Star Trek: 10 Things You Never Knew About Chakotay

[@robgoffroad]

I always liked Chakotay and felt they did him (and Harry Kim) a disservice. Kim should have been promoted at least to Lt. and Chakotay should have had a lot more compelling stories.

[@hinglemccringleberry5431]

Voyager was just more about female leads (janeway,7of9 later on) as oposed to other trek shows at the time who had mostly male lead stars.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

It doesn't hurt that he was played by a terrible actor. Can't do much with the character when the actor isn't good enough to play the base character.

[@dand6119]

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 i am going through a rewatch and I feel he was a 3D character played by a 1D actor.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

@@dand6119 I never cared for the character himself a tremendous amount, but I definitely do feel like it was made worse by Beltan's acting.

[@dreadsire5086]

Yeah 7 years and not getting a default butter bar rank is fucked up lol.

[@killwalker]

I love the scene where Chakotay punches the Maquis guy after guy said he wants to do things "The Maquis Way" from now on.

[@BenjaminWirtz]

Exactly, because that IS the Maquis way.

[@2ManyGoats]

Agreed, great scene!

[@theenzoferrari458]

He had to show them an example. And that was a season 2 episode 1 scene.

[@marvenlunn6086]

He should have needed to hit him again and again for a few days before he got the hint

[@johnchedsey1306]

The 1 thing we all know about Chakotay: Voyager underutilized him as the show went on.

[@oddish4352]

Him, Kes, and Harry. Those characters developed more in the "Before and After" timeline than they did in the actual series!

[@willanderson716]

He was outspoken about this fact and they twisted the screws on his character and minimalized in his role.

[@N7thegreatspy]

Yes I’d agree but I never felt like chakotay was particularly bad either. He was always at least a nice likeable presence

[@PaulSmith-vo3ge]

Dam bumbulclot right

[@PaulSmith-vo3ge]

Great, but I still feel I learned nothing much here!!

[@nleavenworth3064]

I never knew why Harry remained an ensign. He showed over and over again his value to that crew

[@525Lines]

If he would have done something in an early episode to get a write-up, that would explain it. Weird they never did that.

[@ttww1590]

@@525Lines What could be worse than what Tom had done to loose rank? Tom overcame the setbacks.

[@SportyMabamba]

Maybe it’s because he isn’t Harry!Prime after that quantum duplicate episode with the Vidians.. might be some obscure Starfleet regulation about not promoting doubles beyond the original 😉

[@joelellis7035]

Harry was doing Janeway impressions behind her back, but she found out. It's no wonder why he never got promoted.

[@bonusbaby801]

Well, there were only a hundred some odd people on the ship...somebody had to remain an Ensign😂😂

[@morrisgautreau6704]

I always felt Chakotay was an underrated character. He had so much potential!

[@tonyah.960]

You are so right, friend!

[@triaxe-mmb]

The writers didn't know what to do with him IMO... The actor was great, but the writing was horrid

[@morrisgautreau6704]

@@triaxe-mmb Yes! I couldn't agree more!

[@morrisgautreau6704]

@@tonyah.960 🖖🏻👨🏻‍🦲👍🏻 Thank you!

[@Eric-ch6gq]

This is an extremely repeated comment. Almost no focus was given to him except as a token character.

[@darknessiscoming15]

I got to meet Robert Beltren when I was ten years old on the set, at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant where they filmed the episode In The Flesh. I kick myself now because i was offered a sign autograph by Robert Beltren and being ten I didn't understand what was happening other then they all were Starfleet and i thought they where real (not actors) so I was intimidated.

[@samgray49]

He naturally looks very intimidating

[@killwalker]

@@samgray49 I look at Beltran and see "The Nicest Guy in the room" he just looks like the friendliest person on the planet

[@frankharr9466]

Man, I know that feeling.

[@joeldfisher]

When I watched Voyager as a kid Chakotay's heritage always felt a bit sketchy, now I know why.

[@NeoTechni]

I'm glad more people are finding about Jake the fraud.

