Hagath Hagath was a humanoid male who operated as an arms dealer during the late - 24th century . Ruthless and calculating , Hagath hated to be " disappointed " and frequently had subordinates who failed him put to death . History . During the latter years of the Bajoran Occupation , Hagath had the foresight to provide the Bajoran Resistance with weapon s that were ultimately used to defeat their Cardassian oppressors . Knowing the Cardassians would eventually lose their hold on Bajor , Hagath ' s actions later allowed him to operate in the Bajor sector without interference . was another business partner of his during this time . In 2373 , Gaila suggested to Hagath that they employ his cousin Quark on Deep Space 9 , as Quark ' s holosuite s were ideal for the showcasing and sale of weaponry without any actual weapons passing through the station , circumventing Starfleet regulations . Quark , being heavily in debt at the time , accepted and for a time enjoyed substantial success . During this time , Hagath invited another of his associates , Farrakk to the station , in order to express his disappointment with him for taking a vacation to Risa instead of doing his job and opening arms negotiations with the Verillian s . For his failure , Hagath arranged for the warp core on Farrakk ' s ship to be blown up , killing Farrakk in the process . Shortly after this , Hagath took on a new client , the Regent of Palamar , who wanted biogenic weapon s capable of killing 28 million people . Quark , suffering from a crisis of conscience , spoiled the deal by inviting the Regent ' s arch - enemy , General Nassuc , to Deep Space 9 at the same time . A firefight began when the two sides saw each other , alerting station security . Hagath and Gaila barely managed to escape the station alive , both with Nassuc ' s Palamarian Freedom Brigade purification squad s behind them . ( ) Memorable quotes . " " Remember we sold a hundred and fifty thousand of these to the Manchovites . " " < br > " " And we sold another hundred thousand to the other side . Now there was a beautiful little war . " " < br > " " Too bad about the armistice . " " < br > " " If he were a bit shorter and his teeth were a little sharper , he ' d make a perfect Ferengi . " " " " My dear Quark , not every deal is about making money . Sometimes , you have to look at the big picture , and at times gaining a friend is more important than making profit . " " Appendices . Background information . Hagath was played by actor Steven Berkoff in his only " Star Trek " appearance . He was credited as " Special Guest Star " in . Executive Producer Ira Steven Behr was thrilled with the casting of the character . " " Steven Berkoff is an excellent villain , actor , and all - around interesting dude , " " he said , " " We were glad to get him as Hagath . " " ( " " , p . 438 ) The script for " Business as Usual " gives the pronunciation of his name as " HAG - uth " and goes onto describe the character as , " " a tall , handsome and casually elegant alien " " with " " an air of authority that he wears lightly ; he ' s clearly one of nature ' s aristocrats and comfortable in his own skin . " " It later describes him as belonging to the same race as his associate Farrakk . Apocrypha . According to the " " novel " Dawn of the Eagles " , Hagath began supplying weapons to the Bajorans in 2363 . His Bajoran contact was named Jas Holza . The " " short story reveals that Hagath died sometime prior to 2376 . Hagath also has a card in the " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " which describes him as " " Ruthless . Treats his business associates like family - until they cross him . " " He is also shown to have qualifications in anthropology and engineering .