Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Ranking Every Major Character Worst To Best
20. Jake Sisko
Jake Sisko was to Deep Space Nine what Wesley Crusher arguable was meant to be to the Next Generation. However, due to the remarkable relationship that Cirroc Lofton and Avery Brooks brought to the screen, Jake Sisko became more of an important character than ever could have been initially thought.
It seemed in the beginning that he would naturally follow in his father's footsteps and go into Starfleet Academy. However, early on he is reluctant, to the point that he begins to develop his skills as a writer. He is accepted into a prestigious writing school on Earth and is almost afraid to tell his father.
All of this plays out on screen and Brooks works perfectly with Lofton. They are so believable as father and son that when Sisko is proud of him, we feel it. And when Sisko is mad at him, we feel it just as keenly. Ben's unhappiness that his son wrote an article quoting him without his approval is palpable.
Jake may never have reveled in his Dad's religious standing, yet this did not stop the Pah-Wraith from choosing him as a host. It was then that he truly understood the weight that his Dad carries on a daily basis and he becomes much softer toward him for it.
He experiences battle and he experiences loss. Critics have noted that some of his episodes (The Muse) are weaker than others, but there is enough balance to say that Cirroc Lofton and Jake Sisko play a critical role in Deep Space Nine.