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Voyager's Journey

With Star Trek Online ’s Delta Rising, the team looked to the fateful journey of the U.S.S. Voyager for inspiration.

U.S.S. Voyager traveled more than 70,000 light years in seven years to return to Earth. This trek took Voyager across the entire Delta Quadrant, from the deserts of Ocampa’s blasted surface to the asteroid base used by Talaxian exiles eager to build a new life. Along the way, they encountered dozens of species – some friends, but many foes.

Because this is a huge area of space to cover, the team at Cryptic looked at the stories they wanted to tell when choosing which areas of the Delta Quadrant to include in Delta Rising. We ultimately picked an area starting near the Nekrit Expanse (seen in “Unity”) and extending toward the Alpha Quadrant.

In this area, we follow along Voyager’s journey, meeting species they encountered including the Kazon, Talaxians, Ocampa, Hirogen and Benthans. Among the dozens of locations Delta Rising visits are the Northwest Passage, seen in “Scorpion,” and the homeworld of the Kobali, a species first seen in “Ashes to Ashes.”

A lot has changed in the Delta Quadrant since Voyager’s time. It’s been 32 years since Kathryn Janeway and her crew left, and alliances and empires have risen and fallen over the years. The Voth, stung by the punishing fight in the Solanae Dyson sphere, have pulled back to their own space, but still maintain alliances with non-mammalian species they can almost see as equals.

The Borg have their own problems. Their invasion of the Alpha Quadrant has taxed their resources to the limit, and the loss of a unimatrix was a major setback. The Cooperative is taking advantage of this temporary respite to attempt to liberate more drones from the Collective, and they’ve allied with other groups of liberated Borg to help them succeed.

The Benthan Guard has expanded their range, and is attempting to bring law and order to an increasingly dangerous area of space. But the rise of a mysterious fleet is causing them, and all the species of the Delta Quadrant, reason to be concerned. This fleet attacks without warning, slipping past planetary defense grids and destroying defending ships with ease. Rumors say several of the powers of the Delta Quadrant have already fallen to these foes, and Admiral Tuvok and U.S.S. Voyager have been dispatched to the area to learn more.

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This is a mere collection of figures concerning Voyager's journey through the Delta Quadrant, including an explanation of the single table columns. All coordinates have been completely revised in version 4, due to the use of more precise figures for Voyager's bearing and the distance Earth-Galactic core. A more extensive description of the journey summarized by the following table and of the different locations, the premises, problems and consequences, plus  possibilities to calculate the momentary speed you can find in chapter 5 of the Star Trek Cartography The journey of Voyager .

1. Table of the route

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Remark - Description of the location of the journey or the event which causes the change of distance.

Time - the stardate and the conventional date of the event, sometimes also a time span.

Distance - the distance covered due to the event, the total already travelled distance (since April 2371) and the remaining distance to Earth in light years..

Position in the Galaxy - The absolute position of Voyager in the Milky Way, determined by trigonometry from the starting position of Voyager in the Delta Quadrant and her linear course to Earth. The coordinates are based on a Cartesian planar coordinate system with the upper left corner (0;0) and the lower right corner (100000;100000). In this system, Earth is located at the coordinates (50000;74000).

Cartesian position - absolute position coordinates of Voyager in a different Cartesian planar coordinate system. The zero-point of the system is located in the center of the Galaxy, and the 4 quadrants correspond to the 4 Galactic quadrants (Alpha=III, Beta=IV, Gamma=II, Delta=I). Consequently, the system has the advantage that the Galactic quadrant can be easily determined by the sign of the x and y coordinates: position in Alpha Quadrant - x negative, y negative; position in Beta Quadrant - x positive, y negative; position in Gamma Quadrant - x negative, y positive and position in Delta Quadrant - x positive, y positive.

Polar position - The absolute Galactic position of Voyager in a polar coordinate system. The point (0;0) is again located in the center of the Galaxy, but in this system, the position of the star is unambiguously determined by its distance r to the point (0;0) and its angle phi (between 0� and 360�, counter-clockwise) between the x axis and the line passing the position of the star and the point (0;0). Consequently, the galactic quadrant in which the star is located can be easily determined by the angle phi: Delta Quadrant -  phi from 0� to 90�; Gamma Quadrant - phi from 90� to 180�; Alpha Quadrant - phi from 180� to 270� and Beta Quadrant - phi from 270� to 360�=0�.

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From the year 2371 , the USS Voyager was under the command of Captain Kathryn Janeway . During her tenure as captain, Voyager was the first Federation starship to explore the Delta Quadrant . Voyager had major impact on the Delta Quadrant with first contact with new species, the Borg and other missions.

