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The " Northwest Passage " cutting through Borg Space

Borg space or Borg territory referred to the vast Delta Quadrant space and territory controlled by the Borg . It included thousands of solar systems , all Borg, and millions of Borg vessels . ( VOY : " Scorpion ")

In 2373 , it became clear to the crew of USS Voyager that they were entering the heart of the Borg's territory. There was no way around it, but the ship was able to pass through by leveraging their insight into Species 8472 to forge an alliance with the Borg , lasting just long enough to ensure safe passage. ( VOY : " Scorpion ", " Scorpion, Part II ") Shortly thereafter, a leap of 9,500 light years made possible by Kes truly brought Voyager safely beyond Borg space. ( VOY : " The Gift ")

During the Borg-Species 8472 War , a narrow corridor within Borg space, nicknamed the Northwest Passage , was effectively cleared of Borg activity due to Species 8472 activity. ( VOY : " Scorpion ")

By late 2374 , Species 116 's homeworld had been assimilated and was located within Borg space. ( VOY : " Hope and Fear ")

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Complete List Of Appearances Of The Borg In Star Trek

This article is more than seven years old and was last updated in July 2019.

The Borg are Star Trek's most feared and most loved adversaries they appear in a total twenty-one episodes in the Star Trek franchise in 'Enterprise,' 'The Next Generation' and 'Voyager,' every television incarnation other than the original series and 'Deep Space Nine.' They also appeared in the Star Trek movie 'First Contact.' Below is a complete list of the Borg's appearances in chronological order.

1. Enterprise - 'Regeneration' [S02E23]

2. The Next Generation - 'Q Who' [S02E16]

3. The Next Generation - 'The Best of Both Worlds' [S03E26 - S04E01]

4. The Next Generation - 'I, Borg' [S05E23]

5. The Next Generation - 'Descent' [S06E26 - S07E01]

6. Voyager - 'Unity' [S03E17]

7. Star Trek: First Contact

8. Voyager - 'Scorpion' [S03E26 - S04E01]

9. Voyager - 'The Raven' [S04E06]

10. Voyager - 'Drone' [S05E02]

11. Voyager - 'Dark Frontier' [S05E15 - S05E16]

12. Voyager - 'Survival Instinct' [S06E02]

13. Voyager - 'Collective' [S06E16]

14. Voyager - 'Child's Play' [S06E19]

15. Voyager - 'Unimatrix Zero' [S06E26 - S07E01]

16. Voyager - 'Imperfection' [S07E02]

17. Voyager - 'Endgame' [S07E25]

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The Best of Borg worlds: The 7 essential Borg episodes to watch before Star Trek: Picard

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In 1989, in the episode “Q, Who?” Star Trek: The Next Generation took the word "cyborg" and clipped it down to its cold essentials, gifting the world with a new terror: the Borg. Though Doctor Who purists might tell you the Borg are a knock-off of the Cybermen, the black leather aesthetic combined with laser-pointer eyepieces and that chilling catchphrase — "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile" — all cemented the Borg as one the most iconic sci-fi concepts of all time.

The Borg is essentially internet addiction writ large, an enemy that makes you part of its server. In Star Trek: Picard , the Borg are back and several of the main characters (Picard, Hugh, Seven of Nine) were all previously assimilated by the Borg Collective. This means that revisiting some of the more pivotal Borg moments is essential for your Picard homework.

The Borg appear in six episodes of The Next Generation , one episode of Deep Space Nine , one episode of Enterprise , the film Star Trek: First Contact , and 23 episodes of Voyager . And, if you count every single episode of Voyager in which former-Borg Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) appears, that’s 100 episodes right there. So that’s possibly a total of 32 episodes or 108 Borg episodes and 1 feature film, depending on how you look at it. That’s a lot of Borg to binge! So, in honor of Borg efficiency, here are the 7 essential Borg stories to quickly assimilate and help make watching Star Trek: Picard even more ... engaging.

Note: There are ZERO spoilers for Star Trek: Picard ahead. Episode numbers use the Netflix and CBS All-Access watch order for ease of bingeing.

01 . The Next Generation: Season 3 Episode 26 and Season 4, Episode 1, “The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1 and 2”

Although the first canonical appearance of the Borg happens in the TNG Season 2 episode "Q, Who?" whispers of the Borg are hinted at as early as the Season 1 finale, "The Neutral Zone." That said, you don't really need to start getting your Borg on until the Season 3 finale, "The Best of Both Worlds."

That's the famous episode where Picard is singled-out to be assimilated by the Collective, and the Borg make a bee-line to conquer Earth. The conclusion of this two-parter was the Season 4 premiere of TNG , and the repercussions of that episode changed Jean-Luc Picard forever.

02 . The Next Generation: Season 5, Episode 23, "I, Borg"

In Star Trek: Picard , the former-Borg know as Hugh (Johnathan Del Arco) has a semi-regular role, and in the trailers , we've seen a more human-looking Hugh in a few quick shots. What's happened to Hugh since The Next Generation hasn't been revealed yet, but Hugh's origin story is this classic episode, "I, Borg."

