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| − | | conflict_name = Voyager-Kazon |
+ | | conflict_name = ''Voyager''-Kazon conflict |
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| image = Kazon carriers surround Voyager.jpg |
| image = Kazon carriers surround Voyager.jpg |
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| image_size = 200px |
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+ | | imagecap = Three Kazon vessels surround ''Voyager''. |
| date = [[2371]]-[[2373]] |
| date = [[2371]]-[[2373]] |
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| location = [[Delta Quadrant]] |
| location = [[Delta Quadrant]] |
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| result = USS ''Voyager''{{'}}s departure from Kazon space. |
| result = USS ''Voyager''{{'}}s departure from Kazon space. |
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| − | | combatant1 = {{USS|Voyager}}<br>[[ |
+ | | combatant1 = {{USS|Voyager}}<br />[[Talaxian]]s |
| − | | commander1 = [[Kathryn Janeway]]<br>[[Chakotay]] |
+ | | commander1 = [[Kathryn Janeway]]<br />[[Chakotay]] |
| strength1 = 1 starship |
| strength1 = 1 starship |
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| losses1 = Several crewmembers killed or injured, temporary capture of USS ''Voyager'' |
| losses1 = Several crewmembers killed or injured, temporary capture of USS ''Voyager'' |
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| combatant2 = [[Kazon Collective]] |
| combatant2 = [[Kazon Collective]] |
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| − | | commander2 = [[First Maje]] [[Culluh]]<br>[[Seska]] |
+ | | commander2 = [[First Maje]] [[Culluh]]<br />[[Seska]] |
| strength2 = Not specified, multiple vessels seen throughout Kazon space. |
| strength2 = Not specified, multiple vessels seen throughout Kazon space. |
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| losses2 = Several ships destroyed or damaged |
| losses2 = Several ships destroyed or damaged |
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| − | The '''Voyager-Kazon conflict''' was a two-year period from [[2371]]-[[2373]] during which the {{USS|Voyager}} was attacked multiple times by the [[Kazon-Nistrim]] sect, although other sects were involved to a degree. The conflict began after ''Voyager'' destroyed the [[Caretaker's array]] shortly after ''Voyager' |
+ | The '''''Voyager'''''-'''Kazon conflict''' was a two-year period from [[2371]]-[[2373]] during which the {{USS|Voyager}} was attacked multiple times by the [[Kazon-Nistrim]] sect, although other sects were involved to a degree. The conflict began after ''Voyager'' destroyed the [[Caretaker's array]] shortly after ''Voyager''{{'}}s arrival in the [[Delta Quadrant]], denying the [[Kazon]] its advanced technology. |
==The Caretaker== |
==The Caretaker== |
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| − | [[File:Caretaker array destroyed.jpg|thumb|left| |
+ | [[File:Caretaker array destroyed.jpg|thumb|left|''Voyager'' destroys the Caretaker's array]] |
| ⚫ | By [[2371]], the [[Caretaker (Nacene)|Caretaker]] had been pulling in ships from all over the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] hoping to find a suitable mate so his offspring could take over his role of caring for the [[Ocampa]]n people following his death. Two vessels that had recently been pulled into the region were the [[Federation]] starship USS ''Voyager'', commanded by [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]], and the [[Maquis raider]] ''[[Val Jean]]'', commanded by [[Chakotay]]. Following his genetic testing on the ''Voyager'' and ''Val Jean'' crew, he sent two of their crewmembers to the [[Ocampa (planet)|Ocampan homeworld]] to be treated for an illness contracted during the testing. |
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| ⚫ | While searching for their missing crewmembers, the ''Val Jean'' and ''Voyager'' came across a [[Talaxian]] by the name of [[Neelix]]. He offered to assist the crews find their missing people in exchange for water to pay back to the [[Kazon-Ogla]]. When the two crews and Neelix [[beam]]ed down to the barren Ocampan surface, they were taken by the Kazon and spoke to their [[maje]], [[Jabin]]. Although Captain Janeway appeared to be making progress in negotiating with Jabin, Neelix proceeded to take him hostage; he then took his girlfriend, [[Kes]], and fired his [[phaser]] at the water containers beamed down by ''Voyager'', allowing them to escape while the Kazon were distracted. |
