The Best of Both Worlds

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"Q Who?" (TNG episode) - "Q Who?" depicted the Enterprise's first contact with the Borg, preparing Starfleet for the coming of the Borg which was finally realized in this episode.
Death in Winter (TNG novel) - Captain Picard flashes-back to when Dr. Crusher tried to save him from the Borg and later saved him from their clutches.
"Emissary" (DS9 episode/novelization) - The opening of "Emissary" depicts the Battle of Wolf 359 from aboard the USS Saratoga. One of the themes in the episode from this is Sisko's coming to terms with the death of his wife, which he blames Picard for.
First Contact (TNG movie/novelization) - First Contact is a sequel to "The Best of Both Worlds" building upon Picard's time as Locutus.

The Battle of Wolf 359
- Borg (TNG video game) - Borg depicts Q transporting a cadet back in time to the Battle of Wolf 359 and trying to save his father aboard the USS Righteous.
- "Ghosts" (VOY comic) - "Ghosts" established a temporal vortex opened during in the battle, which several escape pods became trapped in. The vortex eventually opened in the Delta Quadrant where it pulled the USS Voyager in allowing them to witness the battle, and meet the people in the escape pods.
- "Second Contact" (TNG comic) - This X-Men crossover comic features another temporal anomaly, this time placing the X-Man John Proudstar as a member of the Saratoga's crew during the battle.
- Greater Than the Sum (TNG novel) - This novel establishes a Borg sphere was launched form the cube during the battle, taking assimilated personnel back to the Delta Quadrant.

Aftermath of the Borg attack
- "Loyalty" (TNG manga) - This manga comic shows Starfleet's reaction to the Borg attack, in a hearing to decide whether or not Picard should be allowed to resume command of the Enterprise.
- "Family" (TNG episode) - This episode shows the Enterprise crew's recovery following "The Best of Both Worlds"; while the enterprise undergoes repairs Picard visits his home in France to recuperate.
- "Alien Spotlight: Borg" (TNG comic) - This comic references the Locutus protocols, a series on contingencies put in place in case the Borg assimilated a Starfleet captain again, which were established following the Battle of Wolf 359 in this episode.
- Homecoming (VOY novel) - This novel refers to the Borg Entreaty, a speech given by a Wolf 359 widow.
- "Program 359" (DS9 comic) - This comic shows Benjamin Sisko using the holodeck to relive the Battle of Wolf 359, trying to find a way to win.

Alternate realities
- "Civil Disobedience" (TNG short story) - In this Strange New Worlds short story Q witnesses a timeline where the Enterprise's deflector pulse weapon destroyed the ship, and thus the Borg went on to assimilate Earth. Q intervenes to disable the weapon, allowing the Enterprise to stop the Borg.
- "The Worst of Both Worlds", "The Belly of the Beast", "The Armies of the Night" & "And Death Shall Have No Dominion" (TNG comics) - This four-part comic arc depicts an alternate reality where the Borg succeeded in assimilating Earth.
- "The Worst of Both Worlds" (TNG novel) - This Mirror Universe novel shows the mirror universe equivalent of the events of "The Best of Both Worlds", with Noonien Soong becoming Locutus rather than Picard and the Borg targeting Qo'noS rather than Earth.

Locutus resurrected
- Armada (TNG video game) - In Armada The Borg make a clone of Picard to recreate Locutus to lead the Borg Invasion of the Alpha Quadrant.
- Resistance (TNG novel) - In this novel Picard willingly offers himself to the Borg for reassimilation, to become Locutus again, in an attempt to infiltrate a Borg cube and stop them.

published order
Previous episode: Transfigurations	TNG episode produced	Next episode: Suddenly Human
Previous episode: Transfigurations	TNG episode aired	Next episode: Family
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Before Part 1: Transfigurations Before Part 2: Final Entry 5th entry	Pocket	Next Adventure: After Part 1: Final Entry 5th entry After Part 2: Borg Wolf 359 backstory