Quark/Odo
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| Pairing: | Quark/Odo |
| Alternative name(s): | Quodo |
| Gender category: | Slash |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
| Canonical?: | Non-canon |
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Quark/Odo is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine slash pairing that became popular after 2010, when the series was added to Netflix and gained new fans.
Quark is the ferengi owner of Quark's Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holosuite Arcade on space station Deep Space 9. He is constantly getting involved in illegal activities, which causes station Security Chief Odo to constantly have to keep an eye on him. They are presented as adversaries at the beginning of the series, but eventually developed some mutual respect for each other. They both served on the station when it was known as Terok Nor and under Cardassian rule.
Deep Space Nine Documentary
On July 20th, 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con during a screening of the documentary What We Left Behind a deleted outtake of the episode "What You Leave Behind" was shown, in which Odo and Quark kiss before Odo leaves to join the Great Link.[1] The reaction of the fans was almost immediate, talking about it on social media and creating fanwork and memes about the scene.
Fandom
With the resurgence of participation in the DS9 fandom there seems to be a new interest in the pairing, especially on Tumblr.
The pairing was also an entry in the third MLM Ship Bracket Tournament in 2023.
Common Tropes in Fandom
- Enemies to Lovers: Since the character in the show have a rivalry going on, this tends to be the main trope for the fandom.
- Post Canon: Usually have Odo coming back from the Great Link and finding Quark again.
- Pre Canon: About the time where Quark and Odo were living on Terok Nor.
Example Fanworks
Fanart
- Not For You! by ohnonarwhals
- space selfie by dariiy
Fanfiction
- Quodo Moods Mixtape Series by spacebubble
- Getting the Goods by C. Zdroj
- Collection by Catherine Weller, originally published in Through the Wormhole
- What Is This Feeling, So Sudden and New?, a popular Quark/Odo fic by jazzypizzaz
Some Examples of Fanart
cover of Star Crossed #1, artist unknown
inside art from Outpost #2, Julie Nosal
External Links
- Odo/Quark (Star Trek) relationship tag on Archive of Our Own
- [Odo, Quark] pairing filter on FanFiction.Net
References
- ^ rarchiedale (previously havvke) on Tumblr, Quodo Rights, Archived version, posted 20 July 2019.