Kira is kidnapped by the Obsidian Order and surgically altered to appear as the Cardassian daughter of an influential Legate.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Other 2.4 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Locations 3.2 Species 3.3 Starships 3.4 States and Organizations 3.5 Other 4 Related stories 5 Connections

SummaryEdit

CharactersEdit

MainEdit

• Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks)
• Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor)
• Odo (Rene Auberjonois)
• Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig)
• Quark (Armin Shimerman)
• Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell)

RecurringEdit

• Elim Garak (Andrew J. Robinson)
• Cardassian computer voice (Judi M. Durand)

OtherEdit

• Tekeny Ghemor (Lawrence Pressman)
• Corbin Entek (Gregory Sierra)
• Iliana Ghemor (Nana Visitor)
• Benil (Christopher Carroll)
• Yeln Arvam (Tony Papenfuss)
• Alenis Grem (Freyda Thomas)
• Ari (Billy Burke)
• Yteppa (Cindy Katz)

ReferencedEdit

• Kira Meru
• Kira Taban
• Kaleen Ghemor
• Miles O'Brien

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Cardassia • 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

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Kobliad • Kobheerian • Trill

Referenced only 

Klaestron • Mathenite

StarshipsEdit

USS Defiant (Defiant-class)

Referenced only 

Galor-class

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian dissident movement • Cardassian Eighth 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

OtherEdit

2361 • 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

Related storiesEdit

• Iliana appears in the novels Warpath, Fearful Symmetry and The Soul Key, while Entek appears in The Art of the Impossible and the aforementioned Fearful Symmetry.
• The events of this episode are mentioned in The Fallen and "Face Value".
• Kira's time at Elemspur is shown in the novel Fearful Symmetry.

ConnectionsEdit

• 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.

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