Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Initiations (1995)

Aron Eisenberg: Kar

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• Kar : I know that you're in my territory. And if you want to live to become that wrinkled old man, you're going to have to do what *I* say.

  Chakotay : Well, it looks like you just saved my life. Twice more and we'll be even.

• [Chakotay tries to reason with Kar who has attacked his shuttle] 

  Chakotay : Look, son, my starship is only a few light years away...

  Kar : I am not your son, Federation. I am your executioner!

• Kar : You won't stop me from earning my name, Federation.

  Chakotay : Not Federation - Chakotay! That's *my* name.

  Kar : Did you have to earn it?

  Chakotay : No. Not exactly.

  Kar : Then your name means nothing!

• Chakotay : It may mean something to you to die a violent death, but I'd like to get out of this without killing or being killed.

  Kar : You'd rather die in your sleep, a wrinkled old man?

  Chakotay : Sounds about right.

• [Kar is showing Chakotay several trophies] 

  Kar : This is debris from a Nistrim frigate. The man you are demanding to see destroyed it, killing more than 100 in a single shot. Before that, his name was only Ra. Now he is called Jal Razik. And this tunic belonged to a Relora warrior. He was killed by the bare hands of another Ogla, called only Hali. Now that man is called Jal Haliz, one of our greatest fighters. And this bracelet belonged to the man who killed my brother. My brother - Jal Kinell. Who earned his Ogla name by dying bravely in battle. But I, I will never earn my name in life *or* in death. And I have *you* to thank for that!

• Kar : [after killing Razik]  My name is Jal Karden, Kazon-Ogla. You're First Maje now, Haliz. My life is yours. Kill me if you wish. Or let me live, and I will follow you into battle whenever you command.

  Haliz : [after a pause]  Jal Karden. Kazon-Ogla.

  Kazon : Kazon-Ogla.

• Kar : You should have let me die.

  Chakotay : I'm not in the habit of killing children.

• Chakotay : Why are you so eager for me to kill you?

  Kar : Because there are worse things than being killed by your enemy.

• [Kar was about to kill Chakotay in his sleep, but has backed down at the last moment] 

  Chakotay : Why didn't you go through with it?

  Kar : I am a coward.

  Chakotay : I don't believe that. I don't believe you do either. I think maybe you're beginning to realize I'm not your enemy. And only a fool would kill a friend.

  Kar : If you are my friend, then you're my only one.