This is a list of minor
fictional character
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s from the
science fiction
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television series ''
Star Trek: Voyager''. Characters here are members of the crew, or passengers, on the starship ''Voyager'' as it makes its way home through unknown space during the course of the series. The minor characters generally appear at most in several episodes (out of 172), sometimes in episodes that largely concern them. Of these characters, the only ones who joined the ship during its travels are the four alien children (Azan, Icheb, Mezoti, and Rebi) taken from a Borg cube.
Characters are ordered alphabetically by family name, and only characters who played a significant recurring role in any of the series are listed.
For the main cast, see
Star Trek: Voyager#Cast. Due to the connected nature of the Star Trek science fiction universe, these characters have appeared in the other Star Trek media.
Ayala
Ayala was played by
Tarik Ergin
Tarık Ergin (born June 7, 1961) is a Turkish-American actor.
Ergin was born in Hingham, Massachusetts of Turkish descent. He played the part of Lieutenant Junior Grade Ayala in '' Star Trek: Voyager'', as well as "Satan's Robot" from the '' Ca ...
. He appears in the background of almost every episode, more than any other "named extra". He speaks, briefly, in a handful of episodes. He is the only character other than the regulars to appear in both the pilot episode and the finale.
Ayala, the father of two, is originally a
Maquis
Maquis may refer to:
Resistance groups
* Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance
* Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
* The network ...
insurgent on
Chakotay
Chakotay is a fictional character who appears in each of the seven seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Robert Beltran, he was First Officer aboard the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyag ...
's ship. Ayala joins ''Voyager''
's crew as a security officer, serving under the command of
Captain
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Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. She was the Captain of the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyager'' (on '' Star Trek: Voyager'') while it was lost in the Delta Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy. After re ...
with the provisional rank of
lieutenant junior grade
Lieutenant junior grade is a junior commissioned officer rank used in a number of navies.
United States
Lieutenant (junior grade), commonly abbreviated as LTJG or, historically, Lt. (j.g.) (as well as variants of both abbreviations), is ...
.
Ayala serves in main engineering and at ops when
Ensign Kim is not on duty, but later transfers to security. He is often seen on the bridge as a relief tactical officer when
Tuvok
Tuvok is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. One of the main characters on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Tuvok is a member of the fictional Vulcan species who serves as the ship's second officer, Chief of ...
leaves the bridge. Ayala later served as a relief helmsman when
Tom Paris
Lieutenant Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and is portrayed by Robert Duncan McNeill. Paris is the chief helmsman, as well as a temporary auxiliary medic, ...
wasn't on duty.
In "
Twisted", Ayala is left in command of the bridge while the ship is affected by a distortion ring being and the senior staff is confined to the
holodeck
The Holodeck is a fictional device from the television franchise ''Star Trek'' which uses "holograms" (projected light and electromagnetic energy which create the illusion of solid objects) to create a realistic 3D simulation of a real or imag ...
s.
In "
Shattered
Shattered may refer to:
Books
* ''Shattered'' (Casey book), a 2010 non-fiction book: true-crime account of pregnant mother's murder
* ''Shattered'' (Francis novel), a 2000 novel by Dick Francis: glassblower seeks videotape following death of j ...
", Chakotay encounters an alternate version of Ayala seven years younger who helps Chakotay and other time-tossed ''Voyager'' crew combat a threat posed by time-distorted Kazon invaders who hold engineering.
In "
Repression", Ayala is one of the Maquis who are temporarily brainwashed into taking control of the ship. He becomes one of Chakotay's personal guards.
Azan, Rebi and Mezoti
Azan and Rebi are brothers, natives of the Wysanti race. Mezoti is a young Norcadian girl, born about 2368. All three were abducted and assimilated by the
cybernetic
Cybernetics is a wide-ranging field concerned with circular causality, such as feedback, in regulatory and purposive systems. Cybernetics is named after an example of circular causal feedback, that of steering a ship, where the helmsperson ma ...
aliens known as the
Borg
The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. The Borg are Cyborg, cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a Group mind (science fiction), hive mind called "the Collective". The Borg ...
.
In 2376, the Borg cube they were residing on as drones was disabled when all the adult drones on the vessel were killed by a pathogen that was carried on board by another abductee, Icheb. The Cube and the five surviving neonatal drones were abandoned by the Collective without their knowledge.
