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Kurros was the spokesperson of the "Think Tank", a diverse group of alien scholars who traveled about the galaxy, offering to solve people's problems for a price. The "Think Tank"s primary intermediary to their clients, he was a brilliant tactician who delighted in solving problems and being challenged.

Kurros joined the "Think Tank" at a very young age. It saved his planet from a cataclysmic problem, and Kurros was traded as payment. His fellow companions were a jelly fish-like lifeform, suspended in fluid, the humanoid Fennim, a bioplasmic lifeform which was thousands of years old, and an artificial intelligence. They lived on a vessel made of a neutronium alloy residing in subspace.

Kurros and his group had learned about the USS Voyager and, in particular, Seven of Nine, in 2375. As a former Borg drone, she was a very intelligent and unique person, making her desired as another colleague in the group. They arranged a plan to force her to join the group by hiring the Hazari as bounty hunters to capture Voyager, while at the same time making a deal with Captain Kathryn Janeway to give them a way out of their predicament, with Seven as part of the payment.

Kurros hired the Hazari as a Malon through an isomorphic projection. After the Hazari attacked and Voyager realized it was cornered, Kurros then appeared as himself to Janeway on her ship for introductions, and told her that they could solve her Hazari problem. He told her that his group of problem-solvers had cured, for example, the Phage which had been afflicting the Vidiians. He gave her a bit of information on the Hazari locations, just enough so she would take him seriously and board his ship. He impressed Janeway, and received data from her on what they could provide as payment. Later, he gave her his response: the quantum slipstream drive, Neelix's recipe of chadre'kab, Chakotay's Olmec figurine, and Seven of Nine. Janeway refused, but Kurros encouraged her to ask Seven and returned to his ship.

Unbeknownst to Kurros, Voyager was able to capture a Hazari shuttle and its crew. From its computer, the crew determined Kurros' plan. Furthermore, he was not aware that Janeway enlisted the Hazari by exposing the trick and made a deal with them: they would stop their attacks and she would deliver the "Think Tank"'s ship to them. Kurros appeared to Voyager again to "witness" that Seven had left the ship without authorization to settle the deal. On Kurros' ship, he was delighted to see Seven and tried to convince her that her choice would be beneficial, however, he sensed deception once she interfaced with the ship's communication system. At the same time, Seven disabled Kurros' ability to communicate with the other beings in the "Think Tank", compromising its defenses, and the Hazari fired spatial charges which pulled Kurros' ship out of subspace and commenced their attack. He furiously tried to repair the ship as Seven was transported away back to Voyager and Janeway left, notifying Kurros that she hoped he could solve his own Hazari problem. (VOY: "Think Tank")

Kurros was played by actor Jason Alexander, who filmed his scenes on Thursday 7 January 1999 and between Monday 11 January 1999 and Friday 15 January 1999 on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.

Alexander always wanted to perform on a Star Trek series but was always offered parts as a Human when what he really wanted was to play an alien. It was only when the Voyager role arose that he decided to accept. Of his playing Kurros, he stated in a 2011 interview, "They gave me everything – an alien guise, great intellect and evil. The trifecta. What more could you ask for?" The makeup took two and a half hours to apply initially, but that was later reduced down to ninety minutes. With regard to his makeup, Alexander comments, "My older son was about 10 when I did the show and when I finished getting the makeup on, I called my wife and said to "Bring Gabe over." I thought he'd be either frightened or intrigued. He came up, took one look and nonchalantly said, "Dad, you look like snot." [1]

Alexander's costume was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, and the trousers were later worn by background actor Patrick Barnitt. [2]

External links

Kurros at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Kurros at StarTrek.com

