Initiations ( episode ) Chakotay becomes caught up in a young Kazon ' s rite of passage . Summary . Teaser . Commander Chakotay has asked Captain Janeway for the use of a shuttlecraft so that he can perform a ritual on the anniversary of his father ' s death . While praying to speak to his father , the shuttlecraft drifts into Kazon - Ogla space . The main Kazon ship picks the shuttlecraft up on their scanners , and sends a young Kazon boy called Kar to destroy it and thus earn his Ogla name . The commander is still in the middle of his ritual when the shuttle is rocked by phaser fire . After the shuttle ' s computer identifies the attacking vessel as Kazon , Chakotay hails the ship and tries to convince the pilot to cease firing on him . A young Kazon boy appears on the shuttle ' s viewer . " " You are in Kazon - Ogla space , Federation . " " Chakotay tells him that he is no threat and will leave . When told by the boy that no one who violates Kazon space simply leaves , Chakotay calls him " son " and remarks that his starship is only a few light years away . " " I am not your son , Federation . I " am " your executioner ! " " , the Kazon youth states right before recommencing fire on Chakotay ' s shuttle . Act One . After Chakotay warns the Kazon vessel a few times to stand down or risk destruction by his weapons , the ship continues its attack . Chakotay then outmaneuvers the small Kazon ship which Kar is on and fires phaser s , disrupting the ship ' s engine core . With only thirty seconds left before the Kazon ship explodes , Chakotay scans the ship and finds one life sign . He locks on and beam s aboard the survivor , who is revealed as Kar . Unfortunately the battle has disabled the long range communications , lateral sensor array , and aft shields of the shuttle , so Chakotay starts flying to rendezvous with " Voyager " . Later , Kar wakes and is bound . He expresses disbelief that Chakotay did not kill him . " " I ' m not in the habit of killing children " " , Chakotay says . He is confused about Kar ' s lack of gratitude . The shuttle then runs into the ship of First Maje Razik . Chakotay hails them and lets them know he has Kar aboard . The Kazon ship begins tractoring the shuttle in . Chakotay tries to escape but the shuttle ' s engines aren ' t nearly powerful enough . Kar looks on with fear and pleads with Chakotay to kill him because " " there are worse things than dying in battle . " " Act Two . " Voyager " is in orbit of a planet gathering supplies and Captain Janeway is talking with Neelix in her ready room about the fact that he was left out the ship ' s recent holodeck defense simulations . She asks him to join her on the bridge to provide support . The bridge reports that the mission is going well , but when Ensign Harry Kim tries to hail Chakotay , he can get no response from the first officer . Janeway recalls all away team s and tells Paris to set course for Chakotay ' s last known position . On the Kazon ship , Chakotay and Kar are dragged into a large room under guard . Chakotay demands to know why Kar is being guarded with him as a prisoner , but gets no response from Haliz , the First Maje ' s second in command . Kar begins berating Chakotay and threatening him , in an attempt to impress Haliz , but after no response , Kar demands to see Razik and is struck to the floor . Chakotay sees this and also demands to see him . Chakotay tells Kar it ' s because he is obviously the leader , whereupon Kar walks around the room pointing out Razik ' s trophies , such as a piece of a Nistrim hull from a destroyed ship and a bracelet belonging to a Kazon who killed Kar ' s brother – Jal Kinell , who Kar notes " " earned his Ogla name by dying bravely in battle . " " But , as Kar ruefully notes , he will not be able to earn " his " name in life or in death – and he has Chakotay to " thank " . Razik himself then arrives and confronts Kar . Kar protests his loss was not his fault , but Razik berates him for making excuses and then forgives him , an act which obviously distresses Kar . Razik tells Chakotay he doomed Kar to disgrace by not allowing him to earn his name in life or death . Chakotay apologizes for that and for violating Kazon - Ogla space . He says there was no map marking this as their territory . Razik says maps are useless because the boundaries change every day . He goes on to explain that any uniform represents a threat to them because of their history of throwing off their