Would Voyager have returned home faster under Chakotay?

Valathous

I'm fairly certain I'm going to lose this argument due to most peoples' love of Janeway, but it is my belief that Chakotay would have ended up getting the crew home faster had he been in charge rather than Janeway.

A prime example of this would be from Scorpion, pt 2. The Borg wanted oyager to go back 40 light years into their terrority to rendezvous with a cube to continue work on the weapon vs. 8472. Chakotay refused and when Janeway awoke from her coma or whatever she had, she stated she would have done it.

Would Chakotay have blown up the caretaker's array?
Would Chakotay have spent so much time dabbling with 2 Ferengi on a planet and let the worm hole they found close in on them?

To quote the Doctor: "Why pretend we're going home at all? All we're really going to do is investigate every cubic millimeter of this quadrant, aren't we?"

Chakotay seemed less like an explorer and more like a goal oriented man. He knew what had to be done and would find the most efficient way to get it done while keeping the crew safe.

Syzygy · **Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:14 am**

Well, Janeway was a science officer at one point. And Starfleet is better off with all the data Voyager acquired.

IMO, Voyager has the widest range of script quality of any ST series. There are a few episodes where each of the main characters look really bad.

I blame bad quality control, not Janeway herself.

JimRaynor · **Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:14 am**

By the same token, Chakotay was interested just as much in anthropology as Janeway was in science. I think he would have stuck around, just for different reasons.

Lord Borg · **Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:43 pm**

It might have, while he did like to explore, he definitely was not into some of Janeways decisions. Several times, when he protested, for legitimate reasons, her response was to relive him of duty and place him in his quarters or brig. In any case, it's doubtful he'd have allowed more then the necessary stops to be made, and when a chance to get home came up He'd have probably exploited it.

Valathous · **Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:24 pm**

JimRaynor · **Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:01 pm**

He might have ended up getting them home faster, but then again, would he even have been able to get them home at all?

Founder

luit14 · **Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:30 am**

I think that if Chakotay had been captain 1 of 2 things would have happened...

1) They would have gotten home faster
or
2) They would have gotten blown up before they got home.

I can't remember specifics but it seems to me there was a bunch of episodes where Janeway did some negotiating to get them out of tight spots that I don't know if Chakotay could have done. So I think he would have gotten them home faster if they didn't get blown up first...

Kathryn_Janeway218 · **Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:35 pm**

I say they wouldn't have. He was just as much as an explorer as Janeway was. He might not have destroyed the Cartakers Array. So they might get home faster.

Jovian · **Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:23 pm**

I don't believe Chakotay would have gotten them home at all. In a couple episodes he suggested to Janeway they find a habitable planet, so they can at least be safe from whatever drama they were going through. I think he was too quick to give up.

1/1 · **Tue May 06, 2008 10:05 am**

I think Chakotay would have stuck around too. Also think that he'd have got Voyager blown up, probably just me but never really thought he had much of a backbone, would have pretty much given in to seska dna the Kazon IMO

Musical.Moment · Sophomore Cadet Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 11

I'm gonna have to say yes, in the fact that he wouldnt have stopped all over the place, but i doubt he'd of gone back in time like we saw janeway do in Endgame. He's alot less curious about everything, more of a live and let live attitude

squiggy · **Sat May 10, 2008 4:33 pm**

Quoting Chakotay, exactly:
"Do you realize that if this was a Maquis ship, we'd be home already?"
'nuff said.

Musical.Moment · Sophomore Cadet Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 11

When was that said?

Debra · Sweetest Angel Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 444

didn't chuckles say that in the first season on the pilot or sometime during the first season?

nightwolf · **Thu May 15, 2008 8:49 am**

To be honest, I don't think that Chacotay would have gotten voyager back home any faster or even survived in the delta quadrant. So many events that janeway had to either compromise (borg/species 8472/kazon/krenim time ship/ Time displacements earth/ captain braxton/ endgame with admiral janeway/ Equinox aliens/ void/borg queen that was fasinated with Janeway and the crew) or beg to stay alive and move on.

Curtis · **Thu May 15, 2008 9:00 am**

You forgot the Hirogen

! But I agree...I don't think Chakotay would've gotten them home faster, killed faster maybe, but home...definately not.

KathrynnJaneway · Crewman Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Clarksburg

no way. chakotay wouldn't have gotten the crew home safly because they both loved science and it still would have been the same

Founder · **Mon May 19, 2008 1:50 pm Re: Most definetly NOT!!!!**

RobertBeltranFAN · Ensign Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 58

Possibly. If he didn't stop for everything like Janeway, yeah they would.

Sara_Chakotay · **Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:11 am**

he would have gotten them home way faster than Janeway ever could

luit14 · **Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:56 pm**

After more consideration I would have to say yes he would have. I mean, just look how many times in the series Janeway goes off the deep end and he has to save the day. lol
Just two examples: Night and Equinox

Little David · **Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:56 am**

i think chakotay is just as bad as janeway, but that's just my opinion.

Debra · Sweetest Angel Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 444

I agree with Little David except for the comment bad as janeway lol....... chakotay ain't that bright of an officer.

Voyager` · **Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:40 pm**

I dont know if he would have or not. and also I don't think having him take over voyager would have even been an option, so for it to be up to him to be captain, then voyager woulda had to of been destroyed instead of hist ship, so wether he gets them home faster or not, i would say he would not of gotten voyager blown up since he would not be captain of it.....

edit: well i guess theres always that chance he could have started a mutiny and took over voyager like in the episode were they were playing tuvoks holodeck program that he started making to train for the chance of it happening. then he could have gotten voyager blown up, lol.