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121-466: The character first appeared in the pilot episode of the series, " Caretaker ". The character continued to appear throughout the series in a main cast role, with his final appearance in the finale, " Endgame ". He was featured in an ongoing storyline throughout the first and second seasons which featured the betrayal of his lover Seska ( Martha Hackett ) until her death in " Basics ". Following his experience with disconnected Borg in " Unity ", Chakotay

242-682: A field commission in Starfleet of Lieutenant Commander ) helped Janeway and Chakotay 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 developed in the astrometrics lab. In " Imperfection ," Seven's cortical node -- a vital Borg implant -- malfunctioned with no hope of repair or replacement. Icheb volunteered his own cortical node, citing his age and lesser dependance upon on his Borg implants for survival than Seven. Although reluctant to risk Icheb's life, Seven agreed and

363-443: A "very Hollywood version of Plains-culture religion". The appearance of a medicine wheel in the episode "Cathexis" was described by Sierra S. Adare as showing Chakotay as a "'good Indian' in the classic Pocahontas sense". Chakotay is seen attempting to introduce rituals and meditation techniques to other crew members, something they failed to understand. These were said to be contrary to the tribal history described in "Tattoo", which

484-876: A 24th-century paramilitary organization - terrorist group (like the World War II Maquis in the French Resistance and the Spanish Maquis that emerged in the Spanish Civil War ). The group is introduced in the two-part episode " The Maquis " of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , building on a plot foundation introduced in the episode " Journey's End " of Star Trek: The Next Generation , and appear in later episodes of those two series as well as Star Trek: Voyager . The Maquis story debuted when three Star Trek television shows running from 1987 to 2001 took place in

605-553: 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 was played by Tarik Ergin . He appears in the background of almost every episode, more than any other "named extra". He speaks, briefly, in

726-462: A Television Series in a Crossover Role in 1998 and 1999. Chakotay's inclusion in the main cast of Voyager was seen by critics as one of several who were used to highlight the diversity within the series. This was highlighted during the episode " Faces ", in which one scene showed Janeway, Tuvok, Harry Kim, and Chakotay in a single camera pan . Beltran's individual position was that he was "continually positioned as an exotic native other in relation to

847-482: A cameo appearance in the Star Trek: Picard episode " Stardust City Rag ". Now a Lieutenant serving in Starfleet , 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. In the present of the episode, Seven seeks revenge upon

968-617: A character's identity is common plot device throughout the story line. Many episodes play on these questions. In the Star Trek science fiction franchise, the Maquis are known to use a diverse mix of older spacecraft from the United Federation of Planets . Three aspects are that the spacecraft are older, as much as several decades, there are a variety of types in service, and finally, they tend to be of Federation design. Although

1089-603: A comedian. Following the first season and during a group interview with The Washington Times , Beltran joked that he was asked to perform in Hamlet during the summer in Albuquerque , but had been asked to wear Chakotay's facial tattoo. During that time he worked on the Oliver Stone film Nixon (1995). During the period when Voyager was run by Taylor and Piller as the executive producers, Beltran gave feedback on

1210-499: 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 insurgent on Chakotay 's ship. Ayala joins Voyager 's crew as a security officer, serving under the command of Captain Kathryn Janeway with the provisional rank of lieutenant junior grade . Ayala serves in main engineering and at ops when Ensign Kim

1331-532: A lack of official support from the Federation who feared breaking the peace treaty with the Cardassians, which would lead to war. Nonetheless, various Federation members supported the Maquis' cause, and illegally supplied them with weapons and other technology that they could use in their struggle. In several cases, the Federation actually intervened in the war between the Maquis and the Cardassians, aiding

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1452-547: A later article in 2012 describing the rise of Native American characters in the Twilight film series that Chakotay was still the sole popular example of a Native American character in science fiction. Chakotay was also described as "the only First Nations role model around in a futuristic setting" in the 2005 book, "Indian" Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out , but

1573-566: 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 , Seska detached herself from the rest of the crew and began funneling assistance to the Kazon . She was caught while attempting to deliver replicator technology to the enemy and upon her apprehension, her true Cardassian identity

1694-467: A place where he belonged before becoming Voyager's first officer. While Chakotay wasn't the captain, being the loyal support of Janeway instead was where he finally found his purpose. Dal later takes this to heart, giving the captain's chair to Gwyn and serving as the first officer of the Prodigy instead. Some criticism was directed at Chakotay's character development during the series. James Lileks for

