(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, pp. (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 36), The word "Ferengi" was derived from the Arabic and Persian word faranji (written فرنجي), which meant "frank", as in the Frankish/European traders who made contact with Arabic traders; the word later came to mean "foreigner" in general, though in modern Arabic, it is generally restricted to the meaning "European". They are ugly, sexist, greedy little aliens who are interested in only profit and getting their hands on anything of yours they happen to fancy."

21, No. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 12, p. 54), Once the early Ferengi makeup was designed, some test photographs of Armin Shimerman wearing a prosthetic Ferengi headpiece were taken. Captain Johnson does not order to fire back because he says they are reacting to the pursuit, instead Johnson orders to try and hail the Ferengi ship. 32, Nos. Here, take a truck load and get out." [13], The Ferengi were first designed by Andrew Probert and later refined and produced by Michael Westmore. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 570). This recollection was confirmed by Rick Berman. For example in TNG, Deanna Troi uses her empathic abilities on several occasions, though on others she and, Whereas Robert Blackman designed large smock outfits for the character of Ishka in most episodes and thought a similar costume would have been "easy" to make for Quark to wear as Lumba in, A Ferengi head wrap from an early TNG episode was sold off on the. Though the galaxy abounded in weapons dealers, the Ferengi had an approving attitude toward the profession. And that was the fun of that. "We were all the same size," Clint Howard noted, "and we were smaller than Archer actor Scott [Bakula] physically, so there were enough reference points in the episode that we weren't standing out like giants." Mike Okuda designed the Ferengi insignia to present the idea of "dog eat dog". (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 49), From its first season, beginning with the episode "The Nagus", DS9 tended to do one or two so-called "Ferengi episodes" every year. 29-30) It was harder to wear (at least in Jeffrey Combs' opinion) than the Vorta makeup. (DS9: "Little Green Men") Ferengi blood contained cells called pyrocytes. (DS9: "Ferengi Love Songs", "Rules of Acquisition", "The Assignment", "Tacking Into the Wind") They also ate fish. (Cinefantastique, Vol. "I'll tell you, it's such a blissful feeling when it comes off, it's like going off on a hot air balloon. "This all relates to the Ferengi's setting of financial goals and going after them," Eisenberg observed. Matt Malloy had never been in Star Trek before. The pursuit ends at Zyjon, a planet in the Zynjo system. (DS9: "Profit and Lace"), Male Ferengi were introduced to the world on their Naming Day, one of few Ferengi ceremonies that included a tradition of bestowing (free) gifts on someone. It was a little like having your hands over your ears while you talk; you could hear but it was a faint sound. (DS9: "Bar Association"), Regard for profit above all else, including life, was also evident in the Ferengi attitude toward dealing in weapons and other military technology.

(Cinefantastique, Vol. The show's co-creator, Michael Piller, later noted that: "It was clear to me that having a Ferengi aboard Deep Space 9 would provide the show with instant humor and built-in conflict with the Federation guy in charge of the station".