Wuddle

Multek captain in command of the cruise ship that first encountered the USS Secondprize. Like the rest of his species, Wuddle had been taught to believe that there were no other intelligent life forms in the universe. After encountering the Secondprize and making his report to Frequoq Juletz, Wuddle was made captain of a military vessel assigned to deal with the "imaginary" Federation threat. By this time, Wuddle had come to believe that the Federations were indeed real and had himself beamed over to Waystation. When the Romulans arrived and began attacking everyone, Wuddle felt that he was walked into an ambush. He fled ops hotly pursued by Lieutena t Sean Russell, who wanted to calm him down, and Colonel Martin Lazlo, who wanted to kill him. Commander Lisa Beck and Russell prevailed and convinced Wuddle that they weren't trying to kill him. He then went home to the Multek Enclave. (Star Traks 5 [TRK})

After this incident, Wuddle was promoted to admiral in an effort by Frequoq Juletz to prevent him from talking too much about the imaginaries. When it became clear to Wuddle that the Multek government had no interest in ever investigating the possibility of aliens, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He formed a small group of believers, and then, when word reached him that an alien ship had crashed on a world just outside the Enclave, he and Hypple went to investigate. At the crash site, they encountered the D'Ceti as well as Russell, Lazlo, and Lieutenant Commander Craig Porter. Wuddle returned to Multos with Russell and Lazlo to rescue Beck from Frequoq Juletz. Wuddle kept guard over Juletz until Beck and the others could make their escape. When the Multek fleet that Juletz sent to destroy Waystation returned and reported that they had not seen the station, Juletz's ravings about real aliens got him removed from power. Wuddle volunteered to take over as Frequoq, a job most Multeks didn't want because of the responsibilities involved. Frequoq Wuddle visited Waystation in secret soon after this to speak to Beck. He would keep friendly but unofficial relations with the Federation, since the majority of Multeks were not ready to learn that there was indeed other life in the universe. On this visit, he saw and was immediately attracted to Dr. Amedon Nelson. ("The Way We Were" [WAY]) The feelings were mutual, and Wuddle and Nelson began seeing each other during his visits to the station. The secrets of his visits and his relationship with Nelson were both almost revealed by AWN reporter Joan Redding. (News At Eleven [WAY])