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Tuvok

In the fictional Star Trek universe, Tuvok (a Vulcan character played by Tim Russ) was head of security and chief tactical officer on USS Voyager.

Brief History

The Star Trek: Voyager episode "Flashback" annotates his first Starfleet assignment in 2293, as an ensign — 29 year old junior science officer — aboard the USS Excelsior under the command of Hikaru Sulu (concurrently with the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) during the Khitomer Incident. Throughout his service he became increasingly disenchanted with non-Vulcans and resigned from Starfleet soon afterward to undergo the kohlinar regimen on Vulcan to purge his emotions. Six years into the ritual he began experiencing pon farr, which inexorably led to his conjugation with T'Pel .

Several decades later, after much internal deliberation he re-enlisted in Starfleet and was assigned to USS Wyoming, eventually settling aboard Intrepid-class starship USS Voyager as a second officer. Due to incongruities between the opening credits, rank pips and dialogue in the first season it is uncertain whether he was at that time a lieutenant or lieutenant commander, but most evidence points to the former. Prior to his final assignment with Voyager he had done everything from critiquing Kathryn Janeway's tactical procedures and serving under her onboard USS Billings to instructing cadets at Starfleet Academy.

In 2371, Tuvok was assigned to infiltrate the Maquis organization aboard Chakotay's Maquis ship. During this infiltration, both the Maquis ship and the Starship Voyager were unwittingly transported to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker. The Maquis ship was destroyed and the two crews were forced to unite on Voyager, with Tuvok resuming his tactical duties on the bridge.

At that time, Voyager also picked up two Delta Quadrant natives, Neelix, a Talaxian, and his girlfriend, Kes, an Ocampa. Tuvok recognized Kes's telepathic abilities and helped her develop them, but Tuvok disliked Neelix. A transporter accident fused Tuvok and Neelix together into a new humanoid, Tuvix, but they were restored to inviduals by Captain Janeway using a procedure devised by the EMH. Tuvok still disliked Neelix after this experience.

Amidst the inception of Voyager's Season 4 episode "Revulsion", relatively dated 2374, Tuvok was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. He returned with the Voyager crew to the Alpha Quadrant in 2378 and was reunited with his wife, three sons and a daughter on Vulcan.

Rank Conundrum

If one posits that Tuvok was originally a Lt. Cmdr. as of his commission on Voyager then one must assume that during 2371, Tuvok was not simply censured (as promulgated on the show) by Janeway for the surreptitious scheme in VOY: "Prime Factors", but also demoted. As a corollary of this supposition, one could surmise that the clause would have taken effect a couple of episodes anon, concordant with proper continuity of Lieutenant rank insignia for Tuvok.


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