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|occupation = [[Resistance fighter]] (formerly)<br />[[Security officer]]
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'''Ayala''' was a [[Maquis]] who served as [[Chakotay]]'s right-hand man aboard the [[Maquis raider|raider]] ''[[Val Jean]]''. When he became stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] aboard the [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]] {{USS|Voyager}}, he joined its crew as a [[security officer]]. He returned to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] with ''Voyager'' in [[2378]]. ({{VOY|Caretaker|Endgame}})
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'''Ayala''' was a [[Maquis]] who served as [[Chakotay]]'s right-hand man aboard the [[Maquis raider|raider]] ''[[SS Val Jean]]''. When he became stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] aboard the [[Starfleet]] [[starship]] [[USS Voyager|''Voyager'']], he joined its crew as a security officer. He returned to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] with ''Voyager'' in [[2378]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Caretaker (episode)|Caretaker]]", "[[Endgame]]")
  
   
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== History ==
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==Stranded in the Delta Quadrant==
  
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=== The Maquis ===
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In [[2371]], Ayala was one of Chakotay's crew aboard the ''Val Jean''. When [[Gul]] [[Evek]]'s [[Galor class|ship]], the ''[[Vetar]]'', attacked the Maquis vessel in the [[Badlands]], he attempted to make repairs to the bridge. After the ''Val Jean'' was transported to the Delta Quadrant by the [[Caretaker]]'s [[Caretaker's array|array]], Ayala was brought aboard the array for testing by the Caretaker. He was returned to the ''Val Jean'' unharmed. He later boarded ''Voyager'' along with Chakotay and [[Tuvok]] at [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]]'s invitation. When it was revealed that Tuvok was a spy for the [[Federation]], Ayala attempted to attack him, but was held back by Chakotay. He was issued a [[compression phaser rifle]] and beamed to the array with an [[away team]] to scout for [[Harry Kim]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]] with Tuvok, but was soon returned to ''Voyager'' by the Caretaker. The ''Val Jean'' was later destroyed after it rammed a [[Kazon]] [[Predator class|warship]], and the Maquis were forced to join ''Voyager's'' crew for the journey home. ([[VOY]]: "[[Caretaker (episode)|Caretaker]]")
 
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In [[2371]], Ayala was a member of Chakotay's crew aboard the ''Val Jean''. When [[Gul]] [[Evek]]'s [[Galor class|ship]], the ''[[Vetar]]'', attacked the Maquis vessel in the [[Badlands]], he attempted to make repairs to the [[bridge]]. After the ''Val Jean'' was transported to the Delta Quadrant by the {{dis|Caretaker|Nacene}}'s [[Caretaker's array|array]], Ayala was brought aboard the array for testing by the Caretaker, then returned to the ''Val Jean'' unharmed. He later boarded ''Voyager'' along with Chakotay and [[Tuvok]] at [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]]'s invitation. When it was revealed that Tuvok was a [[spy]] for the [[Federation]], Ayala attempted to attack him, but was held back by Chakotay. He was issued a [[compression phaser rifle]] and [[beam]]ed to the array with an [[away team]] to scout for [[Harry Kim]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]] with Tuvok, but was soon returned to ''Voyager'' by the Caretaker. The ''Val Jean'' was later destroyed after it [[Suicide run|ram]]med a [[Kazon carrier vessel]], and the Maquis were forced to join ''Voyager''{{'}}s crew for the journey home. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
   
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[[File:Ayala and Harry Kim.jpg|thumb|Ayala with [[Harry Kim]] at the beginning of ''Voyager''{{'}}s journey home]]
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Ayala was transported aboard ''Voyager'' with B'Elanna Torres and at least two other Maquis crew. In an [[alternate timeline]] created several years later by a [[spatial rift]], he was trapped in the [[transporter room]] with the Maquis. Chakotay, who originated from the time period where Voyager encountered the rift, injected Torres and Ayala with a [[chroniton]]-infused serum which allowed them to move between the time periods, to retake [[Main Engineering]] from [[Seska]]. This alternate timeline was later erased when a chroniton field brought ''Voyager'' back into temporal sync. ([[VOY]]: "[[Shattered]]")
  
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Ayala was transported aboard ''Voyager'' with B'Elanna Torres and at least two other Maquis crew. In an [[alternate timeline]] created several years later by a [[spatial rift]], he was trapped in the [[transporter room]] with the Maquis. Chakotay, who originated from the time period where ''Voyager'' encountered the rift, injected Torres and Ayala with a [[chroniton]]-infused serum which allowed them to move between the time periods, to retake [[main engineering]] from [[Seska]]. This alternate timeline was later erased when a chroniton field brought ''Voyager'' back into temporal sync. ({{VOY|Shattered}})
   
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=== Life on ''Voyager'' ===
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Ayala was given provisional rank of [[lieutenant junior grade]], initially in the [[engineering]] and [[operations division]]s, but eventually in [[security]]. ({{VOY|Parallax|Faces|The 37's}}) He was generally assigned to the bridge as a relief [[tactical officer]]. ({{VOY|Cathexis|Warlord|Hope and Fear|Extreme Risk|Juggernaut}}) He also served as [[operations officer]] at various points in [[2371]] and [[2372]]. ({{VOY|The Cloud}}) Ayala was left in command of the bridge when the ship was affected by a [[distortion ring being]]. ({{VOY|Twisted}})
   
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==Aboard the USS ''Voyager''==
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=== The bridge ===
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In [[2372]], [[Tuvix]], an individual created after a transporter accident fused Tuvok and Neelix together, tried to gather support from ''Voyager'' bridge crew, including Ayala, after Captain Janeway decided to restore Tuvok and Neelix. His pleading went unanswered. ({{VOY|Tuvix}})
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===Duties and responsibilities===
  
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====The bridge====
  
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[[Image:Ayala_command_uniform.jpg|thumb|Ayala at the conn in [[2378]].]]
  
