Commander Paxim was a Talaxian from the Prema II mining colony. After the loss of the USS Voyager to the Kazon-Nistrim, Paxim helped Paris regain the ship, as his ship and another provided cover fire while Paris, in a shuttlecraft, disabled Voyager's primary phaser couplings. After seeing off the Kazon, Paxim and his crew remained aboard Voyager to assist Paris until Janeway and her crew had returned. (VOY: "Basics, Part I", "Basics, Part II")