'''S.G.Dukat'''wasa[[Cardassian]]militaryofficerwho ruled [[Bajor]]during the [[Occupation of Bajor|Bajoran Occupation]]. He later ruled [[Cardassia Prime]] during its membership in the [[Dominion]]. After his defeat during [[Operation Return]], he became a disciple of the [[Pah-wraith]]s, and was killed in their final confrontation with the [[Emissary]].
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''"One man's villain is another man's hero, captain."''
At the rank of [[gul]], Dukat was the commander of [[Terok Nor]], the mining station command post in orbit of [[Bajor]] that would later be known as [[Deep Space Nine]], and had the position of [[Prefect]] of the planet. During his time in this position of power over the subjugated [[Bajoran]]s, Dukat was responsible for many atrocities, and became one of the most hated Cardassians by the people of Bajor. ([[DS9]]: "[[Emissary (episode)|Emissary]]")
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According to Dukat, he was convincedthatagentlerapproachwasneededtodealwith the problems of the [[Bajoran Resistance]]. Inhisfirstmonth, hecut [[laborcamp]] outputquotasbyfiftypercent,abolishedchildlabor, andattemptedtoimproveconditionsat the camps. However,theResistancecontinueditsactivities, and attempted hisassassinationonmanyoccasions. ThiseventuallyleftDukat with adeep-rootedhatredfortheBajoranpeople.("[[Waltz]]")
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'''Dukat, S.G.''' was a[[Cardassian]]militaryofficerwhoservedas[[Prefect]]of[[Bajor]] in the final years of the [[Occupation of Bajor|Bajoran Occupation]]. Asthelastperson to hold the position, Dukatlost favor with [[CardassianCentral Command]] andfellintoadownwardspiralforseveral years. However, hebecamerulerofthe[[Cardassian Union]] overnight after he negotiated Cardassia's entry into the [[Dominion]]. Followinghisdefeatin[[OperationReturn]], he became a disciple of the [[Pah-wraith]]s and, along with [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]], attempted toreleasethemintothe [[Bajoran wormhole]]. Dukatwasimprisonedin the [[Fire Caves]] with thePah-wraithsafterafatefulconfrontationwith the [[Emissary of the Prophets]].
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Dukat stronglyopposedthemovetowithdrawfromBajorin[[2369]].("[[Cardassians (episode)|Cardassians]]").Afterthe withdrawal, Dukat became the commander of the Cardassian [[Cardassian Orders|Second Order]]. He became responsible for the Cardassian military's interactions with the [[Federation]] for the next three years. Dukat became implicated in thesupplyofillegalweaponstoCardassiancitizensinthe[[DemilitarizedZone]]in[[2370]].The[[Maquis]] abducted him, and kept Dukat until he was rescuedby[[Commander]] [[BenjaminSisko]].Dukatwasproveninnocentwhenitwasrevealed it was in fact the [[CardassianCentral Command]] who was responsible for thetreaty violation. ("[[The Maquis, Part I]]")
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Whenthe [[Cardassian Union]] underwent a revolution in [[2372]], Dukat sided with the winners, the new democratic leadership of the [[Detapa Council]]. He gained a position as [[legate]], and was made Chief Military Advisor to the Council. Following the [[Klingon]] invasion of the Union, Dukat was able to evacuate the Council members to Federation space aboard the ''[[Prakesh]]'', with the assistance of the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']]. ("[[The Way of the Warrior]]").
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==Career==
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One of Dukat's first assignments was as a newly-minted [[glinn]] aboard the ''[[Kornaire]]''. Among his tasks as a glinn was cleaning out a compartment where three men had gone through an [[explosive decompression]], after which he could not sleep for a week. ({{DS9|Waltz}}) At some point prior to being stationed on [[Bajor]], Dukat was a [[legate]], but he lost favor with [[Cardassian Central Command]] and was reduced to the rank of Gul. ({{DS9|Indiscretion}}) He later rejected the title of legate because he felt Gul was more "hands on". ({{DS9|Ties of Blood and Water}})
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Later that year, Dukat, accompanied by [[Kira Nerys]], discovered the wreck of the ''[[Ravinok]]'', a transport that had been lost several years earlier with Dukat's mistress, [[Tora Naprem]], and his half-Bajoran daughter, [[Tora Ziyal]], aboard. Initially intending to kill both Ziyal and Naprem, had they survived, Dukat only found his daughter alive and eventually decided to return with her to Cardassia, despite the effect it would have on his career. ("[[Indiscretion]]")
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[[File:Dukat_and_Odo_Occupation.jpg|thumb|left|Dukat and [[Odo]]]]
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=== Prefect of Bajor ===
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:"''I only hope you won't condemn us all for the boorish behavior of one man.''"
