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Enabran Tain

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Universe : Prime Timeline
Name : Enabran Tain [1]
Species : Cardassians

Former commander of the Obsidian Order, Tain was much feared by the Cardassians and much respected by their enemies. He was Garak's mentor [2] and father [3], though the two had a falling out when Tain came to believe that Garak had betrayed him. [2] Tain was the architect of the disasterous joint attack on the Founder's homeworld by the Obsidian Order and the Romulan Tal Shiar. [4] He was captured during the raid and taken to a Dominion prison camp, where he eventually died. [3]

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Associated with

Associated with Deep Space Nine

Played by

SeriesSeasonActorFilm / Episode Title
DS92Paul DooleyThe Wire
DS93Paul DooleyImprobable Cause
DS93Paul DooleyThe Die is Cast
DS95Paul DooleyIn Purgatory's Shadow

References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 Various Deep Space Nine episodes
2 DS9 2 The Wire
3 DS9 5 In Purgatory's Shadow
4 DS9 3 The Die is Cast
Series : DS9 Season
Episode : Various Deep Space Nine episodes
Series : DS9 Season 2
Episode : The Wire
Series : DS9 Season 5
Episode : In Purgatory's Shadow
Series : DS9 Season 3
Episode : The Die is Cast

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