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The Voyager Encounter at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage.

"Somewhere - halfway across the galaxy, I hope - Captain Janeway is spinning in her grave. You've portrayed us as monsters! The captain is a cold blooded killer, the crew is a gang of thugs, and I'm a mass murderer!"

– Backup of The Doctor, upon seeing the holoprogram, 3074 ("Living Witness")

The Voyager Encounter was a holoprogram on display at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage in the 31st century. Based on reconstructions from a few relics from the USS Voyager, it depicted the role of the crew of the warship Voyager in the start of the Great War between the Kyrians and the Vaskans in 2374. It was biased in order to show the Kyrians in a positive light but not alienate the Vaskans, portraying the Voyager crew as militaristic, brutal murderers who were prepared to commit genocide to force Tedran out of hiding even against the wishes of Vaskan Ambassador Daleth, and showing torture as routine on the ship. Even beyond the obvious bias, it bore little resemblance to reality; for instance, it portrayed the homeworld of Voyager as Mars, when it was in fact Earth.

The holoprogram was discredited in 3074 when a backup copy of The Doctor, horrified at the way it portrayed Voyager's role in the Great War, revealed what had truly taken place.

Plotline

The simulation begins with Ambassador Daleth of the Vaskans making a deal with Captain Kathryn Janeway. In exchange for the location of a cyclic wormhole that would shorten their journey to Mars, Daleth wants Voyager to "intimidate" the Kyrians and capture their leader, so that they can annex Kyrian land.

Amid a futile attack by Kyrian fighter ships, Janeway orders the deployment of biogenic weapons on the most populous Kyrian territories, in order to force their leader Tedran out of hiding. Her brutality shocks even Daleth, whose protests are ignored. The Doctor, an android, configures a bio-weapon to be carried through the ship's phasers. Voyager fires on the Kyrian cities, though Tedran had wisely begun an evacuation, saving thousands of lives.

Three thousand Kyrians are killed in Voyager's initial attack, though Janeway is disappointed by the numbers and orders another, heavier strike. Meanwhile, The Doctor is able to force a Kyrian prisoner to divulge Tedran's location by injecting him with a neural solvent. The Kyrians continue to battle Voyager, even beaming a team into main engineering, though they are quickly neutralized by Seven of Nine and her Borg warriors.

On the planet surface, Tuvok's assault team captures Tedran and bring him to Voyager. Janeway mocks him as "the great Tedran, a man of wisdom and peace. A servant of his people." She demands that he order the Kyrians to surrender but he refuses, appealing instead to Daleth that they could have resolved their differences without her. The program ends with Janeway executing Tedran and his aide. (VOY: "Living Witness")

Departures from reality

"Voyager wasn't a warship! We were explorers!"
"Yes, I know, trying to get home to Mars."
"Earth! You see, you couldn't even get that right."

– Backup of The Doctor and Quarren, 3074 ("Living Witness")

Overall, the ship had a much more utilitarian look and feel than the actual Voyager. The bridge was darker and the warship Voyager was more heavily armed.

Uniforms

The neck piece was black instead of the usual grey
There were no combadges
The crew all wore black gloves
There were no rank pips
The crew carried phasers routinely

Rooms

The orange lights surrounding the diagnostic bed bay in sickbay were blue.
Several lights that were normally white, such as the ceiling lights on the bridge and accents in the captain's ready room, were red.
The overall lighting was darker than usual.

Individual crew members

"This is a reasonable extrapolation from historic record, but if you'd like to point out any inconsistencies..."
"Inconsistencies? I don't know where to begin! Granted, this looks like the briefing room, but these aren't the people I knew! No-one behaved like this! Well, aside from Mr. Paris."

– Quarren and a backup of The Doctor, 3074 ("Living Witness")

See: The Voyager Encounter holograms.

