Gaten Russol was a male Cardassian. Russol was a member of the Cardassian military and also the nominal leader of the Cardassian dissident movement. Russol was from Cardassia II. In 2360, Russol returned from the Federation-Cardassian War and reacquainted with Natima Lang at the Mekisar military base near Cardassia City, where Lang was interviewing returning solders for the Cardassian Information Service. Russol eventually convinced Lang to join the dissident movement. Later, Russol told fellow members of the dissident movement that their aim should be bringing about the end of Cardassia's Occupation of Bajor and should reach out to the Federation to do so. Russol eventually established contact with Elias Vaughn, then a member of Starfleet Intelligence. In 2365, Russol was assigned to Tero