The Enterprise finds an injured Borg, Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) and La Forge (Levar Burton) decide to nurse the Borg back to health to learn more about the Collective. Without spoiling anything, this changes the way Picard and everyone else starts to think about the Borg in a big way. Hugh returns in the two-parter "Descent," in Season 6 and season 7, but you can probably skip those ones if you're pressed for time. This is the essential Hugh episode, and, probably defines the possibilities for what can happen to former Borg drones.

03 . Voyager: Season 5, Episode 15, “Dark Frontier”

Arguably, to fully prepare for Seven of Nine's (Jeri Ryan) return in Star Trek: Picard , you might want to rewatch the entirety of Star Trek: Voyager starting with Seven's first appearance in the season 3 finale "Scorpion Part 1." But, that's also little like saying you should rewatch every episode of TNG to make sure you know everything about Jean-Luc Picard. Seven of Nine is one of the greatest Star Trek characters of all time, and creating a list of the very best Seven episodes is its own thing entirely.

But, if you're only trying to download the most essential Borg lore into your brain, rewatching the epic "Dark Frontier" won't disappoint. This episode reveals how Seven was first assimilated into the Borg collective, and why. Plus, it suggests that all former Borg drones have a complicated relationship with the Collective and the Borg Queen in specific.

When it originally aired in 1999, "Dark Frontier" was presented as an extra-long two-hour episode. Netflix preserves it this way, but sometimes, you'll see reference to "Dark Frontier Part 1 and Part 2." Don't be confused; it's all the same thing.

04 . Voyager: Season 6, Episode 16, "Collective"

This episode introduced yet another variation on what it was like for former Borg drones to suddenly live outside of the interconnected hivemind of the collective. The difference this time was that the liberated Borg were all kids. Sure, Hugh was young , but he wasn't a little kid. In this episode, Seven becomes a de facto mother figure/teacher to a group of children, who, just like her, had been assimilated when they were super young. This episode also introduces the character of Icheb, a reoccurring ex-Borg who would later develop an obsession with Starfleet history, with a special interest in Captain Kirk.

05 . Voyager: Season 6, Episode 26 and Season 7, Episode 1 “Unimatrix Zero Parts 1 and 2”

As its title suggests, "Unimatrix Zero," is kind of like the Matrix in The Matrix . But, in this version, the idyllic cyberspace world is a good thing, because it's literally the only place Borg drones can "go" to be themselves. In the virtual sanctuary of Unimatrix Zero, Borg can meet, and converse, and imagine how they may have been or looked before they'd been assimilated. They can also meet and speak with drones whose bodies are plugged into Borg ships millions of light years apart.

So, basically, it's a secret virtual reality chatroom for people who are enslaved by an AI hivemind, which, if you think about it objectively — even outside of the context of Star Trek — is a freaking awesome idea for a story. As a two-part episode of Voyager , "Unimatrix Zero," is one of the best. And as a Borg episode to prep you for Picard , the essential thing about "Unimatrix Zero" is that it basically proves that even when we think we know everything about the Borg, we totally don't.

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06 . Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

It's Picard and Data versus the Borg!

Hailed as perhaps the greatest Star Trek film of all time (or at least in a dead heat with The Wrath of Khan ), First Contact mostly focuses on Picard's deep-rooted hatred for the Borg, and his desire to enact his revenge, no matter what. It also is the first introduction of the Borg Queen (Alice Krige), a character who adds a layer to the Borg that makes them seem both much scarier, and weirdly a little more explicable. The Borg Queen is deranged, to be sure, but it's not clear she's evil , per se.

If you haven't seen the movie, I won't tell you what happens between her and Data (or her and Picard) but let's just say, this: the Borg Queen might be the most interesting villain in all of Star Trek . And, based on everything we learned in Star Trek: Voyager , she also might be indestructible.

07 . Voyager Season 7, Episode 24: "Endgame"

Before there was Avengers: Endgame , there was Voyager: Endgame ! In the series finale of Star Trek: Voyager , Admiral Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) , travels back in time from the year 2404, to help get the USS Voyager home to Earth about 23-years sooner than they did the first time around. Future Janeway's workaround is all about hijacking a transwarp hub used by the Borg to pop-around the galaxy with relative ease, much quicker than the Starfleet warp drives. But, Admiral Janeway's plan involves slightly more than just stealing some propulsion tech.

Without spoiling anything, the ending of this episode will make you wonder what state the Borg Collective could possibly be in during the time of Picard . "Endgame" took place in 2378, and the events of Picard happen in 2399. Whatever happened to the Borg in those 21 years might not be 100 percent answered in Picard . But, in terms of the Star Trek timeline, "Endgame" is where we left the Borg. So, when we see them again, the events of this episode will almost certainly have impacted the Collective. Even if they're too shy to mention it.

Star Trek: Picard debuts Thursday, January 23 on CBS All Access.

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Star Trek's Most Breathtaking and Consequential Battles

Today, we're diving into some of the battles that changed Trek history.

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Star Trek has brought breathtaking space battles to our screens throughout its history, but these clashes have always represented much more than just powerful starships and fantastic visual effects. From their underlying causes to ongoing repercussions, each engagement stands as a momentous turning point in both the Federation’s legacy and the lives of the individual participants. With thoughts of Commander Riker bellowing "Shields up!" and Captain Sisko ordering "Battle stations!" echoing in our minds, let’s recount the stories behind these iconic conflicts in the real-time chronology in which they aired, culminating with the struggle against Control that propelled the U.S.S. Discovery into the 32nd century.

