4/5, pp. (TNG: "The Wounded", "The Chase"; DS9: "Profit and Loss", "Cardassians"), Cardassian neck ridges were sensitive to touch and massaging them stimulated pleasure. (DS9: "Necessary Evil", "Improbable Cause"), The Cardassians were known for their photographic memories, which, per Dukat, were enabled by rigorous childhood training. (DS9: "Return to Grace"), The Detapa Council was dissolved permanently in mid-2373, when the Cardassian Union joined the Dominion. Although traditionally under the control of the Detapa Council, the civilian ruling body, both the Central Command and the Obsidian Order intelligence agency often operated with virtual autonomy. (Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning, DS9 Season 1 DVD special features), Developing the Cardassians was what initially attracted Star Trek: Deep Space Nine creators Rick Berman and Michael Piller to the prospect of making the species a regular adversary on the series. Found insideMeya Rejal had been part of the dissident movement and had later formed the first civilian government of the Cardassian Union. Her rule—and her life—had ... 6, pp. When Weyoun took a fleet of Dominion warships to see if the second Bajoran wormhole would lead to the Gamma Quadrant (the original Bajoran wormhole would not open), he returned with a fleet of Grigari warships, as well as claiming that the Pah-wraiths had made him their Kai. Over the years, the Council's power was usurped by Cardassian Central Command, the military branch of the government, and the Obsidian Order, the intelligence agency, transforming Cardassia into a fascist police state. "The actor who wore it had to [...] [have about] zero percent body fat," explained Robert Blackman. "It's unbelievable to me." Found inside – Page 51STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE COMPLEX CARDASSIAN Marc Alaimo on the acting challenge ... to piloting a Cardassian civilian leaders , requiring assisfreighter . Starships begin to enter the wormho… In the alternate timeline of the same book series, the Cardassians were all but extinct. The Chief Archon, or judge, of the court played to a televised audience, their duty not to judge the prisoner's innocence or guilt, but rather to give an emphatic display of the futility of crime on Cardassia and reinforce the public's trust in the judicial system. 4) Also included in the Cardassian makeup were ear pieces. In a sense, when the Cardassians abandoned their spiritual ways and began their expansion throughout the Alpha Quadrant centuries ago, they simply applied a twisted form of their religion to their political philosophy. 12) Robert Wolfe once remarked that, prior to joining the Dominion in fifth season outing "By Inferno's Light", the Cardassians "were getting their asses kicked by everyone's forces" and that that losing scenario motivated the Cardassians to collaborate with the Dominion, much as some Germans were historically persuaded to support Hitler because they perceived it as a method of escaping Germany's ruinous situation. (The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, pp. (The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine issue 2, p. 7), The Cardassians were significantly altered with the introduction of Dukat. 77 & 78) One fan of the Cardassians was comics writer Mike Johnson, who regarded them as "One of my favorite all-time Trek alien designs. Cardassian military The DS9 makeup team also wanted to make the Cardassian females, at least a group of them in "Profit and Loss", as attractive as possible, which resulted in Natima Lang's forehead being relatively softened. To distinguish their own creations, Cardassians always built distinctive monoclonial links into the DNA they used. Alaimo additionally observed that "the Cardassian philosophy" was to fight ceaselessly until victory had been achieved. ", Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine, No. As with Humans, their hair turned white with age. Similar to some other cultures, Cardassians placed great value on the continuation of family lines, and as such were pro-natalist, though they were not known for having large numbers of offspring. There was a Bajoran civilian government in place. But they can still do some pretty rotten things, which is good too." 25/26, No. 6/7, p. 44), Although the earliest script for "Ensign Ro" featured the Romulans as conquerors of Bajor, the aggressors were later changed to the Cardassians, thus originating the Cardassian occupation of Bajor and the idea of using the Cardassians more than once. