Why Weyoun Might Actually Be Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Best Villain

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  @admanios · 4 years ago

  One of the underrated moments of Weyoun's character is when he interacts with Jake Sisko in "A Time to Stand". Weyoun is courteous, but firm, almost pitying Jake for his naïveté about "Freedom of the Press". He isn't spiteful or cold. He pretty much gaslights Jake into apologizing to him. It's a masterful bit of Vorta diplomacy that I think only Jeffrey Combs could pull off.

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  @Breakfast.in.Bedlam · 3 years ago

  Damar's belly laugh after Worf kills Weyoun 7 is a gem  That never fails to give me as big a laugh.

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  @barricade643customs · 4 years ago

  When Weyoun drinks the poisoned Kanar in the episode Ties of blood and water and says “oh that really is quite toxic isn’t it”, the look on Gul Dukat’s face just cracked me up and is priceless. Weyoun then says “Vorta are immune to most poison’s”.

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  @sarahscott5305 · 4 years ago

  Did anyone else notice a parallel between Weyoun-7 rationalising that it&apos;s OK to send a ship to blow up Odo because &quot;he doesn&apos;t think of himself as a Founder&quot; etc. and Winn Adami, seeking power, rationalising &quot;the Prophets didn&apos;t help Bajor during the Occupation, so it&apos;s OK for me to betray them?&quot;<br>Or am I reading too much into that?

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  @Clone683 · 4 years ago

  Weyoun literally asks for Odos blessing while dying in his arms. <br><br>Even after basically being cast off by the Dominion, he is still loyal to the founders.

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  @ghostpenguins3 · 4 years ago

  Jeffrey Combs really makes the difference here. Weyoun wouldn&apos;t have worked nearly as well without his amazing work. &nbsp;He&apos;s always a pleasure to watch.

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  @tedpair8219 · 4 years ago

  One scene I kind of liked was that one time Weyoun thought Jake and Nog were up to some kind of plot against him. He brings them in to question them, Jake tells the truth but Weyoun doesn&apos;t believe it. So then Jake tells him an over the top lie of the sort that wouldn&apos;t be too far out of place in an actual episode.<br><br>&quot;I believe you,&quot; Weyoun said. &quot;That is, your first story.&quot; And he returns the card, sends the boys off.<br><br>It shows he&apos;s a villain, but a smart one.

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  @podarcisriz-r6m · 4 years ago

  She may not be the best villain, but the female changeling is definitely one of the scariest just because of how utterly callous she is.

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  @stevenjlovelace · 4 years ago

  One of the more interesting scenes of DS9 is when we find out that Weyoun (and other Vorta) can&apos;t appreciate art. I think that&apos;s a good metaphor about how slavish devotion to authority destroys your individuality and creativity.

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  @FTZPLTC · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m a huge fan of Weyoun. &nbsp;I just love how gosh-darned disappointed he is that you don&apos;t want to be subjugated by his gods&apos; empire.

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  @InfernalRamblings · 4 years ago

  One of the moments that really captures Weyoun&apos;s two-faced villainy is when he confronts Sisko about deploying a minefield at the entrance to the wormhole. He starts with threats and indignance, trying to intimidate Sisko. But when he realizes that Sisko isn&apos;t going to back down, he immediately changes tack, spinning a yarn about how the Dominion is &quot;peaceful&quot; and just trying to help Cardassia rebuild. Sisko plays along in the moment and of course, doesn&apos;t buy anything Weyoun says, but it&apos;s a great little moment that shows exactly how Weyoun operates.

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  @edinscot56789 · 4 years ago (edited)

  He was the quietest voice, yet he commanded the biggest stick. I mean the fact that the Female Founder trusted him implicitly meant he had the whole Dominion military at his beck-and-call.

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