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Martus Mazur was a male El-Aurian refugee from the El-Aurian system during the late-24th century. One of a handful of survivors from a Borg invasion of his planet, he used his renowned skills as a "listener" to serve his purpose as a con artist.

History

In mid-2370, Mazur visited Deep Space 9 where he was promptly arrested by Constable Odo for swindling a couple on the station. Martus was locked in a holding cell and met a sickly alien named Cos, who showed him a gambling device that always brought him bad luck. Cos died and Martus took the device. Martus, after being released, convinced a widow, Roana, to let him turn her shop into a gaming establishment on the station's Promenade called "Club Martus". Club Martus used large-scale replicas of the alien gambling device. At first the club was a success, and seriously damaged Quark's profits. Even Rom left Quark and became a limited partner of Martus. But soon the device began letting everyone win, cutting deep into Martus' profits. His patron Roana wanted to close him down also.

Meanwhile, an abnormal amount of unusual coincidences and minor accidents started to occur and Jadzia Dax found that the laws of probability were seriously being altered when she discovered neutrinos were not spinning as they should. The gambling devices were the cause of this and they were destroyed by phaser fire. Once again broke and under arrest, Martus was bailed out by Quark with the provision that he leave the station; one con man was enough. (DS9: "Rivals")

Memorable quotes

"But I've done nothing wrong."
"It's true. We were just talking."
"You were talking, madam. He was listening."

- Martus Mazur, Alsia and Odo

"I know all about you El-Aurians. You're listeners. People like to talk to you."
"Everyone has to have someone to confide in, someone to hear their stories I offer a sympathetic ear. And if they request my help I give it to them."

- Odo and Martus Mazur

"It seems overconfidence comes in small packages around here."
"My track record speaks for itself, just like your security file."

- Martus Mazur and Quark

Appendices

Background information

Martus Mazur costume - It's a wrap — One of the costumes later sold off in the It's a Wrap! sale and auction

Martus was played by actor Chris Sarandon in his only Star Trek appearance.

A long-sleeved grey and copper-colored jumpsuit with a triangular pattern and a black, white and gray jacket with gold and black trim as worn by Sarandon were later collectively sold off in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction for US$492.00. [1]

The script for "Rivals" describes Martus as, "a tall, elegantly dressed and mannered man in his forties..." This would put his year of birth somewhere between 2321 and 2330. [2]

Martus was the first El-Aurian identified as such in dialog. Fellow El-Aurian Guinan was not revealed to be this species until Star Trek Generations. The writers intended for Martus to be Guinan's son, but the connection was dropped when they found out Whoopi Goldberg was unavailable. He was also intended to be a recurring resident on the station, a rival for Quark. However "Rivals" was not a particularly popular episode with fans and producers so the idea was dropped. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 109)

Michael Piller originally envisioned the character of Martus becoming a recurring one but later decided against it, "When we did 'Rivals' I thought that the character of Martus had a chance of being a recurring one. It was like Harry Mudd or something like that. But I don't think it will. I thought it was an average episode, albeit with some great character stuff in it." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p.67)

Armin Shimerman had previously worked with Chris Sarandon on Broadway fifteen years earlier but he didn't feel their two characters worked well together; "Chris and I got along fine, but the one-upmanship that should have been there, these two swindlers trying to outswindle each other, didn't really work." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 109)

In his review of "Rivals", Star Trek author Keith R.A. DeCandido thought Chris Sarandon, "utterly fails in the role of Mazur. He’s flat, dull, uninteresting, has none of the needed spark with Armin Shimerman that the role calls for, nor do we see any evidence of the charm he’s supposed to be using on both Alsia and Roana." [3]

Apocrypha

Mazur and the events of "Rivals" are briefly referenced in the SCe eBook Sargasso Sector, in which Fabian Stevens places a bet on Julian Bashir to win the racquetball game and subsequently loses a large amount of money.

Mazur is also featured in the Star Trek Customizable Card Game.

