Species 8472

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Species 8472 is a

Borg. The multiplayer game Star Trek Online
gives their proper name as Undine.

When the USS Voyager made contact with them, Species 8472 were engaged in a war with one of Star Trek's perennial antagonists, the Borg.[1] They are noted for being a tripedal and telepathic species and for their use of biotechnology.[1] They originated from what is called fluidic space and fought a successful war against the Borg for a time.[1] They made peace with the Federation by negotiations with Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager in the later 24th century.[1]

Star Trek: Voyager

Relevant episodes of Star Trek: Voyager in which Species 8472 appear include season 3 episode 26 (season finale) "Scorpion: Part 1" and season 4 episode 1 (season premiere) "Scorpion: Part 2", season 4 episode 16 "Prey", and season 5 episode 4 "In the Flesh".

Species 8472 are discovered by the

Emergency Medical Hologram
(EMH), from the Borg's own technology, that is effective at killing 8472 and forces them to retreat to fluidic space. In return for Janeway's help, the Borg allow Voyager safe passage through their space for the duration of their cooperative efforts. However, upon Species 8472's retreat from normal space, the Borg terminate the alliance in favor of (unsuccessfully) assimilating Voyager.

A member of Species 8472 is left in the Delta Quadrant during the retreat and is relentlessly hunted by a group of

Hirogen
for several months.

Concerned about the threat posed by

Boothby, that the United Federation of Planets
has no quarrel with them – in fact, the Federation is not even aware of the existence of Species 8472, except for the Voyager crew, and the crew is well aware that the Borg themselves started the war between the two species by invading fluidic space to assimilate the superior technology of Species 8472.

Video games

Species 8472 appear as villains in the video games

Star Trek: Alien Domain
, they are the primary antagonists.

Reception

In 2017, Screen Rant ranked the Species 8472 the eleventh most bizarre aliens in Star Trek.[2] The Guardian's Vera Rule said that their design reminded them "of HR Gigerish bio-nastiness but with Ray Harryhausen animation".[3]

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d "Star Trek: The 15 Strongest Species, Ranked From Weakest To Most Powerful". ScreenRant. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. ^ Entertainment, Elizabeth Howell 2017-09-22T21:44:47Z. "15 of the Most Bizarre Alien Species Featured in 'Star Trek'". Space.com. Retrieved 2019-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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Bibliography

External links
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