The young drones encountered the
USS ''Voyager'' and attempted to acquire technology that would help them re-establish their link with the Borg, but their efforts failed and they were brought aboard ''Voyager'' and carefully stripped of most of their cybernetic implants.
They lived on ''Voyager'' for several months under the mentorship of
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship ' ...
, a fellow ex-drone, where they began to receive an education. Then ''Voyager'' located the Wysanti and the brothers returned home in early 2377. As Captain Janeway had been unable to contact the Norcadians, Mezoti joined them and was eagerly welcomed by the Wysanti.
Joseph Carey
Joseph "Joe" Carey is a fictional recurring character in ''
Star Trek: Voyager''. He is a
human
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Starfleet
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officer.
An engineer aboard USS Voyager, Carey serves under
B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2346 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. She was admitted to Starfleet academy but dropped out before gr ...
. In 2371, Carey is briefly named acting chief engineer when the original officer in that position is killed during the ship's violent passage to the
Delta Quadrant
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, in which ''Voyager'' was flung over 70,000 light-years to the
Delta Quadrant
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in the "
Caretaker
Caretaker may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''The Caretaker'' (film), a 1963 adaptation of the play ''The Caretaker''
* '' The Caretakers'', a 1963 American film set in a mental hospital
* Caretaker, a character in the 1974 film '' ...
" episode, with Carey favored to be the replacement.
However, after some deliberation, Torres was made chief engineer in the "
Parallax
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" episode by
Captain Janeway
Kathryn Janeway is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. She was the Captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager (Star Trek), USS ''Voyager'' (on ''Star Trek: Voyager'') while it was lost in the Delta Quadrant on the other side ...
, as Torres showed better abilities than Carey when the ship was trapped in a
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and took the lead in engineering. Carey congratulated her and promised to never betray her command, and thereafter serves as her assistant, despite there having initially been some friction between the two. He is disappointed with Janeway's decision but recognizes Torres' superior abilities.
In 2377, Carey was assigned to join the away team to recover the remains of the Friendship One probe from the planet Uxal IV in the "
Friendship One" episode. The away team discovered that the inhabitants of the planet had been irradiated by
antimatter
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radiation caused by the probe. Unfortunately, Carey was murdered by a man named Verin, who had taken the away team hostage. At the time of his death, he had been working on a model of ''Voyager'', which Captain Janeway and
Commander Chakotay finished.
Chell
Chell is a fictional recurring character in ''
Star Trek: Voyager''. He is a
Bolian
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. Chell is first introduced in the episode "
Learning Curve
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", which is set in 2371.
Chell, along with many other ''Voyager'' crewmen, originally served under
Chakotay
Chakotay is a fictional character who appears in each of the seven seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Robert Beltran, he was First Officer aboard the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyag ...
with the
Maquis
Maquis may refer to:
Resistance groups
* Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance
* Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
* The network ...
, until their ship was dragged to the
Delta Quadrant
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by an entity known as the Caretaker. The ship was destroyed after Chakotay performed a suicide run on a Kazon ship. Transporters were used to avoid any casualties.
Chell and the other Maquis were forced to merge with ''Voyager's'' crew on the long 70-year journey home to the
Alpha Quadrant
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. Chell had disciplinary problems during the first year of ''Voyager's'' journey, such as talking out of turn. Chell ended up as a special group assigned to be trained
Starfleet
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protocols by
Tuvok
Tuvok is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. One of the main characters on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Tuvok is a member of the fictional Vulcan species who serves as the ship's second officer, Chief of ...
, the ship's tactical officer. The others in the group included three other
Maquis
Maquis may refer to:
Resistance groups
* Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance
* Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
* The network ...
, Crewman Mariah Henley, Kenneth Dalby and Gerron, a
Bajoran
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. At first Chell and the others were rude and disrespectful to Tuvok, but eventually improved under training. The group soon saved the ship from a plasma leak. Tuvok himself was saved from personal danger by the group, even though this violated orders.
In 2377,
Maquis
Maquis may refer to:
Resistance groups
* Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance
* Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
* The network ...
were being physically attacked, though they soon recovered from their injuries. Chell loudly voices his thoughts indicating he had never become comfortable with Starfleet personnel. After ''Voyager's'' resident
Talaxian
Neelix () is a character in the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', played by actor Ethan Phillips since the series' inception. Neelix is an alien native to the distant far side of the galaxy, who has joined the crew of th ...