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Ayala was awarded the rank of [[lieutenant junior grade]], initially in the [[engineering division|engineering]] and [[operations division]]s, but eventually in [[security]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Faces]]," "[[The 37's]]") He was generally assigned to the [[bridge]] as a relief [[tactical officer]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Cathexis]]") He also served as [[operations manager]] at various points in [[2371]] and [[2372]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[The Cloud]]") Ayala was left in command of the bridge when the ship was affected by a [[distortion ring being]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Twisted]]") By [[2378]], shortly before ''Voyager'' returned to [[Earth]], Ayala had switched to the [[command division]], and was assigned to the [[conn]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Renaissance Man]]")
  
   
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Later that year, Ayala was stranded on [[Hanon IV]] when the Kazon took control of the ship. ({{VOY|Basics, Part I}}) He was initially part of Chakotay's team, searching for food and water. Along with Lieutenant Torres, Ayala created a diversion to lure the [[Hanonian]]s away from the cave in which several ''Voyager'' crew members were trapped. ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})
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====Security detail====
  
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Ayala took part in several [[away team]] missions as a [[security guard]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[The 37's (episode)|The 37's]]", "[[Threshold]]," "[[Unity]]") He was sometimes assigned to guard prisoners in the [[brig]], such as [[Lon Suder]] ([[VOY]]: "[[Meld]]"), [[Seven of Nine]] ([[VOY]]: "[[The Gift]]"), [[Dala]] ([[VOY]]: "[[Live Fast and Prosper]]"), and [[Gar]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Critical Care]]") Ayala also escorted guests aboard ''Voyager'' to sensitive areas such as the bridge or the [[briefing room]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Blink of an Eye]]," "[[Ashes to Ashes]]")
  
   
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He manned an aft station when the ''Voyager'' traveled back into the year [[1996]], faced [[Henry Starling]] and Captain [[Braxton]], and when the ship entered Borg space in 2373 and made [[first contact]] with [[Species 8472]]. ({{VOY|Future's End|Future's End, Part II|Scorpion}})
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====Other activities====
  
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[[Tuvix]], an individual created after a transporter accident fused Tuvok and Neelix together, tried to gather support from ''Voyager'' bridge crew, including Ayala, after Captain Janeway decided to restore Tuvok and Neelix. His pleading went unanswered. ([[VOY]]: "[[Tuvix (episode)|Tuvix]]")
  
   
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He was working on the bridge when Captain Janeway [[pilot]]ed the ship into a binary [[pulsar]] to protect her crew from the [[Srivani]] [[experiment]]s, in 2374. He also replaced Tuvok at the tactical station while the chief of security carried out an investigation on the [[Mari homeworld]]. ({{VOY|Scientific Method|Random Thoughts}})
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Along with the rest of the ''Voyager'' crew, Ayala was stranded on [[Hanon IV]] when the Kazon took control of the ship in [[2372]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Basics, Part I]]") He was initially part of Chakotay's team, searching for food and water. Along with Lieutenant Torres, Ayala created a diversion to move the [[Hanonian]]s away from a cave which trapped several ''Voyager'' crew members. ([[VOY]]: "[[Basics, Part II]]")
  
   
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Later that year, Ayala was on duty on the bridge when the ''Voyager'' made contact with a [[Krenim patrol ship]]. ''Due to the [[temporal incursion]]s of the [[Krenim weapon ship]], Ayala went into an [[alternate timeline]] in which the ''Voyager'' was heavily damaged by a [[Krenim warship]]. In this timeline, Ayala worked as relief [[tactical officer]] until he was replaced by Tuvok who suffered from [[blindness]].'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell}})
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He was one of the excited bridge crew hoping to receive a message from home when ''Voyager'' used an ancient [[Hirogen]] relay network to communicate with the [[Alpha Quadrant]] in [[2374]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Hunters]]") Ayala was on the bridge when the [[Pathfinder Project]] established realtime communication with ''Voyager'' in [[2376]], and he attended the party in the [[mess hall]] following the historic event. ([[VOY]]: "[[Pathfinder]]")
 
   
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Ayala was also working on the bridge when Commander Chakotay received the first [[letter]] from the [[Alpha Quadrant]] through the [[Hirogen communications network]] in late-2374. He was one of the excited bridge crew hoping to receive a message from home. When Tuvok and [[Seven of Nine]] boarded the [[shuttlecraft]] ''{{dis|Cochrane|2374}}'' for an [[away mission]] to the [[Hirogen]] [[relay station]], Ayala worked as relief tactical officer during the confrontation with a [[Hirogen ship]]. ({{VOY|Hunters}})
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Ayala worked at the [[Mission Ops|Mission Ops I]] station on the bridge when ''Voyager'' returned to Earth in [[2378]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Endgame]]")
  
   
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In [[2375]], while [[Lieutenant Commander]] Tuvok was missing with an [[away team]] aboard the ''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2375}}'', Lieutenant Ayala served as acting tactical officer. With the crew at continuous work to find the away team, Captain Janeway asked him to contact the Beta team on the surface, as they had not reported in for an hour. At the same time, [[Neelix]] also offered the bridge crew some [[coffee]], of which Ayala accepted a cup. ({{VOY|Once Upon a Time}})
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===Loss of identity===
  
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[[Image:Ayala_maquis.jpg|200px|thumb|Ayala in Maquis fatigues.]]
  
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In [[2376]], when the [[Tarakis memorial]] began transmitting telepathic memories to ''Voyager'', Ayala was one of the crew members stricken by visions caused by the memorial. ([[VOY]]: "[[Memorial]]")
  
   
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In [[2376]], He was standing on the bridge in the background next to the console, when the Captain Janeway went to the station to speak with [[Harry Kim]]. Ayala was also on the bridge when the [[Pathfinder Project]] established real-time communication with ''Voyager'', and he attended the party in the [[mess hall]] following the historic event. He was also manning the bridge when another [[USS Voyager cmd officer 005|command division officer]] walked to his station.({{VOY|Pathfinder|Virtuoso|Good Shepherd}})
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In [[2377]], he was attacked by Tuvok, who was under the mental control of a [[Bajoran]] [[vedek]] named [[Teero Anaydis]]. Tuvok [[Vulcan mind meld|mind-melded]] with Ayala, and other Maquis, inciting them to mutiny and overthrow Captain Janeway. He once again served as Chakotay’s right-hand man, and guarded him in the [[captain's ready room]]. He was present when Chakotay tested Tuvok's loyalty by ordering to fire a phaser at Captain Janeway. He then surrendered, once Tuvok was back to normal. ([[VOY]]: "[[Repression]]")
  