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:: - '''Gul Dukat''', [[Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (episode)|2346]]
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By [[2346]], at the rank of [[gul]], Dukat was made [[Prefect]] of Bajor. ({{DS9|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}}) In [[2360]] he was assigned command of [[Terok Nor]], the mining station and command post in orbit of [[Bajor]] that was later known as [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}}) Dukat was the last Prefect of Bajor before the end of the [[Occupation of Bajor|Occupation]]. He was responsible for many atrocities committed against the Bajoran people, and became one of the most [[hate]]d individuals in Bajoran history. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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Asaresult of his actions, Dukat was demotedandgivencommandofasmallfreighter, the ''[[Groumall]]''. His familydisownedhim, and Cardassiansocietyshunnedhim. Determined to regainhisformerpower,Dukatcaptureda[[KlingonBird-of-Prey]]following the destructionoftheoutpostat [[Korma]], andbeganattemptingtodrive the KlingonmilitaryfromCardassianspace,againsttheexpressorders of theCouncil. ("[[Return to Grace]]")
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AccordingtoDukat, he was convincedthatagentlerapproachwasneededto quell the [[Bajoran Resistance]] and make Bajor suitable for colonization. His firstactas prefect was to cut [[labor camp]] output quotas by fifty percent, abolish child labor, and improvemedicalcareand food rations. These measures led to atwentypercentdropinthecampdeathrates.However, the Resistancerepaidhimbydestroying an orbital [[drydock]] on his one-month anniversary, killingtwohundredCardassians.During the Occupation,theResistanceattemptedtoassassinateDukatfive times,all of themunsuccessful. Dukat grew to hate the Bajorans for not acknowledging his "compassion" towards them. ({{DS9|Things Past|Waltz}})
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By [[2373]],Dukathad become convinced that the only way to regain Cardassia's former glory was for them to join the Dominion. He conducted secret deals with the Dominion, and negotiated their alliance. ("[[By Inferno's Light]]"). Dukat became the new leader of Cardassia under the Dominion, ruling during the start of the [[Dominion War]]. Taking part in many early victories, Dukat found himself commanding much of the war effort after retaking [[TerokNor]] from the Federation. ("[[Call to Arms]]"). When [[Starfleet]] retook the station during [[Operation Return]], Dukat - half-deranged by his rapid change of fortune - remained behind following the murder of Ziyal at the hands of [[Damar]], his second-in-command. ("[[The Sacrifice of Angels]]")
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[[File:KiraMeru- Dukat.jpg|thumb|Dukat with [[KiraMeru]]]]
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Despite his professed hatred for his charges, he conducted numerous affairs with Bajoran women, including [[Kira Meru]], mother of [[Kira Nerys]], and [[Tora Naprem]], whom he claimed to love, and with whom he fathered a daughter, [[Tora Ziyal]]. ({{DS9|Indiscretion|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}})
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Chargedwithwarcrimes, Dukat was to betakento [[Starbase621]] aboardthe [[USSHonshu|USS ''Honshu'']] - however, thatvesselwasinterceptedbyCardassianvesselsenroute,and Dukat andSisko,who was to speakathistrial, wereforceddownon a nearbyplanetin an [[escape pod]].HavingdescendedintomadnessafterZiyal'sdeath,Dukatsufferedfromhallucinationsandfitsofparanoia, attemptingtokillSisko,beforeescapingina[[shuttlecraft]]. ("[[Waltz]]")
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Whileprefect,Dukatreported to Legate [[Kell (Legate)|Kell]] regularly; however, he did not have the respect from Kell that he was led to believe.Dukatcreated a [[counter-insurgencyprogram]] tocombat potential worker revolts on [[TerokNor]], butKellsecretlyaddedaleveltoitin case Dukat triedtoflee. The automated program was set to dealwithvarioussituations, themostsevereof which was a completetakeoverof the station. In the event that this happened, the program could initiate an [[auto-destruct]] sequence,andifDukattriedto[[transporter|transport]]offthestationwhilethissequencewasin effect, hisaccesscodeswouldbenullifiedandhewould be doomed to die with his station. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
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DukatreturnedtoCardassia Prime in late [[2374]], having immersed himself in the religion of the Pah-wraiths. Dukat enacted an ancient Bajoran ritual to release one of the Wraiths, and travelled to Deep Space Nine to release it into the [[Celestial Temple]] via an [[Orb]]. In the process, Dukat killed [[Jadzia Dax]], and caused the wormhole to collapse. ("[[Tears of the Prophets (episode)|Tears of the Prophets]]"). Following this, Dukat retreated to station [[Empok Nor (station)|Empok Nor]], where he founded a community of members of the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]]. He fathered another half-Bajoran child with one of the Bajoran women there and then tried to kill her. When Dukat was exposed as a false believer, he fled again. ("[[Covenant]]")
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===Cardassianofficer===
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:"''I've found that when one has a difficult job to do, personal reasons can be quite an incentive.''"
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:: - '''Dukat''', [[Indiscretion (episode)|2372]]
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Dukat strongly opposed the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor in [[2369]], a move which damaged his career as it occurred during his administration. After the withdrawal, Dukat became the commander of the [[Second Order]]. He played a major role in many interactions between the Cardassian military and the [[Federation]] for the next three years, and made several visits to his former command post, Deep Space 9, under various circumstances. ({{DS9|Cardassians}})
