Character

Admiral

Alidar Jarok

Commanding Authoritative Elusive Politically provocative

Alidar Jarok is a senior Romulan naval officer identified as the commanding officer of operative Setal. His name, invoked under pressure during a Starfleet debriefing, transforms rumor into a direct political provocation and forces command to treat the claim as an actionable intelligence crisis. Absent from the scene, Jarok nonetheless exerts decisive narrative weight as the locus of authority behind covert activity, reframing detainee testimony as potentially coordinated rather than isolated. His association intensifies Romulan–Federation tensions and signals broader strategic implications.

10 appearances

Romulan Military Operations

Also known as: Jarok, Alidar, Admiral Jarok

Alidar Jarok's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

10 moments

S3E10 · The Defector

Troi's Probe Forces Jarok's Name

Not applicable physically; narratively his invocation introduces an implied tension—authority looming and accountability risk for Romulan actions.

Admiral Jarok is not present but is invoked by Setal as a named authority; his name functions as a turning point in the interrogation, re-framing the discussion from rumor to …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Jarok's Confession: A Father's Gamble

Frustration giving way to downcast desperation; public bravado collapses into private paternal grief when pressed.

Jarok is escorted in, sits impatiently, attempts to persuade Picard by alternating defiant historical framing and finally a personal confession that he acted to prevent war and protect his daughter's …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Picard Forces Jarok's Confession

Downcast and pleading, exhausted by institutional rejection; shame and hope collide when he appeals to Picard's humanity.

Admiral Alidar Jarok arrives impatient, initially performs a defensive posture and attempts to argue political nuance; under Picard's pressure he abandons theater and confesses a personal, paternal motive — he …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Jarok's Confession and Picard's Condition

Remorseful and desperate, alternating between composed military bearing and private grief that weakens his rhetorical defenses.

Jarok is defensive and increasingly vulnerable: initially evasive about facts and identity, then shifts to a raw personal plea explaining his motive — to prevent a war and secure his …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Jarok's Broken Sacrifice

Devastated and hollowed—numb resignation that shifts into pained clarity; outwardly composed but inwardly unraveling as he confronts the meaning of his actions.

Jarok sits on the edge of the guest-quarters spare bed, shoulders slumped and hands idle, repeatedly glancing out the window; his posture, stillness and vacant gaze register concentrated, private anguish …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Jarok Unmasked: The Loyalty Test and the Romulan Ambush

Crushed, betrayed, and disoriented—shifts from confusion to devastated realization and grief as his life's purpose and loyalty are revealed to be manipulated.

Admiral Jarok, escorted onto the bridge, stares at the empty planet in stunned confusion, admits he saw records and communiques that now appear fictional, and breaks down realizing he was …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Trap at Nelvana — Tomalak's Deception and the Klingon Counter

Devastated and shattered — humiliation gives way to defeated sorrow as he understands his complicity in a staged loyalty test.

Escorted onto the bridge, Jarok listens as the planet is revealed empty; he realizes he was manipulated, confronts Tomalak verbally, and collapses emotionally, mourning his lost honor and family.

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S3E10 · The Defector

Broken Loyalty: Jarok's Failed Sacrifice

Crushed, bewildered, and broken — grief and self-reproach as the meaning of his sacrifice evaporates.

Alidar Jarok is escorted to the bridge, initially confused, then mortified as Picard suggests disinformation; he confronts Tomalak on viewscreen, realizes he was used in a loyalty test, and collapses …

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S3E10 · The Defector

Jarok's Suicide — The Human Cost of Deception

Absent/alive-in-memory: the scene implies a lonely, resolute despair and a moral clarity preceding death.

Admiral Jarok lies dead on the spare bed, face up and described as 'at peace'; his physical state and prior ingestion of the Felodesine chip are the event's causal and …

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S3E10 · The Defector

The Unsent Letter

At peace in death (as staged); the living interpret his emotional posture as resolved and intentional.

Lying dead on the bed, face up and at peace; his prior actions (ingesting a concealed Felodesine chip) and the letter he leaves behind are the final communicative acts that …

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