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[[Gul]] '''Madred''' was a [[Cardassian]] [[officer]] placed in charge of the interrogation of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] on [[Celtris III]] in [[2369]].
 
[[Gul]] '''Madred''' was a [[Cardassian]] [[officer]] placed in charge of the interrogation of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] on [[Celtris III]] in [[2369]].
   
As a starving, homeless child living on the streets of [[Lakat]], Madred scavenged for and ate raw [[taspar]] [[egg]]s straight from the shell. He later recalled being beaten and having his arm broken by an older boy for the eggs, an experience he clearly never recovered from. As an adult, he came to endorse the [[ Cardassian Central Command|Cardassian military]] establishment, believing that it had the power to prevent such social maladies.
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As a starving, homeless child living on the streets of [[Lakat]], Madred scavenged for and ate raw [[taspar]] [[egg]]s straight from the shell. He later recalled being beaten and having his arm broken by an older boy for the eggs, an experience he clearly never recovered from. As an adult, he came to endorse the [[Cardassian Central Command|Cardassian military]] establishment, believing that it had the power to prevent such social maladies.
   
 
Madred later had a daughter named [[Jil Orra]], who he routinely allowed to visit during his work.
 
Madred later had a daughter named [[Jil Orra]], who he routinely allowed to visit during his work.
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Ultimately, the Cardassians' intentions were exposed and Picard's release was ordered. Despite his best efforts, Madred was not able to successfully break Picard's will - although the captain later admitted that he came perilously close to breaking. ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I|Chain of Command, Part II}})
 
Ultimately, the Cardassians' intentions were exposed and Picard's release was ordered. Despite his best efforts, Madred was not able to successfully break Picard's will - although the captain later admitted that he came perilously close to breaking. ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I|Chain of Command, Part II}})
   
==Apocrypha==
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== Apocrypha ==
 
During the comic story ''[[Perchance to Dream (comic)|Perchance to Dream]]'', when Picard is forced to enter his own mind to defeat a telepathic virus called the Chova with the aid of his other personalities ([[Sarek]], [[Locutus]] and [[Kamin]]), he uses the mental image of the four lights Madred confronted him with to remind him of past victories while in his mind. Using the strength from this image, he is able to overcome Locutus when the latter attempts to gain control of his body, coldly informing Locutus that he will not give in before he is awakened once more.
 
During the comic story ''[[Perchance to Dream (comic)|Perchance to Dream]]'', when Picard is forced to enter his own mind to defeat a telepathic virus called the Chova with the aid of his other personalities ([[Sarek]], [[Locutus]] and [[Kamin]]), he uses the mental image of the four lights Madred confronted him with to remind him of past victories while in his mind. Using the strength from this image, he is able to overcome Locutus when the latter attempts to gain control of his body, coldly informing Locutus that he will not give in before he is awakened once more.
   
==Background==
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== Background ==
 
Madred was played by [[David Warner]]. The character has also appeared in several [[DS9]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|novels]], including [[Andrew Robinson]]'s ''[[A Stitch in Time]]'' (post [[Dominion War]]) and ''[[Ship of the Line]]'' by [[Diane Carey]]. In [[Robert Simpson]]'s ''[[Lesser Evil]]'', Madred appears in scenes set in [[2347]] on [[Kora II]], where Madred was a [[Glinn]].''
 
Madred was played by [[David Warner]]. The character has also appeared in several [[DS9]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|novels]], including [[Andrew Robinson]]'s ''[[A Stitch in Time]]'' (post [[Dominion War]]) and ''[[Ship of the Line]]'' by [[Diane Carey]]. In [[Robert Simpson]]'s ''[[Lesser Evil]]'', Madred appears in scenes set in [[2347]] on [[Kora II]], where Madred was a [[Glinn]].''
   
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Madred in 2369

Gul Madred was a Cardassian officer placed in charge of the interrogation of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Celtris III in 2369.

As a starving, homeless child living on the streets of Lakat, Madred scavenged for and ate raw taspar eggs straight from the shell. He later recalled being beaten and having his arm broken by an older boy for the eggs, an experience he clearly never recovered from. As an adult, he came to endorse the Cardassian military establishment, believing that it had the power to prevent such social maladies.

Madred later had a daughter named Jil Orra, who he routinely allowed to visit during his work.

During intensifying hostility between the Cardassian Union and the United Federation of Planets over territorial concessions, Madred captured Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the starship Enterprise-D by faking evidence of a metagenic weapon on the Cardassian planet Celtris III. There, Madred sought to uncover Starfleet's defense operations for Minos Korva by first drugging, then torturing Picard. Proving himself to be both cunning and brutal, Madred employed unique tactics which he felt stripped his victim of his individuality, stripping Picard of his clothing and referring to him simply as "human". At the height of his sadism, Madred continually showed Picard four bright lights, telling him that there were in fact five lights. When the captain refused to submit, he was punished: a small device implanted in the captain's chest allowed Madred to inflict pain in any part of the body.

Ultimately, the Cardassians' intentions were exposed and Picard's release was ordered. Despite his best efforts, Madred was not able to successfully break Picard's will - although the captain later admitted that he came perilously close to breaking. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I", "Chain of Command, Part II")

Apocrypha

During the comic story Perchance to Dream, when Picard is forced to enter his own mind to defeat a telepathic virus called the Chova with the aid of his other personalities (Sarek, Locutus and Kamin), he uses the mental image of the four lights Madred confronted him with to remind him of past victories while in his mind. Using the strength from this image, he is able to overcome Locutus when the latter attempts to gain control of his body, coldly informing Locutus that he will not give in before he is awakened once more.

Background

Madred was played by David Warner. The character has also appeared in several DS9 novels, including Andrew Robinson's A Stitch in Time (post Dominion War) and Ship of the Line by Diane Carey. In Robert Simpson's Lesser Evil, Madred appears in scenes set in 2347 on Kora II, where Madred was a Glinn.