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'''Martus Mazur''', an [[El-Aurian]] refugee from the [[El-Aurian system]], was one of a handful of survivors of a [[Borg]] invasion. He used his renowned skills as a "listener" to serve his purpose as a [[con artist]]. |
'''Martus Mazur''', an [[El-Aurian]] refugee from the [[El-Aurian system]], was one of a handful of survivors of a [[Borg]] invasion. He used his renowned skills as a "listener" to serve his purpose as a [[con artist]]. |
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| − | + | The script for "Rivals" describes Martus as "''A tall, elegantly dressed and mannered man in his forties...''" [http://www.st-minutiae.com/academy/literature329/431.txt] Martus was the first El-Aurian identified as such in dialog. Fellow El-Aurian [[Guinan]] was not revealed to be this [[species]] until {{film|7}}. The writers intended for Martus to be Guinan's son, but the connection was dropped when they found out [[Whoopi Goldberg]] was unavailable. He was also intended to be a recurring resident on the station, a rival for Quark. However "Rivals" was not a particularly popular episode with fans and producers so the idea was dropped. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 109) |
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Revision as of 15:18, 13 March 2011
Martus Mazur, an El-Aurian refugee from the El-Aurian system, was one of a handful of survivors of a Borg invasion. He used his renowned skills as a "listener" to serve his purpose as a con artist.
After being arrested aboard Deep Space 9 in mid-2370 by Odo for swindling a couple on the station. Martus was locked in a holding cell and met a sickly alien named Cos, who showed him a gambling device that always brought him bad luck. Cos died and Martus took the device. Martus, after being released, convinced a widow, Roana, to let him turn her shop into a gaming establishment on the station's Promenade called "Club Martus". Club Martus used large-scale replicas of the alien gambling device. At first the club was a success, and seriously damaged Quark's profits. Even Rom left Quark and became a limited partner of Martus. But soon the device began letting everyone win, cutting deep into Martus' profits. His patron Roana wanted to close him down also.
Meanwhile, an abnormal amount of unusual coincidences and minor accidents started to occur and Jadzia Dax found that the laws of probability were seriously being altered when she discovered neutrinos were not spinning as they should. The gambling devices were the cause of this and they were destroyed by phaser fire. Once again broke and under arrest, Martus was bailed out by Quark with the provision that he leave the station. One con man was enough for the station. (DS9: "Rivals")
Background Information
Martus was played by actor Chris Sarandon in his only Star Trek appearance.
The script for "Rivals" describes Martus as "A tall, elegantly dressed and mannered man in his forties..." [1] Martus was the first El-Aurian identified as such in dialog. Fellow El-Aurian Guinan was not revealed to be this species until Star Trek Generations. The writers intended for Martus to be Guinan's son, but the connection was dropped when they found out Whoopi Goldberg was unavailable. He was also intended to be a recurring resident on the station, a rival for Quark. However "Rivals" was not a particularly popular episode with fans and producers so the idea was dropped. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 109)