Xindi
The Xindi are a fictional race in the Star Trek universe. They first appeared in the series, where they carried out an unprovoked attack on Earth, supposedly occurring in April of 2153 and killing 7 million people between Florida and Venezuela. They are native to a region of space known as the Delphic Expanse.The Xindi are unique in that the "race" is comprised of five (once six) distinct species. These share the same genetic origins but have developed along very distinct lines; aquatics, arboreals, avians, insectoids, primates, and reptilians. All Xindi, regardless of species, share characteristic ridges on their cheekbones.
Various Xindi were involved in a war lasting about 100 years and ending in the 2030s. Alliances between the Xindi species were forged and changed continuously throughout the war, so much that 50-60 years into the war, most Xindi forgot what started it. However, everyone remembered how it ended. In an act of desperation, the Insectoids and Reptilians detonated several charges beneath the 8 largest seismic fissures of the geologically-unstable Xindi Homeworld, leading to its destruction and ultimately the extinction of the Xindi-Avian race. The Xindi, after the war, scattered throughout the Expanse into several colonies, where they continue to reside today.
The Xindi appear to be pawns in the Temporal Cold War, as they were informed at least as early as 2152 by a trans-dimensional race known as Sphere Builders from the future that they would be victims of a genocidal attack from humanity in the 26th Century. The Xindi council launched a premptive strike on Earth as a precursor to a genocidal second attack.
The Xindi spent the early part of 2153 deciding how to confront the threat of Humanity and planned a biological weapon based on the Human genetic profile. This was ultimately rejected by the Xindi Council (the Reptilians went along with the bio weapon but were eventually foiled) and so they worked on a weapon to blow up Earth. (In one future timeline, glimpsed in ENT "Twlight," a final version of this weapon succeeds in destroying Earth.)
Covered with hair, they resemble Terran sloths and run kemocite-production facilites throughout the Delphic Expanse. Gralik, a Xindi-Arboreal, gave Degra an impure kemocite, to sabotage production of the the Council's weapon prototype. This is probably the species least intrested in destroying humanity.
Insectoids have an average lifespan of 10-12 years. They are asexual, and reproduce by laying eggs, which take about a week to mature. Egg sacs are suspended from ceilings, and tubules connected to them spray chemicals that cause passers-by to reverse-imprint on the hatchlings, protecting them as a parent would. Hatchlings are so important to Insectoids that hatcheries are aboard starships, and are heavily shielded. In the event of a problem with the ship, the Insectoid crew will sacrifice themselves to preserve their unborn offspring.
Insectoid starships are designed differently from other vessels. They don't have one area designated for bridge duties; command functions are distributated throughout the ship. Assault vehicles are designed for their anatomy and not humanoids. Also, insectoid chairs are not built for humanoids, since their body couldn't sit in a regular chair.
The Xindi-Insectoids are the only race that the Reptilians trust and are willing to divide their military with. A typical attack squadron, at least those at Azati Prime, consists of two Reptilian ships and two Insectoid ships.
Xindi History
Xindi Species
Xindi-Aquatics
Resembling Terran Cetaceans, not much is known about this species other then that they swim underwater and speak through echolocation.Xindi-Arboreals (Sloths)
Xindi-Avians
Resembled Terran birds. Thought to be extinct since the Reptilians and Insectoids planted explosives that destroyed the Xindi Homeworld after the Hundered-Year War. The Avians, having primitive technology, couldn't leave the planet and were wiped out.Xindi-Insectoids
Resemble six-foot Terran grasshoppers. Speak in a clicking language unique to all Xindi. Insectoid iconography is radically different that that of other Xindi. They exist in an alliance with the Reptilians and with them destroyed the Xindi Homeworld after the Hundred-Year War.Xindi-Primates (Humanoids)
Resemble Terran humans and have a similar brain-structure to the Xindi-Reptilians. Were one of the first Xindi species (including the Reptilians) to be informed on the "threat" posed by humanity. Degra, a Xindi-Primate, was assigned to develop the weapon which was to destroy Earth. In late 2153, the crew of the starship Enterprise boarded and studied a Primate vessel and interrogated the crew. As was learned in the ENT episode: "Stratagem" from Degra, a colony of Primates resides on Azati Prime, where the weapon was being constructed.Xindi-Reptilians
Resemble a cross between several Terran lizards. This species is responsible for a premptive kamikaze attack on Earth in 2153. They use weapons with regenerative biological power cells that overload if caught by other species. They are the most aggressive race of Xindi and seem to be more intrested than the other races in destroying Earth, probably because trying to maintain political superiority at the Xindi Council. Along with the Insectoids, they are responsible for the destruction of the Xindi Homeworld. Some Reptilians possessed time-travel technology and traveled to 2004 to collect blood samples for their bio-weapon in the future but were foiled by Jonathan Archer and T'Pol.Xindi Quotes
Engsign Mayweather: For an insectoid, maybe they are comfortable.
Degra: That's what I keep telling myself. But the reality is a good number of the dead will be innocence...and children.
Narsanyala: The past?See also: