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  STARFLEET MARINE CORPS
  Xenostudies Borg Manual
   
  2006 Edition
  STARFLEET MARINE CORPS
  Xenostudies Borg Manual
   
  2006 Edition
  
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  Copyright and Disclaimer ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
  Pronoun Disclaimer ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 
  Acknowledgements ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 
  Reporting Authority ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
  Part 2 - The Borg ��������������������������������������������������������������2
  Location ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
  History ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
  Physiology ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
  Assimilation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
  Culture ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9
  Part 3 - Technology ��������������������������������������������������������11
  Part 4 - Vessels ��������������������������������������������������������������22
  Appendices ���������������������������������������������������������������������25
  Appendix A - Borg Species Designations �������������������������������������������������������������� 25
  About SFMC Academy �����������������������������������������������������31 
  Contents
  
  
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  Part 1 - Introduction
  Copyright and Disclaimer
  This manual is published by the STARFLEET Marine Corps, a component of STARFLEET, the 
  International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., and released under the Creative Commons 
  Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/
  licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/). You may freely copy, distribute, display, and perform 
  this manual, but all other uses are strictly prohibited unless written permission is 
  received from the Commandant or Deputy Commandant, STARFLEET Marine Corps. 
  The STARFLEET Marine Corps, STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan 
  Association, Inc., holds no claims to any trademarks, copyrights, or other 
  properties held by CBS Studios Inc., other such companies or individuals.
  Reference works used in creation of this manual;
  Information & images found in this manual has been compiled from many sources 
  on the Internet.
  1. “Borg (Star Trek).” 2006. Anonymous. 24 Sept. 2006
  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_%28Star_Trek%29>.
  2. “Borg.” 2006. Anonymous. 24 Sept. 2006
  <http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg>.
  3. “Borg Collective.” 2006. Anonymous. 24 Sept. 2006
  <http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg_Collective>.
  4. “Borg Queen.” 2006. Anonymous. 24 Sept. 2006
  <http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg_Queen>.
  5. Okuda, Michael. The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the 
  Future. Pocket Books. New York. 1999.
  Pronoun Disclaimer
  In this manual, “he”, “him”, and “his” are used following the standard English-
  language grammatical  convention to use these forms for gender-nonspecific 
  pronouns. No sexist bias is intended. The convention is used merely for ease of 
  writing and reading. There have been and hopefully always will be plenty of female 
  members in the SFMC, and no slight to them is intended. 
  Acknowledgments
  This manual would not have been possible without the help of Kyle Wolf. His help 
  was instrumental in putting this manual together.
  Reporting Authority
  The governing authority for Xenostudies Branch information is the Commanding 
  Officer, Training Command (COTRACOM). Send questions, comments, or suggestions 
  concerning Support to: tracom@sfi.org
  
  
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  Part 2 - The Borg
  Location
  The Borg Collective is primarily located in the Delta quadrant of the galaxy with 
  occupied territories in the Gamma quadrant. The true limits of the Borg Collective 
  are not known, but it is estimated that the Borg hold at least 158,500,000,000 
  cubic light years. It has been estimated that the total Borg population numbers in 
  the trillions, but an exact number is not known.
  History
  The Borg are believed to originate from the Delta quadrant of the Galaxy. But the 
  exact origins and history of the Borg are vague and what is known is based on 
  survivor accounts, brief contacts with the Borg, or on hearsay. What is known is 
  that over a thousand centuries ago the Borg once were normal humanoids without 
  the cybernetic enhancements. Over time they eventually evolved into the Borg as 
  we know them. It is also known that they were in existence in 1484 at which time 
  they held only a few solar systems. By 2373 the Borg had assimilated thousands 
  of star systems.
  2063
  During this time the Borg were not active 
  in the Alpha Quadrant. But during this time 
  a group of Borg from the future arrived in 
  an effort to stop First Contact between the 
  Vulcans and the Humans from occurring. They 
  would do this by destroying the Phoenix, the 
  first human warp capable spacecraft. Thus 
  preventing Zefram Cochrane’s historic flight. 
  Their plans were thwarted by the crew of 
  the USS Enterprise who had followed them 
  through time. During this incursion the Borg 
  Queen was seen for the first time and she 
  was also killed in the final confrontation between her, Jean-Luc Picard and Data.
  2064
  Zefram Cochrane makes a commencement speech at Princeton University and 
  reveals that a group of cybernetic creatures from the future had tried to stop his 
  first warp flight. But later he recanted the story as no one believed him.
  2153
  During this year an A-6 Excavation Team 
  traveled to a debris field in the artic. The 
  debris field is now believed to be that of the 
  Borg Sphere that was destroyed by the USS 
  Enterprise in 2063. The team found to frozen 
  bodies in the debris. The bodies where soon 
  thawed. Once thawed the Borg reactivated 
  and assimilated the excavation team and 
  their transport. Soon afterwards they began 
  a journey back to the Delta Quadrant. The 
  transport was eventually destroyed by the 
  USS Enterprise, but not before the Borg sent a message with spatial coordinates, 
  
  
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  pulsar frequencies with geometric light year measurements, deep into the Delta 
  Quadrant. It was estimated that the message would not arrive there for another 
  200 years.
  2265
  The Borg assimilate the homeworld of the El-Aurians. Some managed to escape. 
  2293
  El-Aurian survivors traveling on the SS Lakul 
  and SS Robert Fox are caught in an energy 
  ribbon. The USS Enterprise B rescues many 
  of them, but in the process Captain James 
  T. Kirk is lost. It is believed that Starfleet 
  Intelligence becomes away of the Borg and 
  begins to monitor the quadrant for them. 
  2354-2356
  Human exobiologists Magnus Hansen and 
  his wife Erin study the Borg. They along with 
  their daughter, Annika, take the USS Raven 
  to seek the Borg. On stardate 32623.5 
  they encounter a Borg cube exiting from a 
  transwarp conduit. The USS Raven begins 
  to follow the Borg. The Borg scan the USS 
  Raven but determine it not to be a threat 
  and ignore it. The USS Raven continues to 
  shadow the Borg Cube. On stardate 32629.4 
  the Borg cube opens a transwarp conduit 
  to the Delta Quadrant and the USS Raven 
  follows in its wake. During the time the USS 
  Raven was shadowing the Brog, Magnus and Erin invented several technologies 
  which allowed them to become invisible to Borg scans. These technologies include 
  multi-adaptive shielding and bio-dampeners. These technologies both hid the ship 
  and allowed them to board the Borg cube and observe with impunity. 
  In 2356 the USS Raven was caught in a subspace particle storm disabling the 
  multi-adaptive shielding for 13.2 seconds. This was long enough for the Borg to 
  detect the USS Raven at which time they determined that it was a threat. Even 
  though the USS Raven had initially managed to escape, it was caught three hours 
  later. The Borg assimilated the Hansens and the USS Raven. The USS Raven was 
  partially assimilated and then crashed on a remote moon in B’omar Space.
  2362
  The Borg assimilated the crew of the USS Tombaugh.
  2364
  The Borg are now believed to be responsible for the destruction of several Romulan 
  and Federation outposts along the Romulan Neutral Zone in sectors 30 and 31.
  
