The Borg represented a new antagonist and regular enemy which had been lacking during the first season of TNG the Klingons were allies and the Romulans mostly absent. 6 Critical reception and popular culture.The Borg have become a symbol in popular culture for any juggernaut against which 'resistance is futile', a common phrase uttered by the Borg. In addition, they played major roles in the Voyager series. Īside from being recurring antagonists in the Next Generation television series, they are depicted as the main threat in the film Star Trek: First Contact.
The Borg's ultimate goal is 'achieving perfection'. The Borg co-opt the technology and knowledge of other alien species to the Collective through the process of ' assimilation': forcibly transforming individual beings into 'drones' by injecting nanoprobes into their bodies and surgically augmenting them with cybernetic components. The Borg are cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a hive mind called 'the Collective'. The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the Star Trek fictional universe. The Borg are one single mind which is sometimes represented by the Borg Queen It first appeared in the episode ' Q Who'.
Borg insignia designed by Rick Sternbach.