Voyager underwent a final inspection by Captain Janeway and Admiral Theoderich Patterson at Utopia Planitia . Janeway discusses her mission to find the Maquis under former Starfleet Commander Chakotay and her Chief of Security, Lieutenant Tuvok with Patterson. Voyager undertook a shakedown cruise near the Demilitarized Zone 's border. Unfortunately, Voyager 's bio-neural gel packs malfunction and Voyager had to be towed back to Utopia Planitia for repairs by the USS Hood under Captain Robert DeSoto .( VOY episode : " Relativity "; VOY - The Brave and the Bold novel : The Third Artifact )

• Stardate 48315.6-48317 Following the repairs at Utopia Planitia, Voyager traveled to Deep Space 9 for it's first official mission: to find the Maquis ship under Commander Chakotay near the Badlands following Gul Evek's attempt to purse the Val Jean near a plasma storm. Upon Voyager 's arrival at the badlands, the ship was scanned by a Coherent tetryon beam . A Displacement wave then took Voyager to the Delta Quadrant at a array built by a Nacene known as the Caretaker . The caretaker examine both Voyager 's and the maquis' DNA. He sent Ensigm Harry Kim and Maquis engineer B'Elanna Torres to be treated by the Ocampans . Voyager worked with Maquis to find their people on Ocampa V . They were succesful, but upon their return realized that the Caretaker was dying and the Kazon - Kazon-Ogla under Maje Jabin were trying to take control of the array. When the caretaker died, Janeway decided to destroy the array. Despite making enemies of the Kazon, Janeway invited the Maquis to join her crew and accepted Chakotay as her new XO .( VOY episode & novelization : Caretaker )
• Stardate 48975.1 Voyager discovers a 1936 Ford Pickup truck floating in space and later detects a SOS coming from a planet .( VOY episode : " The 37's ")

Voyager made contact with the Sky Spirits of the ancient Rubber Tree People and Chakotay's tribe . Despite their reluctance, the Spirits gave Voyager some of their Polyferranide to help continue their voyage home.( VOY episode : " Tattoo ")

• Stardate 49208.5 Voyager comes under attack by the Kazon-Nistrim under First Maje Culluh and his mistress Seska . They are successful in stealing a Transport module until Chakotay destroys it.( VOY episode : " Maneuvers ") Stardate 49640.1 Following a attack by the Kazon-Oglamar , Voyager travels to Praja for repairs.( VOY - Homeostasis comics : " Part One ", " The Conclusion ")
• Stardate 50312.5 Voyager encounters the USS Aeon under Captain Braxton , who claims that Voyager was responsible for the Sol system 's destruction in the 29th century . Janeway refused to believe Braxton and stopped his attempts to destroy Voyager . Unfortunately, the Aeon was thrown back in time to 1967 while Voyager arrived in 1996 .( VOY episode : " Future's End ") Stardate 51123.9-51124.8 Voyager is stranded at the planet Denar .( VOY - Relicquest comics : " Part One ", " Part Two ", " Conclusion ") Stardate 51126.3 Voyager becomes stranded in a place known as the Dead zone . ( VOY comic : " Dead Zone ") Stardate 50672.1 Voyager joins several Elessian ships in answering a distress call.( VOY - Leviathan comics : " Part One ", " Part Two ") Stardate 50798.5 Voyager travels to Thesskira for supplies.( VOY - Telepathy War comic : " Cloud Walkers ")
• Stardate 50984.3-51003.7 Voyager enters Borg space, encounters Species 8472 and are drawn into the borg's war . Janeway is succesful in negotiating a alliance with the Borg and forcing Species 84722 into returning to Fluidic space . However, the borg's liason, Seven of Nine is ordered by the Borg Collective to end their alliance and to assimilate the crew. However, Chakotay was able to disconnect Seven from the collective and resume their voyage through the Delta Quadrant.( VOY episode : " Scorpion ") Stardate 51019.3 Voyager answers a distress call from a Orsorian ship.( VOY - Survival of the Fittest comics : " Part One ", " Part Two ")

Voyager discovers the USS Equinox under Captain Rudolph Ransom attempting to Earth as well. They discover that Ransom and his crew are using Nucleogenic lifeforms to enhance their warp drive. Janeway attempts to put an end to Equinox 's experiments but Voyager is left under attack by the lifeforms. However, Janeway is able to convince the lifeforms to stop attacking Voyager by promising Equinox 's destruction. The Equinox , Ransom, and several of it's crew are killed when the lifeforms destroy the ship with Voyager 's help. The surviving Equinox crew join Voyager 's crew as crewman.( VOY episode & novelization : Equinox )

• Stardate 53167.9 Voyager discovers the Underspace and Vaadwaur Prime . There, Captain Janeway, Seven, and Tuvok make first contact with the Vaadwaur and forge a alliance with them against the Turei . However, the Vaadwaur attempt to take Voyager , but fail when the Turei bombard the surviving Vaadwaur. 53 Vaadwaur ships escape into the underspace's Subspace corridors .( VOY episode : " Dragon's Teeth ")

Voyager is able to re-establish contact with Starfleet and the Federation.( VOY episodes : " Pathfinder ", " Life Line ")

• Stardate 54014.4 Voyager later helps the borg of Unimatrix Zero resist the Borg Collective .( VOY episode : " Unimatrix Zero ")

Voyager is able to establish face-to-face contact with Starfleet and the Federation.( VOY episode : " Author, Author ")

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How Star Trek: Voyager's Crew Got Home

Star Trek: Voyager's crew was stranded on the far side of the galaxy from the show's beginning. Here's how the starship finally made the voyage home.

