Whatley
Whatley was a Starfleet engineer who served under Miles O'Brien aboard Deep Space 9. He was a member of the swing shift, and enjoyed raktajino during staff meetings. 

In 2373, he, along with Tekoa, was assigned to replace the inertial couplings on the docking ring. ()

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Background information 
Whatley was played by Patrick B. Egan, who was credited as Jiyar. 

He was described in the script as "a Human leather-faced Starfleet vet," and according to a line cut from the script, Whatley stated that he was married. 

Although the character was identified in the credits as Jiyar, he was addressed by O'Brien specifically as "Whatley" in the episode's dialogue. As well, no reference to the name Jiyar appeared in the script, which also clearly established him as "Whatley".

Furthermore, regarding the name "Whatley", the closed captioning did, however, spell the name slightly different, in this case as "." This spelling was further used by the authors of the , who also speculated that he might be a descendant of the 23rd century lieutenant named .

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