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| − | | gender = Male
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| − | | species = [[Soong-type]] [[android]]
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| − | | status = Destroyed; Killed in action [[2379]]
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| − | | born = February 2, [[2338]]<br />(Activation Date)
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| − | | father = Dr. [[Noonien Soong]] (creator)
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| − | | mother = [[Juliana Tainer|Juliana Soong]]
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| − | | sibling = [[B-4]] (''Older "Brother"'')<br />[[Lore]] (''Older "Brother"'')
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| − | | relative = Dr. [[Ira Graves]] (''"Grandfather"'')<br /> Dr. [[Arik Soong]] (''"Ancestor"'')
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| − | :"''I chose to believe that I was a person, that I had the potential to become more than a collection of circuits and subprocessors.''"
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| − | [[Lieutenant Commander]] '''Data''' was a [[Soong-type android]], the first and only such being to ever enter [[Star Fleet]]. Data was created sometime during the [[2330s]] and died in [[2379]], sacrificing himself to save the 800 men and women aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']].
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| − | == Specifications ==
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| − | Data was composed of 24.6 [[kilogram]]s of [[tripolymer]] composites, 11.8 kilograms of [[molybdenum]]-[[cobalt]] alloys and 1.3 kilograms of [[bioplast]] sheeting. All told, he weighed approximately 100 kilograms. Data's upper spinal support was a [[polyalloy]] designed for extreme stress. His skull was composed of [[cortenide]] and [[duranium]]. His legs were exactly 87.2 centimeters in length. Data was built with an ultimate storage capacity of eight hundred quadrillion [[bit]]s (approximately 90,949.5 terabytes or 88 [[petabyte]]s) and a total linear computational speed rated at sixty trillion [[operations per second]].
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| − | [[Soong-type]] androids were incapable of alcohol intoxication, yet components in its processing systems are susceptible to disruption by [[polywater intoxication]].
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| − | [[Image:BashirData.jpg|thumb|left|Data and Dr. Bashir]]
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| − | Data had an aging program designed to simulate the external effects of aging in his physical appearance. The blinking of his eyes was governed by a Fourier series, to simulate randomness. In [[2369]], [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Julian Bashir]] further expressed his fascination for all the trouble Dr. Soong took to make Data seem "Human." He was especially surprised on how "personable" Data was. He also questioned Data about whether his hair grew, and observed that Data was "breathing" and had a "pulse." Together, Bashir and Data investigated an alien device. The device emitted a plasma shock that overloaded Data's positronic net, activating a series of previously dormant circuits that subsequently gave Data the ability to dream.
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| − | Data appears to be left-handed, or at least, he seems to favor his left hand for tasks such as painting, using a pen, gun tricks, and more.
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| − | === Human development ===
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| − | [[Image:Spot.jpg|thumb|left|Spot in 2367]]
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| − | Data always sought to become more Human in his behavior, often with unfortunate results. His attempts at humor were not successful, nor were his attempts at romance and love. He maintained a relationship with [[Jenna D'Sora]], but it did not last long. Besides humor and romance, Data also had trouble using contractions in regular speech, although this was part of his programming by Dr. Soong.
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| − | ''In an alternate timeline, Data appeared to have mastered contractions by the 2390s.''
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| − | During his stay aboard the ''Enterprise''-D, Data kept a [[cat]] as his [[pets|pet]], whom he named [[Spot]]. Spot was quite fickle in her relationships: besides Data, she only enjoyed the company of [[Reginald Barclay]]. In [[2371]], Spot survived the destruction of the ''Enterprise''. Data, newly with emotions as a result of his [[emotion chip]], cried tears of joy over Spot's survival.
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| − | He began using this emotion chip in [[2371]], one year after he acquired it from his brother [[Lore]]. At first, he had some difficulties adjusting to the onslaught of emotions, as simple things as scanning for lifeforms on a planet caused him great pleasure. He eventually learned to control the feelings. After the initial adjustment period, he was able to turn the chip on and off, and later to remove it completely.
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| − | == Service record ==
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| − | === Creation and early life ===
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| − | Data was the third of six ''known'' [[android]]s designed by Dr. [[Noonien Soong]]. He was built on the [[planet]] [[Omicron Theta]] in ca. [[2336]], after [[Lore]] was deactivated, and over the protests of Soong's wife [[Juliana Tainer|Juliana]].
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| − | In his earliest existence, Data was much like a baby, struggling with motor control and sensory input. Over time, he learned about himself and his world, and his programming was refined by Dr. Soong, who attempted to eliminate certain undesirable behaviors. Problems included a disregard for social niceties (courtesies like "please" and "thank you"), and a lack of appreciation for clothing (Data did not see any necessity since he "didn't suffer from the elements"). In regards to the latter issue, the Soongs had to write a "modesty [[subroutine]]", because the colonists objected to an anatomically accurate android being unclothed.
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| − | Eventually they decided to program Data with the logs and journals of the colonists, while simultaneously wiping his [[memory]] of his early existence. Unfortunately, the [[Crystalline Entity]] attacked before Data was reactivated.
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| − | Juliana had come to view Data as her beloved son, but always feared that he would fail like the early androids, or become dangerous, like [[Lore]], and would have to be dismantled. This fear motivated her to lie to her husband when they fled, forcing him to leave Data behind, inactive.
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| − | === Discovery and early career ===
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| − | Data was found and reactivated on the [[planet]] [[Omicron Theta]] by the {{USS|Tripoli}} on [[February|February 2nd]], [[2338]], after the [[Crystalline Entity]] destroyed the entire [[colony]] on the planet. His connection with Star Fleet resulted in his choice to enter [[Star Fleet Academy]]. He was permitted to enter the Academy in [[2341]], and spent four years there.
