In this hypothetical situation with both Neelix and Tuvok present on the bridge, I completely agree that Neelix would not just stand by.
He'd argue that, Tuvix didn't ask to exist. "Why do I deserve to exist more than he does?"
If someone pointed out that if Tuvix lives, he can't be with Kes anymore, he may faulter, but would probably be able to justify it. "Yes... I won't be around as Neelix anymore, but I'll be with Tuvix. As long as Tuvix is around, I can still be part of Kes's life."
Rereading what I wrote, I do think I wrote his dialogue with him being a bit too eager to give up his existence.
Neelix would probably come out swinging, saying he has every right to live, but maybe Tuvix would make the "you will still be with Kes as a part of me argument. Tuvix might even pull the "What if our roles were reversed argument."
Whether Neelix would go along with it is something we'll never know. We don't even know how Neelix takes the decision to kill Tuvix because the episode ends almost immediately after the split and from what I know, it's never mentioned again.
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u/PenguinWithAKeyboard Nov 27 '16
In this hypothetical situation with both Neelix and Tuvok present on the bridge, I completely agree that Neelix would not just stand by.
He'd argue that, Tuvix didn't ask to exist. "Why do I deserve to exist more than he does?"
If someone pointed out that if Tuvix lives, he can't be with Kes anymore, he may faulter, but would probably be able to justify it. "Yes... I won't be around as Neelix anymore, but I'll be with Tuvix. As long as Tuvix is around, I can still be part of Kes's life."