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In late [[2375]], Dukat returnedtoCardassia Prime to undergo cosmetic surgery in order to pose as a Bajoran farmer, [[Anjohl Tennan]], and gained the confidence of [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]]. He slowly convinced her to join him as a follower of the Pah-wraiths,andthetwoplottedto release the Pah-wraiths from their imprisonment, viathe text of the [[Book of the Kosst Amojan]]. ("[[The Changing Face of Evil]]"). Led by the book to the [[Fire Caves]], they attempted to release the Pah-wraiths, and use them to gain ultimate power. Winn poisoned Dukat as a sacrifice, but Dukat was imbued with the spirit of one of the Wraiths, and killed her for her deception. Dukat was killed when [[Benjamin Sisko]] drove him into the flames of the Fire Caves. ("[[What You Leave Behind]]")
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[[File:Dukat pledgebraceletindiscretion.jpg|thumb|Dukatat the crashsitewherehisformerlover, ToraNaprem, died]]
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Dukat was implicated in the supplying of illegal weapons to Cardassian citizens in the [[Demilitarized Zone]] in [[2370]] by his political enemies, including [[Legate]] [[Parn]]. Dukat assisted [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] in his investigation of the [[Maquis]], so as to prove his innocence. He was briefly abducted by the Maquis, but he was rescued by Sisko. It emerged that the [[Cardassian Central Command]] was actually responsible for violating the [[Federation-Cardassian Treaty]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
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==Family and PersonalLife==
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When the Cardassian Union underwent a revolution in [[2372]], Dukat sided with the victorious [[Detapa Council]]. He was promoted to Legate, and was made chief military adviser. Following the [[Klingon]] invasion of the Union, Dukat was able to evacuate the Council members to Federation space aboard the cruiser ''[[Prakesh]]'', with the timely assistance of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. ({{DS9|The Way of theWarrior}})
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Dukat's father was arrested and executed by the Cardassian government. Dukat blamed [[Obsidian Order]] operative [[Elim Garak]] for his father's death and maintained bitterness toward him for decades. ("[[The Wire]]"). Dukat was married and had seven children with his wife. ("[[The Maquis, Part I]]"). One of his son's names was [[Mekor]]. ("[[Defiant (episode)|''Defiant'']]")
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During Dukat'syearsasPrefectonTerokNor, hekeptmany Bajoran comfortwomen. Oneofthesewas[[KiraMeru]],whoDukatfellinlovewith. YearslaterDukatformedanattraction to Meru'sdaughter,KiraNerys,thefirstofficerofDeepSpaceNine.("[[WrongsDarkerThanDeathorNight]]")
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Later that year, Dukat accompanied [[Kira Nerys]] to [[Dozaria]] to find the wreck of the ''[[Ravinok]]'',atransportthathadbeenlost several years earlier with Dukat's mistress, ToraNaprem,andhis half-Bajoran daughter, Tora Ziyal,aboard. DukathadinitiallyintendedtokillbothZiyalandNaprem,hadtheysurvived. However,afterhefoundhisdaughter alive, hedecided to takeherwithhimbacktoCardassia,despitetheeffectitwouldhaveonhiscareer.({{DS9|Indiscretion}})
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Towards the end of the Occupation, Dukat fellinlove with another Bajoran woman, Tora Naprem, and the two had a daughter named Tora Ziyal. Dukatsent the pair to [[Lissepia]] in [[2366]] and their ship was captured by the [[Breen]]. Ziyal survived and was forced to mine ore on [[Dozaria]] until Dukat rescued her in [[2372]]. ("[[Indiscretion]]")
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[[File:Dukat Kiracargoexercise.jpg|thumb|left|Incommandof the [[Cardassian]] [[freighter]] ''[[Groumall]]'']]
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AfterreturningtoCardassiaPrime with his half-Bajoran daughter, Dukat was severely ostracized. His wife and children left him and his mother disowned him. ("[[Return to Grace]]")
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===FightingtheKlingons===
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:"''Everything I have lost, I will regain.''"
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:: - '''Dukat''', [[Return to Grace (episode)|2372]]
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Dukat alsoformed a strangerelationshipwith [[Benjamin Sisko]],whomDukatsawas his friend, and viewed him withagreatdealofrespect,althoughthatviewwasnotsharedbySisko. ("[[Waltz]]")
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After he returned with Ziyal, Dukat wasdemoted and given command of a smallfreighter,the''[[Groumall]]''.Hisfamilydisownedhim, his wife and children left him,andbothheandZiyalwereshunnedbyCardassiansociety.The''Groumall''transportedKira to the outpost at [[Korma]] in 2372. After finding the outpost destroyed, Dukat and Kira were able to capture the [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] responsible. Dukat urged the Detapa Council to use his captured intelligence to mount a new offensive against the Klingons, but they rejected his proposal, preferring to seek a diplomatic option. ({{DS9|Return to Grace}})
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In the lastfewweeksof his life,Dukatbecameinvolvedwith [[Kai]] [[WinnAdami]], whileposingasaBajoranfarmer.("[[StrangeBedfellows]]")
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Disgusted with the Council'sunwillingnesstofight, Dukat began to carry on his ownone-shipwaragainstthe Klingons. In [[2373]], he and [[Dukat's Bird-of-Prey|hisship]] helped an undercover [[Starfleet]] team, ledbySisko,infiltrateKlingonmilitary headquarters on [[Ty'Gokor]]to expose a [[Changeling]]. ({{DS9|Apocalypse Rising}})
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[[File:Dukat joins Dominion.jpg|thumb|Announcing [[Cardassia]]'s union with the [[Dominion]]]]
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Dukatwasfondof[[Bajoran springwine]] and didactic theater. ("[[Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night]]")
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===AlliancewiththeDominion===
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:"''Cardassia ''will'' be made whole. All that we have lost will be ours again. And ''anyone'' who stands in our way will be destroyed. This I vow with my life's blood: for my son, for ''all'' our sons.''"
