Emperor Staleek

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Farscape character
Staleek
Title	Emperor
Homeworld	Scarran Empire
Race	Scarran
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Scarran Empire
Portrayer	Duncan Young

Emperor Staleek is a character on the science fiction television show Farscape. He is played by Duncan Young.

Staleek is the emperor of the Scarran Empire. He first appears in the "We're So Screwed" three-part story in season 4, holding a conference at the secret moon of Katratzi. It was there he first encounters John Crichton. Crichton comes to Katratzi under the guise of selling the information he has on wormhole technology to the highest bidder. Crichton is truly there to rescue Scorpius, whom Staleek has prisoner at the base. During that time, Staleek hopes to find a way to capture Crichton without setting off the nuclear bomb attached to Crichton's belt. He is also under the impression that Scorpius is his spy and double agent, but in truth, Scorpius turns out to be a double agent whose true allegiance it to the Peacekeepers. When Crichton severely damages the Katratzi base, Staleek orders Captain Pennoch to Earth, as he has learned from Crichton that the planet contains a large supply of the crystherium flower, vital to the Scarrans' power. Pennoch's mission fails and his ship is destroyed by Crichton and Aeryn Sun.

Staleek later takes an active role in the Peacekeeper-Scarran war, traveling in his flagship the Decimator. He personally captures Crichton at Arnessk and is later present at the battle over Qujaga where Crichton unleashes a wormhole weapon and forces the two sides to make peace.

[edit] Trivia

• Crichton mockingly calls him Emperor Sleestak, a play on the spelling of his name and also a smug reference to Land of the Lost, a popular 1970s Sci-Fi TV show on Saturday mornings.
• Duncan Young first plays a Scarran named Axicor in the episode "I Shrink, Therefore I Am." His character is the first Scarran seen belonging to the Royal Caste. He also plays a Diagnosan in "Twice Shy".