Although Soong Jr made it clear that the new body is effectively identical to the old one – it will still age and die, for example – it’s going to have an effect on the way the 90-something character approaches his life. When Picard’s human body succumbed to terminal Irumodic Syndrome, his consciousness was transferred into to an artificial ‘golem’ body created by Dr Altan Soong, the biological son of Data’s ‘father’, Dr Noonian Soong. Jean-Luc Picard will be a new man in Star Trek – literally. Red alert! Big spoilers for Star Trek: Picard season 1 follow – change course now if you haven’t seen it yet.
