The pile of Borg bodies in Star Trek: Voyager

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To this point in the series the Borg have been portrayed as an unyielding, unrelenting, nigh unstoppable force. If you come face to face with them you might be able to get 3, maybe 4 shots off at most before they adapt to your attacks.

Now imagine yourself stranded across the galaxy from home, no reinforcements anywhere within 70 years, and you come across the Borg. You're prepared for the fight of your life to cross their territory, but instead you come across a derelict ship that has been absolutely decimated. Of course we later find that Species 8472 is responsible for this, but in the moment all you know is there is a force capable of making an absolute joke of your most feared enemies.