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| − | During this time Data did extremely well scholastically, but his lack of understanding often created social obstacles. He fell victim to several practical jokes and had difficulty with social gatherings. Nonetheless, in [[2345]], Data graduated with honors in [[exobiology]] and [[probability mechanics]].
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| − | One of Data's first assignments out of [[Star Fleet Academy]] was aboard the {{USS|Trieste}}. He spent three years as an [[ensign]] and twelve as a [[lieutenant]] before being promoted to lieutenant commander in [[2360]]. In [[2364]] he was assigned to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701-D}} as its [[second officer]].
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| − | By [[2365]], Data had earned the [[Star Fleet Decoration for Gallantry|Star Fleet Command Decoration for Gallantry]], [[Star Fleet Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]] with clusters, [[Star Fleet Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]], and the [[Star Fleet Star Cross|Star Cross]]. By early [[2368]], Data had encountered 1,754 non-Human races during his tenure with Star Fleet.
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| − | === Aboard the ''Enterprise'' ===
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| − | Data served as [[operations officer]] and second officer on board the USS ''Enterprise''-D from [[2364]] until the vessel's destruction in [[2371]]. Since he did not require sleep, he routinely stood night watch on the bridge. His [[quarters]] were located on deck 2, room 3653. He frequently participated in many of the [[away mission]]s undertaken. His speed of thought and great strength made him an important asset to the ship, and the fact that he was unaffected by disease, radiation or mind control was vital on more than one occasion.
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| − | ==== First year ====
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| − | Shortly after the [[Farpoint Station|Farpoint]] mission, the ''Enterprise'' crew was infected with a [[polywater intoxication]] which caused the crew members and even Data to act irrationally, as if mentally unstable. Fortunately, [[Beverly C. Crusher|Dr. Crusher]] found an antidote, and with Data's help the cured crew was able to retain control of the ship.
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| − | [[Image:Data and Lore (2364).jpg|thumb|left|Data gives Lore a tour of the ship]]
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| − | During the ''Enterprise'''s first year of active service, it passed along the former colony of Omicron Theta, and stopped to investigate the site of Data's discovery. The crew of the ''Enterprise'' encountered another android in an underground facility which named itself [[Lore]] upon assembly and activation aboard the ''Enterprise''. Pretending to be Data, Lore attempted to take control of the ship, but was prevented from doing so by Data. Lore was transported off the ship, into space.
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| − | Later that year, Data took overall command of the ''Enterprise'' when a [[Quazulu VIII virus|holodeck virus]] incapacitated the entire crew while in orbit around [[Angel I]]. Although the ship had been ordered to the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]], Data's interpretation of the orders allowed the ''Enterprise'' to remain in orbit long enough to rescue the away team members stranded on the planet.
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| − | ==== Android rights ====
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| − | Data was a major influence in the quest to recognize the [[sentience]] of androids. In [[2365]], Data was ordered by [[Commander]] [[Bruce Maddox]] to submit to an untested procedure that Maddox believed would grant him a greater understanding of the technology behind Data's [[positronic brain]]. Data studied Maddox's proposal and found it to be flawed, prompting Maddox to assert his authority and order Data to submit. Data refused and resigned from Star Fleet, but Maddox challenged his right to do so, claiming that Data was property, not a sentient lifeform, a position supported by [[Captain]] [[Phillipa Louvois]] of the [[Judge Advocate General]]'s office. Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] challenged this position, stating that Data currently represented an entire race and duplicating him for the purposes of enforced labor constituted slavery. Louvois ultimately ruled that Data was not the property of Star Fleet and could choose whether to acquiesce to Maddox's requests. Data, however, continued to communicate with Commander Maddox, assisting him in his work. Many agreed with Data that he was sentient, so much so that as of [[2372]], Data was considered the only sentient artificial lifeform in Federation society.
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| − | ==== Further service ====
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| − | [[Image:Data (2366).jpg|thumb|Lt. Cmdr. Data in [[2366]]]]
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| − | In late-2366, Data was captured by one [[Kivas Fajo]] who added him to his collection of rare items, which, now besides Data, included a [[Lapling]], a [[Roger Maris]] [[Baseball card]], and a [[Varon-T disruptor]]. Fortunately, Data, with the assistance of Fajo's partner [[Varria]], was able to escape the ''[[Jovis]]'' upon which Fajo was arrested.
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| − | When later that year, Captain Picard was captured and assimilated as [[Locutus of Borg|Locutus]] by the [[Borg]], Data was instrumental in not only rescuing Picard from the Borg, but also in finding a way to destroy the [[Borg cube]] approaching [[Earth]] by "put[ting] them all to sleep."
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| − | One year later, in early [[2367]], Data, under the control of Dr. Soong, took control of the ''Enterprise'' and commandeered it to the planet of [[Terlina III]]. Unfortunately, the same program had activated in Lore's brain, and brought him to Soong's lab as well. Soong explained he had brought Data because he had created an [[emotion chip]] for him, and that he had thought Lore to be dead. Lore incapacitated Data, and Soong mistakenly implanted the chip in him instead. After finding out, Lore attacked Soong and escaped. Soong died shortly afterwards.
