Changes: Manuele Atoa

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Manuele Atoa was a 24th century Starfleet lieutenant who served aboard the Federation starship USS Sutherland under Captain Shelby.

In 2374, Atoa performed at Jadzia Dax's bachelorette party, before her marriage to Worf. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited")

Background information

Manuele Atoa performing a fire dance — Manuele Atoa concludes his fire dance at Jadzia's pre-wedding festivities

Manuele Atoa was played by Hawaiian-born actor Sidney Liufau. His character's exact ancestry is never specified on screen, except by inferences viewers can make by the character's name. The script, however, calls for a "Samoan dancer" and requests that the character perform the traditionally Samoan "Fire Knife" dance. It also asks that the music playing be Samoan.

According to writer Ronald D. Moore in an extra feature on the DS9 Season 6 DVD, the Sutherland crew was to have been a more regular element on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The concept, according to Moore, was that the Sutherland maintained a number of Hawaiian and Polynesian traditions, and would have appeared when a script called for "wacky party guys". Accordingly, it is reasonable to assume that Atoa may have become a recurring character, had Moore's original concept been continued.

In the same featurette, Moore opines that Jadzia would likely have slept with Atoa, had the party not been interrupted by Sirella.

External link

Manuele Atoa at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-[[Image:ManueleAtoaFireDance.jpg|thumb|'''Manuele Atoa''' concludes his fire dance at Jadzia's pre-wedding festivities]]
+[[File:Manuele Atoa.jpg|thumb|Manuele Atoa and [[Morn]]]]
+'''Manuele Atoa''' was a [[24th century]] [[Starfleet]] [[lieutenant]] who served aboard the [[Federation]] [[starship]] {{USS|Sutherland}} [[commanding officer|under]] [[Captain]] [[Shelby (Captain)|Shelby]].
-'''Manuele Atoa''' was [[24th century]] [[Starfleet]] [[lieutenant]] who served aboard the [[Federation]] [[starship]] {{USS|Sutherland}} [[commanding officer|under]] [[Captain]] [[Shelby]].
 In [[2374]], Atoa performed at [[Jadzia Dax]]'s [[bachelor party|bachelorette party]], before her [[marriage]] to [[Worf]]. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}})
-==Background==
+== Background information ==
+[[File:Manuele Atoa performing a fire dance.jpg|thumb|Manuele Atoa concludes his fire dance at Jadzia's pre-wedding festivities]]
-* Manuele Atoa was played by [[Hawaii]]an-born actor [[Sidney Liufau]].
-* Atoa's exact ancestry is never specified on screen, except by inferences viewers can make by the character's name.  The script, however, calls for a "[[Samoa]]n dancer" and requests that the character perform the traditionally Samoan "[[wikipedia:Fire Knife Dance|fire knife dance]]".  It also asks that the music playing be Samoan.
+Manuele Atoa was played by Hawaiian-born actor [[Sidney Liufau]]. His character's exact ancestry is never specified on screen, except by inferences viewers can make by the character's name.  The script, however, calls for a "[[Samoa]]n dancer" and requests that the character perform the traditionally Samoan "{{w|Fire Knife}}" dance. It also asks that the music playing be Samoan.
-* According to writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an extra feature on the [[DS9 Season 6 DVD]], the ''Sutherland'' crew was to have been a more regular element on ''[[Deep Space Nine]]''.   The concept, according to Moore, was that the ''Sutherland'' maintained a number of Hawaiian and Polynesian traditions, and would have appeared when a script called for "wacky party guys".  Accordingly, it is reasonable to assume that Atoa may have become a recurring character, had Moore's original concept been continued.
+According to writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] in an extra feature on the [[DS9 Season 6 DVD]], the ''Sutherland'' crew was to have been a more regular element on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.   The concept, according to Moore, was that the ''Sutherland'' maintained a number of Hawaiian and Polynesian traditions, and would have appeared when a script called for "wacky party guys".  Accordingly, it is reasonable to assume that Atoa may have become a recurring character, had Moore's original concept been continued.
-* In the same featurette, Moore opines that Jadzia would likely have slept with Atoa, had the party not been interrupted by [[Sirella]].
+In the same featurette, Moore opines that Jadzia would likely have slept with Atoa, had the party not been interrupted by [[Sirella]].
+== External link ==
+*{{mbeta}}
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+[[fr:Manuele Atoa]]