Ardek

Commander of the Romulan vessels Exalax and Horshak. In 2375, Ardek unsuccessfully attempted to help Romulan infiltrator T'Phil steal the USS Aerostar and bring it back to Romulus ("Confrontations" [VEX]). Later that year, Ardek turned his sights to Lt. Commander Kristen Larkin, realizing that bringing back a working android would win him even more acclaim than the Aerostar. He failed to capture her as well ("At Times They Even Talk Alike" [VEX]). He later went on to try and steal Commander Conway's ex-wife's powerful device that would transform worlds into fairytale amusement parks, but failed ("Happily Ever Altered" [VEX]). One year later, Ardek went after Larkin's human counterpart, Kristen Larkin, using her as bait to draw the android Larkin ("Birds of a Feather" [VEX]).. He failed at that, too, and was presumed killed by Larkin, who dragged him down into a fiery pit on an exploding iceplanet. Ardek survived, though, and (partially) repaired the Larkin that had tried to kill him, named her Kitty, and employed her as his assistant. Meanwhile, Larkin had uploaded her brain to the USS Escort computer and had it promptly installed in another body. That other body discovered Kitty and Ardek operating a casino planet less than one year later, and attempted to save Kitty. She was unsuccessful. Ardek and Kitty escaped, only to be separated again when Kitty began malfunctioning. Upon finding a wormhole to the Delta Quadrant, Ardek jettisoned Kitty and left to start a vicious streak of conquest. The last he was heard from, Ardek was working with the Critics to enslave the entire Delta Quadrant. His hobbies include yoga and reading the "thought for the day" on his computerized calendar.