oppressors . He then announces that the execution is scheduled for that night . Act Three . When " Voyager " arrives at Chakotay ' s last known location , they discover metallic debris which could have come from a Starfleet shuttlecraft . Janeway orders it beamed aboard so B ' Elanna Torres can analyze it . Paris asks if they ' re assuming Chakotay ' s shuttle was destroyed but Janeway rejects that assumption . Tuvok then locates an ion trail leading away from the debris site and they set course to follow . Razik , Chakotay , and several Kazon children are present in the same audience room . Chakotay greets the children and repeats his messages about his peaceful intentions , but when Razik asks the children who would be willing to kill Chakotay , they all volunteer . Razik mocks Chakotay ' s attempts at reconciliation and then has a group bring Kar in . He repeats Kar ' s fate to not have a name , and then offers Chakotay a weapon , telling him that if he kills Kar , he is free to go . Chakotay seems to consider following through , but then he drops the weapon and takes Razik hostage , demanding to be set free . Razik tells everyone to let him run , and then Kar decides to join Chakotay in running . They depart from the ship in the shuttle but come under fire quickly despite Kar trying to help Chakotay disable the ship ' s weapons . Kar keeps giving Chakotay information that would let him attack the Kazon , but Chakotay insists he ' s not going to start killing people . He asks the computer to locate a place to set down and the computer locates a nearby Class M moon . Kar tells Chakotay it is Tarok , used by the Ogla for training . Just then the shuttle ' s rear shields buckle and the shuttle is in danger of being destroyed . Chakotay says transporting to the moon is risky because of the distance . Then the shuttle is destroyed while falling towards the moon ' s atmosphere . Just as Torres confirms that the debris they picked up is from a Kazon ship , the ion trail " Voyager " has been following dissipates . " Voyager " locates more debris , and when it is beamed aboard , it is showing markings that clearly identify it as being from Chakotay ' s shuttle . Act Four . Chakotay and Kar regain consciousness on the surface of the moon . Kar again lays into Chakotay for not fighting , and Chakotay tells him that if all he ' s going to do is reiterate how much he doesn ' t like Chakotay , he should stay quiet . But Kar speaks up to save Chakotay from a hidden weapon ; he reveals that , as a training site , the moon is littered with hidden weaponry , such as deadly disruptor snare s , so Chakotay will have to follow Kar . On " Voyager " , The Doctor confirms through a viewscreen in the briefing room that there is no organic material that would indicate Chakotay was killed in the shuttle explosion . Janeway mentions that there is a Class M moon nearby he may have beamed to , but there seems to be a lot of hidden weaponry . Kes and Neelix immediately recognize it as a Kazon training site . The energy from the weaponry is disrupting sensors and communication with the surface , so Captain Janeway requests Kes and Tuvok accompany her on a trip to the surface and leaves Paris in command of the ship while they try to find a way to cut through the interference . On the surface , Chakotay and Kar have found a cave to spend the night in . Chakotay uses his tricorder to set up a homing beacon amid more banter from Kar about his wanting to kill Chakotay and steal his technology to make his name with the Kazon . Chakotay brushes off his posturing , comparing his efforts to earn his to Kar ' s efforts to earn his name . Kar rejects the comparison , and Chakotay suggests they attempt to get some sleep . Sometime later Kar , unable to sleep , turns off the tricorder ' s homing beacon then takes his weapon and aims it at a sleeping Chakotay . Despite the perfect chance to kill Chakotay , Kar finds he cannot go through with it . He then returns the weapon and reactivates the beacon . Act Five . In orbit , a Kazon vessel hails " Voyager " . Paris explains their presence and that they ' re looking for a missing crewman . Razik tells him that they killed Chakotay , by name , after he kidnapped a Kazon boy and asks them to leave . Neelix expresses disbelief at the lack of an attack , prompting the Kazon to threaten violence , but Neelix points out that it would be a massive risk to the Kazon security if a battle were waged near their