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Neelix
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<p>Neelix is a character in the <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> television series <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek:_Voyager/nNssDhT1">Star Trek: Voyager</a></i>, played by actor <a href="/facts/Ethan_Phillips/95PwJf8s">Ethan Phillips</a> since the series' inception. Neelix is an alien native to the far side of the galaxy, who joins the crew of the United Federation of Planets starship <a href="/facts/USS_Voyager_(Star_Trek)/Bzcrypu1">USS <i>Voyager</i></a> after it is captured and flung to the <a href="/facts/Delta_Quadrant/tRudlyko">Delta Quadrant</a> by a mysterious shockwave. He serves as a <a href="/facts/Cook_(profession)/y96yFYpC">cook</a>, morale officer, and eventual ambassador for the crew. </p>