Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a fictional character and anti-hero in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A member of the ultra-capitalist Ferengi, Quark owned a bar on the Promenade of Deep Space Nine. The character was played by Armin Shimerman, and was a regular for the show's seven-year run.
Before opening Quark's on the station, Quark served as a cook aboard a Ferengi freighter for eight years. Quark originally came to the ...
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Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a fictional character and anti-hero in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A member of the ultra-capitalist Ferengi, Quark owned a bar on the Promenade of Deep Space Nine. The character was played by Armin Shimerman, and was a regular for the show's seven-year run.
Before opening Quark's on the station, Quark served as a cook aboard a Ferengi freighter for eight years. Quark originally came to the station while it was named Terok Nor during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. Originally, Quark admired the Cardassian race for their version of morality, but later he seemed to take pity on the downtrodden Bajoran people, selling them food and equipment just above cost, which could have gotten him into serious trouble if the Cardassians had found out. When the station changed hands at the end of the occupation, Quark decided to leave the station. Commander Sisko, feeling that Quark's presence would encourage commercial tourism to boost the...
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