Elim Garak

Elim Garak was a Cardassian male introduced in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Past Prologue.

Growing up believing himself to be the son of Tolan Garak, he lived in the home of Enabran Tain, a man he thought to be his uncle. He was actually the son of Tain and Tain's housekeeper Mila.

Going into the Obsidian Order, Garak became a close confidant of Tain, who by now was the leader of the Obsidian Order. The two men had a falling out, and Garak was exiled to Deep Space Nine as the Cardassians left and the Federation was invited in to take over.

Garak would serve as the eyes and ears of the Cardassian Union on the station. He also became friends with the new doctor Julian Bashir.

During the Dominion War Garak sided with the Federation against his people, realizing that if they remained under the Dominion's thumb they would all die, even if the Dominion won the war.

After the war Garak was finally able to return home to Cardassia, however it was a devastated world following the attempted genocide of the Cardassians. Garak worked to help rebuild Cardassian society into a more peaceful society, and eventually rose to become the Castellan of the Cardassian Union.