Borg vs alien infestation

[Stark98]

Well everything was better than be destroyed!

[Nordicvs]

"what the Borg can't assimilate they can't understand"

True, but they wouldn't want to understand because (a) they won't assimilate such lower life forms (adds nothing of value--no tech--to the collective, unless they like the acid for blood deal), and (b) unless their assimilating nanodudes can withstand acid they wouldn't work, so even one attempt would prove futile and they would switch from assimilation mode to destruction/survival mode.

The Borg can adapt technology in themselves and from other Borg for other purposes, so I'd think they'd have the advantage, and would win eventually, but over half would probably get munched (too slow on the draw).

[Sovereign002]

Originally Posted by Nordicvs

The group that survives.

Anyway, Borg can be hosts for aliens, and the Borg can assimilate the aliens. If the Borg cannot assimilate (nanoprobes might not function properly in acid), or will not assimilate, then they'll scan for these critters, and (having adaptive weapon technology) freeze them in a holding beam and blast them. The Borg aren't too swift (even though they are tough, clever, and resiliant), so most Borg would probably be killed.

For as far as i know you cant make personal holding beams (correct me if im wrong)

[Stark98]

wrong they can!! in season 1 of tng, "the naked now" wesley crusher had a small device that was a tractor beam and that was in the year 2361 or something like that but it was constructed by a young guy of 15 years and if the borg make something like that then wow it is strong!!

[Sovereign002]

Even than, the aliens are too fast to get hit by the tractor beam except if it has a wide area and thats even more difficult.
And even if they do get an alien in one of those tractors, the drone just gets attacked by a second one in the back or side while its being busy with the first one before it can be killed or asimilated (if that is even possible).

[Nordicvs]

Originally Posted by sovereign002

Even than, the aliens are too fast to get hit by the tractor beam except if it has a wide area and thats even more difficult.
And even if they do get an alien in one of those tractors, the drone just gets attacked by a second one in the back or side while its being busy with the first one before it can be killed or asimilated (if that is even possible).

The Borg's strength is adaptation, modifying things to suit their purposes, and using the power of collective, like mental energy, to repair things and what-not; I don't think it's unreasonable to think they'd be able to salvage stuff from their ships in order to make adequate holding beams.

Only question is, like you say, whether the aliens would be too fast for them--but the Borg are part machine, compensating for physical sluggishness...they could set up a few sentinels with auto-scan for a given area, then as an alien comes within range, automatically engage a wide holding beam (since there will be lots of them) to freeze the critters for blasting.

--Excuse my lack of tech-babble

[Steakboy]

lol, this is starting to sound a whole lot like what they did in 'Aliens' with the sentries :lol:


ah, great movie

. . . that plan didn't work all that great tho :\

in that situation it ended up being the aliens who adapted, so I believe they could more than match the Borg in any way, including their inherant ability to adapt to an empending situation and tear their enemies apart

[Dreadnought[DK]]

Originally Posted by Steakboy

. . . that plan didn't work all that great tho :\

that was because they were not the borg

[Mihail]

in that situation it ended up being the aliens who adapted, so I believe they could more than match the Borg in any way, including their inherant ability to adapt to an empending situation and tear their enemies apart

Indeed, very good point, in the end I just don't think the borg have the speed to take down a alien warrior, afterall they walk around like zombies, once the aliens infested a borg cube it's over.

[Stark98]

Well the will make a new type borg drone i think but the chances are great that the collective had heard the sos and that there is a new cube circling the planet but thats not irrevelant. The would set special automatic cannons everywhere with forcefields, cascade forcefields maybe but remember dont borg have KE shielding? But dont compare aliens to species 8472!!