Here’s an idea long overdue, and harder than it sounds. Every great captain has an even better first officer behind him (or her). The first officer does more then just wait to take over for the captain. They have to run the more mundane ship functions and be there to support the captain, even if the captain is making a mistake.
This began in the very first pilot when we saw how capable Number One was. I wish we had seen more of her (the garbage that is SNW does not count). But of the five first officers we got in the main series, how would they rank?
This isn’t about how good a character they are, but how they specifically worked as a first officer. And let me be clear, they are all awesome I am just choosing who is more awesome than the rest. Just opinion and just for fun; of course.
#5.Kira
A Bajoran first officer made sense to Sisko in the pilot and he was right. She was tough and opinionated but she always stood by Sisko’s commands. And that was it though. She was a great character who had some wonderful arcs on the show but except for stepping up when Sisko was away she never impressed me as a first officer.