Were the Borg originally their own race, before assimilation started?
Part of what makes the Star Trek TNG episode "I, Borg" so confusing for me is that the Borg in their first episode, "Q Who", seemed like their own species. Half robot, half biological entity race. Then they talk about freeing Hugh. Wasn't Hugh always a Borg though? The "I am not Borg" thing is confusing. It's as if they weren't their own race
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What we learn about the Borg is they either assimilate individuals of other races, or create their own young in incubation chambers.
As such, the Borg are a variety of races.
Why do they seem like one race?
- Star Trek very much endorses the idea of "Planet of Hats": Each race gets a dominant characteristic, and they bang that drum really hard: Warrior Klingons, Logical Vulcans, greedy Ferengi, conniving Romulans etc. If a Norsican boards the ship, this won't be a romance story.
- So one is conditioned to thinking "pattern behavior ~= race". With the Borg, they all act exactly the same (hive mind and all). So they seem like a race in that sense.
- They are so covered up with cyber gear all over their heads that you can't really see what race they are. And they didn't really bother showing us any distinctions until we got to know the Borg a lot better in Voyager.
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What race started the Borg?
There is no EVIDENCE, but its believed that the Delta Quadrant is the origin of the Borg Collective. Neither is their biological origin. Its believed that they were an humanoid advanced civilization who grew tired of not being perfect. They want to achieve perfection, so they started assimilating species.Which species did the Borg not assimilate?
Star Trek: Voyager The Borg quickly realize that Species 8472 is immune to assimilation and that contemporary Borg technology is no match for it. In fact, 8472 is one of the few species so advanced that its ships are able to destroy Borg cubes in seconds.What is the origin of the Borg Queen?
Drones were made from those assimilated and merged into a collective consciousness. The Borg Queen was created out of the necessity for a single unifying voice. However, with thoughts and desires of her own, she was no longer bound to serve V'ger.Who was the first human assimilated by the Borg?
The first humans assimilated by Borg were crew members of Picard's Enterprise-E on April 5, 2063 ("Star Trek: First Contact"); after the Borg jumped back in time to prevent First Contact between Vulcans and Humans as a result of Cochrane's first Warp flight, and Enterprise followed the Borg Sphere to prevent that.Origins of the Borg - The Most Likely Creation or Cause of Star Trek's Most Disturbing Villains!
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