Borg

:This article is about the fictional race of aliens. For other uses, see Borg (disambiguation).

Development of Borg assimilation

The idea of Borg assimilation changed between seasons two and three of the series. In the second-season episode Q Who?, assimilation is not mentioned, and the Borg multiply by raising fetuses in artificial culture; after they have grown, the metal and electronic parts are implanted by surgery, and are not generated by the body.

Related Topics:
Assimilation - Q Who? - Fetus - Surgery

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This was changed during season three. In the two-part The Best of Both Worlds Picard himself is slowly assimilated into a Borg.

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Later, the well-known quick assimilation became usual in Star Trek episodes. A Borg would inject tendrils from its mechanical arm into the neck of the victim, almost instantly turning that person into a Borg drone.

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