By [[2373]], Dukat became convinced that the only way to regain Cardassia's former glory was for them to join the Dominion. In secret talks, he negotiated Cardassia's entry into the Dominion with himself as ruler. Dukat promised to the Cardassian people that under his leadership, all that Cardassia lost would be regained. His move was initially celebrated by most Cardassians, who had suffered defeat and humiliation for years at the hands of the Federation and Klingons ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}}). Dukat chose not to promote himself back to legate, since he saw the rank of gul as more "hands-on". ({{DS9|Ties of Blood and Water}}) One of Dukat's first acts was to have his Dominion allies release all surviving Cardassians from [[Internment Camp 371]] with one exception – [[Elim Garak]], who had not only killed Dukat's father but had also fallen in love with [[Tora Ziyal]]. ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
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===Other Appearances===
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Duet]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[The Homecoming]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Necessary Evil]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[The Maquis, Part II]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Civil Defense]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Explorers]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Apocalypse Rising]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Things Past]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[In Purgatory's Shadow]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Ties of Blood and Water]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[A Time to Stand]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Sons and Daughters]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Behind the Lines]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Favor the Bold]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Penumbra]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Til Death Do Us Part]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[When It Rains...]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[Tacking Into the Wind]]"
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*[[DS9]]: "[[The Dogs of War]]"
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===See Also===
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[[List of DS9 Recurring Character Appearances]]
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In the months after his taking office, Dukat made good on his promises by expelling the Klingons from Cardassian space and wiping out the Maquis with his newly gained Dominion allies. Dukat commanded the Dominion forces which retook Terok Nor from the Federation in late 2373. In the following weeks, Dukat directed the [[Dominion War]] from his old command, winning many early victories against the Federation and the [[Klingon Empire]]. Bringing in Dominion reinforcements from the [[Gamma Quadrant]] by re-opening the [[Bajoran wormhole]] was to be his greatest triumph. ({{DS9|Call to Arms|A Time to Stand}})
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However, victory was snatched from his grasp when the Dominion reinforcements were eliminated by the [[Prophet]]s. As allied forces retook the station during [[Operation Return]], Dukat – driven half-mad by his rapid change of fortune – descended into insanity after the murder of his beloved daughter Ziyal by [[Damar]], his second-in-command. He refused to evacuate with the rest of the Dominion forces, and was captured by Starfleet. ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})
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== Madness ==
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[[File:Dukat psychotic.jpg|thumb|left|Falling into insanity following the death of his daughter, Ziyal]]
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:"''They thought I was their enemy. They don't know what it is to be my enemy, but they will.''"
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:: - '''Dukat''', [[Waltz (episode)|2374]]
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Afterward, Dukat began suffering from hallucinations and fits of paranoia, and was treated by Federation doctors. After he was declared "recovered", Dukat was to be taken to a [[Federation Special Jury|Special Jury]] at [[Starbase 621]] aboard the {{USS|Honshu}} to stand trial for war crimes. However, the ''Honshu'' was intercepted by Cardassian warships, and Dukat escaped to a nearby planet in a [[shuttlecraft]] with his nemesis, Benjamin Sisko. Dukat's hallucinations returned, and he attempted to kill Sisko before escaping in the shuttle. During his time on the planet, Dukat embraced his hatred for the Bajoran people, promising to one day return and rain destruction on all of Bajor. Even more than before, his actions got increasingly proactively evil. ({{DS9|Waltz}})
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[[File:Dukat covenant.jpg|thumb|Part of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths]]
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=== Pact with the Pah-wraiths ===
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:"''Everyone has their reasons. That's what's so frightening. People can find a way to justify any action, no matter how evil.''"
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:: - '''Kira Nerys'''
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Dukat was fond of Bajoran [[springwine]]. ({{DS9|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}})
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In late [[2374]], Dukat believed he had found a way to destroy the Bajoran people and their Emissary. Having immersed himself in the ancient Bajoran texts, he discovered that the wormhole was actually the [[Celestial Temple]]. He returned to [[Cardassia Prime]] and enacted an ancient Bajoran ritual to release a [[Pah-wraith]] into his body. Thus possessed, he traveled to Deep Space 9 and released it into the Celestial Temple via the [[Orb of Contemplation]], causing the wormhole to disappear. In the process, Dukat killed [[Jadzia Dax]], who was simply in his way. ({{DS9|Tears of the Prophets}})
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[[File:Anjohltennan.jpg|left|thumb|Dukat posing as [[Anjohl Tennan]]]]
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His inhabitation by the Pah-wraith had turned Dukat into their believer; subsequently he retreated to station [[Empok Nor]] and founded a community of members from the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]]. He was worshiped as a messiah, and fathered another half-Bajoran child with [[Mika]]. Dukat never publicly admitted fatherhood. Dukat attempted to have the cult members commit [[suicide]] to conceal his attempt to kill Mika. When he was exposed, he fled again. ({{DS9|Covenant}})
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[[File:Dukat falling into Fire Caves.jpg|thumb|Falling into the flames of the Fire Caves on Bajor]]
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In late [[2375]], Dukat secretly underwent cosmetic surgery on Cardassia Prime to pose as a Bajoran farmer, [[Anjohl Tennan]]. He then traveled to Deep Space 9 and gained the confidence of [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] and even became romantically involved with her - albeit for ulterior motives - and with the assistance of false visions given to Winn by the Pah-wraiths, he slowly convinced her to join him as a follower of the Pah-wraiths. The two plotted to release the Pah-wraiths from their prison in the Fire Caves, using the ''[[Book of the Kosst Amojan]]''.
