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Professor James Moriarty

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Universe : Prime Timeline
Name : Professor James Moriarty [1]
Species : Unreal / Holographic

A holographic character who was created as part of one of Data's Sherlock Holmes programs, Moriarty achieved sentience thanks to a mistaken instruction to the computer by Geordi La Forge. [2] He stayed in storage for some time whilst the crew researched methods of bringing him fully to life; in 2369 he siezed take control of the Enterprise in order to force the crew to take the project more seriously. Captain Picard was able to trick Moriarty into believing that he had been freed when he was actually still within a simulation of being free. [3]

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Canon source Backstage source Novel source DITL speculation

Associated with

Unreal character in The Next Generation

Played by

SeriesSeasonActorFilm / Episode Title
TNG2Daniel DavisElementary, Dear Data
TNG6Daniel DavisShip in a Bottle
STP3Daniel DavisThe Bounty

References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 Various Next Generation episodes
2 TNG 2 Elementary, Dear Data
3 TNG 6 Ship in a Bottle
Series : TNG Season
Episode : Various Next Generation episodes
Series : TNG Season 2
Episode : Elementary, Dear Data
Series : TNG Season 6
Episode : Ship in a Bottle

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