,
Neelix
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left the ship in 2378, Chell asked to take his place in the mess hall. Janeway reviewed his planned menu, which was full of food/ship puns. Chell's plans were cut short when ''Voyager'' soon returned home to the
Alpha Quadrant
Several films and episodes of the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek'' are set in distinct astrographical regions of space. Some of these fictional locations exhibit anomalous physical properties; others are defined as sensitive buffer zones ...
.
Chell's role as a character is expanded upon greatly when he appeared in the Activision game ''Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force'' as a member of the Hazard Team. He is also featured in the tie-in comic book released by
Wildstorm Comics
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in 1999.
Icheb
Icheb was played by
Manu Intiraymi
Manu Intiraymi (born April 22, 1978) is a film actor, writer, director and producer. As an actor, he is known for playing the former Borg Icheb on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and as Billy on ''One Tree Hill''.
His producing ...
. He was
assimilated by the
Borg
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and has many parallels with the character
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship ' ...
: they were both assimilated by the Borg while small children, were separated from the Borg hive mind, and restored close to their pre-Borg selves with the help of the crew of ''
Voyager'' and
Captain Janeway
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.
After Icheb was assimilated he was placed inside a Borg maturation chamber where he was to grow into an adult drone until an apparently space-borne virus infected the vessel he was aboard and consequently killed all the adult drones, disconnecting the vessel from the Borg. This caused the chamber to open and Icheb to emerge as an underdeveloped Borg drone.
He was not the only
neonatal
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drone aboard, and the other drones that emerged (
Azan, Rebi and Mezoti, plus an unnamed 'First') from their maturation chambers formed their own small collective to run the ship and return to the Borg. At this point, in the episode
"Collective", they encountered ''Voyager''. First was dangerously unstable and was eventually killed in the cube's explosion while Captain Janeway persuaded the other children to abandon the Borg cube and join ''Voyager''.
As with Seven of Nine, the crew of ''Voyager'' restored the Borg children to their pre-Borg selves by removing most of their Borg implants and counseling them as they regained their normal personalities.
In the episode
"Child's Play", Icheb was facing a reunion with his parents. He met them, and at first was reluctant to return to the mainly
agricultural
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planet, compared to the advanced technology and science of ''Voyager''. Eventually, he warmed to his parents and elected to stay with them.
It then emerged that the people of his homeworld had genetically engineered Icheb to be a weapon against the Borg using the genetic knowledge they had applied to agriculture. When assimilated, he introduced a
biological
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virus
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Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1 ...
into the collective; it was this virus that first disabled the Borg ship from which he and the other adolescent drones were recovered. His parents were planning to use him in this way again, to protect their homeworld, which frequently came under attack by the Borg. He was sedated by his parents, placed on a ship engineered to emit a false warp signature to attract the Borg, and sent toward a transwarp conduit frequently used by the Borg. ''Voyager'' retrieved Icheb before his ship was tractored into the Borg ship.
Icheb had many talents intellectually and fit in well with the crew of ''Voyager''. His main position on ''Voyager'' was assisting Seven of Nine in the astrometrics laboratory. He sought to be admitted to the Starfleet Academy through training courses provided by the senior officers aboard ''Voyager''. Partial communication was established with
Starfleet Command on Earth, through which Icheb sat for and passed the entrance exam to the Academy. He gained the field rank of cadet from Captain Janeway.
The episode
"Shattered" featured an
alternate timeline
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set in 2394 in which an adult Icheb (who had attained a
field commission
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in
Starfleet
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of
Lieutenant Commander
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) helped
Janeway and
Chakotay
Chakotay is a fictional character who appears in each of the seven seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Robert Beltran, he was First Officer aboard the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyag ...
restore ''Voyager'' to the correct space and time after it was hit by a "chronokinetic surge" that altered the ship. He did this by using advanced instruments that he and
Naomi Wildman
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* Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth
* Naomi (Romanian singer) (bo ...
developed in the astrometrics lab.
Icheb's final appearance in ''Voyager''s last episode features him beating Tuvok at ''
Kal-toh'' the very first time he plays it. Since Icheb is exceptionally bright he may have a natural ability at the game – Icheb himself attributes the win to 'beginner's luck' – but this loss is the last in a series of inconsistencies that leads Tuvok to suspect he has a chronic Vulcan disease.
Icheb makes a cameo appearance in the ''
Star Trek: Picard'' episode "
Stardust City Rag".