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The pair entered the Fire Caves, where Winn poisoned Dukat as a sacrifice to complete the release ritual. However, the Pah-wraiths rejected Winn and chose Dukat as their Emissary, restoring him to life and imbuing him with their power. After Dukat killed Winn, Sisko plunged himself and Dukat into the fires, which destroyed the book and trapped Dukat forever in the prison with the Pah-wraiths. Sisko himself was rescued by the Prophets. ({{DS9|The Changing Face of Evil|What You Leave Behind}})
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== Family and personal relationships ==
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[[Unnamed Cardassians#Dukat's father|Dukat's father]] was arrested and executed by the Cardassian government in an incident involving some [[arms dealer]]s. Dukat blamed [[Obsidian Order]] operative [[Elim Garak]] for his father's death and ordered his execution at least twice. ({{DS9|The Wire|Improbable Cause|By Inferno's Light}})
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Dukat was married and had seven children with his wife, including a son named [[Mekor]]. However, he also kept several Bajoran mistresses when he was Prefect on Terok Nor. The first was [[Kira Meru]], with whom he fell in love and was involved for seven years. Years later Dukat formed an attraction to Meru's daughter, Kira Nerys, the first officer of Deep Space Nine. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I|Defiant|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}})
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===Benjamin Sisko===
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Dukat had a strange relationship with [[Benjamin Sisko]], in many ways his counterpart and opposite. Dukat saw Sisko as a friend and viewed him with a great deal of respect, although that view was not shared by Sisko. ({{DS9|Waltz}})
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===Damar===
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Dukat's closest friend was [[Damar]], who had served under him when he commanded the stolen Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Dukat found Damar "useful" and despite the fact it was Damar who shot and killed his daughter, he later forgave Damar and came to him for help, as well as encouraging him to once again become the brave man he had fought with years before. Dukat also had a good working relationship with his Dominion ally [[Weyoun]] and although they would occasionally antagonize one another there was a mutual respect between the two. Dukat even gave Weyoun a picture his daughter [[Tora Ziyal|Ziyal]] had painted. ({{DS9|Tears of the Prophets|Penumbra|'Til Death Do Us Part}})
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===Elim Garak===
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===Kira Nerys===
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===Tora Ziyal===
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Towards the end of the Occupation, Dukat fell in love with another Bajoran woman, Tora Naprem, and the two had a daughter named [[Tora Ziyal]]. Dukat sent the pair away to [[Lissepia]] in [[2366]], though their ship was downed by the [[Breen]] on [[Dozaria]]. Ziyal survived and was forced to labor in a Breen [[dilithium]] mine until Dukat rescued her in [[2372]]. After returning to Cardassia Prime with his half-Bajoran daughter, Dukat was severely ostracized. His wife and children left him and his mother disowned him. ({{DS9|Indiscretion|Return to Grace}})
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Upon his first encounter with Ziyal, tradition had it, that he had to kill her. However, he could not get himself to do this and thus Ziyal remained on DS9 under the care of Kira, with whom she had formed a close relationship. During ghe first Dominion offensive, Ziyal helped Kira and others in their efforts to sabotage the Station and turn it back into Federation hands. After the Dominion was forced to abandon DS9, [[Damar]] - who saw Ziyal as a traitor - shot her right in front of Dukat. She died in his arms; an experience that left Dukat deeply scarred and, together with the defeat in the war efforts, was merely the beginning of his psychological downward spiral into madness and ultimate doom. He spent many months in psychological care and kept calling out Ziyal's name.
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== Appendices ==
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=== Appearances ===
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*{{DS9}}
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**{{e|Emissary}} (Season One)
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**{{e|Duet}}
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**{{e|The Homecoming}} (Season Two)
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**{{e|Cardassians}}
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**{{e|Necessary Evil}}
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**{{e|The Maquis, Part I}}
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**{{e|The Maquis, Part II}}
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**{{e|Civil Defense}} (Season Three)
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**{{e|Defiant}}
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**{{e|Explorers}}
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**{{e|The Way of the Warrior}} (Season Four)
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**{{e|Indiscretion}}
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**{{e|Return to Grace}}
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**{{e|Apocalypse Rising}} (Season Five)
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**{{e|Things Past}}
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**{{e|In Purgatory's Shadow}}
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**{{e|By Inferno's Light}}
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**{{e|Ties of Blood and Water}}
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**{{e|Call to Arms}}
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=== Background Information ===
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* [[Marc Alaimo]] was not the first choice to play Dukat. For {{e|Emissary}}, another actor was cast in the role, but after a day's shooting, the producers decided that they had miscast, and they asked Alaimo to come in and take over the role. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'')
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* Dukat's initials (S.G.) come from the episode {{DS9|A Time to Stand}}, in which Dukat records a ''[[permanent documentation file]]'' identifying himself as "Dukat, S.G." DS9 producer [[Ronald D. Moore]] jokingly gave Dukat's first name as "Elmo" on several occasions, {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|raolchat|1997}} but in the novels published by [[Pocket Books]], Dukat's first name is identified as "Skrain." Moore commented: "''The initials probably represent some rank or association or achievement (like Ph.d, or A.S.C., or J.D.).''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron063|1997}}
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* [[StarTrek.com]] describes Dukat as "''probably the most complex and fully developed bad guy in ''Star Trek'' history''." [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/specials/article/1617.html]
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* In [[2002]], Dukat placed fourth in TV Zone's list of the top twenty science fiction television villains. The [[Borg Queen]] was second, [[Weyoun]] was eighth, [[Q]] was eleventh and [[Seska]] was nineteenth.
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* [[Nana Visitor]] has said of Dukat, "''This was a character who was the worst people we have had on Earth, this is who this man was''." (Hidden File 02, [[DS9 Season 6 DVD]] special features)
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* On Dukat's role as villain, [[Ronald D. Moore]] has commented: "''I don't think of him as being completely evil through and through to the point where every thought, every impulse is shaded by a nefarious agenda or horrid motive. We've seen other aspects to this guy over the years. 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. But sometimes the clichés are true: Hitler loved his dog. No human being (and by extension, no Cardassian) is one hundred percent pure evil. But there is a "critical mass", if you will, where the dark deeds attributed to one person become so overwhelming that they swamp all the redeeming characteristics. Dukat is a bad guy. A very bad guy. He has a lot of blood on his hands and it's hard to see how his smile and innate charm can wipe that clean.''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron079|1998}}
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* In [[2003]], Marc Alaimo commented on his portrayal of Dukat, "''I thought the character was terrific. It was one of the first times I'd been able to really sort of expand a multifaceted character like that, instead of one dimensional, which is I think the way they wanted to go with Dukat in the beginning, but I started to sort of branch off emotionally, and they picked up on it, and they gave me all these wonderful multifaceted character moments. I was pretty proud of my work throughout the whole seven years of it.''" (Hidden File 01, [[DS9 Season 7 DVD]] special features)
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* The stunt costume used for Dukat in {{DS9|Covenant}} was auctioned off in the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay, as well as the Breen coolsuit worn by Alaimo in the episode {{e|Indiscretion}}. {{stala|9512}}
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=== Apocrypha ===
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In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' [[Pocket DS9#Relaunch|relaunch]] [[novels]], specifically ''[[Demons of Air and Darkness]]'', the resemblance between Dukat and [[Macet]] (both played by Marc Alaimo) is explained, stating that they are cousins.
