I know, It was just a funny idea that's all.seanrobertson wrote:In all fairness, I doubt Chuck was entirely serious on that point, for any number of reasons:*snip*.Azron_Stoma wrote:The whole 8472 Blowing up a planet thing reminds me of SF Debris Opinionated Guide Review for Scorpion, where he mentions how the only way that could have been a planet would be if the Cubes were the size of India.
As per the OP, I feel that 8472 would be likely rather quickly dealt with, since they don't take losses very well and are known to abandon an entire warfighting campaign after a dozen or so casualties.
I dunno about their ability to "Strike anywhere", It's been a while since i've seen scorpion but I don't recall there being anything where they can open their singularities anywhere, they probably have to travel within fluidic space and open up one to the corresponding co-ordinates in our space. I have no idea how fast this is though, but it probably works in a similar principle to Babylon 5 Hyperspace or Thirdspace (or STO Warp for that matter :p).
As for how the Empire would treat the Borg, I always theorized that they would use the threat the Borg are perceived as by the various races of the Delta Quadrant to their advantage. The thousands of species that are desperate for some way to escape or fight or otherwise be free of the risk of Borg Assimilation and giving them the opportunity to join the Empire as a protectorate in exchange for the safety they crave. This allow the Empire to effectively "conquer" large swathes of the Milky Way all the while appearing as saviours rather than tyrants.