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| − | Data once more took command of the ship later that year when, with the ''Enterprise'' trapped in a [[Tyken's Rift]], the crew began to suffer from lack of [[REM sleep]], causing loss of concentration and hallucinations. The brainwaves of the crew were being affected by a ship trapped on the other side of the rift, whose crew was attempting to communicate with the ''Enterprise''. Along with [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi|Troi]], he freed the ship by releasing [[hydrogen]] which when combined with a substance carried by the other ship released enough energy to collapse the rift.
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| − | During the blockade of the Klingon-Romulan border during the [[Klingon Civil War]] in [[2368]], Data was placed in command of the {{USS|Sutherland}}. Despite the [[Christopher Hobson|first officer]] being hostile to his android nature, the ''Sutherland'' managed to detect the [[cloaking device|cloaked]] [[Romulan]] ships attempting to supply the forces of [[House of Duras|Duras]]. Data himself recommended he be disciplined for disobeying an order to fall back, but was instead praised by Captain Picard.
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| − | Later that year, alien entities took over the minds of Data, [[Deanna Troi]] and [[Miles O'Brien]]. The three insisted the ''Enterprise'' conducted a systematic survey of the polar region of a [[Mab-Bu VI|moon]] – a notion Captain Picard, [[Commander]] Riker and the rest of the crew considered absurd. When Riker questioned their reasons, the three staged a violent revolt and took command of the ship. It was later found out the three were controlled by the spirits of deceased criminals from [[Ux-Mal]], and eventually the spirits left the ''Enterprise'' for their banishment on the moon. Though Data had no control over his actions while under the control of the Ux-Mal criminal, he nonetheless apologized for his behavior toward his fellow officers.
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| − | In early-[[2369]], the ''Enterprise'' crew was summoned to [[San Francisco]] to evaluate a discovery of extra-terrestrial life on [[Earth]] that dated back to the late-[[19th century]]. They were shocked to find out Data's head, old, dusty and dead, had been found among the ruins of some 19th century artifacts. When [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] concluded that the only species capable of [[time travel]] and of assuming [[Human]] form existed solely on the planet [[Devidia II]], the ''Enterprise'' set course for the planetoid.
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| − | :''Data's head would have been about 475 years old when it was finally re-attached to his body in 2368.''
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| − | [[Image:Guinan and Data (1893).jpg|thumb|Data meets Guinan on Earth in [[19th century|1893]], after he had seen her picture in a local newspaper]]
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| − | Arriving at Devidia II, Troi sensed lifeforms, but none were physically present. Since Data was the only hope for manipulating the distortion in timing, he beamed down and soon disappeared, reappearing in the San Francisco of the late 1800s. He quickly adapted to his surroundings and set out to build a communication device to get back in touch with the ''Enterprise''. Shortly thereafter, he incidentally met [[Guinan]], who was hiding out from her father on Earth at the time.
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| − | Hoping to save Data's life, the [[senior staff]] transported to 19th century San Francisco to find him. In a local [[morgue]], Riker and Crusher realized the aliens from Devidia II, disguised as Humans, were slowly killing off the population by stealing their neural energy and sending it to the [[24th century]] to feed their own people. They were soon able to find and stop the Devidia II aliens.
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| − | Later that year, La Forge and Data proposed to connect Data to the ship's systems so he might act as an emergency backup system in case of a ship-wide systems failure. As a result of the experiment, however, Lt. [[Worf]], his son [[Alexander Rozhenko|Alexander]], and Counselor Troi were trapped in an [[Deadwood|Old West holodeck program]] where every other character looked like Data.
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| − | [[Image:Data (command).jpg|thumb|Data wore a [[command division]] uniform when Jellico made him XO]]
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| − | Captain [[Edward Jellico]] briefly took command of the ''Enterprise'' while Captain Picard participated in a covert mission in [[Cardassian]] space. Jellico came into conflict with Commander Riker and eventually relieved Riker of duty. Data took the position of [[first officer]] until Captain Picard's return.
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| − | In early-[[2370]], Data was among the away team that beamed down to the [[Ohniaka III]] [[outpost]] to whose distress call the ''Enterprise'' had responded. On the surface, Data experienced his first emotion while fighting off a Borg drone, violently beating the drone against the wall. With the captured drone [[Crosis]], Data took a [[shuttlecraft]] and left the ''Enterprise''. Picard and an away team tracked Data down and were shocked to find him under the influence of his brother [[Lore]], who had directed the Borg's attacks as part of an attempt to win Data to his side. Lore modified the chip so that it could remotely instill anger and hatred in Data. Confused with his new emotions, and with his [[ethical program]] deactivated, Data betrayed the crew of the ''Enterprise'', resulting in the capture of Picard, La Forge and Troi. Fortunately, La Forge was able to instruct Picard in modifying a Borg interlink transceiver to reset Data's ethical program with a kedion pulse, restoring his sense of right and wrong; he would still experience negative emotions, however, he could at least choose whether or not to act upon them. With Data's ethical program reactivated, and Riker and Worf leading a rescue attempt with the help of the drone [[Hugh]], who had spent time aboard the ''Enterprise'' earlier that year, Picard and his team were able to reactivate Data's ethical program, and Data subsequently shot Lore, recovering the emotion chip from his remains.
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| − | With Captain Picard presumed dead and [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] missing in action later that year, Data assumed command of the ''Enterprise'' once more in an effort to find those responsible for Picard's apparent death and Riker's capture. Although he was lower in rank, [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] was appointed as acting first officer instead of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] but he and Data came into a confrontation when Worf questioned his orders openly in front of the crew on several occasions.