1815-455: A planet. Another group saves him, and Chakotay discovers that the colonists are former Borg whose access to the main hive-mind was disrupted. He is linked to a local hive-mind to help him to heal, and after being returned to Voyager , he is forced against his will to reactivate the colonists' former Borg Cube . Chakotay is released from the new "cooperative" after the Cube self-destructs, leaving

1936-519: A popular member of the Maquis aspect of the crew. He began betraying secrets of Voyager to his former ally, Seska , a Cardassian spy among the Maquis, who had abandoned Voyager for a life aboard a Kazon 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 , who had been investigating who

2057-464: 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

2178-841: A ship housing both Starfleet people and those idealistic freedom fighters that the Federation felt were outlaws [i.e., the Maquis]." Therefore, the creators of Star Trek decided to create a backstory for the Maquis in several episodes of Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation , and named them after the French guerrilla fighters of the Second World War . The recurring characters of Michael Eddington ( Kenneth Marshall ) in Deep Space Nine and Ro Laren ( Michelle Forbes ) in The Next Generation became members of

2299-464: A species, though, he helps to disable the ship, allowing Captain Janeway to destroy it by ramming Voyager into it. This results in the timeline being reset, and the events of the episode were undone. In " Unforgettable ", he falls in love with Kellin ( Virginia Madsen ), a member of a xenophobic race who have developed a technology to prevent others from forming long-term memories of them. As such, he

2420-522: A temporal paradox that starts destroying the universe. With the help of Wesley Crusher , the cadets eventually find Chakotay in the present where he has been marooned for ten years on another planet, becoming a broken man following the loss of his crew and hope. The cadets manage to reignite Chakotay's spirit and help him to repair the Protostar and escape, reuniting with the Voyager -A and Janeway. With

2541-475: 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 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 aliens known as

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2662-612: A while". Although religion was referenced during the Star Trek franchise, such as in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode " Who Mourns for Adonais? ", it did not take a more prominent role until later in the series, with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine exploring the Bajorans' beliefs and Voyager concentrating on those of Chakotay. These included vision quests , and other interpretations of Native American culture which were described by critics as showing

2783-427: Is a sign Tuvok is healing from his madness. Suder is sentenced to life 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 and Cardassian spy Seska takes over Voyager in " Basics " and strands the crew on a desolate planet, only Suder and

2904-496: 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 " Meld " he kills fellow crewman Frank Darwin in a murderous fury. Lieutenant Tuvok , refusing to accept Suder's explanation that he killed Darwin for no reason, mind melds with Suder in an attempt to discover

3025-473: 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 first appears in the episode " Parallax " as a Bajoran crewmember absorbed from the Maquis ship in the episode " Caretaker ". In the episode " State of Flux ", she

3146-399: Is informed that they were previously in love when she was on Voyager a month earlier, and rekindle their relationship despite Chakotay not remembering the earlier encounter. Another member of her race removes Kellin's memories of Chakotay and installs a virus to remove all records of their race. Chakotay takes to writing out his memories of Kellin on paper so that he will not forget them. He

3267-439: Is next." The final episode introduced a romance between Seven of Nine and Chakotay. Ryan found this relationship confusing for the characters, as although it had been suggested in the episode " Human Error ", in the intervening episodes, the producers had told her and Beltran to ignore it. Chakotay's backstory was explained during the course of Star Trek: Voyager . He was born in 2329 on a Federation colony near Cardassian space in

3388-530: Is not on duty, but later transfers to security. He is often seen on the bridge as a relief tactical officer when Tuvok leaves the bridge. Ayala later served as a relief helmsman when Tom Paris 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 holodecks . In " Shattered ", Chakotay encounters an alternate version of Ayala seven years younger who helps Chakotay and other time-tossed Voyager crew combat

3509-450: Is revealed to be a Cardassian 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 and befriended the half-Klingon, half-human B'Elanna Torres . 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

3630-454: Is short-lived after Voyager under the captaincy of Tuvok agrees a deal with the Vidiians for a cure. The pair agree to return to the status quo on Voyager , but remain good friends. Chakotay was contacted by Seska in " Basics " to say that his son had been born, and the Kazon were threatening to condemn her to the life of a slave. Voyager attempted to extract Seska and the child, but it

3751-574: The Star Tribune said that "Chakotay, the rock-solid First Officer, remained rock-solid", but also suggested that "[a]ll of the characters ended the series as they began." Critics commented on the relationship between Janeway and Chakotay, with psychologist Richard Borofsky's views published in The Boston Herald . He suggested that by several seasons into Voyager , Chakotay had come to terms with his feelings for his Captain, but she

