Chakotay
Chakotay is a male television character who features in Star Trek.
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Biography
Chakotay
When Chakotay was 15 years old, he had already set his sights on Starfleet and greatly surprised his father when he told him that he was going to leave the tribe to attend Starfleet Academy. His father disapproved of his son's decision but was unable to convince him otherwise. It was noted that the young Chakotay came to be sponsored by Captain Sulu. Chakotay though had misled the officer into believing that he had Kolopak's permission to join. (VOY: Tattoo)
Chakotay and his father were not on good terms when Kolopak was killed while defending his colony against Cardassians. When the news reached Chakotay, he was unsure about how to reconcile their differences and heal their old wounds. To honor his father's memory and to continue the fight in his name, Chakotay resigned from Starfleet and joined the Maquis. It was then that he took the mark, the tattoo, on his forehead in order to honor the memory of his father and to signify his Native American heritage. (VOY: Tattoo)
On his first starship posting, he served during the planned first contact with the Tarkannans. After spending a lot of time pushing his captain to let him be on the diplomatic team, he began studying everything about them. When he finally came face to face with their delegation, he very proudly made the traditional gesture for "hello", not realizing that males and females have different styles of movement when making such symbolic gestures. He later found out that he had actually propositioned the ambassador. He remembered this encounter and mentioned it to Captain Janeway when in 2372 they made first contact with the Drayans, noting that it almost got his sent back to the Academy for remedial training. (VOY: Innocence) On another assignment, he visited a tomb excavation on Ktaria VII on one of his earliest away missions. There, unaware of local custom, he – wanting to take a memento – stole a small stone from the burial. He was later informed that each stone represented a prayer and that he had desecrated the burial site. (VOY: Emanations)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Kolopak tried to teach Chakotay that without Spirits to guide him, he would lose his way. But Chakotay did not want to listen as he did not place much value in spirituality. He remained resistant, instead choosing to embrace technological advancement, believing that he was the master of his own life. (VOY: One Small Step)
Chakotay had refused to hunt deer with his father. (VOY: Waking Moments)
One of Chakotay's childhood heroes was astronaut John Kelly. (VOY: One Small Step)
Powers and abilities
Chakotay possessed great piloting skills and during his first year he trained as a pilot in North America. (VOY: Future's End, Part II)
He also became a proficient boxer at the light heavyweight level, with a record of twenty-three wins and one loss. (VOY: Tsunkatse)
Notes
- Chakotay was portrayed by actor Robert Beltran and featured in the setting of Star Trek: Voyager.
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