Tattoo story
Chakotay encounters non-humans who have the same tattoo on their foreheads that he has. Directed by: Alexander Singer. Story by: Larry Brody.
14 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the need for cultural heritage | choice | story of Chakotay coming to accept his Native American roots |
| AI point of view | major | We saw The Doctor, who was hitherto unable to get sick, experiencing what it was like to have a cold. |
| aliens meddling in ancient history | major | We learned that aliens had visited the Native Americans. |
| career choice | major | Chakotay chooses Starfleet over following in his father's footsteps |
| child leaving the nest | major | Young Chakotay was intent on leaving his father and his ancestral lands behind for what he felt were bigger and better things. |
| compassion | major | The Doctor had little compassion for the sick while Kes had too much |
| coping with being ill and indisposed | major | The Doctor programmed a simulated flu for himself in an effort to better understand his human patients. |
| father and son | major | Kolopak and Chakotay |
| human vs. inexplicable adversity | major | The Voyager crew members were left to find their way around the ship after its layout had mysteriously changed. |
| reminiscence about one's youth | major | Chakotay had flashbacks of being out in the forest with his father as a young boy. |