[@SImrobert2001]

Same. I think its because they never really did anything with it. He doesn't describe his personal ancestry, he has no decoration or personal effects. No different lifestyle. Cherokee have different traditions from Navajo, Crow, Shawnee, and so on. There are no traditions that we see, nothing on the Holodeck. He could have easily played something out on the holodeck, creating a life for himself within a tribe. It could have played a part in his decision to work on the maquis, it could have played any part. IT was just relegated to a tattoo. Or even better, don't give him a tribe, and allow him to to figure out his spirituality and identity on his own, adapting to life away from his native planet.

[@ellie.b.e.]

I’ve always referred to him as ‘Mayincaztecan’ because so much of the symbology associated with him is mixed and blended. And my references to Mayan, Incan, and Aztecan cultural notes don’t even account for the South-West USA inclusions visible with his dream quests and some of the blankets and art in his quarters. He’s a very 90s ‘this guy is native’ kind of character without much grounding in reality. (care of an over-analytical cultural anthropologist and lifelong Trekkie).

[@thomastolman3360]

Chakotay didn't teach at the academy, the instructor who left was Tuvoc. Tuvoc taught at the academy, for fifteen years, and Janeway sent him on an undercover assignment to infiltrate Chakotay's crew.

[@NineEyeRon]

Yeah, I always thought this was Tuvok

[@Claire-hs2ed]

Chakotay taught tactics at the Academy and resigned to join the Maquis, Tuvok also taught at the Academy

[@duffman18]

The writers say it was meant to he chakotay

[@danostrom205]

Chakotay knew Meditation, Spirituality, Vision Quests, Animal Guides, and Lucid Dreaming. I always admired him. He was a great character.

[@ongwehias7580]

your spirit animal is helmans mayo

[@Axel0204]

Referring to a Lieutenant Commander as Commander or a Lieutenant(Junior Grade) as Lieutenant in less formal situations is common in real world militaries as well.

[@TheTraubenstein]

About to say the same thing.

[@NMiller_]

The guidance I was given when I was in uniform was that you only applied the modifier for introductions, to disambiguate, or for especially formal situations. Otherwise simplifying the rank is both allowed, and encouraged for efficiency.

[@Axel0204]

@@NMiller_ I was given the same guidance.

[@LeftToWrite006]

I was going to bring this up as well.

[@billkelly3679]

Precisely.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

One thing I always liked about Chakotay was that, despite his genuine respect for Janeway and basically rejoining Starfleet by coming on board of Voyager, he still had genuine doubts about Starfleet protocols and rules, that originally pushed to join Maquis in the first place. At several points during the series, you can tell that he followed Janeway's orders almost without question, but he did show he had huge reservations about alot of them.

[@kryptkeepre4980]

When introducing a lieutenant commander their full rank should always be used; however, in general conversation they are usually called "commander" even though they are not a "full" commander (which is one rank higher). Never use just "lieutenant" because it is one rank lower.

[@krane15]

@@OldManYellsAtClouds He didn't merely repeat it. He gave details that help support and explain it.

[@gitripgutkick1105]

purely depends on rank and the short hand that military uses. being within a ship he could easily be called the XO (2nd in command) but he's never referred to that way because its not the starfleet way. B'elanna Torres is the best example she's called chief because she holds the job chief engineer but really she's a lieutenant junior grade, this is their rank "slang" that starfleet has adopted and B'elanna or even scotty (a lieutenant commander) would never be introduced by their rank they will be introduced by the position they hold, chief engineer.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

It's even a standard on TNG. Data was a Lt. Commander and often addressed as just Commander Data. The notable thing with here, for me, was just the provisional rank bar.

[@vic5015]

@@Eric-ch6gq and Worf was a j.g. Lieutenant throughout TNG, but was always just called "Lieutenant".

[@cryofpaine]

@@vic5015 as was Geordi. In S1, he was Lieutenant JG, referred to as "Lieutenant"; and in S3 became Lieutenant Commander, referred to as Commander.

[@geoffreyrichardson8738]

Lieutenant commander is referred to as commander in the NAVY as well

[@UltimatePerfection]

I don't care Prodigy is for kids, I will watch it just for Beltran's and Mulgrew's performance alone.

[@SheriffJackCarter]

#7: I have a feeling that if they had named him as Chakotay in the TNG episode, it would have fallen to the same fate as Robert Duncan McNeil's character in TNG and have to change the name for Voyager to avoid royalties.

[@martinsimpson9293]

That still severely disappoints me. A missed opportunity.