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| − | Later that year, after investigating a crashed probe, Data lost his memory and sought refuge with primitive villagers nearby. He was quickly assimilated into the village and given the name "Jayden." The radioactive material he was transporting, however, was a danger to them, and without his memory Data could not save them from it. In their ignorance, they killed "Jayden" and buried him. Data was later retrieved by Commander Riker and Dr. Crusher and his memory was restored aboard the ''Enterprise''.
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| − | Shortly after the incident, La Forge found behavior nodes in Data's [[positronic net]] and he thought that an alien "archive" was using Data to create different people and that this transformation was still going on. Counselor Troi added that Data had the android equivalent of multiple personalities and that there was no telling how many would emerge. Picard later confronted Data, through whom the [[D'Arsay]] Sun God of [[Masaka]] now spoke, wearing the mask of [[Korgano]]. Masaka thought she was alone and did not have to share the sky with anyone when Korgano told her that without him she was not complete. Korgano soon convinced Masaka was getting tired to brighten the sky forever. Masaka replied Korgano should begin the hunt again, and at that moment Masaka fell asleep. When Picard asked Data whether he was all right, Data answered he was not entirely certain what happened and wondered if he had been dreaming again.
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| − | ==== Return to the emotion chip ====
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| − | [[Image:Mister Tricorder.jpg|thumb|Data laughs, his emotion chip installed]]
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| − | In [[2371]], at the ceremony honoring Worf's promotion to Lieutenant Commander, Data witnessed an incident where Worf was "accidentally" sent into the water in a holographic simulation of a ship at sea. Misinterpreting the laughter it evoked, he then spontaneously pushed Dr. Beverly Crusher overboard. He was disheartened to find out that it wasn't quite as funny. The incident led him to believe that his development had reached an impasse. He decided to install the emotion chip he had taken from Lore at the beginning of the year.
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| − | The results were unpredictable, later attributed to the overload of new data on emotion. During an away mission with Geordi La Forge on board the [[Amargosa observatory]], his recall of previous funny incidents led to the emotion chip overloading, fusing into his neural net and rendering Data helpless as [[Tolian Soran]] sneaked on board and kidnapped La Forge. Unable to deal with the sudden onset of fear as a result, Data curled up in a corner as Soran beamed away with La Forge. As the ''Enterprise'' investigated, Data was overcome by yet another emotion: regret, over getting La Forge captured. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, himself trying to get over news of the death of his brother and nephew, helped Data get through his anguish, and the two managed to figure out where Soran was headed, and why.
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| − | [[Image:Data victorious.jpg|thumb|left|Data celebrates after the victory at Veridian III]]
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| − | Upon arrival at planet [[Veridian III]], where Soran was planning to implode the [[Veridian]] sun with a [[trilithium]] [[missile]] so he could get to the [[Nexus]], Data was finally able to experience relief as Geordi La Forge was returned to ''Enterprise'' unharmed. Data continued to work on controlling his emotions throughout the mission, ''Enterprise'''s battle with the [[Duras sisters]], and the crash landing of the saucer section on Veridian III. By the end of the mission, when Star Fleet came to recover the ''Enterprise'' crew and anything that could be salvaged from the saucer section, Data reckoned to have experienced 261 distinct emotional states. He learned one more emotion before leaving Veridian III: tears of joy, after finding [[Spot]] alive in an empty barrel.
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| − | ==== First Contact ====
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| − | [[Image:Data captured.jpg|thumb|Captured by the Borg in 2373]]
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| − | Data transferred to the new {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701-E}} in [[2372]], along with most of the [[senior staff]] of the ''Enterprise''-D. In [[2373]], the ''Enterprise'' took part in the [[Battle of Sector 001]] against Star Fleet orders. Thanks to the ship's intervention, the Borg cube was destroyed, but not before it launched a [[Borg sphere|sphere]] which generated a [[temporal vortex]] and traveled to the year [[2063]]. The ''Enterprise'' pursued, and destroyed the sphere before it was able to prevent the first flight of [[Zefram Cochrane]] aboard the ''[[Phoenix]]'' warp ship. Along with Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher, Data beamed down to the surface, to inspect any damage to the ''Phoenix''. Upon suspecting Borg presence aboard the ''Enterprise'', however, Picard and Data transported back to the ship. While fighting off the Borg near [[Main Engineering]], Data was captured and brought before the [[Borg Queen]]. Instead of attempting to assimilate Data, she had him made more Human by attaching Human skin onto his android skeleton.
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| − | [[Image:Data and the Borg Queen (2063).jpg|thumb|left|Data is kissed by the Queen]]
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| − | When it appeared impossible to hold off the Borg any longer, Picard was convinced to initiate the self-destruct of the ''Enterprise'' and ordered all remaining crew to evacuate. He himself went on to Engineering to find Data and to convince the Queen, whom he had encountered several years previously when he was Locutus, to release Data. Picard was even prepared to take Data's place at the Queen's side and become her equal. Data, however, claimed he did not wish to go, even after the Queen ordered him away. Thus, the Queen ordered Picard's assimilation, but not before witnessing the destruction of the ''Phoenix'' by Data.
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| − | [[Image:Data chooses the Queen.jpg|thumb|Data altered by the Borg Queen]]
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| − | The [[quantum torpedo]]es fired by Data missed by the smallest of margins, and quickly thereafter he ruptured a plasma coolant tank, releasing plasma coolant which would dissolve organic material on contact. The Queen (or at least one version of her) was killed, but Picard managed to survive. Helping Data standing up, Picard asked him if he was ever tempted to join the Borg's cause. Data replied that, for a fraction of a second, he was. He added that, for an android, that is almost like an eternity.
