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The Borg Self-Destruct Mechanism from BoBW
Posted: 2003-05-23 05:16pm
by Ted C
SD.Net Canon Database wrote:TNG Season 4, Ep# 75: "Best of Both Worlds Part 2"
SHELBY: Enterprise... there are indications here that their entire power net's about to feed back on itself. I'd say we're looking at a self-destruct sequence activated by the Borg's malfunction... do you want us to attempt to disarm it?
The Borg: their built-in defense mechanism for a sleep cycle in enemy territory seems to be the destruction of their own vessel. This is a prudent measure but it wouldn't be necessary if not for the poor design of their regeneration method.
I doubt if the self-destruct mechanism is tied to this particular malfunction (a "regeneration" cycle that affects the whole crew). I suspect the self-destruct is connected to a failsafe so that it triggers when there are no active Borg drones on the vessel. Such a failsafe would prevent the cube from falling into enemy hands.
Of course, we must then wonder why the cube in the
Voyager episode "Unity" didn't self-destruct; it had been disabled in an ion storm, and there were no living drones on board.
Re: The Borg Self-Destruct Mechanism from BoBW
Posted: 2003-05-23 08:22pm
by seanrobertson
Ted C wrote:SD.Net Canon Database wrote:TNG Season 4, Ep# 75: "Best of Both Worlds Part 2"
SHELBY: Enterprise... there are indications here that their entire power net's about to feed back on itself. I'd say we're looking at a self-destruct sequence activated by the Borg's malfunction... do you want us to attempt to disarm it?
The Borg: their built-in defense mechanism for a sleep cycle in enemy territory seems to be the destruction of their own vessel. This is a prudent measure but it wouldn't be necessary if not for the poor design of their regeneration method.
I doubt if the self-destruct mechanism is tied to this particular malfunction (a "regeneration" cycle that affects the whole crew). I suspect the self-destruct is connected to a failsafe so that it triggers when there are no active Borg drones on the vessel. Such a failsafe would prevent the cube from falling into enemy hands.
Of course, we must then wonder why the cube in the
Voyager episode "Unity" didn't self-destruct; it had been disabled in an ion storm, and there were no living drones on board.
A good thought.
Perhaps the drones that "awoke", those that eventually went to occupy the nearby planet, stopped the self-destruct sequence somehow.
Posted: 2003-05-23 08:51pm
by Sea Skimmer
The ion storm might have also disabled the self-destruct.
Posted: 2003-05-23 08:53pm
by seanrobertson
Sea Skimmer wrote:The ion storm might have also disabled the self-destruct.
OOOO!
Good thought
Posted: 2003-05-24 04:08am
by Gandalf
I always thought there was an over load from all the power gained from the drones all "regenerating" and powering the ship.
Re: The Borg Self-Destruct Mechanism from BoBW
Posted: 2003-05-27 02:17pm
by Ted C
seanrobertson wrote:Perhaps the drones that "awoke", those that eventually went to occupy the nearby planet, stopped the self-destruct sequence somehow.
That explanation makes sense. The system may not have realized that their collective conciousness had broken down, giving someone (probably a fairly recent assimilation, so still reasonably self-aware) time to disconnect the self-destruct mechanism. They would then have had all the time they needed to abandon the ship.