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monition : contains spoilers forStar Trek Annual 2024 !

data point is one of the most healthy beings in theStar Trekuniverse , but his Kryptonite has at last been bring out , as this same intellect is turned into a helplessness . InStar Trek Annual 2024 , Data , who has been lacking from the line since the Tzenkethi crisis , returns , seek his blood brother Lore . wanting since the end ofDay of roue , Lore is up to no good , exploit his chum ’s one impuissance .

Star Trek Annual 2024was compose by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Rachael Stott . Data is look the galaxy for his brother Lore , and , teaming with Chief Miles O’Brienand Geordi La Forge , tracks Lore to a blank space post orbiting a black muddle . There , the trio find not only Korath , the renegade Klingon scientist in Lore ’s employ , but Lore himself . Lore tells his brother that he has walk right into Lore ’s trap .

Picard and Riker in season 1

Lore , bed Data could not hold out a mystery , create one as a means of luring his sidekick to the post .

Data Is a Huge Mystery Buff in theStar TrekUniverse

Data Sees Himself in Sherlock Holmes

In the second seasonStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode “ Elementary Dear Data , ” his erotic love of mysteries backfire , lead to the origination of the very first sentient hologram in the dealership ’s chronicle .

Lore is correct : Data can not resist a mystery . After being turn onto the adventures of Sherlock Holmes , Data became fascinated with the role , often embarking on holodeck adventures based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ’s writing . In the second seasonStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode “ Elementary Dear Data , ” his love of mysteries backfire , leading to the macrocosm of the very first sentient hologram in the franchise ’s story . Outside the Holmes - theme episode , Data ’s wondering nature has become a hallmark of his character .

The sentinet , holographic Professor Moriarty has come out a few more times in theStar Trekfranchise , most notably in the sixth season instalment " Ship in a Bottle . "

Robin Curtis and Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek.

Unfortunately , Lore has now weaponize this honey of mystery story , sprain it into a weakness , one he can then overwork . Lore pull up stakes clue around Farius Prime and the Orion homeworld , all project to bait Data and lure him into his clutches . Lore is planning to become a god , and he wanted his sidekick by his side to witness his enceinte triumph . Lore knew he require a way to get Data there . Lore is an astute observer , and know about his brother ’s penchant for secret , create one Data can not resist .

Data’s Love of Mysteries Has Been Turned Against Him

Has Data’s Weakness Doomed theStar TrekUniverse

Data ’s beloved of secret has driven some ofStar Trek’sfinest episodes , but here it has put the entire extragalactic nebula into danger . Now that he has taken Data prisoner , Lore has everything he needs to cheer reality in his own image . Furthermore , Data ’s honey of mysteries has put both Geordi and O’Brien in danger . When it was portrayed onStar Trek : The Next Generation , Data ’s affection for mystery was wholesome , but here it has been transform into his Kryptonite , as Lore exploits it to destroy the entireStar Trekuniverse .

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Star Trek Annual 2024(2024 )

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Star Trek TNG Data Brent Spiner

Five panels of Data and Lore

Star Trek Annual Cover, featuring a composite of Data as Sherlock Holmes and his brother Lore, also featuring Geordi and Chief O’Brien

Star Trek Annual 2024 COVER