Viterian was a Kobheerian male who served as the commanding officer of the Kobheerian freighter Rak-Miunis during the late-24th century.
In 2369, Viterian visited the Bajoran space station Deep Space 9 while transporting a Cardassian passenger later discovered to be Aamin Marritza. (DS9: "Duet")
In 2371, Captain Benjamin Sisko used a holo-communicator to impersonate Viterian and disguised the USS Defiant as his freighter, in order to fly into Cardassian space to rescue Major Kira Nerys from the Obsidian Order. (DS9: "Second Skin")
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Viterian was played by actor Norman Large in one of his many Star Trek appearances. The Star Trek Encyclopedia incorrectly states Lesley Kahn played the role.
As evidenced in the script for "Duet", the Kobheerian captain was initially meant to be female but was changed to be a male in the final cut. [1] The name "Viterian" comes from the script for "Second Skin" which also provides the pronunciation "vih-TAIR-ee-uhn". [2]
The footage of Sisko masquerading as Viterian in "Second Skin" is stock footage from "Duet" with voiceover provided by Avery Brooks. As a result, Norman Large was not credited for his appearance in this episode.