Now a Lieutenant serving in
Starfleet
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, Icheb is mortally wounded when his Borg components are harvested, while he is awake and not anesthetized. In agony and dying, Icheb begs Seven to kill him and end his suffering. Seven refers to him as “my child”, then reluctantly complies.
This scene, noted for its body horror element, also includes a tie into the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode "
Imperfection", which involves Icheb donating the Borg portion of his eye to Seven of Nine; that history reveals the uselessness of the ghastly removal of his eye in "Stardust City Rag".
Intiraymi portrayed Icheb in the non-canon 2015
fan film
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''
Star Trek: Renegades''.
Michael Jonas
Michael Jonas was played by
Raphael Sbarge
Raphael Sbarge (born February 12, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Jake Straka on ''The Guardian'' (2001–04), Jiminy Cricket / Dr. Archibald Hopper on ''Once Upon a Time'' (2011–18) and Insp ...
. A member of the Maquis crew that joined with Voyager's in the year 2371, he quickly lost faith in
Captain Kathryn Janeway's ability to bring
USS ''Voyager'' home safely. He was particularly affected by the death of Kurt Bendera, a popular member of the Maquis aspect of the crew.
He began betraying secrets of ''Voyager'' to his former ally,
Seska
This is a list of minor fictional characters from the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Characters here are members of the crew, or passengers, on the starship ''Voyager'' as it makes its way home through unknown space du ...
, a Cardassian spy among the Maquis, who had abandoned ''Voyager'' for a life aboard a
Kazon
The Kazon () are a fictional alien race in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Developed by '' Star Trek: Voyager'' series' co-creators Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor, the Kazon serve as the primary antagonists during the show's firs ...
Nistrim vessel. He sent the Kazon all that ''Voyager'' knew about breaking the Warp 10 barrier. He was killed in the second season of the show after a struggle with
Neelix
Neelix () is a character in the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', played by actor Ethan Phillips since the series' inception. Neelix is an alien native to the distant far side of the galaxy, who has joined the crew of th ...
, who had been investigating who the traitor on ''Voyager'' was.
Lon Suder
Lon Suder, played by
Brad Dourif
Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar, and won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for his film debut role as Billy Bibbit in '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975). He is also kn ...
, is an engineer on ''Voyager''.
Suder is a
sociopath
Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits. Different conceptions of psychopathy have been u ...
ic
Betazoid
''Star Trek'' is a science fiction media franchise that began with Gene Roddenberry's launch of the original ''Star Trek'' television series in 1966. Its success led to decades of films, novels, comics, and spinoff series. A major motif of the ...
mercenary
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, who, unlike most Betazoids, is disconnected from his own, and others', emotions. Many of the Maquis had been uncomfortable serving with Suder, who seemed to enjoy killing rather than having joined to further the Maquis cause. Suder later admits that this is exactly why he joined the Maquis: he likes to kill, and the Maquis provided a sufficient outlet for his rage.
While on ''Voyager'', however, Suder cannot find an adequate release for his violent tendencies, and by the episode "
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* Molecular orbital diagram, Molecular energy-level diagram, a type of one-dimensional plot with a significant qualitative aspec ...
" he kills fellow crewman Frank Darwin in a murderous fury.
Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
Tuvok
Tuvok is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. One of the main characters on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Tuvok is a member of the fictional Vulcan species who serves as the ship's second officer, Chief of ...
, refusing to accept Suder's explanation that he killed Darwin for no reason,
mind meld
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s with Suder in an attempt to discover the truth and to bestow upon the troubled crewman some of his own
Vulcan
Vulcan may refer to:
Mythology
* Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology
Arts, entertainment and media Film and television
* Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home p ...
self-discipline. However, the meld affects Tuvok, transmitting Suder's sociopathy to the Vulcan. Tuvok, mentally ill, ultimately tries to kill Suder, who does not fight back as he is prepared to die. Tuvok, partly helped by Suder's warnings that the violence will become his entire life, resists the temptation. The Doctor says this is a sign Tuvok is healing from his madness. Suder is sentenced to
life
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imprisonment in his quarters until he can be rehabilitated. Over time, he finds that he has a natural talent for plant biology, and requests to help Voyager to both gain trust and become a part of the crew again.
