This monitor reappears in the later episodes "Life Line" and "Nightingale"; in both episodes, it still displays symbols associated with Species 8472. On stardate 52136.4, the Federation starship Voyager encounters a space station that contains a near-complete recreation of Starfleet Academy on Earth. Species 8472 was the Borg designation for a non-humanoid species native to a dimension called fluidic space, accessible through quantum singularities. According to writer Nick Sagan, the original concept for "In The Flesh" had the Voyager crew discovering a picture of Species 8472 in an ancient Earth culture, leading them to discover that some human legends of demons and devils grew out of early contact with Species 8472. Janeway and Boothby agree to enter negotiations to settle the matter peacefully. Agreeing that a truce is possible, the Voyager crew trades information on the Borg nanoprobes for Species 8472's information on genetic modifications. They could also include Chakotay's 8472 love interest, who's name escapes me at the moment. The Doctor discovers the "cadet" is really a genetically-altered member of Species 8472, a highly dangerous race the crew had previously encountered. "In the Flesh" is the fourth episode of season five of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the 98th episode overall. At the time he was recovering from bell's palsy, paralysing half of his face. Producer Brannon Braga wanted to resolve the issue. (Valerie says that she comes from a long line of Starfleet officers, so it is possible that the real Valerie Archer is one of Jonathan Archer's descendants.) His career there has spanned more than half a century, during which his mentoring of numerous promising cadets has belied his apparently humble role as groundskeeper. Quotes "quote1" "quote2" See Also. Boothby was re-created in an elaborate simulation of Starfleet Command in the Delta Quadrant in 2375, when Species 8472 was preparing for an extensive intelligence-gathering operation against the Federation. The story was written by Nick Sagan, son of astronomer Carl Sagan.[1]. The Klingons referred to the Undine as qa'meH quv. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}), https://stt.wiki/w/index.php?title=Species_8472&oldid=253484.

Seven of Nine rated Species 8472 devious and highly intelligent, claiming it would seek the most efficient means of destroying its opponent. [3], The computer monitor used by Species 8472 in this episode is largely composed of parts from an earlier prop: a Krenim game used in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Year of Hell, Part II". Their highly developed biology and organic technology rendered them tactically superior even to the Borg, who considered them the "apex of biological evolution". He only initially agreed to an audition because he thought he'd play an alien and have it covered by make-up. Even though it was not the real Boothby, his portrayal of the groundskeeper's personality was so faithful that Janeway's encounter with him felt like a reunion with her old mentor.

Boothby later recalled that he had simply helped Picard listen to himself. With Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill.