To very casual audiences, O’Brien is not a very famous Star Trek name…certainly not as famous as the aforementioned captains who already have statues. However, the chief is a favorite among hardcore fans because of his working-class values: in addition to being an enlisted man rather than an officer, he once lauded his 19th-century ancestor Sean Aloysius O’Brien for leading a strike against coal miners, a decision that ultimately got him killed. “He was more than a hero…he was a union man,” Chief O’Brien said.
This line has made the chief more than a hero to Star Trek fans around the world. This past Labor Day, those fans shared O’Brien memes to encourage the solidarity of all workers. In this way, you could say this character is now fully established as the franchise’s most relatable everyman.
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