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| ⚫ | By [[2371]], the [[Caretaker (Nacene)|Caretaker]] had been pulling in ships from all over the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] hoping to find a suitable mate so his offspring could take over his role of caring for the [[Ocampa]]n people following his death. Two vessels that had recently been pulled into the region |
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| ⚫ | After the missing crewmembers were recovered, ''Voyager'' and the ''Val Jean'' proceeded to the Caretaker's array to negotiate passage back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. By the time they arrived, multiple Kazon ships were already arriving at the array to investigate the entity's "strange behavior." With no intention of allowing anyone to beam over to the array, the Kazon attacked ''Voyager'' and the ''Val Jean.'' During the battle, a large [[Kazon carrier vessel]] arrived and began inflicting serious damage to ''Voyager''. Chakotay had his crew transported to ''Voyager'' with the intention of "taking some heat" off the vessel's tail. Chakotay rammed the ''Val Jean'' into the Kazon vessel, beaming out a split second before the impact that destroyed his ship and crippled the large Kazon starship. |
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| ⚫ | While searching for their missing crewmembers, the ''Val Jean'' and ''Voyager'' came across a [[Talaxian]] by the name of [[Neelix]]. He offered to assist the crews find their missing people in exchange for water to pay back to the [[Kazon-Ogla]]. When the two crews and Neelix |
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| ⚫ | After the missing crewmembers were recovered, ''Voyager'' and the ''Val Jean'' proceeded to the Caretaker's array to negotiate passage back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. By the time they arrived, multiple Kazon ships were already arriving at the array to investigate the |
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[[File:USS Voyager_confronts_Kazon.jpg|thumb|Kazon vessels approach ''Voyager'']] |
[[File:USS Voyager_confronts_Kazon.jpg|thumb|Kazon vessels approach ''Voyager'']] |
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| − | Meanwhile, |
+ | Meanwhile, on board the array, the Caretaker himself was near death. He attempted to activate a [[self-destruct sequence]], but the damaged Kazon carrier vessel collided with the array, severely damaging the station and rendering the self-destruct sequence inactive. His final words before his death were to Captain Janeway, who had managed to beam over with [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]], stating that the installation must be destroyed to prevent the Kazon from using the technology to harm the Ocampa. Although Tuvok believed that destroying the array would violate the [[Prime Directive]], Janeway reasoned that the ''Voyager'' crew was "already involved" in the situation and made the decision to destroy the array. |
| − | Upon returning to ''Voyager'', Janeway had Tuvok arm the [[tricobalt device]]s necessary to destroy the array. ''Voyager'' fired two devices at a yield of 20,000 |
+ | Upon returning to ''Voyager'', Janeway had Tuvok arm the [[tricobalt device]]s necessary to destroy the array. ''Voyager'' fired two devices at a yield of 20,000 teracochranes, obliterating the array and leaving no debris. Jabin hailed ''Voyager'' immediately afterward, informing Janeway that she had made an enemy that day. The remaining Kazon ships then immediately withdrew. ({{VOY|Caretaker|The Voyager Conspiracy}}) |
| − | ==Seska |
+ | ==Seska defects to the Nistrim== |
| − | [[File:Seska-Cardassian.jpg|thumb|Seska]] |
+ | [[File:Seska-Cardassian.jpg|thumb|left|Seska]] |
| − | Upon the destruction of the ''Val Jean'', the [[Maquis]] crew were invited to join the crew of ''Voyager'' for the |
