Star Trek: Exploring The Devastating Story Of Legate Damar

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The world of Star Trek is not averse to a bit of emotion. In fact, some of the best episodes of the franchise have centered around truly deep, tear-jerking topics. The TNG episode “The Inner Light'' is renowned for this, breaking down the walls of the stoic and stern-faced captain Picard, to reveal the emotional man beneath. The writers knew they had struck gold, and continued the trope of putting their most emotionally reserved or seemingly unfeeling characters into situations that could make a grown Klingon weep. They did this masterfully on the sidelines during Deep Space 9, with the character of Legate Damar.

Damar was a Cardassian, a race of aliens known for their brutality and uncaring demeanor. He was also second to Gul Dukat, the head of the Cardassian Union and all-around pain in the Federation's backside, acting as the on and off main antagonist throughout the series. Damar served alongside Dukat for years, earning his place beside the commander when the Cardassians formed their alliance with the Dominion during the aptly-named Dominion war. He was reliable and loyal, not only to Dukat, but to his family, having a wife and children on Cardassia, their home world.

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This all went horribly wrong when Dukat lost his daughter and spiraled into mental instability, quickly becoming unfit to rule. As his right-hand man, Damar was thrown into ruling, a task that weighed heavily on his head. He reportedly drank a lot, as he was under the pressure of commanding an entire race of people during times of war, against some of the most powerful people in the Galaxy: the Federation. His drinking got worse as the war progressed, watching large numbers of his people get thrown into