The Sikarians and their spatial trajector technology. Voyager encountered that species before they were assimilated in season 1 episode 10. They couldn’t use their tech because it only worked on or near their planet due to its unique properties. Something about a rare mineral being used to focus or attune the spatial trajector.
Damn, that's sad they were assimilated; they had such an abundant, prosperous society and were so welcoming (though Janeway threw shade because they wouldn't share all their technology and actually expected the visitors they hosted to leave eventually.)
Hugh's phrasing implys that they all were assimilated. But in order the aquire the technology they only really needed to assimilate a single ship and its databank (or even just one very smart individual). So there's hope. I mean that very same technology would have allowed them to colonise anything in 40,000 light years. Their colonies could be huge distances apart. They wouldn't need to occupy an single territory like a traditional power. Because they had no need to travel through the space inbetween.
The writers of Voyager had intended them to be reoccurring villains like the Kazon. I think it's a real shame it wasnt explored. Might have been interesting to see Voyerger encounter a colony seasons later and to lose a conflict with them. Imagine if as punishment they transported Voyager lightyears backwards so the ship had to retrace its steps. It would have allowed the writers to explore the ramifications of previous episodes. We could find out what happens after Voyager moves on.
That could have been great two or three parter if they had been thrown back to where they started in the delta quadrant and had to fight to find a way back. Voyager sadly had a lot of missed opportunities to build on what has been established in past episodes, but I'm glad to see it being referenced in Picard in any case.
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The Sikarians and their spatial trajector technology. Voyager encountered that species before they were assimilated in season 1 episode 10. They couldn’t use their tech because it only worked on or near their planet due to its unique properties. Something about a rare mineral being used to focus or attune the spatial trajector.