Warning: contains potential spoilers for Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2!
Star Trek: Voyager’s sequel series threatens to kill an OG officer that fans love. Voyager celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025, and IDW has released a miniseries, titled Homecoming, to celebrate. In a preview for issue two, the fan favorite character Tuvok’s life hangs in the balance, and Janeway must find a way to save both him and the ship.
Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2 is written by Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges and drawn by Angel Hernandez. Tuvok is suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder, and only a mind meld from a family member can cure him.
Unfortunately, Voyager has been hijacked by Species 8472, and the species’ psychic attacks have exacerbated Tuvok’s condition.
Tuvok Was One of Star Trek: Voyager’s MVPs
Tuvok Served Janeway and Voyager With Pride
The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Voyager, featured an intriguing crew, composed of Starfleet officers, Maquis renegades as well as inhabitants of the Delta Quadrant. Among the crew was Tuvok, Voyager’s Vulcan Tactical Officer. Unlike his crewmates, Tuvok was much older. In fact, he had left Starfleet for many years before returning.
Later in Voyager’s run, it was revealed that Tuvok’s health had been compromised. He had developed a condition that exclusively afflicted Vulcans, that caused hallucinations and psychotic episodes. Tuvok’s condition would leave him child-like, and it partially inspired Janeway to alter the timeline and get Voyager home earlier, as it could be easily cured in the Alpha Quadrant.
Tuvok’s Health Has Taken a Backseat to an Invasion of the Federation
Species 8472 Have Hijacked Voyager
Yet in the preview for Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2 leaves fans sweating over Tuvok. Voyager returned to Earth, meaning Tuvok could get the treatment he needed, but Species 8472 had other plans. Breaking their truce with the Federation, Species 8472 had declared war and taken Voyager and her crew hostage.
Tuvok needed help, and he needed it quickly, as his condition was worsening. All it would take was a mind meld from a family member to restore him to health. What should have been a routine procedure has been put on the back burner as Janeway and company figure out a way to take Voyager back.
Species 8472 was one of the most powerful alien races ever encountered in the Star Trek universe. They are better shape-shifters than the Founders, and can resist being assimilated by the Borg. Species 8472 are also capable of psychic attacks, and Tuvok suffers the brunt of one in Homecoming’s first issue.
Star Trek: Voyager Fans Know Tuvok Lives to Fight Another Day
Voyager Could Use Tuvok’s Expertise to Fight Species 8472
Star Trek: Voyager fans know Tuvok got the necessary treatment and continued his Starfleet career, as seen in season three of Picard. While that may seem to deflate the drama of the preview, the fact remains that Tuvok is the worst off he has ever been, and his life hangs in the balance while an invasion rages on.
Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2 is on sale October 23 from IDW Publishing!