Poll Best Voyager Characters

[Bry_Sinclair]

1. Torres
2. Tuvok
3. Kes
4. Paris
5. Janeway
6. Icheb
7. Seven
8. Neelix
9. Seska
10. Stadi
11. Hogan
12. S. Wildman
13. Vorik
14. Ayala
15. Carey
16. Kim
17. N. Wildman
...
140. The Borg Baby
141. EMH

 

[STEPhon IT]

He got his arse handed to him specifically because he didn't challenge her. The two closest attempts were Scorpion (where he tried to reason with her more than anything else) and Equinox (where he threatened to challenge her IF she crossed the line again). But he never actually did challenge her.

OMG. When a person stands up to another person and questions what that person is doing up front is challenging them. Chakotay trying to reason with Janeway is still challenging her. Clearly in those two episodes the INFALLIBLE one doesn't like to be challenged. What are you not fully understanding the definition of the word?

 

[Dukhat]

Because there's a huge difference between saying "Hey, maybe there might be another way out of this, Captain," and "I think what you're doing is morally wrong ."

 

[Greg Cox]

I voted "Other" because my favorite character was the EMH.

(Seven of Nine runs a close second.)

 

[hux]

OMG. When a person stands up to another person and questions what that person is doing up front is challenging them. Chakotay trying to reason with Janeway is still challenging her. Clearly in those two episodes the INFALLIBLE one doesn't like to be challenged. What are you not fully understanding the definition of the word?

You think reasoning with someone and challenging their position are the same thing?

Aw bless.

Chakotay did not challenge Janeway. He sought to guide her with a fable in the hope that it would influence her (it did not) then he dropped the matter. Later in Equinox, he threatened to challenge her (after the fact) should she cross the line again (demonstrating that he had yet to ever do so).

Try watching again. And maybe look up the word "challenge" as it appears to be slightly beyond your comprehension.

 

[Jonny]

My vote went to other as my personal order goes like this.
1. The Doctor
2. B'Elanna
3. Seven of Nine
4. Tom Paris
5. Kathryn Janeway
6. Tuvok
7. Seska
8. Neelix
9. Kes
10. Chakotay
11. Harry Kim
12. Anybody else

 

[JayTheTrekkie]

My order of favorite characters:

1. Tom Paris
2. B'Elanna Torres
3. Seven of Nine
4. Tuvok
5. The Doctor
6. Harry Kim
7. Janeway
8. Neelix
9. Chakotay

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Team Naomi for me... She did more to help Seven regain her humanity compared to janeway, came up with an effective battle plan for rescuing Seven from the Borg Queen and helped Seven to save the ship from the "Pitcher Plant" life form...

 

[T'Elann]

I liked Seven the best but B'Elanna was a very close second they were both unpredictable with Seven becoming more human and B'Elanna embracing more of her klingon heritage

 

[Six of Twelve]

Seven of Nine
Janeway
EMH
Tuvok
Chakotay
Torres
Paris
N. Wildman
Mezoti
Neelix
Kes
Icheb
Kim

The only character I actually despised wax Seska. I won't even rewatch episodes with her in the Kazon storyline. The Kazon are so worthless, that even the Borg won't assimilate them.

 

[Paradise City]

Starling, Suder, Annorax, Ransom, Tuvok and Seven of Nine.

Tuvok is my favourite. The episode where has his emotional discipline turned off. Cool stuff.

 

[A Chimpanzee & 2 Trainees]

I feel like this thread asks two different questions - Who is my favorite, would be the one I enjoyed watching most, which is proabably the Doctor simply because I enjoyed his performance immensely.

The BEST Voyager character (IMO) would be the one with the clearest character arc and growth realized through the series, which of the main cast I think is Paris. I think they wrote for him well, and wrote a character that hadn't been realized on Star Trek before. Obviously based on Lacarno, I see him as being what Ensign Ro should have been had she not suddenly joined the Maquis at the end.

