Shilat was a member of the Kantare vessel that was disabled by an ion storm. He along with most of the crew were killed when the vessel crashed. Ezral created holographic versions of Shilat and other crewmembers to keep his daughter company. The Enterprise NX-01 crew realized the ruse when they discovered the corpse of the real Shilat in an orbiting escape pod. Charles Tucker III recognized him as a Kantare he saw alive on the surface just an hour prior. (ENT: "Oasis")