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1!For characters who debuted in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', see Characters.StarTrekTheNextGeneration
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5[[folder:The Borg Queen]]
6!!The Borg Queen
7[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/661dc6ba_5d5e_4726_b285_3c3b69f7ebe6.jpeg]]
8[[caption-width-right:350:''"You imply a disparity where none exists. I '''am''' the Collective."'']]
9!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AliceKrige
10!!!'''Dubbed in French By:''' Tania Torrens
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12->''"I am the beginning, the end, the one who is many. I am the Borg."''
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14* BaldOfEvil: She's bald and evil.
15* BigBad: From a meta perspective, she was created in order to give the film a traditional main villain.
16* CruelAndUnusualDeath: All her organic components were burned off, with her screaming the whole time. Her severed robotic head and neck appeared to still be functional afterwards, so Picard snapped the neck to deactivate her.
17* CuteMonsterGirl: She's pretty, kind of, but a dangerous monster nevertheless.
18* {{Expy}}: Her design invokes the Cenobites from ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'', something Creator/CliveBarker noted (with approval, being a ''Trek'' fan himself)
19* GalacticConqueror: The Queen of a Galactic Assimilator race.
20* HiveQueen: Though she never claims to be the Queen.
21* IAmTheNoun: "I am the Borg", and later, "I am the Collective."
22* PrimAndProperBun: It's not actual hair, but the mass of wires on the back of her head are arranged in a circular pattern and she certainly has the personality to match.
23* RememberTheNewGuy: Captain Picard remembers her when she's first introduced. Could be justified by the fact he ''was'' a Borg for a while, but that doesn't explain why he doesn't mention this vital piece of information about a dangerous enemy onscreen, and Data seemingly knows nothing about her despite the fact that he presumably would have read any report Picard made after the incident. They attempt to {{Handwave}} this by implying that Picard had forgotten about her until they're reintroduced in the film.
24* TheSmurfettePrinciple: So far, she's the only female ''Star Trek'' BigBad in the films.
25* VillainessesWantHeroes: Invoked in that [[spoiler: Picard implies she wanted more than just another drone from him, given she's implied to have personally overseen his assimilation]].
26-->'''Picard''': It wasn't enough that you assimilate me...[[spoiler: I had to give myself freely to the Borg. To you!]]
27-->'''Queen''': [[spoiler: You flatter yourself! I've overseen the assimilation of countless millions! You were no different!]]
28-->'''Picard''': [[spoiler: You're lying. You wanted more than just another Borg drone. You wanted a human being with a mind of his own, who could bridge the gulf between humanity and the Borg! You wanted a counterpart!]]
29* WeCanRuleTogether: Tries this on Data. [[spoiler:It fails, though he seriously considered her proposal for 0.68 seconds.]] It's also implied that [[spoiler:this was her aim with Picard when he was Locutus.]]
30* TheWomanBehindTheMonsters: She is the entity who controls the Borg.
31* XenomorphXerox: [[https://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/bonus_fc/borgcollective/fcbonusborgcoll072.jpg Her design was heavily influenced]] by the work of H.R. Giger, the artist who designed the xenomorph from the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' series.
32[[/folder]]
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34[[folder:Dr. Zefram Cochrane]]
35!!Dr. Zefram Cochrane
36[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zefram_cochrane_first_contact.jpg]]
37 [[caption-width-right:350:''"You're all astronauts on...some kind of star trek?"'']]
38!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JamesCromwell
39!!!'''Dubbed in French By:''' Creator/JeanPierreMoulin
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41* TheAlcoholic: He pilots the first warp-capable ship while hungover.
42* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization of First Contact reveals he actually suffers from Bipolar Disorder, and has a cranial implant designed to treat the disease. However, after the near societal collapse following WW3, he no longer has the resources to maintain the implant or get more traditional treatment. His alcoholism thus a desperate attempt at self-medication. At the end of the story, Dr. Crusher provides him with a permanent fix, reasoning that there is nothing in the history books saying Cochrane was mentally ill (other than his reputation as a drinker), and that an unmedicated bipolar diplomat dealing with famously stoic visitors could be disastrous.
43* BrokenAce: He's an alcoholic misanthrope, dealing with the trauma of basically seeing his world end, who happens to be one of the best minds on the planet. He's also an AcePilot, capable of launching an untested prototype ship that can clear the earth's atmosphere, fly at warp, and then land, all hungover.