   
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By [[2378]], shortly before ''Voyager'' returned to [[Earth]], Ayala had switched to the command division, and was assigned to the [[conn]]. ({{VOY|Renaissance Man}})
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Later that year, his identity was reassigned to that of a laborer working for the [[Quarren (race)|Quarren]] when nearly the entire ''Voyager'' crew was abducted by Dr. [[Kadan]]. He worked at the same power plant as Seven of Nine, Janeway, Torres, and Tuvok. Ayala's personnel file at the plant was one of many ''Voyager'' crew files accessed by Tuvok, whose memory was still partially intact. ([[VOY]]: "[[Workforce, Part I]]" and "[[Workforce, Part II|Part II]]")
  
   
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Ayala was working at the [[Mission Ops I]] station on the bridge when ''Voyager'' returned to Earth in [[2378]]. ({{VOY|Endgame}})
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===Medical record===
  
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The [[Q Continuum|Q]] known as [[Quinn]] temporarily caused all male crew members of ''Voyager'' to disappear when he encountered the ship in [[2372]], including Ayala. ([[VOY]]: "[[Death Wish]]")
  
   
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=== Security detail ===
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Tuvok, driven mad after a [[Vulcan mind-meld|mind-meld]] with Lon Suder, knocked Ayala unconscious in order to free Suder. ([[VOY]]: "[[Meld]]")
  
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[[File:Ayala and Janeway.jpg|thumb|left|Ayala guarding Captain Janeway]]
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[[File:Ayala on deck 11.jpg|thumb|Ayala guarding Species 8472]]
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Ayala took part in several away team missions as a [[security guard]]. ({{VOY|The 37's|Threshold|Unity}}) He was occasionally assigned to guard prisoners in the [[brig]], such as when the captain confronted [[Seska]] ({{VOY|State of Flux}}) or [[Lon Suder]], ({{VOY|Meld}}) [[Seven of Nine]], ({{VOY|The Gift}}) [[Dala]], ({{VOY|Live Fast and Prosper}}) and [[Gar]]. ({{VOY|Critical Care}}) Ayala also escorted guests aboard ''Voyager'' to sensitive areas such as the bridge or the [[briefing room]]. ({{VOY|Blink of an Eye|Ashes to Ashes}})
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{{bginfo|In the episode "The Gift", Ayala was voiced by an [[unknown actor]] when he contacted the bridge and asked the captain to come to the brig. He started his message with "Ensign Ayala".}}
   
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In 2374, he was one of the security officers who guarded [[Species 8472 prey 001|a member]] of [[Species 8472]] on [[Intrepid class decks|deck 11]]. ({{VOY|Prey}})
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Ayala was in the mess hall when a [[macrovirus]] was released aboard ''Voyager'' in mid-[[2373]], and was one of the first crew members to succumb to infection. ([[VOY]]: "[[Macrocosm]]")
 
   
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=== Loss of identity ===
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Seven of Nine stunned Ayala during her escape from ''Voyager'' in early [[2374]], after she was drawn to the wreckage of the [[USS Raven|USS ''Raven'']]. ([[VOY]]: "[[The Raven]]")
  
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[[File:Ayala maquis.jpg|thumb|Ayala in Maquis fatigues]]
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In [[2376]], when the [[Nakan memorial]] began transmitting [[telepathic]] memories to ''Voyager'', Ayala was one of the crew members stricken by visions caused by the memorial. ({{VOY|Memorial}})
   
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In [[2377]], he was attacked by Tuvok, who was under the mental control of a [[Bajoran]] [[vedek]] named [[Teero Anaydis]]. Tuvok [[mind meld]]ed with Ayala and other Maquis, inciting them to mutiny and overthrow Captain Janeway. He once again served as Chakotay's right-hand man, and guarded him in the [[captain's ready room]]. He was present when Chakotay tested Tuvok's loyalty by ordering Tuvok to fire a [[phaser]] at Captain Janeway. Ayala was returned to normal along with the rest of the Maquis once Tuvok recovered. ({{VOY|Repression}})
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Ayala guarded the [[Species 8472]] individual stranded on ''Voyager'', but was shot by the [[Alpha-Hirogen]] when he broke free of [[sickbay]] to pursue the creature. ([[VOY]]: "[[Prey]]")
  
   
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Later that year, when nearly the entire ''Voyager'' crew was abducted by Dr. [[Kadan]], his identity was reassigned to that of a laborer at a power plant, working for the {{dis|Quarren|species}}. He worked at the same power plant as Seven of Nine, Janeway, Torres, and Tuvok. Ayala's personnel file at the plant was one of many ''Voyager'' crew files accessed by Tuvok, whose memory was still partially intact. ({{VOY|Workforce|Workforce, Part II}})
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In an alternate timeline created after ''Voyager'' crash landed on a planet after using a [[quantum slipstream drive]], Ayala was killed with most of the crew. In [[2390]], his frozen body was found by Harry Kim in a [[Jefferies tube]], shortly before the timeline was erased and ''Voyager's'' destruction averted. ([[VOY]]: "[[Timeless]]")
  
   
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== Medical record ==
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[[Image:Ayala_leads_security_team.jpg|thumb|Ayala with another security officer.]]
  
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In 2372, the [[Q Continuum|Q]] known as [[Quinn]] temporarily caused all male crew members of ''Voyager'' to disappear when he encountered the ship. This included Ayala. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
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In an alternate timeline, when [[Kes]] returned to seek revenge against the ''Voyager'' crew in [[2376]], Ayala and a security team was sent to intercept her, and he was injured by her telekinetic abilities. This timeline was changed, when Janeway had these sections evacuated. ([[VOY]]: "[[Fury]]")
  
   
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Later in the year, Tuvok, having lost his emotional control after a mind-meld with Lon Suder, knocked Ayala unconscious in order to get to Suder. ({{VOY|Meld}})
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==Personal life==
  
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Ayala was grief-stricken because he was forced to leave his sons in the Alpha Quadrant. As part of his [[morale officer]] duties, [[Neelix]] often counseled Ayala. ([[VOY]]: "[[Initiations]]")
  
   
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Ayala was in the [[mess hall]] when a [[macrovirus]] was released aboard ''Voyager'' in mid-[[2373]], and was one of the first crew members to succumb to infection. ({{VOY|Macrocosm}})
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A jealous Neelix later worried that Kes was romantically interested in Ayala, along with many other ''Voyager'' crew members. ([[VOY]]: "[[Twisted]]")
  