+ | Upon the destruction of the ''Val Jean'', the [[Maquis]] crew were invited to join the crew of ''Voyager'' for the seventy-year journey home. One of these crewmembers, [[Seska]], joined as an [[ensign]] in the [[engineering]] department. Unknown to the ''Voyager'' crew, Seska was actually a [[Cardassian]] spy assigned to infiltrate Chakotay's crew and report on Maquis activities, just as Tuvok was for the [[Federation]]. Unfortunately, Seska strongly disagreed with [[Captain]] Janeway's decision to destroy the array, and began secret negotiations with the [[Kazon-Nistrim]]. Her first act was to deliver a replicator to the Kazon, although their lack of knowledge about the technology caused severe damage to one of their ships and the deaths of the crew. When ''Voyager'' found the replicator, the crew suspected that someone had given the technology to the Kazon, and an investigation exposed Seska. Upon her discovery, Seska spoke of her dislike for Janeway and her decision to strand ''Voyager'' in the Delta Quadrant. She then immediately beamed to a nearby Kazon vessel and disappeared. ({{VOY|State of Flux}}) |
| − | ==Frequent |
+ | ==Frequent attacks and treason== |
[[File:Kazon raider (fore).jpg|thumb|A Kazon war ship]] |
[[File:Kazon raider (fore).jpg|thumb|A Kazon war ship]] |
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| − | With Seska supplying information about ''Voyager'' and training them in |
+ | With Seska supplying information about ''Voyager'' and training them in Cardassian battle tactics, the Kazon were able to raid ''Voyager'' and steal a transporter module in [[2372]]. Although [[Commander]] Chakotay was able to destroy the module a brief time later, he was captured and interrogated by the Kazon. Before ''Voyager'' was able to rescue him, Seska took a sample of his [[DNA]] and impregnated herself with it. ({{VOY|Maneuvers}}) |
| − | A later Kazon attack, the fourth in a two-week period of time, took the life of a former Maquis, [[Kurt Bendera]], who was popular with many of the Maquis |
+ | A later Kazon attack, the fourth in a two-week period of time, took the life of a former Maquis, [[Kurt Bendera]], who was popular with many of the Maquis on board including Chakotay, [[B'Elanna Torres]], and [[Ensign]] [[Hogan]]. Feeling that Starfleet's policies were not working with the Kazon, Chakotay suggested a new approach: making a deal. A summit was arranged to discuss the possibility of an alliance with some of the Kazon sects. ''Voyager'' would offer to defend any allied ships from attack and provide emergency aid to ships and outposts in exchange for the cessation of hostilities. Unfortunately, the talks were cut short by an attack by the [[Trabe]], the race who had formerly oppressed the Kazon. The Trabe had hoped to wipe out the Kazon leadership and throw the sects into chaos, but was stopped by ''Voyager''. Unfortunately hostilities between the vessel and the Kazon continued. ({{VOY|Alliances}}) |
| − | Sometime in 2372, [[Michael Jonas]] began feeding information about ''Voyager'' to the Kazon. Although Lieutenant Tuvok was able to detect that someone had contacted the Nistrim, he was unable to pinpoint who it was and where it was coming from. A plan was concocted between himself, Captain Janeway, and Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]] to have Paris start behaving like a malcontent in order to make the impression that he wanted to leave the ship. The plan was successful, with Paris getting into fights with both Chakotay and Lieutenant [[Rollins]] to curb any suspicion of his true intentions. Upon leaving ''Voyager'', Paris was captured by the Kazon |
+ | Sometime in 2372, [[Michael Jonas]] began feeding information about ''Voyager'' to the Kazon. Although Lieutenant Tuvok was able to detect that someone had contacted the Nistrim, he was unable to pinpoint who it was and where it was coming from. A plan was concocted between himself, Captain Janeway, and Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]] to have Paris start behaving like a malcontent in order to make the impression that he wanted to leave the ship. The plan was successful, with Paris getting into fights with both Chakotay and Lieutenant [[Rollins]] to curb any suspicion of his true intentions. Upon leaving ''Voyager'', Paris was captured by the Kazon as planned. After examining the Kazon computer, he discovered Michael Jonas' treason and quickly made his escape back to ''Voyager'' with the news. Meanwhile, back on ''Voyager'' Neelix had discovered Jonas' betrayal by his own methods, and was able to kill him during a fight in engineering. ({{VOY|Dreadnought|Lifesigns|Investigations}}) |