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In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium|Millennium]]'' series, which begins shortly before Dukat released the Pah-Wraith that drove him to Deep Space 9 where he killed Jadzia and briefly closed the wormhole, Dukat's discovery of Sisko's apparent death with the creation of the Pah-wraith wormhole drove him to once again create the Cult of the Pah-wraiths on Empok Nor (now relocated to DS9's original position), becoming one with [[Kosst Amojan]]. Regarding himself as the Pah-wraith Emissary, Dukat developed a vendetta against Weyoun, who had proclaimed himself the Emissary of the True Prophets and sought to end the universe by combining the two wormholes. When the ''Defiant'' reappeared, Dukat briefly confronted Sisko and Weyoun after luring the two into the [[mirror universe]], but, when this attempt to kill them failed, Dukat returned to our reality and managed to capture [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]], [[Quark]], [[Rom]], and Garak. With these prisoners/crew, Dukat forced them to take an advanced Klingon ship to follow Weyoun and the ''Defiant'' into the wormholes before the end of the universe.
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Having been easily knocked out by his former "prisoners" after freeing them from their Pah-Wraith induced Hells, Dukat was no longer empowered by the Pah-Wraiths as their "conflict" with the Prophets was now over. Dukat subsequently managed to escape to a past version of Deep Space 9, where he committed a murder that [[Odo]] had been investigating prior to the destruction of the station, but, in a somewhat ironic twist (given that his alternate past self would go on to kill ''her''), after the crew prevented the red wormhole from ever opening, Dukat was shot in the back by Dax when he was distracted.
Dukat's 'initials' (S.G.) as stated in the episode "A Time to Stand" ("Permanent Documentation File, Dukat, S.G."), may in fact be indicating a type of rank as opposed to his initials, such as "Station Gul", as he was in command of Terok Nor at the time of this recording. See notes below for more information.
One of Dukat's first assignments was as a newly-minted glinn aboard the Kornaire. Among his tasks as a glinn was cleaning out a compartment where three men had gone through an explosive decompression, after which he could not sleep for a week. (DS9: "Waltz") At some point prior to being stationed on Bajor, Dukat was a legate, but he lost favor with Cardassian Central Command and was reduced to the rank of Gul. (DS9: "Indiscretion") He later rejected the title of legate because he felt Gul was more "hands on". (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water")
According to Dukat, he was convinced that a gentler approach was needed to quell the Bajoran Resistance and make Bajor suitable for colonization. His first act as prefect was to cut labor camp output quotas by fifty percent, abolish child labor, and improve medical care and food rations. These measures led to a twenty percent drop in the camp death rates. However, the Resistance repaid him by destroying an orbital drydock on his one-month anniversary, killing two hundred Cardassians. During the Occupation, the Resistance attempted to assassinate Dukat five times, all of them unsuccessful. Dukat grew to hate the Bajorans for not acknowledging his "compassion" towards them. (DS9: "Things Past", "Waltz")
While prefect, Dukat reported to Legate Kell regularly; however, he did not have the respect from Kell that he was led to believe. Dukat created a counter-insurgency program to combat potential worker revolts on Terok Nor, but Kell secretly added a level to it in case Dukat tried to flee. The automated program was set to deal with various situations, the most severe of which was a complete takeover of the station. In the event that this happened, the program could initiate an auto-destruct sequence, and if Dukat tried to transport off the station while this sequence was in effect, his access codes would be nullified and he would be doomed to die with his station. (DS9: "Civil Defense")
Cardassian officer
"I've found that when one has a difficult job to do, personal reasons can be quite an incentive."
Dukat strongly opposed the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor in 2369, a move which damaged his career as it occurred during his administration. After the withdrawal, Dukat became the commander of the Second Order. He played a major role in many interactions between the Cardassian military and the Federation for the next three years, and made several visits to his former command post, Deep Space 9, under various circumstances. (DS9: "Cardassians")
Dukat at the crash site where his former lover, Tora Naprem, died
When the Cardassian Union underwent a revolution in 2372, Dukat sided with the victorious Detapa Council. He was promoted to Legate, and was made chief military adviser. Following the Klingon invasion of the Union, Dukat was able to evacuate the Council members to Federation space aboard the cruiser Prakesh, with the timely assistance of the USS Defiant. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")
Later that year, Dukat accompanied Kira Nerys to Dozaria to find the wreck of the Ravinok, a transport that had been lost several years earlier with Dukat's mistress, Tora Naprem, and his half-Bajoran daughter, Tora Ziyal, aboard. Dukat had initially intended to kill both Ziyal and Naprem, had they survived. However, after he found his daughter alive, he decided to take her with him back to Cardassia, despite the effect it would have on his career. (DS9: "Indiscretion")
After he returned with Ziyal, Dukat was demoted and given command of a small freighter, the Groumall. His family disowned him, his wife and children left him, and both he and Ziyal were shunned by Cardassian society. The Groumall transported Kira to the outpost at Korma in 2372. After finding the outpost destroyed, Dukat and Kira were able to capture the Klingon Bird-of-Prey responsible. Dukat urged the Detapa Council to use his captured intelligence to mount a new offensive against the Klingons, but they rejected his proposal, preferring to seek a diplomatic option. (DS9: "Return to Grace")
Disgusted with the Council's unwillingness to fight, Dukat began to carry on his own one-ship war against the Klingons. In 2373, he and his ship helped an undercover Starfleet team, led by Sisko, infiltrate Klingon military headquarters on Ty'Gokor to expose a Changeling. (DS9: "Apocalypse Rising")
"Cardassia will be made whole. All that we have lost will be ours again. And anyone who stands in our way will be destroyed. This I vow with my life's blood: for my son, for all our sons."
