Weyoun Weyoun was a series of Vorta diplomat s and leaders in the service of the Dominion during the late 24th century . Like all Vorta , Weyoun was a clone ; at least eight copies were known to exist , five of which were encountered by the Federation . Weyoun became a well - known Vorta in the Alpha Quadrant during the Dominion War , serving as the Dominion representative to the Cardassian Union . In this capacity , he personally oversaw most aspects of the war , although his presence was largely to ensure the loyalty of Cardassian leaders such as Gul Dukat , Legate Damar , and Legate Broca . The war brought Weyoun into contact with many leaders from the Alpha Quadrant . He visited Deep Space 9 to negotiate with Benjamin Sisko when the cold war between the powers of the Alpha Quadrant and the Dominion showed signs of eroding into open hostilities . Shortly thereafter , he returned with a fleet of Cardassian and Dominion warship s to take control of the station , and went on to serve as the Dominion overseer of the station during the brief occupation that followed . In this capacity , he personally negotiated a nonaggression pact with Bajor and dealt with representatives from such powers as the Romulan Star Empire , Breen Confederacy , and Tholian Assembly . Until his death , he remained the only " Solid " that the Female Changeling claimed that she had ever trusted . Weyoun 4 . Weyoun 4 was encountered by the Federation in 2372 as the supervisor of a Jem ' Hadar attack ship and its crew of Jem ' Hadar , led by Omet ' iklan . After his ship was attacked by a group of renegade Jem ' Hadar , Weyoun chose to recruit the assistance of Captain Sisko in quelling the rebellion . Weyoun withheld crucial information from Omet ' iklan about the rebels ' fortress : an Iconian gateway on Vandros IV . However , the Jem ' Hadar under Weyoun ' s supervision remained loyal to the Founder s and successfully completed the mission of eradicating the Jem ' Hadar rebellion . Following the battle , Omet ' iklan killed Weyoun for questioning his loyalty to the Dominion . ( ) Sisko later recounted his memories of Weyoun 4 and his death to Remata ' Klan in 2374 . Remata ' Klan stated that such incidents only occurred in units that had lost discipline . ( ) Weyoun 5 . In 2373 , the next clone , Weyoun 5 , was assigned as liaison and adviser to Gul Dukat , the dictator of the newly Dominion - annexed Cardassian Union . Although there were frequent disagreements concerning overall policy , Weyoun believed that he had developed a good working relationship with Dukat in the short time they had worked together . ( ) Weyoun made a special visit to Deep Space 9 around stardate 50900 to negotiate a nonaggression pact with Kai Winn Adami and Bajor . During these negotiations , Weyoun became convinced that Jake Sisko and Nog were conspiring against him , not realizing that the two boys were simply conducting business with Doctor Elias Giger , a Human scientist seeking to discover the secret of immortality . Weyoun took an interest in Giger ' s cellular regeneration and entertainment chamber and its underlying principles of " creative genetics . " ( ) Just prior to the beginning of the Dominion War , Weyoun issued an ultimatum to Captain Sisko , demanding that the Federation remove the minefield they had started laying at the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole . Sisko refused , and Weyoun , along with Dukat , led an assault fleet to capture the station by force . ( ) In 2374 , during the Dominion occupation of DS9 , then known again as Terok Nor , Weyoun and Dukat formed the Ruling Council to manage station affairs . Weyoun offered Odo , whom he still revered as one of the Founder s , a position on the Council , which Odo eventually accepted . When the Female Changeling arrived on the station a few months later , Weyoun observed that she had done a good job " neutralizing " Odo as a threat , not realizing the Founders ' interest in Odo was for his own sake . ( ) Despite his race ' s lack of a sense of aesthetics , he attempted to learn to appreciate Tora Ziyal ' s artwork . He asked Kira Nerys for help with this , but she was dismissive . ( ) Weyoun returned to Cardassia Prime following the recapture of DS9 by the Federation . Because of Gul Dukat ' s failure and descent into madness , Weyoun appointed Damar to be the new leader of the Cardassian Union . Over the next few months , he took a more forceful approach with Damar , ordering him to initiate peace talks with the Federation in order to arrange the acquisition of the Kabrel system without the Federation ' s knowledge of its significance . However , the plan failed when the Federation determined why the Dominion wanted Kabrel : to harvest tri - nucleic fungi that could be used to manufacture ketracel - white for the Jem ' Hadar . ( ) Early in 2375 , Weyoun 5 was killed in a suspicious transporter accident . The cause of the accident was never found , but it was suspected that it had been arranged by Damar . ( ) Holograms . Weyoun 5 was holographically duplicated on a number of occasions . Weyoun 6 . The next clone , Weyoun 6 , was activated shortly after Weyoun 5 ' s demise . This new clone proved to be " defective , " in that he strongly felt that the Dominion ' s war against the Alpha Quadrant was a mistake . However , he still maintained his loyalty to the Founders , and therefore contacted Odo , under the guise of Gul Russol , and requested a meeting , so he could announce his intentions to defect to the Federation . Aboard the runabout " en route " back to DS9 , Weyoun 6 explained to Odo not only how he wanted to prevent further conflict , but also how the Great Link had been afflicted by a wasting disease that was slowly killing all Founders , except for Odo . When the runabout was located by his replacement , Weyoun 6 activated his termination implant so Weyoun 7 would call off his attacks , thus saving Odo . The " defective " clone died in peace , with a blessing from one of his god s . ( ) Weyoun 7 . When Weyoun 7 was activated , he ordered a massive search to prevent Weyoun 6 from defecting to the Federation . Weyoun 7 was contacted by his predecessor so he could witness Weyoun 6 voluntarily activate his termination implant , thus removing the reason the Jem ' Hadar were attacking Odo ' s runabout . Once this was done , Weyoun 7 called off the attack and wished Odo " a safe and pleasant journey back to DS9 . " ( ) By late 2375 , Weyoun 7 was in charge of a massive research project to find a cure for the Founders ' disease . He also supported the Female Changeling in her negotiations to arrange the alliance between the Dominion and the Breen Confederacy . While attending to the transfer of captured Starfleet officers Worf and Ezri Dax from a Breen warship to Dominion custody , he mentioned that he wished them to be held in a cell together due to his desire to see them " comfort each other " sexually . During a later meeting with the captured Worf and Dax , he tried to goad Dax into cooperating with a further interrogation by referencing her feelings for Bashir – to which Worf responded by abruptly breaking his neck , killing Weyoun 7 instantly . Damar , who was escorting Weyoun , reacted only by stopping his guards from taking action against Worf and then bursting into laughter , amused by both the meaninglessness of killing a Weyoun ( as another clone would quickly take his place ) and that Worf missed the opportunity to kill " him " , a far more valuable target . ( ) Weyoun 8 . Weyoun 8 was activated shortly thereafter , and continued to oversee the war effort for the Dominion . He was initially unaware , however , that Damar had decided to turn against the Dominion and had arranged for Worf and Ezri to escape . Soon after , Damar publicly denounced the Dominion alliance and announced the first strike by the newly - formed Cardassian Liberation Front against the Dominion ' s primary cloning facility on Rondac III . With no means to clone Weyoun again until those facilities were rebuilt , Weyoun 8 was possibly the last of the Weyouns . He immediately concluded that was precisely the reason Damar had chosen Rondac as a target . ( ) Weyoun ensured that Damar and his supporters paid dearly for this attack . Acting on the Female Changeling ' s orders , Weyoun had Dominion forces hunt down and execute Damar ' s wife and children . ( ) Despite some initial victories , under the guidance of Kira Nerys , Weyoun ' s forces successfully waged a devastating counter - strike against the resistance , successfully destroying all eighteen rebel bases , as well as wiping out the sympathetic forces of Legate Goris and Gul Seltan with the help of collaborator Gul Revok . Having assumed Damar to have died in the attack , Weyoun publicly announced the defeat of the rebellion and the death of Damar . Much of the civilian population , however , having become disillusioned with Dominion rule themselves , were skeptical of Weyoun ' s claims . Indeed , Damar reemerged shortly thereafter and began rallying the people against the Dominion . ( ) After Damar ' s followers successfully sabotage d the planet ' s power systems , causing a planet - wide , Weyoun proposed retaliation against the Cardassian population themselves , with the Female Changeling ' s approval . Weyoun then ordered the destruction of Lakarian City and its entire inhabitants of two million people , announcing its destruction on a planet - wide broadcast . Rather than forcing the Cardassians into submission , this act only motivated Damar to lead his remaining forces in an attack on Dominion Headquarters , as well as causing the Cardassian fleet , then engaging the Federation Alliance forces in the Battle of Cardassia , to switch sides against the Jem ' Hadar and Breen fleets . Enraged by this betrayal , the Female Changeling ordered Weyoun to begin exterminating the entire Cardassian population . This act of genocide lead to the death of over eight hundred million Cardassians before it was halted . With the Jem ' Hadar and Breen forces having been driven back to Cardassia Prime , Dominion Headquarters was stormed by Damar ' s forces . Though Damar himself was