I've always felt that there was just something terrifying upon seeing a Borg ship. Even if you didn't know who the Borg were and what their plans were to assimilate the galaxy. That ship just looked scary and evil.
Even the Borg Soundtrack is scary either on the Best of Both Worlds Two Episodes and First Contact, and also in Star Trek video games like Star Trek Voyager Elite Force and Elite Force 2
I watched "The Best of Both Worlds" when it was originally broadcast in May of 1990 and I can clearly remember the shock I felt watching Picard/Locutus give that little speech at the end. I practically howled with frustration when the screen went blank, followed by "TO BE CONTINUED...." in those blue letters. That Borg ship locked its tractor beam on the summer of '90, sliced it with a cutting beam, and assimilated it. If I had heard the Bangles' song "Cruel Summer" then, I would've thought it very fitting. That episode was my Wolf 359, and both it and Part II will always remain among my favorites. I even have the soundtrack on CD! 🖖😎👍
Very awesome I'm actually surprised you didn't do the borg sooner I hope you get to do the other types of board such as the cooperative and the good borg from picard season 2
One of the most chilling lines I ever read was in a Star Trek Expanded Universe book, IIRC the prequel to David Mack's Destiny trilogy. In that timeline, just as the Borg had been repulsed from Sol a second time, the Borg sent this transmission: We are the Borg. You will be annihilated. Your biological and technological distinctiveness have become irrelevant. Resistance is futile... But welcome. *That* was the moment that the Collective saw the UFP as a genuine threat, and soon after the Dominion War would look like a tea party.
The Borg Cube inspired fear into all who were unlucky enough worthy of assimilation. Everyone else is lucky and unworthy enough and can smoothly cruise next to the Cube ☺
You should do a Top 10 scariest ships in Star Trek history list video. It Could include, Section 31, Aliens, Terrans, and Confederation or whatever. Nice video as always. The Cube always had a sense of doom to it.
If I'd give picard credit for something, it'll be the fact that their plan was to use the federation's own tech to make new drones from the shadows. That was scary to think about and pretty clever, then the fact that the oringal collective was barely alive with the federation being their master crop was a nice taste of irony, if they can't directly assimilate the whole galaxy, maniplate a different faction that could and warp them so when the right trigger happens they become the new version of your kind, a fun and creepy idea.
The classic borg look from TNG was and imho the most frightening, before Nanites there was surgical assimilation. The borg cube could be a menace in any sci-fi franchise i think, would love to see how the other big sci-fi franchises would fair if the borg were on the scene lol run for your life! xD
Could you do a breakdown of the Tactical Cube?? I always wondered why the Borg never sent any with the assimilation Cube into Federation space. Even one of those at the battle of Sector 001 would've turned the tides in their favor. I always pictured 3 tactical Cubes protecting 1 assimilation Cube, while a single Sphere would act as a force-recon ship.
One thing about the Borg was their own belief about their superiority, they believed the Federation was no match for them so that is why they sent only one cube each time. However I have always wondered after realizing that just one cube wasn’t enough to assimilate the Federation why they just didn’t send maybe two or more ships…..the Federation wouldn’t have stand a chance at all.
_"We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us."_ _"Resistance is futile."_
The Borg are an interesting adversary, but i wonder if what happened in Picard Season 3 was the last of them? Yes the last Queen died, but the borg are finicky in how they operate, who knows how many dormant borg ships, Spheres and Cubes alike, lay sleeping in the void. And as we saw from both Voyager and Enterprise, they can function without a Queen. Although based on what happened in “The Last Generation” we can safely say that the Queen’s cube was the last operating one. so who knows how many dormant ships there are, Borg Space was Vast, and their ships throughout it are probably Like mines, waiting for a ship to stumble upon them and be too curious for their own good. Hopefully if the Federation or the Cooperative do come across a few of them, they’re dealt with swiftly.
Not that we got to see construction shipyard by any of the Federation's rivals, it'd have been interesting if Voyager had some across a construction facility during it's frequent "too close for comfort" encounters with the Collective. What would a facility look like that could construct vessels that were over 3km in size in every direction? Would it be a fully enwrapping structure like we see over Earth and Mars or more like a smaller "printer" that went along bit by bit like frameworks that climb up and build our modern skyscrapers?