While the Star Trek franchise has always been about Starfleet's adventures in the uncharted regions of the galaxy, Star Trek: Voyager turned this mission statement into an edict for its characters to return home. Stranded on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the Federation starship USS Voyager were initially cut off from any contact with Starfleet, forcing them to work with the Maquis in a region of the Delta Quadrant full of unknown, hostile civilizations. In the series finale -- seven seasons later -- the crew returned home to the Alpha Quadrant, irrevocably shaped by their ordeal but stronger and closer for it. Here's how Voyager completed its journey.

A powerful entity from deep within the Delta Quadrant known as the Caretaker drew Voyager across the cosmos, damaging the ship and killing many of its crew members as well as the Maquis they were confronting at the time. After the Caretaker's space station was destroyed by a hostile race known as the Kazon, the Voyager crew and Maquis set aside their differences and agreed to work together. The Voyager embarked on its journey home, which was calculated to take approximately 75 years, while the crew tried to stay alive and documented the undiscovered places they found themselves stranded in.

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How Long Did It Take Voyager to Get Home?

Along their way, the Voyager crew learned about several shortcuts and boosts -- including subspace vortices, slipstream corridors, derelict alien technology and the strange abilities of other races -- that shortened their travel time. After discovering that the Borg home was within the Delta Quadrant, they further retrofit the ship to accelerate its pace. Even Q himself got in on the action by transporting Voyager closer to home -- but not all the way, as he wanted to set a good example for his son by not cheating humanity entirely out of its hard work.

While Voyager originally returned to the Alpha Quadrant after a 23-year expedition, an older Admiral Kathryn Janeway decided to take matters into her own hands and change the ship's history in the series finale "Endgame." Stealing a Klingon device, the elder Janeway traveled back in time and confronted her younger self as the starship continues through the Delta Quadrant. Providing the ship with new technologies, the elder Janeway revealed what the prolonged version of the trip cost her and her crew.

Newly upgraded, Voyager was able to devastate the Borg Collective -- although that came at the expense of Admiral Janeway's life -- and used a transwarp corridor to return to the Alpha Quadrant in seven years. The 16-year difference saved the lives of several crew members and got Tuvok the medical treatment he needed in time to properly treat his advancing neurological disorder.

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Over the course of their seven-year ordeal, Voyager 's crew forged friendships and romances. They were also rocked by epic betrayal and heroic sacrifices as they battled the Kazon and Borg through uncharted space. Taking advantage of its unfamiliar surroundings, the starship trimmed down a lengthy voyage to less than a tenth of that duration -- and obliterating the Borg Collective was their coup de grâce .

Janeway's return in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy cast an interesting light on how the Starfleet officer's experiences in the Delta Quadrant shaped her as a leader. She is now Now Vice Admiral commanding the USS Dauntless , and played a major role in the second season of the Paramount+ series. Yet wherever she travels, Janeway will always be known for leading the USS Voyager home when it was seemingly impossible.

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When the USS Discovery arrived at Federation Headquarters in 3189 , Voyager was one of the nearby starships maintaining the station's protection field. ( DIS : " Die Trying ")

Later, a status display concerning Voyager was up in Fleet Admiral Charles Vance 's office. ( DIS : " Scavengers ")

When Osyraa commandeered Discovery to enter the Federation Headquarters' protective shield and began attacking, Admiral Vance instructed Voyager to take the lead on attacking the Viridian while the rest of the fleet targeted Discovery . Voyager was then part of the Federation- Ni'Var fleet that pursued Discovery and the Viridian , and acknowledged instructions from Discovery to back to a safe distance when Discovery planned to detonate their warp core . ( DIS : " That Hope Is You, Part 2 ")

The Voyager -J docked at Archer Spacedock

Sometime later, Federation President Laira Rillak unveiled Archer Spacedock where Voyager was docked. Rillak later informed Captain Michael Burnham that the prototype pathway drive would be installed on Voyager and that she was evaluating her short list for someone who would command the Voyager which included Burnham herself. However, Rillak told Burnham that she wasn't ready for such a responsibility, but Burnham stated that she wouldn't have accepted it anyways. ( DIS : " Kobayashi Maru ")

Given the urgency of analyzing the galactic barrier particles present within the DMA before the Multilateral DMA Strategy Assembly , Paul Stamets considered asking Fleet Admiral Vance to requisition Voyager 's computational help. ( DIS : " ...But to Connect ")

Following the successful mission to make first contact with Species 10-C , Rillak recalled her conversation with Burnham about how she wasn't ready to captain Voyager , but she now was. Although grateful, Burnham said that given the choice, she still wouldn't take it which Rillak acknowledged with a laugh. ( DIS : " Coming Home ")

Sometime after the Dark Matter Anomaly crisis, Lieutenant commander Nilsson left the Discovery for a posting aboard the Voyager . She left her pet tribble to Lt. Christopher . ( DIS : " Jinaal ")

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Review: Return To The Delta Quadrant For ‘Star Trek: Voyager – Seven’s Reckoning’ Part 1

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Star Trek: Voyager – Seven’s Reckoning Part 1 of 4 IDW Publishing Written by Dave Baker Art by Angel Hernandez Colors by Ronda Pattison Letters by Neil Uyetake

This week IDW Publishing launches its first-ever Star Trek: Voyager mini-series, just in time to celebrate this year’s 25th anniversary of Voyager . Seven’s Reckoning is set during the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager , right between “Scientific Method” and “Year of Hell pt. 1.” We have a review plus a preview of the first five pages.