Kathryn Janeway sported a very short haircut.
Chakotay's tattoo was larger, covering the entire left side of his face. Moreover, his name was pronounced "CHE-ko-tay." He also had a Caesar style haircut.
Tuvok's ears were sharper, and he appeared to be wearing an earring. He also appeared to have emotions, specifically a sense of humor.
The Doctor was an android, not a hologram; the "Emergency Medical Android" had yellow eyes, much like tose of Data.
Seven of Nine was still a full-fledged drone, and had a complement of three other Borg in the cargo bay with her.
B'Elanna Torres was the ship's chief transporter operator, not the chief engineer.
Harry Kim was a lieutenant, not an ensign.
Neelix was a uniformed security officer who served as Tuvok's relief at tactical, and had a very sarcastic personality.
An unnamed Kazon ensign was part of the crew.

Miscellaneous errors

Voyager's homeworld was Mars, rather than Earth.

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 [[File:The voyager encounter kyrian museum of heritage.jpg|thumb|''The ''Voyager'' Encounter'' at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage.]]
+{{Aquote|Somewhere - [[Alpha Quadrant|halfway across the galaxy]], I hope - [[Kathryn Janeway|Captain Janeway]] is spinning in her [[grave]]. [[Museum of Kyrian Heritage|You've]] portrayed [[USS Voyager personnel|us]] as monsters! The captain is a cold blooded [[murder|killer]], the crew is a gang of thugs, and I'm a mass murderer!|Backup of [[The Doctor]]''', upon seeing the holoprogram'''<nowiki/>|3074|Living Witness}}
-'''''The ''Voyager'' Encounter''''' was a [[holoprogram]] on display at the [[Museum of Kyrian Heritage]] in the [[31st century]]. Based on reconstructions from a few relics from the {{USS|Voyager}}, it depicted the role of the crew of the {{Warship Voyager}} in the start of the [[Great War]] between the [[Kyrian]]s and the [[Vaskan]]s in [[2374]]. It was biased in order to show the Kyrians in a positive light, portraying the ''Voyager'' crew as militaristic, brutal murderers who were prepared to commit [[genocide]] to force [[Tedran]] out of hiding, and showing [[torture]] as routine on the ship. It was inaccurate beyond the obvious bias, for instance portraying the homeworld of ''Voyager'' as [[Mars]], when it was in fact [[Earth]].
+'''''The Voyager Encounter''''' was a [[holoprogram]] on display at the [[Museum of Kyrian Heritage]] in the [[31st century]]. Based on reconstructions from a few relics from the {{USS|Voyager}}, it depicted the role of the crew of the {{Warship Voyager}} in the start of the [[Great War]] between the [[Kyrian]]s and the [[Vaskan]]s in [[2374]]. It was biased in order to show the Kyrians in a positive light but not alienate the Vaskans, portraying the ''Voyager'' crew as militaristic, brutal murderers who were prepared to commit [[genocide]] to force [[Tedran]] out of hiding even against the wishes of Vaskan [[Ambassador]] [[Daleth]], and showing [[torture]] as routine on the ship. Even beyond the obvious bias, it bore little resemblance to reality; for instance, it portrayed the homeworld of ''Voyager'' as [[Mars]], when it was in fact [[Earth]].
+The holoprogram was discredited in [[3074]] when a backup copy of [[The Doctor]], horrified at the way it portrayed ''Voyager''{{'}}s role in the Great War, revealed what had truly taken place.
 ==Plotline==
-The simulation begins with [[Ambassador]] [[Daleth]] of the Vaskans making a deal with [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]]. In exchange for the location of a cyclic [[wormhole]] that would shorten their journey to [[Mars]], Daleth wants ''Voyager'' to "intimidate" the Kyrians and capture their leader, so that they can [[annexation|annex]] Kyrian land.