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3872-612: 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

3993-646: The Delta Quadrant , in which Voyager was flung over 70,000 light-years to the Delta Quadrant in the " Caretaker " episode, with Carey favored to be the replacement. However, after some deliberation, Torres was made chief engineer in the " Parallax " episode by Captain Janeway , as Torres showed better abilities than Carey when the ship was trapped in a quantum singularity 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

4114-519: The Maquis , until their ship was dragged to the Delta Quadrant 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 . Chell had disciplinary problems during

4235-473: The Protostar to send a weapon called a living construct back in time to destroy the Federation, but Chakotay and his first officer Adreek-Hu managed to launch themselves with the weapon onboard, forcing the Vau N'Akat to chase after it. At the end of the first season, following the destruction of the Protostar , a new temporal rift is opened through which Starfleet receives a distress call from Chakotay 52 years into

4356-501: The Star Trek series, but that "it never panned out. Dang!" Chakotay's relationship with Seven was also commented on, and both UGO and io9 complained that the relationship appeared at random. In 2016 Chakotay was ranked as the 11th most important character out of 100 of Starfleet within the Star Trek science fiction universe by Wired magazine. In 2018, CBR ranked Chakotay the 20th best Starfleet character of Star Trek . In July 2019, Screen Rant ranked " The Fight " as one of

4477-457: The seventh season in "Human Error", Seven simulates a relationship with Chakotay on the holodeck . A Borg implant was preventing her from feeling strong emotions without any physical ill effects, which prevented her from seeking a romantic relationship with the real Chakotay. By the time of the series finale, "Endgame", The Doctor had managed to remove the implant, allowing Seven to pursue a relationship with Chakotay. The alternative future seen at

4598-568: The ship's doctor 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 after being forced to kill. In a final, selfless act of sabotage, Suder kills a group of Kazon in the Engineering room and sabotages Voyager' s backup phaser couplings just after he

4719-531: The titular starship pursues a Maquis ship into the Badlands before being teleported to the Delta Quadrant . According to the fictional storyline of the Star Trek universe, the Maquis were formed in the 24th century after a peace treaty was enacted between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union , redesignating the demilitarized zone between the two powers, which resulted in

4840-408: 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 , 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

4961-756: The Cardassians joined the Dominion to fight in the Dominion War against the Federation, the Dominion aided the Cardassian military in wiping out the Maquis, a prelude to their war against the Federation and its allies. The Maquis provide moral challenges to existing characters such as Quark and Sisko on Deep Space Nine station. Quark is lured into selling weapons to the Maquis by an attractive Vulcan woman, showing how his desire for money unwittingly turned him into an illegal arms dealer. Sisko must navigate

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5082-401: The Collective permanently. Chakotay played an important role when Voyager was attacked in their dreams by a species that existed in a shared dream state, using meditative techniques of his people to induce a state of lucid dreaming that allowed him to wake himself up and plant a mental "command" that he would see Earth's moon in any dream. With the rest of the crew asleep with the exception of

5203-516: The Doctor, Chakotay was able to track down the aliens' home planet, ordering the Doctor to destroy the canyon where the dream species slept if they would not release the rest of the crew. During the " Year of Hell ", Chakotay is captured by the Krenim scientist Annorax ( Kurtwood Smith ) on a Time Ship. The two first attempt to work together as Annorax agrees to restore the now damaged Voyager if Chakotay complies with his demands. After Annorax wipes out

5324-484: The Federation ceding several of their colony worlds to the Cardassians. Although the colonists were offered free relocation to elsewhere in Federation territory, some insisted on remaining on the ceded worlds, effectively becoming subject to the Cardassian Union, which behaves aggressively towards them. Some of these colonists subsequently formed the Maquis to protect themselves from Cardassian aggression, due to

5445-576: The Federation starship USS Voyager is also trapped in the Delta Quadrant and Tuvok was revealed to be a Starfleet agent, Chakotay agrees with Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) to work together to find two of their missing crew. Following an attack by the Kazon , Chakotay destroyed the Val Jean to save Voyager and the Maquis crew joined the Federation ship. Chakotay was given a provisional rank of commander and named executive officer,

