Through a Glass Darkly...the Mirror Universe: Captain Smiley O'Brien

 

I decided to undertake a bold experiment with the creation of one of the best characters from the Deep Space Nine crossover series--Mile "Smiley" O'Brien. 

After the fall of the Terran Empire, the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance ravaged Earth and scourged Vulcan.  Those who did not escape into exile, collaborate to retain their status, or die in the final battles were enslaved under the harsh lash of the Alliance. 

 

This Miles Edward O’Brien was born to serve.  Eventually, his mechanical skills earned him a Theta designation—giving him a much more privileged status on the ore-processing center, Terok Nor.  Due to his perpetual woeful demeanor, he was dubbed “smiley” by Benjamin Sicko—a free Terran
captain who worked for the Alliance. 



Life was difficult, but O'Brien managed to survive.  It was not until he met people from another universe that he realized that Terrans were capable of much, much more. 

The mirror Sisko eventually sparked a rebellion against Alliance rule, taking Smiley with him.  A year later, Sisko was dead and O’Brien was now the leader of the Terran Resistance--or, at least of this particular center of the movement.  Crossing into the prime-reality, Captain O’Brien kidnapped the Benjamin Sisko of that universe and downloaded the plans for the U.S.S. Defiant.  Eventually retaking the station, the Resistance secretly constructed their own warship—a powerful little vessel that will bring home to the downtrodden people of Earth and Vulcan
 

For the head, I used Captain Kirk—the only face that came close to that of O’Brien.  The hair is from Leoben of the Battlestar Galactica line.  The upper body is that of Ambassador Sarek.  I used an overlay of construction tape and painted it to match as closely as I could.  The lower portion of the body and legs are from Dr. Smith from Lost in Space.   The weapons belt is from Captain Picard.

To make the Defiant more like the one of the mirror universe, I removed all the stickers designating the ship's name and registry number.  This is how the vessel appeared in the show.  The only reference to the ships official designation is the small placard on the bridge bearing the name, I.S.S. Defiant and the registry number.  I found this interesting as the Terran Starfleet long since ceased to exist.  Perhaps it was nostalgia--or just tradition.  Either way. the tiny dedication plague on the bridge bears the name I.S.S. Defiant.