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The Borg Addiction Theory
Whilst sitting in my beloved chair that supports a once strong back, I was watching an episode of Star Trek Voyager. This episode, entitled 'Dark Frontier', was a two-part edition rolled into one. Early into the second part, the Borg Queen tells Seven to assist in the assimilation of an entire race, species 10026.
Once the queen receives the data that tells her that the whole planet has been assimilated, she states that she can feel their distinctiveness coursing through the Collective.
My theory is that...
With the idea that they 'like' the feeling of it running through them, is it not like that of substance addiction? If this is the case, what does that mean for the Borg? Are they just a bunch of species dragged together because the fore bearers need another fix?
Take an earlier encounter with the Borg, they make a heading for Earth at the time Zefram Cochrane created the first warp speed space craft and thus saw our 'First Contact'. What was this for? Was it because they wanted get some 'antique' fix? I don't think so! This was out of rage because humans are so reluctant to be assimilated. Imagine the fun of meeting a species that can fight you back, would the substance reward be that much more worth it?
Don't get me wrong; in terms of STEM, the Borg are an immense 'forced' bit of nature. The concept of cyborgs have always been interesting, what with robotics meeting biological matter. This theory, however, sees them in a different light to what has been seen prior.
What about rank?
The Borg Queen is put into her leading position for what reason? This indicates that the Borg have a logical process that puts the 'best of the catch' ahead of the runts. Maybe the least addicted personality or species takes the helm! Imagine a junkie drone in charge, they would just excrete the proceeds up the Borg's Wall of Munchies. (I'm not sure if they excrete, probably too inefficient for the Borg!) The very reason that they are a 'drone' shows that they are only good for one thing, getting more for the clever ladies in charge! (Maybe not, but still...)
The Draw of the Collective
You can't tell me that the need to be ONE is the only draw for the collective? Even Captain Picard has been seen to draw his thoughts back to his days as Locutus of Borg; his time as an addicted drone having long since dwindled in the passage of time. That 'distinctiveness' has become THE draw! The addiction takes effect from the moment the tubules pierce the neck of their reluctant victims, it makes you wonder if they will eventually fall apart in the pursuit of that next hit!
After Captain Janeway pulled Seven from the collective at the end of Season 3, she was very much like a victim of 'cold-turkey', flapping about needing to get back. With an extensive rehabilitation program, she was able to break free, or it seemed. Up to one year in, she would still have been swayed, putting all of the crew in danger.
The Hidden High
What if, stay with me here, what if the Borg Regeneration Booths are way to settle a 'trip'? Think about it, if the assimilation process is the proverbial needle, imagine the state of the collective at this time, it would be like chaos amongst the calm! What if the drones need to store these thoughts effectively? Seven is told by the queen to regenerate so that she can think more clearly, is this because her addition to the assimilation is so aggressive by its very nature?
In Summary
What do you think about this? I want to look into this deeper, what would the addiction of a forced race bring to their future? Will it make them stronger or simply weaker and more likely to fall at the feet of the pill? The pill should be addressed as 'Distinction', with a large 'D' stamped on it! Could it be that their failure to assimilate us has become the norm due to this desperation for that tasty human pill?
One other thought for now, if they are addicts, the drone embryos that are created in chambers will be born with it in their system, this makes for a near perfect soldier in the battle for a dose.
I am genuine lover of Star Trek and always look forward to seeing the Borg struggling to take on humanity. What are your thoughts? Though this is just a supplemental, I do like to question the unknown.
Thanks to the Memory-Alpha Wiki for some of the stranger spellings. Much appreciated.
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