5566-486: The Federation, Cardassians, Maquis, and Bajorans playing off one another to create complex themes centered around the fictional space station Deep Space Nine. Episodes featuring the Maquis were distributed in many ways because the story was spread out across multiple series. For instance, Star Trek : Deep Space Nine was broadcast in syndication , while Star Trek: Voyager was on the UPN network. Home Video Releases of

5687-477: The Federation. Alongside Janeway and the Doctor, Chakotay gives the cadets field commissions as ensigns and the new Protostar -class ship, the USS Prodigy , which has been turned into a training ship. During their time together, Chakotay becomes a mentor to Dal R'El who expresses doubts about his future after seeing that he won't be the captain. Chakotay explains to Dal that he struggled all of his life to find

5808-578: The Maquis introduced in other Star Trek series before Voyager in four episodes; two in Star Trek: The Next Generation and two in Deep Space Nine . It was a deliberate reference to the political situation in the West Bank . In developing Chakotay, the producers sought the assistance of Jamake Highwater , a writer of more than 25 books of both fiction and nonfiction related to Native American myths and traditions. Highwater

5929-474: The Maquis, and Voyager contained regular former Maquis characters such as Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) and B'Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ), as well as recurring characters such as Seska ( Martha Hackett ). While the book by Erdmann links the Maquis to the French Maquis, their history seems to more closely resemble the Spanish Maquis . In " Caretaker ", the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager ,

6050-539: The Norcadians, Mezoti joined them and was eagerly welcomed by the Wysanti. Joseph "Joe" Carey is a fictional recurring character in Star Trek: Voyager . He is a human Starfleet officer. An engineer aboard USS Voyager, Carey serves under B'Elanna Torres . 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

6171-537: 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 set in 2394 in which an adult Icheb (who had attained

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6292-419: The ancestors of his tribe. They perceived Voyager as a threat because they had thought his people had been wiped out. He was able to resolve the problem using the teachings of his father. The Kazon returned and attacked Voyager in " Maneuvers ", where they stole a transporter control module. Chakotay took it upon himself to retrieve the device, recognising that Seska was behind it. He managed to destroy it, but

6413-434: The character which was taken into account. He later explained that this ended following the introduction of Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine onto the cast and Brannon Braga taking over from Taylor and Piller. Beltran felt that Chakotay was one of the characters alongside Harry Kim , Tuvok , and Neelix who were left behind by the new writers, who tended to concentrate on Janeway, Seven, and The Doctor . Beltran said that he

6534-419: 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

6655-593: The crew to produce a scenario similar to the Bajoran / Starfleet relationship seen in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , but wanted the characters to share the same ideals. To do this, the Maquis were created – a group of Federation colonists from the Cardassian border in a disputed territory who were joined by some Starfleet officers who joined them to fight for their rights. The producers had

6776-404: 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

6897-615: The demilitarized zone. While young, he was looked after by his grandfather. At the age of 15, Chakotay visited Earth with his father, who sought to find his tribe's ancestral home in Central America and the descendants of the Rubber Tree People. He was resistant to this, and instead dreamed of going into space and had heroes such as John Kelly, a pioneering astronaut in the early 21st century. He chose to enter Starfleet Academy against his father's wishes, and his entry

7018-485: The director of "Caretaker", was involved in casting the main cast for the series. He described the casting process for the part of Chakotay as difficult due to the lower numbers of Native Americans who were in the Screen Actors Guild . The casting process came down to two actors, and the producers decided on Robert Beltran , who until then was best known for appearing in the soap opera Models Inc. and

7139-413: 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 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

7260-793: The experiences of living in Cardassian-occupied space. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered in January 1993 and is primarily set within former Cardassian-occupied space. The Next Generation ' s " Journey's End " aired in March 1994 and introduced the results of the Federation-Cardassian peace treaty and establishment of a new demilitarized zone with Federation colonists in Cardassian territory. The Maquis were then formally introduced one month later on Deep Space Nine ' s two-part episode " The Maquis " and would then be

7381-449: The factions within that species. Chakotay is rendered brain dead, but is made into a disembodied spirit able to possess other crewmembers in " Cathexis ". The incident occurs while Tuvok and he were investigating a dark matter nebula , and he sought to prevent the ship from returning there, as an alien species wants to feed on the crew's neural energy. After Voyager enters the nebula, Chakotay possesses Neelix ( Ethan Phillips ) and guides

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7502-493: The first time and wasn't really trying to get the part. They asked to see me again, and they wanted to see more of an edge to the character." Chakotay was originally written as a "calm, stoic" character, but Beltran expanded on the character during the audition process, something that Kolbe credited him for. The writer's bible described Chakotay as a very traditional Native American with an altar and traditional art in his quarters. It also mentioned his spirit guide , something which

