Cole Anfibon

Cole Anfibon was an independent obtainer of rare goods (or some would say criminal). Lieutenant Shelly Marsden first met him on Carsullis, where they were both trying to obtain the Hermes 5's backup computer core, which the Carsullans were worshipping as The Oracle. Marsden took Anfibon into custody, but, after a banter-filled dinner, let him go as long as he left the planet. He didn't leave. Instead, he gathered up all of the explosives Marsden had placed around the Oracle's shrine with the intention of blowing the structure up and beaming out the core. Before she could actually arrest him for interfering in her mission, Marsden and Anfibon were beamed up along with the computer core to a Breen ship commander by Thot-Phul. The Anomaly arrived soon after this. While Phul and Commander Prosak exchanged demands and threats, Marsden and Anfibon were able to set off their explosives, severely damaging the DRAAT, and escape. Lieutenant Commander Tovar finished the Breen ship off with a torpedo volley and beamed the Hermes 5 computer core back to the Anomaly. Phul and his crew abandoned ship before the DRAAT exploded. Captain Reginald Bain decided to let Anfibon go, since he helped Marsden escape the Breen, and returned him to his ship. Before he left the Anomaly, Anfibon told Marsden that he hoped to see her again and commed her later that same day. (Scrap Metal Of The Gods [BG])

Anfibon and Marsden continued a long distance relationship, but when Marsden was about to be taken back to the Andromeda Galaxy by the Associates and forced to work to pay off her debt to Gyjik's Galaxy Gateway, Anfibon was close enough to intercept the Associates ship before it left the Milky Way. He hid his own ship and crashed a microshuttle into the Associates' engines, beaming himself aboard the Associates ship before the crash. He was willing to help Marsden pay off the debt, but after a failed escape attempt, the Associates decided just to kill him. Fortunately, the USS Anomaly arrived in time to prevent this and gave the Associates a shuttle the Anomaly crew had obtained in Andromeda to pay off the debt. Back on the Anomaly, Anfibon and Marsden were actually able to spend a night together in person. (Past Due [BG])

Anifbon was actually a clone of Bain that Dr. Lenik created and sent to get close to Lieutenant Shelly Marsden as part of a plan to get revenge on Bain for destroying her research. While Anfibon was aboard the Anomaly, FOBBER set off an explosive on Dulcolax Three in the Federation/Romulan Neutral Zone containing transmetaquantaprotophasic radiation. The Anomaly and a Romulan warhawk were both sent to investigate the source of the illegal weapon. Anfibon attempted to murder Marsden before transporting himself and Bain to Gridloo and Pridloo's freighter. The Anomaly crew realized what was happening and de-escalated the situation with the Romulans before then chasing down the Pakleds' freighter and rescuing Bain. Marsden, despite her injuries, confronted Anfibon, who attempted to convince her that he really did love her and that he was forced by Lenik to do what he had done. Really, Anifbon was just trying to get close enough to stab Marsden again. Marsden stunned him before he could strike. He and Lenik were killed when the Pakleds' freighter exploded. (Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Part One, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Part Two [BG])

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: Cole Anfibon was introduced and the revelation that his name was an anagram that spelled "Clone of Bain" was planned out and the stories posted long before either of us read or saw "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," which has a similar reveal. We also wrote and posted these stories over a year before Star Trek: Nemesis came out, which also involves a clone of a starship captain created by a Romulan.)