Captain janeway again holds up starfleet ideals and principles against difficult situations. Species 8472 is shown to be technologically superior to the borg. Species 8472 memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. So species 8472 will use hit and run tactics it is their main tactic. Action figures free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This star trek spinoff won seven emmy awards and starred kate mulgrew as the first female captain. Species 8472 from fluid space fold in normal space in star trek voyager. With species 8472 youre talking about a specie that were pwning the borg so hard that they were able to destroy 312 ships, 4,000,621 drones and to top it off eight whole planets in a single battle. In a 2003 interview, nick sagan admitted to liking species 8472, remarking that he thought they in common with the vidiians were one of numerous cool aliens that succeeded in differentiating star.
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the federation is seventyfive years away at maximum warp speed, a starfleet ship must cooperate with maquis rebels to find a way home. Voyager in the twopart episode scorpion whereupon they played smaller roles throughout the show. Part 1 and season 4 episode 1 season premiere scorpion. In return, the socalled seven of nine rapidly begins stealing the show, along with the companionship of the doctor.
In fact, dan curry went so far as to state that this episode was the trickiest of the numerous episodes in which species 8472 appears. My favorite star trek episode of all time, any series. You all would know that they come from fluidic space and they were tearing the borg up. Actually they do manage to assimilate one just once in star trek online, and its a pretty formidable boss, but species 8472 destroys the cube that accomplished.
Desperate for survival, they take voyager into fluetic space to fight them in their own realm. To think that the borg themselves used to be this trope. Voyager has made an alliance with the borg to defeat species 8472. The borg encountered species 8472 in 2373, after finding their way into fluidic space to search for more species worthy of assimilation. Who would win in a fight between species 8472 star trek. As species 8472 is seen by the borg as the pinnacle of biological perfection, they attempt to assimilate the species, only to discover, much to their dismay, that the species is immune to assimilation. Star trek voyager battle with borg tactical cube unimatrix zero duration. Death star 120 star destroyers 7,200 tie fightersvs. Voyager follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, which is under the command of captain kathryn janeway. What excited the borg about species 8472 in the first place. Star trek voyager kes leaves voyager the gift by rogueant. And it led to seven of nines permanent posting on voyager. Endgame, but in general winning a slugfest means you are better than the person you beat.
Part 2, season 4 episode 16 prey, and season 5 episode 4 in the flesh. Storyline a hirogen ship meets up with voyager but doesnt attack. Hello all, perhaps a bit of a strange title for a topic, i could also have called it species 8472 defanged but i decided to go with this. A hirogen ship meets up with voyager but doesnt attack. Species 8472 was the borg designation for a nonhumanoid species native to a dimension called. Species 8472 has biological technology that the borg, and. Helping a wounded hirogen, janeway finds that his prey, a member of species 8472, has boarded voyager. Species 8472 star trek collection by starfleet intelligence.
The borg are very powerful, but they have their limitations. Voyager episode scorpion and marked a significant departure from any race that had been seen on the show thus far. Fluidic space was the home of species 8472, and was accessible from the regular universe via quantum singularities. Complete list of appearances of the borg in star trek. Voyager collaborated with the borg to use new nanoprobe technology the crew had developed, a weapon against which the species had no effective defense.
We boldly go and revisit the top episodes from star. Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in the alpha. It itself has been attacked and bears a lone and severely injured survivor. I highly recommend star trek voyager to all science fiction fans especially seasons 3,4,5, and 7. Voyager, the 16th episode of the fourth season, and the second episode of the hirogen story arc. Voyager in which species 8472 appear include season 3 episode 26 season finale. Voyager transdimensional invaders from the universe of fluidic space.
Taking voyagers alliance with the borg in 2374 as evidence that alpha quadrant powers were planning a devastating attack into fluidic space, species 8472. The crew of voyager discover a simulation of starfleet headquarters being run by species 8472. The voyager episode scorpion has a new and powerful enemy called species 8472. Voyager discovers that species 8472 has constructed a simulation of starfleet headquarters as part of a plan to invade earth. The borg were able to conquer whatever race of beings they came across, until they ran into and attempted to assimilate species 8472. The borg are losing the battle against species 8472. I also loved the episode timeless, course oblivion, and the last episode equinox. Buy playmates star trek alien series ensign harry kim species 8472. Voyager boasts more than a mere cult of adoring fans.