7623-433: 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 protocols by Tuvok , the ship's tactical officer. The others in the group included three other Maquis , Crewman Mariah Henley, Kenneth Dalby and Gerron, a Bajoran . At first Chell and the others were rude and disrespectful to Tuvok, but eventually improved under training. The group soon saved

7744-495: The focus of many episodes of the franchise. The episode "Learning Curve" used the different operating styles of Maquis and Federation as a plot point when some Maquis were taken aboard as crew on a Federation starship. Various members of the Maquis are characters in TNG , DS9 , and Voyager , although membership is sometimes transitory and as revealed by the Maquis saga, for example some are revealed as Federation agents. The reveal of

7865-441: The future. In the second season, Janeway leads a rescue mission for Chakotay with her cadets, who were the ones to find and crew the Protostar after it was sent back in time, traveling into the future with the plan to help Chakotay and Adreek to launch the ship and then to rescue them. However, they accidentally change history, allowing Chakotay and Adreek to escape with their ship through the rift, sending it elsewhere and creating

7986-417: The genetic knowledge they had applied to agriculture. When assimilated, he introduced a biological virus 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

8107-493: The internal politics of the Cardassians and Federation as he tries to uphold the peace treaty, in addition to being tested by his old friend trying to recruit him into the rebellion. Cardassians were introduced on Star Trek The Next Generation in January 1991 with the episode " The Wounded ", which lays some of the foundation for the Federation settlements on the Cardassian border. " Ensign Ro " aired in October 1991 introducing

8228-532: The latter in recognition of the peace treaty. In one case, the Federation ship USS  Voyager tracked a Maquis vessel to the Badlands with the intention of apprehending it, but an alien force transported both to the Delta Quadrant on the opposite side of the Milky Way Galaxy . The two crews were forced to unite to survive against alien threats such as the Kazon and the Borg . In later years, when

8349-402: The line, "This man has made another choice – to re-enter the world of Starfleet ." Chakotay was not the first Native American character to appear in the franchise, with " The Paradise Syndrome " in the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series showing a group of displaced humans following a Native American–like culture. The producers aimed to develop some conflict between the members of

8470-479: The loss of his traditional values. Rick Berman , Michael Piller , Jeri Taylor , Chakotay's description, Star Trek: Voyager Bible , 1995 The inclusion of a Native American character in Star Trek: Voyager was suggested at an early stage in the development of the series. The producers were looking for an ethnic background which had not been seen before as a main character in the franchise. It

8591-646: 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 . 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 in 1999. Mark Bennington "Your ocular implant. It's malfunctioning again." Icheb, " Imperfection " Icheb

8712-457: The most prominent example of a Native American character within this genre. As a leader, he is steady, fearless, and capable of inspiring absolute devotion. Though he comes onto Voyager more by necessity than choice, he quickly wins the respect of even the most die-hard Starfleet veterans. He strikes an immediate and powerful bond with Janeway, and an unusual one with Kim, who through Chakotay's example begins to question his own homogenization and

8833-493: The person who was responsible for Icheb's death. Intiraymi portrayed Icheb in the non-canon 2015 fan film Star Trek: Renegades . Michael Jonas was played by Raphael Sbarge . 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,

8954-453: The planet with a hive-mind separate from the main collective. Chakotay is captured by the Voth scientist Gegen ( Henry Woronicz ) in " Distant Origin ", who is seeking to prove his hypothesis that the Voth came from Earth. When Gegen is placed on trial by his people, Chakotay seeks to argue in his defense. Ultimately, Gegen is forced to back down to save Voyager after the Voth threaten to destroy

9075-432: The procedure was a success. 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

9196-470: The process Seska was killed. The child was discovered not to be Chakotay's, but instead a Cardassian/Kazon hybrid and the son of the Kazon-Nistrim leader First Maje Culluh ( Anthony De Longis ). The first indication that Voyager was approaching Borg space was shown in the episode " Unity ". While investigating a Federation distress call in a shuttlecraft , Chakotay was injured by the natives of

9317-483: The producers decided to keep him on the cast as it did not make "very much difference, except to a very, very small percentage of fans who maybe didn't like what I said." In an interview to publicize the final episode of Voyager , "Endgame", Beltran said, "We all had a great relationship with each other and we've all said how much we enjoy our crew. We have a terrific crew. But at the same time, I'm looking forward to what's next. It's exciting to know that something unknown

