Weyoun
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| Species: | Vorta |
| Eye color: | Violet |
| 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 |
In the fictional Star Trek universe, Weyoun (played by Jeffrey Combs) is the Female Changeling's adjutant and the second-in-command of Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Combs, who also played the recurring characters of Brunt and Shran in addition to several single-appearance roles, has said of his DS9 roles that he preferred playing Weyoun.[1]
Weyoun is a Vorta, a Gamma Quadrant race that has been assimilated into the Dominion hierarchy as administrators. 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. Although more than capable of carrying out ruthless directives as situations demand (to the point of genocide), he never exhibits the kind of perverse personal satisfaction that other villains, such as Khan Noonien Singh and Dukat, do. It is possible because of these qualities that the Female Changeling says that "he was the only solid I ever trusted."
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 (DS9: "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. The aberrant Weyoun 6 tries to defect to the Federation but sacrifices his own life in order to prevent Odo's death. Weyoun 7 was activated after the discovery of Weyoun 6's attempt to defect, and is subsequently killed by Lieutenant Commander Worf (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows"). Elim Garak kills Weyoun 8 during the Cardassian underground's assault on Dominion headquarters during the Battle of Cardassia (DS9: "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, found most gratifying and replied: "I was hoping you'd say that!"
A ninth Weyoun appears in the non-canon novels of the Deep Space Nine relaunch.
[edit] References
- ^ Combs, Jeffrey. Interview with startrek.com. An Interview with Jeffrey Combs - Part 2.
[edit] External links
- Weyoun article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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| Animated Series | Arex | M'Ress | ||
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| Deep Space Nine | B. Sisko | Kira | J. Dax | Odo | Bashir | O'Brien | Worf | J. Sisko | Quark | Rom | Nog | E. Dax | Garak | Martok | Damar | Dukat | Weyoun | Winn | ||
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| Enterprise | Archer | T'Pol | Tucker | Reed | Phlox | Sato | Mayweather | ||
