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Old 01-31-2020, 10:21 AM   #232
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Originally Posted by Wormius View Post
I still think the Borg was somehow the result of V’ger from Star Trek:TMP.
That was a Shatner book, I don't know if Star Trek books are looked at as true Canon like the Star Wars new EU. Maybe someone can correct me on it.

There has never been a strong discussion around the Borg origins, and I've seen everything from V-ger, to a ancient species that advanced their technology to the point of sentience and agreed to merge with it. It'd be interesting to see a TV series that takes place back then.

What if you could live a life of perfect contentment, no disease, no death, the ability to control every aspect of the species environment. No war, and everyone benefits.

It would be hard for a species to say no to that, but at the same time, the technology side has no emotional decision making and over powers them and decides that the whole galaxy would benefit from this type of merger.

Or maybe they assimilate the wrong person or people with an overwhelming will, and a malignant personality which becomes the Queen.

I never thought that the Borg were particularly malignant or cruel or even evil. They are basically trying to apply a extreme solution to a chaotic galaxy.
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