The Killing Game story
The Hirogen implant devices into the crew making them believe they are characters within the holodecks being used for hunts, all set in World War II Europe. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky.
22 total · 4 choice · 9 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| conservative vs. liberal | choice | the rift in Hirogen ranks |
| facing an invading force | choice | French Resistance, paralleled in the crew vs. Hirogen |
| resistance movement | choice | The Hirogen reenacting the French Resistance on the holodeck with themselves as occupying Nazis and the crew as the resistors constitutes a main novelty of the story. |
| social stagnation | choice | The Hirogen had once had "a great civilization and an advanced culture" but their obsession with hunting had led them to nomadic and predatory way of life, with few prospects as a civilization. The Hirogen captain wanted to change their societal course. |
| facing a ship takeover | major | Hirogen takeover of Voyager |
| facing being hunted like an animal | major | Hirogen preyed on Voyager crew |
| hunting people for sport | major | The Hirogen lived for hunting other species of sentient aliens as sport. Having discovered the holodeck, they took pleasure in hunting down the French Resistence in an nelaborate scenario. |
| speculative virtual reality | major | Karr had a master plan to use holodeck technology to save his civilization |
| the French Resistance | major | history theme |
| the Nazi stereotype | major | Hirogen for all intents and purposes |