I am almost through the whole of Voyager and there is this one trope that is very prevalent in this series: (Almost) every time there is a distress call and the crew moves in to help, it is either too late (everyone's dead already) or the people they help later turn out to be evil.
I actually can't remember any time where they responded to a distress call where the people who sent the call actually turned out to be good and turned out to be what they appeared to be in the first place.
So my question is, did that ever happen?
So, TLDR: Did Voyager ever help people who fit this pattern:
- They attracted Voyager's attention using a distress call
- They turned out to be good (meaning, not an antagonist to Voyager, and conforming to Starfleet values)
- They were who they appeared to be in the first place (no hidden identity/occupation/...)
Answer
In VOY: Prime Factors the crew answer a distress call from the Sikarians. They turn out to be extremely friendly, bordering on Risian.
In VOY: The 37's the crew answer a distress call and find various preserved humans. Despite a slight misunderstanding with the planet's inhabitants, they turn out to be entirely friendly.
In VOY: Lifesigns the crew answered a distress call from a Vidiian scientist. She turns out to be benign and doesn't attempt to steal their organs.
In VOY: Macrocosm the crew answer a distress call from a Garan mining colony regarding a medical emergency. When they arrive, the find that they're actually suffering a medical emergency.
In VOY: Unimatrix Zero a group of Borg drones request that the Voyager render them assistance (via Seven-of-Nine). They don't seem to have any ulterior motive other than wanting freedom from slavery.
In VOY: Nothing Human the ship responds to a distress signal from a wounded alien. Although it appears to have attacked Torres, it turns out that its unaware of the damage it's causing to her. "Federation values" is a tricky one with this one since we don't really learn anything about the alien but its comrades seem benign.
In VOY: Juggernaut the crew render assistance to a Nalon freighter. Although the crew have essentially brought it on themselves by dumping waste without a permit, they ultimately accept that they've done wrong and embrace Federation values of tolerance.
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