9. Battle of Wolf 359, Star Trek: The Next Generation & Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek - The Battle of Wolf 359

As Earth faced assimilation by the technologically superior Borg Collective, Starfleet failed to hold the line against the oncoming threat at Wolf 359. In addition to the catastrophic loss of lives and vessels, the circumstances surrounding the invasion had a profound effect on four beloved characters. After assuming the U.S.S. Enterprise-D ’s center seat, William T. Riker was forced to match wits with his friend and mentor Jean-Luc Picard, who had been unwillingly enlisted to help the Borg with their mission. Picard himself would eventually endure years of psychological trauma related to these events. The battle also exacted an emotional toll on Benjamin and Jake Sisko, who suffered from Jennifer Sisko’s death. Despite emerging victorious, the Federation sought to rebuild its fleet and dedicated resources to developing a line of warships that ultimately gave birth to the Defiant -class.

8. First Battle of Deep Space 9 , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The looming Dominion threat and rumors of a compromised Cardassian government prompted the Klingon Empire to attack the Cardassian Union. The Federation rebuked this action, causing Chancellor Gowron to withdraw from the Khitomer Accords and placing Deep Space 9 in the line of fire. The ensuing battle saw a Klingon fleet unsuccessfully launch an assault against the starbase, but the engagement kicked off a brutal period of war between the Empire and the Federation. The situation was especially taxing on Worf, who found himself ostracized after selecting his allegiance to Starfleet over his warrior heritage. The continued Klingon presence in the region and the potential for further violence convinced Worf to accept a permanent position as the space station’s strategic operations officer.

7. Battle of Sector 001, Star Trek: First Contact

The Borg’s return to the Alpha Quadrant endangered 24th-century Earth, as well as the pivotal planet’s 21st-century past. The epic clash served as a dreaded reunion between the cybernetic lifeforms and Picard, whose history with the Collective proved crucial in repelling the Borg Cube’s advance into the interstellar coalition’s territory. The U.S.S. Enterprise-E ’s crew experienced a brief temporal detour in which they foiled the Borg Queen’s plot to eradicate the Federation before it even existed. The series of events provided Picard with some closure to the horrors he endured at Wolf 359. However, the Borg wreckage that remained in the 21st century became reanimated a hundred years later. Although Jonathan Archer’s Enterprise destroyed the ship the Borg had assimilated, the drones managed to send a signal to the Delta Quadrant that might have been the first communication to alert the Collective about Earth’s existence.

6. Second Battle of Deep Space 9 , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The first major engagement of the Dominion War primarily served as a diversion to cover a secretive Federation-Klingon strike on the enemy’s shipyards at Torros III, but Captain Sisko’s cadre also held out long enough to give the U.S.S. Defiant enough time to deploy a cloaked field of self-replicating mines that would prevent the Dominion from bringing in reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant. The ploy succeeded, yet the loss of Deep Space 9 to Weyoun and Gul Dukat’s occupational forces struck a blow to Starfleet’s morale. The fact that Sisko’s son Jake elected to stay behind and report from behind enemy lines did little to assuage the captain’s troubled mood. While the mission mostly went according to plan, the battle paved the way for a series of vicious defeats at the hands of the Dominion.

5. Operation Return, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Operation Return

When the time came for the Federation to retake Deep Space 9 , the Dominion was making the final preparations to deactivate the minefield that blocked the wormhole’s entrance. Outnumbered two-to-one, Starfleet only proved able to advance through the enemy fleet when the Klingons entered the fray at a key strategic moment. Unfortunately, the Defiant arrived too late to prevent the wormhole’s reopening, and Sisko ordered the lone vessel into the Celestial Temple in a last-ditch effort to block almost 3,000 Dominion starships from swarming across the Alpha Quadrant. The captain spoke to the Prophets as their Emissary and argued that they needed to act to protect Bajor. The wormhole aliens whisked the incoming fleet away, but warned Sisko that he would pay a price for their assistance. Dukat’s own punishment was more immediate, as the death of his daughter compromised the Cardassian’s mental state.

4. Battle of Cardassia, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Two tragic years of warfare led to this moment, when the combined Federation, Klingon, and Romulan armada ventured into the heart of Cardassia to put an end to the Dominion’s rule. The grueling trek through enemy territory was merely a prelude to the confrontation that awaited the Federation Alliance at Cardassia Prime, where the Dominion fleet prepared itself to fight to the last Jem’Hadar soldier. The Cardassians turned against their overseers, causing the Dominion to begin eliminating the local population. Luckily, Odo’s choice to heal the Female Changeling convinced her to surrender. The Dominion War came to a close, but its effects rippled across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants for years to come.

3. Battle of Vulcan, Star Trek (2009)

More of a massacre than a battle, the Romulan mining vessel Narada wiped out a small Federation fleet and disabled the U.S.S. Enterprise during a surprise strike over Vulcan. The flagship’s crew put up a valiant fight, but Nero nevertheless injected enough red matter into the planet’s core to create a black whole that swallowed Vulcan and most of its populace. Only 10,000 Vulcans survived the criminal act, which also claimed the life of Spock’s mother Amanda. Under James T. Kirk’s leadership, Starfleet’s flagship later defeated Nero as the Romulan sought to sentence Earth to the same grim fate. After witnessing his homeworld’s destruction, Spock Prime dedicated himself to helping the remaining Vulcan refugees locate a suitable planet to colonize.