External links

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-[[Image:MartusMazur.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Martus Mazur''' (2370)]]
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-'''Martus Mazur''', an [[El-Aurian]] refugee from the [[El-Aurian system]], was one of a handful of survivors of a [[Borg]] invasion. He used his renowned skills as a "listener" to serve his purpose as a con artist.
+| imagecap         = Martus Mazur ([[2370]])
+| gender           = Male
+| status           = Active
+| datestatus       = 2370
+| species          = [[El-Aurian]]
+| occupation       = [[Con artist]]
+| actor            = [[Chris Sarandon]]
+}}
+'''Martus Mazur''' was a [[male]] [[El-Aurian]] refugee from the [[El-Aurian system]] during the late-[[24th century]]. One of a handful of survivors from a [[Borg]] invasion of his [[planet]], he used his renowned skills as a "listener" to serve his purpose as a [[con artist]].
+==History==
-After being arrested aboard [[Deep Space 9]] in mid-[[2370]], he would later open a gaming establishment on the station's [[Promenade]] called "[[Club Martus]]", after obtaining a peculiar device that altered probability. ''([[DS9]]: "[[Rivals]]")''
+In mid-[[2370]], Mazur visited [[Deep Space 9]] where he was promptly arrested by [[Constable]] [[Odo]] for swindling a couple on the station. Martus was locked in a holding cell and met a sickly alien named [[Cos]], who showed him a [[gambling device]] that always brought him bad luck. Cos died and Martus took the device. Martus, after being released, convinced a widow, [[Roana]], to let him turn her shop into a [[game|gaming]] establishment on the [[space station|station]]'s [[Promenade]] called "[[Club Martus]]". Club Martus used large-scale replicas of the alien gambling device. At first the club was a success, and seriously damaged [[Quark]]'s profits. Even [[Rom]] left Quark and became a limited partner of Martus. But soon the  device began letting everyone win, cutting deep into Martus' profits. His patron Roana wanted to close him down also.
-:''Martus was played by actor [[Chris Sarandon]]. He was the first El-Aurian identified as such in dialogue. Fellow El-Aurian [[Guinan]] would not be revealed to be this species until later, in [[Star Trek: Generations]]. The writers intended for Martus to be Guinan's son, but the connection was dropped when Whoopi Goldberg became unavailable.''
-{{msg:stub}}
+Meanwhile, an abnormal amount of unusual coincidences and minor accidents started to occur and [[Jadzia Dax]] found that the laws of probability were seriously being altered when she discovered [[neutrino]]s were not spinning as they should. The gambling devices were the cause of this and they were destroyed by [[phaser]] fire. Once again broke and under arrest, Martus was bailed out by Quark with the provision that he leave the station; one con man was enough. ({{DS9|Rivals}})
+==Memorable quotes==
+"''But I've done nothing wrong.''"<br>
+"''It's true. We were just talking.''"<br>
+"''You were talking, madam. He was listening.''"<br>
+:- '''Martus Mazur''', '''Alsia''' and '''Odo'''
+"''I know all about you El-Aurians. You're listeners. People like to talk to you.''"<br>
+"''Everyone has to have someone to confide in, someone to hear their stories I offer a sympathetic ear. And if they request my help I give it to them.''"<br>
+:- '''Odo''' and '''Martus Mazur'''
+"''It seems overconfidence comes in small packages around here.''"<br>
+"''My track record speaks for itself, just like your security file.''"<br>
+:- '''Martus Mazur''' and '''Quark'''
+==Appendices==
+===Background information===
+[[File:Martus Mazur costume - It's a wrap.jpg|thumb|One of the costumes later sold off in the It's a Wrap! sale and auction]]
+Martus was played by actor [[Chris Sarandon]] in his only ''[[Star Trek]]'' appearance.
+A long-sleeved grey and copper-colored jumpsuit with a triangular pattern and a black, white and gray jacket with gold and black trim as worn by Sarandon were later collectively sold off in the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] for US$492.00. {{stala|7239}}
+The script for "Rivals" describes Martus as, "''a tall, elegantly dressed and mannered man in his forties...''" This would put his year of birth somewhere between [[2321]] and [[2330]]. {{Star Trek Minutiae|academy/literature329/431.txt}}
+Martus was the first El-Aurian identified as such in dialog. Fellow El-Aurian [[Guinan]] was not revealed to be this [[species]] until {{film|7}}. The writers intended for Martus to be Guinan's son, but the connection was dropped when they found out [[Whoopi Goldberg]] was unavailable. He was also intended to be a recurring resident on the station, a rival for Quark. However "Rivals" was not a particularly popular episode with fans and producers so the idea was dropped. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 109)
+[[Michael Piller]] originally envisioned the character of Martus becoming a recurring one but later decided against it, "''When we did 'Rivals' I thought that the character of Martus had a chance of being a recurring one. It was like Harry Mudd or something like that. But I don't think it will. I thought it was an average episode, albeit with some great character stuff in it.''" (''[[Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages]]'', p.67)
+[[Armin Shimerman]] had previously worked with Chris Sarandon on Broadway fifteen years earlier but he didn't feel their two characters worked well together; "''Chris and I got along fine, but the one-upmanship that should have been there, these two swindlers trying to outswindle each other, didn't really work.''" (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 109)
+In his review of "Rivals", ''Star Trek'' author [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] thought Chris Sarandon, "''utterly fails in the role of Mazur. He’s flat, dull, uninteresting, has none of the needed spark with Armin Shimerman that the role calls for, nor do we see any evidence of the charm he’s supposed to be using on both Alsia and Roana.''" [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/08/star-trek-deep-space-nine-rewatch-rivals]
+===Apocrypha===
+Mazur and the events of "Rivals" are briefly referenced in the [[Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers|SCe]] [[eBook]] ''[[Sargasso Sector]]'', in which Fabian Stevens places a [[bet]] on Julian Bashir to win the racquetball game and subsequently loses a large amount of money.
+Mazur is also featured in the ''[[Star Trek Customizable Card Game]]''.
+===External links===
+*{{Startrek.com|mazur}}
+*{{NCwiki}}
+[[de:Martus Mazur]]
+[[Category:El-Aurians|Mazur, Martus]]