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[[Image:BorgQueensShip.jpg|thumb|150px|A cube and the Borg Queen's ship in orbit of the homeworld of species 10026]] |
[[Image:BorgQueensShip.jpg|thumb|150px|A cube and the Borg Queen's ship in orbit of the homeworld of species 10026]] |
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| − | When [[Seven of Nine]] briefly returned to the [[Borg Collective]] in [[2375]], a fleet consisting of the [[Borg Queen]]'s [[Borg Queen's vessel|ship]] and two cubes left the unicomplex to assimilate [[Species 10026]]. Upon arrival they were attacked by 39 vessels armed with pulse weapons, which could penetrate their shields. With the help of Seven of Nine, the Borg were able to adapt and assimilated almost the entire species. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
+ | When [[Seven of Nine]] briefly returned to the [[Borg Collective]] in [[2375]], a fleet consisting of the [[Borg Queen]]'s [[Borg Queen's vessel|ship]] and two cubes left the unicomplex to assimilate [[Species 10026]]. Upon arrival they were attacked by 39 vessels armed with pulse weapons, which could penetrate their shields. With the unwilling help of Seven of Nine, the Borg were able to adapt and assimilated almost the entire species. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
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Revision as of 17:53, 4 June 2008
The following is a list of unnamed Borg cubes.
First Contact Cube
The first Borg cube contacted by a Starfleet vessel
In 2365 Starfleet encountered the first known Borg cube in System J-25. This event constituted official First Contact, although the Borg themselves had been encountered two hundred years before by the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 and also by civilian researchers in the 2350s.
The Borg cube encountered in 2365 dispatched two drones to the USS Enterprise-D, which examined the ship's engineering spaces. The cube then attacked the Enterprise, slicing into the saucer section and using a tractor beam to extract components from three decks. (TNG: "Q Who")
- The Borg proclivity towards assimilation was not yet established at the time this episode was produced, which explains why the Borg were only interested in technology and not taking over the crew. A possible in-universe explanation might be that the Borg wanted to learn more about Starfleet before assimilating any humans, though they had already encountered the USS Raven some years before.
Wolf 359 Cube
The Borg cube of Wolf 359
In 2367 another cube (possibly the same one from System J-25 since the dimensions were identical) invaded Federation space and assimilated Captain Jean-Luc Picard, turning him into Locutus of Borg. This Borg cube then engaged Starfleet at the Battle of Wolf 359, which caused the destruction of 39 starships with a loss of life approaching 11,000. Several other Starfleet members were assimilated during the battle.
The Borg cube encountered at Wolf 359 was later destroyed after Commander Data fed a regeneration order into the cube, causing it to build up an overload and self-destruct. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds")
Sector 001 Cube
The Borg cube of the Battle of Sector 001
In 2373, another Borg cube attacked Earth much in the same manner as the previous cube from Wolf 359. The Battle of Sector 001 ended when this Borg cube was destroyed by a Starfleet armada using tactical knowledge of Captain Picard from his time as Locutus. The Borg Queen was on board this cube, and attempted to escape back in time using a Borg sphere. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Nekrit Expanse Borg Cube
The derelict Borg cube
In 2368, this Borg cube was disabled by an electrokinetic storm within a nebular region of the Delta Quadrant, the Nekrit Expanse. With the majority of the Borg aboard the cube killed, 80,000 surviving drones (freed from the Collective) fled to a nearby M-class planet. The derelict cube was later discovered by the USS Voyager in 2373 and subsequently boarded by its crew. It was later visited by Commander Chakotay who successfully reactivated the ship's neuroelectric generator, rejoining the surviving Borg into a new collective called the Borg Cooperative.
The cube's compliment consisted of many Alpha and Beta Quadrant species including Humans, Romulans, Cardassians, Klingons, Farn and Parein. It was the first Borg vessel encountered by the Voyager crew. (VOY: "Unity")
Two Borg Cubes
Two Borg cubes destroyed
In 2373, these two Borg cubes, which confronted Species 8472, were destroyed. (VOY: "Scorpion")
Fifteen Borg Cubes
The fifteen cubes
In 2373, fifteen Borg cubes passed the USS Voyager in pursuit of Species 8472. One of these cubes stopped momentarily to scan Voyager. All fifteen vessels were later destroyed by a Species 8472 bioship. (VOY: "Scorpion")
Borg Cube (Seven of Nine)
The Borg cube containing Seven of Nine alongside the USS Voyager
This Borg cube, containing Seven of Nine, assisted Voyager in developing the bio-molecular warhead against Species 8472 in 2374. When Voyager approached the vessel, it was locked in a tractor beam and Captain Kathryn Janeway was beamed aboard to negotiate the development of the warhead. After Species 8472 destroyed a nearby planet, the cube tractored Voyager to warp and to safety to develop the weapon. Janeway and Tuvok, with Seven of Nine as a representative, worked in the vessel on the weapon until the cube was destroyed by a Species 8472 bioship. Portions of the cube were beamed into one of Voyagers cargo bays along with Tuvok, Janeway, Seven of Nine and a number of Borg. (VOY: "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II")
- The visual of this cube firing on a Species 8472 bioship was later used to show the drone One information about the Borg in "Drone".
Borg Cube Fleet (2374)
A number of cubes in a larger fleet
In 2374, a Borg fleet consisting of 312 ships, a number of which were cubes, were destroyed by Species 8472 in Matrix 010, Grid 19. (VOY: "Scorpion, Part II")
Species 116 homeworld Cubes
Cubes approaching the Dauntless
In 2374, a member of Species 116, Arturis, who blamed Captain Kathryn Janeway for the assimilation of his homeworld, tried to lure the crew of the USS Voyager into a trap. He disguised his ship as a Starfleet vessel, so he could get the crew of Voyager on board. However, his plan was discovered and he only managed to capture Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine before he activated the quantum slipstream drive and set a course for his former homeworld, inside Borg space. Voyager pursued them and managed to rescue Janeway and Seven. As the vessel emerged from slipstream, it was quickly surrounded by at least four cubes. Arturis and his ship were presumably assimilated. (VOY: "Hope and Fear")
Species 10026 homeworld Cubes
A cube and the Borg Queen's ship in orbit of the homeworld of species 10026
When Seven of Nine briefly returned to the Borg Collective in 2375, a fleet consisting of the Borg Queen's ship and two cubes left the unicomplex to assimilate Species 10026. Upon arrival they were attacked by 39 vessels armed with pulse weapons, which could penetrate their shields. With the unwilling help of Seven of Nine, the Borg were able to adapt and assimilated almost the entire species. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")