2. Battle of the Binary Stars, Star Trek: Discovery

The U.S.S. Shenzhou ’s initial standoff with T’Kuvma’s Ship of the Dead soon spiraled out of control and launched the Federation and Klingon Empire into a prolonged and bloody war that tested Starfleet’s resolve. T’Kuvma’s death inspired his followers to rally behind Voq and L’Rell, but it also opened the door for Kol to assert his dominance over the Empire. Ironically, this series of events ultimately led to Voq’s transformation into Ash Tyler and his relationship with Michael Burnham, a pairing which played an important part in ending the war. Speaking of Burnham, the loss of Captain Georgiou ravaged the first officer’s spirit to the point that she allowed herself to be sentenced to life in prison with little resistance during her court martial.

1. Battle of Xahea, Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery — The Battle of Xahea

Waged in the vicinity of Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po’s cherished home, this cataclysmic conflict represented the U.S.S. Enterprise and Discovery ’s final opportunity to stop Control from acquiring the Sphere data, achieving sentience, and wiping out all life in the galaxy. Over the course of what is perhaps the most intricate battle that Star Trek has ever delivered on screen, the two Starfleet vessels held off the starships that Control procured from Section 31, Burnham and Spock solidified their familial bond, Admiral Cornwell sacrificed herself to save the Enterprise , and Mirror Georgiou vanquished Control as it embodied Leland’s reanimated form. Though triumphant, Captain Pike and Spock had to bid farewell to their loved ones on Discovery as the ship jumped 930 years into the future in order to safeguard the Sphere data. With its deeds purged from the historical record, Discovery set out to tackle new challenges in the 32nd century.

Jay Stobie (he/him) is a freelance writer who contributes articles to the official Star Trek website and Star Trek Magazine, as well as to Star Wars Insider and the official Star Wars website. Jay also serves as a part-time assistant and consultant advising many actors and creatives who work on his favorite sci-fi shows and films. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @StobiesGalaxy.

Star Trek: Discovery streams on CBS All Access in the United States, airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave in Canada, and on Netflix in 190 countries.

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Star Trek: Discovery Finally Gave Us A Closer Look At The Franchise's Most Mysterious Villain

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Discovery."

"Star Trek" might represent an idealistic vision of a bolder and brighter future, but the last few seasons of "Discovery" have proven that there will always be bad guys with a penchant for muddying up those ambitions in unexpected ways — even in the 32nd Century. While the Borg, Romulans, and the warlord Khan often have a stranglehold on the title of "Best 'Trek' villains," one alien species in particular has remained shrouded in mystery for decades. First mentioned in foreboding whispers in "The Next Generation" and finally seen in the flesh (well, so to speak) in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," the Breen have played a significant role throughout the franchise in the years since ... yet Trekkies still had to wait until now to actually see what lies underneath their distinctive helmets.

The advantage of never showing us a Breen's face, as it turns out, is that "Discovery" was able to hide one in plain sight all along.

So far, the addition of scavengers Moll (Eve Harlow) and L'ak (Elias Toufexis) has felt like a shoe waiting to drop. The close-knit pair continue to frustrate Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the rest of the Discovery crew (nowhere more dramatically than in last week's time-traveling bottle episode ), remaining one step ahead of our heroes in their quest to recover whatever Progenitor technological treasure hides at the end of this galaxy-spanning rainbow. About midway through episode 5, titled "Mirrors," the writers unleashed their big twist. L'ak, thus far considered an unknown type of extraterrestrial, actually reveals himself as a Breen. Or, rather, an emotional Moll lets this information slip by accident during a particularly fraught moment. In the process, "Trek" finally unmasked its most enigmatic aliens.

Putting on a brave face (or two)

In the span of one episode, "Discovery" officially made "Star Trek" history.

Long treated as a mystery that left everything up to our own imaginations, the Breen reveal puts a specific face to what had previously only been a name ... actually, make that two faces. While Moll and L'ak come to a tense faceoff with Burnham and Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) on board the mirror-universe version of the USS Enterprise while trapped in multidimensional space (it's a long story), the writers treat this as the perfect opportunity to delve into the scavengers' shared past. In a series of flashbacks, we find out that L'ak was part of the Breen royal family and disgraced by his powerful Primarch uncle. Hoping to earn his way back to his people's good graces, all his plans are upended by a torrid romance with then-courier Moll. With their backs against the wall and nowhere else to turn, the lovers choose their own path altogether and, along the way, L'ak reveals his most private aspect of himself: his Breen face.

Of course, the episode adds another twist and introduces the concept of the Breen having two  faces — a solid, corporeal form they can present to others if they so choose, and a more translucent one. (Really, it can only be described as  squishier. ) In fact, this creepy and altogether unique visage symbolizes a much more meaningful difference, as we learn when L'ak's uncle calls his chosen face an "insult to your heritage." Apparently, most Breen have moved beyond this "weak" form and consider this some sort of societal faux pas. In just a few minutes, we discover more about Breen culture than we've ever known before.

