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Archer not only attempted to use this database in order to locate the Xindi weapon but also operated it to learn much about the Xindi themselves, including the different species of which that group was comprised. ({{ENT|Anomaly}}) For instance, it was through this database that he first became aware of the [[Xindi-Arboreal]]s, which later allowed him to make a positive identification of such individuals when he actually encountered them for the first time. ({{ENT|Extinction|The Shipment}}) The database also provided [[Xindi shuttle]] design specifications and the location of [[Rajiin]]'s [[Oran'taku|homeworld]]. ({{ENT|Extinction|Rajiin}}) However, other information proved more elusive, as Archer once spent hours merely trying to understand the way in which the Xindi organized their [[star chart]]s. ({{ENT|Extinction}}) |
Archer not only attempted to use this database in order to locate the Xindi weapon but also operated it to learn much about the Xindi themselves, including the different species of which that group was comprised. ({{ENT|Anomaly}}) For instance, it was through this database that he first became aware of the [[Xindi-Arboreal]]s, which later allowed him to make a positive identification of such individuals when he actually encountered them for the first time. ({{ENT|Extinction|The Shipment}}) The database also provided [[Xindi shuttle]] design specifications and the location of [[Rajiin]]'s [[Oran'taku|homeworld]]. ({{ENT|Extinction|Rajiin}}) However, other information proved more elusive, as Archer once spent hours merely trying to understand the way in which the Xindi organized their [[star chart]]s. ({{ENT|Extinction}}) |
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| − | + | Analyzing [[sensor log]]s from the database enabled [[T'Pol]] to postulate the existence of a second [[Delphic Expanse sphere|sphere]], much like one they had encountered when they had first obtained the database. ({{ENT|Exile}}) The database thus allowed ''Enterprise'' to begin to uncover the existence of the whole network of spheres that created [[Delphic Expanse|the Expanse]]. ({{ENT|Chosen Realm}}) |
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== Possible loss == |
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| − | After helping a religious order which had run into trouble, {{NX|Enterprise}} was commandeered by the group's leader, [[Pri'Nam]] [[D'Jamat]], who determined that Archer had desecrated the [[Delphic Expanse sphere|spheres]], which were central to D'Jamat's [[religion]]. As punishment, the Pri'Nam deleted a significant portion of the ''Enterprise'' database, though it wasn't clear exactly how much of the Xindi database was affected by this purge. ({{ENT|Chosen Realm}}) |
+ | After helping a religious order which had run into trouble, {{NX|Enterprise}} was commandeered by the group's leader, [[Pri'Nam]] [[D'Jamat]], who determined that Archer had desecrated the [[Delphic Expanse sphere|spheres]], which were central to D'Jamat's [[religion]]. As punishment, the Pri'Nam deleted a significant portion of the ''Enterprise'' database, though it wasn't clear exactly how much of the Xindi database was affected by this purge. ({{ENT|Chosen Realm}}) Nevertheless, [[Hoshi Sato|Sato]] and [[T'Pol]] reconstructed about thirty percent of the lost data by the time ''Enterprise'' rendezvoused with [[Commander]] [[Shran]]. ({{ENT|Proving Ground}}) |
== Diminished importance == |
== Diminished importance == |
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| − | After an [[Andorian]] attempt to capture the Xindi prototype weapon, Shran secretly transmitted detailed [[scan]]s of the weapon to ''Enterprise''. ({{ENT|Proving Ground}}) This more specific information – along with the fact that [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] tricked [[Degra]] into revealing the location of |
+ | After an [[Andorian]] attempt to capture the Xindi prototype weapon, Shran secretly transmitted detailed [[scan]]s of the weapon to ''Enterprise''. ({{ENT|Proving Ground}}) This more specific information – along with the fact that [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] tricked [[Degra]] into revealing the location of [[Xindi weapon|the weapon]] – presumably superseded the information in the database. ({{ENT|Proving Ground|Stratagem}}, et al.) As Archer formed alliances with the majority of Xindi species ({{ENT|The Council|Countdown}}), the need for the database diminished further. |
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Revision as of 10:09, 31 May 2012
Archer using the Xindi database aboard Enterprise
The Xindi database stolen by Enterprise, at the outset of the starship's voyage in the Delphic Expanse, was one of several key intelligence prizes snatched by Starfleet during the search for the Xindi weapon. It contained comprehensive data about the Xindi, who were largely ciphers to both Starfleet and the Vulcan High Command at the time. Knowledge gained from the database heavily influenced Jonathan Archer's response to the Xindi threat.
Circumstances of retrieval
The Xindi database was obtained by Ensign Hoshi Sato from an Osaarian merchant ship that Enterprise encountered, close to a mysterious and ancient sphere. Forcibly downloaded via a comm link as Enterprise flew less than a kilometer away, the database was accessed only with the use of codes provided by an Osaarian that Captain Archer was holding in the brig. (ENT: "Anomaly")
Usage
Archer not only attempted to use this database in order to locate the Xindi weapon but also operated it to learn much about the Xindi themselves, including the different species of which that group was comprised. (ENT: "Anomaly") For instance, it was through this database that he first became aware of the Xindi-Arboreals, which later allowed him to make a positive identification of such individuals when he actually encountered them for the first time. (ENT: "Extinction", "The Shipment") The database also provided Xindi shuttle design specifications and the location of Rajiin's homeworld. (ENT: "Extinction", "Rajiin") However, other information proved more elusive, as Archer once spent hours merely trying to understand the way in which the Xindi organized their star charts. (ENT: "Extinction")
Analyzing sensor logs from the database enabled T'Pol to postulate the existence of a second sphere, much like one they had encountered when they had first obtained the database. (ENT: "Exile") The database thus allowed Enterprise to begin to uncover the existence of the whole network of spheres that created the Expanse. (ENT: "Chosen Realm")
Possible loss
After helping a religious order which had run into trouble, Enterprise was commandeered by the group's leader, Pri'Nam D'Jamat, who determined that Archer had desecrated the spheres, which were central to D'Jamat's religion. As punishment, the Pri'Nam deleted a significant portion of the Enterprise database, though it wasn't clear exactly how much of the Xindi database was affected by this purge. (ENT: "Chosen Realm") Nevertheless, Sato and T'Pol reconstructed about thirty percent of the lost data by the time Enterprise rendezvoused with Commander Shran. (ENT: "Proving Ground")
Diminished importance
After an Andorian attempt to capture the Xindi prototype weapon, Shran secretly transmitted detailed scans of the weapon to Enterprise. (ENT: "Proving Ground") This more specific information – along with the fact that Archer tricked Degra into revealing the location of the weapon – presumably superseded the information in the database. (ENT: "Proving Ground", "Stratagem", et al.) As Archer formed alliances with the majority of Xindi species (ENT: "The Council", "Countdown"), the need for the database diminished further.