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The Clown was clearly insane, demonstrating mood swings and erratic behavior. For nineteen years he tortured the inhabitants of the network, killing three of them, but at the same time refusing to let them leave as that would end his own existence. He did this by scaring them to death. The environment was that of a circus, with different characters such as a [[little woman]] and a [[The Spectre|spectre]].
 
The Clown was clearly insane, demonstrating mood swings and erratic behavior. For nineteen years he tortured the inhabitants of the network, killing three of them, but at the same time refusing to let them leave as that would end his own existence. He did this by scaring them to death. The environment was that of a circus, with different characters such as a [[little woman]] and a [[The Spectre|spectre]].
   
In [[2372]], the [[crew]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} found the Kohl settlement after receiving an automated signal. [[Harry Kim]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]] entered into the dream state of the surviving Kohl in order to help them. The Clown threatened to cut off Kim's head but didn't when [[Viorsa]], a Kohl, told him that if he did, Kim's shipmates would turn off the program. Having permitted B'Elanna to leave to explain the situation to the rest of the crew, The Clown subsequently turned Kim into first an old man and then a baby, nearly forcing Kim to relive a memory where he witnessed people having to undergo extensive surgery after an accident. Although [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] attempted to negotiate with the Clown by sending [[The Doctor]] into the environment – as a hologram himself the Clown was unable to tap into ''his'' psyche – their attempts to negotiate were unsuccessful, resulting in the Clown killing Viorsa when he found him helping the crew as they attempted to shut down the program. He was tricked into releasing the Kohl and Harry Kim in exchange for Janeway. However, while they connected her mind to the system she stayed conscious and a [[hologram]] was used to fool The Clown into believing she was really there. As the system shut down around him, The Clown admitted his own fear before disappearing into darkness. ({{VOY|The Thaw}})
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In [[2372]], the [[crew]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} found the Kohl settlement after receiving an automated signal. [[Harry Kim]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]] entered into the dream state of the surviving Kohl in order to help them. The Clown threatened to cut off Kim's head but didn't when [[Viorsa]], a Kohl, told him that if he did, Kim's shipmates would turn off the program. Having permitted Torres to leave to explain the situation to the rest of the crew, The Clown subsequently turned Kim into first an old man and then a baby, nearly forcing Kim to relive a memory where he witnessed people having to undergo extensive surgery after an accident. Although [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] attempted to negotiate with the Clown by sending [[The Doctor]] into the environment – as a hologram himself The Clown was unable to tap into ''his'' psyche – their attempts to negotiate were unsuccessful, resulting in The Clown killing Viorsa when he found him helping the crew as they attempted to shut down the program. He was tricked into releasing the Kohl and Harry Kim in exchange for Janeway. However, while they connected her mind to the system she stayed conscious and a [[hologram]] was used to fool The Clown into believing she was really there. As the system shut down around him, The Clown admitted his own fear before disappearing into darkness. ({{VOY|The Thaw}})
   
 
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Clown

The Clown, aka "Fear"

The Clown was a manifestation of the fears of five individuals who were part of a linked neural network.

The network had been set up by the Kohl to keep their minds active while they waited in stasis for fifteen years until they could be rescued. Their planet had suffered an environmental catastrophe. Unfortunately they had not foreseen that the feedback between their minds and the network would create a nexus for their darkest fears; essentially, they were so afraid that something would go wrong that The Clown manifested from their own fear of death. A malevolent character was manifested by the worst fears of the subconscious minds of the people in stasis. He turned their dream state into a violent and torturous environment.

The Clown was clearly insane, demonstrating mood swings and erratic behavior. For nineteen years he tortured the inhabitants of the network, killing three of them, but at the same time refusing to let them leave as that would end his own existence. He did this by scaring them to death. The environment was that of a circus, with different characters such as a little woman and a spectre.

In 2372, the crew of the USS Voyager found the Kohl settlement after receiving an automated signal. Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres entered into the dream state of the surviving Kohl in order to help them. The Clown threatened to cut off Kim's head but didn't when Viorsa, a Kohl, told him that if he did, Kim's shipmates would turn off the program. Having permitted Torres to leave to explain the situation to the rest of the crew, The Clown subsequently turned Kim into first an old man and then a baby, nearly forcing Kim to relive a memory where he witnessed people having to undergo extensive surgery after an accident. Although Captain Janeway attempted to negotiate with the Clown by sending The Doctor into the environment – as a hologram himself The Clown was unable to tap into his psyche – their attempts to negotiate were unsuccessful, resulting in The Clown killing Viorsa when he found him helping the crew as they attempted to shut down the program. He was tricked into releasing the Kohl and Harry Kim in exchange for Janeway. However, while they connected her mind to the system she stayed conscious and a hologram was used to fool The Clown into believing she was really there. As the system shut down around him, The Clown admitted his own fear before disappearing into darkness. (VOY: "The Thaw")

The Clown was played by Michael McKean.