Many fans remember villains like Q (John de Lancie) and Data's evil brother Lore (Brent Spiner), but others may recall the big moment when Jean-Luc Picard is taken by the Borg and assimilated beginning in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Season 3, Episode 26 "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1" and continuing in Season 4, Episode 1, "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2." The storyline follows Picard's transformation into Locutus of Borg, who helps the Borg in the battle of Wolf 359. It's the mentioning of that battle that helps to foreshadow the Borg's return. In "Star Trek: Picard" Season 3, Episode 4, "No Win Scenario," Picard is talking to Jack in the holodeck bar when Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) starts telling them about his days as an engineer on the U.S.S. Constance, which was attacked during that battle.
While fans don't see Picard in full Locutus form during "Star Trek: Picard" Season 3, Episode 9, "Võx," they do hear his voice exclaiming, "I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile ..." This moment and the Borg have become mainstays in "Star Trek," but it wasn't always something that Patrick Stewart agreed with. He told The Hollywood Reporter that he wasn't too sure about the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" storyline. "I originally said 'no' to doing it ... I remember questioning whether that storyline was a good one to follow, " he said, adding that he later enjoyed the character, despite the extensive costume.
