The Lost Borg Characters
In the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Scorpion, pt.
2", many Borg attempted to assimilate Voyager and her crew ... but
only one survived. We'll have an entire season to learn the story
behind the survivor, but how much do we really know about the other
Borg? Here are the details, obtained from an anonymous Paramount
executive who wanted the fans to know "not everybody here is a
fan-hostile, webpage-closing control freak".
- 7 of 9:
- Not listed specifically, but mentioned in the press release for
"Scorpion pt. 2". The name is possibly a typo.
- 6 of 9:
- The surviving Borg character. As Twin Peaks' Pete
Martell remarked, "She's live -- wrapped in tinfoil!"
- 10 of 10:
- This new character runs up the beach, meets Dudley Moore's
character, and assimilates him.
- 4 of 5:
- The Borg preferred by more dentists.
- 5 of 4:
- A former jazz musician. Heavily influenced by Dave Brubeck.
When it comes to impossible missions, the Collective turns to him time
and again.
- 1 of 3:
- A Borg who bats well enough for most major league baseball teams.
- 1 of 9:
- A Borg who bats well enough for the Cubs.
- 1/100 of 1:
- The crew dubbed this Borg "The Black Knight". B'Elanna
dismembered and beheaded him, but as his head floated into deep space it
could be heard shouting "Come back here, you Federation
villains! I can still bite your toes off!"
(Yes, we know
that sound doesn't really carry in the vacuum of space, but on Star
Trek, it always does ...)
- 7 of 11:
- Nicknamed "Abu", this Borg will help supply Neelix's
pantry with overpriced junk food.
- 0 o' 7:
- "I am Borg. James Borg."
- 1 of 1:
- Formerly Duncan McLeod. "There can be only one!"
- 2 of 3:
- A Borg who ain't bad.
- 9 o' 210:
- Full of angst and repressed hormones, this former valley girl is
unlikely to live through the season. (For this reason, we hope she will
be played by Tori Spelling.)
- 9 of 9 of 9 of 9 of ... :
- The good news for Voyager's crew: this Borg's
programming is faulty -- it contains an infinite loop. The bad news:
He's unstoppable, and wants a revolution.
- 2 of 1:
- These two Borg, former twin sisters, operate as a single unit.
Often seen orally assimilating Doublemint gum.
- 1.99927 of 3.99981:
- This Borg was damaged by the Collective's attempt to assimilate
Pentium technology. Only an increasingly expensive series of software
upgrades keeps her functional. Her latest upgrade has been delayed
until the Collective can return to the planet Macintosh, assimilate more
technology from its enslaved workers, and adapt it to Borg hardware.
- 6 of 1:
- This Borg is as good as half a dozen others.
- 2 4 1:
- A former Ferengi, this Borg once assimilated an entire planet by
selling them on the idea.
- 99 2 1:
- A very dangerous Borg -- when it comes to assimilation, he succeeds
against overwhelming odds.
- 7 of 2 of 8 of 6 of 3 of 9 of 5 of ...:
- Originally from West Virginia, this human was assimilated willingly.
He figured that a race that lives in a big square vehicle, spends most
of its time keeping it running, and the rest of the time reproducing by
self-replication couldn't be all bad. Besides, the Borg Queen couldn't
be as bitchy as his old lady.
- Bob:
- Hey, why not? Every other show has a character named Bob. His
official designation, however, is "B o' B".
- 0 of 0:
- A former nun.
Yet another list from ...
John Gordon White
<johnw@usmh.usmd.edu>
Before you tell me to "get real", consider ... would your
little reality be a safe place for you with me in it?