Grazerite/background
Background information[edit | edit source]
Grazerites may be from the planet Grazer, mentioned in the reference book Star Trek: Star Charts and later onscreen in DIS: "Lethe".
In the script for "Homefront", the Grazerites are described as "having evolved from herbivorous herd animals and as such loathe violence and confrontation." Indeed, their appearance incorporates goat-like traits and their name evokes the term "graze", meaning to feed on grass.
When Herschel Sparber was cast as Jaresh-Inyo, Sparber was aware that the character was a Grazerite, though what the species would look like was unclear to the actor. "Of course nobody knew what a Grazerite was – yet!" Sparber exclaimed. "Most of the actors who auditioned for the role thought of antelopes and gazelles, but I thought of a wildebeest." The performer was under the impression that his unique take on how a Grazerite would behave won him the role. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine, No. 10) However, the DS9 writing staff actually wanted Grazerites to be "somewhat antelopelike," in the words of Robert Hewitt Wolfe. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 299)
The Grazerite prosthetic mask was fairly heavy. Each day of filming, it took three hours to be applied to the actor's face, and an hour for removal. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine, No. 10)
The appearance of a Grazerite pleased neither the creative staff nor the audience. Director David Livingston was especially unhappy with the makeup. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 299)
Apocrypha[edit | edit source]
The non-canon novel series Star Trek: Titan features a male Grazerite, Lonam-Arja, who is a sensor technician aboard the USS Titan.
The Last Unicorn Games RPG states that the Grazerites hail from a planet called "Vacca III" (In reality, "vacca" is one of multiple Italian words for "cow"). The Vacca system has appeared in canon.
External link[edit | edit source]
- [Grazerite/background at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.]
- [Grazerite/background at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed canon & non-canon Star Trek works.]