Nemesis ( episode ) Chakotay is trapped on a planet where two species are fighting a genocidal war against each other . Summary . Teaser . Commander Chakotay is captured walking at night in a jungle on a Delta Quadrant world by the Vori when his shuttle is shot down during a survey mission . Act One . They quickly decide he is not a threat to them and decide to integrate him into their team . They tell Chakotay of the " Beast " , the enemy they are fighting against . Chakotay explains to the soldiers that he needs to contact his vessel , the . He cannot reach the ship using his combadge , as the Kradin , the species hostile to the Vori , have disabled communications in the battle zone . Brone , the leader of the Fourth Vori Defense Contingent , assigns Namon to guide Chakotay to the wreckage of his downed shuttle . Brone advises Chakotay to wait for the dawn or the " new light " , as he calls it before leaving . The Vori speak an odd language which Chakotay easily picks up , mostly from engaging in conversation with a Vori youth named Rafin , who is teased by Namon on his inexperience in combat , as well as his nervousness in battle . Chakotay tries to relate Rafin to a young Kradin soldier out there who might be as afraid as he is to fight . During this , Rafin informs Chakotay on why the Vori hate the Kradin so much , such as their appearance , the burning seen in their eyes . Rafin ' s motivation for hatred of the Kradin stems from the destruction of Rafin ' s home village as well as their killing of Rafin ' s relatives . The next day , while walking with Namon to search for the shuttle ' s wreckage , Chakotay tells him of his battles back in the Alpha Quadrant with the Cardassian s , when he asks the commander if he has ever killed before . Chakotay tells the soldier that it was the worst thing he has ever had to do . Namon tells Chakotay that if he were a Vori , he would crave to drive off the Kradin from their world just as he does . Chakotay and Namon discover a small piece of the shuttle on the ground , and " Voyager " s first officer remarks that there does not seem to be much left of his shuttle . Just then , he and Namon come under attack from two Kradin . Namon is hit , but he fires off a shot before falling which happens to kill one . Chakotay rushes the other and manages to take his weapon . " " Don ' t make me kill you ! " " , he shouts at the Kradin soldier . The Kradin is shot anyway shortly after by Brone and Namon is declared " nullified " . Act Two . During Namon ' s memorial , Chakotay learns about the Vori ' s culture , specifically their burial rituals , like how they bury their bodies downturned . Afterwards , Chakotay is given Namon ' s uniform , as his Starfleet uniform is noticeable enough to draw attention by the Kradin . Chakotay hesitates , as it isn ' t his conflict , but Brone insists . Brone then has Chakotay go through some basic training from Rafin , particularly in Vori firearms . Chakotay tries to talk to Rafin , saying it ' s all right to be afraid . He also suggests the " nemesis " is just as afraid of him , but Rafin seems to take a lot of offense . He ' s obviously been hardened like the rest , and reminds Chakotay of what their enemy has done to them . Rafin is a good shot , and takes his anger out on the targets before cutting the lesson early . Later , the group sets off to meet a second group , the Seventh Defense Contingent . When they arrive at the rendezvous point , however , they discover that the other group has been slaughtered and desecrated . Brone then makes a speech to the group and challenges Chakotay on his neutral stance . Just then , the Kradin arrive and quickly kill most of the group , including Rafin . Chakotay tries to save him , but he ' s hit in the process and Rafin dies . Respecting his wishes , Chakotay turns him over and manages to escape to a nearby village . There , he is greeted and treated as a hero by some Vori before he collapses . Act Three . On " Voyager " , Janeway reviews the information on what happened . Chakotay was indeed shot down by enemy fire , and the interference from the weapons is interfering with transporter s and sensor s . It appears there is a long war going on , and Neelix has contacted an ambassador named Treen with the details . He ' s willing to help Chakotay , but is unable to divert any resources to do so . Thomas Paris wants to take a team down , regretting not going with him in the first place , but Janeway says they need to talk to Treen more and consider options . Meanwhile , Chakotay is awake and explains he is not really part of the Defenders . Regardless , the villagers insist