| − | ==Final |
+ | ==Final confrontation== |
| − | [[File:Seskas baby.jpg|thumb|Seska's baby]] |
+ | [[File:Seskas baby.jpg|thumb|left|Seska's baby]] |
| − | [[File:Voyager landing.jpg|thumb|''Voyager'' lands on |
+ | [[File:Voyager landing.jpg|thumb|''Voyager'' lands on Hanon IV under the control of the Kazon-Nistrim]] |
| − | By the end of 2372, |
+ | By the end of 2372, Seska had given birth to her child. She contacted ''Voyager'' and pleaded desperately for help as Maje [[Culluh]] had realized that the child was not his and planned on raising him to be a slave. Although realizing the possibility of Kazon deception, the ''Voyager'' crew rallied behind Chakotay and his responsibility to his son. [[Holographic projector]]s were installed on ''Voyager''{{'}}s hull to give the illusion of friendly ships to draw enemy fire away from ''Voyager'', and the ship was within close range of a Talaxian colony willing to provide aid in the event of an ambush. Unfortunately, despite the crew's best efforts, ''Voyager'' was captured by Kazon forces in the ensuing ambush. Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]] managed to escape the combat zone in a shuttle and went back to the Talaxian colony to get help, but not before the ''Voyager'' crew was marooned on [[Hanon IV]]. |
| − | On ''Voyager'', [[The Doctor]] and [[Lon Suder]], a recovering sociopathic [[Betazoid]], remained on board. The Doctor was tied into the sickbay systems at the time and unable to join the crew on Hanon, and Suder had successfully remained hidden during the Kazon attack. Together they managed to sabotage ''Voyager''{{'}}s backup phaser |
+ | On ''Voyager'', [[The Doctor]] and [[Lon Suder]], a recovering sociopathic [[Betazoid]], remained on board. The Doctor was tied into the sickbay systems at the time and unable to join the crew on Hanon, and Suder had successfully remained hidden during the Kazon attack. Together they managed to sabotage ''Voyager''{{'}}s backup [[phaser coupling]]s as well as other systems on board. The Doctor also uncovered that Seska's child was in fact Culluh's and not Chakotay's. |
| − | Paris and the Talaxian fleet managed to intercept ''Voyager'' and disable the vessel, with |
+ | Paris and the Talaxian fleet managed to intercept ''Voyager'' and disable the vessel, with The Doctor and Suder's [[sabotage]] playing a key role in securing the vessel. Seska and Suder were killed during the final battle, but Culluh (with his son) and several Kazon soldiers escaped ''Voyager'' in [[escape pod]]s. Paris then proceeded to pick up the ''Voyager'' crew on Hanon IV. ({{VOY|Basics, Part I|Basics, Part II}}) |
==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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| − | ''Voyager'' left Kazon space in early [[2373]] following ''Voyager' |
+ | ''Voyager'' left Kazon space in early [[2373]] following ''Voyager''{{'}}s recapture. Given the immense distance between the [[Federation]] and the [[Kazon Collective]], the repercussions for the Kazon following the conflict with ''Voyager'' may never be known. ''Voyager'' herself suffered heavy damage at the hands of the Kazon during the conflict, and lost at least half a dozen crewmembers. Fortunately, the damage done to ''Voyager'' did not hinder its ability to return to the Alpha Quadrant in [[2378]]. |
[[Category:Conflicts]] |
[[Category:Conflicts]] |
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Revision as of 11:05, 15 February 2016
The Voyager-Kazon conflict was a two-year period from 2371-2373 during which the USS Voyager was attacked multiple times by the Kazon-Nistrim sect, although other sects were involved to a degree. The conflict began after Voyager destroyed the Caretaker's array shortly after Voyager's arrival in the Delta Quadrant, denying the Kazon its advanced technology.
