The assimilator is a type of Borg starship used by the collective as a quick means of eliminating resistance on an enemy ship or station via use of a tractor beam which locks on to the target vessel and rapidly transports its crew aboard, where they are immediately assimilated into the Collective. (TNG video game: Armada)

During the incident with Species 8472, the original assimilator was replaced with a vastly different type of vessel acquired from the Liberated, which utilized decentralized technology that was more resistant to 8472's bioweapons. This decentralized technology was later utilized in other Borg vessels, including cubes and spheres. (TNG video game: Armada II, TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum)

All of the Borg assimilator vessels mentioned by designation in the first Armada game were also included in the sequel, however, all had different external appearances. The latter vessels resembled Lore's Borg ship seen in TNG episode: "Descent". This may be explained by the Borg's assimilation of Liberated technology as described in TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum.

Known assimilatorsEdit

A571-05616 A571-06546 A571-06841 A571-11658 A571-14681 A571-16811 A571-18415 A571-44561 A571-48500 A571-48910 A571-56168 A571-60636

A571-61615 A571-61861 A571-68120 A571-68410 A571-74681 A571-78161 A571-78165 A571-81561 A571-84161 A571-84614 A571-98412 A571-98425

Borg starship classes
	assembler • assimilator • collector • colony ship • command ship • cube • detector • diamond • fusion cube • harbinger • harmonic defender • hypercube • interceptor • obelisk • pyramid • rectangle • scout • sphere • tactical cube • tactical fusion cube • wedge • workbee