   
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Seven of Nine stunned Ayala during her escape from ''Voyager'' in early [[2374]], after she was drawn to the wreckage of the {{USS|Raven}}. ({{VOY|The Raven}})
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Ayala was amongst the group at [[Kurt Bendera]]'s [[funeral]] in [[2372]] ([[VOY]]: "[[Alliances]]") and was part of the honor guard during ''[[Ares IV]]'' [[astronaut]] [[John Kelly]]'s funeral in [[2376]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[One Small Step]]")
  
   
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[[File:Ayala leads security team.jpg|thumb|Ayala with another security officer]]
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Ayala was at Ensign [[Ahni Jetal]]'s surprise birthday party in [[2373]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Latent Image]]")
  
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''In an alternate timeline created after ''Voyager'' [[crash land]]ed on a planet after using a [[quantum slipstream drive]], Ayala was killed with most of the crew. In [[2390]], his frozen body was found by Harry Kim in a [[Jefferies tube]], shortly before the timeline was erased and ''Voyager''{{'}}s destruction averted.'' ({{VOY|Timeless}})
   
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''In [[2376]], when [[Kes]] returned to seek revenge against the ''Voyager'' crew, Ayala and a security team was sent to intercept her, and he was injured by her telekinetic abilities.'' The timeline was [[Alternate timeline|changed]] when Kes [[time travel]]ed to 2371, and Janeway had these sections evacuated when Kes returned. ({{VOY|Fury}})
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He also attended the holodeck luau planned by Neelix later that year. ([[VOY]]: "[[Alter Ego]]") Harry Kim learned about the [[Insurrection Alpha]] [[holodeck]] program from Ayala. ([[VOY]]: "[[Worst Case Scenario]]") Ayala participated in several of [[Tom Paris]]'s holosimulations, including [[Fair Haven]], and was one of the crew members who was involved in a barroom fight instigated by one of the holographic characters. ([[VOY]]: "[[Fair Haven (episode)|Fair Haven]]") Ayala was also present during a screening of "[[Attack of the Lobster People]]" at a simulation of the [[Palace Theater]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Repression]]")
  
   
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== Personal life and family ==
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Ayala participated in Neelix's celebration of the 315th anniversary of [[First Contact]], and was amused by Neelix's dancing. He later bade Neelix farewell outside the [[shuttlebay]] with the rest of the ''Voyager'' crew. ([[VOY]]: "[[Homestead]]")
  
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Ayala's [[crew quarters|quarters]] on ''Voyager'' were on [[Intrepid class decks|Deck 7]]. ({{VOY|Twisted}})
   
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Not long after he joined ''Voyager'', a jealous Neelix worried that Kes might be romantically interested in Ayala, among other ''Voyager'' crew members. ({{VOY|Twisted}}) However, the [[Talaxian]] [[morale officer]] soon altered his opinion of the man, even to the point of helping Ayala deal with the distance between him and [[Ayala's sons 001|his two sons]] whom he missed very much, as they were countless [[light year]]s away from him. ({{VOY|Initiations}})
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==Miscellaneous information==
  
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Ayala's quarters on ''Voyager'' were on Deck 7. ([[VOY]]: "[[Twisted]]")
  
   
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Ayala was one of several ''Voyager'' crewmen who participated in Lieutenant Tuvok's [[holo-program]] ''[[Insurrection Alpha]]'', at one point mentioning the program to [[Ensign]] Harry Kim. ({{VOY|Worst Case Scenario}})
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Several [[holographic]] representations of Ayala have been created. In Tuvok's [[Insurrection Alpha]] program, Ayala was ordered to take the helm after the Maquis were successful in commandeering ''Voyager''. If the participant in the simulation decided to help the Starfleet crew, Ayala apprehended the participant and brought them to the brig. ([[VOY]]: "[[Worst Case Scenario]]") Ayala was seen in the mess hall in the program created by [[the Doctor]] in order to improve Seven of Nine's social skills. ([[VOY]]: "[[One (episode)|One]]") In Maquis garb, he was part of [[Reginald Barclay]]'s holographic simulation of ''Voyager'', programmed to act as one of Barclay's good friends. ([[VOY]]: "[[Pathfinder]]")
 
   
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Ayala was among the group at [[Kurt Bendera]]'s [[funeral]] in 2372 ({{VOY|Alliances}}) and was part of the honor guard during ''[[Ares IV]]'' [[astronaut]] [[John Kelly]]'s funeral in 2376. ({{VOY|One Small Step}})
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In the [[28th century]] simulation of ''Voyager'' at the [[Kyrian Museum of Heritage]], Ayala was present on the bridge. ([[VOY]]: "[[Living Witness]]")
  
   
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Ayala was at Ensign [[Ahni Jetal]]'s surprise [[birthday party]] in 2373. ({{VOY|Latent Image}})
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:''Ayala was played by [[Tarik Ergin]], a regular extra for all seven years of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. He worked in Main Engineering in [[VOY]]: "[[Parallax]]" but was moved to the bridge by [[VOY]]: "[[The Cloud]]." He was first referred to by name in [[VOY]]: "[[Faces]]." He appeared in numerous episodes, usually standing at the [[master systems display]] or Mission Ops stations at the back of the bridge. He would generally replace Tuvok at Tactical whenever he left the bridge, and would also replace Kim at the Ops station during the first two seasons. Ayala was also seen often in the mess hall and the corridors. Ergin was only credited twice for the role, as "Security Guard" in [[VOY]]: "[[Fury]]" and "Tactical N.D." in [[VOY]]: "[[Renaissance Man]]," even though he worked at the conn in the latter episode. He only spoke in the episodes [[VOY]]: "[[Basics, Part II]]," "[[The Gift]]," "[[Fury]]," and "[[Renaissance Man]]," and even then, only said a few words. He was called [[ensign]] in "[[The Gift]]," but lieutenant once again in "[[Once Upon a Time]]," so if he was demoted, it was only a temporary reprimand.''
  
   
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He also attended the [[holodeck]] [[luau]] planned by Neelix later that year. ({{VOY|Alter Ego}}) Ayala participated in several of [[Tom Paris]]' holosimulations, including ''[[Fair Haven]]'', and was one of the crew members who was involved in a barroom fight instigated by one of the holographic characters. ({{VOY|Fair Haven}}) Ayala was also present during a screening of ''[[Attack of the Lobster People]]'' at a simulation of the [[Palace Theater]]. ({{VOY|Repression}})
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'''See also:''' [[List of VOY recurring character appearances#Ayala|List of VOY recurring character appearances]], [http://roll.call.home.comcast.net/ Roll Call: The Minor Crewmembers of Voyager].
  