  
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  2365
  The first recorded official First Contact with 
  the Borg occurred in system J25, 7,000 
  light years away from Federation space. 
  This First Contact scenario occurred when 
  the USS Enterprise D was thrown into 
  system J25 by Q. The Borg cube that was 
  encountered scanned the USS Enterprise D 
  and determined that it posed no threat to 
  it. The Borg then placed a tractor beam on 
  the USS Enterprise D and began draining 
  the shields, it took only 18 seconds for the 
  shields to be drained completely. Once the 
  shields were gone the Borg used a cutting 
  beam and began cutting into the hull of the 
  USS Enterprise D. Saucer section 27, 28 
  and 29 on decks 4, 5 and 6 were removed. The Enterprise D broke free of the beam 
  by concentrating their firepower on the tractor beam emitter. The Borg gave chase 
  to the USS Enterprise D, which was knocked out of warp shortly thereafter. When 
  all seemed lost the USS Enterprise D was returned to its original position by Q.
  2366
  A single Borg cube was sent to assimilate 
  Earth. The first Federation territory to 
  be assimilated was the colony at New 
  Providence. The Borg also encountered 
  the USS Lalo and assimilated the ship. 
  Two hours after assimilating the USS Lalo 
  the Borg detected the USS Enterprise D 
  and changed course to intercept. After 
  intercepting the USS Enterprise the Borg 
  hailed the ship and addressed Captain Jean-
  Luc Picard instructing him to beam over to 
  the Borg ship. He refused and Borg began 
  to cut into the hull of the Enterprise. The 
  Enterprise broke free and fled with the Borg 
  giving chase. The Enterprise eventually hid in the Paulson Nebula. In an effort to 
  flush the Enterprise out the Borg began to use magnetometric-guided charges. The 
  Enterprise then made a break for it and once again the Borg gave chase. This time 
  however they were able to beam several drones over to the bridge of the Enterprise 
  and were successful in kidnapping Captain Picard. The Borg, with Captain Picard 
  now on their ship resumed their course for Sector 001 and Earth.
  The USS Enterprise gave chase to the Borg cube. But unbeknownst to them the 
  Borg had begun to assimilate Picard, whom would serve to introduce the Borg into 
  Human culture. The Enterprise was able to catch up with the Borg and sent an 
  away team on board to rescue the Captain. They were successful in sabotaging the 
  Borg ship, stopping it for a short time. The team was forced to retreat back to the 
  Entrpise however. 
  Captain Picard, who was now known as Locutus of Borg, contacted the Enterprise 
  and told them to surrender. Commander Riker, who was now in command of the 
  Enterprise, tried to use the navigational deflector to stop the Borg. The attempt 
  failed resulting in a badly damaged Enterprise, which was now dead in space. The 
  Borg resumed course for Earth. 
  
  
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  Starfleet attempted to stop the Borg at Wolf 359 with 40 starships. The resulting 
  battle that ensued saw the almost complete and utter destruction of the fleet. Only 
  one ship, the USS Endevour, managed to escape. The total losses for Starfleet were 
  39 ships with over 11,000 lives. 
  List of ships known to be destroyed:
  1. USS Roosevelt
  2. USS Princeton
  3. USS Gage
  4. USS Kyushu
  5. USS Budapest
  6. USS Saratoga
  7. USS Bellerophon
  8. USS Yamaguchi
  The Borg were eventually stopped in orbit over Earth by the crew of the USS 
  Enterprise which had managed to catch up with the Borg cube. They accomplished 
  this by capturing Locutus and using him to plant a sleep command within the 
  collective on the cube. This caused a self-destruct mechanism to activate destroying 
  the cube. The link between Locutus and the Collective was severed with the 
  destruction of the cube.
  2367
  The Brunali homeworld is attacked for the first time.
  2368
  A Borg scout ship crashed in the Argolis 
  Cluster. There was only one survivor, Third 
  of Five. The crew of the USS Enterprise D 
  discovered the crash site and the survivor. 
  Doctor Berverly Crusher gave medical 
  attention to the drone after it had been 
  placed in a subspace dampening field, 
  which cut the drone off from the Collective. 
  It was later debated to use the drone, 
  which had been named Hugh by Geordi La 
  Forge, to introduce a virus-type program 
  into the Collective. This however was 
  abandoned after it became clear that Hugh 
  was becoming more and more of an individual. He was later returned to the crash 
  site when another Borg ship entered the system. 
  2369
  The Borg that had re-integrated Hugh could not cope with his individuality. The 
  Borg vessel fell into a state of disarray and was found drifting through space by 
  Lore, Data’s brother. During this time and the following year (2370) Lore uses 
  these drones for his own purposes. He is eventually defeated by an underground 
  movement led by Hugh with help from the crew of the USS Enterprise.
  2370
  The Brunali homeworld is attacked for the second time.
  
  
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  2371
  Species 6339 is assimilated. Eleven billion individuals are assimilated into the 
  Collective. Only a handful manages to escape. In 2374 the survivors would try to 
  infect the Borg with a biological virus.
  2373
  On stardate 50614.2 a Borg cube in the Delta Quadrant traveling through the Nekrit 
  Expanse was hit by an electrokinetic storm. Most drones on the ship are destroyed. 
  The survivors lost their connection to the Collective so their former individuality 
  begins to resurface. They eventually settle on a nearby M-Class planet. With their 
  individuality returning the survivors also found that their hatred towards other 
  species also returned. So two factions formed, the Borg Cooperative, which tried to 
  coexist, and another faction which was continually attacking the Cooperative. 
  The Cooperative issued a Federation distress call which lured Command Chakotay 
  to the planet. His shuttle crashed killing Ensign Kaplan, and severely injuring him. 
  The Cooperative used the Borg link to help Chakotay’s wounds. Using the same 
  link the Cooperative forced Chakotay to re-establish the neural link by stating the 
  neuro-electric generator on the Borg cube.
  On stardate 50893.5 a single Borg cube 
  was sent to assimilate Earth. This was the 
  Borg’s second attempt to do so. This time 
  however the Borg Queen was to personally 
  oversee the assimilation of Earth. Instead of 
  assimilating Earth in the present the Borg 
  wish to assimilate the Earth of the past. So 
  they traveled to the year 2063 in an effort to 
  prevent First Contact between the Vulcans and Humans. Many ships were sent to 
  intercept the cube. The resulting battle is now known as the Battle of Sector 001. 
  The Borg cube was destroyed, but not before a Borg sphere was released. This 
  sphere then began generating chronometric particles forming a temportal vortex. 
  The sphere entered the vortex with the USS Enterprise in pursuit. This battle unlike 
  Wolf 359 was considered a success. 
  On stardate 50984.3 the Borg faced destruction from Species 8472 after they had 
  invaded Fluidic Space. Species 8472 was immune to assimilation and possessed 
  superior firepower. Species 8472 then began the systematic destruction of all Borg 
  held worlds and any ships they encountered. Species 8472 entered normal space 
  using a quantum singularity in the Northwest Passage. The Northwest Passage was 
  the name given to a section, a corridor, of Borg occupied space, by the Crew of the 
  U.S.S. Voyager, where there was no Borg activity. The reason being the Borg had 
  lost control of that area to Species 8472.
  The USS Voyager offers an alliance with the Borg to develop a weapon using a 
  technique they discovered for killing Species 8472. The Borg beam Seven of Nine 
  and several drones to the USS Voyager to work on the weapon. Seven of Nine is 
  later instructed to seize command of the USS Voyager and take it into fluidic space 
  after matrix 010 grid 19 was attacked. The attack on matrix 010 grid 19 resulted 
  in the destruction of 8 planets, 312 Borg vessels disabled and 4,000,621 drones 
  killed. In fluidic space the USS Voyager successfully destroyed 4 bioships and after 
  returning to normal space destroyed another 13. The remaining bioships returned 
  to fluidic space.
  After a brief altercation Seven of Nine is permanently severed from the Collective 
  
  
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  and is left stranded on the USS Voyager.
  Mid-year Species 116 after eluding the Borg for several centuries are assimilated. 
  23 outposts are assimilated in a matter of hours. Soon afterwards hundreds of Borg 
  vessels attack the Species 116 homeworld. Only 20,000 were able to escape.
  2375
  On stardate 52356.2 a Borg cube was destroyed after assimilating a Species 6339 
  vessel. The vinculum of the cube was infected by a synthetic pathogenic virus.
  Between stardates 52542.3 and 52619.2 the crew of the USS Voyager successfully 
  destroys a Borg cube, infiltrates another one and steals its transwarp coil.
  2376
  Unimatrix Zero is discovered when its interlink 
  frequency and carrier band were found by 
  the Borg Queen herself. With the help of 
  the crew of the USS Voyager, those drones 
  which were part of Unimatrix Zero destroyed 
  it to prevent the unnecessary deaths of the 
  drones that were part of Unimatrix Zero. 
  The destruction of Unimatrix Zero caused 
  the Borg to loose control over several 
  vessels in the Beta and Delta Quadrants. 
  The Unimatrix Zero drones established a 
  resistance movement under the same name.
  2377
  The USS Voyager discovers a transwarp 
  hub and uses it to return to the Alpha 
  Quadrant. The Collective is also infected 
  with a Neurolytic pathogen. After this time 
  it unknown what has become of the Borg.
  
