Star Trek: The Obsidian Order, Explained

The citizens of Cardassia couldn’t make a single move without the Obsidian Order breathing down their necks, and that’s only one reason why this intelligence agency makes the list of scariest Star Trek organizations. Another was that the Order somehow managed to both work with the government and operate in secret. Its high-ranking associations gave the Order a long reach when it came to micromanaging Cardassian society. They even chose what people ate, and were known to make people disappear if they chose wrong. However, doing so behind closed doors meant the Order wasn’t subject to the same guidelines as rule-abiding organizations like the Cardassian Union.