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 149)) The line thereafter inspired Michael Piller into realizing a whole episode, the later-penned "Tribunal", could be written about the same subject. Dukat was known to have two half-Bajoran children, including Tora Ziyal and another with Mika. Cardassia Prime 49-51) At about the same time, Alaimo remarked, "The Cardassians are incredibly intelligent and intuitive [....] Some I have seen [...] are the one-dimensional idiots who are evil and screaming and yelling and want to eat people alive." Like the Breen, they treated their prisoners with little tolerance or sympathy, and had no qualms with using torture to extract information. A guide to the technology of the imaginary space station at the heart of the program provides descriptions, schematic diagrams, and other data Even members of the Cardassian military were not immune to Obsidian Order inquiries, although Legates could be well connected and protected from the Order's observations; Tekeny Ghemor was able to turn off Obsidian Order listening devices. In Cardassian culture, the thirtieth birthday was cause for celebration for a Cardassian, though the government may not have always been so open-minded in its policies. (TNG: "Parallels"), The production design related to the Cardassian Union was inspired by familiar aspects from reality. "Each makeup artist does a little scallop pattern on the back, or adds shading in a certain way." (Michael Westmore's Aliens: Season One, DS9 Season 1 DVD special features) "I created a row of bony ridges," said Westmore, "that went down the sides of the neck and flared out onto the shoulder tips, giving a strange, menacing appearance, like a praying mantis or a king cobra." "When the Cardassians came along it was the perfect opportunity to try to use it, and it worked very well." He believed that, by being callously disregarded and underestimated by the Founders but then rising against them in conflict, the Cardassians were similar to other opponents who were historically underestimated, such as the Viet Cong and the Native Americans tribes that fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 50-51) At about the start of DS9's series run, the makeup took around four hours. This is strange, because a tailor is the one thing Garak never wanted to be. But it is the tailor whom both Cardassia and Elim Garak need. It is the tailor who can put the pieces together, who can take a stitch in time. (DS9: "Crossfire", "Defiant") The Council was presided over by a Chairman. "They have taken on their own individual look by the individual makeup artist who actually does [the characters]," Michael Westmore explained. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 92), Editor Robert Lederman similarly hit upon a notion involving the Cardassians while he was editing third season DS9 outing "Second Skin". 28, No. In fact, when Elim Garak attempted to contact some associates of his, who were on Cardassia Prime in 2374, every one of them was found and killed within one day of speaking to him. Although the council was impressed by his accomplishment and offered him his old post, they also ordered Dukat not to engage the Klingons further. 3/4, p. 108), Relations between Garak and Dukat were purposely developed in DS9: "Cardassians", a second season offering whose title seemed to indicate the installment would be a harsh show about a species which had been, up til then, depicted quite negatively. (DS9: " The Wire ", " Second Skin ") They also valued cleanliness. He saw the image one night, while out for dinner with his wife. Military: The station's computer, still running by Cardassian standards, explained that Cardassian specifications accepted operating efficiency within 20%. Her own Cardassian makeup covered "over my nasal passages and every other place a claustrophobic doesn't want to be covered up," she recalled. 32, Nos. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 307)) Providing yet another viewpoint, the Cardassians were once likened, by writer Jeanne M. Dillard, to American Indians. 28, No. Alpha Quadrant (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "Soldiers of the Empire"), Despite its increasing technological inferiority compared to newer Starfleet ships, the bulk of the Cardassian military continued to consist of Galor-class ships. One of the greatest questions facing the Alpha Quadrant was whether Cardassia would remain entrenched in its old, bloody system or if a reform to a "weaker" more Federation-style democracy was possible. (Cinefantastique, Vol. William Riker, former first officer of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation, takes command of the new USS Titan in this white-knuckled adventure perfect for longtime and new Star Trek fans. Nearly one billion Cardassians were killed in a few short hours. Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial ... (Cinefantastique, Vol. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 76) Robert Hewitt Wolfe agreed, "I think they started out as very much stock heavy bad guys." 25/26, No. (DS9 episode: "Destiny") Tret Akleen was remembered as the "father" of the Cardassian Empire; Akleen was a Cardassian from Ventani II. He and writing partner David R. Long thereafter came up with a story concerning the Cardassians' retaliation against Garak, which became the episode "Improbable Cause", the first installment of a third season two-parter. Partially mummified corpse with visible rib cage, Cardassians preferred a darker, hotter, and more humid environment than Humans or Bajorans. (DS9: "Destiny") When making a speech, the leader of the Cardassian Union may use the send-off "This I vow with my life's blood, for my sons, for all our sons." 2375 The Cardassian Union was formed under a treaty that established a power-sharing agreement between the Cardassian Central Command and the Obsidian Order. "We were afraid that the Cardassians were all becoming too alike," reflected Ira Steven Behr. "When I see Cardassians starting to get into a little bit of a state of panic after eighteen hours, I know exactly what the problem is," she empathized. 6, p. 36) Regarding a supposed Cardassian mentality related to the Promenade, Michael Piller stated, "We're speculating that, when the Cardassians were here, they sold concessions to the highest bidder." During the period in which Cardassia was a member of the Dominion in 2373, most Cardassians did not view the Founders as deities, instead focusing on their physical properties as shapeshifters. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (pp. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 107), The fourth season outing "Indiscretion" presents another demonstration that the Cardassians were not as evil as first portrayed, a traditional Star Trek way of depicting alien species and exemplified in how the episode represents Dukat. However, the battling forces were thereafter changed to the Ennis and Nol-Ennis. (Cinefantastique, Vol. However, after Cardassia joined the Dominion in 2373, the Order's role was replaced by the Cardassian Intelligence Bureau, which was just as effective, if not more so. Millions of deaths resulted, leading to a general breakdown in the government. The notion that they might try an innocent man by mistake was foreign to the Cardassians, as they believed in and always operated under the assumption that "Cardassians don't make mistakes." The decision to pull out of Bajor was made by the Cardassian civilian government (which will later be identified as the Detapa Council), and Dukat (for obvious reasons) objected to it. This kind of attitude, attributed to most Cardassians, was even enough to compel the Ferengi Quark into helping a resistance cell that Major Kira led against the Cardassians (and their Dominion allies), on the space station alternately known as Deep Space 9 or Terok Nor, in 2374. Natima Lang, a Cardassian female (2370). Midway through the second season of DS9, Alaimo admitted, "I [initially] had no idea of the characteristics of this particular type of creature [....] I've never been able to sit down with the writers and talk about the race's qualities [....] They're known for their viciousness and aggressiveness, but despite that, there must be some of them who are reasonable and logical." The Cardassian Union (also referred to as the Cardassian Empire or Cardassia) is the official governing body of the Cardassian people.The capital world was Cardassia Prime and the head of the planet is in Captial City. (The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine issue 6, p. 51) Commented René Echevarria, "This is a very strong design, I think, and it's a big design [....] Every Cardassian, you know, takes four/five/six hours in makeup, before you start shooting." This began the Cardassian policy of expansion into the Milky Way Galaxy, to provide the much-needed natural resources to sustain its population. 4), Although the Cardassians were introduced in "The Wounded" and further developed in "Ensign Ro", neither the advent of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine nor the Cardassian's involvement in that series was envisioned at that time. (Hidden File 09, DS9 Season 2 DVD special features), Orderliness wasn't the only aspect of Cardassians that Andrew Robinson attributed to them having a reptilian mental complex. A typical Cardassian plan was complex and was said to consist of a "plan within a plan within a plan, leading to a trap." Following the fall of the Obsidian Order (one half of the Cardassian government) in the 2370s, Cardassians established (The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, p. 5), Originally, the Cardassians were intended to appear only once, as an