If the Borg were to attack the planet Vulcan, could Vulcans incapacitate Borg drones using the Vulcan nerve pinch?
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2I'd hazard a guess it'd depend on the Borg in question - how much of their biologic nervous system is still in place/in use.– VBartilucciFeb 28, 2019 at 20:37
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1@VBartilucci, as far as I know their bodies still have nerves so I think that means they have a nervous system and it could be affected by a nerve pinch– user111617Feb 28, 2019 at 20:44
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I think that the Vulcans would be busy being assimilated/wiped out, so they'd have no time for nerve pinches...– Hans OloFeb 28, 2019 at 20:46
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2My guess would be the pinch would work a couple-three times and then not. Such a specialized attack would be adapted and compensated for. New cyborg cable linkages and a nerve-rerouting and other argle-bargle would render the drones immune.– BlazeFeb 28, 2019 at 22:45
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2@Blaze, or maybe just a piece of armor or a shield.– ZoredacheMar 1, 2019 at 1:37
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A nerve pinch would (with reasonable certainty) work on a humanoid Borg.
Tuvok is just about to "attempt" it in VOY: Unimatrix Zero, Part II when he's interrupted. Given that he's the ship's Security Officer and has extensive hands-on knowledge of Borg physiology, it seems very unlikely that he'd try it if he wasn't reasonably confident that it'll work.
TUVOK: I will attempt to deactivate him.
And we see Spock doing it (successfully) in the Star Trek comic Boldly Go #4
For the record, it doesn't work at all in the non-canon Star Trek Online game, showing effectiveness only on (some) entirely biological organisms.
answered Feb 28, 2019 at 20:58
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1@GordonBennett - It's not unusual for comic-book artists to make their characters unreasonably buff; i.stack.imgur.com/nOMCc.png– ValorumMar 28, 2019 at 11:20
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1If we're talking about non-canon games, I seem to recall that the nerve pinch does work on Borg drones in Star Trek: Away Team. Mar 28, 2019 at 14:27