  
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  Physiology
  Borg physiology varies wildly due to the fact that they assimilate many different 
  species. Even though the underlying physiology is different from one Borg to 
  another all have had their bodies enhanced and augmented either through the use 
  of cybernetic implants or complete replacement. The drone’s intended function 
  within the Collective dictates the type of implants each one receives. Regardless 
  of the drone’s intended function each one is outfitted with a subspace transceiver 
  and the means to assimilate other beings. Each drone also is assigned a unique 
  translink frequency that connects it to the hive mind of the Collective.
  Once assimilated a drone does not require any sleep. However the biological parts 
  do require a period of regeneration.
  Assimilation
  Unlike most other species that reproduce 
  sexually 
  the 
  Borg 
  “reproduce” 
  by 
  assimilation. Assimilation is the process by 
  which the Borg bring new members into the 
  Collective. The assimilation process is not 
  exclusive to biological beings either. The 
  Borg through assimilation can acquire new 
  technologies. It is important to note that the 
  Borg will only assimilate those species and 
  technologies they consider to be worthy of 
  inclusion in the Collective.
  Once the Borg have deemed a species or 
  technology worthy of assimilation all attempts to assimilate them are made. Some 
  species such as Species 8472 are resistant to assimilation.
  The Assimilation Process – Biological Subjects
  The assimilation process begins when a Borg drone extends his/her assimilation 
  tubules. The tubules can penetrate skin and other materials with ease. When 
  assimilating a biological subject the tubules inject nanoprobes directly into the 
  bloodstream. The nanoprobes quickly replicate and spread throughout the subject’s 
  body, hijacking the internal mechanisms of the subject’s cells as they move. The 
  nanoprobes accomplish this by attaching themselves to individual cells and altering 
  them on a submicroscopic level. The initial nanoprobes target and hijack the bone 
  marrow. Once the bone marrow has been assimilated, the nanoprobes begin to use 
  the sunject’s own body to replicate nanoprobes. Within two minutes of the initial 
  injection there are anywhere from 15 to 25 billion nanoprobes working throughout 
  the body.  Once a sufficient level of nanoprobes has been achieved in the subject’s 
  body they begin to replicate larger implants, with some erupting from underneath 
  the skin. By this time the subject’s skin has turned a pale grey as the billions of 
  Borg nanoprobes course through the blood.
  It has been discovered that the nanoprobe concentration is highest in key areas 
  of the brain, specifically the limbic system. This puts the subject into a sedated 
  state that allows for further assimilation. It is at this point that the new drone is 
  escorted to an assimilation chamber where a determination as the drone’s function 
  is made and the proper cybernetic implants are then implanted. This is where the 
  drone receives its ocular implant, exo-plating and a neural transceiver. After this 
  stage of the assimilation process is complete the drone is now a fully functioning 
  
  
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  member of the collective. The drone’s body is also now completely dependant on 
  the cybernetic implants for nutrition as well as immune functions. 
  The Assimilation Process – Technology
  As with the assimilation of biological subjects, nanotubules are used to inject 
  nanoprobes into the target technology. The nanoprobes then begin to hack into 
  the target technology. Once the technology has been assimilated the knowledge is 
  spread throughout the Collective and can be replicated anywhere.
  Culture
  The Borg do not have a culture in the traditional sense. Art, music, leisure, wealth, 
  and political conquest are irrelevant to the Borg. Borg society is geared toward 
  assimilating other species and technologies in order to obtain perfection. The only 
  thing that the Borg revere is the Omega molecule, known to the Borg as Particle 
  010. The Borg consider this molecule to be an expression of perfection.
  The Collective
  The Collective is what the Borg call the hive mind. The Collective allows for 
  tremendous efficiency in almost all tasks. It allows for limitless execution of tasks 
  at a single time, thus allowing the Borg to consider almost all possibilities. This can 
  be seen when the Borg adapt to a specific threat.
  The Borg Queen
  Upon initially meeting the Borg the Federation was 
  able to clearly see that the Borg had a hive mind. What 
  was not known at the time was if there was any central 
  control. This question would be answered in 2373 when 
  the Borg traveled back in time in an attempt to prevent 
  First Contact between the Vulcans and Humans. As the 
  Enterprise crew tried to retake the Enterprise from the 
  drones that had survived the destruction of their own 
  ship, it was discovered that there was a Queen at the 
  center of the Borg Collective. 
  The Borg Queen is unique in several respects. First 
  and foremost she is the only individual in the entire 
  Collective. Secondly she can control any one drone or 
  ship in the entire Collective. She has shown her ability 
  to do this by destroying a Borg ship with just a mere thought. 
  It is also now known that the Borg Queen resides in Unimatrix 01 deep within the 
  Delta Quadrant. In Unimatrix 01 there is a special chamber that exists solely for 
  the Queen. It allows her to control the Collective with ease. We still do not know 
  her complete role in the Collective or even how she is able to order the chaos of the 
  trillions of drones in the Collective.
  The Borg Queen has been killed twice; once by Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and once 
  by Captain Katherine Janeway. It is unknown whether these two queens were the 
  same individual. It may be that the Borg have more than one queen or that they 
  are able to clone a deceased queen from stored genetic material. At this time this 
  question remains unanswered.
  
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  Social Structure
  There is no social structure in the traditional sense. But the Collective is divided into 
  various sub-groups. The highest level of the Collective structure is the Unimatrix. 
  The Unimatrix is then divided further into Trimatricies. Drones located in either a 
  Unimatrix of Trimatrix are grouped into Adjuncts. In an Adjunct a drone’s individual 
  designation designates their position within that particular Adjunct.
  The Borg Language
  When a drone is assimilated the knowledge 
  of that lifeform is also assimilated and passed 
  on throughout the Collective. This includes 
  the languages used by the drone before it 
  was assimilated. Therefore the Borg can 
  speak and write the languages of any of the 
  drones that have been assimilated. Even so 
  the Borg have their own alphanumeric code 
  that they use as a written language. The 
  alphanumeric symbols consist of circular 
  shapes with geometric shapes cut out of 
  them. These symbols can be written in either horizontal or vertical lines.  While the 
  total number of these characters is unknown at this time, it is known that there are 
  over fifty of them.
  
  
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  Part 3 –Technology
  Borg technology is some of the most advanced and terrifying that exists in the 
  galaxy today. This section covers Borg technology and technology that is in some 
  way is related to them.
  Assimilation Tubules
  Assimilation tubules are long “claws” on the back 
  of a drone’s hand used for the assimilation process. 
  When a drone apprehends a victim, two injection 
  tubules protrude from the drone into the victim and 
  inject nanoprobes into his bloodstream, immediately 
  beginning the transformation of the victim into a 
  cybernetic being. These tubules can penetrate any 
  known alloy or energy field.
   
