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Encyclopedia > Weyoun
Weyoun
Weyoun
Weyoun
Species: Vorta
Home planet: Unknown
Affiliation: Dominion
Posting: Cardassia Prime
Terok Nor
Position: Second in command of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant
Portrayed by: Jeffrey Combs

Weyoun (played by Jeffrey Combs) is second-in-command of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Weyoun, a Vorta from Star Trek DS9. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Weyoun, a high-ranking Vorta. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ... In the fictional series, Star Trek, Cardassia Prime is the main planet in the Cardassian Empire. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9) is a space station. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ... The quadrant arrangement of the Star Trek Galaxy. ... Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954 in Oxnard, California) is an American character actor best known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. ... Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954 in Oxnard, California) is an American character actor best known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state, consisting of many different races, with ultimate power held by the xenophobic Changelings. ... The quadrant arrangement of the Star Trek Galaxy. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ...


Weyoun is a Vorta, a Gamma Quadrant cloned-race created to serve in the Dominion hierarchy as administrators. Weyoun, a high-ranking Vorta. ... The quadrant arrangement of the Star Trek Galaxy. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Public administration can be broadly described as the study and implementation of policy. ...


Combs, who also played the recurring character of Brunt on Deep Space Nine, stated that he preferred playing Weyoun.[1]


Overview

There are actually several Weyouns, all clones. The Weyoun line first appears in "To the Death" in the guise of Weyoun 4. He is killed by his own Jem'Hadar First after questioning his men's loyalty. Weyoun 5 first appears in an attempt to convince a Cardassian defector to return home and face trial (episode "Ties of Blood and Water"), and is the first to serve as commander of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant. At some point between the episodes "Shadows and Symbols" and "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River", he is killed in a transporter accident that may have been arranged by Legate Damar. To the Death is a fourth-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the JemHadar are the shock troops of the powerful Dominion located in the Gamma Quadrant. ... Cardassians are a spacefaring race in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Ties of Blood and Water is a fifth season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9. ... Shadows and Symbols is a seventh season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first broadcast on October 7, 1998. ... Treachery, Faith, and the Great River is a season seven episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that first aired on November 4, 1998. ... Damar is a character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a Cardassian officer, played by Casey Biggs. ...


Weyoun 6 tries to defect to the Federation but sacrifices his own life in order to prevent Odo's death. Weyoun 7 is activated after the discovery of Weyoun 6's attempt to defect. Under normal circumstances, there is only one vorta clone operating at a time, but when Weyoun 6 defected, Weyoun 7 was activated. Weyoun 7 was killed by Lieutenant Commander Worf ("Strange Bedfellows"). Odo is a shapeshifter played by Rene Auberjonois on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Strange Bedfellows is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the third of the ten final chapters. ...


Elim Garak kills Weyoun 8 during the Cardassian underground's assault on Dominion headquarters during the Battle of Cardassia ("What You Leave Behind, Part II"). Upon his death, the Female Changeling observes that Weyoun 8 was the last Weyoun clone, a fact that Garak, who loathed Weyoun, finds most gratifying and replies: "I was hoping you'd say that!" Garak redirects here. ... Combatants United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Cardassian Union (halfway through the battle), Cardassian rebels (on Cardassia Prime) The Dominion, minus Cardassian Union after the first half of battle Commanders Vice Admiral William Ross, Captain Benjamin Sisko, General Martok, General Velal (Romulan Empire), Legate Damar† Female Changeling... What You Leave Behind is the final episode of the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...


A ninth Weyoun appears in the non-canon novels of the Deep Space Nine relaunch. The Star Trek canon consists of the television series Star Trek (the original series), Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and the ten motion pictures based upon the series. ... Spoiler warning: The Deep Space Nine (DS9) relaunch is a number of novels released since 2000 detailing events involving the characters and locales portrayed in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series. ...


References

  1. ^ Combs, Jeffrey. Interview with startrek.com. An Interview with Jeffrey Combs - Part 2.

Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954 in Oxnard, California) is an American character actor best known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Weyoun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (443 words)
Weyoun is a notable character in Star Trek history in that he is one of the few regular villains portrayed in a sympathetic light.
Weyoun's villainy is, in the majority of his incarnations, almost always the result of otherwise admirable qualities such as his undying devotion and loyalty to the Founders.
Weyoun 5 first appears in an attempt to convince a Cardassian defector to return home and face trial (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water"), and is the first to serve as commander of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant.
STARTREK.COM : Biography (477 words)
Weyoun 4 was the Vorta field supervisor in 2372 during a joint Federation/Dominion mission in the Gamma Quadrant to destroy a powerful Iconian "gateway" in the possession of renegade Jem'Hadar soldiers.
Weyoun 5 rose to a more significant position in the Dominion, that of chief liaison to the Cardassian government and field supervisor for all Alpha Quadrant operations.
Weyoun 8 served the Female Shapeshifter faithfully — even fulfilling the uncomfortable command to order the extinction of the Cardassian race — until he died at the hands of a Cardassian, Garak, when resistance forces infiltrated Dominion headquarters.
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