Biographical Data:
Security chief and tactical officer under Captain Kathryn Janeway who
had gone undercover to infiltrate the Maqui as part of Chakotay's crew
when both ships disappeared in the Badlands of the Demilitarized Zone,
presumably destroyed by plasma storms; the smaller craft disappeared a
week before the Voyager was last heard from on Stardate 48307.5.
Earlier in his career Tuvok served on the U.S.S. Wyoming and was a teacher
and cadet trainer at Starfleet Academy for 16 years before joining Janeway's
crew on her ship prior to the U.S.S. Voyager; for a brief time he was
on leave with a temporary assignment at Jupiter Station. In his
youth he was an opponent of the Federation-Klingon treaties but later
came to see the wisdom of fellow Vulcan Spock's drive for alliance.
In his personal life, Tuvok is a devoted parent and husband - his wife
was in labor for 96 hours with their third child - and engages his interest
in the traditional Vulcan lute, playing it for his children when they
could not fall asleep at bedtime. His youngest son was especially
fond of "Falor's Journey," a 347-verse epic ode. Tuvok
also is an expert botanist with growing orchids a specialty he continues
in his own quarters, practices the Keethara meditation routine, and began
his interest in the Vulcan game kal-toh with master studies at age 5.
Prior to his stint on the Wyoming he taught archery science at the Vulcan
Institute for Defensive Arts, and has maintained a scholarly interest
in the study of violence for over a century.
With the best of Vulcan rationality, Tuvok was pressured by his parents
into following them into Starfleet and graduated the Academy at the age
of 29 in 2293, originally posted to Capt. Hikaru Sulu on the U.S.S. Excelsior.
He resigned in 2398 to pursue his people's kohlinar regimen of true non-emotion
after becoming disillusioned with non-Vulcans in the service, but went
into pon farr six years later and began a family. His return to
Starfleet was marked by a maturity and a reconsideration of the benefits
service provided.
File Update: Delta Quadrant Addendum
Report by Captain Kathryn Janeway, U.S.S. Voyager
Tuvok's physical, investigative and tactical skills are an inspiration
to this crew, while his Vulcan equanimity and calm demeanor make him a
valued peacekeeper aboard the ship. With his combination of wisdom,
experience and vitality Tuvok is one of the most respected members of
the crew, even grudgingly among the former Maquis. And he is certainly
my most trusted confidant aboard this far-flung vessel, although I regret
to put him on report for his formal insubordination regarding my orders
banning black-market bartering for a possible shortcut home with the Sikarians.
Tuvok has recently demonstrated to me the good and bad of the mystique
of the unique Vulcan mental abilities. While he has helped Kes
develop her latent Ocampan abilities, he nearly made himself criminally
insane despite his Vulcan self-disciplines after a mind-meld while attempting
to aid psychopathic murderer and former Maquis Lon Suder, a Betazoid,
after the murder of a fellow crewman.
UPDATE Stardate 50530:
Captain Kathryn Janeway, Addendum
Re: Crewman Suder:
I underestimated Tuvok's patience and Suder's heart. The crewman
had made substantial progress toward a healthy outlook before giving his
life to retake this ship from Kazon-Nistrim raiders, circa Stardate 49000.
Despite our earlier problems on this mission I have come to cherish
my decision to retain Tuvok as second officer, and feel such experiences
as his captaincy during Chakotay and my's medical quarantine will benefit
him in the long run. I know it weighed heavily on him to recant
my orders against Vidiian involvement, but I cannot fault the growth he
showed in considering the pleas of the entire ship. Reversing his
accidental and unprecedented transporter merging with Neelix into an all-new
third being was in turn a tough choice for this commander, but one in
which - as the Vulcans say - I had to place the needs of the many above
the needs of the one.
As for the incredible incident prompted by his viral parasite disguised
as a submerged memory from his Excelsior days, I thank my friend for a
look at living history - Starfleet's and his own.
Starfleet Career Summary (partial):
2293 -
Graduated Starfleet Academy.
2293 - VOYAGER ANNOTATION:
Served on U.S.S. Excelsior, junior science officer.
2298 - VOYAGER ANNOTATION:
Resigned Starfleet, from Excelsior.
2243 -
Returned to Starfleet, assigned to U.S.S. Wyoming.
2371 -
Security chief and second officer, U.S.S. Voyager under Captain. Kathryn
Janeway (MIA)
2372 -
Assumes command for six weeks during quarantine of Voyager CO and XO
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