Verad

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Verad Dax

Verad was a prospective candidate for hosting a Trill symbiont whose application was turned down by the Symbiosis Commission. Verad had spent his whole life trying to qualify for symbiosis. Tired of his mediocre life, he decided to take Dax's symbiont and escape into the Gamma Quadrant. He took control of Deep Space 9 in 2370 having hired Klingon mercenaries T'Kar and Yeto, to assist him. He was accompanied by a humanoid female named Mareel whom he was romantically involved with. Dax reminded him that the joining could cause psychological damage to him. Verad threatened to kill the crew if Dax refused, and she agreed to go through with the procedure knowing that it would kill her. Julian Bashir implanted the Dax symbiont within him.

After Benjamin Sisko and the crew of Deep Space 9 regained control of the station, the Dax symbiont was returned to Jadzia Dax. The removal left Verad mentally diminished, and with a different personality. Mareel pledged to provide care for the remainder of Verad's life. (DS9: "Invasive Procedures")

Verad was played by John Glover. When Jadzia experienced her zhian'tara in "Facets", Verad was not among the former hosts "seen". It was not explicitly stated why this was the case; perhaps it is because Verad was only joined for a few hours, or perhaps because Verad was joined with the Dax symbiont after Jadzia, and thus would not count as a 'former' host.

Verad appears in The Lives of Dax story "Reflections", where he is given the second name of "Kalon".