  Biochips
  Biochips are cybernetic implants that are imbedded into the bodies of the drones. 
  The biochips serve to enhance the drone’s physical abilities and synthesize any 
  organic molecules that may be needed by the biological tissues. The drones are 
  dependent upon the biochips and will die upon their removal.
  Bio-dampeners
  A bio-dampener is a technological device developed by Magnus and Erin Hansen to 
  camouflage organic signatures while on a Borg vessel, by creating a field around 
  the body that simulates the physiometric conditions within the vessel. The U.S.S. 
  Voyager later took advantage of this technology to infiltrate a Borg Cube.
  Biomolecular Warhead
  A biomolecular warhead is a weapon that was developed by the crew of the U.S.S. 
  Voyager while stranded in the Delta Quadrant. The warheads were designed to affect 
  the Species 8472 bioships, a ship used by a fluidic species from a fluidic dimension. 
  The warhead was design to deliver a quantity of modified Borg nanoprobes for 
  which the “living” ships had no defense against. The warhead was based upon the 
  Starfleet photon torpedo.
  Bioregenerative Field
  A bioregenerative field is a radiated energy that is used in biomedical applications 
  to accelerate cellular growth. While this may be considered a low level technological 
  medical technique, the nanites that maintain the drones still uses the application to 
  maintain the cellular structures.
  Biospectral Analysis
  A biospectral analysis is a sensor study that evaluates organic life-forms or 
  material. The Borg uses a biospectral analysis to study life forms when considering 
  the possibility of assimilation.
  Biosynthetic Gland
  Biosynthetic glades are Borg replacements for the original organic glands. The 
  glands are replaced during the assimilation process, as one (1) of the organic parts 
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  Borg Access Terminal
  The Borg access terminals are access points, connector ports, which allow the 
  control of information from and to the drones. The terminal port is also used to 
  send and receive energy. A Regeneration Chamber, also known as a Borg Alcove, is 
  one (1) such access terminal, but not the only one (1).
  Borg Distribution Node
  A Borg distribution node is the device that disseminates and receives data to and 
  from other Borg vessels, systems, and drones. The distribution node works in 
  conjunction with the data node, which is the storage unit for the system.
  Borg Organelle
  Borg organelles are tiny subcellular nanite that are introduced into humanoids 
  during assimilation. Organelle regulates the cell functions in the drone.
  Borg Queen Lair
  The Borg Queen’s Lair is a special chamber at the heart 
  of the Borg Queen Vessel (or whatever vessel the Queen 
  is occupying at the time), from where the enigmatic 
  leader controls the entire Collective. The Borg Queen’s 
  head and upper torso reside in the upper section of the 
  central structure, from where she can maintain constant 
  communication with all members of the Collective. When 
  she emerges to encounter outsiders, she will “re-assemble” herself into a humanoid 
  body.
  Central Nexus
  The Central Nexus is the location where the shielding for the interspatial manifolds 
  of a transwarp hub is regulated. The Borg Queen herself regulates the shielding. 
  Chroniton
  A chroniton is a subatomic particle that transmits temporal quanta.
  Chronometric Data
  Chronometric data is the temporal measurement of the space-time continuum, 
  particularly pertaining to time travel.
  Chronometric Particles
  Temporal quantum particles related to chroniton. During its attack on Sector 001 in 
  2373, the Borg used chronometric particles to form a temporal vortex in order to 
  travel to Earth’s past to the year 2063, in an attempt to prevent first contact with 
  the Vulcans from occurring.
  Central Plexus
  The central plexus is the device that links all the Borg 
  vessels together, the command center. A multi-regenerative 
  security grid of force fields protects the central plexus. 
  The crew of U.S.S. Voyager infiltrated the central plexus 
  of Tactical Cube 138 in order to release a nanovirus into 
  the entire Collective, in order to help the drones that 
  visited Unimatrix Zero while regenerating to retain those 
  memories and rise up against the Collective. The Voyager 
  away team was able to bypass the security gird to enter the central plexus in 
  person because they had been partially assimilated and thus were immune to the 
  
  
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  Cortical Node
  The cortical node is the implant, located above the right 
  eyebrow within its own socket emplacement, which is a 
  very sophisticated device that helps to process information 
  from the Cortical Processing Subunit and is the link for the 
  drones to the Collective. This implant is so sophisticated 
  that should it fail, the Collective usually do not repair or 
  replace the implant; rather they allow the device to fail 
  and the drone to die. The cortical node so is vital to a 
  drone’s living environment that should it fail the drone will die as they cannot 
  function; much less live, without it. For more information, see Primary Cortical 
  Node.
  Cortical Processing Subunit
  A cortical processing subunit is a device in each Unimatrix that downloads newly 
  assimilated data to its drones during the regeneration process.
  Data Node
  A data node is the standard Borg information storage 
  unit. Borg data nodes are small, sophisticated devices 
  used to store the huge amount of information gathered 
  by Borg vessels and individual drones. A Borg vessel 
  might contain thousands of these data nodes, which 
  are connected directly to a drone’s regeneration alcove 
  so that information can be downloaded and then 
  disseminated throughout the entire Collective. Data 
  nodes use the Borg alphanumeric code language, and can record a wide range of 
  diagrammatic, textual, audio and visual data in this format. Specific information 
  stored by Borg data nodes includes assimilation logistics that deal with the races 
  and numbers of individuals assimilated by the drones of a particular ship, as well 
  as the vessel’s long-range sensor telemetry. Data nodes also record the movement 
  of other Borg ships, including their course, speed and intended destination. Data 
  nodes are rectangular, and are approximately 7 centimeters thick, 10 centimeters 
  wide and 20 centimeters long. 
  Exoplating
  Exoplating is Borg body armor, also referred to as the exoskeleton. The form-fitting 
  armor is anchored to the body with a network of microconnectors. The skull plating 
  alone is attached with over 3 million microconnectors. Exoplating functions as a 
  secondary (2nd) skin for the drone. From the exoplating additional apparatuses 
  and devices can be attached to the drone. Some of the attached devices are 
  powered through the exoplating; one (1) of the drone’s main defensive systems, 
  the adaptable energy shielding, functions in conjunction with exoplating.
  Implant
  An implant is any cybernetic device incorporated into the body of a drone, including 
  limbs, eyes, organs, cortical implants, etc. Implants replace the limb or body part 
  and take on the function of the limb or body part and provide any needed additional 
  tools. The majority of the time, one (1) of the implants made is the replacement 
  of one (1) eye. This implant provides the drone with enhanced vision not normal 
  accustomed to humanoids, which also functions as a visual device for seeing what 
  the drone sees. All activities of the drone are recorded, which includes a visual 
  record. This visual record can be reviewed at any time, even after death as all 
  