New episodes of "Star Trek: Discovery" stream every Thursday on Paramount+.

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Q. How can I travel to the new Borg space?

A. You can now travel to the new Borg space by using the new item called Transwarp Cells. Once Warp has initiated a Transwarp Cell will be used from your inventory. Please note – if you cancel warp the Transwarp Cell will still be consumed, so be mindful when warping to the new Borg systems.

Q. What are the names of the Borg systems?

• Metra Alpha (25)
• Metra Beta (25)
• Metra Gamma (25)
• Benes Alpha (26)
• Benes Beta (26)
• Benes Gamma (27)
• Benes Delta (27)
• Roda Alpha (28)
• Roda Beta (28)
• Roda Gamma (29)
• Roda Delta (30)
• Corta Alpha (31)
• Corta Beta (32)
• Corta Gamma (33)

Q. How can I obtain the transwarp cells?

A. Transwarp cells can be obtained only if you have built the Vi’dar

Q. Where can I obtain the Transwarp Cells from?

A. Transwarp cells can be obtained through a chest in the gifts section that can be claimed every 22 hours.

Q. How many times can I use the Transwarp Cells to travel to the Borg systems?

A. You cannot go from Borg system to system, as they are not connected. You can only use a Transwarp Cell once to travel to one system. If you want to leave a Borg system and enter a new one, you will need to use a Transwarp Cell again. 

Q. How many Transwarp Cells can one have in their inventory?

A. You can only have up to 8 transwarp cells in your inventory. If you have more than 8, you won’t be able to claim them from that chest until you’ve spent some and have less than 8 again.

Q. What should I expect to find in the new Borg systems?

A. Within the Borg systems will be Borg Hostiles known as Probes. These Borg Probes will drop a unique resource.

Q. What do the Borg Tactical Probes drop?

A. The Borg Tactical Probes drop Inert NanoProbes

Q. What can I do with the Inert NanoProbes?

A. Inert NanoProbes can be refined. Once in the refinery tab, you can choose between 2 types of refined NanoProbes, “Active Nanoprobes” which are used to promote Borg officers or “Charged NanoProbes” which are used for upgrading tiering up the Vi’dar or Faction / Reputation credits.

Q. What’s the Vi’dar?

A. The Vi’dar is a new ship that is predominantly used to fight off the Borg Tactical Probes.

Q. How can I obtain the Vi’dar

A. The Vi’dar can be obtained by

• From milestones 7 – 9 (50%) and from the final milestone of the Borg event in phase 2 (50% blueprints)
• Players will also have the chance to A – Buy a pack and redeem 50% of the blueprints or B – buy a pack to redeem 100% of the blueprints

Players level 16+ can obtain the Vi’dar

Q. At what level can I build the Vi’dar

A. The Vi’dar can be built with a minimum level of 25 on your shipyard

Q. Why am I not seeing the event rewarding Vi’Dar blueprints? (this is for players below level 16 – if necessary)

A. Please consider levelling up in order to see this event!

Q. How can I obtain the new Borg Avatar?

A. You will be able to become the owner of the new Borg avatar through the premium events store

Q. How to obtain the Vi’dar Missions?

A. The missions can be unlocked once you’ve gathered enough Borg Mission Keys (80).

Q. Where do I get the Borg Mission Keys from?

A. You can acquire the necessary amount of keys by completing different milestones in the Borg Invasion event or through the Vi’Dar Unlock Pack, which includes the mission keys.

Q. Why am I not seeing the premium mission bundle?

A. You will not see this bundle unless you have  T1+ Vidar.

Q. How many mission chains are there?

A. There are 3 mission chains: 

• And You Will Know Us… Part 2, which costs 20 Borg mission keys to unlock and can be found in the first milestone.
• Those Left Behind, which costs 40 Borg mission keys to unlock and can be found in the third milestone.
• Ripples in a Pond, which costs 80 Borg mission keys to unlock and can be found in the sixth milestone. This mission can only be unlocked if you already built the Vi’dar.

Q. How does the premium reward unlock pack work?

• The premium rewards unlock pack will last for 24 days
• Premium missions will be included in regular rewards
• By buying the Borg Prem Rewards Unlock Pack you can unlock the premium reward event store
• The Premium rewards unlock pack unlocks the Premium rewards “event store”
• Players level 16+ can get all 100 Vi’dar blueprints in the regular rewards (not premium)

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Star Trek's Writers Didn't Invent The Borg Queen – A Paramount Executive Did

W hen the Borg were first introduced on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (in the 1989 episode "Q Who"), they were terrifying. Clearly inspired by the works of H.R. Giger, the Borg sported tubes, servos, wires, and ineffable black machinery sprouting from their bodies. The Borg were made up of other species that had been kidnapped and assimilated into their collective, their minds wiped and replaced with a singular, terrifying machine consciousness. The Borg traversed space in outsized cube-shaped vessels, likewise crisscrossed with wires and ducts. They only had one goal: to grow. As Q (John de Lancie) described them, the Borg are the ultimate users. They look out at the universe and emotionlessly see nothing but raw materials to expand with.

The Borg returned periodically throughout "Next Generation," becoming one of the show's more impressive antagonists. The race of soulless machine people proved to be a great villain.

Naturally, when "Next Generation" moved into feature films, the Borg had to return. Jonathan Frakes' 1996 film "Star Trek: First Contact" featured the Borg traveling back in time to a vulnerable moment of Earth's history, hoping to alter events in their favor. In the past, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise discovered a new Borg wrinkle: they didn't have a group consciousness but were ruled by a sweaty, malevolent, emotional Queen (Alice Krige). Giving the Borg a "boss monster" was a silly twist that has, unfortunately, become a key part of "Star Trek" lore.

In the oral history book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams," edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, "First Contact" co-writer Brannon Braga revealed that the Borg Queen was invented by a Paramount executive named Jonathan Dolgen ... who thought the Borg were boring.

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To elucidate: "Star Trek: First Contact" is about a Borg attack on Earth that is cut short by the tactical savvy of Starfleet and the Enterprise-E. Just before their ship is destroyed, the Borg send a small spherical vessel through a mysterious time portal. The Enterprise pursues, getting caught briefly in a "time wake" and for a moment see that history has been altered. The Earth's population is now nine billion Borgs. The Enterprise goes back to the year 2063 to prevent their timeline alteration.

Audiences finally meet the Borg Queen a third of the way into the film. Unlike the other Borgs, the Queen is individualistic, sexual, and emotional and claims to speak for the Borg. Uncharacteristically, she states very specific goals. She was a fun, slinky, terrifying movie monster, but she made the Borg less threatening; the previously single-minded cyborgs now had a leader one could negotiate with.

Which is how Dolgen wanted it. The exec said that the Borg were dull, amounting to little more than robot zombies. They needed a voice. Screenwriter Brannon Braga hastened to come up with a "fix." Braga recalled: 

"We did a substantial rewrite. Also, it was Jonathan Dolgen at the time who ran Paramount, the biggest cheese there was, and he was also a ravenous 'Star Trek' fan. Rick and I used to go into his office for meetings all the time, and he would say, 'Oh, I really like this episode and that episode.' I think he was the one who said the Borg are boring. They're just zombies, you need a voice. We thought, 'S***, okay, it's like a hive. Like a bee colony. Let's make a queen,' and it was probably the best invention we could have possibly come up with." 

A hive? Sure.

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Turning the Borg into a hive made the villains a lot less interesting. Instead of being an unreasonable machine intelligence, there was now a hierarchy on board a Borg ship, with a "captain" calling the shots and the "drones" taking orders. And if the Queen was sexual and emotional, she was suddenly prone to trickery and manipulation herself. Indeed, in the climax of "First Contact," Data (Brent Spiner) hoodwinks the Borg Queen; she is emotionally distracted enough to let Data (Brent Spiner) re-aim the ship's torpedos.

But Braga was just following orders from Paramount, and a Borg Queen was his most elegant solution. At least the change was demanded by a Trekkie with his own vision of the franchise, and not an ignorant moneyman looking for toyetic images.

Early in the scriptwriting process, it seemed that Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was to be the hero. Braga realized that Picard should be the one to face off against the Borg again, saying:

"I don't think anyone realized by shuffling Picard and Riker around it would change things so monumentally, but I'm glad it did. Because it was the next movie, and it had been two years since you had last seen Picard, you kind of wanted to do big things with him. You wanted to have him fall in love and take a woman with him at the end. Actually, it was a good instinct on Patrick's part, because you want to see these characters in new situations. But this is an action movie. A romance? What a stupid idea. In the rewrite, the Borg meets the captain and he's our action hero."

"First Contact," despite its action film trappings , was a big hit, and is often considered the best of the "NextGen" movies. A Hive it is.

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Annie Wersching, the Borg Queen of 'Star Trek: Picard,' dies at 45

The talented actress passed away on Sunday after a two-year illness.

The " Star Trek " universe has lost one of its stars.

Trekkies of all stripes are mourning the death of Annie Wersching today as news of her untimely demise due to cancer on Sunday filters around the world as reported by the New York Times .

The St. Louis-born Wersching was a prolific actress and had also been featured in multiple TV shows over the years such as "General Hospital,"  "24," "The Vampire Diaries," "The Rookie," "The Runaways," "Bosch," and "Timeless," in addition to her motion capture and vocal work as the character Tess in the hit video game "The Last of Us," which was recently adapted into a streaming series on HBO Max.  

For sci-fi fans, many will recall her memorable portrayal of the Borg Queen in Paramount Plus' " Star Trek: Picard " Season 2 last year where she stepped into the cyborgian role to fill the shoes of Alice Krige from 1996's " Star Trek: First Contact ." 

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Wersching's performance was one of the standouts in that sophomore outing of "Picard" where she played the series' primary villain with palpable presence and style.

"There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today," Wersching's husband Stephen Full said in an official statement. "But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn't require music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. 'Go find it. It's everywhere.' And find it we shall.

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"As I drove our boys, the true loves of her life, down the winding driveway and street, she would yell BYE! until we were out of earshot and into the world. I can still hear it ringing. Bye my Buddie. 'I love you little family…'"

Picard was not Wersching's first voyage to the final frontier as one of her early acting gigs in her long 23-year career was on "Star Trek: Enterprise" where she played the character Liana in a 2002 episode titled "Oasis."

