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  Enabran Tain - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
Enabran Tain was the former head of the Obsidian Order and the father of Elim Garak.
Tain was also Elim Garak's immediate superior, whom he trained and molded into a mirror image of himself.
Tain was assumed to have perished when his warbird exploded, but he was actually captured by the Dominion and detained at Internment Camp 371.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Enabran_Tain   (519 words)

  
 Star Trek Lives - Personnel - Enabran Tain
Tain became head of that intelligence agency in 2348 and gained a reputation of being a hard, unforgiving man, who considered compassion to be a great weakness.
Tain was believed killed in the incident, although he was actually captured and held at Dominion internment camp 371, on an asteroid in the Gamma Quadrant.
While in captivity, Tain managed to secretly construct a subspace radio transmitter, which he used to alert his son, Garak, to the fact that he and others had survived the failed offensive and were being held by the Jem'Hadar.
www.startreklives.de /personnel/car_tain.htm   (228 words)

  
 Elim Garak - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
He was the protégé of his father, Enabran Tain, then the head of the Order, though their familial relationship was kept secret.
The mission failed and the Dominion destroyed Tain's fleet at the Battle of the Omarion Nebula, though Garak escaped aboard the USS Defiant.
On his deathbed, Tain finally admitted that Garak was his son, and told Garak that he was proud of him.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Elim_Garak   (2208 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Episode
Tain has masterminded a plan to destroy the Founders — Odo's people, who rule the Dominion — and their homeworld.
Tain, along with Colonel Lovok of the Tal Shiar, leads a fleet of cloaked Romulan and Cardassian ships into the Gamma Quadrant, commanding them from their Romulan Warbird.
On the station, Sisko learns of Tain's mission, and is warned by Starfleet's Admiral Toddman to prepare for retaliatory attacks by the Jem'Hadar.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/series/DS9/episode/68216.html   (551 words)

  
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Tain, however, says Mila might not be around much longer, as she knows too much about him for her own good; Garak argues against this, in a carefully casual manner, but Tain isn't fooled.
But Tain is puzzled when despite the fact that 30% of the planet's crust is destroyed on the opening volley, the amount of lifesign readings don't change.
Tain is the only one still alive on the ruined bridge.
ds9encyclopedia.0catch.com /epguide/dieiscas.htm   (3265 words)

  
 [DS9] Jammer's Review: "The Die Is Cast"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Garak rejoins his former mentor Enabran Tain and the Obsidian Order along with the Romulan's Tal Shiar in their plan to destroy the Dominion by launching an assault on the Founders' homeworld.
In one of the best examples of a character's ghastly realization, Tain is absolutely dumbfounded when he discovers that the Founders have deserted their planet--and set a trap of some 150 Jem'Hadar fighters.
Colonel Lovok (Leland Orser), Tain's Romulan co-commander for the mission, turns out to be a Changeling spy who orchestrated the entire offensive in a plot to wipe out two of the four threats from the Alpha Quadrant--the Obsidian Order and the Tal Shiar.
www.st-hypertext.com /ds9-3/die.html   (1380 words)

  
 The Gift
This had brought on a serious bout of depression in the young woman and one morning Tain had found his wife dead, killed by an overdose of the very medication the doctors had prescribed to lift her mood.
He had come to give Tain a birthday gift, and if he was going to so he had better hurry because the party was going to start in less than an hour, and then there'd be no more opportunity.
Tain had apparently been working, but now rose from his chair at the terminal to welcome his young visitor.
www.kardasi.com /SBS/ST-NZ/st2/gift.htm   (1822 words)

  
 [No title]
That's all you have to say to me?" Tain, however, tells Garak that all he's done by coming here is to doom both of them.
Martok tells Worf and Garak about how Tain was able to modify the life support system in the wall into a subspace transmitter.
Tain is fading fast, unable to see, and when Garak falsely assures him they're alone, he rambles about past enemies and intrigues that were resolved years ago.
ds9encyclopedia.0catch.com /epguide/inpurgat.htm   (2782 words)

  
 DS9 Encyclopedia & Lexicon - Recurring Characters: Garak
He had been exiled from Cardassia; the specific reason was never revealed, though it seems to have involved what Tain interpreted as a personal betrayal.
Garak allied himself with Tain, and tortured Odo for information, but when the fleet was massacred by the Jem'Hadar, they escaped together and were rescued by the Defiant.
Garak also seemed to feel deep loyalty toward Enabran Tain, and when he was reunited with him in a Dominion prison as Tain lay dying, we learned why: Tain was Garak's father.
ds9encyclopedia.0catch.com /recur/garak.htm   (876 words)

