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Entek was a male Cardassian and an operative of the Obsidian Order in the 2370s.

In 2371, he was part of the intelligence operation to expose Legate Tekeny Ghemor's ties to the Cardassian Underground. He captured Major Kira Nerys and altered her to appear to be a Cardassian, Ghemor's daughter Iliana. He then proceeded to pretend to conduct her debriefing from her long-term mission in her father's presence. When Kira continued to resist the story that she was actually Iliana, Entek became more forceful, giving Ghemor the incentive to help her evade using the Underground.

Entek was successful in exposing Ghemor; however, when Garak, Sisko and Odo arrived to rescue Kira, a fight broke out and Entek was killed by Garak. (DS9: "Second Skin")

Appendices

Background information

Entek was played by Gregory Sierra. According to the script his first name was Corbin. [1]

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (pp. 179 & 225) notes that the DS9 writers considered making Entek a recurring character and that in an early draft of "Improbable Cause", the Obsidian Order's reason for wanting Garak dead was as punishment for killing Entek.

Keith DeCandido wrote, "I... wish they had kept Entek around, as he was an excellent character well played by someone in Sierra who’s been a top character actor for as long as I’ve been alive." [2]

Entek does not clearly say what his role in the Obsidian Order is, however, while still furthering his plot in this episode, Entek tells Kira (Iliana) she was his best student. This suggests he was an instructor, though it could have been part of the lie.

Entek also appears in the DS9 novels A Stitch in Time, Fearful Symmetry and the Lost Era novel The Art of the Impossible.

External link

Corbin Entek at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-'''Corbin Entek''' was a member of the [[Obsidian Order]] in the [[2370s]].
+'''Entek''' was a [[male]] [[Cardassian]] and an [[operative]] of the [[Obsidian Order]] in the [[2370s]].
-In [[2371]], he was part of the intelligence operation to expose [[Legate]] [[Tekeny Ghemor]]'s ties to the [[Cardassian Underground]]. He captured [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] and altered her to appear to be a [[Cardassian]], Ghemor's daughter [[Iliana Ghemor|Iliana]]. Entek was successful in exposing Ghemor; however, when [[Elim Garak|Garak]], [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] and [[Odo]] arrived to rescue Kira, a fight broke out and Entek was killed by Garak. ({{DS9|Second Skin}})
-{{bginfo|Entek was played by [[Gregory Sierra]]. His first name comes from the script.|The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'' notes that the DS9 writers considered making Entek a [[recurring characters|recurring character]].|Entek also appears in ''[[A Stitch in Time]]'', ''[[Fearful Symmetry]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era|Lost Era]]'' novel ''[[The Art of the Impossible]]''.}}
+In [[2371]], he was part of the intelligence operation to expose [[Legate]] [[Tekeny Ghemor]]'s ties to the [[Cardassian Underground]]. He [[Kidnapping|captured]] [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] and altered her to appear to be a [[Cardassian]], Ghemor's daughter [[Iliana Ghemor|Iliana]]. He then proceeded to pretend to conduct her debriefing from her long-term mission in her father's presence. When Kira continued to resist the story that she was actually Iliana, Entek became more forceful, giving Ghemor the incentive to help her evade using the Underground.
-== External link ==
-* {{NCwiki}}
+Entek was successful in exposing Ghemor; however, when [[Elim Garak|Garak]], [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] and [[Odo]] arrived to rescue Kira, a fight broke out and Entek was killed by Garak. ({{DS9|Second Skin}})
-[[Category:Cardassians|Entek, Corbin]]
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
+Entek was played by [[Gregory Sierra]]. According to the [[script]] his first name was Corbin. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/451.txt}}
+The {{ds9c|179|225|&}} notes that the DS9 writers considered making Entek a [[recurring characters|recurring character]] and that in an early draft of {{e|Improbable Cause}}, the Obsidian Order's reason for wanting Garak dead was as punishment for killing Entek.
+[[Keith DeCandido]] wrote, "''I... wish they had kept Entek around, as he was an excellent character well played by someone in Sierra who’s been a top character actor for as long as I’ve been alive.''" {{el|tor.com/2013/11/01/star-trek-deep-space-nine-rewatch-second-skin/}}
+Entek does not clearly say what his role in the Obsidian Order is, however, while still furthering his plot in this episode, Entek tells Kira (Iliana) she was his best student. This suggests he was an instructor, though it could have been part of the lie.
+Entek also appears in the DS9 novels ''[[A Stitch in Time]]'', ''[[Fearful Symmetry]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era|Lost Era]]'' novel ''[[The Art of the Impossible]]''.
+=== External link ===
+* {{mbeta|Corbin Entek}}
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+[[Category:Cardassians]]
+[[Category:Obsidian Order personnel]]