Data (Star Trek)

Data
Data
Star Trek: The Next Generation character
	Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data
First appearance	"Encounter at Farpoint" (1987); (The Next Generation)
Created by	Gene Roddenberry; D. C. Fontana
Portrayed by	Brent Spiner
In-universe information
Full name	Data Soong
Species	Soong-Type Synthetic intelligence Android-lifeform
Gender	Male
Title	Chief Operations Officer; Second Officer
Affiliation	United Federation of Planets; Starfleet
Family	Juliana Soong (mother); Noonien Soong (creator); B-4 (older "brother"); Lore (older "brother"); Dr. Altan Inigo Soong (brother);
Children	Lal (creation/"daughter"); Dahj Asha (neural progeny/"daughter"); Soji Asha (neural progeny/"daughter");
Origin	Omicron Theta
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Posting	USS Enterprise-E; (FCT, INS, NEM); USS Enterprise-D; (Seasons 1–7, GEN);
Position	Chief Operations Officer; (USS Enterprise-D, USS Enterprise-E); Second Officer; (USS Enterprise-D, USS Enterprise-E);

Data is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), the first and third seasons of Star Trek: Picard, and the fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks; and the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), First Contact (1996), Insurrection (1998), and Nemesis (2002).^[1]^[2] Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner.

Data is a self-aware, sapient, sentient and anatomically fully functional male android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D and later the USS Enterprise-E.

Data is in many ways a successor to the original Star Trek's Spock, in that the character has superior mental skills and offers an "outsider's" perspective on humanity.^[3]

^ Lee, Luaine (January 9, 2003). "A Data with Star Trek again". 9 January 2003. The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Michael Chabon Explains the Season Finale's Big Moments - IGN". April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020 – via www.ign.com.
^ Nemecek, Larry (2003). Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-5798-6.

[1] Lee, Luaine (January 9, 2003). "A Data with Star Trek again". 9 January 2003. The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[2] "Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Michael Chabon Explains the Season Finale's Big Moments - IGN". April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020 – via www.ign.com.

[tngcompanion-3] Nemecek, Larry (2003). Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-5798-6.

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Data
Star Trek: The Next Generation character
Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data
First appearance	"Encounter at Farpoint" (1987) (The Next Generation)
Created by	Gene Roddenberry D. C. Fontana
Portrayed by	Brent Spiner
In-universe information
Full name	Data Soong
Species	Soong-Type Synthetic intelligence Android-lifeform
Gender	Male
Title	Chief Operations Officer Second Officer
Affiliation	United Federation of Planets Starfleet
Family	Juliana Soong (mother) Noonien Soong (creator) B-4 (older "brother") Lore (older "brother") Dr. Altan Inigo Soong (brother)
Children	Lal (creation/"daughter") Dahj Asha (neural progeny/"daughter") Soji Asha (neural progeny/"daughter")
Origin	Omicron Theta
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Posting	USS Enterprise-E (FCT, INS, NEM) USS Enterprise-D (Seasons 1–7, GEN)
Position	Chief Operations Officer (USS Enterprise-D, USS Enterprise-E) Second Officer (USS Enterprise-D, USS Enterprise-E)