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SIDESHOW EXCLUSIVE EDITION Exclusively
available from Sideshow Collectibles, this ultra-limited version of the Premium
Format Seven of Nine figure features her maroon colored
uniform.
Borg Queen: "Human
sentiment. Compassion, guilt, empathy - they're
irrelevant." Seven of Nine: "Not to
me." - "Dark Frontier" Pt.
II
The Premium Format Seven of Nine figure represents Star
Trek's most famous borg in 1/4 Scale, a the perfect blend of sculpture and
fabric clothing. Seven of Nine was sculpted by Oluf Hartvigson, and the clothing
was expertly tailored by Greg Mowry of Geppetto Productions. Together with the
Sideshow Creative team, these artists studied Seven's deceptively simple
costume, and have meticulously reproduced every detail. The corset structure is
present on the sculpture, visible through the uniform, along with every borg
implant remaining on this Voyager beauty. The figure is cast in heavy-weight
polystone, and is complete with a Star Trek: Voyager insignia styled
base, and each base bottom is printed with the edition size info.
One of Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry's primary goals
for the show was to use science fiction as a means of commenting on humanity's
strengths, weaknesses, and often-quirky behavior patterns. Consequently,
"outsider" characters--altered humans or aliens who were in a position to
observe and comment upon the actions and habits of their human crew mates--have
regularly been an important element in the storylines of all of Star
Trek's various incarnations. One of the most popular and intriguing
versions of the outsider was the former Borg drone, Seven of Nine, played by
Jeri Ryan on Star Trek Voyager from 1997 to 2001.
Seven of Nine
had been assimilated into the Collective as a child, and was fully integrated
into that reality until she was placed aboard the U.S.S. Voyager as a
representative of the Borg during a brief alliance between the Collective and
Captain Janeway. On Janeway's orders, Seven of Nine's connection with the Borg
was severed, and the former drone remained on Voyager. Although she was
resistant to the change at first, Seven of Nine ultimately became a valued
member of Voyager's crew as they struggled to return to Federation space from
the distant reaches of the Delta Quadrant.
In the course of living and
working aboard Voyager, Seven--as she eventually allowed the other crew members
to call her--went through her own struggle to learn how to interact with the
rest of the crew, and to reestablish her own humanity. Ms. Ryan's portrayal of
Seven, with its layers of both strength and vulnerability, as well as her
striking appearance, was a factor that added much to Voyager's storylines, and
helped extend the life of the series. |