Martok (changeling)


 * See Martok, Son of Urthog for the real Martok.

The Martok Changeling was a changeling who was one of the Founders of the Dominion.

In late 2371, the real General Martok was captured while hunting sabre bear on Kang's Summit by the Dominion. The real Martok was taken to Internment Camp 371. The Martok Changeling assumed Martok's form and took his position as Chancellor Gowron's chief of staff. (DS9: The Way of the Warrior, In Purgatory's Shadow, and By Inferno's Light)

The Martok Changeling then worked to weaken the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets to make the Alpha Quadrant ripe for Dominion conquest. In 2372 he convinced Gowron and the Klingon High Council that the Cardassian Detapa Council had been replaced by Founders. The Klingon Empire staged an attempted invasion of Cardassia, and withdrew from the Khitomer Accords when the Federation refused to support the invasion. When Deep Space Nine's crew discovered that the Detapa Council members had not been replaced with Founders, Gowron decided to back down rather than lead the Empire to its worst defeat ever. But the Martok Changeling had succeeded in turning two of the major powers of the Alpha Quadrant against each other. (DS9 episode The Way of the Warrior)

Odo later exposed the Martok Changeling on the Klingon station Ty'Gokor in front of a large crowd of Klingons. The assembled Klingons fired their disruptors into the Changeling repeatedly until he exploded. The real Martok was later rescued and returned to the Empire, playing a vital role in the Dominion War. (DS9 episode Apocalypse Rising and By Inferno's Light)