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Star Trekjust confirmed there are hiveminds even strong than the Borg , ones able of defeating the Collective . presently , in the pages ofStar Trek : Defiant , Worf and his crew are facing a likely invasion from external reality from the “ Conspiracy ” alien . In issue 16,a shocking revelation is made about these parasites , one giving a tantalizing glance into their lawful power .
Star Trek : Defiant#16 , part five of “ Hell is Only a Word , ” is publish by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta . In a premature issue , B’Elanna Torres , theDefiant’sChief Engineer , was infected by one of the parasites . In a last - ditch bid to economise her , the x - Borg Hugh “ absorb ” B’Elanna , hoping theCollective would best the “ Conspiracy ” aliens . Hugh was proven right , but in this issue , the sponger once again put forward themselves , and it temporarily overpower Torres ’ Borg nanoprobes .
She in short come back under the parasite ’s control , but is eventually release from their hold .
The “Conspiracy” Aliens Are Not Unlike the Borg
Both Employ Body Horror To Chilling Effect
“ Hell is Only a Holy Writ ” has shed some luminosity on one of theStar Trekfranchise ’s grown unresolved patch lines . The parasites , introduced in the first seasonStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode “ Conspiracy , ” almost successfully take over the Federation . They were defeated , and never seen again . Writer Cantwell and artist Unzueta have pull back the layers on these terrific creatures , revealing they own a hivemind not unlike the Borg . Whereas the Borg use machines to make their hivemind , the parasite are constituent . moreover , the Borg can not absorb the parasite , nor can the parasites taint a dawdler .
The Borg were introduced a year after the “ Conspiracy ” parasite , and became one of the franchise ’s scariest villain . Part of what made the Borg so terrific was their hivemind , as well as the assimilation process that made a individual part of them . The full erasure of a someone ’s identity operator , as well as their body being used as a drone , created a distressing , consistence - repulsion villain unlike anything find before . The “ Conspiracy ” parasites have a standardized emphasis on body horror . They take over their dupe , inflicting pain and eventual rabies .
A declare oneself Star Trek / Aliens crossing would have endocarp Captain Picard against his big challenge : assimilated Xenomorphs .
Can the “Conspiracy” Aliens Defeat the Borg? It Sure Seems Like It
They Were Able to Supplant Borg Nanoprobes
This revelation about the parasite casts serious doubt on the Borg being able to shoot down them . With such similarities between the Borg and the “ Conspiracy ” parasites , it stand up to reason they would either be ally or foe , and the Borg choose the latter . Hugh ’s impermanent assimilation helped B’Elanna subdue the sponge , but as the animate being began to swarm into our cosmos , and their mogul grew , they were capable to override the Borg programming . Very few species in theStar Trekuniverse have been able-bodied to do this , but the “ Conspiracy ” parasites have , thanks to their superior hivemind .
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Star Trek : Defiant#16 ( 2024 )