+The simulation begins with [[Ambassador]] [[Daleth]] of the Vaskans making a deal with {{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway]]. In exchange for the location of a cyclic [[wormhole]] that would shorten their journey to [[Mars]], Daleth wants ''Voyager'' to "intimidate" the Kyrians and capture their leader, so that they can [[annexation|annex]] Kyrian land.
-Amidst a futile attack by [[Kyrian fighter]]s, Janeway orders the deployment of [[biogenic weapon]]s on the most populous Kyrian territories, in order to force their leader [[Tedran]] out of hiding. Her brutality shocks even Daleth, whose protests are ignored. [[The Doctor]], an [[android]], configures a bio-weapon to be carried through the ship's [[phaser]]s. ''Voyager'' fires on the Kyrian cities, though Tedran had wisely began an evacuation, saving thousands of lives.
+Amid a futile attack by [[Kyrian fighter ship]]s, Janeway orders the deployment of [[biogenic weapon]]s on the most populous Kyrian territories, in order to force their leader [[Tedran]] out of hiding. Her brutality shocks even Daleth, whose protests are ignored. The Doctor, an [[android]], configures a bio-weapon to be carried through the ship's [[phaser]]s. ''Voyager'' fires on the Kyrian cities, though Tedran had wisely begun an evacuation, saving thousands of lives.
-Three thousand Kyrians are killed in ''Voyager''{{'}}s initial attack, though Janeway is disappointed by the numbers and orders another, heavier strike. Meanwhile, [[The Doctor]] is able to force a Kyrian prisoner to divulge Tedran's location by injecting him with a [[neural solvent]]. The Kyrians continue to battle ''Voyager'', even [[beam]]ing a team into [[main engineering]], though they are quickly neutralized by [[Seven of Nine]] and her [[Borg]] warriors.
+Three thousand Kyrians are killed in ''Voyager''{{'}}s initial attack, though Janeway is disappointed by the numbers and orders another, heavier strike. Meanwhile, The Doctor is able to force a Kyrian prisoner to divulge Tedran's location by injecting him with a [[neural solvent]]. The Kyrians continue to battle ''Voyager'', even [[beam]]ing a team into [[main engineering]], though they are quickly neutralized by [[Seven of Nine]] and her [[Borg]] warriors.
 On the planet surface, [[Tuvok]]'s [[assault team]] captures Tedran and bring him to ''Voyager''. Janeway mocks him as "the great Tedran, a man of wisdom and peace. A servant of his people." She demands that he order the Kyrians to surrender but he refuses, appealing instead to Daleth that they could have resolved their differences without her. The program ends with Janeway [[Execution|executing]] Tedran and his aide. ({{VOY|Living Witness}})
 ==Departures from reality==
-{{Aquote
+{{aquote
-|''[[USS Voyager|Voyager]]'' wasn't a warship! We were explorers!"<br>"Yes, I know, trying to get home to [[Mars]]."<br>"[[Earth]]! See, you couldn't even get that right.|Backup of [[The Doctor]] and [[Quarren]]|31st century|Living Witness}}
+|''Voyager'' wasn't a warship! We were explorers!''"<br />"''Yes, I know, trying to get home to [[Mars]].''"<br />"''[[Earth]]! You see, you couldn't even get that right.|Backup of The Doctor and {{dis|Quarren|Kyrian}}|3074|Living Witness}}
-Overall, the ship had a much more utilitarian look and feel, than the actual ''Voyager''. The bridge was darker and the warship ''Voyager'' was more heavily armed.
+Overall, the ship had a much more utilitarian look and feel than the actual ''Voyager''. The bridge was darker and the warship ''Voyager'' was more heavily armed.
 ===Uniforms===
-*The neck piece was black instead of the usual grey.
+* The neck piece was black instead of the usual grey
-*No [[combadge|combadges]]
+* There were no [[combadge]]s
-*Crew all wear black gloves
+* The crew all wore black gloves
-*No rank pips
+* There were no rank pips
