B-4

In the science fiction universe of Star Trek, B-4 is the name of a prototype for the android Data and Lore. B-4 was created by Dr. Noonien Soong. As was the case with Data, Lore, and Soong, B-4 was played by the same actor, Brent Spiner. B-4 was first seen in the movie Star Trek Nemesis. He is a Soong-type android (named after Dr. Noonien Soong, their creator). He is one of the five other androids built by Dr. Soong before Lore and Data (hence ... more

In the science fiction universe of Star Trek, B-4 is the name of a prototype for the android Data and Lore. B-4 was created by Dr. Noonien Soong. As was the case with Data, Lore, and Soong, B-4 was played by the same actor, Brent Spiner. B-4 was first seen in the movie Star Trek Nemesis. He is a Soong-type android (named after Dr. Noonien Soong, their creator). He is one of the five other androids built by Dr. Soong before Lore and Data (hence the name, B-4). Picard does comment on Soong's apparent love of whimsical names shortly after B-4 is discovered. B-4's history is somewhat suspect, because at one point Praetor Shinzon of Remus was able to obtain the disassembled B-4 and placed some special programming into him, so he could infiltrate the USS ''Enterprise''-E to gain tactical information of the Federation from the ship. Knowing B-4 would be found by the Enterprise-E, Shinzon left him disassembled on Kolarus III. After leaving Earth for Betazed, the Enterprise-E picked up... less