Kira is kidnapped by the Obsidian Order and surgically altered to appear as the Cardassian daughter of an influential Legate.
Summary[]
References[]
Characters[]
- Alenis Grem • Ari (Cardassian) • Julian Bashir • Benil • Jadzia Dax • Corbin Entek • Elim Garak • Iliana Ghemor • Tekeny Ghemor • Jones • Kira Nerys • Odo • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Yeln Arvam • Yteppa
- Referenced only
- Kaleen Ghemor • Kira Meru • Kira Taban • Miles O'Brien • Viterian
Locations[]
- Cardassia • Cardassia City • Deep Space 9 • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Station commander's office
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Bestri Woods • Dahkur Hills • Dahkur Province • Demilitarized Zone • Elemspur • Klaestron IV • New Mecca • Obsidian Order Headquarters • Singha refugee camp
Starships[]
- Referenced only
- Galor-class
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Kobliad • Kobheerian • Trill
States and Organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian dissident movement • Cardassian 8th Order • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Central Archives • Obsidian Order • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Resistance • Central University • Dominion • Maquis • Shakaar resistance cell • Starfleet Intelligence
Other references[]
- 2361 • Alpha Red • anti-grav sailing • bone carving • claustrophobia • clone • cryogenic chamber • cryogenics • desegranine • gul • hara cat • hasperat • holodeck • holo-filter • hologram • holosuite • icon painting • inquisitor • legate • Occupation of Bajor • phaser • phaser bank • power cell • screech rhino • sensor sweep • shield harmonic • shield modulator • sleeper agent • toranium • transporter
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
- Iliana Ghemor appears in the novels Warpath, Fearful Symmetry (which revealed much about her past), The Soul Key, Sacraments of Fire and Ascendance. Entek appears in The Art of the Impossible and the aforementioned Fearful Symmetry.
- The events of this episode are mentioned in "Ties of Blood and Water", The Fallen and "Face Value".
- Kira's time at Elemspur is shown in the novel Fearful Symmetry.
Cast[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys and Iliana Ghemor
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Andrew J. Robinson as Garak
- Christopher Carroll as Benil
External links[]
- Second Skin article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Second Skin (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Connections[]
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DS9 episode produced | Next episode: The Abandoned |
Previous episode: Equilibrium |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: The Abandoned |
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