  
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  node. While majority of the implants are pre-made and attached to the drone, 
  the assimilation process forms some. Those implants that are formed through the 
  assimilation process are usually internal; none of the external implants are made 
  in this fashion.
  Interlink Frequency
  The occupants of Unimatrix Zero, a shared dream state experienced by one in every 
  million drones during regeneration, were bound together by an interlink frequency 
  that the Borg Queen went to great lengths to isolate. 
  Interplexing Beacon
  An interplexing beacon is a type of subspace transmitter employed by the Borg 
  to communicate across the quadrants of the galaxy. During a temporal incursion 
  to Earth’s past, a group of drones attempted to convert the deflector dish on the 
  U.S.S. Enterprise-E into an interplexing beacon, intending to send a signal to the 
  Delta Quadrant and the Collective of that time period to inform them of Earth’s 
  position and potential for assimilation. The plan failed, though, due to intervention 
  by the Enterprise-E crew.
  A communication unit, also known as an interplexing beacon, that is implanted 
  within the skull of every Borg drone. Every drone has its own translink signature. 
  The U.S.S. Voyager took advantage of this fact when attempting to communicate 
  with Seven of Nine while she was in the custody of the Borg Queen.
  Maturation Chambers
  A maturation chamber is a birthing chamber 
  where Borg infants are “born,” or in the case 
  where children are assimilated, neo-natal 
  drones are kept until adulthood. The Borg do 
  not procreate, they assimilate. The Borg, when 
  assimilating beings, do not care what the age 
  is of the person being assimilated at the time. 
  But, for working drones children are to young 
  to serve and therefore are placed in maturation 
  chambers. Some are prematurely aged while 
  in the chamber, depending on the need of the 
  Collective at the time.
  During a transported accident, nanoprobes merged with the Doctor’s holo-
  transmitter. The nanoprobes began their assimilation routine and once the merged 
  device sampled humanoid DNA, created a maturation chamber to grow the drone. 
  The drone grew to adulthood within a day.
  Medical Repair Servo-Armature
  A medical repair servo-armature is a specialized prosthetic arm transplant for Medical 
  Repair drones. This servo-armature contains a laser scalpel, biomolecular scanner, 
  micro-suture and other medical tools all rolled into one instrument. While drones 
  do possess self-repairing nanoprobes, there are times when the damage needs to 
  be repaired by an outside source. The Medical Repair drones are responsible for 
  converting newly assimilated people into their completed drone state.
  Multi-Adaptive Shielding
  Multi-Adaptive shielding is a technology device that was developed by Magnus and 
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  Nanoprobes are the basic building blocks 
  of assimilation; they are submicroscopic, 
  self-replicating robots that permeate the 
  bloodstream and carry Borg technology and 
  coding throughout the body. Nanoprobes attack 
  the victim on a cellular level, latching on to 
  the blood cells and taking over their functions, 
  rewriting their DNA almost instantaneously. 
  The subject’s skin turns gray within seconds, 
  and develops a distinctive mottled pattern. 
  This stage of assimilation leaves a subject 
  passive and suggestible, paving the way for 
  further alteration with cybernetic implants. The nanoprobes can be programmed 
  with the medical technique to reverse the effects of cellular necrosis in a dead 
  humanoid body as long as the technique is used within seventy-three (73) hours 
  after death.
  Neural Interlink Frequency
  A neural interlink frequency is a transmission frequency that integrates the minds 
  of Borg drones throughout the Collective. The transmission permeates subspace 
  and is relayed by each Borg connection, thereby, connecting all ships even at great 
  distances.
  Neural Link
  The neural link is the reference to the mental connection of the drones. The neural 
  link uses the neural interlink frequency to maintain data transfers.
  Neural-Electric Field Generator
  The neural-electric field generator is a device aboard a Borg vessel that creates 
  the neural link among all the drones aboard. In 2373, one (1) such device aboard 
  a damaged Cube was used to re-establish a neural link among a group of ex-Borg 
  who had settled on a planet in the Nekrit Expanse. They used the link to create a 
  “Cooperative” so that the colonists would work together as a community and end 
  the fighting and killing among different factions/races. The neural-electric field 
  generator only needed to be operational for a few minutes in order to reactivate the 
  link, after which the Cube was commanded to self-destruct. On that particular Cube, 
  the generator was located in Module 47-Omega, Section 9, at Interlink Console 3-
  Beta-6 in the lower right panel. It was activated by attaching power conduit 166 to 
  pathway Pi-2, and moving power circuit mechanism Alpha to position 1.
  Neurolytic Pathogen 2404
  The neurolytic pathogen 2404 was a synthetic viro-agent that was introduced into 
  the Collective in 2378 by Admiral Kathryn Janeway (who had come back in time 
  twenty-six (26) years from the future), which severely cripples the Borg. As part of 
  a plot to get the U.S.S. Voyager home through a Transwarp Hub, Admiral Janeway 
  allowed herself to be assimilated by the Borg Queen, but in the process she infected 
  the Collective with the pathogen. The Borg had no defense for this technology from 
  the future, and it had the effect of “bringing chaos to order” — the Queen could 
  no longer control the billions of voices of the Hive Mind, the central Unicomplex 
  crumbled in a series of explosions, and the Queen herself literally fell apart as her 
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  Neuroprocessor
  The neuroprocessor is an implant in the nervous system that plays a role in linking 
  the individual drone to the Hive Mind. It is the central memory component in every 
  drone that contains a record of all instructions received from the Collective.
  Omega Molecule
  The Omega molecule is a short-lived, highly unstable 
  particle that is believed to be the most powerful substance 
  in the universe. Some cosmologists theorize that the 
  particle existed in nature at the instant of the Big Bang. 
  Just only a few of the particles would be so energetic 
  that they could power an entire planet. A single Omega 
  particle was created in the 23rd century and was stable 
  for a fraction of a second before exploding. The result 
  not only destroyed the research facility, but also caused 
  subspace ruptures that extended across several light-years, making warp travel in 
  the region impossible. The Borg refer to the particle as Particle 010 and regard it 
  with near-reverence. Believing that the particle existed in a flawless state that the 
  Collective was willing to go to any length to assimilate it.
  Polaron Scanning Beam
  A polaron scanning beam is a scanning device used by the Borg to assess the 
  technological and organic components of what is being scanned. The Borg uses the 
  beam to determine if a ship or planet that the Borg comes across is worthy of being 
  assimilated or not. The beam is able to pass through any material or energy field.
  Primary Cortical Node
  The primary cortical node is one (1) of the most important components of a Borg 
  drone’s cybernetic implants, which regulates all the other implants. The primary 
  cortical node is a small tubular device, approximately eight centimeters long, which 
  is installed in a port above the drone’s right temple. The port is normally sealed and 
  is invisible to the casual observer. Besides regulating the functioning of all the Borg 
  implants, the node also suppresses the humanoid immune system, preventing the 
  drone from rejecting their Borg components. It is also designed to shut down higher 
  brain functions when the drone achieves a certain level of emotional stimulation, a 
  “fail-safe” mechanism to deactivate drones that start to regain their emotions. Since 
  many Borg implants relate to vital functions, the loss of the node would normally 
  result in death, as a fully assimilated adult drone is incapable of surviving without 
  it. However, some drones in the early stages of assimilation may be able to survive 
  its loss. The cortical node is also needed in order for a drone to interface with an 
  alcove and regenerate. Malfunctions in the node can cause headaches, dizziness, 
  diminished motor functions, and more unusual side effects such as production of 
  tears in the eyes. In the event of a minor failure, the node is capable of adapting 
  and repairing itself, but in the case of a more serious malfunction the node must be 
  replaced. The technology involved in the construction of the node is too complex to 
  be replicated, even for the Borg, so their ships carry spare nodes. Once active, a 
  node must remain attached to a drone or it begins to degrade. Once the node has 
  been removed, cortical functions can be controlled by an external source, but only 
  for about 20 seconds. After this, the drone will enter anaphylactic shock and will 
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  Regeneration Chamber (Also known as a Borg Alcove)
  A regeneration chamber is an individual bay in which 
  a drone “regenerates,” which is the Borg equivalent of 
  sleeping. The drone hooks itself up to power conduits in 
  the alcove and goes into a dormant state. Every Borg 
  vessel is equipped with enough alcoves for every drone 
  aboard, and when the Borg takes control of another 
  vessel, one of the first things they do is construct a 
  “hive” of alcoves.
  Subvocal Processor
  A subvocal processor is an implant that is usually placed in the neck, wherever the 
  vocal cords are located, that aids in producing speech.
  Synthetic Pathogen 6339
  Synthetic Pathogen 6339 is an artificial organic-viro-agent created by Borg 
  designation Species 6339. The pathogen was engineered to affect the Borg through 
  their technological means. Originally injected into twelve (12) members of Species 
  6339 in order to ensure that once they were assimilated that the pathogen would 
  make it into the Collective. Once the members were assimilated, the pathogen 
  mutated. Once the pathogen completed its mutation, the virus worked in the same 
  manner as a virus attacking humanoid cells, except that the pathogen worked on 
  programs and technology. Three (3) days after the twelve (12) members of Species 
  6339 were assimilated; the pathogen had worked to the point of destroying the 
  Cube that had assimilated them. The pathogen settled into the vinculum, where 
  it would be disseminated through out the Collective that was connected to the 
  vinculum.
  Temporal Displacement Drive 
  A temporal displacement drive is an engine design that uses temporal displacement 
  to maneuver. The engine is designed to travel through time by controlling the 
  use of chronometric particles. The Borg use a version of a Temporal Displacement 
  Drive, a primitive design compared to the actual system created in the future, to 
  travel back in time in hopes of stopping First Contact and to assimilate Earth.
  Temporal Signature
  A temporal signature is a unique characteristic that marks all matter in the universe 
  for a given time period for which the matter belongs to. All matter in each universe, 
  in all time periods, resonates at a given frequency, which is the temporal signature. 
  The signature is constant and cannot be changed by any known means. Temporal 
  signature is similar in concept as Quantum Signature.
  Temporal Vortex
  A temporal vortex is a conduit through 
  time created by the controlled emission of 
  chronometric particles. In 2373, a Borg Sphere 
  used a temporal vortex to travel into Earth’s past 
  to the year 2063 in an attempt to make humanity 
  easier to assimilate. The U.S.S. Enterprise-
  E, first caught in the temporal wake from the 
  vortex, followed the Borg Sphere through the 
  vortex and prevented the Borg’s success.
   
