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To do a little fun sci-fi time-crunching, Ridley Scott's 1979 film "Alien" takes place in the year 2122, which was, by the "Star Trek" timeline, about 30 years before the events of "Star Trek: Enterprise." James Cameron's "Aliens" skips ahead to 2179, about 25 years after "Enterprise," but still about 75 years before anything from the original "Star Trek" series. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Alien: Resurrection" skips ahead again, this time to the year 2379, which was the same year "Star Trek: Nemesis" took place. 

Of course, the "Alien" movies and the "Star Trek" shows definitely take place in separate universes. The "Alien" movies are marked by their cynicism, usually depicting shifty, profit-driven company men who aim to retrieve alien xenomorphs for nefarious purposes, no matter the human cost the retrieval requires. "Star Trek," meanwhile, is marked by its optimism, depicting a future wherein a galactic Federation ensures peace, study, and diplomacy throughout the cosmos. One...

While Jean-Luc Picard is one of the most decorated and celebrated captains in Star Trek history, his initiation into the Borg turned him into a deadly threat - and the godlike Q confirms that his Locutus identity lives on.

In 2366, Picard was assimilated into the Borg Collective, and through him the Collective gained access to troves of data on Starfleet tactics and technology which they used to great advantage during the Battle of Wolf 359. However, unlike other assimilated drones, Locutus was left with a sliver of his own autonomy and individuality, so as best to facilitate the assimilation of Earth. The Borg Queen even intended Locutus to equal her, to make him her perfect counterpart. Thankfully, this also allowed the crew of the USS Enterprise-d to more easily save their captain, sever his link to the Collective and return him to his humanity.

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