Evidence of this was later seen when the Queen countermanded the Collective's judgment about assimilating Voyager in 2378.
It was thought by Federation exobiologist Erin Hansen that the Borg Queen functioned like the queen of an insect hive, to coordinate the drones. ( Star Trek: First Contact VOY: ' Unimatrix Zero', ' Unimatrix Zero, Part II', ' Endgame' PIC: ' Watcher', ' Hide and Seek') I am the Borg.' As the queen of the Borg Collective and the lone individual within it, the Borg Queen provided direction and purpose for the hive mind. The Queen defined herself as: ' I am the beginning, the end, the one who is many.
