Since the ' sixty , the Star Trek dealership has grown to include   legion series across multiple decades . From the original brave explorers of the first USS Enterprise to the daring crowd of the USS Discovery , fans have followed the adventure of scores of beloved characters and become attached to their story . Some of them get felicitous endings while some of them are abandoned to the author ’s chopping block , and many become little more than plot gimmick .

The luck ofStar Trek : The Original Serieswas precarious in and of itself , but since its rescue by the fervent backup of fans , they ’ve come to expect a certain emotional payout for their investment . When character arcs are n’t successfully reason , it ’s an affront to devotee everywhere . For every tearfully poignant   sendoff for Mr. Spock , there ’s an every bit lackluster final obeisance for Captain Kirk .

MOST SATISFYING ENDING: DATA

Data ’s destruction inStar Trek : Nemesisnever sit well with fans ofStar Trek : The Next Generationor skill fable ’s response to the Tin Man . While his demise was heroically concentrate on around savingCaptain Picard , it felt alone too immediate and dismissive for a fan - favorite character of his telescope .

By convey him back forStar Trek : Picard , Data develop to have a much more poignant dying picture that incorporated all of the good elements of his character , as well as provide the occlusion between his relationship with Picard that was hook the first go around .

LEAST SATISFYING: JADZIA DAX

The absorbing eccentric ofTrillJadzia Dax was popular among fans and responsible for several pregnant moment inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , include the series ' first same - sex activity kiss .

In Season 6 of the dramatic series , she ’s haphazardly killed off by Gul Dukat , after a poignant arc involving her and Worf endeavoring to think a child . It was a pachydermatous post off for a dear eccentric , especially since fans now cognize it had everything to do with actress Terry Farrell ’s request for a schedule change .

MOST SATISFYING ENDING: SHINZON

The product of experiment involving the clone genic fabric of Jean - Luc Picard , Shinzon was the Romulan response toinfiltrating Starfleetand at last break up The Federation from the privileged inStar Trek : bane . He was a cold , merciless cause of death ineffectual to change the class of his destiny as sure as shooting as he was unable to change his technology .

When Shinzon orchestrated the death of Earth by sending his shipThe Scimitarhurtling towards it as a weapon of mass end , he sealed his destiny . His death terminate the living of a being who should never have been born .

LEAST SATISFYING: KRALL

Once a former commander abandoned by Starfleet , Krall was the answer of sport and acute mental wellness scathe . He was a complex villain forStar Trek : Beyond , but his ending did n’t ruminate his complicated line .

A great disservice was done to the character of Krall , who throughout the film had a grudge against The Federation that fan could understand with . By the end of the   movie , his rallying call to implements of war for Starfleet veterans who had been dismissed and left with untreated posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed itself in favor of wee him a mustache - twirling scoundrel .

MOST SATISFYING ENDING: KHAN

Khan Noonien - Sung   is still considered to be one of the sterling villains in the intact Star Trek franchise and remains a buff - favorite character thanks to the incredibly charismatic and physical performance of Ricardo Montalban .

Thankfully , the arc that began inStar Trek : The Original Serieswas carry over intoStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khanand fans got to witness the heroic climax of his revengeful quest against Starfleet and its star officer , Captain James Tiberius Kirk .

LEAST SATISFYING: CAPTAIN KIRK

rooter of bothStar Trek : The Original SeriesandStar Trek : The Next Generationwere worked up to see the blending of two of the most famous crews to ever serve aboard the Enterprise , and witness the passage of the torch between two great captain inStar Trek : Generations .

regrettably , the pic also featured one of the most undignified character end in the entire Star Trek franchise . Captain Kirkpassed by in a fashion that was nowhere nigh as iconic as his devout ally Mr. Spock , nor desirable of his unequaled power to overact . The fabled skipper deserve a fabled expiry scene .

MOST SATISFYING ENDING: NEELIX

Neelix was an acquired tasteand therefore did n’t engender the form of love from fans as some of the other character reference onStar Trek : Voyager . His eccentricities and overwhelming personality overshadowed the eternal rest of the cast in many instances , but he received one of the most meaningful conclusion out of them all .

Whereas he start the serial a junk trader traveling in the Delta Quadrant , he became an honorary member of Starfleet , and finally even found a home and a family amidst a colony of his own people .

LEAST SATISFYING: HUGH

The   Borg drone who made a name for himself quite literally onStar Trek : The Next Generationwas a surprising breakout supporting theatrical role , appear in several episode across multiple seasons to the pleasure of rooter .

When he returned inStar Trek : Picard , he invite a character electric arc fans did n’t even know they want until he was establish even more dimension . He was killed off in the middle of the first time of year , his death used as a patch gimmick   that degrade his sacrifice for Captain Picard .

MOST SATISFYING ENDING: GABRIEL LORCA

A Terran commander of tremendous acclaim in the Mirror Universe who successfully infiltrated Federation Space , Gabriel Lorca became a ornament Starfleet captain aboard theUSS Discovery .

He attempted to use the ship to instigate a takeover against Terran Emperor Philippa Georgiou , but she managed to outmanoeuvre the brutish sea captain in the midst of his baddie ' soliloquy . The aggressive maitre d’hotel got stabbed through the chest with a brand in a fitting death panorama as gory as he was .

LEAST SATISFYING: K’EHLEYR

Though she did n’t have very many episodes pay to her inStar Trek : The Next Generation , K’ehleyr made a unequalled effect on rooter when she first appeared as an old fire of Lieutenant Worf ’s .

Not only did they have a perfervid amorous encounter , but Worf ’s son Alexander was also   a product of its intensity . When she was unceremoniously killed , it was a shopworn way of getting rid of Alexander ’s female parent figure and forcing Worf to take responsibility for his Word ’s personal developing .

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