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"Tain was head of the Obsidian Order for twenty years. If he can survive that, he can survive anything."

– Elim Garak, 2373 ("In Purgatory's Shadow")

Enabran Tain was the former head of the Obsidian Order and the father of Elim Garak. However, he never admitted this latter fact publicly, believing that his son was "a weakness [he couldn't] afford."

Tain became head of the Obsidian Order in 2348, a position he held for twenty years until his retirement in 2368, and was the only head of the Order to live long enough to do so. Tain trusted no one, with the exception of his housekeeper, Mila. He was known for ruthlessness, and many said that he lacked a heart. Tain was also Garak's immediate superior, whom he trained and molded into a mirror image of himself. Nevertheless, Tain was directly responsible for exiling Garak after being betrayed by him in some way.

In 2370, during his retirement, Tain lived on the Arawath Colony where he was visited by Julian Bashir, who was seeking information on Garak's cranial implant so that it could be removed. Tain claimed to be only helping Bashir so that Garak could live a long, miserable life. (DS9: "The Wire")

Ira Steven Behr said, "You meet his [Garak's] mentor and best friend, who says, 'I hope he dies, but tell him I miss him.' That's perfect." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 73) Behr explained that the reason the scene featuring Tain became a favorite of his (and the writing staff of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) was "because we wanted to find out more about that guy!" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 141)

The following year, Tain attempted to stage a comeback by destroying the Founders' homeworld with a combined fleet of Obsidian Order and Tal Shiar ships. His plan was compromised by a changeling infiltrator, and the resulting Battle of the Omarion Nebula was a complete failure. The entire combined fleet was destroyed by the Jem'Hadar. Tain was assumed to have perished when his warbird exploded, however he was actually captured by the Dominion and detained at Internment Camp 371. (DS9: "Improbable Cause", "The Die is Cast")

File:Enabran Tain, In Purgatory's Shadow.jpg

Tain on his deathbed

In 2373, Tain managed to modify the camp barracks' redundant life support system to send a subspace signal to Garak, indicating he was alive. By the time Garak reached him though, he was dying of unspecified heart trouble. On his deathbed, Tain asked Garak to escape, so that he could seek vengeance on the Dominion for what it had done to him. Garak agreed, but only if Tain asked him as his father. Tain died in the presence of Garak and Bashir after acknowledging that Garak was his son, his last words were to Garak, "I was very proud of you – that day." (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow")

Damar discovered that Tain was Garak's father in 2375, when Garak and he, with Commander Kira Nerys, sought refuge in Tain's old house. (DS9: "The Dogs of War")

Appendices

Appearances

DS9
- "The Wire"
- "Improbable Cause"
- "The Die is Cast"
- "In Purgatory's Shadow"

Apocrypha

A younger Tain appeared in the Stargazer novel Oblivion, where he is pitted against a young Captain Jean-Luc Picard during Picard's first meeting with Guinan. During this mission, both Picard and Tain are looking for a friend of Picard's who claims to have vital information about a potential threat, but it is eventually revealed that the friend has betrayed Picard and actually has no information. At the end of the novel, Picard and Guinan are transported onto the USS Stargazer, leaving Tain to drift through space on an abandoned, badly damaged spaceship until he is recovered.

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel A Stitch in Time reveals that Mila was Garak's mother and that Tain hid his paternity by having Mila's brother Tolan raise Garak as his son. Later, it was Tain who sponsored Garak's entry into the elite training academy for Obsidian Order recruits.

Tain also appears in Keith R.A. DeCandido's Star Trek: The Lost Era novel The Art of the Impossible.

His mirror universe counterpart appears in the novel Rise Like Lions, in which is depicted as holding the position of head of the Obsidian Order until his death in 2378. He refers to Elim Garak as his illegitimate son.

External link

Enabran Tain at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Enabran Tain at Wikipedia

