Kes Had Powers On Star Trek: Voyager: Jennifer Lien’s Ocampa Abilities Explained

Throughout her run on Star Trek: Voyager, one of Kes’s (Jennifer Lien) biggest storylines was the development of her telepathic powers. Kes came from a race called the Ocampa, a reclusive species who the crew of the USS Voyager met in the show’s pilot episode, “Caretaker.” Once powerful telepaths, the Ocampa had become complacent and lost most of their abilities after they became dependent on an alien protector called the Caretaker. However, the Ocampa still had the ability to communicate telepathically, and many were aware that they were not using the full extent of their powers, including Kes.