Gul Ocett was a female Cardassian commander of a Galor-class warship in 2369. Ocett's need to solve a four-billion-year-old genetic puzzle for an unlimited power source brought her to Loren III, along with the USS Enterprise-D and the Klingon Vor'cha-class attack cruiser IKS Maht-H'a. After an agreement was made between the three ships, Ocett beamed to the Enterprise-D to discuss the matter of the puzzle. During the meeting, she tried to hide the fact that she was carrying a piece of the puzzle, claiming she was scouting the planet for possible colonization. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, however, called her bluff and it was found out all three species had a piece of the puzzle. Agreeing to a cooperation for scientific research, Ocett surrendered her sample which eventually led to one piece rema