9438-481: The rank of lieutenant commander. Following the death of his father in 2368 while defending his colony from the Cardassians, Chakotay resigned his Starfleet commission and joined the Maquis. At the time of his resignation, one of his students was Ro Laren . After he joined the Maquis, he became captain of a vessel named the Val Jean , with a crew which among others included his lover Seska ( Martha Hackett ), B'Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ), and Tuvok ( Tim Russ ), who

9559-419: The rights to Deep Space Nine comics in the 1990s, and in the book series The Badlands by Susan Wright . The concept of the Maquis was introduced by the creators of Deep Space Nine so that it could play a role in the upcoming Voyager , which was scheduled to begin airing in 1995. As Jeri Taylor commented, "We knew that we wanted to include a renegade element in Voyager , and that the show would involve

9680-524: The same fictional science-fiction universe at the same time in the future (the 2360s–2370s). As a result, the Maquis story was told across several episodes in all three shows. The Maquis are especially prominent in Star Trek: Voyager , whose premise is that a Starfleet crew and a Maquis crew are stranded together on the opposite side of the Galaxy. The Maquis are also featured in the comic book saga The Maquis: Soldier of Peace by Malibu Comics , who held

9801-414: The second-in-command of the vessel and the crew seeks to return home to the Alpha Quadrant . The Kazon continue to be a hindrance during Voyager 's initial period in the Delta Quadrant, with Chakotay dismayed in " State of Flux " when Seska is revealed as a Cardassian spy who has been providing technology to the Kazon to seek an alliance. She escapes Voyager and sides with the Kazon-Nistrim, one of

9922-414: The series in which the character was named "Chakotoy". By the time Piller wrote the first draft of the story that eventually became the Voyager pilot " Caretaker ", the character was known as "Chakotay" and been made a Sioux . By the third draft of the story, submitted at the start of November, he had become a Hopi , but by the following February, he once again had no tribal affiliation. Winrich Kolbe ,

10043-492: 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

10164-427: The ship from a plasma leak. Tuvok himself was saved from personal danger by the group, even though this violated orders. In 2377, Maquis 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 left the ship in 2378, Chell asked to take his place in

10285-427: 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 program she had altered to kill Tuvok , was discovered in the ship's memory and nearly accomplished its purpose before it was deactivated. Later, in " Shattered ," when Voyager was caught in a temporal rift that placed sections of the ship in different times, engineering

10406-451: The ship out using a medicine wheel as a map. Shortly afterwards, The Doctor ( Robert Picardo ) is able to restore Chakotay's mind into his body. At the end of the first season, Chakotay supported Tuvok's aim of helping the former Maquis crew adapt better to life on Voyager in " Learning Curve ", by showing them the enforcement techniques of the Maquis. In the second season episode "Tattoo", Chakotay meets with an alien race who influenced

10527-505: The spacecraft are old, the Maquis are known to upgrade them with advanced weaponry to take on larger Cardassian vessels such as the Galor class. The Maquis Fighter seen in the DS9 episodes ("The Maquis" I & II) was designed by Jim Martin and the model for the special effect shots was built by Tony Meinenger. The fighter/transport used by Ro was also designed by Jim Martin, but that model

10648-404: The start of the episode showed that Seven and Chakotay were eventually married, but she died while Voyager was still travelling home. Chakotay died in 2394, following Voyager 's return, and Admiral Janeway visits his grave marker in that episode. This future was undone by the future Janeway travelling back in time to Voyager to return it to Earth sooner. Sometime prior to 2383, Chakotay

10769-402: The stereotypical nature of Chakotay's Native American heritage. This led to comparisons with Tonto from The Lone Ranger , and that the inclusion of "Hollywood" versions of vision quests and meditation techniques were contrary to the character's in-universe tribal background. However, he was praised as a role model for Native American science fiction and called "ground-breaking", as well as

10890-529: The television episodes include an array of LaserDisc , VHS , and DVD titles. Relevant Star Trek: Trek The Next Generation titles were also released on Blu-Ray disc in HD. For example, the two part episode "The Maquis" was released in two separate LaserDisc releases in the United States. A double episode 12 inch optical disc with "Blood Oath" and "The Maquis, Part I" was released on October 6, 1998, in