[@lylarose2696]

They also never went back to Janeway and her spirit guide, I thought it was a great idea.

[@jhill74893]

Chakotay was always true and faithful to Janeway but she never really returned that loyalty, instead relying on Tuvok instead

[@shadowgl9]

She was also an unhinged psychopath that should have been thrown out of an airlock.

[@ChrisRyot]

"it was decided that a character, who would have a native American ancestry would play a large role." attractive blonde actress comes along Chakotay: "a-koo-che-moya"

[@kellykellybumbum]

I enjoyed his airtime with the show. We have been watching the series starting from episode one, I'm on the second season now. Stuff is getting really good.

[@MartinPittBradley]

As opposed to Uhura, it seems like he’d be the successor to Walking Bear. You could argue this was Russell Bates’ writing influence finally making it to live action.

[@sinswhisper9588]

personally i think that Tom Paris made a better mentor for our poor 'Forever Ensign' Harry Kim

[@KADASUVA]

I always felt like Tom and Harry were always a team and had synergy. Tom was the lead, Harry was the sidekick.

[@control4230]

I never even noticed the Starfleet crew and Maquis crew had different rank insignia.

[@countluke2334]

But that is pretty obvious and I think even discussed on screen during the early episodes. That way you can tell them apart. And B'Elana keeps hers till the end, as well.

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

HOW?! This is really interesting to me because it was the first thing I noticed. Also how the hell do you watch VOY (that's what I call Voyager to save time 😉) without knowing who is Maquis and who is OG Starfleet.

[@crystalfajman3732]

ROBERT himself felt like the character wasn't written as good as he could have been.

[@1pcfred]

What is as good as it can be?

[@nathanxxvii]

It's true though.

[@joshuaweston4489]

He is correct

[@buffalodebill7986]

Chakotay was a very fine character to develop as the series kept on progressing (despite not being the strongest or smartest, he was very likeable from the start), but the writers continually let that potential go. What a shame. BTW I think they were freakin' lucky to have had Robert Beltran portray the character, otherwise Chakotay might have been a bummer.

[@tilasole3252]

True on all accounts

[@peterl.104]

They should’ve used him more as a mentor character to leverage those strengths and deal with crew issues.

[@lizzyeverett9603]

I certainly agree with this sentiment. As first officer he was not used as much as others in this role in all the Star Trek series. Shame.

[@buffalodebill7986]

@@lizzyeverett9603 Indeed, indeed 🙂

[@kbanghart]

​@@lizzyeverett9603he was bland

[@Faucet02]

The dropped love story between Janeway and Chakotay is a bummer. Hopefully they renew that on the new show.

[@oddish4352]

Mixed feelings on that one. On the one hand, I TOTALLY ship the couple because Mulgrew and Beltran had such amazing chemistry. On the other, I fully agree with the assertion that Captain Janeway couldn't be fraternizing with her subordinates. The TNG episode "Lessons" explains why this was a wise decision on her part.

[@marvelboy74]

The relationship would have certainly complicated things especially when there was a disagreement, like in Equinox. But it could have been more moments for Robert to shine. I imagine him beseeching her as a lover, not a first officer, not to threaten Lessing's life.

[@LordWhatever]

I agree with you. I know previous comments are somehow true but complicated relations are entertaining and there was a permeating sexual tension between those two characters. Practicality, correctness or professional wasn't an issue stranded light years from home and the two characters chemistry.

[@oddish4352]

@@LordWhatever They should have dumped the stupid C/7 pairing and instead had at least one episode set after Voyager gets home, allowing for some hot J/C action.

[@Songbirdstress]

Having heard why, it was the best decision. Would have been way too much gossip.

[@BirthquakeRecords]

I’m looking forward to Chakotay’s potential being realized! Or at least giving him something to do haha

[@rmdodsonbills]

it's pretty common in the US Military to abbreviate rank names in less-than-formal conversation. In most cases, you wouldn't make a distinction between a First Lieutenant and a Second Lieutenant, nor between a Sergeant and a Staff Sergeant. You might occasionally see a Private First Class referred to as "PFC [Whoever]" but equally likely to see them referred to as simply Private. In fact, the reason we have the phrase "Full Bird Colonel" is because referring to a Lieutenant Colonel as simply Colonel is so common, people felt a need to emphasize the higher rank. My experience is in the Army, not the Navy, but I imagine the same holds true. Sincerely (former) Specialist (Full Bird Private) RL Dodson.

