![]() ![]() Though Ushaan could be called by someone to avenge a personal loss, there existed a right of substitution wherein each combatant could offer up a replacement, and married combatants could postpone duels indefinitely if they had no children to continue their clans. ![]() Such a fight could be called off if one combatant disabled the other enough to prevent its continuance. ![]() A vast body of regulations – up to twelve thousand amendments – bound this code. ( DS9: " Prophet Motive")Ī crucial part of Andorian tradition was the Ushaan, a code of honor demanding a duel to the death, with combatants pitted against one another using an ushaan-tor ice miner's tool. ( ENT: " The Andorian Incident", " Cease Fire", " Babel One", " United" TOS: " Journey to Babel" TAS: " Yesteryear")Ī chirurgeon was a type of medical practitioner on Andoria. They considered themselves deeply emotional, passionate, even violent not known for their charity or sympathy, they placed a high value on family. The Andorians were suspicious and volatile. Deploring dishonesty – and never fighting without reason – Andorians were nonetheless capable of duplicity. They considered it an honor to serve in their Imperial Guard, and military rank greatly influenced social reputation. Symbol of the Andorian Empire in the 2150sĪndorians were a militaristic race, exemplified in small part by weaponry without stun settings. ( DIS: " Despite Yourself", " The Wolf Inside") ( ENT: " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")Īndorian rebels continued to resist the Empire well into the 23rd century. In one engagement, at least two Andorian battle cruisers were present. While some Andorians served aboard Starfleet vessels like the ISS Avenger that year, other Andorians took part in a rebellion against the Terran Empire. In the mirror universe, Andorians were among multiple races conquered by the Terran Empire by 2155. The Andorians employed ice-cutters to navigate their homeworld the first to circumnavigate the moon was called Kumari, a name that was carried on to future Andorian vessels. Early in their history, the Aenar diverged from them as a subspecies, having retreated to the Northern Wastes, thenceforth considered a myth until the early 22nd century. The Andorians originated from the icy moon of Andoria. History Main articles: Andorian history and Federation history On breathing the freezing air of Andoria, Shran remarked how it " really gets the blood running!" ( ENT: " The Aenar") ( ENT: " United")Īndorians had increased perfusion in colder environments. Andorian tongues and gums alternated from dark blue to pink. ( DIS: " Scavengers")Īndorians were true blue-bloods: Talas' blood displayed non-viscous, translucent qualities, and was as dark blue as Shran's abrasions. ( ENT: " United") Though it was typically a temporary loss, it was possible to sever them in a permanent fashion, as happened to Ryn. ( ENT: " United")Īlthough an antenna cut off or otherwise separated would eventually grow back, it could be humiliating to lose one or both antennae. The antennae were moved by voluntary muscles and could be controlled separate from one another. One of the most distinctive traits of Andorians and Aenar was a pair of antennae on top of their heads. Shran with a missing antenna after his Ushaan against Captain Archer ( TOS: " Whom Gods Destroy")Īndorians could require a tonsillectomy. Since Andorian physiology made intravenous injection impossible, physicians administered medication through intramuscular injection instead. In a climate where the temperature was near the boiling point of water, an Andorian could still thrive, despite losing ten percent of their body weight in two days. ( ENT: " United") However, they demonstrated resistance to a wide range of environmental conditions. This also made them especially vulnerable to phase-pulse infection even minor phase-pistol injuries could prove fatal. ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture ENT: " United", " These Are the Voyages." DIS: " Despite Yourself" LD: " Second Contact")Īndorians had a higher metabolic rate than Humans, which could theoretically permit a Human opponent to best an Andorian in hand-to-hand combat by simply exhausting them. Hybrids between Andorians and Aenar had pale greenish skin and were not blind. ![]() The Aenar subspecies had white skin and, unlike mainstream Andorians, were blind and telepathic. Some individuals had fleshy protruding structures above their eyes instead of eyebrows. Andorians had blue skin and white to gray hair. ![]()
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