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Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the motion pictures. Bradbury was - . Starship Enterprise-D, who had noted for his ability to capture the EEE— been assimilated during the bat- bizarre, the grotesque, and the sen- # 2 N § tle, wrote, “In their collective y timental. Herbert Rossoff felt he W Te Nstate, the Borg are utterly with would be in good company if his ry FE [NH out mercy, driven by one will \ stories were published alongside 4 2 alone: the will to conquer. They Low &° those of Bradbury in Galaxy or / are beyond reason, beyond 2 pd. | Science Fiction magazine. (“Far J ges 2 , redemption.” The Borg invaded 1 \ Beyond the Stars" [DS9)]). Ray f . Fa an extradimensional domain of a e Bradbury was a good friend of Star 9 « i fluidic space in 2373, seeking - - Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and 4 f unsuccessfully to assimilate a PAN JL ) was a speaker at Roddenberry's |§ ' il life-form they had designated as ‘ Jin 4 \ dl memorial service in 1991 A = Species 8472. The Borg attack $ En W NG 3 triggered a swift retaliation 4 ) " Bre'Nan ritual. Rite performed in I] A strike by Species 8472 into our (ES BIR orecaration for & tradition Klingon wedding, in which the bride galaxy, using powerful biogen ’ ’ to-be meets her prospective mother-in-law so that her intended's cally engineered bioship tech- of mother can pass judgment on her son's choice of a wife. Jadzia nology against which the Borg ! 3 Dax nearly met her match when the Lady Sirella had doubts had no defense. The Borg 2 about Jadzia's suitability to join the House of Martok prior to unable to assimilate this adver 3 Jadzia's wedding to Worf in 2374. (“You Are Cordially Invited sary, was not able to gain 1 = [DS9]) detailed knowledge of 8472 _ technology. Fearful of being defeated by Species 8472, the Borg Breen.* Civilization. The Breen agreed to a deal with the commander of the Starship Voyager, per ised spacecraft that employed mitting the Federation vessel safe passage through Borg space in Ra biological technology. (“Scorpior exchange for assistance in developing biomolecular warhead EY Part |” [VGR]). The Breen allied technology using Borg nanoprobes. A Borg drone, designated - > themselves with the Dominion Seven of Nine. became separated from the collective during the Bll during the Dominion war (“Strange development process for the weapon, and subsequently joined the Bedfellows” [DS9]) and launched a Voyager crew. (“Scorpion Parts | & II" [VGRJ). SEE: injection devastating attack against the city of San Francisco on Earth in tubule. The Borg experience with Species 8472 was unique. They late 2375. (“The Changing Face of Evil" [DS9]) were the only life-form to mount what the Borg considered to be true resistance to assimilation. (“Prey” [VGR]). Borg influence even Briar Patch. Region of Federation space located in Sector 441 extended to Galactic Cluster 3, where they assimilated the omni The Briar Patch was full of supernova remnants, false vacuum cordial life-forms known as Species 259. (“The Gift” [VGR]). The fluctuations, and low levels of metaphasic radiation from inter Borg do not assimilate all species they encounter, sometimes stellar dust in the region. The space matter made it dangerous for rejecting those that might detract from the Borg goal of perfection a starship to travel through the area at speeds greater than one The Borg gained the sum of knowledge and technology of each third impulse for fear of overheating the ship's manifolds species they assimilated. From one such Location of the Ba'ku planet. The region was whimsically named culture they gained a technique to use for the tangled hardwood shrub that featured prominently in the modified nanoprobes to revive a drone Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris, published in 1880 (or other humanoid) that has been clini- and 1883. (Star Trek: Insurrection) cally dead for as long as 73 hours (“Mortal Coil” [VGRY). The Borg had no bridal auction. Traditional part of Ferengi wedding festivities religion in the sense common to many (“Call to Arms” [DS9)) other cultures, but their pursuit of per fection led them to regard the immensely powerful Omega mol- Brigette. (Roxann Dawson) » ecule, known to the Borg as Particle 010, with something Persona imposed upon B'Elanna approaching reverence. The collective believed it to exist in a Torres while under Hirogen neurflawless state, and was willing to go to any lengths to assimilate al interface control in the French it. (“The Omega Directive” [VGRY). Borg drones do not experi Resistance holodeck program in ence fear, but individual drones, once separated from the col- late 2374. Brigette was a citizen lective, have been known to undergo severe anxiety when they of Earth's republic of France are alone. ("One” [VGR]) Brigette had once been in love with an American soldier named ’ Borge, Victor. Twentieth-century Earth Bobby Davis, but later con entertainer. Borge was a piano musician and ceived a child with an officer of comedian who specialized in one-person the Nazi army, even while a mem q 2 shows on radio and television. (“His Way" ber of the underground working 1 ' [Ds9)) to free her nation from the control i of Nazi Germany: (“The Killing Game, Parts | and II" [VGR)) 8 boronite. Construction material used in the = fabrication of Vostigye space stations British Intelligence. Security agency for the nation-state of (“Real Life" [VGR]). Boronite, which is an extremely rare mined Great Britain during the 20th century. During Earth's second substance, is the only raw material known that could be used to world war, British Intelligence provided the government of Great create Omega molecules. (“The Omega Directive” [VGR]) Britain and its allies with data that proved critical in the defeat of Nazi Germany. SEE: Allied Forces; World War Il. (“The Killing Borven, Glinn. Cardassian military officer, aide to Gul Trepar in ~~ Game, Part I" [VGR] 2373. (“Ties of Blood and Water" [DS9)) British Radio Network. Audio-based information broadcast Bradbury, Ray. Noted 20th-century Earth writer of fantasy and agency operated by the government of Great Britain on Earth dur science fiction. Bradbury's work included nostalgic tales, poet- ng that planet's 20th century. During Earth's second world war. ry, and radio drama, as well as screenplays for television and the British Radio Network provided covert messages to opera