Cover A by Angel Hernandez

“You like being one of many. A member of an ensemble…but…you are a protagonist. Whether you want to be or not… you are.” – Greeb the Vesh to Seven of Nine

What must it have been like for Seven of Nine to transition from being an ensemble character while assimilated with the Borg to becoming an individual, a person with her own story, aboard the USS Voyager? While the TV show did a good job exploring that transition, this four-part limited comic book series from IDW promises to be a fascinating look at that period of time.

Set shortly after Seven’s liberation from the Collective, Dave Baker’s story begins with the USS Voyager making its long journey home to Earth from the Delta Quadrant and encountering a vessel broadcasting a distress call. But when Voyager answers the call, there seems to be no one alive on board. When Captain Janeway sends Tuvok over to investigate with an away team, she has him bring their newest shipmate along with them, hoping her Borg knowledge could help determine what species built the ship.

Of course, the ship is not empty, but is crewed by a fascinating race of aliens, the Ohrdi’nadar,  who perceive all of life as an ongoing story in which some people are protagonists and others are supporting characters or even background extras. But what happens when Seven’s quest to discover her individuality spills over to encourage the alien “extras” to discover their own personhood?

This issue is a well-written setup for what looks to be an intriguing limited series. The story is not without its flaws: There is a completely unnecessary and annoying opening narration, some details of the alien culture are quite reminiscent of themes from Babylon 5 , and at points it seemed like we were seeing a Season 7 version of Seven of Nine, rather than the Season 4 version. However, the characters have their well-established voices, the aliens are fascinating, the story is engrossing, and there is delightful and familiar banter among the Voyager crew.

The art by Angel Hernandez and Ronda Pattison is excellent, with strong likenesses of our well-loved characters in the context of a more impressionistic approach to line work. The ships are well-referenced, and the layouts are strong. If there’s a complaint to be had about the art, it’s that Hernandez’s broad details style means that in long shots of the characters, they become quite generic. The coloring in some Star Trek comics is so dark that it’s difficult to make out the details of ships and interiors, but that is not a problem here. Ronda Pattison’s palette does a good job of allowing characters and props to “pop” without darkening the backgrounds beyond recognition.

It remains to be seen how this story will develop over the next three issues, but this is a good start, and I look forward to seeing where it goes.

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The 32-page comic Star Trek: Voyager – Seven’s Reckoning #1 will be released on Wednesday, November 18. You can pre-order it at TFAW for $3.19 . You can also pre-order the digital version at Amazon ComiXology for $3.34 .

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I really miss Voyager.

I do miss Voyager as a running series and would be awesome as a return run,of living members(if original star trek members could,why not original voyager cast members get a movie as well)?

Debra, none of the main cast of Voyager has passed on… who are you thinking of?

At least we’ll get Janeway back next year! :)

I miss Janeway and Seven of Nine.

We got Seven of Nine back in Picard though. And my guess is she’ll be a permanent cast member on the show next season. It would be crazy not to since she was clearly one of the most popular characters on the show and who everyone raved about.

I miss Voyager so much.

I miss is too. Janeway was a great Captain and I loved the ship and crew. I also really appreciated last weeks Discovery, which provided a wonderful acknowledgement of the show and it’s legacy in the Star Trek universe.

Now with a possible democratic government next year (?), it would be interesting if Manny Coto would helm a right wing Star Trek series in a counterculture attempt. With Roxann Dawson as the lead and Dwight Schulz, Kelsey Grammer and the uncle of Jack Quaid as further cast members.

Come on, now, aren’t there other sites available to peddle this nonsense?

You tell me. Trekmovie is the only site I participate with. If you know a site more suitiable to me please recommend.

Ah, one of those… What do you mean “possible”? Being a sore loser and having an ego too big to admit you were beaten (badly) and being so incredibly selfish to now endanger a proper transition doesn’t make Trump’s defeat any less real. Wake up.

Four years ago I would have agreed with you. But after those four years I have changed my perception of the US drastically. I now think everything is possible there. I already woke up more than I like.

Ok fair enough. But Trump isn’t the US. Don’t let Trump change your perception of the US. The world is waiting for this idiot to go away so they can get back to business with America. I personally believe that common sense will prevail in the US and that events will unfold how they should, despite the attempts of a few deluded fools.

My perception of the US has changed and I live in the US.

The last four years was one long nightmare. Enough is enough!

Trump and his enablers can go to hell. I’m moving on with my life. I’m done!

What Trump is doing is just so shameful! I mean every time you think this guy can’t get any lower, he finds another rung to step down on. It’s incredible what is happening. He lost and lost by a huge margin and he can’t just accept reality. We have never had anyone in over 200 years not concede an election when it’s brutally clear they lost. He’s now losing by six million votes, TWICE the size he lost in the popular vote last time and by the exact same electoral college votes he won by and what Trump at the time called a landslide. He’s made over 20 useless lawsuits with all but one thrown out the door because his lawyers have presented zero evidence fraud and yet what he’s still claiming. Meanwhile they need the transition to happen to start dealing with the covid mess he is totally ignoring. This man is scum.

