He had just recieved word of the discovery of the proper frequency to open the other tunnels when aperture 26 opened, allowing seven thousand Borg Cubes through. Chakotay was born on Trebus in 2329, the son of a man named Kolopak and a woman named Tananka. Upon Voyager's return, Chakotay later served as its captain, leading the allied fleet against the Borg Collective at the Azure Nebula during the Borg Invasion of 2381. The content of this article or section is canon, https://sto.gamepedia.com/Chakotay?oldid=414735. Following her report to Admiral Montgomery, Captain Eden was reassigned as commander of the Full Circle Fleet. this article was thought of and created by Maximus. A few weeks later, Chakotay's life was changed forever when his village on Trebus was destroyed by a Cardassian thermalite weapon. Realizing it wasn't much, but it wouldn't hurt to help, he approved the request. Concerned about Chakotay's command ability, Admirals Kenneth Montgomery and Willem Batiste ordered him to undergo a psychological evaluation and, aware of the difficulties between them, assigned counselor Hugh Cambridge to perform the evaluation. Hobby He was one of a few Starfleet officers requesting the Federation Council to reconsider the decision not to get involved in the Klingon-Gorn War. Before too long the crew began to bond together in the face of many trials. The planet known as the Ark Planet, didn't have much time before it couldn't support the life at all. In the alterate timeline witnessed in the episodes ("Endgame Parts 1&2") where voyager took another 16 years to reach home, Chakotay married Seven of Nine, who later died on an away mission, Chakotay himself later died in 2394, the same year as Voyager's return. Sveta requested that Chakotay join this group and help defend his colony and others that found themselves in the Demilitarized Zone, and subject to Cardassian rule. She also informed Chakotay that his resignation had not, in fact, been accepted by Starfleet and invited him to resume his duties - once again as Captain of Voyager - which was accepted. In the canon universe, the jury is still out. The reunion consisted of Chakotay's refusal and inability to order B'Elanna back to Earth, as he was worried Miral Paris would be taken from her custody and Janeway inexplicably refused to send the Doctor back to the Beta Quadrant to help newly returned Axum. His career saw him on a variety of assignments, including archaeological excavations and diplomatic first contact missions. (Star Trek: Myriad Universes novel: Places of Exile), In an alternate timeline created by Wesley Crusher in which the Maquis never existed, Chakotay did not resign his Starfleet commission and was serving as the first officer of the USS Lakota under Captain Erika Benteen in 2373. He stayed aboard the Gage for four years of conflict with the Cardassians. Shortly after arriving in the Delta Quadrant, Chakotay and his crew were transported to the Caretaker's Array, and examined for the viability to act as the Caretakers successor. https://memorydelta.fandom.com/wiki/Chakotay?oldid=198646, Even though he is always referred to as a commander during his tenure as. Having detected them and seeing the proctors take a liking to them, the Confederacy defended both ships until they could get into the stream. SeskaBorg QueenRudolph Ransom Chakotay and his Maquis cell barely escaped capture by the USS Enterprise-D. When asked whether she maintained contact with him, Hansen responded that she did not understand the question's relevance. Later on, Chakotay would deliver the report on his findings to Vice Admiral Janeway and Captain Regina Farkas of the newly restored USS Vesta. He stayed aboard the Gage for four years, during the conflict with the Cardassians. When his Maquis ship was destroyed in a battle with the Kazon, Chakotay's crew agreed to join the crew of Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay becoming the Captain's first officer. He took the Maquis and turned them into a formidable threat. Chakotay and his father were not on good terms when Kolopak was killed while defending his Trebus against Cardassians. He also became unlikely friends with his late-assigned roommate, an unflappably cheerful Bolian named Chert. Eventually, he was able to defeat Richardson in hand-to-hand combat and the two returned to the Livingston. In on timeline presented in the episode ('VOY:Timeless') Chakotay and Harry Kim were the only members of Voyager's crew to make it back to Earth after a test of the ships new Slipstream Drive failed causing Voyager to drop out of the slipstream and crash landing on an Arctic planet, killing the crew upon impact. Upon Voyager's return to the Alpha Quadrant, Chakotay was promoted to Captain and took command of Voyager. The Caretaker was unable to and asked Janeway to destroy the array, so it would not fall into the hands of the Kazon, a ruthless Delta Quadrant species, who would use the array to annihilate the Ocampa, a species the Caretaker was protecting. Translated, it meant "Hawk". Chakotay (born 2329) was a human male of Native American descent and the son of Kolopak. He later graduated from the Academy along with MacTavish in 2348 with honors in quantum mechanics, engineering, micro-dynamics and warp propulsion theory. After graduation, Chakotay was assigned to the USS Merrimack (NCC-21516) with the rank of Ensign in the command division. He often embarked on vision quests to help guide his life and spirit and to commune with his father's spirit. However, a few months later, Captain Howard discovered MacTavish's encoded transmissions to Chakotay and he was arrested. In 2375, the crew of the USS Voyager held a "roast" of Chakotay for his birthday. For this action, he was awarded the Starfleet Medal of Honor and a promotion to Lieutenant Commander. Thanks to a sponsorship from Captain Sulu, Chakotay entered Starfleet Academy in lat 2347. In 2341, Chakotay raided a junkyard on the planet and became trapped in the wreckage of an old shuttle pod; fortunately, he was later rescued. His father, Kolopak, had been murdered by Cardasssians while defending his home planet. Admiral Janeway came with the fleet aboard Voyager. During the first few weeks in the Academy he became friend with Svetlana "Sveta" Korepanova from Russia. Janeway and Chakotay agreed to meet each other in Venice the following year, following Voyager's return from the Yaris Nebula. Captain Janeway, understanding that this was their only way out, allowed the "silver blood" to duplicate the crew.