Kurros

Kurros was the spokesperson of the "Think Tank", a diverse group of alien scholars who traveled about the galaxy, offering to solve people's problems for a price. The "Think Tank"s primary intermediary to their clients, he was a brilliant tactician who delighted in solving problems and being challenged.

Kurros joined the "Think Tank" at a very young age. It saved his planet from a cataclysmic problem, and Kurros was traded as payment. His fellow companions were a jelly fish-like lifeform, suspended in fluid, the humanoid Fennim, a bioplasmic lifeform which was thousands of years old, and an artificial intelligence. They lived on a vessel made of a neutronium alloy residing in subspace.

Kurros and his group had learned about the USS Voyager and, in particular, Seven of Nine, in 2375. As a former Borg drone, she was a very intelligent and unique person, making her desired as another colleague in the group. They arranged a plan to force her to join the group by hiring the Hazari as bounty hunters to capture Voyager, while at the same time making a deal with Captain Kathryn Janeway to give them a way out of their predicament, with Seven as part of the payment.

Kurros hired the Hazari as a Malon through an isomorphic projection. After the Hazari attacked and Voyager realized it was cornered, Kurros then appeared as himself to Janeway on her ship for introductions, and told her that they could solve her Hazari problem. He told her that his group of problem-solvers had cured, for example, the Phage which had been afflicting the Vidiians. He gave her a bit of information on the Hazari locations, just enough so she would take him seriously and board his ship. Kurros would request Janeway bring only one crewmember with him and predictably she chose to bring Seven leading to an interview while the latter was communicating with the Think Tank's artificial intelligence. He impressed Janeway, and received data from her on what they could provide as payment. Later, he gave her his response: the quantum slipstream drive, Neelix's recipe of chadre'kab, Chakotay's Olmec figurine, and Seven of Nine. Janeway refused, but Kurros encouraged her to ask Seven and returned to his ship.

Kurros later spoke with Seven, trying to make her see how beneficial it would be to her if she were to join the Think Tank. However, Seven expressed skepticism with how the Think Tank used their ability to extort their clients to get what they wanted and ultimately declined their offer. Subsequently, during another Hazari attack on Voyager, Kurros provided free tactical advice to Janeway in the hopes that Seven would change her mind, albeit unsuccessfully. Voyager soon remodulated their shields to block Kurros' isomorphic projection, forcing him to report back to the Think Tank, who decided to simply wait, believing that Seven would inevitably join them.

Unbeknownst to Kurros, Voyager was able to capture a Hazari shuttle and its crew. From its computer, the crew unmasked Kurros' Malon disguise. Furthermore, he was not aware that Janeway enlisted the Hazari by exposing the trick and made a deal with them: they would stop their attacks and she would deliver the "Think Tank"'s ship to them. The Hazari would then contact Kurros directly, demanding triple the bounty he offered in exchange for Voyager. Kurros appeared to Voyager again to "witness" that Seven had left the ship without authorization to settle the deal. On Kurros' ship, he was delighted to see Seven, who demanded he call the Hazari off. However, he sensed deception when the Hazari demanded immediate payment, leading him to conclude that Janeway had trapped the Think Tank in their own paradox; if they decloak, the Hazari would collect the substantial bounty on the group, whereas if they call their bluff, the Hazari would destroy Voyager, giving Seven no reason to join the Think Tank. Kurros then attempted to telepathically probe Seven's mind to learn Janeway's plan, only to spring the actual trap, as Voyager transmitted a carrier wave through Seven's implants, disabling their telepathic device, shortly before the Hazari fired spatial charges which pulled Kurros' ship out of subspace and commenced their attack. Voyager then transported Seven back aboard, forcing Kurros to project himself onto the bridge again to make one last plea, but Janeway made it clear he wasn't welcomed anymore and Seven chided Kurros for failing to let the pursuit of knowledge not enlighten him. Kurros' ship soon experienced technical problems, causing his projection to start to glitch, but Janeway smugly told him that he could solve his own Hazari problem if he gave it some thought. The Think Tank was then forced to battle the Hazari while Voyager continued on its way. (VOY: "Think Tank")

Kurros was played by actor Jason Alexander, who filmed his scenes on Thursday 7 January 1999 and between Monday 11 January 1999 and Friday 15 January 1999 on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.
Alexander always wanted to perform on a Star Trek series but was always offered parts as a Human when what he really wanted was to play an alien. It was only when the Voyager role arose that he decided to accept. Of his playing Kurros, he stated in a 2011 interview, "They gave me everything – an alien guise, great intellect and evil. The trifecta. What more could you ask for?" The makeup took two and a half hours to apply initially, but that was later reduced down to ninety minutes. With regard to his makeup, Alexander comments, "My older son was about 10 when I did the show and when I finished getting the makeup on, I called my wife and said to "Bring Gabe over." I thought he'd be either frightened or intrigued. He came up, took one look and nonchalantly said, "Dad, you look like snot." [1]
Alexander's costume was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, and the trousers were later worn by background actor Patrick Barnitt. [2](X)

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