Besides the sphere seen in First Contact, the other designs from Voyager and the game Star Trek: Armada are pretty simplistic geometric patters. There's an octahedron and a lozenge-shaped probe ship. You can also have 8 cubes fuse together into a single massive ship, but still just a bigger cube.
If a benevolent factions of the Borg exist, I’d think a malevolent one could as well. The Borg Queen has always had back ups, this last Queen could have just been the only one in this sector of space, I wouldn’t write the Borg off just yet
just a general question. why didn't the federation use small tactical space fighters? or the klingons. or romulans? a cloaked romulan drone ship with tricobalt explosives would be pretty amazing in a tactile battle. Imagine 2 runnabouts exit a federation ship in a battle against a warbird....fully automated...or with a holographic pilot. That would be tactically sound right? Why wasn't this ever used in star trek?
Well they did, during the Dominion War, but against a Borg Cube, they would be useless! The Borg would detect the Tricobolt long before it got anywhere near their vessel! So it would be a bad idea and a complete waste of resources!
I'd be interested in cannon follow up on the Borgati but I suspect moving forward the Star Trek franchise will just pretend Picard seasons 1 and 2 never happened.
yes, they added it to the STO series with the update, it's alot better (though weaker) than it was in the Armada series, the model I have is from STO, so it is very highly detailed@@TriAngulumAudioStudios
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios the only way to fly in space for that long trip of 75,000 light years or so... trans warp hub! Isnt that faster then reg transwarp!
Sorry you are incorrect, Borg vessels were also equipped with their own, separate Transwarp Drives... Though yes, The Tranwarp Hubs are faster... But has no bearing on this video or anything said within it!
I am seriously hoping the Shrike is on this Spooktacular list? And you do realise that if you can get any better at making videos you'll need to issue a warning.
I've always felt that there was just something terrifying upon seeing a Borg ship. Even if you didn't know who the Borg were and what their plans were to assimilate the galaxy. That ship just looked scary and evil.
Exactly, they truly created something amazing with the Borg Cube...
One the best villains in all of Sci-Fi. Thanks for the video!
Completely 100% Agree!
Even the Borg Soundtrack is scary either on the Best of Both Worlds Two Episodes and First Contact, and also in Star Trek video games like Star Trek Voyager Elite Force and Elite Force 2
I completely agree!
I watched "The Best of Both Worlds" when it was originally broadcast in May of 1990 and I can clearly remember the shock I felt watching Picard/Locutus give that little speech at the end. I practically howled with frustration when the screen went blank, followed by "TO BE CONTINUED...." in those blue letters. That Borg ship locked its tractor beam on the summer of '90, sliced it with a cutting beam, and assimilated it. If I had heard the Bangles' song "Cruel Summer" then, I would've thought it very fitting. That episode was my Wolf 359, and both it and Part II will always remain among my favorites. I even have the soundtrack on CD! 🖖😎👍
And the 3 month wait until the conclusion. I still get chills at that scene.
The borg cube is so chilling, so impersonal.
Absolutely!
Very awesome I'm actually surprised you didn't do the borg sooner I hope you get to do the other types of board such as the cooperative and the good borg from picard season 2
All good things come to those who wait ;)
I love the Star Trek: Destiny trilogy’s explanation of the Borg’s origin. Tie in to the what off factor on if we had gotten more Star Trek:Enterprise.
One of the most chilling lines I ever read was in a Star Trek Expanded Universe book, IIRC the prequel to David Mack's Destiny trilogy. In that timeline, just as the Borg had been repulsed from Sol a second time, the Borg sent this transmission:
We are the Borg. You will be annihilated. Your biological and technological distinctiveness have become irrelevant. Resistance is futile... But welcome.
*That* was the moment that the Collective saw the UFP as a genuine threat, and soon after the Dominion War would look like a tea party.
There's nothing scarier than The Borg. I doubt even the Dominion can hurt The Borg.
