Slightly related but I have always wondered wtf they borg must have thought in that first episode. They are going after this ship. Looks like its gonna go as easy as always. Then suddenly there is a bright flash of light and the fuckers spin away.
Pretty sure they were so into the federation for exactly that, because the Enterprise appeared out of nowhere, and then blasted itself back away. That's crazy looking tech from thier point of view.
Even if they did know about Q, there's really no reason to just assume it was him.
Could they adapt to that kind of energy output? It's funny how I accept the nomenclature of the Borg without considering the technological implications.
Could a cube just wave away that kind of energy output?
It would probably take longer for them to adapt to. They've been blown up with giant lasers before. I think eventually though, they would adapt. They don't need to absorb or stop the energy, just redirect it around the cube
They take damage before adapting, don't they? It's fast but not immediate. They'd probably lose a cube in the first attack at least. I don't know how far the hive mind extends, could they get details about the attack out to the other Borg before that first cube was destroyed by the murder moon?