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| − | ==== Insurrection ====
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| − | [[Image:Data on Ba'ku.jpg|thumb|Data on the Ba'ku planet]]
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| − | In [[2375]], while assigned to a [[Federation]]/[[Son'a]] [[duckblind]] operation on [[Ba'ku (planet)|Ba'ku]], Data discovered a cloaked [[holoship]]. The ship was intended as a means to relocate the [[Ba'ku]] people from their home-world without their knowledge, clearing the way for the mining of [[metaphasic radiation]] from the planet's rings. Because involvement in such an ordeal would be a clear violation of the [[Prime Directive]], Data presumably objected and was attacked and hit by a Son'a weapon.
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| − | The attack damaged some of his memory engrams and caused his [[memory loss fail-safe system]] to activate. Data's ethical and moral sub-routines took over all his basic functions. Effectively, he entered a self-preservation mode in which all he knew was right and wrong. Before he was finally subdued by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]], Data revealed the duckblind to the Ba'ku people and warned them that the Federation/Son'a presence was a threat.
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| − | The Enterprise crew was able to piece together what had happened and staged an insurrection against the Federation. Data joined some of his crew-mates as they defended the Ba'ku on the surface from aggressive Son'a abduction attempts. Later, Data attacked the Son'a flagship with a scoutship, firing tachyon bursts into the shield grid, and forcing the ship to rotate its shield harmonics. This allowed the transport of the Son'a ship's crew off their bridge and onto the cloaked holoship. After this, Data had little influence on the resolution of the crisis.
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| − | During his time on Ba'ku, Data reflected on never having been a child. He became friends with [[Artim]], and learned how to play.
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| − | [[Image:Sherlock Holmes.jpg|thumb|left|Data and Geordi in a Sherlock Holmes holonovel]]
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| − | Data was fond of [[Sherlock Holmes]] and enjoyed playing the great detective in a holodeck program, often accompanied by Geordi La Forge in the role of Dr. Watson.
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| − | [[Image:Picard and Data (2364).jpg|thumb|Picard and Data in "[[Dixon Hill (holonovel)|The Big Good-bye]]"]]
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| − | Data also twice accompanied Picard in the [[Dixon Hill (holonovel)|holographic novel]], playing "Carlos, from South America," one of the private eye's associates.
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| − | Data pursued many of the higher arts of [[Earth]]. He developed his painting skills, creating art of many styles and subjects. He wrote poetry and performed in plays. He played the [[violin]] and performed on several occasions. He also played the acoustic [[guitar]] and the [[oboe]]. He dabbled in singing, performing "[[Blue Skies]]" at the wedding of [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]].
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| − | Data maintained a good relationship with most of the ''Enterprise'' senior staff:
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| − | ==== Jean-Luc Picard ====
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| − | Data looked up to Picard as something of a father figure throughout his service under the captain asking for his advice on numerous occasions in his quest to become more Human. Picard always gave Data advice whenever he could.
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| − | Following [[Natasha Yar|Tasha Yar]]'s death in [[2364]], Data was puzzled about her death, thinking not about Yar but rather how he would feel in her absence, thinking that he missed the purpose of her memorial but Picard assured him that he understood the purpose of the memorial perfectly.
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| − | In [[2365]], Data's existence was threatened when [[Commander]] [[Bruce Maddox|Maddox]] wished to disassemble and study Data to gain a better understanding of how his [[positronic brain]] functioned. Data refused to submit to Maddox's procedure, finding his research flawed but Maddox claimed that Data was property of [[Star Fleet]] and therefore not a sentient being and as a result had no choice other than to submit to the procedure. [[Captain]] [[Phillipa Louvois|Louvois]] supported Maddox's claim and Picard intervened by challenging their reasoning, saying that Data was indeed sentient and deserved the freedom to make his own decisions. He also said that Data represented an entire race and that forcing him to submit to Maddox's procedure was tantamount to slavery – strictly against Federation law. Ultimately, Louvois sided with Picard's standpoint and agreed that Data, [[Soong-type|android]] or not, was indeed sentient and entitled to the same rights as any other Star Fleet officer.
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| − | In [[2367]], Picard's seemingly unbreakable trust in Data was tested when Data refused to fully co-operate in an investigation into a number of events that happened within a 24-hour time span although Data claimed that the time span was only thirty seconds. Data's intransigence threatened to end his Star Fleet career and even his own existence but it was later revealed that Captain Picard was himself responsible for Data's unusual behavior after an encounter with the [[Paxan]]s in a [[T-Tauri type]] star system.
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| − | During the [[Klingon Civil War]] from 2367-8, the Federation made an indirect intervention with a blockade of Star Fleet vessels placed in formation to use the pioneering [[tachyon detection grid]] in an effort to expose Romulan support for the [[House of Duras]]. Picard assigned all of his senior officers positions on board other ships except for Data. Data questioned Picard about why he was not assigned command of a vessel considering that there was a severe lack of senior officers available for the mission, wondering if he felt that his being an android made him unsuitable for command. Picard, slightly embarrassed by Data's question, assigned Data command of the {{USS|Sutherland}}. During the blockade Data disobeyed direct orders from Captain Picard and was able to expose the Romulan's involvement in the war. Data submitted himself for disciplinary action for disobeying a direct order from his superior officer but Picard praised Data for ''not'' following his orders as he believed that doing so was appropriate under the circumstances.