This, this right here, is why so many want this idiot gone. Four years of this nut job. He doesn’t care about this country at all, all he cares about is his narcissistic ego and staying in power while his sheep like followers keep enabling him. I can not believe he was ever President in the first place because of situations like this. We have a man child as President who was a disgrace coming into the office and certainly one going out. A total embarrassment the world is watching and shaking their heads at. Can not wait until he’s finally gone.

“A total embarrassment the world is watching and shaking their heads at.”

Well said Tiger2. World leaders are just biding their time until he goes away. He doesn’t even take the G7 summits seriously. He leaves before the end, shows up late, doesn’t participate in sessions (having Ivanka proxy for him. I have nothing against her, but she knows nothing of world politics and has absolutely no business representing the US in those meetings)… So yes he is a total embarrassment and the world is shaking their head, but as I was saying above, they are directing their contempt at Trump, not at the US. Trump is not the US and 4 years of his blatant self-serving tenure can’t make the world forget what the US is and stands for. I’m Canadian so I’m part of this world looking from outside. Biden may not be the ideal candidate but he will be a good start to put this back on track.

I live in the US and a US citizen. I did vote in the election for Joe Biden. Anything can happen in America.

Don’t let Trump make you hate the United States. We are nice people.

Trump is afraid to lose. Joe Biden will be president in January. America is back to business.

Common sense will prevail in the US eventually. The transition will go on as expected.

I was thinking about moving to Canada, Australia, or New Zealand if Trump won the election.

Thank God he lost. Now we have to wait for him to leave the White House.

As a US citizen, I share the same views too.

What exactly would a “right-wing Trek” series be? One in which the Federation builds barriers to keep out unwanted aliens? Or faces some sort of threat from within, such as misguided or “deep state” operatives working to undermine Federation interests? Perhaps a version of Section 31 full of Jack Bauer types, “doing what has to be done” to protect the Federation, even torture, which is depicted as justified and preventing catastrophe? (Come to think of it, “Enterprise” came close to that one on occasion.)

Like it or not, Star Trek is inherently liberal. In some incarnations, it’s been willing to question some of its own liberal assumptions, more (DS9) or less (Enterprise) thoughtfully. But any attempt to remake Star Trek in accordance with right-wing values would be doomed to failure.

“Like it or not, Star Trek is inherently liberal.”

Quite true. I think this is an inherent quality of being open-minded, which Star Trek certainly is and most conservatives are not.

This comic book review somehow has become a partisan thing.

I miss Voyager!!!

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Star Trek Online highlights the path of Voyager

Captain Kathryn Janeway led the crew of the USS Voyager across the Delta Quadrant, traveling 70,000 lightyears in seven years and encountering a variety of species and phenomena during the journey. Star Trek Online 's next expansion, Delta Rising , is retracing her steps, bringing players back into the Delta Quadrant to explore both strange new worlds and ascertain the fate of the known ones. The most recent development blog takes a look at Voyager's journey through the region as well as where players will wind up relative to that lengthy trip. The expansion will cover a region of space starting at the Nekrit Expanse and extending toward the Alpha Quadrant, including encounters with races heretofore unseen in Star Trek Online such as the Kazon, the Ocampa, and the Talaxians. Players will also encounter the Borg Cooperative (a splinter group from the Collective) and the Benthan Guard, as well as a mysterious adversary that's harassing the entire region and giving every race pause. Whether you want to see the long-term effects of the Borg's failed Alpha Quadrant invasion or just pick up a Talaxian officer to handle your ship's mess hall, it seems you'll be getting the chance .

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• Chakotay and Tuvok's Star Trek: Voyager rivalry was due to their shared past and conflicting roles.
• Although Vulcans shouldn't be ruled by their emotions, Tuvok resented Chakotay as First Officer since he felt the position should have been his.
• Despite Tuvok's resentment, Janeway's choice of Chakotay as First Officer was crucial for integrating the Maquis into Starfleet.

Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and Lt. Commander Tuvok (Tim Russ) had a fairly intense rivalry in Star Trek: Voyager seasons 1 and 2. Both Chakotay and Tuvok were members of Voyager 's main cast of characters , and major players on the show for all seven seasons. Chakotay was the USS Voyager's First Officer and a former Maquis rebel, Captain of his own ship before he agreed to join forces with Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) in Voyager 's pilot episode, "Caretaker."

In contrast, Tuvok was a long-time Starfleet officer and close friend of Janeway's before Voyager became stranded in the Delta Quadrant. As only the second Vulcan to be a main character on a Star Trek TV show , Tuvok's unflappable logic was invaluable to Janeway as a confidant and an officer under her command. He was also arguably the reason for Voyager 's premise in the first place since the ship's mission before accidentally being flung to the other side of the galaxy was to determine why Tuvok hadn't reported in from his undercover mission infiltrating the Maquis.

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Why chakotay and tuvok were rivals on star trek: voyager.

Chakotay and Tuvok's backstories and how their pasts intertwined played a huge role in the characters' mostly unspoken rivalry . Chakotay had a fairly good reason to resent Tuvok since the Vulcan had infiltrated his former Maquis crew, gaining his trust on the pretext of a lie. Chakotay's anger at Tuvok's deception was demonstrated in Voyager 's pilot "Caretaker" when he learned the truth. However, once the Maquis joined Voyager's crew, it was surprising that the rivalry would continue given that Chakotay's feelings seemed to have mellowed a bit.

