Changes: Borg species designations

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The Borg used a system of species designations to identify various species and cultures they have encountered.

Species	Source
Species 116	VOY: "Hope and Fear"
Species 125	VOY: "Dark Frontier"
Species 149	VOY: "Mortal Coil"
Species 180: Ferengi	VOY: "Infinite Regress"
Species 218: Talaxians	VOY: "The Raven"
Species 259	VOY: "The Gift"
Species 262	VOY: "The Omega Directive"
Species 263	VOY: "The Omega Directive"
Species 312	VOY: "Natural Law"
Species 329: Kazon	VOY: "Mortal Coil", "Relativity"
Species 521: Shivolians	VOY: "Survival Instinct"
Species 571	VOY: "Survival Instinct"
Species 689: Norcadians	VOY: "Ashes to Ashes"
Species 2461: Brunali	VOY: "Child's Play"
Species 3259: Vulcans	VOY: "The Raven"
Species 4228: Hazari	VOY: "Think Tank"
Species 5174	VOY: "Hunters"
Species 5618: Humans	VOY: "Dark Frontier"
Species 5973	VOY: "The Haunting of Deck Twelve"
Species 6291: Yridians	VOY: "Equinox"
Species 6339	VOY: "Infinite Regress"
Species 6961: Ktarians	VOY: "Dark Frontier"
Species 8472	VOY: "Scorpion", "Scorpion, Part II", "Prey", "In the Flesh"
Species 10026	VOY: "Dark Frontier"

Appendices

Background information

It is not explicitly stated how these designations were assigned, though it is generally assumed that they were simply incremental, each newly encountered species getting a number one higher than the previous. This mostly holds up when comparing numbers to probable first contact dates or vicinity to Borg space, though some anomalies exist, most notably the Alpha Quadrant species Ferengi having an unusually low number of 180 (which may suggest that at least one Ferengi ship had visited the Delta Quadrant and encountered the Borg early on in the Borg's expansion). Numbers appear to have been assigned at first contact, and don't seem to have been reused even after the whole species was assimilated.

Apocrypha

In Christie Golden's Seven of Nine novel, several more designations were listed:

Species 13: Tuktak
Species 407: Lennli
Species 1811
Species 2822
Species 3105: Rhawn
Species 4774: Skedan

In Kirsten Beyer's Unworthy novel, four more designations were revealed:

Species 433: Greech
Species 912: Dulaph
Species 1629: Irsk
Species 6649: Neyser

In Star Trek: Armada, a Species 9341 was mentioned.

A screensaver that was released featuring pictures of the Star Trek: Voyager crew and Borg screen displays lists three further species:

Species 2000: Cardassians
Species 3783: Romulans
Species 5008: Klingons

In Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, Seven of Nine mentions Species 1567, which was engaged in a long range war. They used automated gunships called dreadnoughts in order to defeat their enemy. One of them was transported to the "Forge" where a mission took place in the game.

The Star Trek: The Next Generation - Hive‎ comic series introduces Species 1881, the Voldranaii, a species from another dimension.

In Star Trek Online, the Borg refer to the Iconians as "Species 47".

