oblivious as some of them may be)...

Banjo1012

Gabriel Lorca

Kaitee wrote: »

There's a lot to like about the whole main cast, but if it has to be just one, it's Saru for me. I like the character, but what makes him stand out is how Doug Jones makes body language a part of his screen presence and alien identity. Prosthetic makeup's so common in sci-fi you can barely swing a sehlat without hitting a bumpy forehead, but Jones really sells 'this person is not human' in a lovely, characterful way with how he moves and gestures, and that's far rarer and more special. Can't think I've seen it done so well since Gigi Edgley on Farscape.

That is a great interpretation! I got that feel from him when he was talking to Culber and Stamets about being ready to jump when they went to rescue Lorca. His body language and demeanor defined an entirely brand new species in such a great way