  
  
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  Temporal Wake
  A temporal wake is the outer portion, the vortex event 
  horizon, of a temporal vortex, the energy surge and energy 
  runoff from the vortex. An object that enters, or is caught in, 
  a temporal wake will not be affected by any possible changes 
  made from the time travel, even after the object leaves 
  the wake. An object that had entered a temporal wake and 
  then left without traveling through the vortex, would have a 
  different temporal signature, a frequency marker based upon 
  time-space and is similar to the quantum signature.
  Transphasic Torpedo
  A transphasic torpedo is a weapon for which the Borg had no defense against as 
  of 2378. The transphasic torpedo was developed in a future alternate timeline, in 
  which the U.S.S. Voyager was lost for twenty-three (23) years rather than seven 
  (7). In that timeline, Admiral Kathryn Janeway of the year 2404 came back to 2378 
  to provide her former starship with the technology to repel the Borg while passing 
  through a transwarp hub. One (1) or two (2) transphasic torpedoes fired at a Borg 
  Cube would instantly annihilate it. A transphasic torpedo has a much higher yield 
  than a quantum torpedo.
  Transwarp Coil
  A transwarp coil is the Transwarp Drive propulsion component that 
  allows Borg ships to travel through transwarp conduits. A Transwarp 
  Coil is needed to help focus the tachyon pulse energy for initiating 
  a conduit. The Transwarp Coil is located in the lower portion of 
  the Transwarp Drive. The transwarp coil also helps to control the 
  variances in the subspace travel that would normally cause a vessel 
  to loss maneuvering control within a transwarp conduit. A vessel 
  that losses maneuvering control within a transwarp conduit will be 
  violently thrown out of the conduit into normal space at a speed 
  where recovery is near to impossible. Given enough room a vessel 
  will eventually recover, but by the point of recovery the vessel would 
  have sustained a sever amount of damage due to uncontrolled 
  spinout.
  Transwarp Gate Aperture
  A transwarp gate aperture is a physical gate 
  (device) opening to a permanent transwarp 
  conduit, known as a corridor, which creates the 
  transwarp conduit. A transwarp gate aperture 
  maintains the conduit by supplying a continues 
  feed of tachyon pulse energy. In conjunction 
  with a transwarp hub and Transwarp Amplifier 
  Rings, the aperture functions as the linking 
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  A transwarp conduit is the ‘tunnel’ system 
  that allows ships to travel through space at 
  high speeds, where normal limitations to warp 
  speed don’t apply. A transwarp conduit is part 
  of the long range transportation device used by 
  the Borg.
  The transwarp conduit is a subspace tunnel 
  where vessels could reach speeds twenty or 
  more times greater than the maximum speed of a 
  Galaxy-class starship. A ship entering a conduit 
  is immediately accelerated to an extremely 
  high warp velocity, like falling into a fast-moving river and getting swept away by 
  the current. An encoded tachyon pulse activates the transwarp conduits, which 
  emit tri-quantum waves and subspace distortions with field magnitudes measuring 
  2.9 teracochranes and greater. While the Borg use the transwarp network with its 
  network of conduits, the Borg also established technology to create independent 
  conduits from any given hub. A Borg ship was first (1st) observed (recorded) using 
  such a device in 2369. The first (1st) actual observance of a Borg ship using a 
  transwarp conduit was when the U.S.S. Raven followed a Borg ship through one (1) 
  from within the Romulan neutral Zone.
  Transwarp Hub
  A transwarp hub is a massive, complex 
  structure 
  through 
  which 
  vessels 
  can 
  access a permanent network of thousands 
  of intersecting transwarp corridors with 
  endpoints (exit apertures) in all four 
  quadrants. The Transwarp Network is the 
  Borg’s long-range transportation device. 
  It allows the Collective to deploy vessels 
  almost anywhere in the galaxy. Of all the 
  Borg’s tactical advantages, the Transwarp 
  Hub, as part of the Transwarp Network, 
  could be the most significant. The Hub’s 
  structure is supported by a series of interspatial manifolds, the shielding for 
  which is regulated from the Central Nexus by the Queen herself. The Transwarp 
  Network has six Transwarp Hubs through out the galaxy, and the U.S.S. Voyager 
  encountered one of them within a nebula in Grid 986. In a plan to get home to the 
  Alpha Quadrant while dealing a fatal blow to the Borg at the same time, Voyager 
  entered the Hub at Aperture 823, accessing Transwarp Corridor 09. Then using a 
  combination of transphasic torpedoes and a neurolytic pathogen introduced into 
  the Collective by Admiral Janeway, Voyager destroyed that Transwarp Hub and its 
  conduit network.
  Transwarp Network
  The Transwarp Network is the framework of the long-range transportation system 
  used by the Borg. The network has a total of six (6) transwarp hubs, which are 
  interconnected to each other and provide their own transwarp conduit system to 
  various locations through out the galaxy. In 2378, one (1) of the six- (6) transwarp 
  hubs was thought to have been destroyed, changing the topographical of the 
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  Transwarp Signature
  A transwarp signature is the unique subspace characteristic that marks all matter 
  that enters a transwarp conduit or corridor. A transwarp signature will also mark 
  the entrance, or start point, and exit, or end point, of a transwarp conduit/corridor. 
  Recognizing this signature, the Federation has been able to determine the location 
  of a Borg incursion, as the transwarp network is the system they use to transport 
  to Federation Space. The primary exit point of a conduit is somewhere inside the 
  Romulan Neutral Zone, its exact location is unknown. The U.S.S. Voyager crew 
  used a secondary exit point, which exited near Earth. Both of these exit points are 
  considered destroyed as of 2378.
  Unicomplex
  Unicomplex is a name reference to the physical 
  incarnation that is a Unimatrix. Unimatrix One is the 
  Unicomplex where the Borg Queen resides.
  Unimatrix
  The Unimatrix is the basic organizational unit, grouping of Borg, of the Collective. 
  Every drone belongs to a specific Unimatrix, identified by numerical designation. 
  The Borg Queen primarily resides at Unimatrix One.
  Unimatrix One
  Unimatrix One is a massive complex of interlocking 
  chambers and ships, located in the middle of Borg space 
  within the Delta Quadrant.
  Apparently, Unimatrix One is the very center of the Borg 
  civilization, and where the Borg Queen primarily resides. 
  It is unknown rather a redundant setup exists or if 
  another Unimatrix is able to take over, as Unimatrix One, 
  should the first one (1) have a catastrophic condition.
  In 2378, this complex sustained massive damage when a neurolytic pathogen was 
  introduced into the Collective by alternate timeline and future version of Admiral 
  Kathryn Janeway. It is not known if any portion of Unimatrix One survived this 
  pathogenic attack, or if the pathogenic spread beyond Unimatrix One.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
  
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  Unimatrix Zero
  Unimatrix Zero is a mental imprint of linked 
  unconscious Borg drone minds. The surreal 
  universe is created by the minds of the 
  regenerating drones as their individuality 
  attempts to remain intact. Unimatrix Zero 
  resembles a real planet, but in fact, only 
  exists within the minds of the various 
  drones that are apart of it. There is a 
  recessive mutation within one (1) in every 
  one million (1,000,000) drones that allows 
  them to maintain their individuality while 
  regenerating. The recessive mutation allows 
  like drones to interlink between each other and enter into Unimatrix Zero.
  Vinculum
  The vinculum is a processing device that is located at the core of 
  every Borg vessel, which interconnects the minds of all the drones to 
  purge individual thoughts and disseminate information relevant to the 
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  Borg Cube Ship
  A massive cube shaped spacecraft that was first 
  encountered on stardate 42761.3 (2365) near System 
  J-25 in the Delta Quadrant by the U.S.S. Enterprise 
  NCC-1701-D.
  The Borg Cube ship is one of the most formidable 
  technologies known to the Federation. Its lack 
  of identifiable function spaces such as a bridge, 
  engineering, or personnel quarters reveals the hive-
  like Borg collective consciousness and its drones. It 
  not only carries “smart” weaponry that adapts, but it can analyze an opponent’s 
  weapons systems and adapt defenses within seconds.
  On stardate 43989.1, in late 2365, a Borg Cube was sent to assimilate Earth and its 
  technology. The Cube traveled to the Alpha Quadrant using a transwarp conduit to 
  make their journey and was briefly led by Locutus, the assimilated Captain Picard.
  Another Cube tried to assimilate Earth by altering the timeline in 2373, but was 
  destroyed with a concentrated fire from a Starfleet armada. A smaller spherical 
  ship, which actually created the time vortex to 2065, was launched from it before 
  it was destroyed.
  Borg Cube 630 was a vessel with a complement of 64,000 drones, three of which 
  occupied the dream state realm known as Unimatrix Zero. The three lone drones 
  were able to enter this realm because of a recessive gene in their DNA makeup. Those 
  three were separated from the Hive Mind in early 2377 due to a virus introduced 
  into the Collective by the U.S.S. Voyager. Cube 630 was patrolling Spatial Grid 94 
  when the Borg Queen noticed that their “voices” had become silent, so she caused 
  the vessel to self-destruct in order to make a point to Captain Janeway.
  Borg Probe Ship
  A Borg probe ship is a small, oblong-shaped, 
  vessel that is about half the size of an Intrepid-
  class Federation starship, with about the same 
  amount of firepower. The probe ship is the only 
  Collective ship whose design does not follow 
  the Borg’s monolithic thinking.
  