  
 A Deafiant Universe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Enabran was unevenly sidling up to the guard standing sentry over the workers, pulling his pants back into alignment by grabbing the seam in his butt.
Enabran Tain was a brilliant man and he had great respect for him and his teachings.
Enabran watched the exchange with some interest, but he noticed his body was beginning to already feel the effects of having very little outside influence in his system.
www.strangefits.com /sfop/archive/iss12/deafiantuni.html   (13332 words)

  
 Seska's Lullaby
Tain gave it to me himself; he said it was to be the last thing he accomplished before he retired.
Tain and I sat in the gallery as he was put to death.
Tain's successor, Voras Ralok, shrugged it off as an isolated incident but then there was another and then another and finally even Ralok had to admit there was a problem.
home.columbus.rr.com /docspub/seska.htm   (3634 words)

  
 TrekWeb Episode Reviews
Where Garak succeedes with Enabran Tain, Ziyal sees how she is not and will not be accepted by her people and is ostracized further by her father Dukat, as we see in her final scene.
Tain tries to give the appearance of peace when Garak tells him all his enemies have been killed, but he can only truly die when he has accepted his role as Ilem Garak's father and recounts the first day he was proud of his son.
Garak reveals that Tain is his father, and on Tain's deathbed confronts him with it.
www.trekweb.com /Reviews/ds9/512.html   (2098 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Garak is able to quickly decode it, discovering that it's from his mentor Enabran Tain, the former-head of the Obsidian Order presumed dead after his battle with the Jem'Hadar in "The Die is Cast." This is the first of many surprises.
I always found Tain interesting, and it was definitely nice to see this character again, as well as the revelations he has in store (more on that in a moment).
Tain is dying in this prison, and before he dies, Garak has just one request: that Enabran acknowledge him as the son he is. Tain resists, almost instinctively.
www.st-hypertext.com /plaintext/ds9-t5/purgatory.txt   (1449 words)

  
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LOVOK (to Tain) The changeling is in quarters on "C" deck.
TAIN (to Lovok) Colonel, signal the fleet to -- The Pilot's console BEEPS.
Tain -- the only person alive -- is sitting calmly in the commander's chair, a thoughtful expression on his face, as if giving careful consideration to some interesting ideas.
www.st-minutiae.com /academy/literature329/467.txt   (8149 words)

  
 Enabran Tain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Enabran Tain is a character in the popular Star Trek series.
Played by Paul Dooley, Tain is a Cardassian military leader, and the only leader of the Obsidian Order who lived long enough to retire.
Throughout his life, Tain had built up a reputation as being a hard, unforgiving man, but on his deathbed he finally admitted that he was proud of his son, who came to rescue him.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Enabran-Tain.htm   (222 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Article
It is here that we meet the mysterious Enabran Tain, the former leader of the Obsidian Order and (as we will learn much later) Garak's father.
When Garak receives a distress call from Enabran Tain, he and Worf head out to track it down.
In the end, we finally learn of the nature of the bond between Tain and Garak — they are father and son.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/features/specials/article/1664.html   (1133 words)

  
 garak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Elim Garak was born on Cardassia Prime to Enabran Tain and his mother Mila.
His mother was a maid in the service of Enabran Tain, and Garak did not discover that Tain was his father for many years.
Further revelations about his character took place in the episode "In Purgatory’s Shadow" where Garak finally confronted the dieing Enabran Tain to admit that he was indeed his father.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /garak.html   (1150 words)

  
 [DS9] "The Wire" Guide Page
Garak reveals he received the implant from the head of the Obsidian Order, Enabran Tain, when he was once a member, and it was designed to make him immune to pain if ever caught and tortured.
Tain is quickly convinced to give Bashir the information he needs to save Garak's life.
As he is leaving, Bashir asks Tain what really happened to Elim, and Tain laughs and tells him that Elim is Garak's first name.
www.trekweb.com /TerokNor/missions/442.html   (592 words)

  
 5.1 The Obsidian Order
Tashom eventually discovered the reason Tain had Garak as his student, Garak was actually Tain's son, but born under circumstances that prevented Tain from acknowledging him.
Tain exiled Garak from Cardassia and the Order, and issued orders that he should be killed if he ever returned.
When Tain proposed the assault on the Founders homeworld in the Omarion Nebula, working jointly with the Romulan Tal Shiar, Tashom agreed to the plan.
www.ucip.org /thorkahn/Cardassian/obsidian.htm   (5778 words)

