TMC
06-27-2024, 02:46 AM
https://whatculture.com/tv/star-trek-10-worst-things-gul-dukat-has-ever-done?rf=homepage
Was he truly Star Trek's greatest villain, or just an annoying upstart with delusions of grandeur?
BY SEAN FERRICK
JUNE 25TH, 2024
Gul Dukat was with Deep Space Nine from the very beginning, confidently walking into Sisko's office while bemoaning the fact it had, until rather recently, been his own. There was a swagger in the way he moved that suggested a lack of any guilt - bear in mind, we had been introduced to this man as the former prefect of an occupied world. First impressions tend to stick.
As the years rolled by, Dukat oscillated from vague ally to all-out villain, using his cunning charm to hide some truly depraved actions. Once Cardassia joined the Dominion, for the most part, he abandoned all pretense of being a redeemable man. He was just plain bad, no matter how much he tried to hide that behind patriotism.
Then, in the final days of the War, he moved from patriotism to religious zealotry, inspiring Kai Winn to sink into true evil with him. There is a charisma to the man that is undeniable, though he could never be truly counted among the leaders one should try to emulate.
Though his crimes are legion, we are going to attempt to pick ten of the worst.
Was he truly Star Trek's greatest villain, or just an annoying upstart with delusions of grandeur?
BY SEAN FERRICK
JUNE 25TH, 2024
Gul Dukat was with Deep Space Nine from the very beginning, confidently walking into Sisko's office while bemoaning the fact it had, until rather recently, been his own. There was a swagger in the way he moved that suggested a lack of any guilt - bear in mind, we had been introduced to this man as the former prefect of an occupied world. First impressions tend to stick.
As the years rolled by, Dukat oscillated from vague ally to all-out villain, using his cunning charm to hide some truly depraved actions. Once Cardassia joined the Dominion, for the most part, he abandoned all pretense of being a redeemable man. He was just plain bad, no matter how much he tried to hide that behind patriotism.
Then, in the final days of the War, he moved from patriotism to religious zealotry, inspiring Kai Winn to sink into true evil with him. There is a charisma to the man that is undeniable, though he could never be truly counted among the leaders one should try to emulate.
Though his crimes are legion, we are going to attempt to pick ten of the worst.