-*Routine carrying of phasers
+* The crew carried phasers routinely
 ===Rooms===
-*The orange lights surrounding the [[diagnostic bed]] bay in [[Sickbay]] were blue
+* The orange lights surrounding the [[diagnostic bed]] bay in [[sickbay]] were blue.
-*Several lights that are usually white, such as the ceiling lights on the [[Bridge]] and accents in the [[Captain's Ready Room]], are red.
+* Several lights that were normally white, such as the ceiling lights on the [[bridge]] and accents in the [[captain's ready room]], were red.
-*The overall lighting is darker than usual.
+* The overall lighting was darker than usual.
 ===Individual crew members===
+{{Aquote|This is a reasonable extrapolation from historic record, but if you'd like to point out any inconsistencies..."<br />"Inconsistencies? I don't know where to begin! Granted, this looks like the briefing room, but these aren't the people I knew! No-one behaved like this! Well, aside from Mr. [[Tom Paris|Paris]].|{{dis|Quarren|Kyrian}} and a backup of [[The Doctor]]|3074|Living Witness}}
+:''See: [[The Voyager Encounter holograms]].''
 * [[Kathryn Janeway]] sported a very short haircut.
-* [[Chakotay]]'s tattoo was larger, covering the entire left side of his face. Moreover, his name was pronounced "CHE-ko-tay."  He also had a Caesar style haircut.
+* [[Chakotay]]'s [[tattoo]] was larger, covering the entire left side of his face. Moreover, his name was pronounced "CHE-ko-tay."  He also had a Caesar style haircut.
 * [[Tuvok]]'s ears were sharper, and he appeared to be wearing an earring. He also appeared to have emotions, specifically a sense of humor.
-* [[The Doctor]] was an [[android]], not a [[Emergency Medical Holographic program|hologram]]; the "[[Emergency Medical Android]]" had yellow eyes, much like [[Data]].
+* [[The Doctor]] was an [[android]], not a [[hologram]]; the "[[Emergency Medical Android]]" had yellow eyes, much like tose of [[Data]].
-* [[Seven of Nine]] was still a fully fledged [[Borg drone|drone]], and had a complement of three other Borg in the cargo bay with her.
+* [[Seven of Nine]] was still a full-fledged [[Borg drone|drone]], and had a complement of three other Borg in the [[cargo bay]] with her.
-* [[B'Elanna Torres]] was the ship's [[Transporter chief]], not the [[Chief Engineer]].
+* [[B'Elanna Torres]] was the ship's [[Transporter chief|chief transporter operator]], not the [[chief engineer]].
-* [[Harry Kim]] was a [[Lieutenant]], not an [[Ensign]].
+* [[Harry Kim]] was a [[lieutenant]], not an [[ensign]].
-* [[Neelix]] was a uniformed security officer, who served as [[Tuvok]]'s relief at Tactical, and had a very sarcastic personality.
+* [[Neelix]] was a uniformed security officer who served as Tuvok's relief at tactical, and had a very sarcastic personality.
 * An unnamed [[Kazon]] ensign was part of the crew.
-<gallery>
-File:Evil paris.jpg|A holographic recreation of [[Tom Paris]] by the Kyrians.
-File:Evil Chakotay Living Witness.jpg|An "evil" holographic version of Chakotay in the [[Kyrian Museum of Heritage]]
-File:Evil Janeway - Living Witness.jpg|Janeway [[Kyrian]] recreation
-File:Evil neelix.jpg|A holographic recreation of [[Neelix]] by the [[Kyrians]].
-File:Emergency Medical Android.jpg|A Kyrian recreation of the "Android" [[Doctor]].
-File:Evil tuvok.jpg|A holographic recreation of [[Tuvok]] by the [[Kyrians]].
-File:Evil borg seven.jpg|A holographic recreation of [[Seven of Nine]] by the [[Kyrians]].
-File:Evil kim.jpg|A holographic recreation of [[Harry Kim]] by the [[Kyrians]].
-</gallery>
 ===Miscellaneous errors===
-* ''Voyager''{{'}}s home was [[Mars]], rather than [[Earth]].
+* ''Voyager''{{'}}s homeworld was [[Mars]], rather than [[Earth]].
+{{DISPLAYTITLE|''The Voyager Encounter''}}
 [[Category:Holographic programs|Voyager Encounter, The]]