However, the more interesting aspect of Chakotay and Tuvok's rivalry lay on Tuvok's side. Although he only admitted it once, it was clear throughout Voyager 's early seasons that Tuvok resented Chakotay for his role as First Officer, a position that Tuvok felt should have been his given his background. As a Vulcan, Tuvok should not have allowed an emotion like resentment to cloud his judgment , but the issue was there nonetheless. Although Tuvok's emotional control mostly prevented him from voicing his feelings, they manifested in other ways, such as Tuvok occasionally challenging Chakotay's orders or failing to refer to him respectfully.

Chakotay Was The Right First Officer For Janeway & Voyager

Despite Tuvok's dislike for the decision to make Chakotay First Officer, Captain Janeway's choice was right for the crew. If Voyager had been the only ship stranded in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway would almost certainly have made Tuvok her First Officer, given their friendship and the fact that he was the most senior officer onboard. However, the decision to integrate the Maquis crew with Voyager's Starfleet crew would never have worked if Chakotay had not also been made First Officer in the process.

As the Maquis's former captain, Chakotay needed to maintain a position of power on Voyager after the transition was made. Had he not been made First Officer, Star Trek: Voyager 's Maquis integration into Starfleet would likely have gone much worse than it did, since the Maquis had no reason to be loyal to Janeway. Along with this, Chakotay ended up proving himself a worthy First Officer and a good counterpart to Janeway , even if the two started with very little in common. Tuvok may have resented Janeway's decision, but the possibilities of a smooth transition for the Maquis were slim to none with him in charge.

Star Trek: Voyager is available to stream on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Voyager

The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they've never faced before. 

Cast Jennifer Lien, Garrett Wang, Tim Russ, Robert Duncan McNeill, Roxann Dawson, Robert Beltran, Kate Mulgrew, Jeri Ryan, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo

Release Date May 23, 1995

Genres Sci-Fi, Adventure

Network UPN

Streaming Service(s) Paramount+

Franchise(s) Star Trek

Writers Michael Piller, Rick Berman

Showrunner Kenneth Biller, Jeri Taylor, Michael Piller, Brannon Braga

Rating TV-PG

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• Star Trek: Voyager explores themes of grief, loss, redemption, and persistence in the face of astronomical odds.
• The show's characters learn to cope with a changing definition of normal and the loss of what they once knew, while trying to navigate personal relationships and find a route back home.
• Voyager may not be the highest regarded series, but it offers comfort and hope in a world marked by rapid, unexpected changes, making it worth watching.

The 20 best episodes of Star Trek: Voyager highlight its overarching themes of grief, loss, redemption, and persistence in the face of astronomical odds. Voyager, at its heart, is about its characters learning to cope with a changing definition of normal and the loss of what they once knew, while trying to figure out how to navigate both personal relationships and a route back home. Exploring the final frontier comes with difficult choices, and Voyager isn't afraid to admit that. It may not be the highest regarded Star Trek series, but there is something nonetheless comforting about Voyager. It's familiar, and particularly hopeful in a real world that's also marked by rapid, unexpected changes.

Star Trek: Voyager follows the USS Voyager, an Intrepid Class Federation starship led by Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), on its long journey back to the Alpha Quadrant and Earth after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant. The crew of Voyager , made up of Starfleet and Maquis officers, encounters new foes like the Kazon, Vidiians, Hirogen, and Species 8472, and memorable Star Trek villains the Borg. While its commitment to episodic storytelling sometimes stifles character growth, the format allows Voyager to take risks without permanent consequences, which makes it the source of some of Star Trek 's most bizarre episodes -- but also some of the best.

20 "Deadlock" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 2, Episode 21)

A divergence field splits the USS Voyager into two versions of itself, which are connected through a shared antimatter supply, so only one version can survive in the end. Because both Voyagers are equally real, it's never really clear which Voyager is going to survive. One Voyager takes more damage and even suffers two significant losses of life. The other is more intact, with a full crew complement, but when they're boarded by Vidiians, it's up to both equally stubborn versions of Captain Janeway to determine which ship must self-destruct to save the other.

19 "Pathfinder" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, Episode 10)

"Pathfinder" guest stars Star Trek: The Next Generation actors Dwight Schultz as Lt. Reginald Barclay and Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi, as it checks in on Barclay's progress on the Pathfinder program. He dips back into his comfortable holodeck programs, this time in the guise of working on the project, with holographic versions of Voyager's crew. The episode is largely focused on Barclay, but it's very much a Voyager episode, with his determination to bring Voyager home from the other side nearly matching Janeway's, and his fervent hope, even when odds don't look good that it will work.

18 "Infinite Regress" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 7)

As Voyager approaches a destroyed and seemingly abandoned Borg cube, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) becomes overwritten by those of people that she was personally responsible for assimilating as a Borg drone. She doesn't remember what she does when she's suppressed by these alternates, and there's a real concern that she might lose herself in the different and warring voices that vie for control, as time between the shifts lessens. Jeri Ryan is great in this episode, embodying each of the different people in Seven's mind with care, believability, and a great balance between humor and drama.