alien of the week. They would invite back members of the Cardassian dissident movement to reform a democratic civilian government led by the Depata Council and would work hard to ensure civilian control over the military (limiting it to defencive purposes only, like Japan's military). According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium trilogy, the tear-shaped ridge in the center of Cardassians' foreheads is actually the species' equivalent of a belly button, although Cardassian myth says it is where the gods planted their mark to show the Cardassians had achieved true wisdom. We didn't have the time or the need to redesign them to maybe make them better by adding little multi-layers of scales down the shoulders, and do some feature refining." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 114) The story for "Return to Grace", as pitched by DS9 Editor Tom Benko, therefore used the Cardassians as metaphors for the Nazis after World War II, being forced to work with Kira, who represented the Jews in the aftermath of the war. The mysterious People of the Open Sky are the main suspects when sensitive files are accessed without permission on Deep Space Nine, as tensions arise on a science vessel crewed by species from the Khitomer Accords and the Typhon Pact. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 138)) The actors also needed to be able to withstand the Cardassian makeup. Nevertheless, the Cardassians were able to sustain a stalemate after the invasion was blunted. 32, Nos. It was first screened in January 1991. The makeup featured not only shoulders and the forehead piece but also a chin piece and a nose appliance. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part II") Within the Obsidian Order, at any rate, the practice of torture was so much a cultural custom that having to torture someone closely acquainted with the torturer was sometimes used as a test of loyalty for those who wanted to join the Order or rejoin the organization. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 75), Upon creating a matte painting to represent Cardassia in "Tribunal", Robert Stromberg proceeded from the notion that Cardassians do not like light. (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow"), Cardassian engineering standards were usually lower than Starfleet's. "I came up with 'Circassians' which I thought had a vaguely alien sound, though something in the back of my mind thought it came too easily," Taylor explained. (Star Trek - Where No One Has Gone Before, paperback ed., p. 203) The Cardassian passion for speaking was referenced in "Indiscretion" with an in-joke, Kira Nerys criticizing Dukat for having this quality. In The Philosophy of J.J. Abrams, editors Patricia L. Brace and Robert Arp assemble the first collection of essays to highlight the philosophical insights of the Hollywood giant's successful career. Legate Damar, a Cardassian male (2375) "Based upon Star Trek and Star Trek: the next generation created by Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 462)), At the end of the fifth season, Marc Alaimo suspected the relationship between Dukat and Garak would be addressed further. Additionally, the extraction of Bajor's natural resources was considered an appropriate means to feed Cardassia's population, despite the fact it required the occupation of the Bajorans' homeworld. The latter stated, "Cardassians have come and gone, but I think Marc and I are pretty much the ones that have gone the longest." Furthermore, in an attempt to help the USS Voyager make it back to the Alpha Quadrant safely, Seska (a Cardassian in disguise) was willing to sacrifice a Starfleet replicator to the Kazon-Nistrim in return for their protection, believing that Voyager's quick and safe return home would justify whatever actions were taken to attain that end. 6/1, p. 72), Ira Behr was ultimately happy with how the Cardassians are portrayed in DS9 Season 2. Friction always existed between the two organizations as the Central Command worked to expand the reaches of the Union and the Obsidian Order worked to suppress it. Dannig was a stocky man with iron gray hair. (DS9: "A Time to Stand", "What You Leave Behind"), Jeri Taylor – an executive producer for TNG and the writer of "The Wounded", the first episode to feature the Cardassians – invented the group name for the species. The actual size and percentage of males and females serving was unknown, but it was primarily male. With the signing of the power-sharing agreement the Detapa Council, a civilian agency, was established to be (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil"), The Cardassian military was led by the Central Command and the Cardassian forces were divided into several orders. In order to keep the Bajorans in line, Central Command also installed a prefect to oversee the planet. The Cardassian Union at the start of DS9 is an empire in decline. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light") This arrangement was later revealed to be an inaccurate description of reality, as Dukat (and his successors Legate Damar and Legate Broca) were actually subservient to the Vorta and the Founders. (ENT: "Observer Effect"), During the 24th century, Cardassians were involved in three cataclysmic wars. The Cardassian Science Ministry was a government department of the Cardassian Union responsible for scientific research and exploration on behalf of the Cardassians. Males typically slicked their hair back, while the women had more varying hairstyles. Through a touch of skullduggery, Worf learns that his people are planning to attack Cardassia, based on apocryphal leads that their new civilian government's rise to power was engineered by changelings. Template:Faction The Cardassian Union, sometimes referred to as the Cardassian Empire has a long, rich history. Affiliation: It's the piece that comes down the side of the ear, and it's not quite extended as it was before. Found inside – Page 51When the Klingon Empire invades Cardassia based on unsubstantiated rumors that the Dominion was surreptitiously leading the new civilian government, ... The ridge was thickest immediately above the eyes, protecting them and creating an especially deep-set appearance. 46 & 58), At the start of DS9 Season 6, Ron Moore couldn't foresee a time when the Cardassians wouldn't be allied with the Dominion. Although the basic facial features of half-Cardassians was softened by hybridization, they nevertheless showed additional unmistakable traits of their Cardassian heritage of dark hair and gray skin. Funeral services were open to the entire Cardassian public, especially memorials for memorable figures such as Gul Darhe'el. These nimble vessels bear the honor of being named after the reinstated civilian government of the recently-reformed Cardassian Union. "When you spend as much time around a culture as we've spent around the Cardassians," explained Robert Hewitt Wolfe, "you get to realize that there is more to it than just these 'bad people.' (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Official Poster Magazine, No. Cardassian meal time was as much about discussion as it was about eating. While stranded on a planet with Benjamin Sisko, Dukat explained how the Cardassians justified the occupation of Bajor: "From the moment we arrived on Bajor, it was clear that we were the superior race. "It seemed perfect to establish a link between these two Cardassians," noted Ira Steven Behr. (TNG: "Ensign Ro"; DS9: "Emissary", "Duet"), The lek was the common form of currency within the Union. 28 & 29) Other notions concerning the Cardassian design ethic, also thought up while the station was being designed, included the species supposedly preferring dark colors, things in sets of threes, and a sense of symmetry. (DS9: "Destiny", "Indiscretion", "Covenant"; VOY: "Basics, Part I", "Basics, Part II"), Enabran Tain, an elderly Cardassian in 2370, Cardassian culture was hierarchical, with the State at the top in public life, and parents within the home. Andrew Robinson was disappointed that the arc didn't include more tension between his own character of Garak and Damar, motivated by Damar's murder of Tora Ziyal. Dukat was ever frustrated with his commanding officer's seemingly inept policies regarding the Bajorans, which he had no choice but to implement, as well as Kell's cozy relationship with the Obsidian Order, which Dukat despised. (Cinefantastique, Vol. Charges against the accused were announced at the commencement of the trial itself, the execution date was set in advance, and only the offender's spouse as well as the court-assigned nestor and counsel could attend the trial. I always liken it to, you know, the reptilian brain dominance, but in terms of caring about whether people live or die, they go by a very strict code of justice. In an attempt to restore Cardassia to its former glory, S.G. Dukat secretly negotiated Cardassia's entry into the Dominion. 