"Mirror Universe" Borg

Da'an · June 25 2009, 09:42 PM

There should be some.

They can be like a galactic "think tank" and becoming a Borg would be like training to being joined to a Symbiont on Trill, where the honor of becoming Borg is a very special privilege reserved only for those who prove they would have something to offer the collective.

That way, the Borg can be as powerful as logic suggests they really should be given the technology and applications of that technology that is canon in the Star Trek universe, (continuity has a lot to answer for) but to make them not be generic "deus ex machina" aliens (which they probably could be) they would have no interest in dealing with societies as primitive as the Alpha Quadrant races. The Prime Directive works both ways.

There may even be some Voth Borg.

Gary7 · June 25 2009, 09:53 PM

I could see that... "Good Borg"... they assimilate voluntarily, fix all your social problems, and supply you with an endless stream of "happiness" serum.

Da'an · June 25 2009, 10:04 PM

Instead of being "assimilated by" the collective, people are "integrated into" the collective, which is why they have to be so discerning as to who becomes Borg.

If you had a collective of the Hawkings, Einsteins, Newtons, Darwins, etc. then you wont want the Paris Hiltons of the galaxy in your collective dragging you down.

Islander · June 25 2009, 10:09 PM

The mirror universe Borgs run on Vista... 'noug said.

Sci · June 25 2009, 10:30 PM

The Mirror Universe Borg appear in the Mirror Universe novel sdroW htoB fo tsroW ehT by Greg Cox in the volume Glass Empires (2007). Like the other Mirror Universe species, there's no major difference between the the MU Borg and RU Borg -- except that Mirror Universe Borg are ruled by the Borg King instead of the Borg Queen, and their ships are diamond-shaped rather than cube-shaped.

NIUPonyBoy · June 25 2009, 10:30 PM

Gary7 wrote:

I could see that... "Good Borg"... they assimilate voluntarily, fix all your social problems, and supply you with an endless stream of "happiness" serum.

So what you're saying is that Obama is a mirror universe Borg thinking he is doing good but actually is not?

Anthony Sabre · June 26 2009, 05:35 AM

I'd like to see the mirror Borg as being either xenophobic or being on the verge of extinction.

Kaziarl · June 26 2009, 05:58 AM

Gary7 wrote:

I could see that... "Good Borg"... they assimilate voluntarily, fix all your social problems, and supply you with an endless stream of "happiness" serum.

Sounds like it could be an Outer Limits episode

June 25 2009, 09:42 PM	#1
Da'an Commander Location: Shibuya UG	"Mirror Universe" Borg There should be some. They can be like a galactic "think tank" and becoming a Borg would be like training to being joined to a Symbiont on Trill, where the honor of becoming Borg is a very special privilege reserved only for those who prove they would have something to offer the collective. That way, the Borg can be as powerful as logic suggests they really should be given the technology and applications of that technology that is canon in the Star Trek universe, (continuity has a lot to answer for) but to make them not be generic "deus ex machina" aliens (which they probably could be) they would have no interest in dealing with societies as primitive as the Alpha Quadrant races. The Prime Directive works both ways. There may even be some Voth Borg.

June 25 2009, 09:53 PM	#2
Gary7 Rear Admiral Location: Near Manhattan ··· in an alternate reality	Re: "Mirror Universe" Borg I could see that... "Good Borg"... they assimilate voluntarily, fix all your social problems, and supply you with an endless stream of "happiness" serum.

June 25 2009, 10:04 PM	#3
Da'an Commander Location: Shibuya UG	Re: "Mirror Universe" Borg Instead of being "assimilated by" the collective, people are "integrated into" the collective, which is why they have to be so discerning as to who becomes Borg. If you had a collective of the Hawkings, Einsteins, Newtons, Darwins, etc. then you wont want the Paris Hiltons of the galaxy in your collective dragging you down.

June 25 2009, 10:09 PM	#4
Islander Commodore Location: In a remote corner of your sick mind	Re: "Mirror Universe" Borg The mirror universe Borgs run on Vista... 'noug said. __________________ "I kept the Vulcan and married the woman, 'cause I didn't think Leonard would have it the other way around." -Gene Roddenberry

June 25 2009, 10:30 PM	#5
Sci Admiral Location: Flags of the World: Republic of Cape Verde	Re: "Mirror Universe" Borg The Mirror Universe Borg appear in the Mirror Universe novel sdroW htoB fo tsroW ehT by Greg Cox in the volume Glass Empires (2007). Like the other Mirror Universe species, there's no major difference between the the MU Borg and RU Borg -- except that Mirror Universe Borg are ruled by the Borg King instead of the Borg Queen, and their ships are diamond-shaped rather than cube-shaped. __________________ This dream must end, this world must know: We all depend on the beast below. Last edited by Sci; June 25 2009 at 10:43 PM.

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June 26 2009, 05:35 AM	#7
Anthony Sabre Commodore Location: Dallas, TX USA	Re: "Mirror Universe" Borg I'd like to see the mirror Borg as being either xenophobic or being on the verge of extinction.