17 "Eye of the Needle" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 1, Episode 7)

Early Voyager episodes indicate that the show is still finding its feet, but "Eye of the Needle" is an emotional exception. Shortly after becoming stranded, Voyager discovers a wormhole that leads directly to the Alpha Quadrant. The catch is, it's only large enough for a microprobe, and the person on the other side of their subspace transmission is Romulan Telek R'Mor (Vaughn Armstrong). The erstwhile enemies drop their prejudices to work together towards a solution that can safely bring Voyager home using the tiny wormhole, only to find that there's yet another catch: the sides of the wormhole are separated by about twenty years, in addition to the thousands of lightyears of distance.

16 "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 22)

The Doctor has been helping Seven of Nine adjust to life as an individual ever since she arrived, and he believes it's time for her to try engaging in romantic social situations -- in other words, dating. He creates a series of holodeck lessons designed to prepare her for the real thing, but in doing so, accidentally falls in love with her. The scenes between them are sweet and touching, particularly because neither of them are actually fully human, and neither quite understand what's happened until it's happened. She lets him down easy, but the friendship between Seven and the Doctor isn't destroyed; it's stronger in the end.

15 "Bride of Chaotica!" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 12)

Star Trek 's best holodeck episodes are often the most fun ones, and "Bride of Chaotica!" is a delightful season 5 outing revolving around Tom Paris's (Robert Duncan McNeill) "Adventures of Captain Proton" program. Photonic lifeforms, not unlike holograms themselves, register only the holodeck as being reality, and take the program at face value. It's up to the crew to ensure that first contact goes off without a hitch, while making sure the retrofuturistic program's story keeps going. Even Captain Janeway reluctantly participates, as the titular bride for campy villain Doctor Chaotica (Martin Rayner), and it's clear Kate Mulgrew is having a blast hamming it up for the black-and-white serial's style.

14 "Extreme Risk" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 3)

"Extreme Risk" is notable as the episode in which the Delta Flyer is developed and built, but the emotional center of the episode is half-Klingon Lt. B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson), and the realistic depiction of her depression. She's using the holodeck to engage in increasingly risky behavior, with the safeties off, in hopes of being able to feel something, anything, after receiving a communication from the Alpha Quadrant with devastating personal news. Her close friendship with Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) takes center stage with his validation of her feelings in a particularly moving and hopeful scene between the two of them. Even if things aren't okay now, they can be.

13 "Timeless" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 6)

Fifteen years after Voyager's attempt at an experimental quantum slipstream drive to cross the galaxy crashes it on an ice planet, Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) and Chakotay find a way to make sure the accident never happens. It's a memorable episode for Kim in particular, who doesn't often get a chance to shine; Wang portrays the older Kim with a poignant blend of regret and anger, with his determination to correct his own past mistakes as his driving force. "Timeless" feels like a better and more contained version of Star Trek: Voyager 's finale, "Endgame" , with bonus points for LeVar Burton's cameo as Captain Geordi LaForge.

12 "Mortal Coil" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Episode 12)

When Neelix (Ethan Phillips) dies in the cold open, it's obviously not going to stick. The answer to his revival is Borg nanoprobes, handily provided by Seven of Nine, and from there Neelix is physically fine, but he begins to question how the experience of being brought back to life fits in with his Talaxian religious beliefs. He's Neelix, so he's a master at staying positive in even the most dire situations, but this existential crisis hits home for him, and it's not as easy to cover his concern with a smile. It's refreshing to see a more serious take on Neelix, with added depths to his inner thoughts, his family and culture, and his reasons for even being on Voyager.

11 "Body and Soul" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 7, Episode 7)

When Harry Kim, the Doctor, and Seven of Nine are arrested by Lokirrim authorities in search of "photonic insurgents," Seven downloads the Doctor into her cybernetic implants in order to save him. What follows is a series of misadventures in the Lokirrim prison involving mistaken identities, misplaced romance, and the Doctor's pure enjoyment in discovering that having a physical body, even if it's borrowed, means he can experience the delight that is New York cheesecake. Also enjoyable is the B-Plot, which explains how Lt. Tuvok (Tim Russ) gets through pon farr in the Delta Quadrant.

10 "Message in a Bottle" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Episode 14)

The Doctor has a rare opportunity to make in-person contact with a Starfleet vessel in the Alpha Quadrant when Voyager encounters an abandoned relay station that lets him transmit his program in lieu of messages. He discovers his successor, the EMH Mark II (Andy Dick) is online and hiding from Romulans who have taken over the ship. Mark II is a more advanced Emergency Medical Hologram, but the Doctor's growth as a person means he has more or less the right skills to foil the Romulans' plot, and their joint mission results in comedic misunderstandings, holographic hijinks, and a real win for not just the Doctor, but Voyager's ultimate return.

9 "Distant Origin" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 3, Episode 23)

Casually known as "the one with the dinosaurs," "Distant Origin" posits that hadrosaurs departed Earth in their own spaceships prior to the extinction event that ended the dinosaurs' reign, and the inhabitants of those ships found a new home as a Delta Quadrant species . When it's discovered that the genetic similarities between the saurian Voth and Voyager's crew proves a theory relating to their origin, it sparks a powerful philosophical debate between Voth scientists and religious leaders. The silly sounding premise belies a poignant story about truth, doctrine, and how powerful people mold truth to suit a narrative that keeps them in power, even when it's patently false.