Seven, Torres, and the Doctor I felt were somewhat stagnant. Seven attained a certain level of borg-like humanity and then just permanently stopped development. I'd have liked to see her break from the computer-like surly cadence of her voice into something more natural, for example, as time went on.

Torres was over and over again dealing with her supposedly volatile Klingon half and/or heritage.

Doctor at his core was Data 2.0, but as I said, I think Bob Picardo did a fabulous job with it. I actually enjoy watching him more than Spiner at this point.

Kim, Tuvok and Chakotay really suffered from the same problem - their characters weren't allowed to develop from where they started. It was particularly bad for Kim, because he was never allowed to consistently express any sort of confident, seasoned version of himself even 7 years later. Yeah, there were episodes like Nightingale, but he didn't seem to carry those sort of experiences with him later.

Neelix? I'm not even sure what the point of Neelix's character was supposed to be after he split with Kes. He wasn't particularly wise or insightful. He didn't hold a mirror up to humanity and make us think about ourselves. He cooked leola root, organized social functions, and pretended to be an ambassador (I guess so he could feel important). Not that they needed an ambassador - Janeway was always the one mediating disputes.

Speaking of Janeway, I like Mulgrew's performance, and I liked the character, but when one starts out knowing nearly everything about everything, where is there to go? Now I understand Q's fascination with her! She's already part Q!

 

[Six of Twelve]

I feel like this thread asks two different questions - Who is my favorite, would be the one I enjoyed watching most, which is proabably the Doctor simply because I enjoyed his performance immensely.

The BEST Voyager character (IMO) would be the one with the clearest character arc and growth realized through the series, which of the main cast I think is Paris. I think they wrote for him well, and wrote a character that hadn't been realized on Star Trek before. Obviously based on Lacarno, I see him as being what Ensign Ro should have been had she not suddenly joined the Maquis at the end.

Seven, Torres, and the Doctor I felt were somewhat stagnant. Seven attained a certain level of borg-like humanity and then just permanently stopped development. I'd have liked to see her break from the computer-like surly cadence of her voice into something more natural, for example, as time went on.

Torres was over and over again dealing with her supposedly volatile Klingon half and/or heritage.

Doctor at his core was Data 2.0, but as I said, I think Bob Picardo did a fabulous job with it. I actually enjoy watching him more than Spiner at this point.

Kim, Tuvok and Chakotay really suffered from the same problem - their characters weren't allowed to develop from where they started. It was particularly bad for Kim, because he was never allowed to consistently express any sort of confident, seasoned version of himself even 7 years later. Yeah, there were episodes like Nightingale, but he didn't seem to carry those sort of experiences with him later.

Neelix? I'm not even sure what the point of Neelix's character was supposed to be after he split with Kes. He wasn't particularly wise or insightful. He didn't hold a mirror up to humanity and make us think about ourselves. He cooked leola root, organized social functions, and pretended to be an ambassador (I guess so he could feel important). Not that they needed an ambassador - Janeway was always the one mediating disputes.

Speaking of Janeway, I like Mulgrew's performance, and I liked the character, but when one starts out knowing nearly everything about everything, where is there to go? Now I understand Q's fascination with her! She's already part Q!

I think Seven of Nine was just right. One must remember she spent eighteen years as a drone, and those being her formative years. Being Borg will always be part of who she is and is the way she does her individuality, with her personality being a Borg-human mix. The fact that she did not choose to resume the name Annika Hansen was her first individual choice and she never changed her mind about that. She also said on one episode something to the effect that the order and organizational skills she learned from the Borg were a comfort to her and a useful tool as she explored how to express her unique individuality. If she'd erased everything Borg about herself, it wouldn't have been believable. And if they'd made her like "everyone else", it would have removed what made her character unique and compelling. And it would have defeated the point of individuality if her goal had merely been to be like "everyone else", a kind of reverse assimilation.