11011-661: The top five worst of the series, singling out Chakotay as a major problem in the show noting how he did not really fit in, and had poor development. For his portrayal as Chakotay, Beltran won the Nosotros Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series in 1997. He was nominated in 1996 for the NCLR Bravo Award for Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role, and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in

11132-404: The traitor on Voyager was. Lon Suder , played by Brad Dourif , is an engineer on Voyager . Suder is a sociopathic Betazoid mercenary , 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

11253-460: The truth and to bestow upon the troubled crewman some of his own Vulcan 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

11374-468: 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 radiation caused by the probe. Unfortunately, Carey

11495-433: The universe still in danger from the paradox and Ascencia, the last of the hostile Vau N'Akat from the future, Janeway, Chakotay, and the cadets embark upon a mission to launch the Protostar into the past where it will be found by the younger selves of the cadets, repairing the timeline. Returning to Starfleet, Chakotay becomes the new captain of the Voyager -A before Mars is destroyed by rogue synths, changing everything for

11616-585: The vessel. Before they depart, Chakotay gives a model globe of the Earth to Gegen as a present. His experience with the disconnected Borg resulted in Chakotay being against a plan to ally with the Borg against Species 8472 in " Scorpion ", causing conflict between Captain Janeway and him. The alliance results in Seven of Nine and a number of other Borg drones being placed on Voyager and Janeway injured. Although he

11737-451: The white female Captain Janeway", and was used to "help the white protagonist and progress the internal narrative." The placement of a character of indigenous peoples descent in science fiction was highlighted in the media. Drew Hayden Taylor said that Chakotay was "perhaps the most well-known". Of Chakotay's origin, he said, "They never actually say what nation he is, but I do believe it's some Central American tribe." Hayden Taylor wrote in

11858-400: Was a controversial choice of advisor, having been exposed by Hank Adams and Vine Deloria, Jr. as taking a fake Native American ancestry to sell books. Around September 21, 1993, Highwater gave seven pages of notes to producers regarding Chakotay's backstory, but his tribal ancestry was unresolved. By the end of that month, Michael Piller drafted the first version of the writer's bible for

11979-523: Was a trap and resulted in the Kazon boarding the vessel and stranding the Federation/Maquis crew on a nearby planet. While Tom Paris ( Robert Duncan McNeil ), The Doctor, and Lon Suder ( Brad Dourif ), along with allied Talaxian forces, sought to retake Voyager , Chakotay was instrumental in the crew's survival on the planet. He saved Kes ( Jennifer Lien ) from a local tribe, and built an alliance with them. The crew retook Voyager , and in

12100-403: Was actually Captain Janeway's Chief of Security, on an undercover mission to infiltrate the Maquis. In the pilot episode of Voyager , while the crew on the Val Jean seek to evade a Cardassian vessel captained by Gul Evek ( Richard Poe ) in the Badlands , the vessel is transported some 70,000 light years across the galaxy into the Delta Quadrant by the creature known as the Caretaker. After

12221-478: Was against an alliance with the Borg in " Scorpion ", nearly leading to the death of Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ). Despite this, by the end of the series, the two characters were in a romantic relationship. In the Voyager relaunch novels set after the vessel's return to the Alpha Quadrant , Chakotay is promoted to Captain of the ship but the relationship with Seven is ended. Reviewers of Chakotay were critical of

12342-597: Was also referred to as the "quintessential Tonto in outer space". A similar criticism was highlighted of the character in Medicine Bags and Dog Tags: American Indian Veterans from Colonial Times to the Second Iraq War (2008), which called Chakotay "a creature of white fantasies" and suggested that he was "far more stereotypical than Tonto" as "at least Tonto was heroic and saved the Lone Ranger once in

12463-442: Was built by Greg Jein. In 2006, the miniature model of the Maquis raider from "The Maquis, Part II" went for 10,800 USD at auction. An example of a review of Maquis episode was in 2016; USA Today the episode "The Maquis" as a must-watch for the entire Star Trek franchise for its introduction of the Maquis story, which would also be an element in Star Trek: Voyager . They note the interesting science fiction story elements of

12584-404: Was captured and tortured by the Kazon in the process. He was rescued by Voyager , and shortly afterwards, he was contacted by Seska, who informed him that she had impregnated herself with his DNA . In " Resolutions ", Chakotay and Janeway are infected with a virus which requires them to quarantine themselves on a nearby planet. The two began to show signs of affection for each other, but their stay

12705-538: Was discovered by the Doctor . Seska fled to the Kazon whereupon Jal Culluh 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

