Do you think there are any species in Star Trek that WANT to be assimilated by the Borg?

[The Rock]

Like some kind of a Borg cult who worship them as gods? Perhaps this species were ignored by the Borg for being too primitive and have now made it their life's mission to become worthy enough for assimilation. Perhaps they see being assimilated as a way to becoming gods, not knowing the true horror of what assimilation really is; not knowing that being assimilated is worse than death.

The reason I bring this up is because there are comics from the Alien franchise (the one started by Ridley Scott with the first Alien movie) where there are xenomorph worshippers who consider being impregnated by a facehugger the ultimate honor and I wondered if there are species in Star Trek who feel this same kind of admiration for the Borg.

And do you think it would make for a good story?

 

[SCE2Aux]

I think it would make for a very interesting story indeed. There are techno-utopianists in real life who advocate for a post-human future, some of whom have a very un-empathetic, borg-like bent (see maximalist Silicon Valley types who are very into Long Termism, Effective Altruism etc.) I think a social commentary episode about aliens with these kinds of views culminating in their wish to become Borg could be great, and spark an interesting debate about the sort of ethics that run through our modern day tech companies.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Look at the way people simp for Trump, Musk and other people. Yes of course there would be Borg worshipping weirdos.

But in Trek's time, humans are more advanced or some such, so no.

 

[Shawnster]

Easier for me to accept there could be a vast group of individuals (maybe in all species) that would want to be assimilated as opposed to an entire species with that goal.

All the examples above regarding Xenomorphs, Trump, Musk, etc... are citing individuals following such cults of personality

 

[1001001]

Watch any documentary on cults and you'll know the answer.

There's always someone willing to believe crazy, stupid things.

 

[SCE2Aux]

Easier for me to accept there could be a vast group of individuals (maybe in all species) that would want to be assimilated as opposed to an entire species with that goal.

All the examples above regarding Xenomorphs, Trump, Musk, etc... are citing individuals following such cults of personality

Yeah that sounds more realistic, avoiding the 'Planet of Hats' trope.

 

[somebuddyX]

No. Not entire species. But maybe people like those aliens in "Independence Day" who go up on that building to welcome the aliens and then catch a big laser in the face. It'd be fun to have a story written first person about some Borg worshipping fanatic as they're getting assimilated and it's like "Oh...I fucked up."

 

[The Wormhole]

In the novels there was a species that viewed the Borg as gods and considered being assimilated as their way of ascending into heaven. They were too primitive for the Borg to bother with them.

 

[Nyotarules]

Read VOY novel Homecoming.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Look at the way people simp for Trump, Musk and other people. Yes of course there would be Borg worshipping weirdos.

But in Trek's time, humans are more advanced or some such, so no.

Objection. The Borg and Musk have their productive moments.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

From what I've heard, most of Musk's "productive moments" were when he left his people alone, to invent things in his name.

I drive a Leaf. I would not accept a Tesla as a gift.

But to go back on-topic, sentient nature is not only stranger than we imagine; it is stranger than we can imagine. There is no aberration so strange that it can't happen, and if it can happen, then it probably already has.

 

[NCC-73515]

As a teen, I imagined what it's like to be in the collective. It was not entirely unappealing to get body upgrades and access to knowledge spanning hundreds of worlds and years.

 

[USS Pertinax]

Pakleds, based on TNG only.

 

[Citiprime]

I'm surprised the Vidians wouldn't consider it as a possibility.

I'm sure the Borg would find their medical technology worthy of assimilation, and I would guess Borg nanoprobes would be able to repair the tissue damage caused by the Phage and eliminate it.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

In the novels there was a species that viewed the Borg as gods and considered being assimilated as their way of ascending into heaven. They were too primitive for the Borg to bother with them.

which novel was that?

 

[Pondwater]

The Kazon

 

[Shawnster]

I'm surprised the Vidians wouldn't consider it as a possibility

I was on another board a billion years ago, last century, where the origin of the Borg was one of benevolence. The idea was that the origin of the Borg was people needing/overcoming severe physical limitations. Over time this system becomes corrupted into the Borg's drive to seek perfection? To assimilate and acquire biological and technological distinctiveness in pursuit of becoming the one or the all.

 

[publiusr]

I'm surprised the Vidians wouldn't consider it as a possibility.

I'm sure the Borg would find their medical technology worthy of assimilation, and I would guess Borg nanoprobes would be able to repair the tissue damage caused by the Phage and eliminate it.

Good answer---the Binars maybe? The Ware or members of the Optimum Movement.

Other than such natural fits, were I the Borg Heptarch, I would go to dying planets on their last leg.

I could then build my numbers behind the scenes so as to (later) overwhelm those other worlds more... recalcitrant.

But the Borg themselves view Omega as something worthy of devotion.

I could see the drones casting off their queen (who might want to join cenobite thralls anyway) so as to have rapport with Daoloth and other "Many Angled Ones."

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

It would be interesting to see a collective like the Borg attempt to fight against--or fall to the control of the Neural parasites (TOS - "Operation -- Annihilate!"), which were part of their own incalculably large collective / hive-mind.

 

[The Rock]

In the novels there was a species that viewed the Borg as gods and considered being assimilated as their way of ascending into heaven. They were too primitive for the Borg to bother with them.

Is it the one below?

Read VOY novel Homecoming.