By 2373, Dukat became convinced that the only way to regain Cardassia's former glory was for them to join the Dominion. In secret talks, he negotiated Cardassia's entry into the Dominion with himself as ruler. Dukat promised to the Cardassian people that under his leadership, all that Cardassia lost would be regained. His move was initially celebrated by most Cardassians, who had suffered defeat and humiliation for years at the hands of the Federation and Klingons (DS9: "By Inferno's Light"). Dukat chose not to promote himself back to legate, since he saw the rank of gul as more "hands-on". (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water") One of Dukat's first acts was to have his Dominion allies release all surviving Cardassians from Internment Camp 371 with one exception – Elim Garak, who had not only killed Dukat's father but had also fallen in love with Tora Ziyal. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")
In the months after his taking office, Dukat made good on his promises by expelling the Klingons from Cardassian space and wiping out the Maquis with his newly gained Dominion allies. Dukat commanded the Dominion forces which retook Terok Nor from the Federation in late 2373. In the following weeks, Dukat directed the Dominion War from his old command, winning many early victories against the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Bringing in Dominion reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant by re-opening the Bajoran wormhole was to be his greatest triumph. (DS9: "Call to Arms", "A Time to Stand")
However, victory was snatched from his grasp when the Dominion reinforcements were eliminated by the Prophets. As allied forces retook the station during Operation Return, Dukat – driven half-mad by his rapid change of fortune – descended into insanity after the murder of his beloved daughter Ziyal by Damar, his second-in-command. He refused to evacuate with the rest of the Dominion forces, and was captured by Starfleet. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")
Madness
Falling into insanity following the death of his daughter, Ziyal
"They thought I was their enemy. They don't know what it is to be my enemy, but they will."
Afterward, Dukat began suffering from hallucinations and fits of paranoia, and was treated by Federation doctors. After he was declared "recovered", Dukat was to be taken to a Special Jury at Starbase 621 aboard the USS Honshu to stand trial for war crimes. However, the Honshu was intercepted by Cardassian warships, and Dukat escaped to a nearby planet in a shuttlecraft with his nemesis, Benjamin Sisko. Dukat's hallucinations returned, and he attempted to kill Sisko before escaping in the shuttle. During his time on the planet, Dukat embraced his hatred for the Bajoran people, promising to one day return and rain destruction on all of Bajor. Even more than before, his actions got increasingly proactively evil. (DS9: "Waltz")
Part of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths
Pact with the Pah-wraiths
"Everyone has their reasons. That's what's so frightening. People can find a way to justify any action, no matter how evil."
In late 2374, Dukat believed he had found a way to destroy the Bajoran people and their Emissary. Having immersed himself in the ancient Bajoran texts, he discovered that the wormhole was actually the Celestial Temple. He returned to Cardassia Prime and enacted an ancient Bajoran ritual to release a Pah-wraith into his body. Thus possessed, he traveled to Deep Space 9 and released it into the Celestial Temple via the Orb of Contemplation, causing the wormhole to disappear. In the process, Dukat killed Jadzia Dax, who was simply in his way. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")
His inhabitation by the Pah-wraith had turned Dukat into their believer; subsequently he retreated to station Empok Nor and founded a community of members from the Cult of the Pah-wraiths. He was worshiped as a messiah, and fathered another half-Bajoran child with Mika. Dukat never publicly admitted fatherhood. Dukat attempted to have the cult members commit suicide to conceal his attempt to kill Mika. When he was exposed, he fled again. (DS9: "Covenant")
Falling into the flames of the Fire Caves on Bajor
In late 2375, Dukat secretly underwent cosmetic surgery on Cardassia Prime to pose as a Bajoran farmer, Anjohl Tennan. He then traveled to Deep Space 9 and gained the confidence of KaiWinn Adami and even became romantically involved with her - albeit for ulterior motives - and with the assistance of false visions given to Winn by the Pah-wraiths, he slowly convinced her to join him as a follower of the Pah-wraiths. The two plotted to release the Pah-wraiths from their prison in the Fire Caves, using the Book of the Kosst Amojan.
