Read more about Neelix at: Wikipedia Official Site: Paramount Television Neelix ( ) is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is played by actor Ethan Phillips. Neelix is a Talaxian originally from Rinax, a moon of the planet Talax, in the Delta quadrant, although his great-grandfather was Mylean. His entire family was killed in a conflict with the Haakonian Order. This forever haunts Neelix, although he masks it with his bright, constantly cheerful personality. In the pilot episode "Caretaker", Neelix and his Ocampan girlfriend Kes are rescued from the Kazon, and they join the crew of the USS Voyager. He arrives with his personal craft The Baxial, which is utilized in later episodes. Neelix offers his services to Captain Kathryn Janeway, as a guide to the Delta Quadrant. He promptly appoints himself "Chief Morale Officer" and soon takes over the mess hall and becomes cook, as replicator usage has to be rationed in light of Voyager ' s limited power supplies. Although Janeway simply tolerates Neelix at first, she later comes to respect and value Neelix as an important member of the crew eventually appointing him as unofficial ships Ambassador after he proves his diplomatic abilities. While Kes and Neelix are involved in a romantic relationship when they come aboard Voyager, Kes decides to terminate their relationship while under the control of an alien rebel. Though even after her restoration, Kes chooses to not continue seeing Neelix. Their break-up is never shown on-screen, but the two remain good friends. |
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