Enabran Tain

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Name :	Enabran Tain [1]
Species :	Cardassians

Former commander of the Obsidian Order, Tain was much feared by the Cardassians and much respected by their enemies. He was Garak's mentor [2] and father [3], though the two had a falling out when Tain came to believe that Garak had betrayed him. [2] Tain was the architect of the disasterous joint attack on the Founder's homeworld by the Obsidian Order and the Romulan Tal Shiar. [4] He was captured during the raid and taken to a Dominion prison camp, where he eventually died. [3]

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Associated with Deep Space Nine

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Series	Season	Actor	Film / Episode Title
DS9	2	Paul Dooley	The Wire
DS9	3	Paul Dooley	Improbable Cause
DS9	3	Paul Dooley	The Die is Cast
DS9	5	Paul Dooley	In Purgatory's Shadow

References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1			Various Deep Space Nine episodes
2	DS9	2	The Wire
3	DS9	5	In Purgatory's Shadow
4	DS9	3	The Die is Cast

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Last updated : 1 Mar 2004

Series :	DS9 Season
Episode :	Various Deep Space Nine episodes

Series :	DS9 Season 2
Episode :	The Wire

Series :	DS9 Season 5
Episode :	In Purgatory's Shadow

Series :	DS9 Season 3
Episode :	The Die is Cast