Damar quotes from Deep Space Nine

Damar

[taking in the news] They weren't a part of this rebellion. The Dominion knew that. The Founder knew that. Weyoun knew that. To kill her and my son. The casual brutality of it. The waste of life. What kind of state tolerates the murder of innocent women and children? What kind of people give those orders?

Kira Nerys

Yeah, Damar, what kind of people give those orders?

Kira

Oh, that was stupid.

Not at all. Damar has a certain... romanticism about the past. He could use a dose of cold water.

Kira

Well, I could have picked a better time.

If he's the man to lead a new Cardassia, if he's the man we all hope him to be, then the pain of this news made him more receptive to what you said, not less.

You're still a Cardassian, Garak. You're not going to kill one of your own people for a Bajoran woman!

[aiming a phaser at Rusot's head] How little you understand me.

Damar

Put your weapons down, both of you!

You want her dead too, Damar, I know you do. But you're the leader of the rebellion, and don't want to kill someone wearing a Starfleet uniform. Let me do it for you! [an electronic alert bleeps]

Damar

They've finished installing the dampening weapon.

Kira

Then let's all get the hell out of here.

Not you. [aims his rifle at Kira's head]

I'm still here, Rusot.

Damar, shoot him. We can kill them both and keep the Breen weapon for ourselves. I believe in you, Damar. I know you're the right man to restore the Empire we so loyally served. The Empire we loved. Together we can lead our people to greatness again. Just aim and fire. [Damar aims and fires his disruptor, killing Rusot]

Damar

[to a shocked Kira and Garak] He was my friend. But his Cardassia's dead, and it won't be coming back.

You should hear the stories. "Damar's alive, my cousin saw him on Kelvas Prime." "He faked his own death." "He's plotting a new offensive from his secret mountain hideaway."

You never told me you had a secret mountain hideaway.

Damar

I was going to surprise you.

Weyoun

Citizens of Cardassia, this latest wave of vandalism directed against your Dominion allies must stop.

I wouldn't count on it.

Weyoun

We know that these disgraceful acts of sabotage were carried out by a mere handful of extremists, but these radicals must come to realize that their disobedience will not be tolerated, and that you—the Cardassian people—will suffer the consequences of their cowardly actions. Which is why I must inform you that just a few moments ago, Dominion troops reduced Lakarian City to ashes. There were no survivors. Two million men, women, and children gone in a matter of moments. For each act of terrorism against the Dominion, another Cardassian city will be destroyed. I implore you not to let that happen. Let us return to the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our peoples so that together we can destroy our common enemies—the Federation, the Klingons, the Romulans, and all others who stand against us. Thank you.

Damar

I should have killed that Vorta jackal when I had the chance!

Kira Nerys

Want another one?

On your feet.

Kira

Why?

We prefer our prisoners standing when they die.

Anyone have any last words?

Damar

You may kill us, but Cardassia will never—

[interrupting Damar] Silence. Final words are not permitted.

How disappointing.

That was for Lakarian City. Legate Damar, I pledge my life to free Cardassia from the Dominion.

Damar

With men like you on our side, how can we fail?

Damar

(rallying the men) Once we are inside Dominion headquarters, we stop at nothing until we capture the Female Changling!

Let it be done! We're with you!

Damar

For Cardassia!

For Cardassia!

We have a problem.

Kira

Only one?

It's a rather large problem. The cargo bay door is made of neutronium.

Kira Nerys

Then the explosives we brought aren't even going to make a dent.

You see the problem.

What do we do?

Damar

I don't know. But I'm through hiding in basements.

Damar

I fail to see what is so funny, Garak.

Well, isn't it obvious? Here we are, ready to storm the castle, prepared to sacrifice our lives in a noble effort to slay the Dominion beast in its lair— [Kira begins to laugh uncontrollably] —and we can't even get inside the gates!

Kira

Maybe— maybe we could go up to the door and ask the Jem'Hadar to let us in.

Damar

Or just send the Shapeshifter out to us.

[sobers gradually] As I said, we have a problem.