Summary
- Jack Crusher, unlike most assimilated individuals, was allowed to keep his hair after becoming a Borg, which was a significant change that even his father, Picard, did not receive.
- The decision to let Jack keep his hair in Star Trek: Picard season 3 was likely a production choice, indicating his special status as the linchpin of the Borg Queen's plot.
- With the defeat of the Borg Collective, Jack Crusher is likely the last Borg ever to have a name and keep his hair, making him a unique and significant character in the Star Trek universe.
When Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) was assimilated by the Borg in Star Trek: Picard season 3, he one-upped the change the Borg made for his father, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, Star Trek: Picard season 3's home video release contains fascinating commentary tracks featuring showrunner Terry Matalas and several of Picard's cast members, including Ed Speleers. In the commentary for Picard's series finale, "The Last Generation," they note an unusual allowance the Borg made for Jack Crusher.
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. Having grown up without his father, Jack spent his young life traveling the galaxy seeking 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."
