Character

Unidentified Child

vulnerable innocent passive pivotal

An unnamed, deceased child discovered in a blast-racked corridor and lifted by Data, whose brief corporeal presence converts the away team's hope into immediate grief. Beverly Crusher's swift medical exam confirms death, forcing the crew into an ethical and emotional reckoning that underpins Riker's refusal of an easy solution. The child's death functions as a human cost and moral fulcrum, grounding tactical choices in catastrophic consequence.

2 appearances

Humanitarian/Moral Impact

Also known as: victim, limp child, dead child, deceased child

Unidentified Child's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Door Ripped Open — Rescue Becomes Reckoning

Deceased; the child's presence functions as the scene's mute moral indictment and emotional trigger for living characters.

The child's limp body is uncovered beneath rubble, lifted and carried by Data, and examined by Beverly; the child's condition is declared fatal, serving as the emotional pivot for the …

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Rubble, a Dead Child, and Riker's Promise

Deceased — the child's presence registers as silence and irrevocable loss, catalyzing adult responses rather than expressing internal states.

The child's unmoving body is uncovered beneath rubble, carried by Data to Beverly; the child functions as the human cost of the disaster and provides the emotional pivot for the …

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