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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.
"Without a world of our own, we are, but children, lost in the wilderness."
They first appeared in the series, where they carried out an unprovoked attack on Earth in April of 2153 , killing 7 million people between Florida and Venezuela.
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 planet Xindus, leading to its destruction and ultimately the extinction of the Xindi-Avian race.
After the war, the Xindi scattered throughout the Expanse into several colonies. As a whole, they have a passionate desire to establish a new homeworld and unify all Xindi.
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 BuildersThe Sphere Builders are a fictional species from Star Trek. They are a trans-dimensional species bent on reconfiguring the galaxy with their specially designed spheres that would make it more habitable for them. They were first seen in Star Trek: Enterpri from the future that they would be victims of a genocidalGenocide has been defined as the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate actions leading to the physical elimination of any of the above categories. There is attack from humanity in the 26th century25th century 26th century 27th century other centuries) The 26th century ( Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2501-2600. Science Fiction set in the 26th Century The Night's Dawn Trilogy books by Peter F. Hamilton, consisting of The Reality Dysfunctio. The Xindi came to revere these creatures, whom they called the 'Guardians,' and following their guidance, launched a preemptive 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 "Twilight," a final version of this weapon succeeds in destroying Earth.)
However, with the help of Captain Archer's knowledge of the future cooperation between humans and Xindi against the Sphere Builders, the Xindi Council began to split over the issue of whether the "Guardians" were the real enemy or not. This was helped along especially when Reptilian Council Member DolimCommander Dolim previously known as Guruk is a fictional character from the Star Trek: Enterprise series. He is played by Scott MacDonald. Dolim was a reptilian representative of the multi-species race Xindi on the Xindi Council and a military officer. killed Primate Council Member DegraDegra (2103-2154) is a fictional character from the Star Trek: Enterprise universe. He was first seen in " The Xindi" and referred to by name in " Rajin". He was played by Randy Oglesby. Degra was a primate of the multi-species race Xindi. He was born in.
With the help of the Sphere Builders, the Reptilians and Insectoids took control of the finished Xindi weapon and set on a course for Earth, thus beginning a civil warFor other uses, see Civil War (disambiguation A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. Civil war is usually a high intensity stage in an unresolved political struggle for national control of state pow between the Xindi species. A single vessel of Arboreals, Primates, and Humans pursued the weapon.
En route to Earth, a rift appeared in the Reptilian-Insectoid alliance when the Insectoids proposed delaying the destruction of Earth in light of Archer's revelation about the true nature of the Sphere Builders. The Reptilians, determined to see the task completed and thus unwilling to risk any obstruction to that end, eliminated the accompanying Insectoid vessels.
The pursing vessel caught up with the Xindi weapon near Earth. An AndorianIn the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the planet Andor. Their defining traits are their blue skin, two cranial antennae, and characteristically white hair. They have blue blood. Andorian culture They descr vessel then unexpectedly entered the fray and engaged the Reptilian vessel, which provided enough cover for the Humans to board the Xindi weapon and destroy it.
Following the destruction of their weapon, the Xindi council, excepting the Reptilians, reconvened. The Xindi abandoned their hostile intent toward Humans.
In Daniels' timeline, Xindi crewmen serve in the Federation in the 26th century. Otherwise, the future of the Xindi race between the mid 22nd and 26th century has been left largely unrevealed. Some fans have speculated that in the Next Generation episode "The Battle", that Data said a tug would tow the USS Stargazer back to Xindi Starbase 9. This would indicate that the Xindi had been members of the Federation by at least the 24th Century.