The Caretaker
Voyager destroys the Caretaker's array
By 2371, the Caretaker had been pulling in ships from all over the galaxy hoping to find a suitable mate so his offspring could take over his role of caring for the Ocampan people following his death. Two vessels that had recently been pulled into the region were the Federation starship USS Voyager, commanded by Captain Kathryn Janeway, and the Maquis raider Val Jean, commanded by Chakotay. Following his genetic testing on the Voyager and Val Jean crew, he sent two of their crewmembers to the Ocampan homeworld to be treated for an illness contracted during the testing.
While searching for their missing crewmembers, the Val Jean and Voyager came across a Talaxian by the name of Neelix. He offered to assist the crews find their missing people in exchange for water to pay back to the Kazon-Ogla. When the two crews and Neelix beamed down to the barren Ocampan surface, they were taken by the Kazon and spoke to their maje, Jabin. Although Captain Janeway appeared to be making progress in negotiating with Jabin, Neelix proceeded to take him hostage; he then took his girlfriend, Kes, and fired his phaser at the water containers beamed down by Voyager, allowing them to escape while the Kazon were distracted.
After the missing crewmembers were recovered, Voyager and the Val Jean proceeded to the Caretaker's array to negotiate passage back to the Alpha Quadrant. By the time they arrived, multiple Kazon ships were already arriving at the array to investigate the entity's "strange behavior." With no intention of allowing anyone to beam over to the array, the Kazon attacked Voyager and the Val Jean. During the battle, a large Kazon carrier vessel arrived and began inflicting serious damage to Voyager. Chakotay had his crew transported to Voyager with the intention of "taking some heat" off the vessel's tail. Chakotay rammed the Val Jean into the Kazon vessel, beaming out a split second before the impact that destroyed his ship and crippled the large Kazon starship.
Kazon vessels approach Voyager
Meanwhile, on board the array, the Caretaker himself was near death. He attempted to activate a self-destruct sequence, but the damaged Kazon carrier vessel collided with the array, severely damaging the station and rendering the self-destruct sequence inactive. His final words before his death were to Captain Janeway, who had managed to beam over with Lieutenant Tuvok, stating that the installation must be destroyed to prevent the Kazon from using the technology to harm the Ocampa. Although Tuvok believed that destroying the array would violate the Prime Directive, Janeway reasoned that the Voyager crew was "already involved" in the situation and made the decision to destroy the array.
Upon returning to Voyager, Janeway had Tuvok arm the tricobalt devices necessary to destroy the array. Voyager fired two devices at a yield of 20,000 teracochranes, obliterating the array and leaving no debris. Jabin hailed Voyager immediately afterward, informing Janeway that she had made an enemy that day. The remaining Kazon ships then immediately withdrew. (VOY: "Caretaker", "The Voyager Conspiracy")
Seska defects to the Nistrim
Seska
Upon the destruction of the Val Jean, the Maquis crew were invited to join the crew of Voyager for the seventy-year journey home. One of these crewmembers, Seska, joined as an ensign in the engineering department. Unknown to the Voyager crew, Seska was actually a Cardassian spy assigned to infiltrate Chakotay's crew and report on Maquis activities, just as Tuvok was for the Federation. Unfortunately, Seska strongly disagreed with Captain Janeway's decision to destroy the array, and began secret negotiations with the Kazon-Nistrim. Her first act was to deliver a replicator to the Kazon, although their lack of knowledge about the technology caused severe damage to one of their ships and the deaths of the crew. When Voyager found the replicator, the crew suspected that someone had given the technology to the Kazon, and an investigation exposed Seska. Upon her discovery, Seska spoke of her dislike for Janeway and her decision to strand Voyager in the Delta Quadrant. She then immediately beamed to a nearby Kazon vessel and disappeared. (VOY: "State of Flux")
Frequent attacks and treason
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A Kazon war ship
