Changes: Caretaker's array

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The Caretaker's array was a large space station in the Delta Quadrant not far from Ocampa. Built by the Nacene, and powered by a Tetryon reactor the array served as a location from which the Caretaker could protect and serve the Ocampa. It acted as an energy source for the underground Ocampa settlements and continually pumped energy into the Ocampa city for nearly 1,500 years.

It contained medical and holographic facilities and was armed with energy weapons that were also capable of transmitting energy to Ocampa. In addition, it was capable of generating a displacement wave that could drag ships from other parts of the galaxy.

After the Caretaker died in early 2371, the array was ordered destroyed by Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager, in order to prevent the Caretaker's advanced technology from falling into the hands of the Kazon. A pair of tri-cobalt devices was enough to trigger the station's destruction. (VOY: "Caretaker")

In the first draft script for the episode "Caretaker", the Caretaker's array is initially described as "a huge, eerie alien space Array... an ominous piece of space hardware... sending out pulses of energy arcing into space for reasons we cannot immediately understand... our first impression of it might be as some strange kind of weird lighthouse in space."
After the events of "Cold Fire", the Nacene, also known as the Caretakers, were mentioned in the episode "The Voyager Conspiracy", where Seven of Nine is concerned that the power source for a graviton catapult is one of the generators from the Caretaker's array. The Caretaker and his array are mentioned in passing in the episodes "Projections", "Night" and "Endgame".

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-[[Image:Caretakers_array.jpg|thumb|The USS ''Voyager'' sits dwarfed by the Caretaker's array.]]
+|image       = Caretakers_array.jpg
-The '''Caretaker's array''' was a large [[space station]] in the [[Delta Quadrant|Delta]] [[Quadrant]] not far from the [[planet]] [[Ocampa (planet)|Ocampa]]. Built by the [[Nacene]], and [[energy|powered]] by a [[Tetryon reactor]] the array served as a location from which the [[Caretaker (Nacene)|Caretaker]] could protect and serve the [[Ocampa]].  It acted as an energy source for the underground Ocampa settlements and continually pumped energy into the Ocampa [[city]] for nearly 1,500 years.
+|type        = Nacene array
+|affiliation = [[Nacene]]<br />[[Ocampa]]
+|status      = Destroyed
+|datestatus  = 2371
+|crew        = 2
+|armament    = Energy [[weapon]]s, [[displacement wave]]
+|defenses    =
+}}
+The '''Caretaker's array''' was a large [[space station]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]] not far from {{dis|Ocampa|planet}}. Built by the [[Nacene]], and [[energy|powered]] by a [[Tetryon reactor]] the array served as a location from which the {{dis|Caretaker|Nacene}} could protect and serve the [[Ocampa]].  It acted as an energy source for the underground Ocampa settlements and continually pumped energy into the Ocampa [[city]] for nearly 1,500 years.
-It contained [[medicine|medical]] and [[holographic]] facilities and was armed with energy [[weapon]]s that were also capable of transmitting energy to Ocampa, a nearby planet. It was also capable of generating a [[displacement wave]] that could drag [[ship]]s from other parts of the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]].
+It contained [[medicine|medical]] and [[holographic]] facilities and was armed with energy [[weapon]]s that were also capable of transmitting energy to Ocampa. In addition, it was capable of generating a [[displacement wave]] that could drag [[ship]]s from other parts of the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]].
-After the Caretaker [[death|died]] in early [[2371]], the array was ordered destroyed by [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], in order to prevent the Caretaker's advanced [[technology]] from falling into the hands of the [[Kazon]]. A pair of [[tri-cobalt device]]s was enough to trigger the station's destruction. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
+After the Caretaker [[death|died]] in early [[2371]], the array was ordered destroyed by [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}, in order to prevent the Caretaker's advanced [[technology]] from falling into the hands of the [[Kazon]]. A pair of [[tri-cobalt device]]s was enough to trigger the station's destruction. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
+{{bginfo|In the first draft script for the episode "Caretaker", the Caretaker's array is initially described as "''a huge, eerie alien space Array... an ominous piece of space hardware... sending out pulses of energy arcing into space for reasons we cannot immediately understand... our first impression of it might be as some strange kind of weird lighthouse in space.''"|After the events of {{e|Cold Fire}}, the Nacene, also known as the Caretakers, were mentioned in the episode {{e|The Voyager Conspiracy}}, where [[Seven of Nine]] is concerned that the power source for a [[graviton catapult]] is one of the generators from the Caretaker's array. The Caretaker and his array are mentioned in passing in the episodes {{e|Projections}}, {{e|Night}} and {{e|Endgame}}.}}
+===See also===
+* [[Suspiria's array]]
 [[de:Phalanx des Fürsorgers]]