Weyoun
Weyoun is a male television villain that features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Weyoun was a male member of the Vorta race and part of a line of clones that were grown to serve as advisors within the Dominion.
After his ship was attacked by a group of renegade Jem'Hadar, Weyoun chose to recruit the assistance of Captain Benjamin Sisko in quelling the rebellion. Weyoun withheld crucial information from Omet'iklan about the rebels' fortress: an Iconian gateway on Vandros IV. However, the Jem'Hadar under Weyoun's supervision remained loyal to the Founders and successfully completed the mission of eradicating the Jem'Hadar rebellion. Following the battle, Omet'iklan killed Weyoun for questioning his loyalty to the Dominion. (DS9: To the Death) Prior to his death, he left a detailed report on Captain Sisko with Kilana having read it by 2373 where it was useful in her interaction with the Starfleet officer. (DS9: The Ship)
Weyoun made a special visit to Deep Space 9 around stardate 50900 to negotiate a nonaggression pact with Kai Winn Adami and Bajor. During these negotiations, Weyoun became convinced that Jake Sisko and Nog were conspiring against him, not realizing that the two boys were simply conducting business with Doctor Elias Giger, a Human scientist seeking to discover the secret of immortality. Weyoun took an interest in Giger's cellular regeneration and entertainment chamber and its underlying principles of 'creative genetics'. (DS9: In the Cards)
Later on, the Dominion began to send regular convoys through the Bajoran wormhole as they armed Cardassia as a stronghold in the Alpha Quadrant, In response, Captain Sisko arranged for the wormhole to be mined to prevent further reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant. This triggered an immediate response from the Dominion with Weyoun being part of the diplomatic delegation to Deep Space 9. Weyoun issued an ultimatum to Captain Sisko, demanding that the Federation remove the minefield they had started laying at the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole. Sisko refused, and Weyoun, along with Dukat, led an assault fleet to capture the station by force. (DS9: Call to Arms)
Weyoun returned to Cardassia Prime following the recapture of DS9 by the Federation. Because of Gul Dukat's failure and descent into madness, Weyoun appointed Damar to be the new leader of the Cardassian Union. Over the next few months, he took a more forceful approach with Damar, ordering him to initiate peace talks with the Federation in order to arrange the acquisition of the Kabrel system without the Federation's knowledge of its significance. However, the plan failed when the Federation determined why the Dominion wanted Kabrel: to harvest tri-nucleic fungi that could be used to manufacture ketracel-white for the Jem'Hadar. (DS9: Statistical Probabilities)
The Vorta clone Weyoun 6 was activated shortly after Weyoun 5's demise. This new clone proved to be 'defective' in that he strongly felt that the Dominion's war against the Alpha Quadrant was a mistake. However, he still maintained his loyalty to the Founders, and therefore contacted Odo, under the guise of Gul Russol, and requested a meeting so he could announce his intentions to defect to the Federation. Aboard the runabout USS Rio Grande en route back to Deep Space 9, Weyoun 6 explained to Odo not only how he wanted to prevent further conflict, but also how the Great Link had been afflicted by a wasting disease that was slowly killing all Founders, except for Odo. When the runabout was located by his replacement, Weyoun 6 activated his termination implant so Weyoun 7 would call off his attacks, thus saving Odo. The "defective" clone died in peace, with a blessing from one of his gods. (DS9: Treachery, Faith and the Great River)
Early in 2375, Weyoun 5 was killed in a suspicious transporter accident. The cause of the accident was never found, but it was suspected that it had been arranged by Damar. (DS9: Treachery, Faith and the Great River)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He preferred not to be referred to as Mister Weyoun. (DS9: A Time to Stand)
Despite his race's lack of a sense of aesthetics, he attempted to learn to appreciate Tora Ziyal's artwork. He asked Kira Nerys for help with this, but she was dismissive. (DS9: Favor the Bold)
According to Damar, all of the Weyouns had overconfidence in common, which he suggested the Founders ought to consider eliminating from the clones' genetic recipe. (DS9: Strange Bedfellows)
It was remarked that no Weyoun had ever been defective and that the concept of committing treason was unthinkable to them. (DS9: Treachery, Faith and the Great River)
Powers and abilities
As a Vorta, Weyoun was genetically engineered to be immune to most types of poison. (DS9: Ties of Blood and Water)
As with all such clones, he had a termination implant in his body that could be voluntarily activated. (DS9: Treachery, Faith and the Great River)
Notes
- Weyoun was portrayed by actor Jeffrey Combs where he featured in the setting of Star Trek universe.
In other media
Video games
- In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars, Weyoun appeared in the video game where he was voiced by actor Jeffrey Combs.
- In Star Trek Online, Weyoun appeared in the setting of the MMORPG in the Victory is Life DLC where he was once more voiced b actor Jeffrey Combs.
Novels
Appearances
- Star Trek: Deep Space 9:
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