Chakotay. The alternative future seen at the start of the episode showed that Seven and Chakotay were eventually married, but she died while Voyager was still travelling home. Chakotay died in 2394, following Voyager return, and Admiral Janeway visits his grave marker in that episode. This future was undone by the future Janeway travelling back in time to Voyager to return it to Earth sooner. Voyager relaunch novels In the noncanonical Voyager relaunch novels, written by Christie Golden, Chakotay is promoted after the ship returns to Federation space, and becomes Captain of Voyager. He and Seven of Nine break off their relationship. In Old Wounds, the first of the Spirit Walk two-book series, the crew goes on their maiden cruise under Captain Chakotay and is joined by his sister, Sekaya, who has become a spiritual leader in their tribe. In the second book, Enemy of my Enemy, Chakotay is replaced by a Founder who was previously pretending to be his first officer. Meanwhile, the real Chakotay and his sister are being held by a deranged Cardassian doctor, forcing Chakotay to undergo a spirit walk to save them both. Janeway and Chakotay became romantically involved after their return from the Delta Quadrant, and following her death after her assimilation by the Borg in the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel Before Dishonor, Chakotay resigns his commission and Afsarah Eden becomes the new Captain of Voyager. However, in the very next novel by Kirsten Beyer, Unworthy, Eden is promoted to fleet commander and Chakotay is restored as captain of Voyager. After Janeway is brought back to life by Q's son and Kes, she and Chakotay resume their romantic relationship. The final novel ends with Janeway and Chakotay getting married before the fleet begins a new journey outside their galaxy using new drive technology obtained from a newly discovered alien race. Star Trek: Prodigy Sometime prior to 2383, Chakotay was named Captain of the USS Protostar and was in command when the ship was taken by unknown parties. It is, as yet, unknown if Chakotay or the rest of the Protostar crew survived this encounter. Reception Some criticism was directed at Chakotay's character development during the series. James Lileks for the Star Tribune said that "Chakotay, the rock-solid First Officer, remained rock-solid", but also suggested that "[a]ll of the characters ended the series as they began." Critics commented on the relationship between Janeway