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-:"''Tain was head of the [[Obsidian Order]] for twenty years. If he can survive that, he can survive anything.''" - [[Elim Garak]]
+{{aquote|Tain was head of the Obsidian Order for twenty years. If he can survive that, he can survive anything.|Elim Garak|2373|In Purgatory's Shadow}}
 '''Enabran Tain''' was the former head of the [[Obsidian Order]] and the father of [[Elim Garak]]. However, he never admitted this latter fact publicly, believing that his son was "a weakness [he couldn't] afford."
-Tain was the head of the Obsidian Order for twenty years, and the only head of the Obsidian Order to live long enough to retire. As the head of the Order, Tain trusted no one, with the exception of his housekeeper, [[Mila]]. He was known for ruthlessness, and many said that he lacked a heart. Tain was also [[Elim Garak]]'s immediate superior, whom he trained and molded into a mirror image of himself. Nevertheless, Tain was directly responsible for exiling Garak after being betrayed by him in some way.
+Tain became head of the Obsidian Order in [[2348]], a position he held for twenty years until his [[retirement]] in [[2368]], and was the only head of the Order to live long enough to do so. Tain trusted no one, with the exception of his housekeeper, [[Mila]]. He was known for ruthlessness, and many said that he lacked a [[heart]]. Tain was also Garak's immediate superior, whom he trained and molded into a mirror image of himself. Nevertheless, Tain was directly responsible for [[exile|exiling]] Garak after being betrayed by him in some way.
-In [[2370]], during his [[retirement]], Tain lived on [[Arawath]] where he was visited by [[Julian Bashir]], who was seeking information on [[Elim Garak]]'s [[cranial implant]] so that it could be removed. Tain only helped Bashir so that Garak would live a long, miserable life. ({{DS9|The Wire}})
+In [[2370]], during his retirement, Tain lived on the [[Arawath Colony]] where he was visited by [[Julian Bashir]], who was seeking information on Garak's [[cranial implant]] so that it could be removed. Tain claimed to be only helping Bashir so that Garak could live a long, miserable life. ({{DS9|The Wire}})
+{{bginfo|[[Ira Steven Behr]] said, "''You meet his [Garak's] mentor and best friend, who says, 'I hope he dies, but tell him I miss him.' That's perfect.''" (''[[Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages]]'', p. 73) Behr explained that the reason the scene featuring Tain became a favorite of his (and the writing staff of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'') was  "because we wanted to find out more about that guy!" (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 141)}}
-The following year, Tain attempted to stage a comeback by destroying the [[Founders' homeworld]] with a combined fleet of Obsidian Order and [[Tal Shiar]] ships.  His plan was compromised by a [[changeling]] infiltrator, and the resulting [[Battle of the Omarion Nebula]] was a complete failure. The entire combined fleet was destroyed by the [[Jem'Hadar]]. Tain was assumed to have perished when his [[warbird]] exploded, but he was actually captured by the [[Dominion]] and detained at [[Internment Camp 371]]. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause|The Die is Cast}})
+The following year, Tain attempted to stage a comeback by destroying the [[Founders' homeworld]] with a combined fleet of Obsidian Order and [[Tal Shiar]] ships.  His plan was compromised by a [[changeling]] infiltrator, and the resulting [[Battle of the Omarion Nebula]] was a complete failure. The entire combined fleet was destroyed by the [[Jem'Hadar]]. Tain was assumed to have perished when his [[warbird]] exploded, however he was actually captured by the [[Dominion]] and detained at [[Internment Camp 371]]. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause|The Die is Cast}})
 [[File:Enabran Tain, In Purgatory's Shadow.jpg|thumb|left|Tain on his deathbed]]
-In [[2373]], Tain managed to modify the camp barracks' [[life support]] system to send a [[subspace]] signal to Garak, indicating he was alive. By the time Garak reached him though, he was dying of unspecified heart trouble. On his deathbed, Tain asked Garak to escape, so that he could seek vengeance on the Dominion for what it had done to him. Garak agreed, but only if Tain asked him as his father. Tain died in the presents of [[Elim Garak]] and [[Julian Bashir]] after acknowledging that Garak was his son, his last words were to Garak, "I was very proud of you - that day." ({{DS9|In Purgatory's Shadow}})
+In [[2373]], Tain managed to modify the camp barracks' redundant [[life support]] system to send a [[subspace]] signal to Garak, indicating he was alive. By the time Garak reached him though, he was dying of unspecified heart trouble. On his deathbed, Tain asked Garak to escape, so that he could seek vengeance on the Dominion for what it had done to him. Garak agreed, but only if Tain asked him as his father. Tain died in the presence of Garak and Bashir after acknowledging that Garak was his son, his last words were to Garak, "''I was very proud of you &ndash; that day.''" ({{DS9|In Purgatory's Shadow}})
+[[Damar]] discovered that Tain was Garak's father in [[2375]], when Garak and he, with [[Commander]] [[Kira Nerys]], sought refuge in Tain's old house. ({{DS9|The Dogs of War}})
+== Appendices ==
-[[Damar]] discovered that Tain was Garak's father in [[2375]], when Garak and himself, with [[Commander]] [[Kira Nerys]], sought refuge in Tain's old house. ({{DS9|The Dogs of War}})
+=== Appearances ===
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-== Apocrypha ==
+=== Apocrypha ===
-A younger Tain appeared in the [[Star Trek: Stargazer|Stargazer]] novel ''[[Oblivion]]'', where he is pitted against a young Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] during Picard's first meeting with [[Guinan]]. During this mission, both Picard and Tain are looking for a friend of Picard's who claims to have vital information about a potential threat, but it is eventually revealed that the friend has betrayed Picard and actually has no information. At the end of the novel, Picard and Guinan are transported onto the  [[USS Stargazer|''Stargazer'']], leaving Tain to drift through space on an abandoned, badly damaged spaceship until he is recovered.
+A younger Tain appeared in the ''[[Star Trek: Stargazer|Stargazer]]'' novel ''[[Oblivion]]'', where he is pitted against a young Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] during Picard's first meeting with [[Guinan]]. During this mission, both Picard and Tain are looking for a friend of Picard's who claims to have vital information about a potential threat, but it is eventually revealed that the friend has betrayed Picard and actually has no information. At the end of the novel, Picard and Guinan are transported onto the {{USS|Stargazer}}, leaving Tain to drift through space on an abandoned, badly damaged spaceship until he is recovered.
-The [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] [[novels|novel]] ''[[A Stitch in Time]]'' reveals that Mila was Garak's mother and that Tain hid his paternity by having Mila's brother Tolan raise Garak as his son. Later, it was Tain who sponsored Garak's entry into the elite training academy for Obsidian Order recruits.
+The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' [[novels|novel]] ''[[A Stitch in Time]]'' reveals that Mila was Garak's mother and that Tain hid his paternity by having Mila's brother Tolan raise Garak as his son. Later, it was Tain who sponsored Garak's entry into the elite training academy for Obsidian Order recruits.
-Tain also appears in [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]'' novel "[[The Art of the Impossible]]".
+Tain also appears in [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]'' novel ''[[The Art of the Impossible]]''.
+His [[mirror universe]] counterpart appears in the novel ''[[Rise Like Lions]]'', in which is depicted as holding the position of head of the Obsidian Order until his death in [[2378]]. He refers to {{mu|Elim Garak}} as his illegitimate son.
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