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| − | In [[2369]], Data refused to allow a group of [[exocomp]]s to be sacrificed in order to save the lives of Captain Picard and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]], who were trapped on board the [[Particle Fountain Project]] [[space station]], believing that they were sentient and therefore capable of making their own decisions. After agreeing to a compromise suggested by Commander Riker, the exocomps were released and able to save the lives of Picard and La Forge. Picard understood the predicament that Data was faced with as he had defended Data's sentience just a few years previously but this time the exocomps had no advocate and Data felt compelled to act on their behalf. Picard considered Data's actions to be the most "Human" decision that he had ever made.
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| − | Later that year, following an accident in [[main engineering]] that activated a dormant program in his [[positronic brain]], Data sought advice from several officers, including Captain Picard, on his "visions". Picard was curious why Data was studying thousands of different cultures to [[metaphysics|interpret]] his visions. Data said that he had no culture of his own but Picard told Data that he did have a culture – a culture of one and that its validity was no less than that of a billion. Picard suggested that Data should consider what the visions meant to him instead of what they meant to other people.
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| − | After a malfunctioning emotion chip fused with Data's positronic net in [[2371]], Data felt guilty for not saving La Forge from capture by [[Tolian Soran]] on board the [[Amargosa observatory]]. Data was overwhelmed by emotions and requested being shut down until the chip could be removed. Although Picard felt sympathy for Data, he told him that part of having emotions was integrating them into your life and learning to live with them and denied Data his request.
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| − | In [[2373]] (when the ''Enterprise''-E traveled back to the year [[2063]] on [[Earth]]), Picard and Data initially went down to the planet to observe the damage the [[Borg]] had done to [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s missile complex in [[Montana]]. Down in the missile silo of the ''[[Phoenix]]'', Picard, upon touching the missile that would make history by becoming the first Human [[starship]] traveling at [[warp]], explained to Data that sometimes a touch can make objects more "real". Upon suspecting Borg presence aboard the ''Enterprise'', Picard and Data transported back to the ship. Fighting off the Borg near main engineering, Data was soon captured and brought to the [[Borg Queen]]. Instead of attempting to assimilate Data, the Queen made him physically more Human by attaching Human skin onto his [[android]] skeleton.
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| − | When it appeared impossible to hold off the Borg any longer, Captain Picard was convinced to initiate the ''Enterprise'''s [[auto-destruct]] sequence and ordered all remaining crew to evacuate. He himself went on to engineering to find Data and to convince the Queen, who he had encountered several years previously, to let Data go. Picard was even prepared to take Data's place at the Queen's side, willingly, thus becoming her equal. Data, however, claimed he did not wish to go – even after the Queen ordered him away. Thus, the Queen ordered Picard's assimilation, but not before witnessing the destruction of the ''Phoenix'' by Data.
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| − | Data fired a spread of [[quantum torpedo]]es but they missed by the smallest of margins, and quickly thereafter he burst a [[plasma coolant]] tank, releasing plasma coolant, which would liquefy organic material on contact, killing the Borg. The Queen was killed, but Picard survived. While helping Data to his feet, Picard asked him if he was ever tempted to join the Borg's cause. Data, hinting at his kiss with the Queen, replied that for a fraction of a second (zero point six eight seconds), he was. He added that for an android, this brief moment was like an eternity.
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| − | Following the wedding of William Riker and [[Deanna Troi]] in [[2379]], Data was confused by Captain Picard's mixed feelings for the couple – although the captain was happy that Riker was due to accept promotion to the rank of Captain and take command of the {{USS|Titan}} and that his new wife was to transfer over to the ''Titan'' and take position as the ship's [[counselor]], Picard was somewhat saddened by their departure and tried to explain to Data that experiencing feelings of both happiness and sadness at the same time are common in these situations.
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| − | ==== William T. Riker ====
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| − | [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] first met Data on the ''Enterprise'' holodeck in [[2364]]. Data was trying to whistle "[[Pop Goes the Weasel]]," but could not finish the last few notes. Riker helped him finish, later giving Data the nickname "[[Pinocchio]]", in reference to Data's wish to become Human. At first, Riker was skeptical about Data's abilities as a machine, assuming that his rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] was merely honorary. Despite Riker's misconception, Data had earned his rank, just as every other Star Fleet officer of the same rank and above had done.
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| − | In [[2365]], Data's status as a sentient individual came into question. A hearing was held on [[Starbase 173]], but the base lacked a complete legal staff. As first officer of the ''Enterprise'', Riker was forced to act as counsel for [[Bruce Maddox]] and was given the task of convincing Judge [[Phillipa Louvois]] that as an [[android]], Data was the property of Star Fleet. Riker very nearly proved that Data was property by means of deactivating him. Picard's defense later made Louvois hold that Data was a machine, was not the property of Star Fleet, and had the right to choose whether to comply with Maddox's requests to study him. Riker was distressed over the incident, and he felt terrible that he had nearly cost Data his rights. Data did not hold any ill will towards Riker or Maddox, and was actually grateful that Riker participated, essentially because if he did not the initial ruling being appealed would have remained in Maddox's favor.
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| − | Data sought Riker's help and advice on several occasions. One instance was when he asked for Riker's advice on friendship and betrayal, following a mission involving [[Ishara Yar]] in [[2367]]. Data also asked for Riker's help when [[Keiko Ishikawa]] temporarily called off her wedding to [[Miles O'Brien]] in [[2367]]. He came to Riker once more for advice when he started to date [[Jenna D'Sora]].