44* BrokenPedestal: Surprisingly enough, this is mostly averted. While the ''Enterprise'' crew does look up to him, they also remember that he was a flawed human living in mankind's darkest period of history. So, while they do get annoyed with his RefusedTheCall attitude, they don't see him any differently then they did before.
45* BunnyEarsLawyer: Cochrane is one of the brightest minds of his time. He's also a heavy drinker who thinks first contact is best celebrated with whiskey and dancing. He also basically leads humanity out of the post-war Dark Ages.
46* CassandraTruth: ''Enterprise'' would reveal that he attempted to tell people about what really happened during First Contact, but he was ignored and later recanted his claims. The crew of the Enterprise-E took great care to make sure he had no hard evidence of his claims.
47* FamedInStory: He was first introduced in [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the Original Series]] as the inventor of warp drive. Now we finally get to see him initiate FirstContact with [[spoiler:the Vulcans]].
48* HeroicBSOD: Has a minor breakdown after being confronted with time traveling heroes from the future who claim he's destined to lead the human race into a new era of history and enlightenment. It results in him trying to [[RefusedTheCall run away]]. Manages to get over it with the help of Commander Riker.
49* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: A DeconstructedTrope which occurs InUniverse.
50** It's implied the events of the movie caused him to clean up his act a bit, becoming more like the man history records him as (see YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre below).
51* IChooseToStay: At the end of "Metamorphosis". Given his negative feelings about being admired in ''First Contact'', Kirk's line that "there's a whole galaxy out there waiting to honor you" is now HilariousInHindsight.
52* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He starts off as a morose drunk, but proves he really does have the best intentions, and later becomes a distinguished diplomat. He is later shown to have mellowed out considerably in his later years.
53* LadykillerInLove: If you regard the ending of "Metamorphosis" through the filter of his characterization in ''First Contact'', he's a womanizer finally settling down.
54* LargeAndInCharge: He's humanity's first ambassador to alien life and stands at 6'7, having a few inches even on Riker.
55* OhCrap: Several:
56** When he realizes that Commander Riker and the others are telling the truth about being from the future.
57** When he thinks he lost his music during the launch sequence.
58* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Claims he only invented warp drive for the money that would come from selling it. [[HiddenHeartOfGold Key word being claims.]] It's implied that he really did pour all his efforts into creating warp drive either ForScience or to someday help mankind.
59* RefusalOfTheCall: "I don't want to be a statue!"
60* ScrewDestiny: Tries to do so after Geordi describes how famous he is in the future. ("You told him about the statue?")
61* TookALevelInBadass: Went from being a misanthropic, alcoholic jerkass barely eking out an existence to one of the foremost leaders of the human race during the reconstruction after World War III and the early space exploration days.
62* WhoWantsToLiveForever: In "Metamorphosis," he's discovered as a 237-year-old man trapped on a planet where he's become a de-aged immortal. He says that "immortality consists largely of boredom."
63* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: He gets increasingly annoyed by the crew constantly praising him for being a visionary that changes the world--finally telling Riker that he was OnlyInItForTheMoney. Riker [[WartsAndAll thankfully wasn't disillusioned]] and gave him a pep-talk, using one of his own future quotes in the process.
64-->'''Cochrane:''' This other guy you keep mentioning, this historical figure? I never met him. I can't imagine I ever will.\
65'''Riker:''' Someone once said, "Don't try to be a great man; just be a man, and let history make its own judgments."\
66'''Cochrane:''' That's rhetorical nonsense. Who said that?\
67'''Riker:''' ''[grinning]'' You did, ten years from now.
68[[/folder]]
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70[[folder:Lily Sloane]]
71!!Lily Sloane
72[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e7c905d3_7464_47b4_b67f_704cb7c2cb0e.jpeg]]
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74!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AlfreWoodard
75!!!'''Dubbed in French By:''' Creator/LaurenceCrouzet
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77* TheAce: Downplayed compared to Cochrane, but she is his partner in the Phoenix Project, and was supposed to be the one to copilot the mission.
78* ActionSurvivor: She survives World War III, radiation poisoning, and a Borg invasion.
