Gul Dukat
Dukat, S. G.
Species	Cardassian
Gender	Male
Home planet	Cardassia Prime
Affiliation	The Pah Wraiths, formerly the Cardassian Union
Posting	Kornaire Prefect of Bajor/Overseer of the Cardassian Occupation Terok Nor commanding officer Commanding officer of the Second Order Cardassia Prime Chief military advisor to the Detapa Council Groumall commanding officer Leader of the Cardassian Union Emissary of the Pah-Wraiths
Rank	Gul Legate (demoted)
Portrayed by	Marc Alaimo
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Dukat appears throughout the series, being introduced in the pilot episode "Emissary", and is featured in the series' finale "What You Leave Behind". " Emissary " is the Pilot episode of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. What You Leave Behind is the Series finale of the television show Star Trek Deep Space Nine.

Role

Dukat played a versatile role throughout the series and was often a nuanced character. In the words of Ronald D. Moore, "I don't think of him as being completely evil through and through . Ronald Dowl Moore (born 5 July 1964 in Chowchilla California) is a two-time Emmy Award -nominated American Screenwriter . . He can be charming. He can be generous. He can do the right thing. All of that somehow makes his 'evil' actions all the more despicable, because we know that there was the potential in there for him to be a better person. " Ultimately, despite the character's versatility, "Dukat is a bad guy. A very bad guy. " Indeed, StarTrek. com describes him as "the most complex and fully developed villain in Star Trek history". ^[1]

Appearances

Prior to the start of the series, Dukat holds the military title of Gul and is the head of the Cardassian occupation government of the planet Bajor as well as commander of the station Deep Space Nine (then referred to by its Cardassian name Terok Nor. Cardassians are a spacefaring race in the fictional Star Trek universe Bajorans, a race of Humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe were introduced in the Next Generation series and played ) Due to this background Dukat's early appearances range from being anti-heroic to antagonistic. In his debut appearance in the pilot episode "Emissary", he takes a Cardassian warship to Deep Space Nine to demand from the new Starfleet-appointed commander Benjamin Sisko one of the recently discovered Orbs of the Bajoran Prophets. This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. For the objects which are sometimes called the Tears of the Prophets see Prophet (Star Trek#Orbs. In the fictional Star Trek universe the Prophets, also known as Wormhole Aliens, are non-corporeal beings who inhabit the artificially constructed Bajoran wormhole ^[2] In "Cardassians" Dukat is at the center of a conspiracy which his exiled Cardassian enemy Elim Garak and Dr. "Cardassians" is an episode of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the fifth episode of the second season Elim Garak is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, in which he is portrayed by Andrew J Julian Bashir are trying to unravel. Dr Julian Subatoi Bashir, played by Alexander Siddig, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. ^[3] In "Civil Defense" he tries to blackmail the crew of Deep Space Nine when they cannot disarm an accidentally-triggered Cardassian counter-insurgency program. "Civil Defense" is an episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the seventh episode of the third season ^[4] He is allied with the main Starfleet characters against the Maquis rebels in "The Maquis" and "Defiant" and against the Klingons when they invade Cardassia in "The Way of the Warrior". The Maquis were a Fictional group in the Star Trek universe who were introduced in the Television series Star Trek Deep Space "The Maquis" is a two-part episode from the second season of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. " Defiant " is an episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the ninth episode of the third season Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe " The Way of the Warrior " is a feature-length episode of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. ^[5][6][7]

