Additionally, the Ferengi were initially conceived as a militaristic enemy, worth of sparring with the Enterprise crew. Their orcish appearance was meant to evo

Additionally, the Ferengi were initially conceived as a militaristic enemy, worth of sparring with the Enterprise crew. Their orcish appearance was meant to evoke malevolence, brutishness and aggression - not greed or "Jewishness". It was only later that they were re-imagined as a parody of unfettered capitalism.