training base , and that blowing up the weapons on the surface would be hideously expensive . The Kazon agree to allow " Voyager " to continue searching . On the surface , Janeway and her team are following a trail when Razik , Haliz , and two other Kazon intercept them and say they are here to help due to the danger of the environment . Back in the cave , Chakotay ( who was actually awake ) confronts Kar about his inability to kill him , saying he thinks Kar is realizing Chakotay is not his enemy . Chakotay asks Kar if he could go to another Kazon sect ( of which Kar says there are eighteen at last check ) , but Kar says they would cut off his fingers and call him a " goven " , a word meaning an outcast . He also rejects going with Chakotay because it would mean leaving his home . Chakotay asks why the uniform causes such hatred and Kar briefly indicates the Kazon used to be all but slaves to the Trabe before they revolted 26 years prior . Then Chakotay ' s tricorder begins to signal that the others are close . At the same time , " Voyager " breaks through the interference and Janeway asks if they can get a lock on Chakotay , Paris says they ' re working on it . The Kazon trick them and they end up caught in a force field , though Kes identifies the power source and they work on getting a phaser to punch through the field . In the cave , Chakotay tells Kar he ' s going to help him get his name and when " Voyager " contacts him , he tells them to prepare for a code white resuscitation , then reassures Kar that he can be revived as long as it is shortly after he is killed . When the Kazon arrive , Kar has Chakotay at gunpoint . He tells Razik he wants to earn his name , but then declares that Chakotay is not his enemy and shoots Razik . Haliz is then First Maje , and he grants Kar a name , Jal Karden . They allow " Voyager " to depart , but not before Karden tells Chakotay that the next time they meet he won ' t hesitate to kill him . Chakotay understands . Chakotay , along with the away team , are beamed aboard " Voyager " . In his quarters on " Voyager " , Chakotay sits on the floor with his medicine bundle unraveled . He holds up a with a " CHAH - mooz - ee " emblazoned on it , along with an akoonah and a blackbird ' s wing laying in front of him . Chakotay then begins to pray to his father . Memorable quotes . " " Look , son . My starship is only a few light years away . " " " " I am not your son , Federation . I am your executioner ! " " " " Computer , damage report . " " " " Long - range communications , lateral sensor array , and aft shields are off - line . " " " " Great ! " " " " You should have let me die . " " " " I ' m not in the habit of killing children . " " " " And now Mr . Neelix , please join me on the bridge . " " " " Yes , sir . I mean , ma ' am . Captain . " " " " Why are you so eager for me to kill you ? " " " " Well , you just saved my life . Twice more and we ' ll be even . " " " " Don ' t worry , captain . You can count on me to keep those nefarious Kazon at bay ! " " " " Get him something to eat . The execution is tonight . " " " " You tell this Jal Razik that Federation Commander Chakotay demands to see him ! " " " " I ' m afraid you would not score well on our training exercises . " " " " What ' s so different about us ? Aside from the fact that I keep saving your life and you keep threatening to kill me . " " " " Why did you save him ? It ' s a very ineffective way of waging war . " " " " My people taught me a man does not own land . " " " " You would rather die in your sleep , a wrinkled old man ? " " " " Sounds about right . " " " " You won ' t stop me from earning my name , Federation . " " " " Not Federation ! Chakotay . That ' s my name . " " Links and references . References . " A - koo - chee - moya " ; Ayala ' s sons ; biomagnetic trap ; booby trap ; Calogan dog ; Chakotay ' s tribe ; class M ; code white resuscitation ; dampening field ; Delta Quadrant ; disruptor snare ; duranium ; electroceramic ; executioner ; Federation ; force field ; " goven " ; holodeck ; Jal ; Kazon carrier vessel ; Kazon - Nistrim ; Kazon - Ogla ; Kazon - Relora ; Kazon frigate ; kilometer ; Kinell ; Kolopak ; logic ; magnesite ; medicine bundle ; meter ; navigational scan ; pakra ; phaser ; plaxan sensor ; polyduranide ; proton discharger ; radiothermic interference ; strategist ; Talaxian ; Tarok ; Trabe ; Trabe homeworld ; trespassing ; tricorder ; surrender ; Type 8 shuttlecraft ; wrinkle