Star Trek: 10 CORE Seven Of Nine Moments

10. Having The Worst Parents In The Galaxy

On the surface, Magnus and Erin Hansen appeared to be kind and loving parents. They ensured that young Annika was shown all the affection she deserved and did their best to take care of her, especially after she woke from nightmares. However, they are also directly responsible for introducing her to the greatest and longest nightmare of the child's life.

The Hansens' obsession with the Borg led them to veer off course from their chartered mission, as well as ignore several directives from Starfleet to turn back. They followed a Borg Cube into a transwarp corridor, flinging them across the galaxy, depositing them in the Delta Quadrant. Had they simply risked their own safety, that could have been understood, if not condoned, in the name of scientific exploration.

However, they did all of this with their six-year-old daughter on board the SS Raven with them. As helpful as their research ended up becoming, there is simply no excusing the fact that they put their child in danger, betting on their luck holding out to keep them all safe.

They developed a technology that allowed them to remain undetected aboard a Cube for over an hour. While this was a successful method of reconnaissance for a time, a simple malfunction led to the Borg discovering them. Their ship was quickly overwhelmed, they were taken away, and Annika herself was assimilated into the Collective. At that moment, Annika Hansen ceased to exist, at least in that form. 

It truly was Seven of Nine who stepped forward to meet Janeway and Tuvok in Scorpion Part 2. While she would eventually find liberation from the Collective, the Hansens were lost.