I agree :)
to be honestly I think they could but long term they would be easier to absorb since they aren't as adaptable as the alpha quadrant powers
@SuperGamefreak18 Borg-assimilated bug ships is a scary thought.
One or two cubes can take on the entire federation. Only plot keeps them from winning, always.
Species 8472 has entered the chat: Am I a joke to you ? 😂😂😂😂😂
The Borg Cube inspired fear into all who were unlucky enough worthy of assimilation. Everyone else is lucky and unworthy enough and can smoothly cruise next to the Cube ☺
You should do a Top 10 scariest ships in Star Trek history list video. It Could include, Section 31, Aliens, Terrans, and Confederation or whatever. Nice video as always. The Cube always had a sense of doom to it.
What a great idea, Ill add it to my idea list!
We are the Borg, you'll need directions to navigate around our ship.
LOL
I do so enjoy your storytelling! You bring to light hidden gems of star trek and thank you so much for your work!
Borg are like the cenobites of Trek and the cube is the lament configuration.
If I'd give picard credit for something, it'll be the fact that their plan was to use the federation's own tech to make new drones from the shadows. That was scary to think about and pretty clever, then the fact that the oringal collective was barely alive with the federation being their master crop was a nice taste of irony, if they can't directly assimilate the whole galaxy, maniplate a different faction that could and warp them so when the right trigger happens they become the new version of your kind, a fun and creepy idea.
The classic borg look from TNG was and imho the most frightening, before Nanites there was surgical assimilation. The borg cube could be a menace in any sci-fi franchise i think, would love to see how the other big sci-fi franchises would fair if the borg were on the scene lol run for your life! xD
Could you do a breakdown of the Tactical Cube?? I always wondered why the Borg never sent any with the assimilation Cube into Federation space. Even one of those at the battle of Sector 001 would've turned the tides in their favor. I always pictured 3 tactical Cubes protecting 1 assimilation Cube, while a single Sphere would act as a force-recon ship.
The Borg Cube is one ship that i do like good work on this video keep it up
Glad you like it and Thank you :)
Good video and great explanation of Borg cube 🖖🏻
Glad you liked it!
One thing about the Borg was their own belief about their superiority, they believed the Federation was no match for them so that is why they sent only one cube each time. However I have always wondered after realizing that just one cube wasn’t enough to assimilate the Federation why they just didn’t send maybe two or more ships…..the Federation wouldn’t have stand a chance at all.
The Borg were definitely the most frightening adversary in all of Trek for me.
Well done, as usual.
Thank you! Cheers!
Who is more dangerous to the Borg Collective, Species 8472 or the entire Alpha and Beta quadrants?
That's too Meta-Physical for me to answer! :P
Even the Borg were afraid of 8472.
Nice Synopsis:)
Thanks! 😄
Great video 😃👍
Thank you 👍
Its a cube whats so scary about a cube. When said cube is 3000+ metres diameter and with that yellow/green glow 😳
LOL LOL LOL LOL
Good video!
Thanks!
_"We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us."_
_"Resistance is futile."_
I prefer the Borg before the introduction of the Queen, and certainly more powered up than what they eventually became.
PERFECT.💯
Thank you
can we just admit that the borg would have still been in a huge player in the galaxy if they just left the federation alone
Or had stayed in their home system? :P
Well done - although I would even call it alpha canon. 👍
Thank you :)
Very nice Video from you
Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TriAngulumAudioStudioshave a Sort Video von TH-cam about one my Starfleet ship
We do not adapt to Warp Geometry, Warp Geometry submits to Us, for resistance is futile...
The borg no more..........are you sure
I said, "The Borg we KNEW!" :P
The Borg are an interesting adversary, but i wonder if what happened in Picard Season 3 was the last of them?
Yes the last Queen died, but the borg are finicky in how they operate, who knows how many dormant borg ships, Spheres and Cubes alike, lay sleeping in the void. And as we saw from both Voyager and Enterprise, they can function without a Queen. Although based on what happened in “The Last Generation” we can safely say that the Queen’s cube was the last operating one. so who knows how many dormant ships there are, Borg Space was Vast, and their ships throughout it are probably Like mines, waiting for a ship to stumble upon them and be too curious for their own good.
