Xindi Council
| Home world | Xindus |
|---|---|
| Official language(s) | Various native languages |
| Affiliation | Guardians (22nd century), United Federation of Planets (26th century) |
The Xindi /ˈzɪndi/ is the collective term for six fictional races in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. The entire third season, broadcast in 2003 to 2004, centered on this group of previously unknown aliens. They are native to the planet Xindus in a region of space known as the Delphic Expanse. They consist of five species resembling familiar Earth animals (a rarity for alien races in Star Trek) and a sixth resembling humans. At first they appeared as violent enemies wanting no interaction with humanity, but common ground gradually emerged as the crew of the Enterprise discovered that the Xindi were being manipulated into this enmity by their Guardians. Some Xindi became important recurring characters as the 24-episode story arc unfolded.
During the thirteenth live-action film in the series, Star Trek Beyond, the Xindi were mentioned along with the Romulans as a species that humanity fought wars against in the years leading up to the formation of the Federation.
The Xindi are first mentioned in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Battle" as the owners of a starbase. The Xindi's presence was established in the second-season finale of Star Trek: Enterprise, "The Expanse", in which the Xindi launched a probe that attacked Earth in April, 2153, killing seven million people in a strip of destruction stretching from Florida to Venezuela. They appeared again in the third-season premiere, "The Xindi", to play a major role in the primary story arc of season three.
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