[@jwjones1979]

Actually, in the U.S. Marine Corps, you never call any SNCO (Staff Sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant, etc) a Sergeant. You would be immediately and violently corrected.

[@leticiagarcia9025]

I’m glad to see him back in Star Trek.

[@terprubin]

I always click on "X things you never knew about Star Trek" videos... and only Trek Culture ever gives me information I actually never knew. Nice job again!

[@daxxonjabiru428]

I always felt Chakotay was an over underrated character. He had so much potential!

[@emizerri]

You literally just copied and pasted the top comment, except adding "over"

[@Quenstar]

Star Trek's #1 problem is continuity. But that's all explained in the TNG episode "Parallels," when the ENTERPRISE receives over 250,000 hails from other ENTERPRISES. In my view, Chakotay was an invaluable rock for Janeway, even when they didn't agree.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

It was because they didn't agree that she needed him, and she said so on a few occasions. That's why she relied on him so much.

[@dwilson284]

Regarding rank in Star Trek: It is tradition in the US Navy to refer to address fellow officers as "Ensign," "Lieutenant," and "Commander." Also, communication brevity is valued in the Navy. If Commander Chakotay were ever to be addressed as "Lieutenant Commander," it would be by Captain Janeway and only if he were in SERIOUS TROUBLE .. or getting promoted .. or being buried .. which are similar to being in trouble.

[@pauls7863]

And what also was a shame was Harry Kim remained an ensign the whole time!

[@shawnbottomley6381]

I agree, I feel he should have been promoted along the way. Hey Tom Paris lost his Lt rank by disobeying Janeway and being thrown into the brig but regained it back after only a year if I am not mistaken which doesn't make sense. I guess Janeway preferred Tom Paris more then Harry Kim.

[@danagricken4197]

Chakotay’s also ridiculously handsome, but we all knew that :)

[@Songbirdstress]

When he smiles at Katherine...oh my.

[@vic5015]

No idea that Lieutenant Ro's instructor was supposed to be Chakotay.

[@GladysPonte]

Nooo, really...

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Journey's End has another much more obvious connection with Chakotay. In that episode, Richard Poe appeared as Gul Evek. As we all know, Gul Evek appeared in the very first episode of Voyager, pursuing Maquis ship captained by Chakotay.

[@IwanTimmermans]

It’s like in de Dutch military, when you talk to a sergeant-major, you call him major. Or a lieutenant-colonel, you call colonel

[@wickideazy]

That bit about the Merrimack is a deep cut, ain't it? I love finding out little stuff like that.

[@cyphi474]

Romance with Seven never really felt natural. They didnt have any connection previously, so what supose to connect them now? If they went with 'Seven likes girls' plot back then, it would be brave for time period and more logical in the way. Seven and Samantha(Naomi's mother) is suggestion that could work, but it would be too big bite to chew for executives in 90's.

[@jayb8934]

Regarding his rank, there's enough evidence in the series to make it clear that his rank was intended to be a full Commander. The Lt. Commander rank insignia was apparently a costume error they never bothered to fix.

[@iriswaldenburger2315]

I agree. Coz even in the credits it’s a Full Commander unlike tuvok, who is listed as a Lt. Cmr

[@jdaddyrizzo]

Not to mention that star fleet uses naval ranking convention, and typically the XO of a large vessel is at least a commander.

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

​@@jdaddyrizzoVoyager isn't a large vessel though. Also: Cavit, the original XO, was Lt. cmmdr.

[@aseriesofunfortunateserpen8800]

The Chakotay Seven romance was totally out of left field. I mean They broadcast for years that Harry was smitten, and I could understand deflating him at the end and having him grow through it, but there is zero chemistry or character history to telegraph that Seven and Chakotay even think about each other actively.

[@josefreindl2356]

Chakotay is the best 1. Offizer in my opinion. Love to see him given some love back from Star Trek

[@kuzuya937]

Riker all the way !

[@alienlife7754]

He was even more useless than Riker. At least Riker fought the Borg. What did Chakotay do? Nothing. The guy had a Starfleet security officer and a Cardassian Obsidian Order agent in his Maquis cell and never even suspected either one. Even though he even slept with the Carassian. What a moron.

