Star Trek: What Would Happen If The Borg Could Assimilate A Q?
One of the things the Star Trek franchise does best is create an ever expanding universe filled with various different life forms from different backgrounds, and use science fiction to tell allegorical stories that relate to topical issues the modern world faces today. They are also very good at setting up the framework for fans of the shows and movies to delve deep into the theoretical quagmire of what-if’s. One of the most interesting questions being posed among the fanbase centers around the idea of a Borg Q.
The first, most important factor to address is that the Q are an incredibly powerful, god like race of being, and the likelihood that they could be captured or defeated by the Borg is incredibly unlikely. These omnipotent beings have the power to change the fabric of the universe with just the click of their fingers, having created various timelines over the years just for fun, and literally Thanos-snapped beings out of existence. The Borg, while still a powerful threat, are nothing compared to this type of power. The Q are not only able to defeat their entire race without breaking a sweat, but can also eradicate any trace of their existence altogether.
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The other issue is that there would be nothing for the Borg to assimilate in the first place. The Q’s whom audiences see over the various programs are simply just physical projections of their true selves. They are non-corporal, and simply send avatars of themselves to the universe perceivable to humans and the like, more like a projection than their real consciousness. If the Borg were somehow able to capture one of these corporal projections, and tried to assimilate it, they would just end up with whatever the Q
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