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34 "ODETO SPOT" THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

“Ode to Spot.” Poem written by Commander Data about his cat planet Bajor, but those that rescued him had no idea where he (“Schisms™ [TNG], “A Fistful of Datas” [TNG]) came from, or what species he belonged to. (“Emissary" [DS9)) -— When discovered in 2358 (“Broken Link” [DS9]), Odo was a Odell, Brenna. (Rosalyn Landor). Daughter . shapeless mass of organic broth. He spent several years at the of Bringloidi leader Danilo Odell. A beauti- Bajoran Institute of Science being studied by Dr. Mora Pol, ful but practical woman, Brenna was the & who helped Odo assimilate himself into humanoid society. Being real leader of her people in 2365. She was eA o the only one of his kind, he attempted to fit into society by being attracted to Riker, but eventually settled on J ) “the life of the party." He'd turn himself into any object requested one of Walter Granger's clones. (“Up the Ji by the partygoers, which only increased his feelings of isolation Long Ladder” [TNG)). H and loneliness. (“The Forsaken" [DS9]). Odo regarded Mora as a 4 father figure, yet resented his cold scientific attitude and constant Odell, Danilo. (Barrie Ingham). Leader of the colonists on planet scrutiny. He left the institute and rebelled against Mora's influBringloid V. A proud Irish descendant, Odell seemed as con ence for years. (“The Alternate” [DS9]). Odo got his name from cerned with ensuring that his daughter, Brenna Odell, found a the Cardassian word odo’ital, something of a cruel joke, since it suitable husband as with the safety of the colony. (“Up the Long translates into “nothing.” (“Heart of Stone” [DS9]). Odo did not Ladder” [TNG]) realize that despite Mora's seemingly unfeeling treatment, the scientist truly cared for Odo, and much of his apparent cruelty Odin, S.S. Federation freighter craft, registry number NGL- was the result of ignorance about changeling physiology. (“The 12535, disabled near planet Angel One in 2357 by an asteroid Begotten” [DS9]) collision. Three escape pods from this ship drifted for five Odo came to Terok Nor in 2365, and months before landing on planet Angel One. (“Angel One" [TNG]) became an unofficial arbitrator for the ro Bajoran nationals on the station. Later that IY . ¥ ODN recoupler. Engineering tool. (“Hard Time" [DS9)]) year, station prefect Gul Dukat asked Odo to 9 investigate a murder on the station. Kira Do ODN. Acronym for optical data network. A system of fiber-optic ~ Nerys was a suspect in that case. Dukat was data-transmission conduits used aboard Federation starships so impressed with Odo's work that he made serving as the nervous system of the ship's computer network. Odo chief of security for the station. Enterprise-D engineers attempted to use an ODN bypass to (“Necessary Evil” (DS9]). In 2366, as part of his duties as Terok overcome the loss of computer control when Lieutenant Nor's security chief, Odo was made an officer of the Cardassian Reginald Barclay took over the ship's computer in 2367. (“The court. This would become advantageous in 2370, following the Nth Degree" [TNG]). Computer systems aboard the Starship arrest of Starfleet Officer Miles O'Brien by the Cardassian govDefiant included ODN manifolds. (“Starship Down” [DS9]). An ernment. Using his position as an officer of the court, Odo was optical data network was also used in the old Cardassian mining able to have himself assigned as O'Brien's nestor. (“Tribunal” station, Deep Space 9, although it was nowhere near as reliable [DS9]). When Benjamin Sisko was appointed acting chief of as the better-maintained equipment in use aboard Federation Earth security in 2372, Odo accompanied Sisko to Earth to as a ships. (“Emissary” [DS9]). consultant on protection against shape-shifter infiltration. (“Homefront" [DS9]) Odo (mirror). (Rene Auberjonois). In x= Odo maintained a humanoid the mirror universe, supervisor of (J form while at work on the station, but the ore-processing center on Terok - = he had to return to his natural form, a Nor (mirror). This Odo was killed by viscous orange fluid, every 16 hours. Dr. Julian Bashir in 2370, when (“The Storyteller” [DS9)). (In “A Man Bashir escaped back to his own uni- Alone" [DS9] Odo had to return to his verse, (“Crossover” [DS9)) - liquid form every 18 hours.) Having a ) great respect for the rights of all lifeodo'ital. Cardassian word that approximately translates into J — Bb forms, however simple or evolved “unknown” or “nothing.” When Dr. Mora Pol brought Odo into = LH (“Playing God" [DS9)), Odo refused his laboratory, it was under Cardassian supervision. Odo’s = 1d to carry a weapon. (“Emissary” specimen was labeled “unknown sample,” which was translated [DS9)). He didn't need to eat and only into Cardassian as odo 'ital. Even after it became clear that Odo had an approximation of a mouth and digestive system. (“The was sentient, the Bajoran scientists kept calling him that. Asa Forsaken" [DS9], “Heart of Stone” [DS9)]). Once, not long after he cruel joke, they split it into two words like a Bajoran name: Odo first assumed humanoid form, he tried eating, but did not find it Ital. It was eventually shortened into Odo. (“Heart of Stone" satisfying because he had no taste buds. (“Meridian” [DS9)]). Odo [DS9)). could nevertheless simulate the act of drinking. He would form part of his body into a drinking glass, so that he could drink and Odo. (Rene reabsorb the liquid within, permitting him to share the social expeAuberjonois). rience of dining with others. (“The Way of the Warrior" [DS9]). Odo Security chief had no sense of smell. (“If Wishes Were Horses" [DS9], aboard Cardassian “Improbable Cause" [DS9]). He patterned his own hairstyle after i space station Terok Dr. Mora, the scientist assigned to study him at the research cen- Nor, who continued ter on planet Bajor. He did not know how to gamble (“Babel” 4 that function when [DS9]), but did try to take on new challenges. Odo sometimes N Starfleet took over joined Miles O'Brien when O'Brien ran his kayaking holographic the facility in 2369. simulation program, and O'Brien used to give Odo old Earth Odo was a shape- detective novels to read. (“Heart of Stone” [DS9)) shifter, one of the Odo was reluctant to take a mate, claiming that he would 4 Founders of the not to want to make the compromises that a relationship would Gamma Quadrant's demand. Odo also had an uncompromising view of law enforceDominion. (“The ment, believing that “laws change, but justice is justice.” (“A n Search, Parts land Man Alone” [DS9)). Odo let his guard down slightly with \ II” [DS9]). Odo was Ambassador Lwaxana Troi in 2369 when the two were trapped MA \ discovered as an together in a turbolift on the station. In their different ways, both yy infant in the Odo and Troi were loners, and their enforced proximity caused Denorios Belt near them to share each other's vulnerabilities. (“The Forsaken”