What is your personal head canon?

[Candleicious Ghost]

I think the Jem'Hadar never really needed Ketracel White to be loyal to the Founders. I think the Vorta were telling the Founders that the Jem'Hadar were not as loyal as they thought they were, so had them addicted.

The Jem'Hadar have shown themselves to be more loyal than the Vorta. For example, in "THE SHIP", the entire compliment of Jem'Hadar killed themselves because they failed in saving the dying Founder. The Vorta, didn't.

Keevan in "ROCKS AND SHOALS": he let himself be a prisoner rather than use the kill switch they are implanted with. The Jem'Hadar fought to thei dying breath rather than be sedated and taken prisoner.


I think the Vorta are overall less loyal than the Jem'Hadar.

I don't know why the founders even bothered with the Vortas and didn't just deal with the Jem'Hadar themselves

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I think the Vorta are overall less loyal than the Jem'Hadar.

Generally this seems to be true, though there were the Jem'Hadar who went rogue and took over the Iconian gateway.

I don't know why the founders even bothered with the Vortas and didn't just deal with the Jem'Hadar themselves

The Founders aren't managers or generals, they're gods. They leave that trivial business to their minions.

 

[knightgrace]

Generally this seems to be true, though there were the Jem'Hadar who went rogue and took over the Iconian gateway.


The Founders aren't managers or generals, they're gods. They leave that trivial business to their minions.

They think that they are gods.

Which proves just how mentally sound that they are...

 

[cooleddie74]

Well, they just believe they're superior life forms to the Solids. They know they're not deities or supernatural, omnipotent beings, but can manipulate species like the Vorta and Jem'Hadar into believing that they're gods, instilling just enough fear and worship into them that orders will be obeyed.

Which at the end of the day is the Founders' greatest asset. Cowed subordinates who will slavishly follow every instruction to further the Dominion's wider goals. Which are victory over all who oppose them.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Well, they just believe they're superior life forms to the Solids. They know they're not deities or supernatural, omnipotent beings, but can manipulate species like the Vorta and Jem'Hadar into believing that they're gods, instilling just enough fear and worship into them that orders will be obeyed.

Which at the end of the day is the Founders' greatest asset. Cowed subordinates who will slavishly follow every instruction to further the Dominion's wider goals. Which are victory over all who oppose them.

Their greatest asset and in a way their greatest crime.

 

[BillJ]

The Eugenics Wars happened from 1992-1996. Also an object lesson on how fleeting canon actually is.

 

[XCV330]

I don't know why the founders even bothered with the Vortas and didn't just deal with the Jem'Hadar themselves

Maybe they tried it on a limited basis and found it didn't work. Or maybe it was just unpleasant having to deal with so many people. Judging from Odo, the most common emotion among the changelings is "annoyance"