Jonathan Del Arco (born March 7, 1966) is an Uruguayan American actor and gay rights and political activist. He is best known for his role as Hugh the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard, and for his series regular role as medical examiner Dr. Morales in The Closer and Major Crimes.

Is Hugh from Picard the same Hugh?

One of the more surprising reveals in the ramp-up to Star Trek: Picard was that Jonathan Del Arco would be returning to the role of Hugh the Borg for the new series.

What happens to HUGH the Borg?

Hugh felt that he had failed the xBs, and ultimately decided to deny the Romulans the cube by activating the queencell. However, as this was a treaty violation as well as an act of insurrection, Narissa now felt justified in killing him, and mortally wounded him with a knife thrown into his neck.

Is Picard's son a Borg?

Jack Crusher was a pivotal character in Star Trek: Picard season 3. The son of Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) was revealed to be the linchpin of the Borg Queen's (Alice Krige) plot to assimilate Starfleet, evolve the Borg, and exact revenge on the United Federation of Planets.

Was Vadic working for the Borg?

Vadic, who was initially thought to be a Changeling, is revealed to be working under the orders of the Borg Queen, who uses her to capture Jack Crusher and assimilate Starfleet officers.

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Is Jack Crusher part of the Borg?

Jack suffered from terrifying visions and hearing voices as a child, but it was Beverly who ultimately determined that her son was born with organic Borg DNA he inherited from Jean-Luc from his time as Locutus of Borg.

Who is behind Vadic?

One such villain to bestow such an impact was Vadic. Magnificently portrayed by Amanda Plummer for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, this Changeling captain of the Shrike emerged from the shadows and quickly established herself as one of the strongest miscreants to ever terrorize the final frontier.

Is Jack Crusher really Picard's son?

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 firmly established Jack Crusher as a significant character within the beloved franchise, placing him alongside the iconic figures of the series. As the son of the esteemed Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher, Jack (Ed Speleers) plays a crucial role in the Star Trek canon.

Is Wesley Crusher Picard's son?

You are such a tool. Wesley crusher was the son of Dr. Beverly crusher. His father was jack crusher Captain Picard was only a close friend of the family.

What is Jack Crusher's Borg name?

Jack is indeed the biological son of Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher, but as much as he wanted to deny it, the young Crusher is also the son of Locutus and the Borg Queen, who pondered Latin names for Jack like Regenerati (Rebirth) or Puer Dei (Child of God) before she chose to name him Vox.

Who decimated the Borg?

However, Picard is able to break Jack out of the Borg Queen's control while the Enterprise destroys the Borg Cube and with it, the Borg Queen and all of the remaining Borg drones.

What did Janeway do to the Borg?

However, the Queen captures the admiral and begins to assimilate her into the Borg collective. Admiral Janeway then turns the tables by unleashing a pathogen she was carrying in her bloodstream into the collective, devastating it and killing the Queen.

What did the Borg Queen do to Jurati?

After the original Borg Queen (Annie Wersching) helped Picard and his motley crew travel back in time, she assimilated Jurati. The Borg Queen and Agnes merged into a hybrid Queen and formed a new kind of Borg Collective to protect the United Federation of Planets.

Why is seven of nine so different in Picard?

Seven's first conversation with Picard in Star Trek: Picard, however, reveals that her positive outlook on life has changed. After brutally losing her "son" Icheb and being betrayed by Bjayzl (who some say her former lover), it is clear that Seven of Nine has become hardened.

Who turned down Picard?

But as Beltran explained on Twitter, he declined to return. “I was offered an episode (first 2 then1) in Picard, but I simply did not like what they had written for Chakotay so I turned them down,” wrote Beltran.

Why is Picard so different in Picard?

In Star Trek: Picard, this has not changed, but Picard has mellowed down and has become more contemplative than he was before. He is, of course, much older now too. As such, his approach to saving the galaxy involves far less action, and focus is rather placed on his inner struggles more than external ones.

Does Deanna Troi marry Riker?

By the time they were both stationed aboard the USS Enterprise-D, Riker and Troi had settled into a warm, close friendship. Riker and Troi rekindled their romance in the third TNG film, Star Trek: Insurrection, and the couple finally married at the beginning of the fourth and final TNG film, Star Trek: Nemesis.

Did Picard and Crusher have a baby?

Crusher and Captain Picard continued throughout the non-canonical Star Trek: The Next Generation Pocket Books series. Beverly and Jean-Luc have married, but still serve together on the Enterprise-E. They have a son named René Jacques Robert Francois Picard, named after Picard's older brother (Robert) and nephew (René).

Who is Picard's daughter in Star Trek?

Olivia Picard was Jean-Luc Picard's daughter during his Nexus experience in 2371. Olivia Picard was played by Olivia Hack. According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 324), Olivia Picard was ten years old, the same age as her brother Matthew Picard.

What is Jack Crusher's secret?

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.

Did Picard marry Crusher?

In the TNG series finale, "All Good Things...," Picard and Crusher had gotten married in an alternate version of the future, but had later separated.

Who is controlling the Changelings in Picard season 3?

That enemy is the Borg Queen (Alice Krige), who has been using Changeling infiltrators to set the stage for the wholesale assimilation of the entire Starfleet armada. It's often been speculated if the Borg and the Dominion had ever encountered one another and now Star Trek: Picard has given the answer.

What happened to Odo in Picard?

When the United Federation of Planets won the Dominion War, Odo chose to return to his people to cure the Great Link of the fatal disease implanted by Section 31. Odo was canonically never seen again after DS9's series finale, "What You Leave Behind."

Why does Vedic want Jack?

It's unclear why they also want Jack, but it could be due to him having an ex-Borg for a father, something potentially unique. And maybe they want to bring back Locutus in some way as part of their Frontier Day attack. Is this a clue why they wanted Jean-Luc's corpse?