When the
Kazon
The Kazon () are a fictional alien race in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Developed by '' Star Trek: Voyager'' series' co-creators Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor, the Kazon serve as the primary antagonists during the show's firs ...
and
Cardassian
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spy
Seska
This is a list of minor fictional characters from the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Characters here are members of the crew, or passengers, on the starship ''Voyager'' as it makes its way home through unknown space du ...
takes over ''Voyager'' in "
Basics" and strands the crew on a desolate planet, only Suder and the
ship's doctor
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Ancient uses
Speciali ...
are left on board. Struggling with his newfound inner peace and conscience, Suder is forced to revisit his violent ways to rescue his crewmates. He aids the Doctor in wresting control of the ship from the Kazon, at one point becoming nearly
catatonic
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after being forced to kill. In a final, selfless act of sabotage, Suder kills a group of Kazon in the Engineering room and sabotages ''Voyagers backup phaser couplings just after he is fatally shot by a Kazon soldier. Because of his actions, Paris and some Talaxian comrades are able to retake ''Voyager''. Tuvok later offers a Vulcan blessing over Suder's body that death might bring Suder the peace he could not find in life.
Seska
Seska first appears in the episode "
Parallax
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" as a
Bajoran
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crewmember absorbed from the
Maquis
Maquis may refer to:
Resistance groups
* Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance
* Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
* The network ...
ship in the episode "
Caretaker
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''The Caretaker'' (film), a 1963 adaptation of the play ''The Caretaker''
* '' The Caretakers'', a 1963 American film set in a mental hospital
* Caretaker, a character in the 1974 film '' ...
". In the episode "
State of Flux
"State of Flux" is the eleventh episode of '' Star Trek: Voyager'', which was a science fiction television show that ran from 1995-2001. Recurring Voyager characters Seska and Lt. Carey star, along with the show's main cast, in an episode that s ...
", she is revealed to be a
Cardassian
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undercover agent, who had infiltrated the Maquis cell. During her time with the Maquis, Seska had a love affair with her commander, former Starfleet officer
Chakotay
Chakotay is a fictional character who appears in each of the seven seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Portrayed by Robert Beltran, he was First Officer aboard the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyag ...
and befriended the half-Klingon, half-human
B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2346 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. She was admitted to Starfleet academy but dropped out before gr ...
. Seska's former relationship with Chakotay would later prove key to her plan to capture ''Voyager'' in the double-episode story "
Basics".
Once aboard ''Voyager'', Seska slowly melded into a normal life with the mixed Starfleet–Maquis crew, a process not without difficulty. After several clashes with the ship's rigid command structure and increasing frustration with the command of Captain
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. She was the Captain of the Starfleet starship USS ''Voyager'' (on '' Star Trek: Voyager'') while it was lost in the Delta Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy. After re ...
, Seska detached herself from the rest of the crew and began funneling assistance to the
Kazon
The Kazon () are a fictional alien race in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Developed by '' Star Trek: Voyager'' series' co-creators Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor, the Kazon serve as the primary antagonists during the show's firs ...
. She was caught while attempting to deliver replicator technology to the enemy and upon her apprehension, her true Cardassian identity was discovered by the
Doctor
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* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
. Seska fled to the Kazon whereupon
Jal Culluh
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* Jal (band), a Pakistani pop/rock band
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Places
* Jal, ...
took her as a lover.
The Kazon were able to capture ''Voyager'' with Seska's help after she joined their crew. Seska claimed to have impregnated herself with her former lover Chakotay's DNA and used the child as bait, knowing Chakotay would never abandon the child to the Kazon and its mother. The Kazon attacked the USS ''Voyager'' when it came for the child and were able to board and take over the vessel. During the short period when the ''Voyager'' crew was marooned on a planet, the Doctor learned that the child was half Cardassian and half Kazon and told Seska the child was Culluh's. The Doctor explained that despite the baby's somewhat human appearance the child would probably develop Kazon features later on.
Seska was killed when the ''Voyager'' crew retook the ship from the Kazon. Culluh escaped, taking their son with him. Almost a year after her death, in the episode
"Worst Case Scenario", a
holodeck
The Holodeck is a fictional device from the television franchise ''Star Trek'' which uses "holograms" (projected light and electromagnetic energy which create the illusion of solid objects) to create a realistic 3D simulation of a real or imag ...
program she had altered to kill
Tuvok
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, was discovered in the ship's memory and nearly accomplished its purpose before it was deactivated. Later, in "
Shattered
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Books
* ''Shattered'' (Casey book), a 2010 non-fiction book: true-crime account of pregnant mother's murder
* ''Shattered'' (Francis novel), a 2000 novel by Dick Francis: glassblower seeks videotape following death of j ...
