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Annika Hansen |
The
Borg formerly known by the designation "Seven of Nine" has been
disconnected from the Borg collective mind through the neutralization of
the upper-spinal column neurotransceiver. In total, I have extracted
eighty-two percent of her Borg hardware implants. The remaining
bio-implants have been stabilized and remain critical to her life support.
I have also stimulated her human metabolism and immune system, though the
Borg Nanobots in her bloodstream will more than suffice until she has
stabilized. Hair follicles have been repaired and stimulated. Left
eyepiece has been replaced by an artificial organ replacement, simulating
her own organic eye.
Abstract from the medical notes, taken from the Federation Library Database at Startrek.com
One of the best aliens is the one that starred in the four Alien movies. That creature was designed and for the original first movie actually sculpted and molded by the Swiss artist H.R. Giger in 1979. The feeling these black, shiny, eyeless and expressionless creatures give you can be of terror and fear but on the other hand, when seeing them better and for an extended time you even see a lot of beauty in them. Contradicting feelings that are all true feelings. Somehow that image, the look of that creature touches something deep hidden in our minds. The robot Ash in that first movie said about it "..a perfect organism. It's structural perfection is matched only by its hostility" and then "...a survivor unclouded by conscience, remorse or delusions of morality."
For me, the first creatures that could successfully compete with this alien character were the Borg. And maybe it is no coincidence that, when paging through the art books of this H.R. Giger you come across dozens Biomechanoids. Humanlike organisms with their flesh attached to machines. Partly in the color of skin, partly in the color of steel. Signs of erosion and decay but always highly organized. Black steel objects which are obvious of organic nature. Disturbing pictures.
Giger did not contribute anything to the Borg in the Voyagers series as far as I know, and the Borg are quite different from the Biomechanics he created, but the artistic minds that created the Borg certainly have taken notice of his work.
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