79* AudienceSurrogate: For non-Trekkies per [[WordOfGod Ronald D. Moore in the DVD commentary.]]
80* MacGyvering: She and Cochrane were able to convert a nuclear missile into a fully funcitonal, warp-capable spacecraft, despite living in essentially the post-World War III dark ages. She even mentions having built the cockpit using titanium she scrounged from debris.
81* TheNotLoveInterest: To Jean-Luc Picard, and to Cochrane apparently.
82* OnlySaneMan: The rest of the ''Enterprise'' crew is either down on Earth with Cochrane, or simply trying not to get killed by Borg, so it's up to her to call Picard out on his bullshit.
83* SassyBlackWoman: She deals with the stress of being essentially abducted by aliens and thrust into a war by becoming a DeadpanSnarker.
84* SirSwearsALot: She uses the word "bullshit" twice, particularly when calling foul on Picard's "evolved sensibilities" line.
85%%zce* UnfazedEveryman: More like, "Unfazed Everywoman".
86* WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Picard as he starts JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope.
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89[[folder:Lieutenant Hawk]]
90!!Lieutenant Hawk
91[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lieutenant_hawk.jpg]]
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93!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/NealMcDonough
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95* AllThereInTheManual: The ExpandedUniverse gives him a lot more depth and backstory.
96* AscendedExtra: There are several novels and short stories in the ExpandedUniverse that feature him in a starring role.
97* DisposablePilot: The designated helmsman of the Enterprise and is killed halfway into the movie.
98* MauveShirt: He spends the whole film standing around in the background doing things that even an extra could do, and he’s the only non-main character present during the attempt to release the mag-locks. As is to be expected, he gets assimilated and killed. That said, supplementary materials give him a lot more depth, and he’s a lot tougher than the ordinary RedShirt.
99* SacrificialLion: Gets assimilated by the Borg and shot by Worf upon trying to assimilate Picard.
100[[/folder]]
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102[[folder:Lieutenant Daniels]]
103!!Lieutenant Daniels
104[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/05cc05ea_f815_4c56_ad0e_a7e3586701d4.jpeg]]
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106!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelHorton
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108* MauveShirt: Survives the fighting in this movie and goes on to [[Film/StarTrekInsurrection the next]].
109* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: This is his reaction to Picard ordering his security teams to stand their ground against the Borg though their weapons have been rendered useless.
110[[/folder]]
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112[[folder:U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-E)]]
113!!U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-E)
114[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/enterprise_e.jpg]]
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116!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MajelBarrett
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118* GunshipRescue: Her appearance is when the battle against the Borg turns in the Federation's favor.
119* LegacyVesselNaming: {{Lampshaded}} when her SelfDestructMechanism is activated.
120--> '''Crusher:''' So much for the ''Enterprise''-E.\
121'''Picard:''' We barely knew her.\
122'''Crusher:''' Think they'll build another one?\
123'''Picard:''' There are plenty of letters left in the alphabet.
124* LightningBruiser: More so than [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration her predecessor]]. She's clearly more maneuverable, with DeflectorShields that can NoSell a Borg cube's attacks, and her new quantum torpedoes hit for ''massive'' damage.
125* MidseasonUpgrade: As if she wasn't already badass enough, source material shows that between this movie and ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', she gets even more phaser arrays and torpedo tubes.
126* NearDeathExperience: She is left defenseless against the ''Scimitar'' in ''Nemesis''. [[spoiler:It's only through Data's HeroicSacrifice that she gets to live to fight another day.]] She also narrowly survived her cameo in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy'', as it was confirmed she made it past this event into 2386 despite nearly being annihilated by the Living Construct's virus.
127* RammingAlwaysWorks: Subverted. Her tactical collision against the ''Scimitar'' in Nemesis only takes out its shielding and cloaking device, but the ''Scimitar'''s main weapon remains intact and Shinzon intends to vaporize Earth once he destroys the ''Enterprise''. [[spoiler:Data saves her, at the cost of his own life.]]
128* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's not mentioned what happened to her when the ''Enterprise''-F was brought online in 2386, only that the ''E'''s final mission was marked "Classified" and that's it. [[spoiler:The penultimate episode of ''Picard'' strongly implies that she was destroyed, or at least messed up even more badly than the ''Enterprise''-D]].

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