[@FrauIndian]

I am glad Robert Beltran is back with ST. I hope he actually gets quality storyline in Prodigy. Hints of a Janeway/Chakoyay romance would be appreciated.

[@SR-iy4gg]

no! They were nothing alike. Terrible combination.

[@bzeak1121]

So, it was mentioned about the one guy not really being Native American but isn't Robert Beltran hispanic and not Native American either?

[@cptjeff1]

Dirty little secret about hollywood: Actors only have to look the part, they're not actually the people they play on TV. That said, Beltran is ethnically mexican, which is mostly native with some spanish mixed in.

[@bradrouse6612]

Will Chakotay be a starfleet captain like in the books. That would be awesome.

[@Animalwon]

They FINALLY made him a Captain in the New PRODIGY series...but he has yet to make an appearance.

[@WardNightstone]

had the idea to have a native american charicter Hire a Non-native American to consult on the character cause they couldn't be bothered to do the research

[@SAINT-ANTONIO]

Thank you ! I appreciate! Live long and prosper ⭐️

[@MikeLawlorBarefoot]

Thank you for covering the relationship between 7 & Chakotay! Now it makes sense 😀

[@JonathonV]

GARRETT WANG WAS NOT GOING TO GET FIRED. Okay, I’ve said it. Listen to his perspective on the Delta Flyers podcast.

[@trisF1981]

I always thought chakotay would end up being Janeway new husband

[@worldbestt-shirtshoodie-go6184]

Chakotay is not American, he is American Indian ,D

[@OakStairs]

Always loved chakotay. I went as him for Halloween when I was a little kid

[@Soul-cry1]

Is chakotay his first name or last name? Sometimes they refer to him as Mr chakotay which would mean he has to have a first name right? Not to mention Mr Tuvok and Mr Nelix are these their first names?

[@Vipre-]

Chakotay may only have/use a single name, similar to Klingons. Spock mentions in TOS that he does in fact have a last name but it's unpronounceable by humans so the same might apply to Tuvok with Tuvok being his given name. Neelix may also only have one name, a family name was never mentioned but Neelix is certainly his first name. The mistake here is assuming all cultures must use two names.

[@Soul-cry1]

@@Vipre- well Nelix I understand but humans and vulcans have first and last names.

[@Vipre-]

@@Soul-cry1 Not all humans. The practice is relatively recent even for those that do.

[@Eric-ch6gq]

Singular names seems common with Vulcans. Spock, Sarrac, T'Pol.

[@jakevolker1293]

For someone who really hated being on the Voyager series, I’m surprised. He hated that they brought Jeri Ryan in and flaunted her around for her “assets” to boost the poor ratings and thankfully for him, kept him in a job for that much longer.

[@simonwillis1529]

Hope he pops up in lower decks

[@ericstaples7220]

Ro Laren leaving the Enterprise makes a lot more sense now, knowing she was following a big, handsome, tattooed man.

[@justindot4887]

that was a scene that pickup picard scene last ahaha. guess we all know it wasnt the money bro.. aasnt workin

[@johnmiller7682]

It’s no secret to anyone in the military, you always refer to someone by the “higher “rank.

[@Mobysimo]

I'm still amazed that the fraud stayed on the show's advisors despite having been exposed. His lies had been exposed and he still helped write Chakotay. What were the producers thinking!?

[@GabePuratekuta]

That he was the closest to a real one they could get?

[@Interstellar-in5wb]

Excellent audio editing at 5:34 - I never would have noticed, I just happened to be looking at Sean at that moment - the vol, eq, echo matches the original perfectly

[@paulsummerside]

He was perhaps my favourite character in Voyager.

[@justinholmesrealtor5604]

Robert didn't like playing chakotay, he kept trying to get himself fire by keep asking for more and more money every season

[@sithsoldier98]

Didn't know that....Thought he was ok with his role

[@justinholmesrealtor5604]

@@sithsoldier98 nah, he fault bad playing an native while not being native plus other things

[@Samantha_was_here_first]

Before this, all I knew about him was he hid food and drinks throughout Voyager and liked to cook.

