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Prey (Star Trek: Voyager)
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"Prey" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the 16th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4/5 on the official Star Trek
website (as of May 13, 2007).
who is in the middle of an intense hunt for what is a formidable and dangerous prey even for Hirogen standards. He is brought in to sickbay for treatment, but is eager to get back out and track down his trophy prey. Before he is able to do so, the prey alien invades Voyager. It is a tough, armored, telepathic
, insectlike creature that the Borg
have designated Species 8472
.
When the Hirogen targets the 8472, the latter telepathically communicates with Tuvok
, pleading to be rescued from the hunter and returned to its home, which is a different dimension known as "fluidic space." Captain Janeway
immediately asks Seven of Nine
to help the alien return to its home territory. Seven refuses. Species 8472 is so powerful that it can destroy the Borg, and Seven's loathing of the species is still deeply ingrained.
The Hirogen escapes his confines and corners 8472. He grapples with it and Seven beams both of them to one of the Hirogen ships nearby. By allowing the Hirogen to capture 8472, Seven has blatantly disobeyed Janeway, and she is disciplined with limits on her computer access privileges.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the 16th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4/5 on the official Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website (as of May 13, 2007).
Plot
Voyager discovers an injured HirogenHirogen
The Hirogen are a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, a long-running plot device in the Star Trek: Voyager television series, appearing nine times in Seasons 4-7....
who is in the middle of an intense hunt for what is a formidable and dangerous prey even for Hirogen standards. He is brought in to sickbay for treatment, but is eager to get back out and track down his trophy prey. Before he is able to do so, the prey alien invades Voyager. It is a tough, armored, telepathic
Telepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
, insectlike creature that the Borg
Borg (Star Trek)
The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe associated with Star Trek.Whereas cybernetics are used by other races in the science fiction world to repair bodily damage and birth defects, the Borg use enforced cybernetic enhancement as a means of...
have designated Species 8472
Species 8472
Species 8472 is a fictional extraterrestrial race in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. They inhabit another dimension called fluidic space. These beings are rendered by animation from Foundation Imaging, Inc...
.
When the Hirogen targets the 8472, the latter telepathically communicates with Tuvok
Tuvok
Tuvok is one of the main characters on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Tuvok is a Vulcan who serves as the ship's chief of security and its chief tactical officer. Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the show's run, from 1995 to 2001....
, pleading to be rescued from the hunter and returned to its home, which is a different dimension known as "fluidic space." Captain Janeway
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
immediately asks Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six. Eighteen years later, Voyager left Borg space with Seven on board, after attempts to negotiate passage through Borg space proved only...
to help the alien return to its home territory. Seven refuses. Species 8472 is so powerful that it can destroy the Borg, and Seven's loathing of the species is still deeply ingrained.
The Hirogen escapes his confines and corners 8472. He grapples with it and Seven beams both of them to one of the Hirogen ships nearby. By allowing the Hirogen to capture 8472, Seven has blatantly disobeyed Janeway, and she is disciplined with limits on her computer access privileges.