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"My heart is broken in more pieces than I can count," said 24 executive producer Jon Cassar regarding her premature death. "Annie came into my world with an open heart and a contagious smile. Brandishing such talent, she took my breath away. Annie became more than a workmate, she became a real friend to me, my family and every cast and crew member that worked with her. She'll be truly missed by them and the fans she always found time to interact with. Annie you'll be missed, you left your mark, and we’re all the better for it."

Wersching is survived by her husband Stephen Full and three children Freddie, Ozzie and Archie.

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7 star trek: voyager alien villains worse than discovery’s breen.

Discovery season 5 almost brought back a Voyager villain instead of the Breen. So which 7 Star Trek: Voyager enemies are badder than the Breen?

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors"!

• Breen Imperium emerges as main threat in Discovery S5, seeking Progenitors' tech to destroy the Federation.
• Voyager's Vidiians were considered as villains, but Discovery went with DS9's Breen instead.
• Species like the Hirogen, Species 8472 and Jurati's Borg could wreak havoc with Progenitors' technology.

The crew of Star Trek: Discovery should think themselves lucky that they're facing the Breen and not some of Star Trek: Voyager 's more dangerous enemies. It's now confirmed that the Breen Imperium will be the larger antagonists in the second half of Discovery season 5, following the revelations about Moll (Eve Harlow) and L'ak (Elias Toufexis) and the Erigah placed upon them. Discovery season 5, episode 5 , "Mirrors" revealed that Moll and L'ak were seeking to hand over the Progenitors' technology to the Breen, to erase their blood bounty. With the Progenitors' technology, the Breen will be able to destroy the Federation .

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors", was written by Johanna Lee & Carlos Cisco, and directed by Jen McGowan.

Carlos Cisco, who co-wrote Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors" with Johanna Lee, discussed the Breen on The 7th Rule podcast . While discussing Discovery 's new " jelly Breens " , Carlos Cisco revealed that the Star Trek: Voyager villains, the Vidiians were considered as possible season 5 villains. Given that the Vidiians were seemingly cured of the Phage in Star Trek: Voyager season 5, episode 20, "Think Tank", it's hard to see what would be driving them to secure the Progenitors' technology 800 years later. So, while Discovery was probably right not to choose the Vidiians, there are some other Voyager villains that are more than a match for the Breen .

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7 the krenim, voyager's temporal scientists have already caused trouble for discovery..

The USS Voyager ran afoul of the Krenim in the season 4 two-parter, "Year of Hell". Commanded by temporal scientist Annorax (Kurtwood Smith), the Krenim Time Ship was able to force entire species out of the space-time continuum, creating alternate realities as they did so. Annorax wanted to restore the Krenim Imperium to power by reshaping history in his own image, but he never quite worked out the calculations, meaning that he only made things worse. Each change that Annorax made to the established timeline, the further he seemed to get from restoring the power of the Krenim Imperium in Star Trek: Voyager .

Annorax was the third of Kurtwood Smith's four Star Trek roles between 1991 and 2021.

Star Trek: Discovery confirmed the Krenim's role in Star Trek 's Temporal Wars when one of their Chronphage weapons found itself aboard the USS Discovery. With temporal technology outlawed, the Krenim Imperium may be looking for other ways to reestablish their dominance . Therefore, the Progenitors' technology would provide an ideal way to restore power to the Krenim Imperium. It can both create and destroy life, meaning that the Krenim would no longer need to rely on temporal technology to erase their enemies from the space-time continuum.

6 The Vaadwaur

An ancient alien race seeking to assert their dominance..

The Kellerun and arguably even the Breen are deep cut Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aliens that feature in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. So Discovery season 5 could certainly have brought back the deep-cut Star Trek: Voyager villains, the Vaadwaur. The snake-like aliens existed in the early 15th century, using subspace corridors to attack multiple planets, including Talax, the home world of Neelix (Ethan Phillips) . Eventually, a coalition of races formed against the Vaadwaur, seemingly driving the race to extinction.

The Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Dead Stop" features a Vaadwaur corpse in the repair station, suggesting that there were other survivors of the coalition's attempt to destroy the species.

The USS Voyager recovered surviving members of the Vaadwaur 800 years later, in Star Trek: Voyager season 6, episode 7, "Dragon's Teeth" . Manipulating the crew of Voyager, the Vaadwaur tried to use the ship to strike back against the races that had risen up against their imperialism. They were prevented from launching another attempt to dominate the galaxy, but their ability to navigate subspace corridors, combined with the powers of the Progenitors' technology in the 32nd century could easily have led to the rise of a second Vaadwaur empire in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

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The voth may have preceded the progenitors..

The Voth weren't especially dangerous in their one and only Star Trek: Voyager appearance, however there was one big warning sign. A species that was believed to have originated from Earth's dinosaurs, the Voth left Earth and eventually established themselves in the Delta Quadrant . The existence of the Voth, and their genetic connection to Earth's dinosaurs means that the Progenitors' effectively took their planet from them by seeding humanoid life there. This could have set up a fascinating dynamic where the Voth, perhaps fleeing devastation in the Delta Quadrant, could have tried to reclaim Earth with the Progenitors' technology.

