Gul Macet (2367)
Macet was a Cardassian Gul in the Central Command, and commanding officer of the Template:ShipClass warship Trager. In response to the destruction of a Cardassian outpost by the Federation starship USS Phoenix in 2367, Macet ordered his ship to attack the USS Enterprise-D. However, his ship proved no match for the Template:ShipClass Enterprise, and he agreed to a truce after his ship was disabled.
Macet cooperated with Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard in tracking down the Phoenix, which was believed to have gone rogue under orders from Captain Benjamin Maxwell. Macet brought two officers with him, Glinns Daro and Telle. In the interests of peaceful cooperation following the recently signed treaty ending the Federation-Cardassian War, Macet punished Telle when the latter was caught attempting to access secured systems aboard the Enterprise.
Ultimately, the Phoenix was located and returned to Federation space. However, Picard relayed Maxwell's allegations of a renewed Cardassian buildup to Macet, warning him, "we'll be watching." (TNG: "The Wounded")
Background
Macet was the first Cardassian seen in the Star Trek saga and the only Cardassian to ever appear with facial hair.
Macet also wears a different style uniform than most Cardassians seen in Star Trek, including those from flashback sequences to the 2350s. This would seem to suggest that the uniform indicates a separate branch of service rather than an older design, but there is no confirmation in episode dialog to support or refute this. The only other Cardassians seen wearing this type of uniform were from the Cardassian Militia 41, perhaps giving hint that the uniform indicates membership in a type of "National Guard" unit rather than the regular Cardassian military.
Macet was played by Star Trek veteran Marc Alaimo, who would later play a much more famous Cardassian, Gul Dukat.
Apocrypha
Macet appeared in several of the Deep Space Nine relaunch novels, specifically the Gateway's Deep Space Nine book Demons of Air and Darkness, Unity, and Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 1. The similarities between Macet and Dukat were explained as being due to the fact that they were cousins. He joined Damar's Cardassian Rebellion and fought against the Dominion.
In the Pocket DS9 novel Unity, a neural parasite from TNG: "Conspiracy" tried to bond with him, but was unable to, because of a Cardassian immunity to such parasites.
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Mission Gamma novels, his first name was established as Akellen.
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