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Species 8472, formally known as Undine, is a fictional extraterrestrial species in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. Species 8472 is a designation given to them by the Borg . The multiplayer game Star Trek Online gives their proper name as Undine .
"Prey" is the 84th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the 16th episode of the fourth season, and the second episode of the Hirogen story arc. The episode centers upon a member of Species 8472 , who escapes capture by the Hirogen , and boards Voyager .
"Scorpion" is a two-part episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager that served as the last episode of its third season and the first episode of its fourth season (the 68th and 69th episodes overall). "Scorpion" introduced the Borg drone Seven of Nine and Species 8472 to the series.
The feature-length episodes are among the series' highest rated. [168] In a 2016 review by The Hollywood Reporter ranking the top 15 Voyager episodes, 6 were double-episodes with "Year of Hell" and "Equinox" in the top two spots. [168] A 2012 top ten ranking by Den of Geek also placed "Year of Hell" as number one out of 172 shows. [169]
The fourth season of Voyager introduces Seven of Nine (Seven) as a new crew member as she becomes separated from the Borg collective after the crew help the Borg to defeat Species 8472. Captain Kathryn Janeway mentors Seven and helps her to rediscover her individuality and her humanity.
She is chosen by the Borg to communicate verbally with Captain Janeway so that together they can develop a weapon to defeat Species 8472. After a Borg cube destroys itself to save Voyager, Seven is transported aboard the Federation ship. Janeway is injured, leaving Chakotay in command—but he distrusts Seven and the Borg and after he refuses ...
The computer monitor used by Species 8472 in this episode is largely composed of parts from an earlier prop: a Krenim game used in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Year of Hell, Part II". This monitor reappears in the later episodes "Life Line" and "Nightingale"; in both episodes, it still displays symbols associated with Species 8472. [4]
This episode was released on VHS, paired with "Nothing Human". [7] On November 9, 2004, this episode was released as part of the season 5 DVD box set of Star Trek: Voyager. [8] The box set includes 7 DVD optical discs with all the episodes in season 5 with some extra features, and episodes have a Dolby 5.1 Digital Audio track. [8]