In the season 4 episode "Indiscretion", Kira Nerys accompanies Gul Dukat on a search for a lost Cardassian starship, where it is ultimately revealed he is trying to track down and kill his illegitimate half-Bajoran daughter Tora Ziyal. " Indiscretion " is an episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the fifth episode of the fourth season Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. This is a list of minor characters from the Science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. He ultimately resolves to take her home with him. ^[8] The follow-up episode "Return to Grace" shows Dukat being disgraced with the Cardassian military as a result of this move, reduced to commanding a freighter with Ziyal and his deputy Damar. " Return to Grace " is an episode of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the thirteenth episode of the fourth season Damar was a recurring character in the Science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, played by Casey Biggs. With Kira's help he commandeers a Klingon raider and sends his government their battle plans. When he hears that the Cardassian government still wants to negotiate with the Klingons he decides to use his new ship to launch a one-man war against the Klingon Empire, leaving Ziyal with Kira at Deep Space Nine. ^[9] In this capacity he helps Sisko, Miles O'Brien, Odo and Worf infiltrate the Klingon Empire in the season five premiere "Apocalypse Rising". Miles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Odo, played by René Auberjonois, is a main character on the science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a Main character in both Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Deep Space Nine " Apocalypse Rising " is an episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the first episode of the fifth season ^[10]

Dukat's character takes a more villainous role in season five's "By Inferno's Light", where he is revealed to have negotiated Cardassia's joining The Dominion and becoming ruler of the planet in the process. "By Inferno's Light" is an episode of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the fifteenth episode of the fifth season In the fictional Star Trek universe the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state consisting of many different races ^[11] He leads an invasion force which recaptures Deep Space Nine in the season finale "Call to Arms", effectively starting the Dominion War and retaking his old command. " Call to Arms " is the title of the twenty-sixth and final Episode of the fifth Season of the Television series Star Trek In the Fictional Star Trek universe the Dominion War was a war between the Dominion, Cardassian Union and the Breen Confederacy ^[12] He loses the station again in the sixth season episode "Sacrifice of Angels", where Ziyal is also killed by Damar in retaliation for her helping the Federation. " Sacrifice of Angels " was the sixth episode from the sixth season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Mentally broken, Dukat is easily captured by Starfleet. ^[13] He escapes their custody when he and Sisko are marooned in "Waltz", during which he hallucinates appearances of Kira, Damar and Weyoun, denies responsibility for atrocities committed by himself against the Bajorans and swears vengeance on all Bajor before escaping. " Waltz " is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Weyoun (played by Jeffrey Combs) is second-in-command of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant, on Star Trek Deep Space Nine ^[14] Towards this end Dukat allies himself with—and is possessed by—the Pah-wraiths, the effective archenemies of the Bajoran Prophets, renders the latter's orbs useless and kills regular character Jadzia Dax in "Tears of the Prophets". In the fictional Star Trek universe Pah Wraiths (also spelled Pagh Wraiths Bajoran for Soul Wraiths are evil Bajoran Prophets non-corporeal life-forms Jadzia Dax, played by Terry Farrell, was a main character during the first six seasons of the science fiction Television series Star Trek Deep Space For the objects which are sometimes called the Tears of the Prophets see Prophet (Star Trek#Orbs. ^[15]

Dukat returns in season seven at the head of the cult of the Pah-wraiths in "Covenant", but quickly is disgraced in front of his followers by Kira and goes into hiding again. " Covenant " is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. ^[16] In "Penumbra" he seeks Damar's help to find a surgeon to make him look like a Bajoran. " Penumbra " is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the first of the ten final chapters ^[17] In this guise he convinces Kai Winn to join him in his efforts to free the Pah-wraiths from their imprisonment in the Bajoran Fire Caves in "Strange Bedfellows", even when she discovers his true identity in "The Changing Face of Evil". Kai Winn Adami was a recurring character on Star Trek Deep Space Nine. " Strange Bedfellows " is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the third of the ten final chapters " The Changing Face of Evil " is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine ^[18][19] Their plan is put into action in the series finale "What You Leave Behind", where the Pah-wraiths choose him as their emissary instead of Winn. What You Leave Behind is the Series finale of the television show Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Sisko, emissary of the Prophets, arrives to stop him and at Winn's advice shoves himself, the Pah-wraiths' holy book and Dukat into the burning fire caves, sealing Dukat in the Fire Caves with the Pah-wraiths forever. ^[20][21]

References

External links

• Dukat article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Dukat at Memory Beta