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I mean I agree that it would be "less" bad if he had died there

But "Hey it turns out he just hates Bajorians" is TOS level writing. Dukat was more than that. He sacrificed everything he had worked for, his career, his wealth, his home, his family just to embrace his half Bajorian daughter and even forgave her for betraying the entire Cardassian race.

Just go "Nah he's just wizard Hitler with fire aliens lol" is such a step down

I love the scene where Sisko and Dukat are discussing their sons and Sisko is trying to use their shared experience of responsibilities getting in the way of family as a chance to bond. And Dukat just throws it back in his face and goes "All my son will know is that the Federation took his father away on his birthday!"

That's a great character. Dukat is so delightful as a villain because he is capable of knowing right and wrong, he's intelligent and he has demonstrated that he can do the right thing... But then he still often does the wrong thing knowingly and is bitter and vindictive and proud. You know? Like a real person.