   
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He was in the mess hall at the celebration of the "[[Annual Voyager Science Fair]]" when he walked in front of [[B'Elanna Torres]], Commander [[Chakotay]], and [[Icheb]] with a cup in hand. ({{VOY|Child's Play}})
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===Memorable Quotes===
  
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* [[VOY]]: "[[Basics, Part II]]"
  
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** "Yeah."
 
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* [[VOY]]: "[[The Gift]]"
  
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** "Ensign Ayala to the bridge."
  
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**''[[Kathryn Janeway]]: "Go ahead, ensign."''
  
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** "You'd better come down to the brig, ma'am."
  
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* [[VOY]]: "[[Fury]]"
  
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** "Stop where you are!"
 
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* [[VOY]]: "[[Renaissance Man]]"
  
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** "There's some kind of pulse being directed at our transceiver array. It's coming from the ''Delta Flyer''."
  
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**''[[Harry Kim]]: "Hail them."''
  
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** "No response."
 
   
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Ayala participated in Neelix's celebration of the 315th [[anniversary]] of [[First Contact]], and was amused by Neelix's dancing. He later bade Neelix farewell outside the [[shuttlebay]] with the rest of the ''Voyager'' crew. ({{VOY|Homestead}})
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==Chronology==
  
  +
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;prior to [[2371]] : Father to two sons, joins the [[Maquis]] under [[Chakotay]]'s command.
  
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== Holograms {{anchor|Holograms}} ==
−
;[[2371]] : Presumed killed when the [[SS Val Jean|SS ''Val Jean'']] is lost in the [[Badlands]]; actually joins the crew of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] in the [[Delta Quadrant]] with the provisional [[Starfleet]] rank of [[lieutenant]].
  
  +
Ayala's physical parameters have been used in a number of holographic simulations:
−
;[[2374]] : Word of ''Voyager's'' survival reaches the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
  
  +
* In Tuvok's ''Insurrection Alpha'' program, Ayala was ordered to take the helm after the Maquis were successful in commandeering ''Voyager''. If the participant in the simulation decided to help the Starfleet crew, Ayala apprehended the participant and brought them to the brig. ({{VOY|Worst Case Scenario}})
−
;[[2377]] : Helps Chakotay commandeer ''Voyager'' as part of [[Teero Anaydis]]'s mind control plot.
  
  +
* Ayala was seen in the mess hall in the program created by [[The Doctor]] in order to improve Seven of Nine's social skills in 2374. ({{VOY|One}})
−
; : Memory is erased and identity reassigned by rogue [[Quarren (race)|Quarren]], later rescued.
 
  +
* In Maquis garb, he was part of [[Reginald Barclay]]'s holographic simulation of ''Voyager'', programmed to act as one of Barclay's good friends in 2376. ({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
  +
* In the [[31st century]] simulation of ''Voyager'' at the [[Kyrian Museum of Heritage]], Ayala was present on the bridge. ({{VOY|Living Witness}})
  +
  +
== Chronology ==
  +
;prior to [[2371]] : Fathers two sons, joins the [[Maquis]] under [[Chakotay]]'s command.
  +
;[[2371]] : Presumed killed when the ''Val Jean'' is lost in the [[Badlands]]; actually joins the crew of the USS ''Voyager'' in the [[Delta Quadrant]] with the provisional [[Starfleet]] rank of [[lieutenant junior grade]].
  +
;[[2374]] : Word of ''Voyager''{{'}}s survival reaches the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
  +
;[[2377]] : Helps Chakotay commandeer ''Voyager'' as part of [[Teero Anaydis]]' mind control plot.
  +
: Memory is erased and identity reassigned by rogue Quarren, later rescued.
 
;[[2378]] : Transfers to [[command division]].
  
