Vorik Vorik was a male Vulcan engineer in the 24th century Starfleet . He served aboard the while it was lost in the Delta Quadrant in the 2370s . Early life . When Vorik was young , he spent several summer s exploring the Osana caverns on , which included some particularly advanced rock climbing . Like most Vulcans , as a child , Vorik had a young Vulcan girl chosen to be his future wife when the two came of age . ( ) Life on " Voyager " . In 2371 , he was serving aboard the USS " Voyager " on its mission to locate a Maquis ship when a coherent tetryon beam scan ned the " Voyager " and brought it to the Delta Quadrant . Shortly thereafter , the ' s array beamed the entire crew of the " Voyager " aboard for testing . He was returned to " Voyager " unharmed . ( ) In 2373 , he assisted B ' Elanna Torres with maintenance on the plasma injector s during the ship ' s visit to the Nekrit Expanse . He also adjusted the control interface on Neelix ' s food replicator s and was present in engineering when Neelix came down to steal some warp plasma . ( ) Later that year , Vorik surprised Torres by reserving a table for two at Neelix ' s luau with a view of the lake side . Torres had mentioned in a conversation five day s previously that she enjoyed the view . Later , he worked with Torres and Harry Kim troubleshooting the ship ' s mysterious engine problems . ( ) Vorik experienced his first " pon farr " on stardate 50537 . Believing his intended bride would have declared him lost and lacking another Vulcan mate , he declared " koon - ut - so ' lik " , the desire to become one ' s mate , with Torres . She declined , but after a brief physical contact was made between them , Vorik accidentally initiated the Vulcan telepathic mating bond , which caused Torres to suffer the same neurochemical imbalance that Vulcans undergo . While Torres was on an away mission , he tried to use meditative techniques to purge himself , preferring to handle it privately . The Doctor soon attempted to help him complete the " pon farr " by creating a holographic mate , but it was ultimately unsuccessful . Instead , Vorik disabled communication s with " Voyager " and beamed down , intending to mate with Torres . Vorik saw Thomas Paris with her and challenged him in the ritual " kal - if - fee " , but Torres insisted she fight him herself . Chakotay reluctantly allowed them to , and soon Vorik ' s " pon farr " was ended . ( ) In 2374 , Vorik participated in " Voyager " s failed attempt to open a transwarp conduit . He controlled the temporary tachyon matrix that was set up in the main deflector and subsequently , when tachyons began to flood the warp core , tried unsuccessfully to stop the leak . ( ) When the " Voyager " was forced to land on a demon class planet , Vorik and Torres tried to keep the life support systems online . Vorik advised Torres that they shouldn ' t " lose their cool " - a phrase he learned from Tom Paris . Torres stated there was " hope for him yet " . ( ) In 2375 , Vorik was also a member of the development team that designed and built the " Delta Flyer " shuttlecraft . He was initially assigned to be on the trial - run team , but Torres insisted on replacing him . ( ) Later that year , Vorik , along with crewmates Tuvok and Jurot , was suspended in a transporter loop to avoid detection from Devore inspections who were seeking out telepath s . ( ) In early 2378 , he assisted Torres in repairing a damaged power conduit in main engineering . Later , when The Doctor was impersonating Lieutenant Torres , he asked Vorik where they kept the spare gel packs . Vorik was confused about why she wouldn ' t know this , but reminded her that they were in locker gamma - 5 . She acted surprised not to remember , but then looked lost . Vorik reminded her that locker gamma - 5 was " on the upper level " , to which she responded angrily , claiming that she " knew " where they were . Vorik hadn ' t realized at the time that " Torres " was actually The Doctor in disguise . Later , when The Doctor impersonated Chakotay and told Torres to evacuate engineering , Vorik led the engineering crew out while Torres tried to stay behind , unaware that there was no actual breach imminent . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Vorik was played by actor Alexander Enberg , who had previously played the similarly - named Vulcan Ensign Taurik in the episode . Producer Jeri Taylor ( who happens to be Enberg ' s mother ) once suggested that Taurik and Vorik were twin brothers . Apocrypha . According to the video game " " , Taurik and Vorik were twin brothers . They were born in Raal , Vulcan to parents Tybik and T ' Sara . They also have two sisters named T ' Bal and T ' Shara . Prior to his assignment on the USS " Voyager " , Vorik served aboard the USS " Independence " . In the " Voyager " relaunch book series , Vorik was promoted to lieutenant and currently serves under Captain Chakotay as chief engineer of the " Voyager " . He also appeared in the novel " Pathways " , volunteering to be the first to undergo a risky transport through a transporter made from scavenged parts . Vorik made a brief appearance in the video game " " while the playable character was in engineering . If you press the interact button while next to him , he ' ll say something along the lines of " " I ' m busy " " , but Torres ordered him to do something after a near warp core breach . He was also seen in the mess hall . He was voiced by original actor Alexander Enberg , who was already providing the voices of several other characters . He also was seen playing chess with Hazard Team member Elizabeth Laird later in the game , and was also seen in the expansion . In the expansion , he could be found again at the warp core .