[Atenção: este texto contém spoilers sobre “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War #2”.]
Over the course of seven seasons, “Star Trek” fans have wondered about the true personality of the Deep Space Nine bartender, Quark.
Throughout this period, the cunning Ferengi was always involved in get-rich-quick schemes, always in search of profit.
However, the series insinuated that Quark was much more complex than that. At that moment, in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War #2”, fans finally had confirmation of Quark’s true personality.
In this sense, after Quark’s newly acquired dog, Latinum, has its Borg technology confiscated by Captain Sisko, Quark only has one week to sell the dog.
Over this time, Quark begins to bond with Latinum as the dog accompanies him on all his daily tasks.
Later, Quark begins to connect some dots that make him make a genuine decision. Latinum’s buyer was actually a poacher who intended to kill the dog and sell it.
Faced with this, Quark agrees to team up with a mysterious group to take down the buyer and save his dog’s life.
Quark is not quite what he seems
In “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”, Quark was portrayed as a scheming, manipulative and greedy character. However, Quark’s new relationship with Latinum brings a new layer to the story.
From this, we get to see a side of Quark that has long been hidden, a softer side that Latinum is bringing back for all to see. In this sense, “The Dog of War” once again revealed this facet in Quark.
Even though Quark refused to admit to his friends that he was attached to the dog, the moment Latinum finds himself in danger, Quark doesn’t think twice about saving him.
This shows that Quark didn’t just see the dog as an opportunity to make a profit. At this point, Quark will need to find a way to save his friend from a terrible fate.
Furthermore, it points out other aspects of Quark’s personality. Therefore, he is a complex character, which shows that he has limits when it comes to harming the lives of others.