Hopefully if the Federation or the Cooperative do come across a few of them, they’re dealt with swiftly.
Not that we got to see construction shipyard by any of the Federation's rivals, it'd have been interesting if Voyager had some across a construction facility during it's frequent "too close for comfort" encounters with the Collective. What would a facility look like that could construct vessels that were over 3km in size in every direction? Would it be a fully enwrapping structure like we see over Earth and Mars or more like a smaller "printer" that went along bit by bit like frameworks that climb up and build our modern skyscrapers?
We saw Dominion Shipyards in DS9 multiple times though!
The next simple shape the Borg is either a Rectangle, Triangle, Hexagon, Octagon or maybe a mix of all of them.
Uhmmm those are 2D shapes, and so none of them will be the next Borg Shape!
Besides the sphere seen in First Contact, the other designs from Voyager and the game Star Trek: Armada are pretty simplistic geometric patters. There's an octahedron and a lozenge-shaped probe ship. You can also have 8 cubes fuse together into a single massive ship, but still just a bigger cube.
If a benevolent factions of the Borg exist, I’d think a malevolent one could as well. The Borg Queen has always had back ups, this last Queen could have just been the only one in this sector of space, I wouldn’t write the Borg off just yet
just a general question. why didn't the federation use small tactical space fighters? or the klingons. or romulans? a cloaked romulan drone ship with tricobalt explosives would be pretty amazing in a tactile battle.
Imagine 2 runnabouts exit a federation ship in a battle against a warbird....fully automated...or with a holographic pilot. That would be tactically sound right?
Why wasn't this ever used in star trek?
Well they did, during the Dominion War, but against a Borg Cube, they would be useless! The Borg would detect the Tricobolt long before it got anywhere near their vessel! So it would be a bad idea and a complete waste of resources!
Remember the gient cube from the game Amanda 2 shame we never got that on screen.
LOL That was a bit overkill!
Yes, the Fusion Cube. First seen in the Federation Mission 5 "Into The Breach"
It would have made a cool sequence in first contact with the sphere in the centre
@@AndersonNeo12 on skirmish mode was my favourite
I'd be interested in cannon follow up on the Borgati but I suspect moving forward the Star Trek franchise will just pretend Picard seasons 1 and 2 never happened.
That wont happen! Seasons 1 and 2 did happen and are canon... Whether they were good or not doesn't matter, just like Threshold they will go on!
Now there is The Borg Kingdom from the Terran Universe the cube is red
Do the assimilator - I can send the 3D model if you need it
I have yet to see a 3d model from the Armada Series that is high enough quality for me to use... SO is it from the games?
yes, they added it to the STO series with the update, it's alot better (though weaker) than it was in the Armada series, the model I have is from STO, so it is very highly detailed@@TriAngulumAudioStudios
sent, and with a few other ships
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Thanks, Ill check them out as soon as I can :) Thanks again!
Alright, Tri?
Huh?
Apologies, Tri, I'm an Anglo from the old country. 'Alright, Tri?' should be translated as 'Hi, Tri, how are you doing today?'.
Transwarp hub? >.
What about it? 😐
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios the only way to fly in space for that long trip of 75,000 light years or so... trans warp hub! Isnt that faster then reg transwarp!
Sorry you are incorrect, Borg vessels were also equipped with their own, separate Transwarp Drives... Though yes, The Tranwarp Hubs are faster... But has no bearing on this video or anything said within it!
i guess wondering why it was not mentioned@@TriAngulumAudioStudios
Because it has no bearing on this video, the Title is "The Borg Cube," not Borg Transwarp Hubs or Borg ways of travel!
Why a cube? I'm sure a hexagonal prism would work better.
No.
I am seriously hoping the Shrike is on this Spooktacular list?
And you do realise that if you can get any better at making videos you'll need to issue a warning.
Sorry to burst your Halloween Bubble, but sadly, I have been unable to find a 3d Model of the Shrike!
@@TriAngulumAudioStudios Damn! Don't tell people you are fallible...they won't believe you!
We are the Borg, you will be ashamed. Residents is futile.