With Seska supplying information about Voyager and training them in Cardassian battle tactics, the Kazon were able to raid Voyager and steal a transporter module in 2372. Although Commander Chakotay was able to destroy the module a brief time later, he was captured and interrogated by the Kazon. Before Voyager was able to rescue him, Seska took a sample of his DNA and impregnated herself with it. (VOY: "Maneuvers")
A later Kazon attack, the fourth in a two-week period of time, took the life of a former Maquis, Kurt Bendera, who was popular with many of the Maquis on board including Chakotay, B'Elanna Torres, and Ensign Hogan. Feeling that Starfleet's policies were not working with the Kazon, Chakotay suggested a new approach: making a deal. A summit was arranged to discuss the possibility of an alliance with some of the Kazon sects. Voyager would offer to defend any allied ships from attack and provide emergency aid to ships and outposts in exchange for the cessation of hostilities. Unfortunately, the talks were cut short by an attack by the Trabe, the race who had formerly oppressed the Kazon. The Trabe had hoped to wipe out the Kazon leadership and throw the sects into chaos, but was stopped by Voyager. Unfortunately hostilities between the vessel and the Kazon continued. (VOY: "Alliances")
Sometime in 2372, Michael Jonas began feeding information about Voyager to the Kazon. Although Lieutenant Tuvok was able to detect that someone had contacted the Nistrim, he was unable to pinpoint who it was and where it was coming from. A plan was concocted between himself, Captain Janeway, and Lieutenant Tom Paris to have Paris start behaving like a malcontent in order to make the impression that he wanted to leave the ship. The plan was successful, with Paris getting into fights with both Chakotay and Lieutenant Rollins to curb any suspicion of his true intentions. Upon leaving Voyager, Paris was captured by the Kazon as planned. After examining the Kazon computer, he discovered Michael Jonas' treason and quickly made his escape back to Voyager with the news. Meanwhile, back on Voyager Neelix had discovered Jonas' betrayal by his own methods, and was able to kill him during a fight in engineering. (VOY: "Dreadnought", "Lifesigns", "Investigations")
Final confrontation
Seska's baby
Voyager lands on Hanon IV under the control of the Kazon-Nistrim
By the end of 2372, Seska had given birth to her child. She contacted Voyager and pleaded desperately for help as Maje Culluh had realized that the child was not his and planned on raising him to be a slave. Although realizing the possibility of Kazon deception, the Voyager crew rallied behind Chakotay and his responsibility to his son. Holographic projectors were installed on Voyager's hull to give the illusion of friendly ships to draw enemy fire away from Voyager, and the ship was within close range of a Talaxian colony willing to provide aid in the event of an ambush. Unfortunately, despite the crew's best efforts, Voyager was captured by Kazon forces in the ensuing ambush. Lieutenant Tom Paris managed to escape the combat zone in a shuttle and went back to the Talaxian colony to get help, but not before the Voyager crew was marooned on Hanon IV.
On Voyager, The Doctor and Lon Suder, a recovering sociopathic Betazoid, remained on board. The Doctor was tied into the sickbay systems at the time and unable to join the crew on Hanon, and Suder had successfully remained hidden during the Kazon attack. Together they managed to sabotage Voyager's backup phaser couplings as well as other systems on board. The Doctor also uncovered that Seska's child was in fact Culluh's and not Chakotay's.
Paris and the Talaxian fleet managed to intercept Voyager and disable the vessel, with The Doctor and Suder's sabotage playing a key role in securing the vessel. Seska and Suder were killed during the final battle, but Culluh (with his son) and several Kazon soldiers escaped Voyager in escape pods. Paris then proceeded to pick up the Voyager crew on Hanon IV. (VOY: "Basics, Part I", "Basics, Part II")
Aftermath
Voyager left Kazon space in early 2373 following Voyager's recapture. Given the immense distance between the Federation and the Kazon Collective, the repercussions for the Kazon following the conflict with Voyager may never be known. Voyager herself suffered heavy damage at the hands of the Kazon during the conflict, and lost at least half a dozen crewmembers. Fortunately, the damage done to Voyager did not hinder its ability to return to the Alpha Quadrant in 2378.