External link

Borg species designations at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+__NOTOC__
-The [[Borg]] use a system of '''species designations''' to identify various [[species and cultures]] they have encountered.
+The [[Borg]] used a system of '''species designations''' to identify various [[species and cultures]] they have encountered.
+{|class="grey sortable"
-* [[Species 116]] ({{VOY|Hope and Fear}})
-* [[Species 125]] ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+!Species !! Source
+|-
-* [[Species 149]]  ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
-* Species 180: [[Ferengi]] ({{VOY|Infinite Regress}})
+| [[Species 116]] || {{VOY|Hope and Fear}}
+|-
-* Species 218: [[Talaxian]]s ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
-* [[Species 259]] ({{VOY|The Gift}})
+| [[Species 125]] || {{VOY|Dark Frontier}}
+|-
-* [[Species 262]] ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
-* [[Species 263]] ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
+| [[Species 149]] || {{VOY|Mortal Coil}}
+|-
-* [[Species 312]] ({{VOY|Natural Law}})
-* Species 329: [[Kazon]] ({{VOY|Mortal Coil|Relativity}})
+| Species 180: [[Ferengi]] || {{VOY|Infinite Regress}}
+|-
-* Species 521: [[Shivolian]]s ({{VOY|Survival Instinct}})
-* [[Species 571]] ({{VOY|Survival Instinct}})
+| Species 218: [[Talaxian]]s || {{VOY|The Raven}}
+|-
-* Species 689: [[Norcadian]]s ({{VOY|Ashes to Ashes}})
-* Species 2461: [[Brunali]] ({{VOY|Child's Play}})
+| [[Species 259]] || {{VOY|The Gift}}
+|-
-* Species 3259: [[Vulcan]]s ({{VOY|The Raven}})
-* Species 4228: [[Hazari]] ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
+| [[Species 262]] || {{VOY|The Omega Directive}}
+|-
-* [[Species 5174]] ({{VOY|Hunters}})
-* Species 5618: [[Human]]s ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+| [[Species 263]] || {{VOY|The Omega Directive}}
+|-
-* [[Species 5973]] ({{VOY|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}})
-* Species 6291: [[Yridian]]s ({{VOY|Equinox}})
+| [[Species 312]] || {{VOY|Natural Law}}
+|-
-* [[Species 6339]] ({{VOY|Infinite Regress}})
-* Species 6961: [[Ktarian]]s ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+| Species 329: [[Kazon]] || {{VOY|Mortal Coil|Relativity}}
+|-
-* [[Species 8472]]  ({{VOY|Scorpion|Scorpion, Part II|Prey|In the Flesh}})
-* [[Species 10026]]  ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+| Species 521: [[Shivolian]]s || {{VOY|Survival Instinct}}
+|-
+| [[Species 571]] || {{VOY|Survival Instinct}}
+|-
+| Species 689: [[Norcadian]]s || {{VOY|Ashes to Ashes}}
+|-
+| Species 2461: [[Brunali]] || {{VOY|Child's Play}}
+|-
+| Species 3259: [[Vulcan]]s || {{VOY|The Raven}}
+|-
+| Species 4228: [[Hazari]] || {{VOY|Think Tank}}
+|-
+| [[Species 5174]] || {{VOY|Hunters}}
+|-
+| Species 5618: [[Human]]s || {{VOY|Dark Frontier}}
+|-
+| [[Species 5973]] || {{VOY|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}
+|-
+| Species 6291: [[Yridian]]s || {{VOY|Equinox}}
+|-
+| [[Species 6339]] || {{VOY|Infinite Regress}}
+|-
+| Species 6961: [[Ktarian]]s || {{VOY|Dark Frontier}}
+|-
+| [[Species 8472]] || {{VOY|Scorpion|Scorpion, Part II|Prey|In the Flesh}}
+|-
+| [[Species 10026]] || {{VOY|Dark Frontier}}
+|-
+|}
+== Appendices ==
-__NOTOC__
+[[File:Species-5618.jpg|thumb|Species 5618: Human]]
-==Appendices==
-===Background===
+=== Background information ===
-It is not explicitly stated how these designations are assigned, though it is generally assumed that they are simply incremental, each newly encountered species getting a number one higher than the previous. This mostly holds up when comparing numbers to probable first contact dates or vicinity to Borg space, though some anomalies exist, most notably the [[Alpha Quadrant]] species Ferengi having an unusual low number of 180. Numbers appear to be assigned at first contact, and don't seem to be recycled even after the whole species is assimilated.
+It is not explicitly stated how these designations were assigned, though it is generally assumed that they were simply incremental, each newly encountered species getting a number one higher than the previous. This mostly holds up when comparing numbers to probable first contact dates or vicinity to Borg space, though some anomalies exist, most notably the [[Alpha Quadrant]] species Ferengi having an unusually low number of 180 (which may suggest that at least one Ferengi ship had visited the Delta Quadrant and encountered the Borg early on in the Borg's expansion). Numbers appear to have been assigned at first contact, and don't seem to have been reused even after the whole species was assimilated.
+=== Apocrypha ===
-An alternate theory is that the numbers categorize species, where 1xxx is one type of species and 2xxx is another and so on.
+In [[Christie Golden]]'s ''{{dis|Seven of Nine|novel}}'' novel, several more designations were listed:
+* Species 13: Tuktak
-===Apocrypha===
-In [[Christie Golden]]'s ''[[Seven of Nine (novel)|Seven of Nine]]'' novel, several more designations were listed:
 * Species 407: Lennli
 * Species 1811
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 * Species 4774: Skedan
-In the [[game]] ''[[Star Trek Armada]]'', a Species 9341 was mentioned.
+In [[Kirsten Beyer]]'s ''[[Unworthy]]'' novel, four more designations were revealed:
+*Species 433: Greech
+*Species 912: Dulaph
+*Species 1629: Irsk
+*Species 6649: Neyser
+In ''[[Star Trek: Armada]]'', a Species 9341 was mentioned.
-According to a screen saver released featuring pictures of the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' crew and Borg screen displays and lists three further species:
+A screensaver that was released featuring pictures of the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' crew and Borg screen displays lists three further species:
 * Species 2000: [[Cardassian]]s
 * Species 3783: [[Romulan]]s
 * Species 5008: [[Klingon]]s
+In ''[[Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force]]'', [[Seven of Nine]] mentions Species 1567, which was engaged in a long range war. They used automated gunships called dreadnoughts in order to defeat their enemy. One of them was transported to the "Forge" where a mission took place in the game.
-* This screen saver can be seen on  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWMb3uris_M&NR=1 YouTube] and has an unknown source.
+The ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Hive‎]]'' comic series introduces Species 1881, the Voldranaii, a species from another dimension.
-===See also===
-* [[Borg spatial designations]]
+In [[Star Trek Online]], the Borg refer to the [[Iconian]]s as "Species 47".
+==External link==
+* {{mbeta}}
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