Most Disliked Delta Quadrant Aliens

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  1. Tracy Trek

    Tracy Trek Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    And also in the previous episode Blood Fever, they found the Borg corpse in the Sakari ruins.

    Has it ever seemed like if the Borg were such a big threat, why wasn't the whole DQ assimilated by then? Were the Borg not already around during the height of the Vadwaar civlization and that was centuries before.
     
  2. Six of Twelve

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    Yes, you're right, I'd almost forgotten about Blood Fever.

    My only guess why everyone was not assimilated is that perhaps the Borg vary their task focus periodically. Perhaps when the Federation first met them, they were in an "assimilation drive" phase, but perhaps they sometimes fall back to regroup and focus on other tasks for awhile before starting another assimilation drive. Who knows?
     
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  3. Richard Baker

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    Thinking in Quadrants is Federation-Centric. The Borg may have been in what was grouped with other races together as Delta, but to them they were at the center of what was important. They expanded outwards based on what they found interesting, they were in no particular rush.
     
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  4. Tracy Trek

    Tracy Trek Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Well Q more or less just threw the Enterprise right in the Borg's faces.
     
  5. Farscape One

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    Q actually did them a favor by doing that.
     
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  6. Lonely Horse

    Lonely Horse Lieutenant Junior Grade Red Shirt

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    The Kazons for sure! They had starships! Starships! But what did they not have? Water! I mean what kind of nonsense is that!?
     
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  7. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    You are not the only one.

    You'd think Starships would have systems that need cooling or need water and you'd realize if they have that on the ship they must be getting it from somewhere.... Unless they have zero parts that need cooling.
     
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  8. Sophie74656

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    Because the Borg only assimilate what they think will improve them. They don't necessarily assimilate everything that comes across their path, they assimiate what they think will add to their perfection. I'm sure there are many species that would not add anything so the Borg have left them alone, for example the Kazon.
     
  9. Triskelion

    Triskelion Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Species I didn't care for:
    The Swarm's first victim, Sad Clown
    The ones from Innocence with their black veils
    The ones from Emanations
    The Sikarian pleasure-seekers
    The overweening miniatures from Virtuoso
    The overbearing ones with Scott Thompson, and the Tak Tak, and fake Sister Dala (Live Long and Prosper)
    The ones from Favorite Son (geez Harry can't even get some there without a ring)
    Holograms with simulated physical emotions who can't tell the difference; and neither could most of the crew, apparently.
    Bajorans, with their ostentatious religiosity. (jk, but not rly)

    Basically any species with candle holders.


    EDIT: maybe I just don't like candle holders.
     
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  10. Gingerbread Demon

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    Oh god I want to see Borg Pakleds :)
     
  11. Sophie74656

    Sophie74656 Commodore Commodore

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    They did steal those ships, they didn't build them or develop that technology. I was probably only the one sect that needed the water. The different sects have their own territory and their territory had very little drinkable water. Without replicators they would have to gather and store water, or trade with other sects for it.
     
  12. Bry_Sinclair

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    Most were pretty unremarkable.
     
  13. Herbert

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    "We look for things. Things to assimilate that make us go"
     
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  14. Herbert

    Herbert Commodore Commodore

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    The Kazon were my least favorite. I was so glad when Voyager moved beyond their space
     
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  15. cosmic mouse

    cosmic mouse Commodore Commodore

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    I'm leaning towards the Kazon myself, although I'm only in season 2... I'll get back to this thread when I finish the series.
     
  16. 2takesfrakes

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    I hated that there were so many rubberheads in the Delta Quadrant! There was a real opportunity for Michael Westmore to SHINE, here, but he went the well-trodden path, for the sake of money and time, I guess. The CGI aliens and/or monsters were usually shite, as well, which Michael can't be blamed for, but overall, VOY really dropped the ball on delivering some freshness and imagination in the STAR TREK alien Department.
     
  17. Sophie74656

    Sophie74656 Commodore Commodore

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    There are always limitations...what the director wants, what the budget is, and how much time he has to work on it. Also there were basic "rules" for makeup that Gene Roddenberry had that they tried to stick with.
     
  18. 2takesfrakes

    2takesfrakes Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Rules were made to be broken, Sophie! How well we both know that ...
     
  19. Sophie74656

    Sophie74656 Commodore Commodore

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    Certain rules you don't break if you enjoy collecting a paycheck ;)
     
  20. 2takesfrakes

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    Now, listen here ...............................