Julian Bashir
Julian Bashir is a male television character who features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Julian Subatoi Bashir
As a child, Bashir was afraid of doctors because they seemed to know everything, as if they held the power of life and death in their hands. He used to think that if he didn't behave, they would make him sick. (DS9: Equilibrium) In 2351, at the age of ten, he was living with his family on Invernia II. He and his father got caught in an ionic storm and found shelter with a girl who became ill and later died because no one present knew that a nearby herb could have saved her. This memory further influenced Bashir's choice to become a doctor. (DS9: Melora) As he got older, he decided that he wanted to know what doctors knew, to be as smart as they were. Upon furthering his education, he learned that all he really wanted to do was help people. (DS9: Equilibrium) In 2356, at the age of fifteen, Julian stopped calling himself Jules when he found out his parents had him genetically enhanced, believing that his parents had had him altered because they considered him defective. (DS9: Doctor Bashir, I Presume)
On New Year's Eve, 2367, Bashir attended a party at the home of Bruce Lucier, with his Andorian friend, Erit – Elizabeth Lense also attended. At the party, Erit the Andorian was pointed out to Lense as being Bashir, causing her to have mistaken Bashir for an Andorian for four years. (DS9: Explorers) While attending Starfleet Medical Academy, Bashir designed an incredible candy bar that was far superior in food value than Starfleet combat rations. (DS9: The Siege) Bashir was the captain of the Medical Academy racquetball team. His team won the sector championships in his final year. When he played against a Vulcan rival in his final match however, he found his greatest opponents were the ones with no formal training. At another tournament, he picked up a five-thousand-year-old battle warm-up exercise from a top player. According to legend, the warm-up makes the heart a friend to the hand. (DS9: Rivals)
After graduation, Bashir was offered the choice of any job in the fleet. He was also offered a position at a prestigious medical complex in Paris by its top administration, Mr. Delon, the father of Bashir's then-girlfriend, Palis Delon. He promised Bashir he would be chief of surgery within five years, which meant Bashir would have to give up his Starfleet career. Bashir came very close to taking the position but subsequently gave it up, as well as Palis. (DS9: Armageddon Game)
Choosing to stay in Starfleet, and not wanting a cushy job or a research grant, Bashir chose an assignment aboard Starbase Deep Space 9. At the time, it was one of the most remote outposts available, located beyond the farthest reaches of the Federation, allowing Bashir the chance to study 'real frontier medicine'. On stardate 46379, 27-year-old Lieutenant Junior Grade Bashir was transported to his new posting at Deep Space 9 by the USS Cochrane. It did not take Bashir long to experience frontier medicine. During the first week of the Federation take-over of Deep Space 9, the station was attacked by Gul Jasad of Cardassia, who believed that the station had destroyed a Cardassian vessel. The vessel had really entered a stable wormhole near the station. Bashir was called to the station's Promenade to treat the wounded. (DS9: Emissary)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Julian Bashir was a young human male of South Asian descent, possessing a slim, athletic build and a warm, olive complexion. His features were striking and symmetrical, characterized by a sharp, refined jawline and deep brown eyes that sparkled with a restless, intellectual energy. He kept his dark, thick hair meticulously groomed in a short, professional style. His physical presence was defined by a certain boyish charm and an upright, almost rigid posture that signaled both his high-ranking academic pedigree and his naive enthusiasm for his new post. Dressed in the crisp teal-shouldered duty uniform of a Starfleet medical officer, he moved with an agile, light-footed grace, looking every bit the brilliant valedictorian who had specifically chosen a rugged frontier assignment to test his own perceived greatness. (DS9: Emissary)
He viewed his assignment not as a somber diplomatic or humanitarian mission, but as a thrilling romantic adventure into what he called 'frontier medicine'. This youthful exuberance blinded him to the actual suffering of the Bajoran people. He spoke with a rapid-fire, self-important cadence, clearly enamored with the idea of himself as a daring hero practicing medicine on the edge of the known galaxy. His social interactions were marked by a lack of situational awareness; he was so consumed by his own excitement and desire to impress that he frequently stumbled over his own words or offended those around him without realizing it. This version of Bashir was a man who believed his academic brilliance and idealistic spirit made him uniquely prepared for the challenges of Deep Space 9, yet he remained utterly oblivious to how his condescending perspective appeared to those who had actually lived through the hardships he found so 'exciting'. (DS9: Emissary)
Bashir's great-grandmother's name was Watley, and she served as a Starfleet officer during the mid-23rd century. In 2373, when the USS Defiant traveled back to 2268 by way of the Orb of Time, he encountered a Lieutenant Watley aboard the USS Enterprise. Bashir became momentarily convinced that Lieutenant Watley was his great-grandmother, and that he may be facing a predestination paradox. Since no one ever knew his great-grandfather, he thought that he might be destined to fall in love with Lieutenant Watley and become his own great-grandfather. (DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations)
Powers and abilities
Koval found that as an apparent result of Bashir's enhanced parietal cortex, his brain's neurocellular structure was not susceptible to Romulan mind probes. (DS9: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges)
He also had limited control of his vital signs, although he lost control if significantly weakened. (DS9: Extreme Measures)
Notes
- Julian Bashir was portrayed by actor Alexander Siddig and featured in the Star Trek universe.
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Appearances
- Star Trek: Deep Space 9:
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