On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) wanted nothing more than to be human, but he was often more human than he realized. As an incredibly advanced android created by Dr. Noonien Soong (Brent Spiner), Data was superior to humans in many ways. His strength and agility were better than any human, and he could do complex calculations and recall vast amounts of information thanks to his positronic brain. As the operations officer on the USS Enterprise-D under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Data proved himself an invaluable member of the crew.