The Strange Case of Jack Crusher In “The Bounty,” we learned Jack had inherited his father's Irumodic Syndrome. This was a degenerative brain condition that Picard lived with for years, and which ultimately killed him. Picard's mind is currently housed in a new synthetic body.
Jack's auditory prowess allows him to eavesdrop on the innermost thoughts of his fellow crew mates, while his uncanny control over their minds and bodies turns him into a puppeteer, manipulating them like marionettes during clashes against the formidable Changelings.
One leading theory is that Jack is possessed by the Pah Wraiths, non-corporeal beings and enemies of the Bajoran Prophets from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” Since the Changelings were also introduced in “Deep Space Nine,” the two species may have some connection.
Little did he realize the nightmarish visions that plagued him since childhood were derived from organic Borg DNA Jack inherited from his father, who was assimilated and turned into Locutus of Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation's classic "The Best of Both Worlds."
What was Jack's connection with the Borg? It's something Jack inherited from his dad. When Jean-Luc Picard was assimilated by the Borg in classic "Star Trek: The Next Generation" two-parter 'The Best of Both Worlds', he briefly became part of the Collective as Locutus.
Jack's Secret Finally Revealed in Star Trek Picard
Why are Jack Crusher's eyes red?
There were plenty of theories about why Jack could do these strange things. The red eyes and psychic powers seemed to indicate Deep Space Nine's Pah-Wraiths, especially given the Changeling connection.
But Picard's organic Borg DNA was genetically passed on to Jack, his biological son. Jack began manifesting nightmares as a child, but the Borg's genetic material took until Crusher reached adulthood to fully manifest, which has given Jack unique powers tied to his Borg origin.
Species 8472: Also known as the Undine, they were a highly advanced and biologically unique species from fluidic space. Due to their vastly different biology, the Borg were unable to assimilate or adapt to them.
Ensign Jack Crusher is a 25th century Human Federation Starfleet officer assigned to the USS Enterprise-G. He is the son of Admirals Beverly Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard.
Both Jack Crusher, the son of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher, and Sidney La Forge, the daughter of Commodore Geordi La Forge, have the weight of the galaxy on their shoulders living in the shadow of their legendary parents.
The actor said in an interview that the character is meant to be "23 or 24 years old", which would have him born in the gap between Insurrection and Nemesis.
Only one detail works against this Picard theory that Jack Crusher is part Pah-Wraith. They could move about freely after possession, whereas whatever is inside Jack (and Jean-Luc's biological body) is more corporeal.
Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard got quite the shocker in the second episode of Star Trek: Picard's third and final season: Ed Speleers' Jack Crusher, son of his former flame Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), is also his child.
He also appeared in the feature film Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and in the television series Star Trek: Picard (2022). He is the son of Beverly Crusher and Jack Crusher and is portrayed by actor Wil Wheaton.
This included counts of petty theft, disorderly conduct and trespassing, such as spelunking in the underground cave system. In 2370, Vigo became involved in a plot by a Ferengi, DaiMon Bok, to exact revenge on Jean-Luc Picard, who killed his son several years prior.
Officially, the existence of a Borg homeworld is a hypothetical one as it has yet to be revealed in a canon Star Trek source. However, an identity for the Borg homeworld is given by the non-canon novel Lost Souls, which names it Arehaz.
The Borg Homeworld is Earth. That is why the Borg have such a hardon for Earth that they put resources into capturing Earth on the other side of the galaxy and assimilating humanity rather than continuing their geometric expansion out from the Delta Quadrant.
The Borg would become an unstoppable force, able to assimilate or simply change the galaxy to fulfill their vision of perfection. In addition to gaining all the knowledge of a particular Q, having their consciousness uploaded to the Borg collective, they would also potentially gain the god-like power of a Q.
Species 8472 were introduced in Star Trek: Voyager as the deadly aliens that scared the Borg Collective, impressing viewers with their CGI design. Captain Janeway formed an alliance with the Borg to combat the dangerous Species 8472, who had the ability to wipe out all life in their galaxy.
Q. The Q are potentially the least likely to get assimilated, for not just one reason but two. Firstly, their near omnipotence and god-like powers would make it almost impossible for a Borg, or even all Borg working together, to capture a Q.
Species 8472 possessed superior bio-technology to the Borg Collective, and used it to swiftly destroy multiple Borg Cubes. Species 8472 launched their own invasion of Borg space, something that Janeway believed to be a major threat to the future of the Delta Quadrant.
Upon learning that Starfleet was storing Picard's body in Daystrom Station, the Changelings stole the corpse to use as a weapon. In "Dominion", Picard and Crusher speculate that Jack's DNA could be used to complete the genetic materials missing from Picard's corpse to create a perfect biological duplicate.
The most likely reason for Wesley's absence is that, in writing these final episodes, the decision was made to focus on the impact of Jack Crusher's existence on Jean-Luc. This is the final chapter of Jean-Luc Picard's story, so the focus on his legacy and his own next generation makes sense.
