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or the infant borg that was rescued by Seven and last seen in the cradling arms of Janeway... before being recycled through the replicator system
no fuss, no mess, no problem!
no fuss, no mess, no problem!
Ezri II
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And when they turn everyone into BORG in the other universes?
The BORG has a flaw, they cannot reproduce. Therefore, they can be around thousands of years but every planet they convert into Borg cannot reproduce. Therefore BORG space gets larger only to have less amount of life within BORG space.
Think this way. If the BORG did take over EARTH and did convert all humans into BORG. It is very uncommon that a human will live past 110 years so in theory the human race would be gone in less then 120 years. What then, EARTH a dead planet without humans and without BORG that are human. Would it be practical with the BORG to have any BORG settlements on Earth after 150 years of Borg occupation.
There are an infinite number of universes.
But the best thing is this:
The Borg no longer exist, so we don't have to worry about this anyway. 
Works for me, the Borg in the centre has head ridges, half Klingon maybe...
typically all drones will be humanoid... at least the ones we've seen onscreen
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
has anyone apart from humans got, you know turned into a borg?
Have I been smoking pot and forgot about doing it, because i'm surely hallucinating such a question.
Fantastic well researched and thought out post!
Not quite. The Borg have catalogued at least 8,472 species but there is no indication that they have assimilated members of all of them. They were never able to assimilate a member of Species 8472 for starters.
Or were considered "unworthy" of assimilation, like the Kazon.
Well, species 8472 was the first species to truly resist the Borg... both militarily and biologically. Except for Denobulans, we have seen those nanoprobes work wonders on everyone else. And surely the borg have found more species to assimilate after encountering 8472 -- they'd need to keep their numbers up just to counter the fluidic space threat. they may have even resorted to assimilating "unworthy" species just for drones in this extreme circumstance.
Is "unworthy" for assimilation due to technological or biological limitations? If it's the former, I'd argue that the Kazon, with their stolen Trabe ships, would be worth assimilating, at least for material. They probably wouldn't offer too much resistance, since they don't really work together. I'd also argue against biological limitations, since they seem to have physical prowess. For that matter, how would the Borg know of their biological drone limitations without first 'tasting' a few?
I don't understand why the kazon would be considered unworthy of assimilation. I guess i can see why the borg would be more interested in other species, but they have thousands of Cubes at their disposal -- just send one the way of the Kazon... unless it's all some master Borg plan to allow the Kazon to develop more technology/steal before being assimilated (but i don't see that happening)
Who/where is it ever stated the Borg are incapable of biological reproduction? I'm sure if such a need arises, the technologically advanced Borg would surely find some way to reproduce.
In the PC Game "Star Trek: Armada" (or was it Armada II?) the Borg capture a Dominion cloning facility and recreate Locutus. Cloning would also be a viable form of reproduction.
Questions - Do the Borg assimilate every species they encounter? After they add the biological and technological distinctiveness of said species into the collective, is there a need to continue assimilation? If the Borg weren't resisted would they assimilate everyone or stop after they assimilated a specific number of individuals. Do the Borg coexist on planets with non-sapient lifeforms such as dogs or birds?
In the PC Game "Star Trek: Armada" (or was it Armada II?) the Borg capture a Dominion cloning facility and recreate Locutus. Cloning would also be a viable form of reproduction.
Questions - Do the Borg assimilate every species they encounter? After they add the biological and technological distinctiveness of said species into the collective, is there a need to continue assimilation? If the Borg weren't resisted would they assimilate everyone or stop after they assimilated a specific number of individuals. Do the Borg coexist on planets with non-sapient lifeforms such as dogs or birds?
^No, the Borg do not assimilate every species they encounter. As I discussed earlier, some they can't (Species 8472) and some they aren't interested in (the Kazon).
Given what they'd done to Earth in First Contact after travelling back in time, I'd guess most of their planets are pretty inhospitable to life as we know it.
Given what they'd done to Earth in First Contact after travelling back in time, I'd guess most of their planets are pretty inhospitable to life as we know it.
Any species with knowledge or cloning or other form or reproduction would be known by the Borg after assimilation. They might also reproduce in a similiar fashion to that seen in "Drone" using nanoprobes and organic material. However, with so many humanoids at their disposal, it seem this need would hardly be neccessary.
The Borg don't seem to go searching for new species or technology on their own initiative. They are either tipped off by those they have assimiliated or encounter those who go poking around where they don't belong. Both Enterprise and Voyager crew have boarded Borg ships but were completely ignored until they did something to draw attention to themselves. The Hansens followed and boarded a cube for months until the Borg detected something they could use. In other words, the Borg seem to be at a constant state of believing themselves "perfected" until something new comes along. Once they find a new variable, they absorb it.
I guess the Borg would completely ignore non-sentient creatures like birds and dogs. However, if the planet had some important like resources or served as a base of operation, I think most lifeforms would die off simply because of loss of environment and food sources. "First Contact" also seems to imply an assimilated planet contains high levels of methane, flourine and other gases we would consider deadly.
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Siwilliams
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has anyone apart from humans got, you know turned into a borg?
yes, as seen in Star Trek Voyager
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