The pair entered the Fire Caves, where Winn poisoned Dukat as a sacrifice to complete the release ritual. However, the Pah-wraiths rejected Winn and chose Dukat as their Emissary, restoring him to life and imbuing him with their power. After Dukat killed Winn, Sisko plunged himself and Dukat into the fires, which destroyed the book and trapped Dukat forever in the prison with the Pah-wraiths. Sisko himself was rescued by the Prophets. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", "What You Leave Behind")
Family and personal relationships
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Dukat was married and had seven children with his wife, including a son named Mekor. However, he also kept several Bajoran mistresses when he was Prefect on Terok Nor. The first was Kira Meru, with whom he fell in love and was involved for seven years. Years later Dukat formed an attraction to Meru's daughter, Kira Nerys, the first officer of Deep Space Nine. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I", "Defiant", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")
Benjamin Sisko
Dukat had a strange relationship with Benjamin Sisko, in many ways his counterpart and opposite. Dukat saw Sisko as a friend and viewed him with a great deal of respect, although that view was not shared by Sisko. (DS9: "Waltz")
Damar
Dukat's closest friend was Damar, who had served under him when he commanded the stolen Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Dukat found Damar "useful" and despite the fact it was Damar who shot and killed his daughter, he later forgave Damar and came to him for help, as well as encouraging him to once again become the brave man he had fought with years before. Dukat also had a good working relationship with his Dominion ally Weyoun and although they would occasionally antagonize one another there was a mutual respect between the two. Dukat even gave Weyoun a picture his daughter Ziyal had painted. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets", "Penumbra", "'Til Death Do Us Part")
Elim Garak
Kira Nerys
Kira Meru
Tora Ziyal
Towards the end of the Occupation, Dukat fell in love with another Bajoran woman, Tora Naprem, and the two had a daughter named Tora Ziyal. Dukat sent the pair away to Lissepia in 2366, though their ship was downed by the Breen on Dozaria. Ziyal survived and was forced to labor in a Breen dilithium mine until Dukat rescued her in 2372. After returning to Cardassia Prime with his half-Bajoran daughter, Dukat was severely ostracized. His wife and children left him and his mother disowned him. (DS9: "Indiscretion", "Return to Grace")
Upon his first encounter with Ziyal, tradition had it, that he had to kill her. However, he could not get himself to do this and thus Ziyal remained on DS9 under the care of Kira, with whom she had formed a close relationship. During ghe first Dominion offensive, Ziyal helped Kira and others in their efforts to sabotage the Station and turn it back into Federation hands. After the Dominion was forced to abandon DS9, Damar - who saw Ziyal as a traitor - shot her right in front of Dukat. She died in his arms; an experience that left Dukat deeply scarred and, together with the defeat in the war efforts, was merely the beginning of his psychological downward spiral into madness and ultimate doom. He spent many months in psychological care and kept calling out Ziyal's name.
Marc Alaimo was not the first choice to play Dukat. For "Emissary", another actor was cast in the role, but after a day's shooting, the producers decided that they had miscast, and they asked Alaimo to come in and take over the role. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
Dukat's initials (S.G.) come from the episode DS9: "A Time to Stand", in which Dukat records a permanent documentation file identifying himself as "Dukat, S.G." DS9 producer Ronald D. Moore jokingly gave Dukat's first name as "Elmo" on several occasions, (AOL chat,1997) but in the novels published by Pocket Books, Dukat's first name is identified as "Skrain." Moore commented: "The initials probably represent some rank or association or achievement (like Ph.d, or A.S.C., or J.D.)." (AOL chat,1997)
StarTrek.com describes Dukat as "probably the most complex and fully developed bad guy in Star Trek history." [1]
In 2002, Dukat placed fourth in TV Zone's list of the top twenty science fiction television villains. The Borg Queen was second, Weyoun was eighth, Q was eleventh and Seska was nineteenth.
Nana Visitor has said of Dukat, "This was a character who was the worst people we have had on Earth, this is who this man was." (Hidden File 02, DS9 Season 6 DVD special features)
On Dukat's role as villain, Ronald D. Moore has commented: "I don't think of him as being completely evil through and through to the point where every thought, every impulse is shaded by a nefarious agenda or horrid motive. We've seen other aspects to this guy over the years. 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. But sometimes the clichés are true: Hitler loved his dog. No human being (and by extension, no Cardassian) is one hundred percent pure evil. But there is a "critical mass", if you will, where the dark deeds attributed to one person become so overwhelming that they swamp all the redeeming characteristics. Dukat is a bad guy. A very bad guy. He has a lot of blood on his hands and it's hard to see how his smile and innate charm can wipe that clean." (AOL chat,1998)
In 2003, Marc Alaimo commented on his portrayal of Dukat, "I thought the character was terrific. It was one of the first times I'd been able to really sort of expand a multifaceted character like that, instead of one dimensional, which is I think the way they wanted to go with Dukat in the beginning, but I started to sort of branch off emotionally, and they picked up on it, and they gave me all these wonderful multifaceted character moments. I was pretty proud of my work throughout the whole seven years of it." (Hidden File 01, DS9 Season 7 DVD special features)
In the Millennium series, which begins shortly before Dukat released the Pah-Wraith that drove him to Deep Space 9 where he killed Jadzia and briefly closed the wormhole, Dukat's discovery of Sisko's apparent death with the creation of the Pah-wraith wormhole drove him to once again create the Cult of the Pah-wraiths on Empok Nor (now relocated to DS9's original position), becoming one with Kosst Amojan. Regarding himself as the Pah-wraith Emissary, Dukat developed a vendetta against Weyoun, who had proclaimed himself the Emissary of the True Prophets and sought to end the universe by combining the two wormholes. When the Defiant reappeared, Dukat briefly confronted Sisko and Weyoun after luring the two into the mirror universe, but, when this attempt to kill them failed, Dukat returned to our reality and managed to capture O'Brien, Quark, Rom, and Garak. With these prisoners/crew, Dukat forced them to take an advanced Klingon ship to follow Weyoun and the Defiant into the wormholes before the end of the universe.
Having been easily knocked out by his former "prisoners" after freeing them from their Pah-Wraith induced Hells, Dukat was no longer empowered by the Pah-Wraiths as their "conflict" with the Prophets was now over. Dukat subsequently managed to escape to a past version of Deep Space 9, where he committed a murder that Odo had been investigating prior to the destruction of the station, but, in a somewhat ironic twist (given that his alternate past self would go on to kill her), after the crew prevented the red wormhole from ever opening, Dukat was shot in the back by Dax when he was distracted.
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