  
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  Borg Queen Ship
  The Borg Queen ship is a diamond-shaped vessel holding 
  the “lair” of the Borg Queen. In 2375, the Borg Queen 
  vessel originating from Unimatrix One traveled to Grid 
  532 to participate in the assimilation of Species 10026. 
  While the Borg Queen vessel is not normally required 
  to be present at such events, ex-drone Seven of Nine 
  was aboard and the Queen wished to re-familiarize her 
  with assimilation procedures. The plan was to benefit 
  from Seven’s experience as an individual to eventually 
  assimilate Species 5618, the human race.
  The plan failed, however, as Seven refused to betray her 
  species and she was rescued by Captain Janeway and 
  others aboard the Delta Flyer. The Borg Queen vessel pursued the Delta Flyer 
  through a transwarp conduit, but was destroyed when the U.S.S. Voyager collapsed 
  the conduit with photon torpedoes.
  The Borg Queen herself originated from Species 125.
  Borg Scout Ship
  The Borg Scout ship is a much smaller vessel than the Borg 
  Cube ship; this cubical vessel is only 2.5 million metric tons in 
  mass, and holds a small crew of five.
  On stardate 45854.2, such a vessel was discovered by the crew 
  of the Galaxy-class U.S.S. Enterprise-D on a remote moon in 
  the Argolis Cluster.
  Borg Sphere Ship
  The Borg Sphere ship is similar in function to the Borg 
  Cube ship, except much smaller. A Sphere ship can fit 
  within a Cube and acts as a secondary ship. Should 
  a Cube ship become disabled and if a Sphere were 
  docked within the Cube, it can be used as an escape 
  ship. Otherwise, the Sphere ship can be used for 
  any other purpose were a Cube cannot gain access. 
  The Borg Queen used a Sphere ship to escape the 
  destruction of a Cube used in an attack on Sector 
  001, and then to travel back in time in an attempt to 
  prevent First Contact. A Sphere is six hundred (600) 
  meters in diameter. Note: a Cube ship has to be specially fitted with a docking port 
  for a Sphere ship, otherwise, a Cube ship is not designed with one (1).
  Sphere 634, in 2378, was the last vessel to hear the thoughts of the Borg Queen 
  after the Collective was infected with a neurolytic pathogen introduced by a future 
  alternate-timeline Admiral Janeway. The Sphere was sent to intercept the U.S.S. 
  Voyager while it was in a Transwarp Hub corridor. The Sphere attempted to destroy 
  the starship while the hub was collapsing. But then it “swallowed” Voyager, exited 
  into the Alpha Quadrant less than a light-year from Earth, and was destroyed from 
  within by transphasic torpedoes. Voyager emerged intact from the sphere’s debris 
  
  
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  to greet an awaiting Starfleet armada.
  Sphere 878, with a complement of 11,000 drones, had one (1) drone that was 
  separated from the Hive Mind in early 2377 due to a virus introduced into the 
  Collective by the U.S.S. Voyager. The Sphere was patrolling Spatial Grid 091 when 
  the Borg Queen noticed that a single “voice” had gone silent, so she initiated a 
  self-destruct of the vessel to silence all aboard. The Queen destroyed the Sphere 
  in an attempt to convince Captain Janeway that her attempts to undermine the 
  Collective would lead to thousands or millions of deaths.
  Borg Tactical Ship
  A Borg Tactical ship is a class-4 tactical cube, 
  a heavily armed vessel with its Central Plexus 
  protected 
  by 
  multi-regenerative 
  security 
  grids.
  The U.S.S. Voyager infiltrated Tactical Cube 
  138 in an attempt to introduce a virus into the 
  Collective through the ship’s Central Plexus. 
  The plan was designed to help the occupants 
  of Unimatrix Zero reassert their individuality 
  in the physical world. When the Borg Queen 
  became aware of the plan, she initiated a self-
  destruct sequence for the cube, in hopes of stopping the virus and destroying 
  Voyager. The Queen managed to destroy the Cube in a massive shock wave, but 
  failed to prevent the virus from infecting the Collective.
  Renegade Ship
  A band of rogue Borg drones created the 
  Borg Renegade Ship, who was lead by Lore. 
  Generally, Borg vessels are symmetrical, but 
  because the drones were rogue, not part of 
  the Borg Collective, and lead by Lore, the 
  ship had an irregular multileveled shape. It is 
  thought that the reason behind the disjointed 
  appearance was due to Hugh’s influence when 
  he infected the various drones with a sense of 
  individuality. The Renegade Ship is larger then a Galaxy-Class Starship. The first 
  (1st) appearance of the ship was in 2368. Eventually, the ship was destroyed in a 
  solar fusion eruption.
  
  
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  Appendices
  Appendix A - Borg Species Designations
  When the Federation first (1st) learned of the Borg species designations it was 
  thought that the numbering sequence was organized in the manner of when the 
  species is meet. At this time is now thought that the time of when a species is meet 
  is only a part of the process. There are three (3) parts to the classification process. 
  The three (3) parts are: meeting time, technology base, and species significance. 
  The percentage of the breakdown runs about: 15%, 50%, and 35% respectfully. 
  It is this understanding of the species designation that allows for the listings such 
  as the Ferengi, which is Species 180, and the humans, which is 5618. The Ferengi 
  are an Alpha Quadrant species, yet they have a low species designation. Research 
  has shown that the Ferengi were meet a long time ago and assimilated into the 
  Collective, giving them a lower designation. However, that is not the only statistic 
  for this listing. The Ferengi possess a feature within their very being, and at the 
  time of first (1st) assimilation showed technology usable by the Borg through their 
  ‘trading’ activities, showed a better assessment through assimilation then humans 
  who do not possess anything of significant for the Borg, at least by their own 
  reckoning.
  Species 116
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 116 is classified as a technologically 
  sophisticated humanoid society that originated 
  in the Delta Quadrant. The species were gifted 
  linguists, where some have been known to know 
  several thousand languages. One (1) of their 
  technological break through was the creation 
  of the Quantum Slipstream Drive. When the 
  Borg first tried to assimilate the species many 
  centuries ago, they failed as the species 
  outwitted and eluded the Borg. In 2374, the Borg finally caught up with Species 
  116 and assimilated all but 20,000 people. Arturis was a member of Species 116 
  and was one (1) of the 20,000 to miss assimilation.
  Species 125
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 125 is the species from which the Borg Queen 
  comes from, and the initial Collective members. There 
  is not much information known to the Federation 
  concerning the race.
  
  
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  Species 149
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 149 was a sophisticated humanoid society that possessed advance medical 
  knowledge from the Delta Quadrant. It was this species that had developed a 
  method for reversing cellular necrosis, thereby, allowing a being to be brought 
  back, or reactivated, by as much as seventy-three (73) hours after death.
  Species 180
  Species Name: Ferengi
  Species 180 is the Ferengi race of the Ferengi Alliance 
  from the Alpha Quadrant. The Ferengi are a technological 
  sophisticated humanoid society that primarily deals with 
  profit, the gain in a business venture.
  Species 218
  Species Name: Talaxians
  The Talaxian race was assimilated and cataloged when a Borg 
  Vessel came across a small freighter carrying a crew of thirty-
  nine (39) in the Dolmine Sector. It is said that the Talaxians 
  were easily assimilated, and the reason for their assimilation 
  was due to their dense musculature, which made them excellent 
  drones.
  Species 259
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 259 is a technologically advanced, omnicordial life form from a transmaterial 
  energy plain that inhabits Galactic Cluster 3. The reason the Borg assimilated this 
  species was due to their development of pattern-duplication. Pattern-duplication is 
  at the heart of the Borg designed autonomous regeneration sequencers.
  Species 262
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 262 is a primitive culture from the Delta Quadrant that was assimilated in 
  2145. The species was well known for their oral history, which included a reference 
  to a powerful substance that was known to “burn the sky,” which is the Omega 
  Molecule. Upon assimilating the species and learning of the substance, the Borg 
  followed the mythological trail through thirteen (13) other species to learn more 
  about it.
  Species 263
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 263 is a primitive culture from the Delta Quadrant that was assimilated in 
  2145. The species was the second (2nd) species assimilated by the Borg in the quest 
  to learn about the Omega Molecule. Species 263 believed that the Omega Molecule 
  was a drop of blood from their creator.
  