killed in the assault , Elim Garak , Kira , and Ekoor reached the main control room , capturing the Female Changeling . Weyoun , upon hearing of Damar ' s death , mocked him and the devastation of Cardassia , prompting Garak to shoot and kill Weyoun . After the clone died , the Female Changeling mourned him to Garak , who had fired the fatal shot : " " I wish you hadn ' t done that . That was Weyoun ' s last clone . " " Garak sardonically replied " " I was hoping you ' d say that . " " Memorable quotes . " " Citizens of Cardassia , this latest wave of vandalism directed against your Dominion allies must stop . We know that these disgraceful acts of sabotage were carried out by a mere handful of extremists , but these radicals must come to realize that their disobedience will not be tolerated . That " you " , the Cardassian people , will suffer the consequences of their cowardly actions . Which is why , I must inform you , just a few moments ago , Dominion troops reduced Lakarian City to ashes . There were no survivors . Two million men , women and children , gone in a matter of moments . For each act of sabotage committed against the Dominion , another Cardassian city will be destroyed . I implore you not to let that happen . Let us return to the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our peoples , so that together , we can destroy our common enemies , the Federation , the Klingons , the Romulans and all others who stand against us . Thank you . " " Appendices . Background information . The role of Weyoun was created specifically for actor Jeffrey Combs by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler , as Combs ' previous appearances on had been in two roles - Tiron and Brunt - for which his face had been covered by heavy prosthetic make - up . ( , p . 16 ) Combs has said that Weyoun is his personal favorite out of all the " Star Trek " roles he has played , due to his relatively increased input on the role . The actor has also commented about Weyoun , " " I love about him his grace and poise and ruthlessness and loyalty . Something that I really wanted to instill in him was , you know , you kinda have to fly by the seat of your pants . I really didn ' t know what he looked like , I didn ' t know anything about the design concept of the character when I arrived that first morning . I ' d had a script for a couple of days , but I tend to really get a lot of hints from the outside , that tells me who I am inside . It does with all of us , the kind of shoes you wear tells you who you are . So when the process started , I began to see how sort of royal and regal he was , and there was something kind of Japanese , but also he was the courtier in the court , he was the foppish , coiffed , graceful diplomat who would go from one party to another and make them all run smoothly . And he would do anything he could , with a smile , to make it look as easy as possible , and get exactly what he wanted . So I took a little spice from the French court as well . " " ( Hidden File 02 , DS9 Season 7 DVD special features ) On another occasion , Combs elaborated , " " I didn ' t think of Weyoun as evil , I think that ' s a mistake ; it ' s always best to play them as if everything they do is justified . I played him as if he prided himself on how eloquent and elegant he could be , and on his ability to manipulate and cajole . He considered himself really adept at the political game . Sometimes I think he felt misunderstood , but he was a good actor too , feigning shock or surprise . Pretending you ' re vulnerable and that you ' re genuinely taken aback by someone ' s harsh words can be a useful tool , making the other person think that you ' re off balance when really you ' re two or three steps ahead . " " ( , pp . 17 - 18 ) Combs relished the fact he was able to play different sides of his character , later stating , " " I remember having a conversation with Ira about how I always fantasized that Weyoun would see the error of his ways and go over to the other side , but Ira ' s point was that the bad guys are the bad guys . Then we had ' Treachery , Faith and the Great River ' , which was great ; that was about the closest we got to the notion of Weyoun crossing over . I liked that Weyoun . " " ( , p . 18 ) Having played several aliens in the " Star Trek " franchise involving heavy makeup , Combs contrasted his Weyoun makeup with that of a Ferengi ; " " Weyoun was quite comfortable . It was a longer makeup , even though it looks simpler , because hair was involved ; I ' d get to a particular place in the makeup and then go get the hair done , and then go back and get finished off . And I could hear quite well , because the ears were little holes . " " ( , p . 