As for Neelix, I think his best scenes were with Tuvok and I enjoyed how their relationship developed. He taught Tuvok how not to underestimate people and also taught him a bit of humility by showing him why it's wrong to treat those you deem inferior in whatever way in a condescending manner, which is something Vulcans are especially prone to do.

 

[Heghta]

The Doc is tops for me too. I also like Seven and Tuvok. Least is probably Neelix and Chakotay

 

[Katinka]

The Doc and Tuvok are every geek's top choice and since I am part geek I like them both, esp. the Doc. He is absolutely wonderful and shows some real development throughout the seven season. Ricardo played him so well, he could have been an annoying character but turn out to be a huge asset.
Janeway is great, maddening inconsistencies and all. If I try to imagine what her situation must have been like, the guilt, the responsibility, the pressure, etc. I wonder how anybody could have gotten through this. What are a few inconsistencies given that big picture?
Despite all the short comings in his character development, the lack of arcs and sometimes rather puzzling behavior I do love Chakotay. I can't exactly say why but maybe because he is somehow a misfit in all of this. He isn't the badass rebel some want him to be, he isn't the perfect Starfleet officer despite agreeing to play one, he isn't the geeky hero like the Doc, Tuvok, Data and Spock (all of which I very much like, esp. Spock). He is very different from all of these types, e.g. despite the fact that his spiritual side is badly executed (and I am not a spiritual person at all) it is interesting and unique in the context of Voyager and probably even Star Trek (haven't seen DS9 yet).

 

[Six of Twelve]

You'll find Kira Nerys on DS9 to be spiritual, but often conflicted about it.

 

[Katinka]

You'll find Kira Nerys on DS9 to be spiritual, but often conflicted about it.

DS9 is next on the list. I haven't watched it before and by now am very curious to see it.

 

[Thomas Eugene]

DS9 is next on the list. I haven't watched it before and by now am very curious to see it.

If you are an avid VOY fan like myself, it's difficult to watch at first. But if you resist the temptation of constantly comparing it to VOY, then it's a pretty good show, IMHO.

 

[Six of Twelve]

If you are an avid VOY fan like myself, it's difficult to watch at first. But if you resist the temptation of constantly comparing it to VOY, then it's a pretty good show, IMHO.

DS9 used to be my favorite Trek, mostly because I found the Cardassians so interesting. I wasn't so interested in Voyager during its first run and don't even think I saw all the episodes the first time around. I especially disliked Seska and the Kazon storyline.

But after getting Netflix and re-watching everything and seeing Voyager to the end, Voyager has now become my favorite. I still don't like Seska and the Kazon storyline, and a good bit of the first three seasons, with a few exceptions, such as Unity, but seasons 4 through 7, when the show hit its stride, are great.

DS9, on the other hand, was almost ruined by the too-long Dominion storyline.which dominated its seasons 4 through 7. They'd have done better to have wrapped up that storyline much more quickly and moved on to something else for the last couple of seasons.

 

[TheGoodStuff]

I voted for Janeway, here are my top 3:

1. Janeway: Mulgrew is an excellent actress. Janeway has a strong, warm nature and I love her sense of humour. As I have posted here a million times, I agree with her actions [To Tom, regarding promotions, Equinox, Tuvix]. I find her character fascinating as, to me, she is in the most difficult position of any commanding officer we see in a Trek show and she has to make things up as she goes along.

2. Seven: Jeri Ryan was fantastic. Her acting is sadly overlooked so people can call her the 'borg babe' or reference the catsuit. She is one of Trek's best performances as Seven with many, many moving scenes and it is a joy to see her regain what the Borg stole from her.

3. B'elanna: I think Dawson is criminally underrated by some fans performance-wise. Yes, I agree, the scripts she was given weren't always stellar but the actress did the absolute best she could with them. I find Torres so likeable and I particularly appreciate the way she somewhat became a vehicle for mental health issues in Trek. Also Paris/Torres is my favourite Trek romance.