I went through LD 5x09 “Fissure Quest” to try and count/estimate the amount of Kims on the Anaximander.
The most we see on screen together not including Lieutenant Kim is 8 Kims on the Beagle Bridge (6 First Contact Uniforms, 1 Voyager uniform, 1 Delta Flyer uniform):
In the scene immediately after the opening credit, we see two non-Lieutenant Kims with the Voyager uniform:
Combining the 8 Kims seen on the Beagle with the extra Voy Kim on the Anaximander, I estimate there to be at least 9 Kims (besides Lt).
However, there are some inconsistencies.
We only see 6 (non-Lieutenant) Kims in the prison, despite it being somewhat implied the Anaximander is mostly empty besides Garak and Bashir:
In one count the mess hall scene, I counted what was at least 6 and at most 11 Kims.
Overall, I’m sticking with my initial estimate of 9 for now.
I wonder what could account for variations in Kims. Were some actually locked up somewhere on the ship? Did Lieutenant Kim forget one?
Also, assuming there are 9-11 Kims, is 14-16 crew (adding Boimler, T’Pol, Curzon, Garak, and the LMH) enough to run a Defiant-class? It could be possible that since it’s a Section 31 ship that it’s outfitted to run with less agents.
Can you point out the Kims in the cell in MS paint or something? I’m intrigued.
P.S in a later shot, the 6 non-Lieutenant Kims count seems to be confirmed. I’ll attach it when I have time.
Sure! Here’s my crude, MS-Paint-esque diagram:
1-6 are pretty obvious, just marked with numbers. 7 and 8 are circled with a line looping back to their number. 8 is just peeking around a corner, while 7 is only barely visible, with part of the top of his head peaking out from behind 5’s neck.
I’ll check later because I’m really busy, but I think if you go a bit before or after in the episode, there’s a lamp on the wall where you say Kim 7 is.
Also, I don’t know why I said MS Paint or something - I literally used GIMP to do a circle in one of my images. I can’t believe I accidentally promoted proprietary software, when I should be promoting Ensign Kim! (Although I believe an okudagram in Prodigy that says he was a Lieutenant at the time of the show, so he really doesn’t stay an ensign forever in the Prime Timeline.)
Tell me we’re on lemmy without telling me we’re on lemmy 😂