I asked Andrew J. Robinson, the Elim Garak from "Startrek Deep Space 9", to read you birthday wishes I wrote for you. I sensed you will like that a lot...

The character of Garak is much like you: a thinker, soldier, skilled conversationalist due to his wit, charm, and adaptability… he displays ability in hand-to-hand combat, computer programming and repair, piloting and code breaking…. He shows competence in a wide range of skills and knowledge in a crisis.

He is nothing as “a plain simple tailor”, as the outside world perceives him. He is a tru master of

…Outwardly, Garak is gregarious and polite, traits that he uses to obscure people's knowledge, or suspicion, of his work as a spy. He is secretive, this trait i like a lot in you.

Furthermore, he also, just as you, had a difficult past...

He possesses a hidden sense of honor and a willingness to act for what he believes is the "greater good," even at a high personal cost.