[@geraldford6409]

Chakotay had a horse when he was younger, but I can't recall the name He had A Horse With No Name

[@richardrobart-morgan3407]

America told us about that horse.

[@mooniejohnson]

Psst, Sean, run the mic cord under your shirt and clip it to your neckline. 😉 This was a great video, though, as all these are!

[@AdmiralJT92]

Chakotay turned Seven gay lol

[@Norvo82]

I know Seán is all about Trek culture, but it's hard not to focus on those guns he calls arms. Mr. Ferrick lifts.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Found something you like, eh?

[@Norvo82]

@@waynemarvin5661 Much to my own astonishment, yeah 😃

[@DMSProduktions]

Bob's real name: Charles 'Chuck' O'Tay!

[@TheJamiesg]

I'm Dene and was really looking forward to having someone from a culture somewhat close to mine. I can't describe how disappointed I was when even at 13 year old I could recognize anything to do with his heritage was blackface style stereotypes.

[@killwalker]

Except....nobody but you is saying that. 20 plus years gone by, never heard anyone complain about how Chakotay's Heritage worked, other than to say there wasn't enough clarity, or consistency. Or just the plain old "wanting more Chakotay centered stories/episodes". I certainly would have preferred that over Janeways Hologram Love Interest crap, or anything Kazon. What ur on about....is only relevant in your head dude. Chakotay's backstory is nowhere near a "blackface" event. I feel bad for you that you see such negativity in something that was written as an allegory to what happened to indigenous people, so that it doesn't happen again. That was the whole point. To make people aware that shitty things happened to a certain people, for no good reason, and we should know better by now.

[@KADASUVA]

Tom and Harry will always be the dream team.

[@dinomonzon7493]

“Prickly?” Really? Personally, I like Adm. Alynna Nechayev. She kept Picard in his place, and was far more likeable than Winn Adami or Lwaxana Troi.

[@ToucanSonofSam333]

What do you mean thankfully they kept Garrett Wang? Jennifer lein was super hot

[@Arhusband]

This really reframes Chakotay and makes me want to watch those episodes again. 🥰

[@seannemo8076]

8:45 You say its common in Starfleet to "replace" a lower rank with the higher on; but this is actually a common US military custom. Lieutenants JG and 2nd Lieutenants are habitually simply referred to as "Lieutenant" (Although so are 1st Lieutenants); Lieutenant Commanders as Commander; Lieutenant Colonels as Colonel. Its simply shorthand, because people are lazy and don't want to use the full rank.

[@Bigdave203]

I was glad when a native American character was included but somehow never particularly liked the character and found him boring. I don't know if this is due to Beltram as an actor not being particularly dynamic or his character becoming more of a background character or his character not being fleshed out. The character of Kim although under utilized and not full fleshed out was actually a very likable character. Chakotay with his ancestral tattoo felt in danger of being characterture of a native American. It may be due to my heritage my expectations were too high or toothed actors were simply much more dynamic but came across as one of the more forgettable characters.

[@ryanconrad2786]

the Seven/Chakotay romance was horrible. I remember a poll at the time which (rightly) called it the worst romance on television. If Seven HAD to get together with someone, either The Doctor or Kim would have been better. As for Chakotay, they needed to somehow increase his usefullness...perhaps by playing more into his former link to the new Collective.

[@CrystalHickerson]

Why couldn't they have found a Native American to play Chakotay? He's Mexican for crying out loud OR just make the character Mexican!! 🙄

[@NeganPFVAN]

Being a native I was always happy to see Chakotay on Voyager. Loved his character. Especially when he socked his old crewman and said it's the Maquis way XD

[@madhatter631]

This is pretty well researched. Good job.

[@ArronRatliff]

He has said he hated the part and was glad to be done with it. I guess Beltran needed a pay check

[@oddish4352]

Maybe they're going to do something different with him in "Prodigy".

[@birthdefect1186]

the rank naming thing is from the navy. lt cmdr is cmdr, ltjg is lt, petty officer third through first class are just petty officers. the only exceptions youll see are chief petty officer and above with senior chief petty officer being cut to senior and master chief petty officer to master chief.

[@akaiwrx]

Chakotay and Janeway were great together.