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-'''Kurros''' was the spokesperson of the [[Think Tank]], a diverse group of [[alien]] scholars who traveled about the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], offering to solve people's problems... for a price. The Think Tank's primary intermediary to their clients, he was a brilliant tactician who delighted in solving problems and being challenged.
+'''Kurros''' was the [[spokesman|spokesperson]] of the "[[Think Tank]]", a diverse group of [[alien]] scholars who traveled about the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], offering to solve people's problems for a price. The "Think Tank"s primary intermediary to their clients, he was a brilliant [[tactician]] who delighted in solving problems and being challenged.
-Kurros joined the Think Tank at a very young age.  The Think Tank saved his planet from a cataclysmic problem, and Kurros was traded as payment. His fellow companions were a giant creature strongly resembling a Portuguese man o' war, suspended in fluid, the humanoid [[Fennim]], a bioplasmic lifeform which was thousands of years old, and an artificial intelligence. They lived on a vessel made of a [[neutronium]] [[alloy]] residing in [[subspace]].
+Kurros joined the "Think Tank" at a very young age. It saved his [[planet]] from a cataclysmic problem, and Kurros was traded as payment. His fellow companions were a [[Think Tank lifeform 002|jelly fish-like lifeform]], suspended in fluid, the [[humanoid]] [[Fennim]], a [[bioplasmic lifeform]] which was thousands of [[year]]s old, and an [[Think Tank lifeform 001|artificial intelligence]]. They lived on a vessel made of a [[neutronium]] [[alloy]] residing in [[subspace]].
-The [[Hazari]] had been attacking the {{USS|Voyager}}, and [[Seven of Nine]] explained that they were [[bounty hunter]]s hired to capture alien craft. Kurros, using an [[isomorphic projection]], visited [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] and told her about the Think Tank, and that they could solve her Hazari problem. He told her that his group of problem-solvers had cured the [[Phage]] which had been afflicting the [[Vidiian]]s. At first Janeway was worried that this was a Hazari trap, so Kurros would give her information for contacting his group. After the Hazari attacked again, she contacted Kurros for help. As payment, Kurros asked for the [[quantum slipstream]] drive, a recipe from [[Neelix]], a figurine from [[Chakotay]], and Seven of Nine. Janeway refused and returned to ''Voyager''.
+Kurros and his group had learned about the {{USS|Voyager}} and, in particular, [[Seven of Nine]], in [[2375]]. As a former [[Borg drone]], she was a very intelligent and unique person, making her desired as another colleague in the group. They arranged a plan to force her to join the group by hiring the [[Hazari]] as [[bounty hunter]]s to capture ''Voyager'', while at the same time making a deal with [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] to give them a way out of their predicament, with Seven as part of the payment.
-When the Hazari attacked again, ''Voyager'' was able to determine from a Hazari ship's computer that Kurros had ordered the attacks on ''Voyager'' in order to retrieve Seven of Nine through his deal to stop the attacks. Kurros posed as a [[Malon]] to hire the Hazari. Janeway later enlisted the Hazari by exposing the trick and made a deal with them: they would stop their attacks and she would deliver the Think Tank's ship to them. After Seven of Nine disabled Kurros' ability to communicate with the other beings in the Think Tank, the Hazari fired [[spatial charge]]s, which pulled Kurros' ship out of subspace and commenced their attack. Janeway left, notifying Kurros that she hoped he could solve his own Hazari problem. ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
+Kurros hired the Hazari as a [[Malon]] through an [[isomorphic projection]]. After the Hazari attacked and ''Voyager'' realized it was cornered, Kurros then appeared as himself to Janeway on her ship for introductions, and told her that they could solve her Hazari problem. He told her that his group of problem-solvers had cured, for example, the [[Phage]] which had been afflicting the [[Vidiian]]s. He gave her a bit of information on the Hazari locations, just enough so she would take him seriously and board [[Think Tank vessel|his ship]]. He impressed Janeway, and received data from her on what they could provide as payment. Later, he gave her his response: the [[quantum slipstream]] drive, [[Neelix]]'s [[recipe]] of [[chadre'kab]], [[Chakotay]]'s [[Olmec]] figurine, and Seven of Nine. Janeway refused, but Kurros encouraged her to ask Seven and returned to his ship.
-{{bginfo|Kurros was played by [[Jason Alexander]] in his only ''Star Trek'' appearance. Alexander always wanted to perform on a ''Star Trek'' series but was always offered parts as a Human when what he really wanted was to play an alien. It was only when the  ''Voyager'' role arose that he decided to accept. Of his playing Kurros, he stated in a 2011 interview, "''They gave me everything &ndash; an alien guise, great intellect and evil. The trifecta. What more could you ask for?''" The makeup took two and a half hours to apply initially, but that was later reduced down to ninety minutes. With regard to his makeup, Alexander comments, "''My older son was about 10 when I did the show and when I finished getting the makeup on, I called my wife and said to "Bring Gabe over." I thought he'd be either frightened or intrigued. He came up, took one look and nonchalantly said, "Dad, you look like snot.''" ''{{st.com|jason-alexander-reveals-his-trek-love||article}}''|Alexander's costume was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay.'' {{stala|9314}}}}
+Unbeknownst to Kurros, ''Voyager'' was able to capture a [[Hazari shuttle]] and its crew. From its computer, the crew determined Kurros' plan. Furthermore, he was not aware that Janeway enlisted the Hazari by exposing the trick and made a deal with them: they would stop their attacks and she would deliver the "Think Tank"'s ship to them. Kurros appeared to ''Voyager'' again to "witness" that Seven had left the ship without authorization to settle the deal. On Kurros' ship, he was delighted to see Seven and tried to convince her that her choice would be beneficial, however, he sensed deception once she interfaced with the ship's communication system. At the same time, Seven disabled Kurros' ability to communicate with the other beings in the "Think Tank", compromising its defenses, and the Hazari fired [[spatial charge]]s which pulled Kurros' ship out of subspace and commenced their attack. He furiously tried to repair the ship as Seven was [[transporter|transported]] away back to ''Voyager'' and Janeway left, notifying Kurros that she hoped he could solve his own Hazari problem. ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
+{{bginfo|Kurros was played by actor [[Jason Alexander]], who filmed his scenes on Thursday {{d|7|January|1999}} and between Monday {{d|11|January|1999}} and Friday {{d|15|January|1999}} on [[Paramount Stage 8]] and [[Paramount Stage 9|9]].|Alexander always wanted to perform on a ''[[Star Trek]]'' series but was always offered parts as a Human when what he really wanted was to play an alien. It was only when the  ''Voyager'' role arose that he decided to accept. Of his playing Kurros, he stated in a 2011 interview, "''They gave me everything &ndash; an alien guise, great intellect and evil. The trifecta. What more could you ask for?''" The makeup took two and a half hours to apply initially, but that was later reduced down to ninety minutes. With regard to his makeup, Alexander comments, "''My older son was about 10 when I did the show and when I finished getting the makeup on, I called my wife and said to "Bring Gabe over." I thought he'd be either frightened or intrigued. He came up, took one look and nonchalantly said, "Dad, you look like snot.''" ''{{st.com|article/jason-alexander-reveals-his-trek-love}}''|Alexander's costume was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay, and the trousers were later worn by background actor [[Patrick Barnitt]]. ''{{stala|9314}}''}}
+==External links==
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+* {{startrek.com|database_article/kurros||external}}
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