Major Hayes
| Species | Human |
|---|---|
| Home planet | Earth |
| Affiliation | MACOs |
| Posting | Enterprise MACO detachment commanding officer |
| Rank | Major |
| Portrayed by | Steven Culp |
Major J. Hayes, played by Steven Culp, first appeared in the third-season premiere, "The Xindi".
Hayes' first name was not revealed in the TV series, although his first initial J was embroidered on his uniform. Licensed spin-off media give contradictory first names; Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin's non-canon novel Last Full Measure indicates Hayes' given name is Joss (apparently a reference to Joss Whedon), but in the expansion set "These Are the Voyages..." for the Star Trek Customizable Card Game his card features the name Jeremiah.
The episode "Hatchery" reveals that Hayes graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The character was introduced as the leader of the elite Military Assault Command Operations (MACO) team assigned to Enterprise when the ship was sent to the Delphic Expanse. Subsequent episodes featured a running rivalry with Lieutenant Malcolm Reed over shipboard security. Hayes and Reed resolved this rivalry in the episode "Harbinger."
In the penultimate third-season episode, "Countdown", Hayes and three MACO soldiers beam onto a Xindi ship to rescue Ensign Hoshi Sato. A malfunction did not allow everyone to beam back at once, so Hayes sent everyone possible ahead of him first. A Xindi-Reptilian shot and fatally wounded Hayes as he was beamed away.
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