Actor Aaron Eisenberg, who played the Ferengi Nog in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has passed away. Players of the MMORPG Star Trek Online remember him in the game.
Who was Aaron Eisenberg? The actor is best known for his role as the Ferengi Nog from the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Nog was to become the first Ferengi to join Starfleet.
Aaron Eisenberg passed away on September 21, 2019, at the age of 50. No cause of death was given, but the actor had suffered from kidney problems for a long time and had received a second kidney transplant in 2015.
An Interesting Role
Who is Nog? Nog underwent an interesting development in the series. While he initially had only nonsense in his head, Jake Sisko, the son of Commander (later Captain) Benjamin Sisko, encouraged him to rethink his life.
Nog applied for a place at Starfleet Academy and became the first Ferengi in Starfleet. As an ensign, he served under Captain Sisko on the USS Defiant during the Dominion War and later even achieved the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.
What role did Nog play in Star Trek Online? Nog also made an appearance in the MMORPG. There he took on the role of Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise-E after Geordi LaForge became Captain of the USS Challenger. Later, Nog eventually got command of his own ship, the USS Chimera.
In the episode “Time in a Bottle” of the MMORPG, actor Aaron Eisenberg reprised his role and lent his voice to the digital version of Nog.
How did Star Trek fans pay tribute to the late actor? In the MMORPG, players lit candles for the actor and honored him with touching words.
Reddit user omega173 remarked: “We will deeply miss Aaron Eisenberg. He took on the role of Nog in DS9 and STO and made it his own.”
