Danilo Odell's Goat (on a Lead)

A small Bringloidi goat owned/handled by Danilo Odell and tethered to a short lead during transporter-room activity. The animal is rough-coated, flecked with straw and debris from transport, with short blunt horns and damp, matted hair; it sniffs Chief O'Brien's pants, bleats intermittently, and strains against its lead while crew and refugees jostle around it, producing chaotic sensory disruption that escalates the scene.

4 appearances

Purpose

Serves as livestock belonging to the Bringloidi refugees—transported for survival and cultural necessity—and functions in-scene as a restrained animal whose presence creates logistical disruption and comic discomfort.

Significance

Functions as a tangible emblem of the cultural clash: the goat's presence converts an operational nuisance into a political provocation when Danilo frames his animals as essential. The animal's nervous behavior (sniffing O'Brien, creating mess) heightens chaos, tests Picard's command, and humanizes the refugees' stakes while supplying comic relief.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S2E18 · Up the Long Ladder

Transporter Room Stampede — Danilo's Challenge to Authority

A goat on a lead sniffs at Chief O'Brien's pants and strains as handlers jockey for position; it acts as both comic provocation and logistic headache, physically forcing O'Brien's attention away from transporter mechanics.

Before: Tethered to a handler, standing on the transporter platform with straw on its hooves.

After: Brought onto the transporter platform for scheduled relocation to Cargo Hold Seven; remains leashed to its handler amid the mess.

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S2E18 · Up the Long Ladder

Containment Order and Danilo's Challenge

A live goat on a short lead sniffs at Chief O'Brien's pants and creates a focal moment of consternation; its presence personifies the tactile, uncontrollable disorder Picard seeks to contain.

Before: Tethered to a refugee by a lead on the transporter platform, close enough to O'Brien to provoke reaction.

After: To be beamed to Cargo Hold Seven with the herd; still tethered but en route off the platform.

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S2E18 · Up the Long Ladder

Transporter Platform Standoff — Danilo's Challenge

A goat on a lead sniffs at Chief O'Brien's pants and strains as handlers try to keep it steady; it becomes a comic yet alarming focal point for O'Brien's consternation and the scene's physicality.

Before: Tethered to a lead and standing on the transporter platform near O'Brien's console, matted with straw.

After: Loaded with the refugees for transport to Cargo Hold Seven, still tethered and noisy.

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S2E18 · Up the Long Ladder

Corralled Authority: Livestock, Lines, and a Private Challenge

A goat on a lead sniffs Chief O'Brien's pants and startles crew, functioning as comic relief and a concrete example of contamination and practical difficulty that forces Picard's decision to move the animals off the pad.

Before: Tethered to a lead and being guided onto the transporter platform by a Bringloidi handler.

After: Placed in the group to be beamed to Cargo Hold Seven along with other livestock.

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