Star Trek: Why Is Seven of Nine Still Considered Predominantly Borg?

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Over almost 60 years, Star Trek has been at the forefront of science fiction, setting up themes and genre templates that are still present within modern day iterations in the genre. They produced theoretical sciences that have influenced current day technology, as well as introduced a plethora of alien races. These vary from friend to foe, but quite often they teeter on the edge of the two.

There's the nefarious yet perhaps good Q; the Klingon Empire, who have gone from villains to friends; and let's not forget the incredible yet somewhat creepy Borg. The second season of Picard showed the Borg in a new light, and suggested that perhaps these new Borg might join the federation. But what about ex Borg such as the various rescued in Picard season 1, Picard himself, and the one and only Seven of Nine?

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Seven, born Annika Hansen, is an interesting example of ex-Borg reintegration into society. Although she was born human, she is not often referred to as such within the series. While she is often referred to as ex-Borg rather than simply Borg, there is always some level of discomfort around her exact biology, people often still fearing her as if she were still part of the collective. This is explored again in the collective-heavy second season of Picard, with her glee at being able to walk around free of her Borg implants and actually be fully human for once.

It’s easy to forget by looking at the fairly minimal Borg elements present on Seven (most noticeably the implant by her eye, on her cheek, and on her hands), but she is still primarily machinery. Voyager, the series in which she was introduced, makes a point of saying that hardly any of her implants were removed,