;[[2378]] : Transfers to [[command division]].
−
; : Returns to [[Earth]] with ''Voyager''.
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: Returns to Earth with ''Voyager''.
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== Appendices ==
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=== Appearances ===
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<div class="appear">
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*{{VOY}}
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**{{e|Caretaker}} (Season One)
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**{{e|Parallax}}
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**{{e|Time and Again}}
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**{{e|The Cloud}}
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**{{e|Eye of the Needle}}
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**{{e|Emanations}}
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**{{e|Prime Factors}}
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**{{e|State of Flux}}
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**{{e|Heroes and Demons}}
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**{{e|Cathexis}}
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**{{e|Faces}}
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**{{e|Jetrel}}
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**{{e|Learning Curve}}
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**{{e|The 37's}} (Season Two)
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**{{e|Elogium}}
  +
**{{e|Persistence of Vision}}
  +
**{{e|Cold Fire}}
  +
**{{e|Maneuvers}}
  +
**{{e|Alliances}}
  +
**{{e|Threshold}}
  +
**{{e|Meld}}
  +
**{{e|Dreadnought}}
  +
**{{e|Death Wish}}
  +
**{{e|Lifesigns}}
  +
**{{e|Investigations}}
  +
**{{e|Deadlock}}
  +
**{{e|Innocence}}
  +
**{{e|The Thaw}}
  +
**{{e|Tuvix}}
  +
**{{e|Resolutions}}
  +
**{{e|Basics, Part I}}
  +
**{{e|Basics, Part II}} (Season Three)
  +
**{{e|Flashback}}
  +
**{{e|The Chute}}
  +
**{{e|The Swarm}}
  +
**{{e|False Profits}}
  +
**{{e|Sacred Ground}}
  +
**{{e|Future's End}}
  +
**{{e|Future's End, Part II}}
  +
**{{e|Warlord}}
  +
**{{e|Macrocosm}}
  +
**{{e|Alter Ego}}
  +
**{{e|Blood Fever}}
  +
**{{e|Unity}}
  +
**{{e|Darkling}}
  +
**{{e|Rise}}
  +
**{{e|Before and After}}
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**{{e|Real Life}}
  +
**{{e|Distant Origin}}
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**{{e|Worst Case Scenario}}
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**{{e|Scorpion}}
  +
**{{e|The Gift}} (Season Four)
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**{{e|The Raven}}
  +
**{{e|Scientific Method}}
  +
**{{e|Year of Hell}}
  +
**{{e|Year of Hell, Part II}}
  +
**{{e|Random Thoughts}}
  +
**{{e|Waking Moments}}
  +
**{{e|Hunters}}
  +
**{{e|Prey}}
  +
**{{e|Retrospect}}
  +
**{{e|The Omega Directive}}
  +
**{{e|Unforgettable}}
  +
**{{e|Living Witness}}
  +
**{{e|Demon}}
  +
**{{e|One}}
  +
**{{e|Hope and Fear}}
  +
**{{e|Night}} (Season Five)
  +
**{{e|Extreme Risk}}
  +
**{{e|In the Flesh}}
  +
**{{e|Once Upon a Time}}
  +
**{{e|Timeless}}
  +
**{{e|Nothing Human}}
  +
**{{e|Latent Image}}
  +
**{{e|Bride of Chaotica!}}
  +
**{{e|Dark Frontier}}
  +
**{{e|The Fight}}
  +
**{{e|Think Tank}}
  +
**{{e|Juggernaut}}
  +
**{{e|Someone to Watch Over Me}}
  +
**{{e|11:59}}
  +
**{{e|Relativity}}
  +
**{{e|Equinox}}
  +
**{{e|Equinox, Part II}} (Season Six)
  +
**{{e|Survival Instinct}}
  +
**{{e|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}}
  +
**{{e|Riddles}}
  +
**{{e|Dragon's Teeth}}
  +
**{{e|One Small Step}}
  +
**{{e|The Voyager Conspiracy}}
  +
**{{e|Pathfinder}}
  +
**{{e|Fair Haven}}
  +
**{{e|Blink of an Eye}}
  +
**{{e|Virtuoso}}
  +
**{{e|Memorial}}
  +
**{{e|Tsunkatse}}
  +
**{{e|Collective}}
  +
**{{e|Spirit Folk}}
  +
**{{e|Ashes to Ashes}}
  +
**{{e|Child's Play}}
  +
**{{e|Good Shepherd}}
  +
**{{e|Live Fast and Prosper}}
  +
**{{e|Fury}}
  +
**{{e|Unimatrix Zero}}
  +
**{{e|Unimatrix Zero, Part II}} (Season Seven)
  +
**{{e|Drive}}
  +
**{{e|Repression}}
  +
**{{e|Critical Care}}
  +
**{{e|Body and Soul}}
  +
**{{e|Flesh and Blood}}
  +
**{{e|Shattered}}
  +
**{{e|Lineage}}
  +
**{{e|Repentance}}
  +
**{{e|Prophecy}}
  +
**{{e|The Void}}
  +
**{{e|Workforce}}
  +
**{{e|Workforce, Part II}}
  +
**{{e|Q2}}
  +
**{{e|Friendship One}}
  +
**{{e|Natural Law}}
  +
**{{e|Homestead}}
  +
**{{e|Renaissance Man}}
  +
**{{e|Endgame}}
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</div>
  +
  +
=== Background information ===
  +
Ayala was played by [[Tarik Ergin]], a regular extra for all seven years of {{s|VOY}}. He was never specifically credited for playing Ayala, and was only credited as "Security Guard" in {{e|Fury}} and "Tactical N.D." in {{e|Renaissance Man}} &ndash; even though he worked at the conn in the latter episode. He only spoke in the episodes {{e|Basics, Part II}} ("''Yeah''" and "''Come on!''"), {{e|The Gift}} (''"You'd better come down to the brig, ma'am."''), {{e|Fury}} (''"Stop where you are!"''), and {{e|Renaissance Man}} (''"No response."'').
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  +
Ergin was directly addressed as Ayala in at least three episodes, {{e|Faces}}, {{e|Worst Case Scenario}}, and {{e|Tuvix}}. In the first two instances, Ergin clearly responds to a command prefaced by the name "Ayala". In the latter, [[Tuvix]] calls out to Ayala by name, looking in the direction of [[mission operations station|mission ops]], where only Ergin has been established to be at the time. Furthermore, in {{e|The Gift}}, he has a short conversation with [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] over the [[intercom]] system in which he self-identifies as Ayala. This instance is less clear, however, as Ergin is never actually ''seen'' during the conversation, only before and after it.
  +
  +
Ayala worked in [[main engineering]] in {{e|Parallax}} but was moved to the [[bridge]] by {{e|The Cloud}}. He appeared in numerous episodes, usually standing at the [[master systems display]] or mission ops stations at the back of the bridge. He generally replaced Tuvok at [[tactical station|tactical]] whenever he left the bridge, and also replaced Kim at the ops station during the first two seasons.
  +
  +
Ayala was also seen often in the mess hall and the corridors. He was called ensign in {{e|The Gift}}, but lieutenant once again in {{e|Once Upon a Time}}. Ayala's first name was never revealed.
  +
  +
Ayala was also scheduled to work on the bridge in the second season episode {{e|Initiations}} but was replaced by [[Louis Ortiz]] as noted on the call sheets.
  +
  +
Ayala has the most episode appearances of an extra in any ''[[Star Trek]]'' series.
  +
  +
=== Apocrypha ===
  +
In the novel ''{{dis|Evolution|novel}}'', set in [[2375]], Captain Janeway is on the verge of death and Chakotay is in command; with Kim and Paris presumed dead, Chakotay assigns Ayala as chief operations officer.
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=== See also ===
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* [[VOY recurring characters#Ayala|List of ''Voyager'' recurring character appearances]]
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=== External links ===
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* {{startrek.com|database_article/ayala|Lieutenant Ayala|external}}
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* {{mbeta}}
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* {{bl|roll.call.home.comcast.net/|Roll Call: The Minor Crewmembers of ''Voyager''}}
   
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Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

Ayala was a Maquis who served as Chakotay's right-hand man aboard the raider Val Jean. When he became stranded in the Delta Quadrant aboard the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, he joined its crew as a security officer. He returned to the Alpha Quadrant with Voyager in 2378. (VOY: "Caretaker", "Endgame")

History

The Maquis

In 2371, Ayala was a member of Chakotay's crew aboard the Val Jean. When Gul Evek's ship, the Vetar, attacked the Maquis vessel in the Badlands, he attempted to make repairs to the bridge. After the Val Jean was transported to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker's array, Ayala was brought aboard the array for testing by the Caretaker, then returned to the Val Jean unharmed. He later boarded Voyager along with Chakotay and Tuvok at Captain Kathryn Janeway's invitation. When it was revealed that Tuvok was a spy for the Federation, Ayala attempted to attack him, but was held back by Chakotay. He was issued a compression phaser rifle and beamed to the array with an away team to scout for Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres with Tuvok, but was soon returned to Voyager by the Caretaker. The Val Jean was later destroyed after it rammed a Kazon carrier vessel, and the Maquis were forced to join Voyager's crew for the journey home. (VOY: "Caretaker")