  
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  Species 312
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 312 was a species from the Delta Quadrant that was assimilated hundreds 
  of years ago. It was Species 312 that had developed tetrion-flux technology, which 
  could create an energy barrier that is undetectable by conventional sensors. The 
  species had erected such a barrier around a planet’s southern sub-continent of Ledos 
  in order to protect the Ventu people from intrusion by more advanced Ledosians. 
  The barrier was impenetrable by Ledosians until the U.S.S. Voyager found a way to 
  break through it.
  Species 329
  Species Name: Kazon
  The Borg encountered the Kazon, Species 329 from the 
  Delta Quadrant, when they came across a Kazon colony in 
  the Grand Sector, Grid 6920. The Borg did not assimilate the 
  Kazon, feeling that the race was unworthy of assimilation 
  because their biological and technological distinctiveness was 
  unremarkable. “Why assimilate a species that would detract 
  from perfection?”
  Species 521
  Species Name: Shivolian
  Shivolian, Species 521 of the Delta Quadrant, is a reptilian race. A female Shivolian 
  visited the U.S.S. Voyager when the Voyage was docked at the Markonian Outpost 
  in 2376.
  Species 571
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 571 is a humanoid species from the Delta Quadrant that 
  worships the supernatural deity of Brothara, who frowns upon 
  the desecration of dead bodies. P’Chan, Borg designation Four of 
  Nine, is from this species.
  Species 689
  Species Name: Norcadian
  The Norcadians are a race from the Delta Quadrant. Mezoti is a 
  member of this species.
  
  
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  Species 2461
  Species Name: Brunali
  The Brunali, Species 2461 of the Delta Quadrant, homeworld is located 
  near an established Borg transwarp conduit and due to this location 
  their homeworld had been attacked by the Borg three (3) times from 
  2367 to 2377. Each time the Borg attacked the homeworld, they wiped 
  out the rebuilt society. The Brunali had developed a sophisticated 
  technique in agricultural genetics that allowed them to grow crops in 
  inhospitable environments. It was this same knowledge with genetics and science 
  that allowed the Brunali to engineer an anti-Borg pathogen that would eventually 
  destroy the Borg one (1) ship at a time. The Brunali people had implanted this 
  genetic pathogen into some of their children in a deliberate attempt to infect the 
  Borg. The children would be sent into space near the transwarp conduit when they 
  were old enough to be assimilated. One (1) such child was Icheb, whom the U.S.S. 
  Voyager crew rescued.
  Species 3259
  Species Name: Vulcans
  Species 3259 is the designation for the Vulcan race of the Alpha 
  Quadrant. The Vulcans had superior analytical abilities due to their 
  enlarged neocortex, as well as, physical prowess.
  Species 4228
  Species Name: Hazari
  The Hazari, Species 4228 of the Delta Quadrant, are a technologically advanced 
  and extremely violent race. Many of the other Delta Quadrant races hire the Hazari 
  as bounty hunters. The Borg simply saw them as excellent tactical drones.
  Species 5174
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 5174 is from the Delta Quadrant and the Borg came across the race when 
  a vessel encountered one (1) of their small ships. Investigating the ship the Borg 
  learned that the beings onboard were gutted completely, with their entire skeletons 
  surgically removed along with their musculature, ligaments, tendons, and internal 
  organs. The Borg did not pursue the nature or race that had killed the crew of the 
  ship, considering the matter irrelevant. It is thought though that the Hirogen were 
  the cause.
  Species 5618
  Species Name: Humans
  Species 5618 is the designation for the Human race of the 
  Alpha Quadrant. The Borg considers the human race to possess 
  below-average cranial capacity, minimal redundant systems 
  and limited regenerative abilities. Yet, the Borg insists in their 
  attempts to assimilate the humans, which has failed to date.
  
  
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  Species 5973
  Species Name: Unknown
  A non-corporeal, multi-spectrum particle life form the Borg encountered in galactic 
  cluster eight.
  Species 6291
  Species Name: Yridians 
  Everyone, even the Borg, thought they were extinct, but 
  Captain Ransom of the USS Equinox proved otherwise 
  by making first contact with them in his days as an exo-
  biologist.
  Species 6339
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 6339 was a humanoid, warp-capable race that originated in Grid 124, 
  Octant-22-theta. Species 6339 first encountered the Borg in 2371, after which 
  eleven (11) billion of the race had been assimilated. The last thirteen (13) of the 
  species were discovered by the Borg and assimilated in 2375. The reason the Borg 
  was able to find the remaining thirteen (13) members was due to their desire to 
  be discovered. The race had developed a synthetic pathogen that would infect the 
  Borg in an attempt at revenge. The original biological agent virus mutated and 
  attacked the Borg’s vinculum like a virus attacks living cells. Once the vinculum was 
  infected the virus was passed on to all the drones of the vessel. The virus caused 
  the drones to randomly manifest hundreds of thousands of personalities that lead 
  to chaos being among the drones, and ultimately lead to their destruction.
  Species 6961
  Species Name: Ktarians
  The Ktarians is an Alpha Quadrant race. Magnus Hansen 
  had studied a Ktarian drone up close while aboard a 
  Borg Cube.
   
  
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  Species 8472
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 8472 has no official name and do not 
  belong to our space continuum. Species 8472 is a 
  sophisticated life form from the extra-dimensional 
  realm of fluidic space. The species has an extremely 
  dense genetic structure and an extraordinary powerful 
  immune system. Nearly all-chemical, biological, and 
  technological intruders that penetrate their cells are 
  instantly destroyed. In 2373, the Borg learned of the 
  existence of fluidic space and Species 8472. The Borg 
  wanted to assimilate the species’ organic spacecraft 
  and biogenically engineered weapons technology, 
  which was superior to anything the Borg had come 
  across. The Borg launched an attack into fluidic 
  space in order to follow through with their plans to 
  assimilate them, only to be defeated in the worst 
  incident the Borg had known to that point. After the 
  Borg’s initial attack, Species 8472 sent hundreds of 
  bioships into the Delta Quadrant with the objective 
  of eliminating all life forms from the galaxy, thereby 
  preserving their species. Entire planets and fleets of 
  Borg vessels were destroyed. Only the crew of the 
  U.S.S. Voyager was able to develop a weapon to defeat the Species. Eventually, 
  Species 8472 and the Voyager crew were able to come to an agreement and all 
  hostilities between Species 8472 and the Delta Quadrant were halted.
  Species 10026
  Species Name: Unknown
  Species 10026 is from the Delta Quadrant, Grid 532, and the Borg Queen had 
  392,000 members of the race assimilated in her attempt to have Seven of Nine 
  help assimilate the race in 2375. The thousands of this race were simply in the 
  wrong place at the wrong time.
  
  
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  About SFMC Academy
  The Starfleet Marine Corps Academy was established by Commander Starfleet in 
  2164 when it was determined that Starfleet Academy could no longer adequately 
  meet the needs of both services. The historical home of the United States’ Navy 
  and Marine Corps academies, Annapolis, was selected as the new home of the 
  SFMCA. The head of the Academy, known as Director SFMCA (DCO - Academy), 
  is still headquartered at the main campus in Annapolis. 
  The motto of the SFMCA is “Facta Non Verba” or, in Federation Standard, “Deeds 
  not Words.” This is reflected in the more informal academy slogan, “We lead by 
  example... whether we mean to or not.”
  The Director SFMCA reports to the Commanding Officer of the Training Command 
  (COTRACOM) who, in addition to the SFMCA, oversees branch schools, enlisted 
  personnel training, advanced technical schools, and periodic skill re-fresher 
  courses. Most of these courses are held either at one of the SFMCA facilities, 
  or at one of the many training facilities in the New Valley Forge system which 
  is home to TRACOM. These facilities, together with an Oberth-class spacedock 
  serving as TRACOM headquarters, comprise Station Valley Forge. 
  Today, the SFMCA consists of 5 campuses, 8 training worlds, and 42 ranges and 
  field courses throughout the UFP. Together with Station Valley Forge, the SFMCA 
  comprises one of the largest and most advanced military training organizations 
  in the known universe.
  
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