Data’s potential was wasted by Starfleet, and Star Trek itself agrees. The android Data has become a franchise icon, and his exploits in the Federation and Starfleet are legendary. Data is ...

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But one reveal has rocked fandom more than any other: Data is on the show! Those who remember 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis will remind you that Brent Spiner's android perished in a heroic sacrifice.