Minister Hanok
Hanok and Quark work together to defuse a Jem'Hadar torpedo
Hanok was a Karemma trade minister in the 2370s. He had once viewed a schematic of a Dominion torpedo in Karemma's Ministry of Trade.
In 2372, he travelled to a remote Gamma Quadrant star system in a Karemma starship to meet with Benjamin Sisko and Quark aboard the USS Defiant.
He wished to discuss a trade dispute that had arisen between the Karemma and the Federation over taxes and fees imposed by the Ferengi Alliance, the intermediary between the two. Hanok told Sisko of the Ferengi charges including those for inspecting cargo for Founders and a tariff to help Tarkalean sheep herders.
The meeting between Hanok and the Defiant crew was detected by two Jem'Hadar warships who attacked Hanok's ship, which fled into the atmosphere of a nearby class-J gas giant. They did not respond to Hanok's transmission to not flee.
After the Defiant entered the planet's atmosphere to help the Karemma, Hanok was escorted to the mess hall where Quark told him that the trade dispute was Rom's fault. Hanok was unconvinced and told Quark that "If we survive this, I'll see to it that you never do business in the Gamma Quadrant again."
Later, a Jem'Hadar torpedo impacted into the mess hall, but did not detonate, near Hanok and Quark. The two later worked together and successfuly defused it, aided in part by Hanok's knowledge of the design. Hanok at one point suggested he might give the Jem'Hadar a refund.
After the Defiant destroyed the Jem'Hadar ships and rescued the Karemma crew, Hanok was brought to Deep Space 9 to await transportation back to Karemma. As he had promised, Quark introduced Hanok to dabo. Hanok later won a substantial amount of money, much to Quark's surprise. (DS9: "Starship Down")
- Hanok was played by actor James Cromwell.