4/5, p. 77 C, Ira Behr once described the Cardassians as "the most arrogant guys" in the galaxy. (DS9: "Destiny") This does not mean that women are relegated to maintaining the Cardassian technological base, as there were various female ship commanders and political leaders, such as Gul Ocett and Archon Makbar. They believe in loyalty, they believe in honor." (AOL chat, 1997) Director Winrich Kolbe stated about the Cardassians, "They're the Prussians of the universe, always 'kill, kill, kill.'" Cardassia Prime, Cardassian system (Alpha Quadrant) During the initial invasion, the Council was evacuated from Cardassia Prime aboard the Cardassian warship Prakesh, transferred to the USS Defiant and given temporary shelter aboard the Federation space station Deep Space 9. Near the end of the Dominion War, the Cardassian fleet turned on the Dominion, allowing the Federation Alliance to gain a decisive advantage during the Battle of Cardassia and eventually win the Dominion War. 6/7, p. 61), In "Empok Nor", after two Cardassians are killed by Garak, their corpses were initially planned, by the DS9 production team, to hang from the top of the Promenade, along with the bodies of several deceased Starfleet officers. Found insideHow much better off would Cardassia be today if we had stayed? ... industrial replicator to the civilian government—a clear inducement for Cardassia to join ... While making an attempt to take over Minos Korva, the Cardassians hid several vessels in the McAllister Nebula and waited to see if the Federation would trade the planet for the release of Captain Jean-Luc Picard before striking. (DS9: "Cardassians") Cardassians had straight hair that varied in color from dark brown to jet black, though the latter coloration was far more common. Ordinarily the Cardassian military was a volunteer force, but during emergencies Cardassians could be drafted. The Organian observer noted that a crew of Cardassians presented with the situation showed concern for their afflicted comrades, but, in the end, killed their infected crew members. The Hive came from another galaxy: billions of alien beings living inside a vast, biological starship. In "Emissary", the pilot episode, the United Federation of Planets dispatches Commander Benjamin Sisko to take command of the space station Deep Space Nine. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 149, p. 21), Macet, wearing a beard and early Cardassian uniform, Cardassian makeup is applied to Fritz Weaver by Karen Westerfield for DS9: "Tribunal", The final draft script of "The Wounded" described Cardassians thus: "These are humanoid aliens -- sleek, handsome, intense.". Cardassian Cardassian society had the most rigid and, to the Federation, incomprehensible of all legal systems. (Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection, issue 103, pp. The Cardassian Union officially remained autonomous and would expand itself across the Alpha Quadrant. Found inside“How long until they reach Cardassia Prime?” “Fifty-two hours. ... I was trying to reach someone in the new civilian government.” Gul Dukat. Place of origin: When Dr. Bashir recovered from a mental attack by a Lethian, Garak held responsible Bashir's strength (rather than luck) for having enabled him to survive. 4/5, p. 77), Cardassians were originally to have appeared in fifth season DS9 outing "Nor the Battle to the Strong", as a medical center in the episode was initially planned to be a Cardassian hospital. "Since it was following 'Life Support', we could make the Cardassians integral to it," noted Ronald D. Moore. It was fun to introduce a whole new alien race." (Cinefantastique, Vol. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 211)), The DS9 writing staff hoped to further explore the Cardassian mentalities and establish the species as more varied in the second season of the series. The elected Detapa Council had ruled for centuries. The Cardassians were invented by the writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation for the show's fourth season episode "The Wounded", written by Stuart Charno, Sara Charno, and Cy Chermak, with teleplay by Jeri Taylor. After the Cardassians unearthed the burial vaults of their ancestors, which were filled with rare artifacts, they sold them to other species to pay for their own war efforts as well as to feed the starving population on the Cardassian homeworld. Supreme Tribunal (TNG: "The Chase"). The typical Cardassian approach, therefore, was direct, simple, and ruthless, uncaring about how many aliens – or Cardassians – were trampled in the interests of the State. 29, Nos. (Cinefantastique, Vol. During Cardassia's membership in the Dominion, Gul Dukat appointed himself leader of the Cardassian people, eliminating civilian oversight. We’re informed that there is a nominal civilian government of Cardassia, even if it seems relatively impotent. They also were known to use the Xepolites and Lissepians as trade intermediaries in arrangements that may otherwise have been considered illegal outside of the Union. Militarily, technologically, culturally – we were almost a century ahead of them in every way! Found insideThe Bajorans were currently negotiating with the civilian arm of the Cardassian government, the Detapa Council, for the return of the ...

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