The story of the Voth in Star Trek: Voyager bears a striking resemblance to the Silurians from Doctor Who , right down to one Voth having what looks like a third eye on their forehead.

The new Star Trek: Voyager aliens were largely depicted as religious extremists in "Distant Origin", as many Voth refused to believe they originated elsewhere in the galaxy. Such zealotry could easily be tipped the other way, with the Voth in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century becoming convinced that possession of the Earth is a divine right . Possessing the Progenitors' technology would also give the Voth power over their human successors, making them a deadly potential foe with fascinating motivations as villains.

4 The Vidiians

The phage-infected aliens could finally cure all ills..

Star Trek: Voyager season 5, episode 20, "Think Tank" revealed that a cure for the Vidiian's virus, the Phage, had been found by a group of hyper-intelligent aliens. Whether this was true or not, 800 years have passed since the end of Voyager , meaning that the plague-stricken Vidiians could have found history repeating itself in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century. Voyager established that the Vidiians would stop at nothing to mitigate the effects of the Phage, from harvesting organs to conducting horrific scientific experiments .

The Vidiian scientist Sulan was able to split Lt. B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) into her human and Klingon halves, creating two distinct B'Elannas in Star Trek: Voyager season 1, episode 14, "Faces".

While there were sympathetic Vidiians like Dr. Danara Pel (Susan Diol), who was one of the love interests of Voyager's Doctor (Robert Picardo). However, the majority of Vidiians encountered in Star Trek: Voyager were keen to harvest innocent people in their never-ending battle against the Phage. As a humanoid race, the Vidiians would have a strong cause for seeking the Progenitors' technology, as they could presumably use it to erase all illness in their species . It seems unlikely that the Vidiians would stop there, potentially using the technology for larger, more nefarious goals.

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3 the hirogen, discovery's progenitors' tech could give them unlimited prey..

The Hirogen were a nomadic alien species that lived for the hunt, and anyone or anything was fair game in the Delta Quadrant . To try and assuage their murderous impulses, Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) gave the Hirogens holodeck technology. However, this went wrong when the hunter species changed the programming to make more suitable prey, resulting in a hologram uprising in the movie-length Star Trek: Voyager episode , "Flesh and Blood". Giving the Hirogen the ability to create their own prey with the Progenitors' technology in Star Trek: Discovery is a very chilling thought.

Star Trek: Picard season 3 revealed that Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) was hunted by a Hirogen while in command of the USS Enterprise-E.

Creating sentient life purely for the purposes of hunting them is unbelievably cruel, but it would also be on brand for the Hirogen . Throughout Star Trek: Voyager , the Hirogen proved that they placed the hunt above all else, meaning that the galaxy would get caught in the crossover of such a rampant expansion of their hunt. While the Hirogen aren't as likely to burn the Federation to the ground as the Breen Imperium, a massive expansion of their hunt could create a moral and diplomatic nightmare in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century.

2 Species 8472

A non-humanoid species who once waged war against the borg..

Star Trek: Voyager 's Species 8472 villains were incredibly powerful beings that were able to defeat the Borg Collective. Existing in fluidic space, Species 8472 had immensely powerful biotechnological abilities, and even possessed the power to shape-shift. While Captain Janeway eventually negotiated peace between Species 8472 and humanity, averting a full-blown invasion of Earth, it's still possible that future events could lead to hostilities resuming. Species 8472 were one of 1990s Star Trek 's most outright alien villains, so they'd likely have different intentions for the Progenitors' technology .

Species 8472 was the first completely computer-generated alien species in the Star Trek franchise.

Star Trek: Discovery 's updated Breen aren't straightforwardly humanoid, but they're also far less alien than Species 8472 . An alien race that didn't originate from the Progenitors, with the ability to wipe out all humanoid life in the galaxy is a terrifying prospect for the 32nd century. Thankfully, Janeway's peace with Species 8472 appears to have lasted long into the 32nd century, meaning that the Star Trek: Voyager villains aren't appearing as Discovery season 5's major antagonists.

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1 the borg collective, picard finished what janeway started, or did he.

Given the success of Star Trek: Picard season 3, it's probably for the best that the Borg Collective don't feature in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. It's one of many lessons Discovery learned from Picard season 3 , however it's worth pondering just what the Borg could do with the Progenitors' technology. The ability to create life with the Progenitors' technology would give the Borg Collective a never-ending stream of drones with which to assimilate the entire galaxy . It's just as well that Admiral Picard finished what Janeway started in the Voyager finale, by killing the Borg Queen once and for all.

Captain Janeway faced the Borg Queen three times in Star Trek: Voyager , compared to Picard's two in Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Picard season 3.

A Borg Collective presumably still exists in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century, led by Agnes Jurati (Alison Pill), who wanted to use their technology to heal, rather than destroy. Even though Jurati had more benevolent intentions in Star Trek: Picard , the Progenitors' treasure combined with Borg technology is a frightening concept. Such a combination could have been a recipe for the bad old days of Star Trek: Voyager 's treacherous journey through the Borg Collective's native territory of the Delta Quadrant. Starfleet, and the Breen, just wouldn't stand a chance.

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