Vorta

The Vorta are a species of humanoids native to the Gamma Quadrant, and are part of the Dominion. They are characterised by their large vent-like aural organs and pale skin. Most encountered Vorta show a grovelling subservience towards their Founder masters, a quality that can be perceived as irritating and gutless to non-Vorta. Their loyalty to the Dominion however is fiercely routed and during the Dominion War showed extreme fighting prowess both on the ground and in space. The most well-known Vorta is Weyoun, who served as the Dominion representative during the war and worked side-by-side with the Founder and other allied leaders. Weyoun was unique in that he maintained his existence via the use of cloning; if he died, another copy was made and sent to replace him. There were believed to be eight Weyouns of which Starfleet encountered only half of. Weyoun 8 was shot dead at Dominion headquarters by Elim Garak before the end of hostilities, and was believed to have been the last known copy. However in 2412 a Weyoun clone took control of Deep Space Nine during the the 2800 Incident.