Captain Crais

"Tauvo is dead. Struck down by a weak, pathetic, inferior being. It must be avenged! I swear in Tauvo's name, Crichton, you will die in my hands."

- Crais swears vengeance against Crichton Captain Bialar Crais is a central character and recurring antagonist in the science-fiction TV series Farscape. The overarching villain of season one, he is introduced as a ruthless commander in the galaxy-spanning military organization known as the Peacekeepers: charged with hunting down the fugitives and escaped convicts that make up the main cast of characters, he is primarily motivated by the desire for revenge against series protagonist John Crichton, who Crais believes to responsible for the death of his brother, Tauvo.

Over the course of the season, however, his obsession with vengeance leads him to disobey the orders of his superiors and turn renegade in pursuit of Crichton. Eventually, his crimes are discovered by fellow villain Scorpius, who strips Crais of his rank and has him branded "Irrevocably Contaminated," forcing the ex-captain to ally with Crichton and the other members of the main cast in his attempt to escape justice. From hereon, Crais becomes more of an anti-hero, though he still occasionally plays the role of an antagonist in his interactions with the crew - particularly in regards to his partnership with Moya's son, Talyn.

Crais is played throughout the series by Lani Tupu, who also provides the voice of Moya's pilot.