Characters / Star Trek: Insurrection

For characters who debuted in Star Trek: The Next Generation, see Characters.Star Trek The Next Generation

Anij

Anij

Played By: Donna Murphy

Dubbed in French By: Catherine Privat

• Our Elves Are Different: Beautiful, immortal, and wiser than humans.
• Really 700 Years Old: Due to the planet's anti-aging qualities.
• Temporary Love Interest: For Picard.

Ru'afo

Ru'afo

Played By: F. Murray Abraham

Dubbed in French By: Frédéric Cerdal

• Big Bad: Plans to wipe out the Baku.
• Big "NO!": Shrieks one of these when he realises Picard has tricked him.
• Immortality Seeker: His ultimate goal is to live forever.
• Kill It with Fire: He's incinerated when his own weapon self-destructs.
• That Man Is Dead: When one of the Baku addresses him by the name he had when he was one of them, Ru'afo angrily shrugs it off.
• Villainous Breakdown: Steadily becomes more and more unhinged as his plans fall apart thanks to the crew of the Enterprise.

Gallatin

Gallatin

Played By: Gregg Henry

• The Dragon: Initially. He is Ru'afo's childhood best friend and the person that Ru'afo most trusts as second-in-command. But when he sees how cruel and twisted Ru'afo has become from his inability to let go of his hatred and old grudges against the Ba'ku, Gallatin ultimately betrays his friend to help Picard and the Enterprise crew save the Ba'ku.
• Even Evil Has Standards: It's clear Ru'afo's cruelty and bloodlust sit ill with him.
• Heel–Face Turn: Picard's convinces him that he can return home.
• The Starscream: A rare heroic example. While he is The Dragon who betrays the Big Bad, he does so not out of a lust for power and desire to take over as the new Big Bad himself, but because he is pulling a Heel–Face Turn and wishes to be reunited with his family who still live among the Ba'ku. In the film's ending, it's implied that he is now leading the group of reformed Son'a who are slowly beginning to reintegrate into the Ba'ku society.

Admiral Matthew Dougherty

Admiral Matthew Dougherty

Played By: Anthony Zerbe

Dubbed in French By: Marcel Guido

• All There in the Manual: His first name isn't used onscreen.
• Insane Admiral: Averted. He's actually among the more sane "corrupt admirals" in the entire franchise. It helps that he's not in it for his own self-interests and won't indulge in the benefits of the mission until they can be shared with everyone in The Federation.
• My God, What Have I Done?: He is shocked once he learns the truth about the Son'a and Ba'ku, and that Ru'afo's plan is essentially familicide.
• Redemption Equals Death: When Picard reveals the truth about the Son'a and Ba'ku, Dougherty decides to call off the mission, but Ru'afo kills him.