>>The UF universe already does have the SF race the Borg were
>>obviously inspired by, anyhow. :)
>>
>Bwaa? I seemed to have missed something important then... which race
>were they inspired by? Certanly NOT the Cybertonians!

The Cybermen, Doctor Who. Human species (originally from Counter-Earth, as a matter of fact) who, in a search for self-perfection (and to survive the harsh conditions of their world), slowly replaced bits of themselves with cybernetic parts until there was pretty much no organic material left. In the process, they programmed out their emotions (at least the positive ones) and dedicated themselves to mechanized conquest. They capture members of other humanoid species and cybernize them to increase their own ranks, since they're unable to reproduce naturally any longer. Their goal is the conquest of the universe.

They don't have a hive mind or that ridiculous "anything you can do we can counter automatically" ability, but I should think the parallels are obvious...

In UF, there are several different "subspecies" among the Cyberrace, and not all of them are malevolent. Perhaps I should post the informational file on them; I've had it for some time, but never really had anything to do with it.

--G.
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