During his time there he may have been involved in the deaths of several important Romulan officials, including Proconsul Merrok and Sub-Commander Ustard and the Romulan ambassador (though this was based on stories Garak told of his own past, which were not reliable). ( DS9: " The Die is Cast") He also spent time on Romulus, posing as a gardener at the Cardassian embassy. ( DS9: " Civil Defense") Garak had a vindictive streak and once tried to invent charges of treason against a gul just for being long-winded, but Tain stopped him. ( DS9: " The Wire", " For the Cause", " In Purgatory's Shadow") That fact contributed to Dukat later regretting not having had Garak executed (though not for lack of trying, according to Garak). During his time as an operative, Garak was instrumental in the arrest, torture and execution of Gul Dukat's father. He was the protégé of his father, who had become the head of the Order in 2348, though their familial relationship was kept secret throughout Garak's life (and only openly addressed by Tain on his deathbed). ( DS9: " By Inferno's Light")Īt one time, Garak was a high-ranking member of the Cardassian intelligence agency, the Obsidian Order. ( DS9: " In Purgatory's Shadow")Īt one point, Garak also spent time on Tzenketh, where he was trapped in a small room with moving walls. As he limped home, his father held Garak's hand and would later recall that he was very proud of him that day. Garak impressed his father by mounting a riding hound despite falling off numerous times. ( DS9: " Afterimage")Īt age four, Garak and his father spent a day in the country together, their "only day" as Garak would later recall. ( DS9: " By Inferno's Light") He told Ezri Dax that, in his youth, his father would discipline him by locking him in a closet. Garak had a strong, almost crippling, case of claustrophobia. You have always been a weakness I can't afford." ( DS9: " In Purgatory's Shadow") Elim Garak was the son of Enabran Tain: a nefarious Cardassian who never grew tired of repeating to his son " I should have killed your mother before you were born.
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