," when ''Voyager'' was caught in a temporal rift that placed sections of the ship in different times, engineering was in the time period where the Kazon had captured the ship. Seska was featured in this episode as well and her control of the ship was stopped by a collaboration of crew members from various times.
Reception
In 2015,
SyFy
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rated Seska as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of Star Trek.
In 2018,
CBR ranked Seska the 18th best recurring character of ''Star Trek'' shows.
They elaborate, "Martha Hackett was fantastic in the part, showcasing Seska’s transformation from supposedly loyal fighter to a scheming vixen."
In 2020, ''The Digital Fix'' said that Seska was the standout character from season one, and that Hackett was a better actor than the main cast of the show in season one.
Vorik
Ensign Vorik, played by
Alexander Enberg
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Biography
Enberg is the son of television screenwriter and producer Jeri Taylor and sportscaster Dick Enberg.
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, is a
Vulcan
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* Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology
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* Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home p ...
male who serves aboard ''Voyager'' as an
engineer
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.
Ensign Vorik was introduced in full as a minor character in the episode "
Fair Trade
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". In the episode "
Blood Fever
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P ...
", Vorik underwent his first ''
pon farr
''Pon farr'' is a phenomenon in the fictional '' Star Trek'' universe. A part of the reproductive cycle of Vulcans, ''pon farr'' features in the canonical television series as well as in various spin-offs and fan fiction. An extreme physical an ...
'' on
stardate
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50537 while ''Voyager'' was stranded in the
Delta Quadrant
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. Approximately 75,000
light years
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from his arranged
mate
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* Mate, one of a pair of animals involved in:
** Mate choice, intersexual selection
** Mating
* Multi-antimicrobial extrusion protein, or MATE, an efflux transporter family of proteins
Person or title
* Friendship ...
, Vorik declared ''kun-ut so'lik'' with his superior officer,
Lt. Torres. When she refused, Vorik became desperate and accidentally (and unknowingly) initiated a
telepathic
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mating bond with her, which triggered her own
Klingon
The Klingons ( ; Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''.
Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids c ...
mating instincts. Vorik was forced to search for alternative ways to resolve his ''pon farr'', but he found no relief from
meditation
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or a
holographic
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mate. Eventually, having exhausted all of his options, Vorik made the challenge of combat in the ritual ''kun-ut kal-if-fee'', for the right to mate with B'Elanna. An enraged B'Elanna took the challenge herself, defeating Vorik and curing them both of the ''pon farr''. After they recovered, both Vorik and B'Elanna returned to normal duty.
In the episode "
Counterpoint
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", while ''Voyager'' crossed Devore space, Vorik was one of several
telepathic
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crew members who were suspended in the
transporter pattern buffer to avoid detection by the Devore inspections, led by Kashyk.
''Star Trek: Voyager'' producer and writer
Jeri Taylor
Jeri Taylor (born June 30, 1938) is a television scriptwriter and producer, who wrote many episodes of the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager'' series.
Early life
She is an alumna of Indiana University, where she was a me ...
, Enberg's mother, has suggested that Vorik is the
twin
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brother of Taurik, another Vulcan
Starfleet
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engineer played by Enberg in ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "
Lower Decks
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".
[Biography of ]
In the novel ''Homecoming'' Part 1 by Christie Golden, when ''Voyager'' gets back to Earth, Vorik was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade for his seven years of service on USS ''Voyager''.
Samantha Wildman
Ensign Samantha Wildman, played by
actress
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Nancy Hower
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Early life
Nancy Hower grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey, and is one of nine children. She appeared onstage for the first time as a senior in high school. Upon graduating ...
, joined ''Voyager'' as a
xenobiologist, not knowing she was
pregnant
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Pregnancy usually occur ...
by her
Ktarian husband Greskrendtregk. She gave birth to
Naomi
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* Naomi (given name), a female given name and a list of people with the name
* Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth
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in 2372. She chose
Neelix
Neelix () is a character in the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', played by actor Ethan Phillips since the series' inception. Neelix is an alien native to the distant far side of the galaxy, who has joined the crew of th ...
as Naomi's
godfather.
The character was named after a real person, a little girl who died in an accident. The real Samantha's organs were transplanted into the wife of ''Voyager'' episode writer
Jimmy Diggs
Jimmy Diggs (born September 2, 1955) is an American television screenwriter best known for writing the stories for a combined seven episodes of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''. This is more episodes than any other fre ...
, who gratefully named a character after the girl.
References
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