8 Biggest Ways TNG’s Wolf 359 Battle Changed Star Trek

Starfleet’s first full-scale conflict with the Borg Collective at the Battle of Wolf 359 was one of the most seismic events of Star Trek‘s 2400s, and its aftermath continued to reverberate into the early 25th century. Having assimilated Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) into the Collective, the Borg attempted to attack Earth, but were halted by the Starfleet armada eight light years away in the Wolf System. The battle that followed was devastating for Starfleet, resulting in the loss of 39 starships and an estimated 11 thousand lives. It was a historic moment that would contribute to the backstories of several notable Starfleet officers from across the Star Trek franchise.