Lore (Star Trek)
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Template:Star Trek character In the fictional Star Trek universe, Lore is the name of a prototype for the android Data, often referred to as his 'evil brother' and was played by the same actor: Brent Spiner.
Lore was built on Omicron Theta after B-4, but before Data, by Dr. Noonien Soong. It is unclear whether Lore's personality defects arise from errors in his design, or from his having more "human" features than Data, but regardless, Dr. Soong felt it necessary to deactivate and disassemble Lore. Before being disassembled, Lore contacted the Crystalline Entity, which destroyed the entire colony.
In 2364, Data discovered his "brother" Lore, and Dr. Beverly Crusher led the team that reassembled him. However, Lore's psychopathic tendencies soon became evident: he deactivated Data in an attempt to take over the Enterprise. Lore was transported off into space just before he had a chance to kill anyone ("Datalore").
In 2367, Dr. Soong summoned Data to Terlina III in order to give him an emotion chip that would allow him to experience human feelings. Lore was summoned by the same signal and tricked Dr. Soong into giving the chip to him. Lore then attacked Soong, and then escaped with the chip. The Enterprise crew found Data and Dr. Soong, who soon died from his injuries. ("Brothers")
In 2370, Lore ran into a group of Borg who had been cut off from the collective. Lore became their leader for a while, and lured Data into helping him fight the Federation. Eventually, the group of Borg rejected Lore's leadership. Data was forced to shoot Lore in self defense, and then proceeded to deactivate Lore. Lore's last words were "I love you, brother".(But it is not known if he meant it, or was trying to convince Data not to deactivate him).
Afterwards, Data finally dismantled Lore for good, but kept Lore's emotion chip. It is not known what was done with Lore's remains after Data dismantled him. Regretting what he had done to Geordi LaForge while under Lore's control, Data refrained from using the chip until 2371. (Star Trek: Generations).
The special effects that allowed Lore and Data to appear in the same frame were quite sophisticated. In one scene Lore puts down a glass of wine which Data then picks up. This was achieved by the use of a moving split screen.
Appearances
| # | Episode | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | "Datalore" | Enterprise and Data discover Lore on his home planet in the Omicron Theta system |
| 403 | "Brothers" | Data discovers his maker, Noonien Soong, and brother Lore are still alive. |
| 626 701 | "Descent" | Led the Borg |
Memorable Quotes
- Lore's first words after being reassembled.
- Riker: "I wonder which one of them was made first."
- Lore: "He was...but they found him to be imperfect, and I was made to replace him. You may call me Lore."
- Lore traps Worf in a turbolift.
- "Now show me your warrior fierceness..."
- Lore's last words.
- "I...love you, brother."