The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)

The Doctor is a character on Star Trek: Voyager. The Doctor started his service on Voyager as an emergency medical hologram (EMH) built into sickbay as a stop-gap measure for use if the ship's doctor should be unable to perform his duties. In the first episode, Voyager's human doctor was killed, and the EMH was called into duty. Over the course of Voyager's seven seasons, the Doctor's program adapted to become more lifelike, with emotions and ambitions, and even became friends with many of the crew. The Doctor also acquired a "mobile emitter" which allowed him to move freely, unbound by fixed holographic projectors. He has been decorated for valor in combat, and has saved the ship many times from disaster. One recurring theme in the Doctor's life was his lack of a name. Starfleet did not give him a name, and over the years he adopted such names as "Schmullus", "Doctor Schweitzer", and others, before finally, in one potential future, settling on "Bob". This could be in reference to the actor who plays the Doctor, Robert Picardo, whose nickname on the set was Bob.

See also : Star Trek