Character Star Trek: The Next Generation · 2370

Narik

Engineer on Baran's mercenary ship

The engineer of Arctus Baran's raiding ship in 2370, punished through a pain device when the engines fail under attack.

Narik is one of the mercenaries serving under Arctus Baran. He appears in Gambit, Part I, played by Cameron Thor.
Baran's crew rob archaeological sites in search of pieces of an ancient Vulcan relic. He controls them through neural servos fixed to their necks, which let him cause pain whenever he likes. Narik looks after the ship's engines, a hard task on an overworked vessel.
When the Enterprise-D engages the raider, the engines do not respond as Baran demands, and he turns the device on Narik. Riker, who is a prisoner on board, helps to fix the fault. Picard, who is living among the crew under the name Galen, uses such moments to make it seem that he and Riker are enemies and to gain Baran's trust.