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Ceti eel. The last surviving life-form Pile CAST: Ronny Cox as Jellico, Captain Edward; Natalia Nogulich indigenous to planet Ceti Alpha V. 343 cab as Necheyev, Alynna; John Durbin as Ssestar. Lou Wagner as following the explosion of planet Ceti , a hy TaN - Krax; David Warner as Madred. Gul; Majel Barrett as Computer Alpha VI. Ceti eels were mollusk-like 4 : voice. SEE: Cairo, U.S.S.; Cardassians; Celtris Ill; class-5 creatures whose young incubated probe; Corak, Glinn; Enterprise-D, U.S.S.; Feynman, nside the brains of humanoid life- Shuttlecraft; fusing pitons; Jellico, Captain Edward; Lemec, forms. These parasites caused the Gul; lynars; Madred, Gul; metagenic weapon; Necheyev, host considerable pain and left the Alynna; Picard, Jean-Luc; Reklar; Riker, William T.; security host susceptible to external suggestion. Twenty of Khan's follow- access code; Solok, DaiMon; Tajor, Glinn; Torman V. ers were killed by Ceti eels, and Khan used the creatures to gain the cooperation of Captain Terrell and Commander Chekov. (Star “Chain of Command, Part IL.” Next Generation episode #137. Trek Ii: The Wrath of Khan). Written by Frank Abatemarco. Directed by Les Landau. Stardate 46360.8. First aired in 1993. Picard, held captive by a brutal CFl replicator. SEE: replicator. Cardassian, is the victim of psychological and physical torture. GUEST CAST: Ronny Cox as Jellico, Captain Edward; David Ch'Par. Officer in the Klingon military service. Ch'Par was an Warner as Madred, Gul; Heather L. Olson as Orra, Jil; Majel Barrett engineer assigned to a bird-of-prey that was docked at station as Computer voice. SEE: antimatter mines; Cardassia; CarDeep Space 9 for repairs in 2373. (“By Inferna's Light” [DS9]). dassians; First Hebitian civilization; Gessard, Yvette; gettle; Jellico, Captain Edward; jevonite; Jovian run; La Forge, Geordi; Ch'Pok. (Ron Canada). Advocate from Lakat; Lyshan System; Madred, Gul; McAllister C-5 Nebula; - x the Klingon Empire. In 2372, Ch'Pok prose- Minos Korva; Orra, Jil; Picard, Jean-Luc; Picard, Maurice; cuted an extradition hearing on station Picard, Yvette Gessard; security access code; Seldonis IV A Deep Space 9 when Lieutenant Com- Convention; taspar egg; Titan's Turn; Tohvun Ill; wompat. - mander Worf was accused of firing on an unarmed Klingon transport vessel. ("Rules ~~ Chakotay. (Robert Beltran) — of Engagement” [DS9]). Ron Canada also First officer of the Starship Ma appeared as Martin Benbeck in “Master: Voyager and former mem- — piece Society” (TNG). ber of the Maquis resistance group. (“Caretaker” A “Cha Worf Toh'gah-nah lo Pre’tOk.” Klingon translation of an [VGR]). Chakotay was of Ve q ancient Earth tune, “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow,” a song typical Native American descent - ly sung at birthday celebrations. The lyrics were difficult to trans- and fiercely proud of his 4 late, as there is no Klingon word for “jolly.” (*Parallels” [TNG]) ancestry. As a child, however, Chakotay rebelled cha'Dich. Klingon term for a “second,” or a person who stands against his heritage. At with a warrior during a ceremonial challenge or trial. The duty of the age of 15, Chakotay the cha 'Dich is to defend the one challenged, since the one chal- traveled with his father, lenged is denied the right of combat while accused. Worf chose ~~ Kolopak (pictured below), his brother, Kurn, as cha’'Dich when their late father, Mogh, was to Earth in search of the * accused of treason. When Kurn was the target of attempted mur- ancient Rubber Tree Peoder, Worf asked Captain Picard to serve as cha'Dich. (*Sins of the ple. During the expedition, Father" [TNG]). The ritual knife given to Picard as cha'Dich canbe Chakotay hurt his father deeply by announcing that he was leaving seen on the desk in his quarters during “Suddenly Human" (TNG). his people to attend Starfleet Academy. Kolopak accepted his Jono used the knife to stab Captain Picard, son's rebellion, noting that Chakotay had been a breech birth, indicating a problem child. Chakotay's application to the academy had CHAH-mooz-ee. Among some ancient Native American cultures been sponsored by Captain Sulu. (“Tattoo™ [VGRY). It is not clear if from Earth, an ancient healing symbol resembling a spiral tri- this Captain Sulu is the same person who appeared in the original sected by a “V". Often seen accompanied by other spirals with Star Trek series, but this does seem to be the intent of the episode. linear elements, it is sometimes used as a blessing to the land. § 2, In “Tattoo,” Chakotay at 15 years old was The symbol is believed to be of extraterrestrial origin and has played by Douglas Spain. After his father's been associated with the ancient Rubber Tree People, as well as death, Chakotay came to recognize the imporon a planet near the Cardassian border, and among a civilization 3 tance of his people's heritage, and he tattooed in the Delta Quadrant. The latter usages were discovered by the © | his forehead in honor of his father and their crew of the Starship Voyager in 2372, who left it on a moon and ancestors. (“Tattoo" [VGR]). One of his anceson their planet which were visited by the 1] tors was a school teacher in Arizona on Earth in U.S.S. Voyager. SEE: Chakotay; Sky V. the 20th century. (“Future's End, Part I" [VGR]) Spirits. (“Tattoo" [VGR]). The CHAH- During Chakotay's first year at Starfleet Academy, he trained mooz-ee symbol was engraved onto a as a pilot over Earth's North American continent and spent a couriver rock in Chakotay's medicine ple of months on Venus learning how to handle atmospheric bundle. (“The Cloud” [VGR]). storms. He later learned to dodge asteroids in that system's \ Voyager senior illustrator Rick asteroid belt. Chakotay had an interest in archaeology. (“Future's AN Gy Sternbach designed the CHAH- End, Part II" [VGR]). After Chakotay graduated from the academy. 0) mooz-ee symbol. Rick says he he was a member of the Starfleet team that made first contact ) NN based the design on a map of the with the Tarkannans. (“Innocence” [VGR]). He later left Starfleet : Milky Way galaxy, and the V lines to join the Maquis in defense of his homeworld against the may—or may not—suggest the Cardassians. He commanded a Maquis ship that was lost in the paths of various wormholes and other Badlands in 2371 while fleeing from a Cardassian ship. Chakotay spatial phenomena across the galaxy. and his crew were swept into the distant Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker, where they were trapped when their ship was “Chain of Command, Part I." Next Generation episode #136 destroyed by the Kazon-Ogla. Chakotay and his fellow Maquis Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore. Story by Frank Abatemarco. subsequently accepted an invitation to join the crew of the Directed by Robert Scheerer. Stardate 46357.4. First aired in ~~ Starship Voyager under the command of Captain Kathryn 1993. Picard is relieved of command and replaced with a by-the- Janeway. Under this arrangement, Chakotay became the ship's book officer who is intent on confronting the Cardassians. GUEST first officer, replacing Lieutenant Commander Cavit. (“Caretaker”