Do Trill symbionts have a gender?

The symbiont is asexual. The host is either biologically male or female. The tricky bit is in terms of a joined Trill’s gender identity and sexual orientation.

Do all trills have spots?

The appearance of Odan — Trill hosts who have no spots, but ridges on their foreheads — is also explained (in the novel Forged in Fire, by Andy Mangels and Michael A. The Trill humanoid population at large do not know this, however.

How did Star Trek find out the truth about the trill?

Starfleet learned the truth in the 24th century, after an incident aboard the USS Enterprise told in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Host.” The Trill were featured prominently in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with the Trill Jadzia Dax serving aboard the station.

Do trills have personalities?

Joined Trills had personalities which were a synthesis of the two beings including the memories, skills, and personalities of the previous hosts. As late as 2367, the fact that some Trill exist as a joined symbiotic species was not widely known, even to Federation scientists.

What do you think about romance with trills?

Jadzia Dax joked that Trills didn’t look for romance the way Humans do. Joined Trills considered it quite a nuisance and viewed it as a weakness of the young. While hosts may have romantic feelings as often as any other sentient species, symbionts tried to live on a higher, more spiritual plane and tried to rise above those sorts of temptations.

Did Benjamin Sisko know about the Trill symbionts?

The Trill were featured prominently in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with the Trill Jadzia Dax serving aboard the station. Benjamin Sisko was apparently one of the few Starfleet officers to be aware of the symbionts before “The Host,” as he had built a strong friendship with one of Dax’s previous hosts.