Star Trek copied Iron Maiden!

[Black Wizard]

Eddie's face from the 'Wasted Years' artwork:

Seven of Nine, one of the Borg:

I think there's a remarkable similarity between the two, but quite frankly I think that Eddie could take on the Borg any day.

 

[Ranko]

Yeah, the Voyager Borg. The TNG Borg, he'd have a problem.

 

[Deleted member 7164]

TNG started in 1987, being conceived in late 1986. I won't google it, but first Star Trek episode to feature Borg was "Q Who", second season TNG, therefore it should be sometime around 1989.
So, Riggs' cyborg Eddie precedes Borg in any case.

Does it have anything to do with Eddie? Hardly. Cybernetic implants weren't invented by Riggs. And the Borg from TNG have a one piece "headset" on the right side of their head.

Not much similarity there, is it?

 

[Forostar]

Cybernetic implants weren't invented by Riggs.

Then who was earlier?

 

[LooseCannon]

Philip Dick's sci-fi is full of it.

It is entirely possible that the costume/prop designers for ST:Voyager took some inspiration for the 7 of 9 cranial implants from Eddie. However, it's far more likely that it's just a coincidence, as they were trying to make each Borg unique, and they must have done a ton of them by then.

However, I will kick the can around the ST fanbase and see if I can find out who designed that particular costume, and ask them.

 

[Black Wizard]

Yeah, the Voyager Borg. The TNG Borg, he'd have a problem.

No way. Eddie killed Margaret Thatchet remember? No one has fucked with him since, apart from Dave and Janick.

Eddie makes species 8472 look like pussies.