Porthos relaxes in the Captain's Ready Room.
Porthos is Captain Jonathan Archer's pet beagle. One of four puppies in a litter, he and his brothers were named for the Four Musketeers. Captain Archer took Porthos with him on his new assignment aboard Enterprise, where both he and the Captain currently reside. The captain cares very much for Porthos, and thinks of him even in the most critical of situations: the last order he gave before leaving Enterprise for a Suliban Cabal vessel was for Hoshi to care for Porthos.
He picked up a deadly pathogen on the Kreetassan homeworld, and as a result Dr. Phlox had to replace his pituary gland with that of a Calrissian chameleon in a complex underwater operation. Thanks to Phlox's skills, Porthos made a full recovery. Phlox has since become quite fond of Porthos, and Archer has entrusted him with his safety on a number of occasions, even leaving Porthos with him when he has left the ship on missions that may have resulted in his death.
Porthos is fond of cheese, although it often causes him gastrointestinal distress.
T'Pol is particularly offended by Porthos' smell, but is protected from the worst of it, thanks to a nasal numbing agent given to her by Dr. Phlox. She has learned to tolerate him, however, and even comforted him after Archer was apparently killed while destroying the Xindi superweapon.
- Porthos was played by Prada in Season 1. Afterwards, though male, Porthos was played by two female beagles, Breezy and Windy.
Appearances
This list is complete up through and including #416.
ENT:
- 101: "Broken Bow"
- 103: "Fight or Flight"
- 104: "Strange New World"
- 105: "Unexpected"
- 110: "Terra Nova"
- 111: "Cold Front"
- 112: "Silent Enemy"
- 113: "Dear Doctor"
- 119: "Acquisition"
- 120: "Oasis" only mentioned Porthos by name to Leana by Trip
- 122: "Vox Sola"
- 123: "Fallen Hero"
- 124: "Desert Crossing"
- 125: "Two Days and Two Nights"
- 126: "Shockwave, Part I"
- 203: "A Night in Sickbay"
- 209: "Singularity"
- 212: "The Catwalk"
- 222: "Cogenitor"
- 226: "The Expanse"
- 302: "Anomaly"
- 308: "Twilight"
- 310: "Similitude"
- 311: "Carpenter Street"
- 312: "Chosen Realm"
- 316: "Doctor's Orders"
- 317: "Hatchery"
- 318: "Azati Prime"
- 319: "Damage"
- 322: "The Council"
- 323: "Countdown"
- 324: "Zero Hour"
- 401: "Storm Front"
- 410: "Daedalus"
- 412: "Babel One"
- 416: "Divergence"