Ayala and Harry Kim

Ayala with Harry Kim at the beginning of Voyager's journey home

Ayala was transported aboard Voyager with B'Elanna Torres and at least two other Maquis crew. In an alternate timeline created several years later by a spatial rift, he was trapped in the transporter room with the Maquis. Chakotay, who originated from the time period where Voyager encountered the rift, injected Torres and Ayala with a chroniton-infused serum which allowed them to move between the time periods, to retake main engineering from Seska. This alternate timeline was later erased when a chroniton field brought Voyager back into temporal sync. (VOY: "Shattered")

Life on Voyager

Ayala was given provisional rank of lieutenant junior grade, initially in the engineering and operations divisions, but eventually in security. (VOY: "Parallax", "Faces", "The 37's") He was generally assigned to the bridge as a relief tactical officer. (VOY: "Cathexis", "Warlord", "Hope and Fear", "Extreme Risk", "Juggernaut") He also served as operations officer at various points in 2371 and 2372. (VOY: "The Cloud") Ayala was left in command of the bridge when the ship was affected by a distortion ring being. (VOY: "Twisted")

The bridge

In 2372, Tuvix, an individual created after a transporter accident fused Tuvok and Neelix together, tried to gather support from Voyager bridge crew, including Ayala, after Captain Janeway decided to restore Tuvok and Neelix. His pleading went unanswered. (VOY: "Tuvix")

Later that year, Ayala was stranded on Hanon IV when the Kazon took control of the ship. (VOY: "Basics, Part I") He was initially part of Chakotay's team, searching for food and water. Along with Lieutenant Torres, Ayala created a diversion to lure the Hanonians away from the cave in which several Voyager crew members were trapped. (VOY: "Basics, Part II")

He manned an aft station when the Voyager traveled back into the year 1996, faced Henry Starling and Captain Braxton, and when the ship entered Borg space in 2373 and made first contact with Species 8472. (VOY: "Future's End", "Future's End, Part II", "Scorpion")

He was working on the bridge when Captain Janeway piloted the ship into a binary pulsar to protect her crew from the Srivani experiments, in 2374. He also replaced Tuvok at the tactical station while the chief of security carried out an investigation on the Mari homeworld. (VOY: "Scientific Method", "Random Thoughts")

Later that year, Ayala was on duty on the bridge when the Voyager made contact with a Krenim patrol ship. Due to the temporal incursions of the Krenim weapon ship, Ayala went into an alternate timeline in which the Voyager was heavily damaged by a Krenim warship. In this timeline, Ayala worked as relief tactical officer until he was replaced by Tuvok who suffered from blindness. (VOY: "Year of Hell")

Ayala was also working on the bridge when Commander Chakotay received the first letter from the Alpha Quadrant through the Hirogen communications network in late-2374. He was one of the excited bridge crew hoping to receive a message from home. When Tuvok and Seven of Nine boarded the shuttlecraft Cochrane for an away mission to the Hirogen relay station, Ayala worked as relief tactical officer during the confrontation with a Hirogen ship. (VOY: "Hunters")

In 2375, while Lieutenant Commander Tuvok was missing with an away team aboard the Delta Flyer, Lieutenant Ayala served as acting tactical officer. With the crew at continuous work to find the away team, Captain Janeway asked him to contact the Beta team on the surface, as they had not reported in for an hour. At the same time, Neelix also offered the bridge crew some coffee, of which Ayala accepted a cup. (VOY: "Once Upon a Time")

In 2376, He was standing on the bridge in the background next to the console, when the Captain Janeway went to the station to speak with Harry Kim. Ayala was also on the bridge when the Pathfinder Project established real-time communication with Voyager, and he attended the party in the mess hall following the historic event. He was also manning the bridge when another command division officer walked to his station.(VOY: "Pathfinder", "Virtuoso", "Good Shepherd")

By 2378, shortly before Voyager returned to Earth, Ayala had switched to the command division, and was assigned to the conn. (VOY: "Renaissance Man")

Ayala was working at the Mission Ops I station on the bridge when Voyager returned to Earth in 2378. (VOY: "Endgame")

Security detail

Ayala and Janeway

Ayala guarding Captain Janeway

Ayala on deck 11

Ayala guarding Species 8472

Ayala took part in several away team missions as a security guard. (VOY: "The 37's", "Threshold", "Unity") He was occasionally assigned to guard prisoners in the brig, such as when the captain confronted Seska (VOY: "State of Flux") or Lon Suder, (VOY: "Meld") Seven of Nine, (VOY: "The Gift") Dala, (VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper") and Gar. (VOY: "Critical Care") Ayala also escorted guests aboard Voyager to sensitive areas such as the bridge or the briefing room. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye", "Ashes to Ashes")

In the episode "The Gift", Ayala was voiced by an unknown actor when he contacted the bridge and asked the captain to come to the brig. He started his message with "Ensign Ayala".

In 2374, he was one of the security officers who guarded a member of Species 8472 on deck 11. (VOY: "Prey")

Loss of identity

Ayala maquis

Ayala in Maquis fatigues

In 2376, when the Nakan memorial began transmitting telepathic memories to Voyager, Ayala was one of the crew members stricken by visions caused by the memorial. (VOY: "Memorial")

In 2377, he was attacked by Tuvok, who was under the mental control of a Bajoran vedek named Teero Anaydis. Tuvok mind melded with Ayala and other Maquis, inciting them to mutiny and overthrow Captain Janeway. He once again served as Chakotay's right-hand man, and guarded him in the captain's ready room. He was present when Chakotay tested Tuvok's loyalty by ordering Tuvok to fire a phaser at Captain Janeway. Ayala was returned to normal along with the rest of the Maquis once Tuvok recovered. (VOY: "Repression")

Later that year, when nearly the entire Voyager crew was abducted by Dr. Kadan, his identity was reassigned to that of a laborer at a power plant, working for the Quarren. He worked at the same power plant as Seven of Nine, Janeway, Torres, and Tuvok. Ayala's personnel file at the plant was one of many Voyager crew files accessed by Tuvok, whose memory was still partially intact. (VOY: "Workforce", "Workforce, Part II")

