Can the Borg assimilate animals?
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Can the Borg assimilate animals?
Canonically, no. At no point in the Star Trek TV (prime) series did the Borg show interest in assimilating anything except humanoid species, with the exception of the Kazon, who were deemed unremarkable.
What was the Borg saying?
The Borg wish to assimilate humans in order to get closer to perfection. With their popular Catchphrase “Resistance is Futile” – the Borg Collective travel the Star Trek universe assimilating different species.
How do the Borg reproduce?
On Star Trek: Voyager, it was revealed that the Borg do not reproduce at all. Instead, they assimilate other species and place the youth into what was called a “Borg Maturation Chamber,” a device used to accelerate the aging of the subject and make them into Drones.
How does the Borg Collective work?
The Borg co-opt the technology and knowledge of other alien species to the Collective through the process of “assimilation”: forcibly transforming individual beings into “drones” by injecting nanoprobes into their bodies and surgically augmenting them with cybernetic components.
What species have the Borg assimilated?
By name
| Name | Number assimilated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kelis’ species | At least one as of 2377 | VOY: “Unimatrix Zero” |
| Klingons | At least six as of 2377 | Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: “Infinite Regress”, “Unimatrix Zero” |
| Krenim | At least one as of 2374 | VOY: “Infinite Regress” |
| Ktarians | At least one as of the 2350s | VOY: “Dark Frontier” |
What species is the Borg Queen?
Species 125
This Queen was soon replaced by another, almost identical one — a drone assimilated from Species 125 — who encountered the U.S.S. Voyager in the Delta Quadrant when that Federation crew attempted to procure a transwarp coil.
What does Borg stand for?
BORG
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| BORG | Binary Operations Research Group |
| BORG | BMRT Ordinary Rendering GUI |
| BORG | Buell Owner and Repair Group |
| BORG | Bungie.org |
Do the Borg have children?
The Borg children were introduced in Voyager when a virus infected a Borg cube, killing the adult drones and leaving it adrift with only assimilated children alive. That may have been his end, but there are other ex-Borg children still out there.
Why do the Borg ignore?
The Borg have been known to ignore species that they see as far too inferior and would provide nothing towards their ‘perfection’. In general, the Borg are said to assimilate civilizations, not individuals. There are several references to individual ships being assimilated.
What species was the original Borg?
Species 8472
In 2373, the Borg discovered the realm known as Fluidic space, a parallel universe that was home to Species 8472. The Borg considered Species 8472 to be the pinnacle of biological development and sought to assimilate the race to add to the Collective’s perfection.
What species number is the Borg?
Species 8472 is a designation given to them by the Borg. The multiplayer game Star Trek Online gives their proper name as Undine. When the USS Voyager made contact with them, Species 8472 were engaged in a war with one of Star Trek’s perennial antagonists, the Borg.