8 "Equinox" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 26 & Season 6, Episode 1)

Voyager encounters another Starfleet vessel that's also lost in the Delta Quadrant courtesy of the Caretaker. The USS Equinox hasn't fared quite so well as Voyager, however, with their first contacts in the Quadrant killing a large percentage of their crew. They've had to resort to some unsavory acts just to survive, seemingly abandoning the Starfleet principles that Janeway has desperately held onto as a guiding star. Janeway is at her most ruthless here, pursuing Equinox's Captain Ransom (John Savage) with determination to both make him pay for his actions and bring him back to the guiding light of the Federation.

7 "Latent Image" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 11)

When the Doctor discovers that his memory may have been comprised, he initiates an investigation to find out what exactly happened during his missing time, and who might have been responsible for tampering with his files. A compelling mystery leads him to the unfortunate possibility that his memory was deliberately erased -- repeatedly. The true moral quandary is whether it's right to erase a traumatic memory when it's possible to do so, and who has the authority to do it when it might be a medical necessity. There's also a great moment in Seven advocating for personal rights, an important step on her own journey.

6 "Scorpion" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 3, Episode 26 & Season 4, Episode 1)

After dropping hints throughout its third season, Voyager finally comes to the edge of Borg space. Janeway's solution of allying with the Borg to cross their space safely is a radical one, and Chakotay expresses his obvious displeasure, but Janeway has something the Borg wants: the ability to harm fluidic space natives Species 8472 , a Borg enemy that defies assimilation. "Scorpion" marks a turning point in the series, with the introduction of Seven of Nine and the overall quality of Voyager episodes beginning to increase. Correlation isn't always causation, but it just might be in this case.

5 "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, Episode 4)

Frequently cited as a favorite among Voyager 's comedy episodes, "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy" sees the Doctor develop a new daydreaming subroutine, which allows him to explore the possibilities of expanding his role beyond simply medical professional. It seems harmless, until would-be invaders find a way to spy on Voyager through the Doctor's program, and interpret his daydreams as reality. To them, he's a man of infinite talent and a formidable foe, so maybe, just this once, the Doctor might be allowed to live out his dreams if it means Voyager can avoid confrontation.

4 "Counterpoint" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 10)

As Voyager travels through Devore space, they're subject to frequent routine searches for renegade telepaths. The Devore believe that telepaths are immoral, inherent criminals, even as children, and insist on relocating them. Janeway won't be party to such prejudice, so hides a dozen Brenari telepaths in the transporter buffer. The Devore commander, Kashyk (Mark Harelik) defects, initiating a romance with Janeway as they work together to help the refugees find freedom. There's beauty and tension in the way their conversations dance around each other, with loyalties weaving in and out of the believable romance and their obligations to lead their people in what they believe is right.

3 "Living Witness" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Episode 23)

In the closest thing Voyager has to a Star Trek mirror universe episode , an inaccurate future museum exhibit tells the tale of how the warship Voyager's involvement led to inequality between the planet's two species. Fortunately, the Doctor's program has survived for hundreds of years, and he can explain how things actually happened, and correct all the inaccuracies in not just the small details but also the broader motives of Voyager's presence. There's always more to the story when history is written by the victors, and the second reveal later in the episode makes this one of Voyager 's very best.

2 "Blink of an Eye" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, Episode 12)

In "Blink of an Eye", Voyager is pulled into the gravity of a planet that experiences time at a much faster rate. Generations rise and fall on the planet below, while Voyager becomes a fixture in its sky and -- perhaps more alarmingly -- its culture. Its presence inspires mythology and science alike, as the stories told by the planet's people drive its inventors forward into the future, with technology designed to reach "the skyship," as they call it. It's a beautiful sci-fi concept that works excellently on Voyager , with seemingly ephemeral people living and dying in mere moments, yet building a legacy that remains after they're gone.

1 "Year of Hell" (Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Episodes 8 & 9)

Star Trek: Voyager doesn't get much better than "Year of Hell", a season 4 Voyager two-part episode that sees Janeway face off against Annorax (Kurtwood Smith), a man obsessed with restoring the Krenim Imperium to its former glory by changing the timeline until it's perfect. Annorax is a perfect foil for Janeway, since both of them are equally determined to return to worlds they've left behind, whether in space or time, but they handle the pain of their losses quite differently. Voyager's damage is more extensive than ever, and Janeway fights on out of devotion to protect her crew; Annorax, by contrast, is only chasing ghosts, desperate to hold onto something that's already gone.

So many of Star Trek: Voyager 's best episodes stand out as unexpected surprises. It's a series that certainly takes risks, but once it finds its feet around its fourth season, its broader themes begin to coalesce. Its characters become less static, as they're allowed to learn, grow, and change, with particularly memorable arcs for the Doctor, Seven of Nine, and Captain Janeway. Star Trek: Voyager , for all its memorable duds, should be recognized for its truly great episodes, with their explorations of grief, change, recovery, and reputation; and how not just its crew, but also its viewers can learn to cope with the most unprecedented of events, and hold onto hope when it seems lost.

• Star Trek: Voyager (1995)