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 "Caretak...
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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 "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. Janeway tolerates Neelix with a mixture of amusement and mild frustration....
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