Data
Data's Journey
A timeline through the narrative
Affiliations
Data serves as an officer of the United Federation of Planets through his role in Starfleet. His actions and duties align with and support the Federation's goals.
Data serves as a Lieutenant Commander and operations officer on the USS Enterprise-D, making him a key member of its crew. He participates in bridge operations and technical analysis, indicating his affiliation.
Data is an officer in Starfleet, serving on the USS Enterprise-D. He follows Starfleet directives, and his actions align with Starfleet missions and protocols.
Data is a Lieutenant Commander and key officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise-D crew, participating in away missions and carrying out his duties alongside his fellow officers.
Data is a key crew member, serving as the android second officer, and operates the vessel across multiple timelines. His role is consistent across timelines.
As operations officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D, Data is crucial to the ship's function, participating in the ship's multiple missions.
As an officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D, Data is a core, recurring member of that crew during its operational functions and is involved in away teams and exploration.
As the second officer, Data is a critical member of any Enterprise away team, providing analysis, support, and superhuman capabilities as needed. He executes the team's mission during the temporal crisis.
Data participates as a member of Starfleet Away Teams during dangerous missions.
Data serves as a core member of the USS Enterprise-D Senior Officers, responsible for tactical operations.
Across the Seasons
How this character reads at season scale
Data serves as a Starfleet officer who operates on both the bridge and as an away‑team specialist. He relays technical assessments (reporting a damaged shuttle and frozen survivors), accepts direct orders without hesitation, and maintains clear shipboard communications via com channels. His presence converts reconnaissance into actionable rescue operations and anchors the team’s procedural response under urgent conditions.
Data is the Enterprise's android operations officer and tactical advisor whose analytic precision repeatedly shapes command decisions. In the current episode he answers Picard's direct order to join Geordi and beam down to the planet to retrieve a biological sample tied to Riker's dire medical prognosis. He moves with procedural focus and implied readiness to investigate hazardous conditions, translating medical urgency into disciplined, mission‑oriented action during away operations.
Data serves as the Enterprise's android Starfleet officer, second officer, and operations specialist. He delivers precise technical analysis on threats like Borg power systems, planetary scans, shield status, and warp ETAs. Data joins away teams for sabotage missions aboard Borg vessels, executes tactical orders such as phaser frequency shifts, and reports grim facts including Picard's assimilation. In poker, he folds mathematically superior hands due to etiquette and offers detached strategic commentary. His fatigue-free synthetic nature supports prolonged analysis, providing logical stability amid crew tensions with Riker, Shelby, Picard, Worf, and Geordi.
Lieutenant Commander Data serves as second officer, operations officer, and science specialist on the USS Enterprise-D. This Soong-type android uses a positronic brain for rapid analysis of sensor readings, tactical situations, and scientific data. He reports to Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Commander William Riker, aids Worf with security inquiries, and works with Geordi La Forge on technical issues. Data explores humanity via logic, painting, oboe playing, and his cat Spot. Literal and without emotions, he studies crew interactions to grasp human behavior.
Data functions as second officer, operations officer, and science specialist aboard the USS Enterprise-D under Captain Jean-Luc Picard. This Soong-type android wields a positronic brain for superhuman analysis, tricorder scans, and temporal diagnostics. He collaborates with Geordi La Forge on engineering solutions, counsels Picard and Riker during crises, consults Troi on human behavior, and engages Guinan on profound questions. Data's logical precision and physical strength anchor his relentless pursuit of humanity through emotional inquiry and relational bonds.
Data is a Soong-type android constructed by Dr. Noonien Soong with a positronic brain, serving as Lieutenant Commander, second officer, operations manager, and science officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D. He processes complex sensor data, conducts temporal analysis, and supports away teams with physical strength and precision. Driven to understand humanity and emotion, Data explores creative expression through poetry and seeks feedback on his efforts, all while maintaining logical, analytical, composed, curious, and methodical traits. He collaborates closely with Captain Picard on command decisions, Geordi La Forge on technical repairs, William Riker on tactical operations, Guinan on human insights, and other crew members. Data owns a cat named Spot and, in the episode 'Schisms', was temporarily possessed by the Ux-Mal entity, though his core identity remained unchanged.
Soong-type android and second officer aboard the USS Enterprise-D. Distinct from Spot's newborn kittens, which he cares for as part of his study of organic life and feline instincts. Forges key bonds with Picard, Geordi La Forge, Worf, William Riker, and Deanna Troi through precise counsel and shared crises.