And he was a ripoff of Kryton.
I should have been more specific though. I loved the original two-parter of TNG where Picard was assimilated. They've just been overused since and gave other writer's of the various series' to create their own shitty new pointless creature's with "interesting new cultures and beliefs!"
The thing I loved most about the original Star Trek and TNG were the episodes where something weird and crazy was going on on board the ship and the crew would have to SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
The worst character to ever appear in Star Trek: That fucking chef from Voyager. Boring, pointless and stupid. Whenever I watched it and the episode revolved around him, the plot was something to do with him messing up a pizza or having to cook for 20 people. Ya know, crap that happens wether you're in space or not.