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8472 bioship. The nanoprobes were successful in destroying the ~~ Bolians.* Civilization. In 2373, the Bolian government authorized organic elements of the bioships. (“Scorpion, Part II" [VGR]). the Ferengi Gaming Commission to manage their gambling emporiums. (“Ferengi Love Songs" [DS9)). Many Bolians lived on Earth in bioship. Warp-capable starship used by Species 8472. the 24th century. (“Hope and Fear" [VGRY). Bioships employed organic technology for most of their systems. Capable of operating in both their native fluidic space as Bolias, Bank of. Financial institution located well as in our space, bioships used a matter/antimatter reaction on Bolias. In 2365, Morn deposited 1,000 power source along with an electrodynamic fluid circulatory sys- bars of gold-pressed latinum into the tem. Bioships possessed extremely powerful Bank of Bolias. The bars had been energy weapons and were capable of stolen from the Central Bank of Lissepia rapid biological regenera- in the infamous Lissepian Mother's tion of damaged sys- Day Heist. Morn removed all of the lattems, making them near- inum from the bars before depositing ly impervious to attack. them. (“Who Mourns for Morn?" [DS9]). Species 8472 used bio- Liam Bilby, an operative of the Orion ships in their incursion into Syndicate, robbed the Bank of Bolias in our space in late 2373. (*Scorpion, Part 2374 by using a combooth on planet Farius 1" [VGR]). The biological tissue composing the Prime. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9]). bioship structure was in many ways similar to that found in members of Species 8472. In early 2374, the crew of the Boothby." Groundskeeper at Starfleet Voyager destroyed several bioships by using Starfleet photon Headquarters and Starfleet Academy torpedoes with biomolecular warheads filled with Borg on Earth. Boothby began working at nanoprobes modified to target Species 8472 cells at the genet- Starfleet in San Francisco in 2321; his ic level. (Scorpion, Part II” [VGR]). The bioship exteriors were career there spanned more than a halfcomputer-generated renderings by Foundation Imaging. century, during which his mentoring of numerous promising cadets belied his biosynthetic gland. Borg replacement for the original organic apparently humble role as groundskeepglands of an assimilated humanoid. (“The Gift" [VGRY]). er. Some of those whom Boothby took under his wing included Jean-Luc Picard, bipolar flow junction. Conduit branch within the plasma guides Captain Lopez, Captain Richardson, of a starship warp propulsion system. (“One Little Ship" [DS9]). .. Valerie Archer, and Kathryn Janeway. When Janeway was an academy cadet, groundskeeper Boothby blast shutters. Protective view port covers used on Starfleet used to give her fresh roses for her quarters. A re-creation of ships such as runabouts. Blast shutters could be lowered in Boothby was part of a training facility created by Species 8472 place to prevent damage from external objects or other hazards. in the Delta Quadrant in 2375 in preparation for an extensive (“One Little Ship" [DS9)) intelligence-gathering operation against the Federation. (“In the Flesh” [VGR]). “Blaze of Glory.” Deep Space Nine episode #121. Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Ira Steven Behr. Directed by Kim Bog'ta. (Andy Milder). Starfleet engineer p— Friedman. No stardate given. First aired in 1997. Sisko springs assigned to Deep Space 9. In 2373, a Michael Eddington from incarceration in hopes of stopping a Bog'ta was part of a salvage team sent final Maquis attack that could lead to a devastating Cardassian from DS to the abandoned Cardassian and Dominion reprisal. This episode concludes the storyline station Empok Nor. Boq'ta was killed at begun in “For the Cause" (DS9) and which continued in “For the Empok Nor by a Cardassian soldier who » Uniform” (DS). Michael Eddington dies in this episode. GUEST was under the influence of a powerful CAST: Kenneth Marshall as Eddington, Michael; J. G. Hertzler psychotropic drug. (“Empok Nor” as Martok, General; Aron Eisenberg as Nog; Gretchen German ~~ [DS9)). as Sullivan, Rebecca. SEE: Athos IV; carrot; class-4 cloak; curried chicken; decibel; Defiant, U.S.S.; Eddington, Borg organelle. Tiny subcellular nanite that was introduced into Michael; Hudson, Calvin; impulse flow regulator; khi-GOSH; a drone candidate by the Borg during assimilation. Organelles Ligorian mastodon; loon; Maquis; Morn; rice; squid; Sullivan, regulated cell functions in a Borg drone. (“The Gift” [VGRI). Rebecca; tarragon; Vance. Borg sphere.* Small Borg spacecraft, generally spherical in Bligh, Captain William. (1754-1817) Naval commander on shape. The U.S.S. Voyager encountered a Borg sphere in the planet Earth during the 18th century. Bligh was a British officer Delta Quadrant in early 2375. The sphere had been responding to on Captain James Cook's second voyage around planet Earth in a proximity transceiver signal transmitted by One, a Borg drone 1772-1775. Bligh was known for harsh discipline of his crew, born on Voyager. When the Borg ship threatened to assimilate and in 1789, the crew of the H.M.S. Bounty mutinied against Voyager and its crew, One boarded the sphere. One, sacrificing him, setting him adrift in Earth’s South Pacific Ocean. In an alter- himself for the Voyager crew, was successful in commandeering nate timeline, Chakotay drew an analogy between Bligh and the Borg vessel and piloting it into a nearby protonebula, where Annorax, commander of the Krenim temporal weapon ship, the sphere exploded. (“Drone [VGR)). whose crew disapproved of his methods. (“Year of Hell, Part II" [VGRY]) Borg.* Civilization of cybernetically enhanced beings. Borg space was vast, comprising thousands of solar systems in the blood pie. SEE: rokeg blood pie. Delta Quadrant. All Borg drones were linked together in a great collective through which information was shared; while each bloodwine.* Klingon beverage. Worf preferred bloodwine that drone had access to the sum of Borg knowledge, retaining inforwas very young and very sweet. (“Change of Heart” [DS9]). mation useful to its specific role in the collective. (“The Omega Directive” [VGRY]). The Borg, being a collective mind, had no lies Boday, Captain.* Starfleet officer. Kira Nerys once declined and kept no secrets from each other. Deception was impossible Dax’s suggestion that she have dinner with Boday, causing Dax because all thoughts were shared. (“Day of Honor" [VGRY)). In the to chide her friend for being unable to see past Boday's trans- aftermath of the devastating battle at Wolf 359 in 2367, Captain parent skull. (“Resurrection” [DS9)]). Amasov of the Starship Endeavor, wrote, “It is my opinion that the Borg are as close to pure evil as any race we've ever encountered.”