on getting information on what is going on . He starts to tell them he was with the Fourth , and they are encouraged . Chakotay asks for communications equipment , but the only place is far away , and the villagers insist he stay the night and rest first . He agrees , and becomes friends with a young Vori girl named Karya . She asks him to deliver a letter to her brother , Daryo , who is fighting in the seventh defense contingent , which was ambushed and annihilated by Kradin forces . Chakotay agrees to drop off her letter at a restock unit despite this . The next day the Vori village is attacked by the Kradin and most of the villagers , including Penno , Karya ' s grandfather , are marched off to extermination centers . After Karya is taken away herself , this enrages Chakotay and raises his weapon , but a group of Kradin is right behind him and disarm him . The villagers seem doomed . Act Four . Meanwhile , the crew of " Voyager " is concerned about the fate of Chakotay on the planet ' s surface . After hearing more about the Kradin ' s ruthless actions toward the Vori , Janeway now wants a team to go to the surface . Paris is enthusiastic to join , but Lieutenant Tuvok suggests that he should go down to the planet to search for Chakotay on his own , despite Lieutenant Tom Paris ' s objections . Tuvok alone will join a commando group from the Kradin to expedite his search for Chakotay . Chakotay is brought to the other Vori after being interrogated . Karya is there too , and says her grandfather is not well . Chakotay demands to talk to the guard , but he is knocked back . With nothing else to do , he sleeps next to Karya . The next day , they wake up to gunfire while the Kradin lead the older villagers to be killed while the younger ones are forced to work . Karya sees Penno and cries out for him to be let go , but eventually the Kradin take them both . Enraged , Chakotay knocks down a guard and jumps on the leader , only to be knocked down himself soon . When Ambassador Treen arrives , it is revealed that the " Voyager " crew has been negotiating with the Kradin , not the Vori . Janeway shakes Treen ' s hand . Act Five . Chakotay is left upturned , but not for long as Brone is nearby and helps him . Brone says he will take Chakotay to the command post to contact " Voyager " , but Chakotay is now invested in the war , and insists he go with him to the Fifth Contingent . There , the Vori group come under attack and soon they are surrounded . A loud booming voice orders them to lower their weapons , but Chakotay refuses and keeps shooting . Then , Chakotay is approached by a single Kradin and almost shoots him but he discovers that the Kradin is actually Tuvok . Brone , injured and being taken away , shouts to Chakotay to ignore this , as it is a Kradin tactic . Eventually , Chakotay sees through the deception , but only a little . To prove that everything Chakotay had experienced was a delusion , Tuvok then leads him back to the village , where Chakotay is greeted by the people who should have been exterminated earlier that day and in a scene that was nearly identical to his first experience there . Back on " Voyager " , The Doctor reveals that Chakotay has undergone extensive psychological conditioning and training to hate the Kradin . Everything he had experienced up to that day had been an illusion as part of the training . Apparently , risking his life to attack a Kradin officer was enough to promote him to active duty in the Vori ' s conditioning . Kradin ambassador Treen enters sickbay to talk to Chakotay , but Chakotay says nothing and after a tense , angry silence storms out of the room . In the corridor outside sickbay , Chakotay remarks to Janeway , " " I wish it were as easy to stop hating as it was to start . " " He continues to walk away . Memorable quotes . " " How is he ? " " " " Nullified . " " " " Welcome aboard , Ambassador . Thank you for agreeing to help us find our crewman . " " < br > " " Your thanks are unnecessary , Captain . Any victim of our bloodthirsty nemesis , the Vori , will always find friends among the Kradin people . " " " " If we greet the nemesis in the trunks , you ' ll fire like the rest . As long as you ' re with us , you do my tellings . Fathom ? " " " " Fathom . " " " " Motherless beast ! " " " " From the condition of your hypothalamus , I ' d say they had you so mixed up they could have convinced you your own mother was a turnip . " " " " I wish it were as easy to stop hating as it was to start . " " " " You are a scientist , an explorer . You are not a killer . " " Links and references . 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