Entek

Entek was a male Cardassian and an operative of the Obsidian Order in the 2370s.

In 2371, he was part of the intelligence operation to expose Legate Tekeny Ghemor's ties to the Cardassian Underground. He captured Major Kira Nerys and altered her to appear to be a Cardassian, Ghemor's daughter Iliana. He then proceeded to pretend to conduct her debriefing from her long-term mission in her father's presence. When Kira continued to resist the story that she was Iliana, Entek became more forceful, giving Ghemor the incentive to help her evade using the Underground.

Entek was successful in exposing Ghemor; however, when Garak, Sisko and Odo arrived to rescue Kira, a fight broke out. Seemingly after it had ended and the group was departing, Entek made the mistake of drawing his weapon on them. Garak was quicker, however, and vaporized Entek, quipping afterwards to his surprised colleagues that it was "a pity. I rather liked him." (DS9: "Second Skin")

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Entek was played by Gregory Sierra. According to the script his first name was Corbin. [1]

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, pp. 179 & 225 notes that the DS9 writers considered making Entek a recurring character and that in an early draft of "Improbable Cause", the Obsidian Order's reason for wanting Garak dead was as punishment for killing Entek.

Keith DeCandido wrote, "I... wish they had kept Entek around, as he was an excellent character well played by someone in Sierra who’s been a top character actor for as long as I’ve been alive." [2]

Entek does not clearly say what his role in the Obsidian Order is, though he does say to Kira (Iliana) that she was his best student. This suggests he was an instructor, though it could have been part of the lie.

Entek also appears in the DS9 novels A Stitch in Time, Fearful Symmetry and the Lost Era novel The Art of the Impossible.

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