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The Doctor started his service on Voyager? as an emergency medical hologram (EMH), built into sickbay as a stop-gap measure for use if the ship's doctor should be unable to preform his duties. In the first episode, Voyager's human doctor was killed, and the EMH was called into duty. Over the course of Voyager's 7 seasons, the Doctor's program adapted to become more lifelike, with emotions and ambitions, and even became friends with many of the crew. The Doctor also acquired a "mobile emitter" which allowed him to move freely, unbound by holographic projectors. He has been decorated for valor in combat, and has saved the ship many times from disaster. One recurring theme in the Doctor's life was his lack of a name. Starfleet did not give him a name, and over the years he adopted such names as "Schmullus," "Doctor Schwietzer," and others, before finally settling on "Bob."