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Gul Dukat is one ofStar Trek’sgreatest villains , but an alternate timeline has transformed him into a Starfleet hero . In IDW ’s newSons of Star Trek , Q Jr has hurled Jake Sisko and his friends into a decidedly different universe . Here , Dukat is not only a Starfleet police captain , but as see inSons of Star Trek#3 , he is arguably one of its good .
Son of Star Trek#3 is written by Morgan Hampton and drawn by Angel Hernandez . Throughout the Christian Bible ’s streamlet , Jake has been in shock that , in this new universe , Dukat serves in Starfleet . After Jake and Dukat finish a shouting peer , the two talk . With nerveless question prevailing , Jake explains to Dukat why he is so disturbed . Jake tells Dukat all his Prime counterpart did , admit being a genocidal potentate .
This Dukat is take aback by this , but then swears to Jake he will do everything in his power to return him to his home universe .
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Dukat , played by actor Marc Alaimo , once preside overDeep Space Nine(then known asTerok Nor ) during the Cardassian job of Bajor . When the Cardassians perpetrate out of Bajor , the station was handed over to the Federation . Yet Dukat did not want to give up so easily , especially when the Bajoran wormhole was discovered . Over the next seven season , Dukat would flirt with redemption , but at long last his ambition got the honorable of him . Dukatallied the Cardassians with theDominion , a move that would varnish their lot as a galactic power .
Dukat is widely regarded as one of the franchise ’s greatest villain , even above Khan and the Borg Queen in some lover ' estimation .
Jake ’s recounting of Dukat ’s crimes reenforce the horrors he perpetrated duringDeep Space Nine’srun . Not only did Dukat curse the Cardassians , but he killed Jadzia Dax as well . When Dukat realize the game was up , he go unhinged and his later possession by the Pah Wraiths made him even more grave . Dukat ’s legacy in theStar Trekuniverse is one of evilness . Dukat is widely regarded as one of the dealership ’s greatest villains , even above Khan and the Borg Queenin some fans ' estimations .
Although it may seem to pilot in the face of accepted Star Trek wisdom , there is a dark link between the Federation and the Cardassians .
Dukat Could Have Been aStar TrekHero
This Revelation About Dukat Makes Him a TragicStar TrekCharacter
Seeing Dukat as a Starfleet captain was shocking enough , but his compassionate position learn in this payoff may be even more jarring . It is a testament to the “ nature versus nurture ” argumentation : Dukat is a loss leader in any existence , but in the one depicted inSons of Star Trek , he is charitable and cares deeply about those around him . grow up under the Federation ’s influence , Dukat realized his full potential . In many ways , it take in Dukat a tragic character in theStar Trekuniverse . In another meter and plaza , he was a great fighter .
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