Star Trek: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kai Winn

10. Bribery And Coercion For Good

When the audience was first introduced to Winn, she was a fundamentalist, rigid zealot. She was shown organising an assassination attempt against her biggest religious rival, working behind the scenes, scheming to place herself on the Kai's throne.

That, arguably, makes a character a little difficult to root for. In fact, over the course of the six seasons that followed, there were so many examples of her awful nature that the audience would be forgiven for loathing her all the way through. Then, a piece of backstory would come out, throwing everyone for a loop.

In 'Til Death Do Us Part, Winn is having a meal with Anjol Tenan, recounting a time when she pried gemstones from a precious Bajoran artifact, then used them to bribe a Cardassian official for the release of prisoners who were marked for death. As any action that brought attention to oneself during the Occupation came with serious personal risk, this was a surprising piece of character history to learn, particularly so late in the game.

There were other instances of self-sacrifice that were revealed through the years as well - just enough to confuse those who would declare Winn totally irredeemable.