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call and was able to rescue 47 passengers from the Laku/ before Lamenda Prime. Planet near the Cardassian star system. Kira the transport exploded in the energy ribbon. Two of the passen- ~~ Nerys gave Lamenda Prime as her destination during her mission gers rescued from the Laku/ were Guinan and Dr. Tolian Soran. to rescue Li Nalas in 2370. (“The Homecoming" [DS9)). Former Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk was believed killed during the rescue mission. (Star Trek Generations). The other El- Lamonay S. (Tom Klunis). False identity assumed by Ibudan Aurian refugee ship wasn't identified by name in the movie, but after he murdered a clone of himself in an attempt to frame Odo the computer readout screen on the science officer's console of for murder. (“A Man Alone” [DS9]). the Enterprise-B bridge gave that ship's name as the S.S. Robert Fox, for the Federation ambassador from “A Taste of Lancelot, Sir. One of the Knights of the Round Table from Earth's Armageddon” (TOS). The name was suggested by movie co- Arthurian legend. Lieutenant Commander Dax and Major Kira writer Ronald D. Moore. shared a holosuite program featuring characters from Arthurian legend, with Kira playing a married lady. Kira knocked out Lancelot Lal. (Alan Bergmann), A Vian scientist. One of the Vians who test- when he tried to kiss her. (“The Way of the Warrior” [DS9)). ed Gem to see if her people were worthy of being rescued from an impending nova in 2268. (“The Empath” [TOS]). Note that the landing party. A specialized team of starship personnel assigned name “Lal” is from the episode script only and was not actually to a particular mission, usually on a planet. Landing party assignspoken in the aired episode. ments were generally at the captain's discretion, but were often composed of a senior officer, mission specialists (such as a sciLal. (Hallie Todd, Leonard J. Crowfoot). ence officer), and one or more security personnel. The term landDaughter to Data, a Soong-type ing party has since been replaced by Starfleet with the more android constructed by Data aboard generic away team. the Enterprise-D in 2366. Lal had a i positronic brain onto which Data landing struts. Four retractable legs located on the ventral sur— replicated much of his own neural face of the engineering hull of Intrepid-class starships. The ry pathways. Initially built with a feature- landing struts are used as shock absorbers during landing and - less humanoid body, Lal chose to keep the vessel upright on the surface of the planet on which it r assume the form of a human female. has landed. (“The 37's” [VGRY). Actually, the technical consultants Despite the fact that both Lal and Data in the Voyager art department always assumed that when landed, - shared the same basic programming, the Voyager was supported by some kind of antigrav field, and < Lal's behavioral programs quickly that the relatively tiny landing struts merely provided stability. exceeded those of her father, thus ~ demonstrating her ability to learn Landon, Yeoman Martha. (Celeste Yarnall). N and grow. Lal became the focus ofa Crew member on the original U.S.S. d heated custody battle when Admiral Enterprise. In 2267, Yeoman Landon and . Haftel attempted to order Data to Ensign Pavel Chekov were attracted to J y release Lal to the Daystrom Institute each other when assigned to the landing o : annex on Galor IV. Haftel, recognizing the extraordinary value of party on Gamma Trianguli VI. The inhabia new Soong-type android, believed it imperative that Lal be tants noticed their affection, and told the studied in a controlled environment under the guidance of cyber- Enterprise personnel that touching and simnetics specialists. Data took considerable exception to this view, ilar intimate behavior was forbidden by their — believing it his responsibility, as a parent, to care for the new life- god, Vaal. (“The Apple” [TOS)). form that he had created. The question became moot when Lal experienced a fatal system-wide cascade failure after having Landras blend. Hot coffee-like beverage native to the Delta lived only a little over two weeks. During that brief time, Lal's Quadrant. Neelix served Landras blend as a substitute for real positronic networks grew to the point where she was able to coffee aboard the Voyager. (“Prototype” [VGR]). experience emotions, love for her father, and sadness at her own impending death. The name, Lal, chosen by Data for his child, is Landris Il. Planet. Location where Dr. Mowray conducted Hindi for “beloved.” (“The Offspring” [TNG]). Data later painted a archaeological research in 2369. Captain Picard had wanted to portrait of Lal, which he kept in his quarters on the Enterprise-D. communicate with Mowray on stardate 46693, but was unable to (“Inheritance” [TNG]). This painting was based on a publicity establish contact due to a communications blackout requested photo of Lal, reworked using a computer paint program, by by the Stellar Cartography Department on the Enterprise-D. scenic artist Wendy Drapanas. The initial, featureless version of (“Lessons” [TNG]). Lal was played by Leonard J. Crowfoot, who had previously played Trent in “Angel One” (TNG). Hallie Todd played Lal in Landru. (Charles Macaulay). Leader of planet Beta Ill some human female form. 6.000 years ago when that world was plagued with war and destruction. Landru changed that by preaching truth and peace, Lalo, U.S.S. Federation starship, Mediterranean class, registry taking his population back to a simpler time. Landru programmed number NCC-43837. The Lalo was a freighter that reported a a computer to continue his leadership after his death. Later, the “hiccough” in time that was found to be the result of Dr. Paul news of Landru's death was kept from the people, and the comManheim's time/gravity experiments at Vandor IV in 2364 puter, also called Landru, governed in his stead. The computer (“We'll Always Have Pans” [TNG]). The Lalo was lost in late 2366 judged society by its own definition of perfection and harmony, after apparently encountering a Borg ship near Zeta Alpha Il. forcing everyone to act the same and to become part of a com(“The Best of Both Worlds, Part I" [TNG]). mon Body of people. Under the computer's control, the Beta Ill society became increasingly aberrant, but those who resisted Lambda Paz. One of the moons of planet Pentarus V. Lambda conformity were forced to be absorbed or killed. The computer Paz was barely Class-M, with extreme desert conditions and a Landru was deactivated in 2267 by Kirk and Spock when they mean surface temperature of 55 degrees Celsius. The mining convinced the machine it was killing the Body by promoting stagshuttle Nenebek, piloted by Captain Dirgo, along with Captain nation, and so it was acting against the original Landru’s directive Picard and Ensign Crusher, crash-landed on Lambda Paz in to act for the good of the people. (“Return of the Archons” [TOS]). 2367. ("Final Mission” [TNG]). SEE: sentry. SEE: Archon, U.S.S.; Lawgivers. Charles Macaulay also played Prefect Jarvis in “Wolf in the Fold" (TOS). lambda designation. In the mirror universe, an Alliance classification for Terrans of very low importance, frequently assigned Lanel. (Bebe Neuwirth). A nurse at the Sikla Medical Facility on to manual labor like mine work. (“Crossover” [DS9]). planet Malcor lll. Lanel agreed to help Riker escape from