Fallit Kot Fallit Kot was a former business partner of Quark ' s who aided him in a failed scheme to capture a transport of Romulan ale in 2362 . Quark gave up Kot to the Romulan s to avoid serving prison time . Kot finished serving his Romulan prison sentence in 2370 . Soon after , he traveled to Deep Space 9 and attempted to kill Quark . However , the two entered into partnership again . He shot a Yridian partner of Quark ' s , Ashrock , and took the Rings of Paltriss that Quark had just given to him . He later took Jadzia Dax and Melora Pazlar hostage and forced them to take him through the Bajoran wormhole and into the Gamma Quadrant . He shot Melora with a phaser , but she was later able to disable the runabout s artificial gravity . Using her Elaysian ability to function in low gravity , she was able to launch herself into him , stopping his escape attempt . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Fallit Kot was played by actor Peter Crombie in his only " Star Trek " appearance . The name of his species was never revealed on - screen . In Evan Carlos Somers ' original draft of " Melora " , Fallit Kot was named Megzie Del . The first draft script of initially described the character as " a gruff - looking middle - age humanoid alien male " . By comparison , in the revised final draft of the " Melora " script , Kot was initially described as " a compact , intense humanoid " . The scene in Quark ' s quarters was originally intended to be longer , showing him psychologically toying with Quark . As Somers explained , " " Megsy " [ sic ] " was going to kill Quark by using the Ceti eel s introduced in " " , but this variety didn ' t cause mental vulnerability for mind control [ . . . ] Megsy " [ sic ] " had Quark pinned and he was going to insert the creatures in Quark ' s ears . I thought that would be a fitting , torturous end for someone who had caused eight years of suffering . But in the aired version , Fallit Kot just strangles Quark . It ' s not quite titanic enough . " " ( ) Of Kot ' s appearance , Michael Piller commented , " " We were doing a story where an alien has to eat , which becomes a pivotal scene where he ' s feeding , and makeup designed this big kind of handle across his mouth so he couldn ' t eat . We had to kind of shove the food down his mouth . It was hilarious . We cracked up during dailies . " " ( " Captains ' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages " , pp . 64 - 65 ) The make - up department created Kot ' s mouth ridge using durable rubber that looked and moved like a piece of flesh . It is considered one of the more unique designs seen in " Deep Space Nine " . ( " " , p . 152 ) Michael Westmore further discussed the design in the DS9 Season 2 DVD special feature " Michael Westmore ' s Aliens : Season Two " . He explained that designing Fallit Kot ' s make - up was the first time he had an opportunity to aesthetically bridge an alien ' s face . Kot ' s makeup consisted of two pieces which were later glued together , giving this alien a unique look when he talks . Apocrypha . In the " " novel " Ferenginar : Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed " , Lieutenant Ro Laren reviews Kot ' s file , along with those of other individuals considered threats to Quark , after becoming chief of security on Deep Space 9 .