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Gul S. G.
Dukat; Cardassian military official that,
as a Gul, was the last prefect in charge of Bajor, just prior to the
Cardassian retreat from that planet in 2369. "Emissary,
Parts I and II". At that time, Deep Space 9 was a mining
facility known by the Cardassians as Terok Nor. "Cardassians".
Since Dukat was commander of Terok Nor during the occupation, the
Bajoran resistance made several attempts to assassinate him. "Things
Past". Dukat still commanded Terok Nor in 2362 and was
strongly opposed the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor in 2369, a move
supported by Pa'Dar. In 2370, Dukat attempted to disgrace Pa'Dar by
revealing that Pa'Dar's son, Rugal, who was believed killed in a
terrorist attack, was in fact alive. Dukat had previously arranged
for Rugal to be placed in the Tozhat Resettlement Center, a disgrace
in Cardassian society. Dukat's ploy failed when his role in the
affair was revealed. "Cardassians".
Although Dukat
was physically removed from the station, he still kept close tabs on
his former command. In 2369, Dukat filed a complaint with Sisko when
Cardassian citizen Aamin Marritza was being detained at the station,
accused of being Gul Darh'el, also known as 'The Butcher of
Gallitep.' "Duet".
He was the
commander of the Second Order, security identification ADLAO. Dukat
fell under suspicion of violating the Federation-Cardassian treaty in
2370 when he was implicated as being responsible for supplying
illegal weapons to Cardassian colonists in the Demilitarized Zone. In
fact, Dukat was innocent, but Legate Parn had blamed Dukat to try to
divert suspicion from the Cardassian Central Command. Nevertheless
Maquis terrorists believed Dukat guilty and abducted him, until Ben
Sisko rescued him. "The Maquis,
Parts I and II". In 2372,
after a civilian uprising successfully overthrew the Cardassian
Central Command, Dukat acted to defend the Detapa Council from
Klingon invaders, and was instrumental in proving that council
members had not been replaced by shape-shifting agents of the
Dominion. Dukat was subsequently made chief military advisor to the
Detapa Council. "The Way of the
Warrior, Parts I and II".
Dukat's father
had been arrested and executed under the Cardassian system of
justice. Dukat blamed Elim Garak for his father's execution. "The
Wire", "Civil Defense",
"Improbable Cause", and "The
Die is Cast".
Dukat was
married "Civil Defense" and had seven children "The
Maquis, Part I" including an 11-year-old son, Mekor. "Defiant".
During the
occupation of Bajor, Dukat fell in love with a Bajoran woman named
Tora Naprem, and in 2353 the two had a daughter, Tora Ziyal. Since
public revelation of this illicit affair would have ended his career,
Dukat sent Tora Naprem and their daughter away in 2366, to Lissepia
aboard the Ravinok. The Ravinok was attacked by two Breen warships
and forced to crash-land on Dozaria. Tora Naprem died in the crash,
but her daughter survived. In 2372, Kira Nerys and Gul Dukat went on
an expedition to search for the Ravinok, eventually rescuing several
survivors from a Breen forced-labor dilithium mine on Dozaria. Dukat
rescued Tora Ziyal and brought her home with him to Cardassia to live
with his family. "Indiscretion".
Although a noble gesture by Earth standards, Dukat's admission drew
swift reaction. His mother disowned him and his wife left him, taking
their children with her. Gul Dukat was demoted and given command of
the military freighter Groumall. His daughter found herself
ostracized from Cardassian society, and she went to live with her
father on the Groumall. Dukat was nevertheless determined to regain
his status in Cardassian society. Enlisting the aid of his former
adversary, Kira Nerys, Dukat used the Groumall to capture a Klingon
bird-of-prey spacecraft. "Return
to Grace".
In 2373, Dukat
conducted secret negotiations with the Dominion, leading to an
alliance between the Cardassian Union and the Dominion. The move
dramatically shifted the balance of power in the Alpha Quadrant, and
resulted in Dukat becoming the head of the Cardassian government,
pledging to return Cardassia to its former greatness. "By
Inferno's Light".
Dukat returned
to station Deep Space 9, re-designated as Terok Nor, in late 2373
when the Dominion took control of the station during the early days
of the Dominion war. "Call to Arms".
Dukat was pleased when his daughter, Tora Ziyal, returned to the
station to live with him, but he soon became fearful that she was
rejecting her Cardassian heritage in favor of Bajoran influence. "Sons
and Daughters". Those fears were powerfully confirmed when
Ziyal joined the Bajoran underground and was instrumental in the
subsequent Dominion loss of the station to the Federation Starfleet.
Nevertheless, Dukat loved his daughter and was devastated when she
was killed by Damar. "Sacrifice
of Angels". Dukat, who was taken into Starfleet custody
with the retaking of Deep Space 9, fell into deep depression after
his daughter's death. He experienced severe hallucinations when he
and Sisko were stranded together following the destruction of their
Starfleet transport. It was during this period that Sisko learned
that Dukat felt no remorse for the five million Bajoran people who
were killed while he was prefect of Bajor. Dukat admitted that he
believed Bajorans to be an inferior race and said he felt it was a
mistake not to have killed all Bajorans. Early in his military
career, shortly after his promotion to glinn, Dukat had served aboard
the Cardassian vessel Koinaire. "Waltz".
Dukat attempted to regain his influence in the Cardassian military
by employing an energy being known as a Pah-wraith, an enemy of the
Bajoran Prophets. The Pah-wraith, working through Dukat's body,
darkened the Bajoran Orbs and collapsed the wormhole. In the process,
Dukat and the Pah-wraith also caused the death of Jadzia Dax. "Tears
of the Prophets". While serving as prefect of Bajor in
2346, Dukat enjoyed the companionship of a Bajoran comfort woman
named Kira Meru. Kira, who was the mother of Kira Nerys, stayed with
Dukat for about seven years until her death in 2353. "Wrongs
Darker Than Death or Night". In "A
Time to Stand" we learned that Dukat's initials were S. G.
Dukat also appeared in "The Homecoming", "The Circle", "Necessary Evil", "Explorers", "Apocalypse Rising", "In Purgatory's Shadow", "Ties of Blood and Water", "Behind the Lines", "Favor the Bold", "Far Beyond the Stars", "Covenant", "Penumbra", "'Til Death Do Us Part", "Strange Bedfellows", "The Changing Face of Evil", "When It Rains...", "What You Leave Behind, Parts I and II".