[@ChadwickVonGriffindorIII]

He's referred to as Commander, which is appropriate for a Lt Cmdr and a full Commander. Also, he's Operations Officer/Ship XO; the position adds a certain degree to the rank.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Well, technically, Chakotay served as father figure to Harry and, highely reluctantly, to Tom Paris. And that is shown in many episodes. You could count that as being kind of a mentor to both of them.

[@Erick726]

I hated Chakotay's exploration of spirituality and I hated it even more when Earth mythologies and even dinosaurs posted up in the delta quadrant. It completely ruined all immersion for me. I also hated the cloned Voyager episode and anything to do with time travel. I also disliked any episodes related to Q. It made a lot of sense for Q to show up in TNG and even DS9 but not Voyager. With a wave of his hand he could have sent everyone home yet didn't. The funny thing about this is it would have been a better series if that happened. The "stranded far from home" trope was milked to death and should have ended in season one. I would have loved to see Voyager exploring star systems in the alpha quadrant like TNG.

[@bigkkm]

His backstory is as if it had been told by an unreliable narrator.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Robert Beltran was actually unhappy with the show and wanted to leave it at several points, even going as far as to ask to be killed off permanently. Similar thing happened to Harry Kim. However, they changed their minds eventually and producers had Kes removed from the show instead.

[@jaredcolon4535]

Okay chekotays rank strip is two gold dash with one black dash. Pipped two gold one black is lieutenant commander not commander. So when tuvok was promoted later didn't that make tuvok a higher ranked officer

[@amandamatheny3675]

If you want a wonderful look into his past beta canon, I would strongly recommend the Spirit Walk Books. won't give spoilers, but there is a species from deep space nine in them as well so a little bit crossover

[@mchllwoods]

Chokotay and Seven romance never made sense to me storywise because. Chokotay made it know through out the series his prejudice towards the Borg. so him turning a 180 during the final season was very weird to me.😮

[@TruthnautBegins]

I enjoy watching Voyager. But it's distracting to know how much better the series could've been. The show went downhill after Seven was introduced. It is commonly thought that Seven helped the show have higher ratings but that is not true. Seven got screen time because Jeri Ryan was doing the show runner.

[@rod370]

Hi, If Chakotay resigned his commission. That ment he was just an ordinary person. on the street. With some Star Fleet training. Its like you leave your channel. you are no longer one of the presenters of the channel TrekCulture on KZbin. You are just one of the people who watch the channel. He should not have the rank he has on Voyager. You can't say he got the rank, because they where so far away from Earth. What would have made sense. Is you see all the Marquee going through some sort of exams to prove they are upto the standared of the Star feet. Then getting the rank they where in Star Fleet. Now Im saying only make it a one or two episods. And then get one with the show.

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

well you might ask what happened to the maquis and what happened to the cardassians by the time they got back. 2373 Maquis destroyed , with only a few members able to evade capture or death, 2375 by the end of the Dominion War Cardassia Prime was in ashes; devastated by the Jem'Hadar, who had been ordered to wipe out the Cardassian species for their betrayal. Over eight hundred million men, women and children were slaughtered in this planet-wide genocide. 2378 voyager returns. 800 years later Cardasians are part of starfleet?

[@shadowgl9]

Honestly it made more sense if chakotay was the captain of voyager, especially how unhinged and downright evil Janeway revealed herself to be...

[@lylek8933]

I thought Chakotay married 7 (other online stories I've came across). That said, it's obvious she changed flavors. lol :)

[@andrewstahl2274]

Way too many reaches in this video.

[@schoon3303]

Would be interesting if he showed up in the season of Picard, I mean this final season is pretty much popping up everywhere. I mean Voyager did in the last episode 🤣🤣

[@gunnysgames2321]

That’s just Naval Tradition to refer to Lt Commander as commander it’s just two much to get out during operation if you need to speak directly.

[@Utubesuperstar]

The shortening of lt commander to commander is what happens irl you never call a lt commander lt or lt commander just commander

[@DonMachado]

Sometimes a higher ranked officer will use the full rank when addressing a lower rank, just to get their attention. Just like when your mother uses your middle name when she's mad at you for something.

[@HammerJammer81]

NGL, im not interested in Prodigy. Its way too animated for me and looks meant for 5 year olds. To each their own.

[@hypered0100]

It is for children, the creative team said so over a year ago.