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** Mr. Popo in ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]''. |
** Mr. Popo in ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]''. |
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{{quote|'''Mr. Popo:''' Okay, I'll bite, what the hell is this? |
{{quote|'''Mr. Popo:''' Okay, I'll bite, what the hell is this? |
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'''[[Bowdlerization|Blue]] [[Dragon Ball Kai|Popo]]:''' Oh. Hello, my crass counterpart. I'm Blue Popo, and I... |
'''[[Bowdlerization|Blue]] [[Dragon Ball Kai|Popo]]:''' Oh. Hello, my crass counterpart. I'm Blue Popo, and I... |
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'''Mr. Popo:''' No. |
'''Mr. Popo:''' No. |
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'''Blue Popo:''' Pardon? |
'''Blue Popo:''' Pardon? |
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'''Mr. Popo:''' Prepare to be assimilated. |
'''Mr. Popo:''' Prepare to be assimilated. |
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'''Blue Popo:''' Whatever do you me... [black tentacles infiltrate his blue color] No! No! No! Kami! |
'''Blue Popo:''' Whatever do you me... [black tentacles infiltrate his blue color] No! No! No! Kami! |
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'''Mr. Popo:''' [laughs] }} |
'''Mr. Popo:''' [laughs] }} |
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* Aptom of the Lost Numbers, from ''[[Guyver]]'', starts out as a [[Shapeshifting|shapeshifter]] who pulls a variant of [[They Look Like Us Now]] by imitating Sho's super-powered form. He gets defeated, his [[True Companions|True]][[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|Companions]] are killed by Sho, and he gets shipped back to the lab for more experiments. The experiments give him the power to [[Appendage Assimilation|merge with people's bodies, rip them apart at the cellular level, and gain their powers]]. |
* Aptom of the Lost Numbers, from ''[[Guyver]]'', starts out as a [[Shapeshifting|shapeshifter]] who pulls a variant of [[They Look Like Us Now]] by imitating Sho's super-powered form. He gets defeated, his [[True Companions|True]][[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|Companions]] are killed by Sho, and he gets shipped back to the lab for more experiments. The experiments give him the power to [[Appendage Assimilation|merge with people's bodies, rip them apart at the cellular level, and gain their powers]]. |
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** It could be that the Borg we not interested in assimilating humans in general, simply because they did not really need more drones and it was much easier to annihilate anyone resisting and then grab the rest after the defenders were killed off. In ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' the Borg were noticeably short on man power so they were probably just grabbing everyone they could to increase their strength. |
** It could be that the Borg we not interested in assimilating humans in general, simply because they did not really need more drones and it was much easier to annihilate anyone resisting and then grab the rest after the defenders were killed off. In ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' the Borg were noticeably short on man power so they were probably just grabbing everyone they could to increase their strength. |
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*** Dialogue between Locutus and Worf in ''Best of Both Worlds Part II'' indicates that the Borg do at this point intend to assimilate entire races. |
*** Dialogue between Locutus and Worf in ''Best of Both Worlds Part II'' indicates that the Borg do at this point intend to assimilate entire races. |
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{{quote|'''Locutus''': Worf, Klingon species, [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|a warrior race]]. You too will be assimilated. |
{{quote|'''Locutus''': Worf, Klingon species, [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|a warrior race]]. You too will be assimilated. |
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'''Worf''': The Klingon Empire will never yield. |
'''Worf''': The Klingon Empire will never yield. |
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'''Locutus''': Why do you resist? We only wish to raise quality of life for all species. |
'''Locutus''': Why do you resist? We only wish to raise quality of life for all species. |
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'''Worf''': I like my ''species'' the way it is! |
'''Worf''': I like my ''species'' the way it is! |
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'''Locutus''': A narrow vision. }} |
'''Locutus''': A narrow vision. }} |
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** From the point of view of other civilizations who may be in conflict with them, this is how many see the Federation. They feel the Borg are at least upfront about the process. |
** From the point of view of other civilizations who may be in conflict with them, this is how many see the Federation. They feel the Borg are at least upfront about the process. |
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