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Bok was a male Ferengi DaiMon of the Ferengi Alliance in the early 2360s. He commanded a marauder. He had one son.

In 2355, his son was killed in what he called the Battle of Maxia when his ship was destroyed by the USS Stargazer, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. This greatly affected Bok, to the point that he plotted his revenge for years. He attempted to carry it out in 2364 when he used a thought maker to influence Picard's actions. He tried to trick Picard into taking command of the Stargazer and attacking the USS Enterprise-D, but his plot was foiled. He was subsequently relieved of command of his ship by his first officer Kazago for his "unprofitable venture". (TNG: "The Battle")

After this incident, Bok was stripped of his title of DaiMon and incarcerated at Rog Prison, having been considered unstable and dangerous. He continued planning his revenge and eventually bought his way out of the prison in 2368. Making his way to the Dorias Cluster, he convinced a Ferengi crew that he had regained his title and would lead a profitable ransom mission. However, this was part of the plan, as he resequenced the DNA of Jason Vigo to make it appear on a genetic scan that he was Picard's son. He planned to take revenge on Picard by killing him without a ransom involved. He also gained access to subspace transporter technology to kidnap Vigo and taunt Picard.

In 2370, Bok sent a probe to inform Picard of his plan and Vigo's existence, of which Picard had been unaware. The Enterprise picked up Vigo and trailed Bok to the Dorias Cluster, though it was later discovered that Vigo was actually not his son. Bok successfully kidnapped Vigo, but failed to kill him, prevented by Picard's intervention of using the subspace technology himself. Bok's associates, having learned of the full deceit, apprehended Bok. (TNG: "Bloodlines")

Appendices

Background information

File:Aramut, A Final Unity.jpg

Bok's face used for the character Aramut in A Final Unity

Bok was played by Frank Corsentino in "The Battle" and by Lee Arenberg in "Bloodlines".

In the first draft script of TNG: "The Battle", Bok was described thus; "He's smoothly patronizing, clipped in speech, and arrogant. A Beast even Beauty would hate." However, in the final draft of the same teleplay, the latter of those two sentences was omitted. [1]

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, author Larry Nemecek said that actor Frank Corsentino couldn't be located to reprise Bok in "Bloodlines", so Lee Arenberg stepped into the role (despite having played another Ferengi, Prak, earlier that season, in "Force of Nature"). Evidently, Corsentino was later "found" and played Gegis in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Inside Man".

Bok's face, belonging to Frank Corsentino's, was reused for the character of Aramut in the 1995 video game Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity. Corsentino was not credited in the game, however.

Apocrypha

In the Star Trek: The Lost Era novel The Buried Age, Bok's son was named Flax, and the ship he commanded was known as the Seventy-Fifth Rule (referring to the 75th Rule of Acquisition: "Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum"). The Seventy-Fifth Rule was conducting a survey of the Maxia Zeta star system, discovering a massive wealth of dilithium and other precious metals before the Stargazer arrived in the system on its own survey mission. Believing the Federation to be insane due to its moneyless economy, Flax ambushed the Stargazer, leading to his death in the "Battle of Maxia". Bok arrived in the system afterwards searching for his son's ship, but instead found the abandoned Stargazer and kept it as a personal prize, until he could avenge himself on Picard for his son's death.

In the Pocket TNG novel Indistinguishable from Magic, Bok attempts to prevent the death of his son by using the NX class Intrepid (NX-07) to travel back to before the Battle of Maxia. He enlisted the help of Berlinghoff Rasmussen to achieve this goal. However, he was killed when the Intrepid travelled back to the Big Bang.

External links

[2]
Bok at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-'''Bok''' was a [[Ferengi]] [[DaiMon]] in the early [[2360s]]. His only [[son]] was killed in the [[Battle of Maxia]] when his ship was destroyed by the {{USS|Stargazer}}, under the [[CO|command]] of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. This affected Bok greatly, and he plotted his revenge for [[year]]s. He attempted to carry it out in [[2364]] when he used a [[thought maker]] to influence Picard's actions. He tried to trick Picard into attacking the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, but his plot was foiled. He was subsequently relieved of command of [[Bok's Marauder|his ship]] by his [[first officer]] [[Kazago]] for his "unprofitable venture". ({{TNG|The Battle}})
+'''Bok''' was a [[male]] [[Ferengi]] [[DaiMon]] of the [[Ferengi Alliance]] in the early [[2360s]]. He commanded a [[Bok's Marauder|marauder]]. He had one [[Bok's son 001|son]].
-Bok was stripped of his title of DaiMon soon after and was incarcerated at [[Rog Prison]], though he eventually bought his way out and made his way to the [[Dorias Cluster]]. Bok again tried to obtain revenge on Picard in [[2370]], by killing his son, [[Jason Vigo]]. Picard had been unaware of the existence of Vigo until Bok's threat against him. It was later discovered that Vigo was not his son, but his [[DNA]] had been altered by Bok to make it appear that way. Bok failed to kill Vigo, prevented by Picard's intervention. His Ferengi associates, having been told it was a plot to make Picard pay ransom [[money]], turned against him after learning the truth. ({{TNG|Bloodlines}})
+In [[2355]], his son was killed in what he called the [[Battle of Maxia]] when [[Bok's son's vessel 001|his ship]] was destroyed by the {{USS|Stargazer}}, under the [[CO|command]] of {{Captain}} [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. This greatly affected Bok, to the point that he plotted his revenge for [[year]]s. He attempted to carry it out in [[2364]] when he used a [[thought maker]] to influence Picard's actions. He tried to trick Picard into taking command of the ''Stargazer'' and attacking the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, but his plot was foiled. He was subsequently relieved of command of his ship by his [[first officer]] [[Kazago]] for his "unprofitable venture". ({{TNG|The Battle}})
-== Background ==
+After this incident, Bok was stripped of his title of DaiMon and incarcerated at [[Rog Prison]], having been considered unstable and dangerous. He continued planning his revenge and eventually bought his way out of the prison in [[2368]]. Making his way to the [[Dorias Cluster]], he convinced a Ferengi crew that he had regained his title and would lead a profitable [[ransom]] mission. However, this was part of the plan, as he resequenced the [[DNA]] of [[Jason Vigo]] to make it appear on a genetic scan that he was Picard's son. He planned to take revenge on Picard by killing him without a ransom involved. He also gained access to [[subspace transporter]] technology to [[kidnapping|kidnap]] Vigo and taunt Picard.
+In [[2370]], Bok sent a probe to inform Picard of his plan and Vigo's existence, of which Picard had been unaware. The ''Enterprise'' picked up Vigo and trailed Bok to the Dorias Cluster, though it was later discovered that Vigo was actually not his son. Bok successfully kidnapped Vigo, but failed to kill him, prevented by Picard's intervention of using the subspace technology himself. Bok's associates, having learned of the full deceit, apprehended Bok. ({{TNG|Bloodlines}})
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
 [[File:Aramut, A Final Unity.jpg|thumb|left|Bok's face used for the character Aramut in ''A Final Unity'']]
 Bok was [[Roles with multiple performers|played by]] [[Frank Corsentino]] in "The Battle" and by [[Lee Arenberg]] in "Bloodlines".
+In the first draft script of {{TNG|The Battle}}, Bok was described thus; "''He's smoothly patronizing, clipped in speech, and arrogant. A Beast even Beauty would hate.''" However, in the final draft of the same teleplay, the latter of those two sentences was omitted. {{Star Trek Minutiae|resources/scripts/110.txt}}
-In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'', author [[Larry Nemecek]] said that actor Frank Corsentino couldn't be located to reprise Bok in "Bloodlines," so Lee Arenberg stepped into the role (despite having played another Ferengi, [[Prak]], earlier that season on {{e|Force of Nature}}). Evidently, Corsentino was later "found" and played [[Gegis]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|Inside Man}}.''
+In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'', author [[Larry Nemecek]] said that actor Frank Corsentino couldn't be located to reprise Bok in "Bloodlines", so Lee Arenberg stepped into the role (despite having played another Ferengi, [[Prak]], earlier that season, in {{e|Force of Nature}}). Evidently, Corsentino was later "found" and played [[Gegis]] in the {{s|VOY}} episode {{e|Inside Man}}.
 Bok's face, belonging to Frank Corsentino's, was reused for the character of Aramut in the {{y|1995}} [[video game]] ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity]]''. Corsentino was not credited in the game, however.
 === Apocrypha ===
-In the [[Star Trek: The Lost Era|Lost Era]] novel ''[[The Buried Age]]'', Bok's son is named Flax, and the ship he commanded was known as the ''Seventy-Fifth Rule'' (referring to the 75th [[Rules of Acquisition|Rule of Acquisition]]: "Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum"). The ''Seventy-Fifth Rule'' was conducting a survey of the Maxia Zeta star system, discovering a massive wealth of dilithium and other precious metals before the ''Stargazer'' arrived in the system on its own survey mission. Believing the Federation to be insane due to its moneyless economy, Flax ambushed the ''Stargazer'', leading to his death in the "Battle of Maxia". Bok arrived in the system afterwards searching for his son's ship, but instead found the abandoned ''Stargazer'' and kept it as a personal prize, until he could avenge himself on Picard for his son's death.
+In the ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]'' novel ''[[The Buried Age]]'', [[Bok's son 001|Bok's son]] was named Flax, and the ship he commanded was known as the ''Seventy-Fifth Rule'' (referring to the 75th [[Rules of Acquisition|Rule of Acquisition]]: "Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum"). The ''Seventy-Fifth Rule'' was conducting a survey of the Maxia Zeta star system, discovering a massive wealth of dilithium and other precious metals before the ''Stargazer'' arrived in the system on its own survey mission. Believing the Federation to be insane due to its moneyless economy, Flax ambushed the ''Stargazer'', leading to his death in the "Battle of Maxia". Bok arrived in the system afterwards searching for his son's ship, but instead found the abandoned ''Stargazer'' and kept it as a personal prize, until he could avenge himself on Picard for his son's death.
+In the  [[Star Trek: The Next Generation (Pocket)|Pocket TNG]] novel ''[[Indistinguishable from Magic]]'', Bok attempts to prevent the death of his son by using the [[NX class]] ''Intrepid'' (NX-07) to travel back to before the Battle of Maxia. He enlisted the help of [[Berlinghoff Rasmussen]] to achieve this goal. However, he was killed when the ''Intrepid'' travelled back to the [[Big Bang]].
-=== External link ===
+=== External links ===
+* {{startrek.com|bok}}
 * {{mbeta}}
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