Character · 2373

Lynch

Assimilated Enterprise-E ensign

An ensign of the Enterprise-E who is assimilated by the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact and is shot down as a drone by Picard in the holodeck.

Ensign Lynch is a member of the Enterprise-E crew in 2373, one of the many taken by the Borg as they spread through the lower decks in Star Trek: First Contact.
Pursued by two drones, Picard and Lily Sloane hide in the holodeck inside a Dixon Hill story. Picard switches off the safety protocols, takes a machine gun from a holographic gangster and cuts both drones down, continuing to fire long after they have fallen.
As he opens one of the bodies to recover its neuroprocessor, Lily recognises the remains of a Starfleet uniform. Picard identifies the man as Ensign Lynch and brushes the matter aside, an early sign of the rage that Lily later confronts him about.