Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew may have thwarted the Borg inStar Trek: Picardseason 3, but that doesn’t mean thatStar Trekis finished with the cybernetic drones. Since their introduction inStar Trek: The Next Generation,the Borg have become one of the franchise’s most formidable foes.As a hive-minded collective of cybernetic drones, the Borg cannot be reasoned with and they adapt quickly to any attack. With their frightening refrain that"resistance is futile,“the Borg have become ingrained inStar Trekand popular culture.
The Borg played a role in all three seasons ofPicard,culminating in the dyingBorg Queen’s (Alice Krige)attempt to destroy Starfleet once and for all. After suffering a devastating attack at the hands of Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) inVoyager’sseries finale,the Borg Queen allied with the Changelings to take on Starfleet.Their plan may have ultimately been successful if not for Admiral Picard and his reunitedTNGcrew aboard the rebuilt USS Enterprise-D. While the Enterprise-D may have put an end to one Borg Queen and her collective, there are still other active Borg out there.
9 Versions Of The Borg In Star Trek
So many versions of the Borg Collective exist in Star Trek, from TNG’s original cybernetic villains to Voyager’s offshoots and Picard’s revivals.
The Borg Still Exist After Star Trek After Picard Season 3
Admiral Picard and his crew didn’t destroy all of the Borg.
Star Trek: Picardseason 1 revealed that the Romulans had acquired a disabled Borg cube that had become detached from the rest of the collective. The Romulans then established a Reclamation Site within the Borg cube to study Borg technology alongside Federation scientists. This Borg cube became known as the Artifact and it eventually crash-landed on Coppelius,with the fate of any remaining Borg drones unknown.It’s possible some of these drones survived this crash, but another Borg collective remains active as well.
InPicardseason 2, the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching) from an alternate timelineassimilated Dr. Agnes Jurati (Alison Pill)and the two merged into one being. Jurati retained control and created a new, benevolent Borg collective. After this Borg collective helped stop a dangerous energy wave,Admiral Picard granted Jurati and her collective provisional membership in the Federation.This Borg collective then agreed to keep watch over the transwarp conduit created by the energy wave, alerting the Federation to any enemies that emerged from it.Picardseason 3 did not check in on Jurati’s collective, and their future remains unknown.
Will Star Trek Bring Back The Borg As Villains?
Picard season 3 proved the Borg can still be good villains.
Considering the popularity of the Borg, it’s likelyStar Trekwill bring them back in some way.Star Trek: Picardalready proved that there are new and interesting stories that can be told about the Borg.The story ofBorg Queen Jurati and her collectiveremains unfinished, meaning she could pop up in a futureStar Trekproject. A future project could evenpit a powerful evil Borg collective against Jurati’s benevolent one.Plus, with the advancements in real-world technology, modernStar Trekcan make the Borg look better than they ever have.
The scariest thing about the Borg is the loss of control and identity associated with being assimilated, and this fear remains as potent as ever.
As technology advances within theStar Trekuniverse, it makes sense that the Borg would continue to advance as well. AlthoughStar Trekhas already gotten a lot of mileage out of the Borg,a good writing team could undoubtedly find more stories to tell. The scariest thing about the Borg is the loss of control and identity associated with being assimilated, and this fear remains as potent as ever.Star Trek: Picardseason 3 made the Borg frightening again and became a resounding success, making it probable that the Borg will continue to plague futureStar Trekcrews.