  
 DS9 Tain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When Tain retired from the powerful post in 2368, he was the only head of that agency to have survived long enough to be able to retire.
As part of his plan, Tain ordered the assassination of six of his former advisors, including Garak, who was the only one of the six to escape death.
Tain's offensive was a major disaster, resulting in the loss of all 20 Cardassian and Romulan ships to a Jem'Hadar ambush in the Omarion Nebula.
members.fortunecity.com /pjc1/ds9/ds9tain.htm   (284 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Tain had said he was meant to go to Cardassia Prime; he hoped that that was where Dukat was taking him, where Garak was.
Tain was acting as his malevolent guardian angel, ensuring his safety to see that he reached Garak.
Tain stopped you before it got that far." "Enabran Tain," Dukat spat the name, "convinced me that there other factors to consider.
www.strangefits.com /kit/stories/Phrenatkli.txt   (8825 words)

  
 Humiliation
Enabran Tain had retired from active service, but no one here, not even Lec Rhetan, was fool enough to believe that his authority over the Order had in any way diminished.
He faltered at the sight of Tain's office door, but a whispered assurance caused him to recognize his escort, who was supporting him with a strength that was belied by his small frame.
Enabran could have easily arranged for the sentence to be changed from a distance, but then dangerous questions might have been asked regarding his motivations.
www.memory-prime.de /elizabethhelena/Humiliation.html   (4596 words)

  
 Star trek: Deep Space Nine - The die is cast - CIA
Tain has masterminded a plan to destroy the Founders - Odo's people, who rule the Dominion - and their homeworld.
Tain, along with Colonel Lovok (Leland Orser) of the Tal Shiar, leads a Fleet of cloaked Romulan and Cardassian ships into the Gamma Quadrant, commanding them from their Romulan Warbird.
On the station, Sisko (Avery Brooks) learns of Tain's mission and is warned by Starfleet's Admiral Toddman (Leon Russom) to prepare for retaliatory attacks by the Jem'Hadar.
www.thecia.com.au /star-trek/deep-space-nine/311a.shtml   (165 words)

  
 Garak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He was technically classified as a recurring character but many fans considered him to be a regular given his importance to the story arc and his presence in many episodes.
Elim Garak was born on Cardassia Prime to parents Enabran Tain and Mila.
Always a quick learner, he proved exceptional at his job and rapidly increased in rank and influence, becoming the right hand man of Enabran Tain, head of the Obsidian Order.
www.free-download-soft.com /info/e-novels.html   (669 words)

  
 Home Is Where The Heart Is
In the face of Tain's displeasure Garak had denied it, but now sitting alone in his claustrophobic room the tailor was forced to admit there was at least a degree of truth in the accusation.
Tain had threatened to turn Julian over to the Tal Shi'ar for interrogation, but Garak had insisted that the responsibility was his.
Tain had agreed, but the tailor had been only too aware of the mistrust in his eyes.
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 Strekonline.com
Garak was the son of Enabran Tain, the former head of the Cardassian Obsidian Order
In fact, Tain refused to give his son any forgiveness when he died alongside Garak in a Dominion prison camp in 2373.
Two years earlier, Tain's planned return to power led to a failed assassination attempt on Garak, but the tailor had his shop blown up to focus attention on the Flaxian sent to kill him; Garak was the only one of five targets with data harmful to Tain to survive.
www.strekonline.com /ds9/database/garak.htm   (503 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Biography
The only head of the Obsidian Order who lived long enough to retire, Tain was a stubborn, wily survivor who epitomized the efficiently ruthless agency and thrived on the labyrinthine intrigue of his people -- a man the regular military's Central Command dared not challenge.
Hoping for a comeback from his retirement in 2368 to the Arawath colony and Unefra III, Tain engineered a disastrous joint attack on the Dominion and the Founders' homeworld three years later.
Tain had groomed Garak as his successor, until the events that led to Garak's banishment, which left Tain feeling betrayed; he retired soon after.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/library/character/bio/1071412.html   (263 words)

  
 "Improbable Cause" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #66)
Realizing Tain might also be in danger, Garak attempts to contact him, and upon learning his former boss left mysteriously the day before, sets off with Odo to find him.
Tain tells the pair that the Romulan Tal Shiar and the Obsidian Order have joined forces, preparing to take a fleet of Romulan and Cardassian warships into the Gamma Quadrant.
Their mission is to destroy the Dominion by eliminating the Founders, after which Tain plans to resume his post as head of the Order.
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