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| − | ==== Geordi La Forge ====
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| − | Data's closest friend during his time aboard the ''Enterprise'' was [[Geordi La Forge]]. As of 2367, Data considered La Forge to be his best friend. Their long-term friendship dated back to 2364, when both were assigned as bridge officers aboard the vessel. La Forge's promotion to [[chief engineer]] the next year reflected his expertise with machinery, though he experienced difficulties in establishing relationships with other people, especially women. These personality traits may have accounted for La Forge's ability to so easily maintain a relationship with a sentient machine such as Data.
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| − | Their friendship was tested in early [[2370]], during the ''Enterprise'''s encounter with the individualized Borg. Lore used the emotion chip stolen from Dr. Noonien Soong to influence Data, deactivating Data's ethical program and transmitting emotions to Data. While under Lore's influence, Data participated in a neurological experiment with La Forge as the primary subject. The experiment caused La Forge a great deal of pain and may have eventually resulted in La Forge's death. Fortunately, Captain Picard and others of the ''Enterprise'' crew were able to reactivate Data's ethical program. It was Data's friendship with La Forge that eventually allowed the android to overcome his brother's influence.
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| − | In [[2371]], following an incident on the [[holodeck]] in which Data pushed Dr. [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] off a sailboat in the water, Data decided to finally have the emotion chip Dr. Soong gave him years earlier installed in his neural net. La Forge assisted Data by installing the chip after the latter made this life-changing decision, though La Forge would later react negatively to his friend's erratic behavior that accompanied the initial acquisition of emotions. When La Forge was later threatened by Dr. [[Tolian Soran|Soran]] aboard the [[Amargosa observatory]], Data was afraid to intervene, but he later learned to live with his newly-acquired emotions.
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| − | ==== Beverly Crusher ====
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| − | Dr. Beverly Crusher and Data had a special relationship, with Data seeking advice from Crusher on subjects ranging from parenting to dancing. She taught Data to tap dance, not knowing that he had intended to learn how to dance for the wedding of Miles O'Brien and [[Keiko Ishikawa]]. Data also came to her for advice on whether or not to consider the [[exocomp]]s alive, and she was present when Data learned they were indeed sentient.
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| − | As the ship's [[chief medical officer]], Dr. Crusher had some knowledge of how to repair and "heal" Data, though mostly it was Geordi La Forge who filled that function, since Data was an artificial lifeform.
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| − | In [[2369]], Data incorporated a subroutine for small talk. At the recommendation of Captain Picard, he studied Commander [[Calvin Hutchinson|Hutchinson]] while the ''Enterprise'' underwent a [[baryon sweep]] at [[Arkaria Base]]. Dr. Crusher was the first person Data tried to engage in small talk using his observations of Hutchinson, to her astonishment and delight.
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| − | During Worf's promotion ceremony in [[2371]], Dr. Crusher tried to explain to Data the humor behind Worf being dunked after walking the plank on the holodeck recreation of the sailing ship ''Enterprise''. Data did not completely understand and then pushed Crusher into the water, as an attempt at the same type of humor. However, Dr. Crusher and the rest of the senior staff did not find it nearly as amusing. La Forge later recommended that Data stay out of sickbay for a few days following the ceremony. In [[2379]], Dr. Crusher remarked that she thought Data had nicer eyes than his predecessor, [[B-4]].
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| − | ==== Worf ====
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| − | Data enjoyed a solid, if low-key, friendship with the cantankerous Klingon. They had two important things in common: both were rescued by the Federation after their homes were destroyed by enemy attacks, and both were (initially, in Worf's case) the lone representatives of their species in Star Fleet. Although most of their time together was during duty hours (such as bridge duty and away missions), both were frequent participants in the senior staff's poker games, and were occasionally seen in other off-duty situations as well. Despite outranking Worf until the latter's promotion in [[2371]], Data didn't mind Worf referring to him directly by name instead of rank.
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| − | When Data's shuttlecraft exploded while returning to the ''Enterprise''-D in [[2366]], all Worf could do was stare in shock at the viewscreen and mutter his friend's name; as it turned out, the explosion was staged in order to kidnap Data, and he was subsequently rescued.
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| − | In [[2367]], Data sought Worf's help in finding a wedding present for [[Miles O'Brien|Miles]] and [[Keiko O'Brien]].
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| − | When Geordi La Forge and [[Ensign]] [[Ro Laren]] were presumed dead in a transporter accident in [[2368]], Data volunteered to arrange the memorial service, but he was unsure about what kind of ceremony to have and asked Worf for advice. Worf told him that for Klingons, an honorable death in the line of duty was a cause for celebration, not mourning. Data took his advice and arranged a very upbeat party.
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| − | A year later, Data again sought Worf's guidance, this time in researching the "dreams" he was having. Worf, preoccupied with rumors that his father had survived the attack on [[Khitomer]], gave Data some cryptic answers, but Data seemed to understand what he was saying and went on his way.
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| − | Their friendship was severely tested in [[2370]] when Data, acting as commanding officer, admonished Worf for challenging his orders in front of the bridge crew. Afterwards, Data apologized to Worf if the dressing-down had ended their friendship, but Worf took the high road, saying that if the friendship was in jeopardy, it was his fault alone. After that exchange, their working and personal relationship quickly returned to normal.
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| − | ==== Katherine Pulaski ====
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| − | When Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski|Pulaski]] came aboard the ''Enterprise'' in [[2365]], she was not very kind toward Data, because of her discomfort with technology. She saw him as no more than a machine, pronouncing his name "DAH-ta" rather than "DAY-ta," and did not understand that he had a preference. She was also condescending towards Data and often spoke to him through other crewmembers. She believed that Data's methodical way of looking at situations meant that he could never solve a traditional [[Sherlock Holmes]] mystery, which led to the creation of the program which brought about the sentient Professor Moriarty.