19 ) Weyoun ' s distinctive violet / purple eyes were created by the use of elaborate contact lenses . A scene in the script for that was ultimately cut involved the Starfleet crew clearing out their quarters , which had been occupied by various members of the Dominion . Doctor Bashir ' s quarters were occupied by Weyoun , who was apparently fond of collecting various items and studying them in his quarters . The items included shoes , coasters , bits of string , broken bottles , power cells , picture frames , and chair legs . ( " " ) In , Weyoun placed eighth in " TV Zone " s list of the top twenty science fiction television villains . The Borg Queen was second , Dukat was fourth , Q was eleventh , and Seska was eighteenth . According to the script for " Behind the Lines " , his name was pronounced as " WAY - yoon " . Apocrypha . " Millennium " . Weyoun 5 played a major role in the " Deep Space Nine " book trilogy " " . Shortly after a second , red wormhole destroyed Deep Space 9 in 2374 when three red Orbs were brought together , Weyoun led a fleet of Dominion ships to find out if the new wormhole could go to the Gamma Quadrant after the original blue one would not open . Pursued by Captain Jean - Luc Picard and the , Weyoun and the Dominion ships entered the wormhole , which would not open for the " Enterprise " , and arrived at a point deep in the Beta Quadrant near the border with the Delta Quadrant . When Weyoun returned to the Alpha Quadrant though the wormhole , he commanded a fleet from an alien race called the Grigari , the Dominion fleet he had taken with him having been destroyed . Weyoun claimed that the " True Prophets " – a group of Prophets inhabiting the red wormhole , from whom the blue wormhole prophets had broken away millennia ago – had anointed him as their kai . Weyoun ' s first act was to take the Grigari fleet to Cardassia Prime and try to convince Damar and the Female Changeling to join with the Grigari . When the Female Changeling refused , the Grigari fleet laid waste to the entire Cardassian Union , killing billions , including Damar and the Changeling , effectively ending the Dominion War . Having come to believe that the " True Prophets " were gods , Weyoun went to Vorta and opened the tank containing the next Weyoun to see if anything had been changed in his physiology , only to find that , although there were virtually no differences , Weyoun 6 did not believe in the " True Prophets " as Weyoun 5 believed in them . Weyoun 5 then killed his other clones , and , along with the Grigari , went on to destroy Earth , most of the Human colonies in the Federation , and the Klingon Empire in what became known as the . With powers granted to him by the " True Prophets " , along with Grigari nanotechnology , Weyoun was all but unstoppable and immortal . The only real threat to him was the Emissary of the Pah - wraiths , Gul Dukat , who was still possessed by the Kosst Amojan Pah - wraith seen in the episode , and had taken up residence in the mirror universe on . Weyoun ' s destructive plans culminated in 2399 when he brought about the end to the entire universe – what he called " pain of life " – with the merging of the blue and red wormholes . The end of the universe , and the timeline , was ultimately avoided after - the - fact by the intervention of two time - traveling groups . The first group was the command staff of DS9 , Quark , and Vash who had traveled twenty - five years into the future during the destruction of DS9 in 2374 by the red wormhole thanks to the " Defiant " travelling around the red wormhole in a slingshot maneuver . The second was Jean - Luc Picard and Nog , who along with Vash , traveled back right before the end of the universe to the founding of B ' hala to set into motion the sequence of events that lead to the opening of the red wormhole in the first place . The first group , without Vash , then managed to restore the station and close the red wormhole in 2374 by traveling back from after the end of the universe to the day when DS9 was destroyed , exploiting the fact that the red and blue wormholes created a link to the true universe based on when the orbs were first brought to DS9 and when they opened the wormhole . While taking no action to alter the events that led to them travelling to the future , the " Defiant " crew were able to trigger a collision between Weyoun ' s ship and a Cardassian ship after the red wormhole opened , killing Weyoun and Dukat , which then pushed a version of the station out of the blue wormhole . Relaunch novels . A ninth clone of Weyoun appears in the final book of the " " relaunch series . Like Weyoun 4 , he is the commander of a Jem ' Hadar attack ship , created from the genetic profile left behind in the Gamma Quadrant . Exactly when this clone was activated is not revealed , though it is assumed he was created after the end of the Dominion War . He later becomes Odo ' s chief aide whenever he is separated from the Great Link . Weyoun 9 reappears in " Olympus Descending " , the Dominion entry in the " " series . There , it is revealed that Odo specifically reactivated Weyoun so that he would have a familiar face to interact with in the Dominion , and that he is attempting to train the new clone to think for himself rather than blindly follow orders . Weyoun 9 also continues to collect meaningless trinkets in his quarters , just as Weyoun 5 did . Weyoun later appears in the " " novel " Raise the Dawn " .