Homeworld:

Delta Quadrant

Goverment:

Borg Collective

Affiliation:

None

Highlights:

- No individual existed within the Borg Collective; all are linked into a hive mind
- Perfection through the forcible assimilation of species & technologies was their goal
- A Queen served as a central nexus for the Borg Collective
- 2401: They were defeated; ending the Borg treat permanently

Classification:

Cyborg

Life Expectancy:

Long-lived

Blood:

Nanoprobes in the bloodstream

Physiology:

- Their physiology varied according to the assimilated species
- Pale gray-blue skin
- Implants were surgically attached or grown internally by nanoprobes
- The nature of these implants varied from drone to drone
- Did not procreate; they would add to the Collective's population only by assimilation
- Damaged or dead drones are deactivated or vaporized
- Exceedingly quick to adapt
- Borg drones regenerated in Borg alcoves

Cybernetic Implants:

- A Cortical Node controlled all of the drone's cybernetic implants
- A neural transceiver kept them connected to the hive mind
- A personal force field protected each drone from most energy-based attacks
- Each drone possessed a pair of assimilation tubules
- A cortical processor allowed a drone to rapidly assimilate visual information