Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
By warning them about the Borg inStar Trek : The Next Generation , Q ( John de Lancie ) save the United Federation of Planets - and Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) - from certain end . premise in the premiere instalment ofTNG , Q developed a sealed partiality for Captain Picard and made a habit of counteract the Captain of the USS Enterprise - D.While Q ’s initial appearance in " Encounter at Farpoint " was sure enough adversarial , he grew more and more concerned in humanness asTNGwent on . Although the work party on the USS Enterprise - D may not agree , Q ’s actions often facilitate Picard and his bunch just as much as they irritate them .
In one ofQ ’s bestStar Trekepisodes , Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 2 , episode 16 , " Q Who,“the omnipotent being sends the Enterprise lunge thousands of lightyears across space , where they chance the Borg for the first sentence . When Borg drone on beam onto the Enterprise , Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) destruct one only for another to come along in its blank space . The Enterprise sample and fails to outrun the Borg Cube , and quickly find itself outmatched . If the Borg had made it to Earth before the Federation learned anything about them , the Borg would have get much more equipment casualty than they did .
The Borg were the deadly enemy to face Starfleet and the Federation in a century , but many Star Trek heroes have defeated them to save the universe
Q Saved The Federation By Introducing Them To The Borg In Star Trek: TNG’s “Q Who”
Q likes humanity (and Picard) more than he lets on.
presently after the USS Enterprise - D arrives seven thousand light years from their premature localisation inStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Q Who ? " , they discover a planet with giant craters where the cities should be . This breakthrough prompts Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) to remark:“It is selfsame to what happen to the outposts along the Neutral Zone . “This bloodline proves that the Borg already knew about Earth and humanity(which is later more firmly show when theBorg appear inStar Trek : VoyagerandStar Trek : Enterprise ) . Q ’s intercession , then , did not discover the Federation to the Borg , but rather warned Starfleet about what was already descend .
Because of this showdown , Captain Picard then supply Starfleet with everything he learned about the Borg , earmark them to well train for a potential attack . If the Borg had approached Earth with no monition , the Federation would have responded as they always do when encountering new species - with passive curio . Picard responds this mode in " Q Who , " attempting to communicate with the Borg before using any kind of force against them . Q ’s actions put Starfleet on the defensive attitude , and as Picard says , gave them"a kick in [ their ] self-satisfaction . "
The Enterprise lost 18 work party penis in its initial encounter with the Borg . These departure may have been preclude if Picard had admit Q ’s help rather , but it ’s clear Q does n’t put the same value on individual human life .
The Battle Of Wolf 359 & Its Aftermath Could’ve Been Much Worse Without Q
Starfleet suffered a devastating loss, but it could have been wiped out entirely.
At the terminal ofStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Q Who , " Picard remarks that Q may have done the right affair in warning them about the Borg . Q even offered his helper earlier in the sequence , but Picard reject ( which is understandable , given their history).It will be a while before the Borg issue , but when they do , they deal the Federation a devastating blow . In the excellentTNGtwo - parter , " The ripe of Both Worlds , " the Borg assimilate Captain Picard and turn him into their gumshield , Locutus . Locutus then conduct the Borg in an attack at Wolf 359 , whereStarfleet suffers one of its worst lossesprior to the Dominion War .
After the Battle of Wolf 359 , Starfleet commence developing more defensive engineering , including warships like the USS Defiant , which proved invaluable during the Dominion War .
However , the battle slow the Borg Cube down , if only slightly , allowing the initiative - D to catch up with the Cube before it reached Earth . Data and Worf then deliver Picard from the Cube and utilize his Borg knowledge and connections to destroy the Borg ship . If the Enterprise had been ineffective to deliver Picard , not only would Earth belike have sustain significant equipment casualty , but Starfleet would have lose one of its best and most influential Captains . Whether Q ’s end was to hold launch the Federation or simply to save Picard , his actions inStar Trek : The Next Generation’s"Q Who " helped prepare the Federation for future conflicts with the Borg and other powerful enemies .
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