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| − | Later during the year, however, she began to value Data and look upon him as an equal and as a sentient individual. The major turning point was during the crisis surrounding the [[Darwin Genetic Research Station|Darwin Station]] children. Data stayed to support Pulaski for a long period of time after she had become infected, something for which she was very grateful. Pulaski even challenged master [[Zakdorn]] strategist [[Sirna Kolrami]] to a game of [[Strategema]], believing that Data could win. When Data was unsuccessful, he interpreted it as a possible weakness and relieved himself of duty. Dr. Pulaski talked to Data and made him realize that one letdown did not necessarily mean total failure, and encouraged him to return to duty, but with no success. Finally Captain Picard told Data that a loss can be had with no mistakes made and convinced him to return to duty. Data later forced Kolrami to a stalemate, much to Kolrami's chagrin.
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| − | Data was programmed with several pleasing techniques and was "fully functional". Data had a sexual relationship with [[Natasha Yar]] during the influence of [[polywater intoxication]] and attempted a romantic relationship with [[Jenna D'Sora]] in late [[2367]]. In [[2373]], the [[Borg Queen]] seduced him in order to convince Data to join the Borg's cause.
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| − | ==== Natasha Yar ====
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| − | [[Image:Tasha Yar seduces Data.jpg|thumb|Tasha Yar and Data under the influence of polywater intoxication in 2364]]
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| − | Data had a short sexual relationship with [[Natasha Yar]] in [[2364]]. Yar was at least slightly attracted to Data and had sex with him while under the influence of [[polywater intoxication]]. She later told him that the incident "never happened". Data, since he has perfect memory (he can remember everything that has ever happened to him like it just happened), still felt a special connection to Tasha. He kept a holographic image of Tasha to remember her. When Data's rights as a sentient being were called into question, his romantic encounter with Tasha was a strong influence for Judge [[Phillipa Louvois]] to rule that Data was in fact a sentient lifeform. La Forge and [[Wesley Crusher]] found the holoimage when they visited Data's quarters after his apparent death in [[2366]].
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| − | ==== Jenna D'Sora ====
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| − | In late [[2367]], [[Lieutenant junior grade|Lieutenant]] [[Jenna D'Sora]] found herself in love with Data. After she expressed her affection for him by kissing him on the lips, Data asked his friends for advice on what to do, and decided to pursue the relationship. Since he had no real emotions or feelings, Data created a special program to guide him through the intricacies of love. However, as his relationship with Jenna progressed, Data discovered that in romance, the logical course is not always the most appropriate.
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| − | Later that year, they decided to end their relationship. D'Sora explained that her previous boyfriend had been unemotional, and felt that her choice of Data, an android completely incapable of emotion, indicated a pattern. Without a second thought, Data, seeing the validity of her point, agreed to discontinue his program.
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| − | In [[2063]], during the Borg attack on the ''Enterprise''-E, which had arrived from the year 2373, Data was abducted by a [[Borg drone]]. Unable to be assimilated, the Borg Queen attempted to bribe Data into subservience by offering him live flesh instead of his polymer. Data played along, having sexual relations with the Borg Queen, who wanted him as a partner. Data ultimately betrayed the Borg Queen, killing her with warp engine coolant, which also removed the new flesh she had grafted onto him.
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| − | In [[2366]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701-C}} emerged from a [[temporal rift]]. Its disappearance from the year [[2344]] caused an altered timeline, where the Federation was losing a [[Federation-Klingon War (alternate timeline)|war]] against the Klingons. Data was still the ship's operations officer.
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| − | [[Image:Data2395.jpg|thumb|Data in an unknown future timeframe.]]
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| − | Lieutenant [[Worf]] encountered a [[quantum fissure]] which caused him to begin shifting between [[quantum reality|quantum realities]] in [[2370]]. In several universes, Data was still the ''Enterprise'''s operations officer, and attended a surprise birthday party for Worf. In at least one of these realities, Data's eyes were blue instead of their characteristic yellow. All the events following Worf's encounter were erased from the timeline once the fissure was sealed.
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| − | In an [[anti-time future|unknown, alternate future timeframe]], Data was a [[professor]] (the [[Lucasian Professor of Mathematics]]) at [[Cambridge University]] and lived at [[Isaac Newton]]'s house with a housekeeper and several cats. Apparently in this future, he had grasped the concept of humor, stating that his housekeeper made him laugh. In addition, his everyday speech had much more nuance and inflection, and he appeared to have finally mastered the use of contractions. He had also dyed part of his hair grey.
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| − | ;ca. [[2336]]: Built by Dr. [[Noonien Soong]] and his wife [[Juliana Tainer|Juliana]] on [[Omicron Theta]].
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| − | ;[[2338]]: Discovered by the crew of the {{USS|Tripoli}}.
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| − | ;[[2341]]: Permitted to enter [[Star Fleet Academy]].
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| − | ;[[2345]]: Graduated from Star Fleet Academy.
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| − | ;[[2350s]]: Served aboard the {{USS|Trieste}}.
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| − | ;[[2363]]: Assigned as [[operations officer]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701-D}}.
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| − | ;[[2364]]: Discovered his first brother, [[Lore]], on Omicron Theta.
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| − | ;[[2366]]: Constructed his own daughter, [[Lal]], aboard the ''Enterprise''.
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| − | ;[[2372]]: Reassigned as operations officer aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC|1701-E}}.
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| − | ;[[2379]]: Discovered his second brother, [[B-4]], on [[Kolarus III]].
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