12826-463: 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. Maquis (Star Trek) In the Star Trek science-fiction franchise, the Maquis / m ɑː ˈ k iː / are

12947-473: Was hesitant about entering into a relationship with a member of her crew. For the relationship to work in the future, it was said that Chakotay should not try to lead the relationship and Janeway needed to be more vulnerable. Following the end of Star Trek: Enterprise , the romance between Chakotay and Janeway was described in the Chicago Tribune as the one most wanted to be seen on screen in any of

13068-581: Was hoped that a Native American character would prove to be an inspiration in the same way that the appearance of Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series later inspired Whoopi Goldberg and other African Americans . Executive producer Jeri Taylor said, "It seemed to us that Native Americans needed that same kind of role model and that same kind of boost ... the future looks good, you have purpose, you have worth, you have value, you will be leaders, you will be powerful. That

13189-422: 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. In 2015, SyFy 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

13310-462: 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 is a fictional recurring character in Star Trek: Voyager . He is a Bolian . Chell is first introduced in the episode " Learning Curve ", which is set in 2371. Chell, along with many other Voyager crewmen, originally served under Chakotay with

13431-469: Was named Captain of the USS Protostar and was in command when the ship was taken by the Vau N'Akat. Chakotay's mission was to continue exploration of the Delta Quadrant after Voyager's return, but his ship fell through a time rift into the future where it was captured by the Vau N'Akat who blamed the Federation for the destruction of their home planet in a civil war. The Vau N'Akat attempted to use

13552-411: Was not aware of the effects this was having on the rest of the cast, saying, "For me it was like, 'OK, you can fire me if you want to. Go ahead, and I'll leave.'" He compared his experience on Voyager to working in a car factory, and said that the repetitive scenes meant that it limited his creativity. Beltran explained that it did not affect his relationship with the other actors, and in the end, he felt

13673-458: Was of Mexican heritage. Beltran was not familiar with Star Trek before auditioning, and went along on the strength of the "Caretaker" script which showed the character becoming the second in command of Voyager after both their vessels are stranded in the Delta quadrant . Beltran explained the audition experience, "I felt neutral about the audition, didn't much care one way or the other. I went in

13794-509: Was one character choice we had early on." Taylor's notes from the early production in July 1993 describe the character as "First Officer – a human native American male, a ' Queequeg ' person who has renounced Earth and lives as an expatriate on another planet. A mystical, mysterious man with whom the Captain has some prior connection, not explained." A month later, this description was expanded with

13915-431: Was ordered to continue with the alliance, Chakotay seeks to renegotiate the alliance, but Seven refuses any changes. When she opens a rift to Fluidic Space , Chakotay decompresses the cargo bay , sending all the Borg drones out into space with the exception of Seven. Later, when the Borg attempt to double-cross Voyager , Chakotay activates his localised neural link, confusing Seven and allowing Torres to disable her link to

14036-468: Was picked up in the media report in TV Guide . Beltran wore a facial tattoo while playing Chakotay, which was applied with make-up. The design was created by Michael Westmore , who deliberately created it so it did not represent any particular tribal culture. The in-universe story of the tattoo and Chakotay's tribal origins were explained in the episode " Tattoo ". Beltran gained the reputation on-set as

14157-408: Was placed in command of Voyager after Seven was captured by the Borg in " Dark Frontier " and destroyed a transwarp conduit. Chakotay is later one of the members of the crew who were captured by Borg children in " Collective " and was saved after Seven's intervention. Initially, Chakotay and Seven did not get along, but he would come to realise that he was mistaken in that opinion. Towards the end of

14278-418: Was played by Manu Intiraymi. He was assimilated by the Borg and has many parallels with the character Seven of Nine : 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 . After Icheb was assimilated he was placed inside a Borg maturation chamber where he

14399-505: Was said to say that Chakotay's tribe descended from a pre- Mayan culture in Central America. Adare attributed this to Euro-American/European writers writing inaccurate information into scripts. However, the appearance of the character was described as "groundbreaking". Seska This is a list of minor fictional characters from the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager . Characters here are members of

14520-582: Was sponsored by Captain Sulu. He attended Starfleet Academy from 2344 to 2348, where he engaged in the sport of boxing. After graduating, he was assigned to a starship. One of his earliest away missions resulted in a diplomatic incident on Ktaria VII, and he was also on the team that made first contact with the Tarkannans. He was assigned as an instructor in Starfleet's Advanced Tactical Training and achieved

14641-478: 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 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

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