Neelix

Neelix is a fictional character in the fictional universe of ' (STV). Neelix is played by Ethan Phillips in the series. The character is originally from Rinax, a moon of the planet Talax, in the Delta quadrant. His family, including a sister named Alixia, were killed in one of the wars with the Haakonian Order.

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In the pilot of STV, Neelix and his Ocampan girlfriend Kes join the Voyager crew. Neelix offers his services as a guide to the Delta quadrant. He soon takes over the mess hall and becomes the Mess officer. As the series progresses, Neelix becomes more and more valuable to Voyager, and is promoted to morale officer and even ambassador.

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Tuvok "tolerated" Neelix, and his attitude did not change even after being fused with him in a being called Tuvix.

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Neelix leaves Voyager (as well as STV) in the seventh season episode "Homestead", in which he goes to live with a colony of exiled Talaxians, marrying into one of the local families.

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Reginald Barclay named his cat after Neelix.

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Fictional character: A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. More accurately, a fictional character is the person or conscious entity we imagine to exist within the world of such a work. In addition to people, characters can be aliens, animals, gods or, occasionally, inanimate objects. C...

Ethan Phillips: Ethan Phillips (Born: February 8, 1955 in Garden City, Long Island, New York) is an American actor, playwright and author. He is best known for his roles on TV such as s Neelix and Benson's Pete. He is a graduate of Boston University in English literature and also received a Masters degree in fine ...

Haakonian Order: The Haakonians are a race of aliens indigenous to the Delta Quadrant. At some point in their history, they invaded and occupied the Talaxian homeworld; wars between the two races continue to rage. The Haakonians developed devastating weapons for use against Talax; among these include the metreon cas...