Warning: This Article Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2
Summary
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 has revealed the name of Captain Chakotay’s (Robert Beltran) homeworld 29 years afterStar Trek: Voyagerbegan. Chakotay, who is of Native American descent, told Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) on Voyager thathehails from a planet near the Cardassian border that his people moved to generations prior.Robert Beltran returns as Captain Chakotay inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, where he joins the heroic Starfleet hopefuls of the USS Protostar to save everyStar Trek’s timelineand reunite with Admiral Janeway.
In his X account, Jörg Hillebrand (@gaghyogi49), who was a renowned researcher forStar Trek: Picardseason 3, has been compiling the deep-cutStar TrekEaster eggs throughoutStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2. Hillebrand sharedStar Trek: Prodigy’s confirmation that Chakotay’s homeworld is named Trebus.This makes Trebus, the name given to Chakotay’s home planet byStar Trek: Voyagershowrunner Jeri Taylor in her 1998 novel “Star Trek: Voyager: Pathways” official canon. Check out Hillebrand’s post below:
Wait, Star Trek: Voyager’s Chakotay Is In DS9?
Hold on … rewind. Did a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2 episode really say Chakotay, as in Star Trek: Voyager’s commander?
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Brings Back Chakotay At His Best
Robert Beltran gives his best Star Trek performance as Captain Chakotay
Captain Chakotay is at the center of the time and space-distorting events ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, andRobert Beltran has never been better in his iconic role.Rescuing Captain Chakotay from imprisonment in Solum’s alternate future is the flashpoint that kicks offStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, but once Dal R’El (Brett Gray) and his friends find Chakotay, theStar Trek: Voyagerhero emerges as more complex and fascinating than ever before. Stranded on the planet Ysida with the USS Protostar for 10 years, Chakotay showed stunning new facets asStar Trek: Prodigy’s young heroes inspired him to find his best self once more.
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s episode “Cracked Mirror” had Chakotay pose as his Mirror Universe counterpart, complete with a fake goatee.
Robert Beltran has beencritical ofStar Trek: Voyagerin the past, feeling the series' episodic “resets” denied Chakotay and other characters the chance to become more well-rounded. However, it’s clear from his performance voicing Captain Chakotay inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 that Beltran embraced this second chance at Chakotay with gusto.Chakotay becomes an even greater hero and inspiration inStar Trek: Prodigy season 2,while touching on genuine heartfelt emotion that’s astounding for an animated series. Hopefully, Robert Beltran can return as Captain Chakotay ifStar Trek: Prodigyseason 3 happens.