The birth of species 8472, voy season 4 dvd the fight scene between the alpha hirogen and the member of species 8472 that is cornered aboard voyager provided a challenge for the visual effects team. This species 8472 would be the first fully computergenerated species to appear on star trek although the technology was then still far from perfect. Deep space 9 explored what the starfleet is like when the scope is limited to a space station, while star trek. They were later utilized as a faction as well as a story element within armada ii where they engaged in an invasion of the galaxy as well as forced the borg to ally with the federation in order to combat the menace. Species 8472 considered humanoid genetics to be impure and felt deeply threatened by the violent tendencies of many humanoid cultures. Borg, voyager, species 8472 and the q stardestroyer. Seven seasons of trekking through the delta quadrant of the three 1980s90s star trek series, voyager takes the longest to really get up a head of steam. My view is that species 8472 at the start of scorpion had perhaps one of the most thrilling introductions in the whole of star trek even better than the dominion. In the episode, in the flesh we learn that species 8472 have altered their dna to appeat human and set up terraspheres with mock up versions of star fleet headquarters in an attempt to infiltrate humanity.
The computer monitor used by species 8472 in this episode is largely composed of parts from an earlier prop. Taking voyager s alliance with the borg in 2374 as evidence that alpha quadrant powers were planning a devastating attack into fluidic space, species 8472 sought to infiltrate starfleet in order gather detailed intelligence and monitor military installations. I am not sure if this has been done already but i would like to know this forums views on how species 8472 was treated. It was not possible to use either warp or transwarp drives within fluidic space. When voyager beams aboard a wounded hirogen aboard, they inadvertently allow aboard his prey, a member of species 8472. They are interested in the plans of this group, the one they attacked several episodes previously.
The fact that the borg are willing to negotiate with janeway at all shows just how badly they are losing the war with species 8472. The borg needed voyagers help and eventually, nanoprobes were developed. Concept artist steve burg was selected to design the nonhumanoid alien species that first appeared in the star trek. In taking him aboard for treatment, voyager also acquires the successful attacker a member of species 8472. It was in the midst of the 8472 battle that seven of nine came. Did the borg ever end up assimilating one of species 8472. Species 8472 star trek vs cybermen doctor who discussion in vs. In that game, the player must infiltrate a borg cube infested with species 8472 to locate a material called isodesium.
Species 8472 is undoubtedly one of the most bizarre organic lifeforms ever encountered by the federation. Janeway and the voyager crew move in on a san francisco recreation of species 8472. The voyager crew discovers species 8472 training to pose as human beings in a recreation of starfleet headquarters, a prelude to infiltration. Stealing the drone through whom the borg communicated with voyagers crew during the seasonopening battle with species 8472. Species 8472 is one of the main races featured in the game star trek.
Voyager in which species 8472 appear include season 3 episode 26 season finale scorpion. The episode centers upon a member of species 8472, who escapes capture by the hirogen, and boards voyager. This is an interesting episode in that it never has its principles come to blows. Playmates star trek alien series ensign harry kim species 8472. Prey is the 84th episode of the science fiction television series star trek. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, robert duncan mcneill. Voyager is the third next generation star trek series, running for seven seasons from january 1995 through may 2001 the doublelength pilot episode saw the uss voyager, under the command of captain kathryn janeway, called in to apprehend a paramilitary group led by chakotay, a renegade starfleet officer. Voyager, 19952001 paramount this alien was a brutal enemy of anything in the star trek universe, simply because the hirogen consider themselves the. Fluidic space was an extradimensional realm that was filled with an organic liquid medium rather than the open space of the milky way galaxys dimension. The cardassianss first episode in the star trek universe was in. In the midst of trying to locate him, voyager was yanked across the galaxy. Federation citizens and members of a terrorist organization must learn to band together to survive in an unknown part of the. Star trek voyager lorewalkers finale, part 1 by lorerunner. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show star trek.