Medical record

In 2372, the Q known as Quinn temporarily caused all male crew members of Voyager to disappear when he encountered the ship. This included Ayala. (VOY: "Death Wish")

Later in the year, Tuvok, having lost his emotional control after a mind-meld with Lon Suder, knocked Ayala unconscious in order to get to Suder. (VOY: "Meld")

Ayala was in the mess hall when a macrovirus was released aboard Voyager in mid-2373, and was one of the first crew members to succumb to infection. (VOY: "Macrocosm")

Seven of Nine stunned Ayala during her escape from Voyager in early 2374, after she was drawn to the wreckage of the USS Raven. (VOY: "The Raven")

Ayala leads security team

Ayala with another security officer

In an alternate timeline created after Voyager crash landed on a planet after using a quantum slipstream drive, Ayala was killed with most of the crew. In 2390, his frozen body was found by Harry Kim in a Jefferies tube, shortly before the timeline was erased and Voyager's destruction averted. (VOY: "Timeless")

In 2376, when Kes returned to seek revenge against the Voyager crew, Ayala and a security team was sent to intercept her, and he was injured by her telekinetic abilities. The timeline was changed when Kes time traveled to 2371, and Janeway had these sections evacuated when Kes returned. (VOY: "Fury")

Personal life and family

Ayala's quarters on Voyager were on Deck 7. (VOY: "Twisted")

Not long after he joined Voyager, a jealous Neelix worried that Kes might be romantically interested in Ayala, among other Voyager crew members. (VOY: "Twisted") However, the Talaxian morale officer soon altered his opinion of the man, even to the point of helping Ayala deal with the distance between him and his two sons whom he missed very much, as they were countless light years away from him. (VOY: "Initiations")

Ayala was one of several Voyager crewmen who participated in Lieutenant Tuvok's holo-program Insurrection Alpha, at one point mentioning the program to Ensign Harry Kim. (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario")

Ayala was among the group at Kurt Bendera's funeral in 2372 (VOY: "Alliances") and was part of the honor guard during Ares IV astronaut John Kelly's funeral in 2376. (VOY: "One Small Step")

Ayala was at Ensign Ahni Jetal's surprise birthday party in 2373. (VOY: "Latent Image")

He also attended the holodeck luau planned by Neelix later that year. (VOY: "Alter Ego") Ayala participated in several of Tom Paris' holosimulations, including Fair Haven, and was one of the crew members who was involved in a barroom fight instigated by one of the holographic characters. (VOY: "Fair Haven") Ayala was also present during a screening of Attack of the Lobster People at a simulation of the Palace Theater. (VOY: "Repression")

He was in the mess hall at the celebration of the "Annual Voyager Science Fair" when he walked in front of B'Elanna Torres, Commander Chakotay, and Icheb with a cup in hand. (VOY: "Child's Play")

Ayala participated in Neelix's celebration of the 315th anniversary of First Contact, and was amused by Neelix's dancing. He later bade Neelix farewell outside the shuttlebay with the rest of the Voyager crew. (VOY: "Homestead")

Holograms

Ayala's physical parameters have been used in a number of holographic simulations:

  • In Tuvok's Insurrection Alpha program, Ayala was ordered to take the helm after the Maquis were successful in commandeering Voyager. If the participant in the simulation decided to help the Starfleet crew, Ayala apprehended the participant and brought them to the brig. (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario")
  • Ayala was seen in the mess hall in the program created by The Doctor in order to improve Seven of Nine's social skills in 2374. (VOY: "One")
  • In Maquis garb, he was part of Reginald Barclay's holographic simulation of Voyager, programmed to act as one of Barclay's good friends in 2376. (VOY: "Pathfinder")
  • In the 31st century simulation of Voyager at the Kyrian Museum of Heritage, Ayala was present on the bridge. (VOY: "Living Witness")

Chronology

prior to 2371
Fathers two sons, joins the Maquis under Chakotay's command.
2371
Presumed killed when the Val Jean is lost in the Badlands; actually joins the crew of the USS Voyager in the Delta Quadrant with the provisional Starfleet rank of lieutenant junior grade.
2374
Word of Voyager's survival reaches the Alpha Quadrant.
2377
Helps Chakotay commandeer Voyager as part of Teero Anaydis' mind control plot.
Memory is erased and identity reassigned by rogue Quarren, later rescued.
2378
Transfers to command division.
Returns to Earth with Voyager.

Appendices

Appearances

Background information

Ayala was played by Tarik Ergin, a regular extra for all seven years of Star Trek: Voyager. He was never specifically credited for playing Ayala, and was only credited as "Security Guard" in "Fury" and "Tactical N.D." in "Renaissance Man" – even though he worked at the conn in the latter episode. He only spoke in the episodes "Basics, Part II" ("Yeah" and "Come on!"), "The Gift" ("You'd better come down to the brig, ma'am."), "Fury" ("Stop where you are!"), and "Renaissance Man" ("No response.").

Ergin was directly addressed as Ayala in at least three episodes, "Faces", "Worst Case Scenario", and "Tuvix". In the first two instances, Ergin clearly responds to a command prefaced by the name "Ayala". In the latter, Tuvix calls out to Ayala by name, looking in the direction of mission ops, where only Ergin has been established to be at the time. Furthermore, in "The Gift", he has a short conversation with Janeway over the intercom system in which he self-identifies as Ayala. This instance is less clear, however, as Ergin is never actually seen during the conversation, only before and after it.

Ayala worked in main engineering in "Parallax" but was moved to the bridge by "The Cloud". He appeared in numerous episodes, usually standing at the master systems display or mission ops stations at the back of the bridge. He generally replaced Tuvok at tactical whenever he left the bridge, and also replaced Kim at the ops station during the first two seasons.

Ayala was also seen often in the mess hall and the corridors. He was called ensign in "The Gift", but lieutenant once again in "Once Upon a Time". Ayala's first name was never revealed.

Ayala was also scheduled to work on the bridge in the second season episode "Initiations" but was replaced by Louis Ortiz as noted on the call sheets.

Ayala has the most episode appearances of an extra in any Star Trek series.

Apocrypha

In the novel Evolution, set in 2375, Captain Janeway is on the verge of death and Chakotay is in command; with Kim and Paris presumed dead, Chakotay assigns Ayala as chief operations officer.

See also

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