I can't believe that Star Trek only brought this one animated series species

Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Trek: Defiant #18!

I can’t believe that Star Trek Just brought back an underused species of these Animated series. Star Trek: The Animated Series He appeared for two seasons in the 1970s and helped keep the franchise alive before his return later that decade. The show now occupies a nebulous place in Trek Canon, but in Star Trek: Defiant #18, One species introduced to the myth makes a shocking return.

Star Trek: Defiant #18 is written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta. Chief O’Brien left Earth to find Worf and his crew, who had become embroiled in a Romulan coup. O’Brien tracks these Defiant to the Delta Triangle. The ship is seemingly deserted, but O’Brien learns that six Xinti are on board. The cat-like aliens are trying to rob the derelict ship, But cannot access the computer core, which is encrypted.

O’Brien tries to observe their theft, but his allergies get the best of him, and before long, he’s in a firefight with the Xinty.

Star Trek: The Animated Series Kept the franchise alive during its “wilderness years.”

The Xinty have a cool science fiction pedigree

Star Trek It went off the air in 1969, but soon found its audience in syndication, which demanded more adventures with Kirk and Spock. Their prayers were answered in 1973 with the premiere of Star Trek: The Animated Series. Many of the principals, both behind and in front of the camera, returned for the show. Star Trek: The Animated Series used the medium, depicting exotic aliens and environments that would have been impossible on live action television. The animated series Push the boundaries of what Star Trek was able to.

Xinty creator Larry Niven adapted the race from his own works, called The wars of husband-cousin.

The Xinti, introduced in the episode “The Slave Weapon,” were one of The animated series Unique contributions. Created by legendary science fiction writer Larry Niven, the Xinthi were a felinoid (cat-like) species. Known throughout the galaxy as scavengers, the Xinti have had a tense relationship with Earth dating back to the late 21st century. A Xinthi now serves on the USS Cerritos (from Lower decks fame), which indicates that relations have at least died significantly. The exact canonicity of the Animated series is to be debated, but these are useful additions to these Star Trek Study.

These classes have the potential to be amazing Star Trek Villains

The xinti must do a Star Trek Return

And now Christopher Cantwell and Angel Unzueta have brought the Kzinti back, if only for a brief moment. The Kzinti might be hard to pull off on live-action TV, but they’re perfect for comics and animation. Unlike other cat species seen on Star TrekLike the Kaiten, the Xinthi are a danger. They have formidable technology and nearly overpowered O’Brien on the Defiant. Although not a threat on par with the Romulans or the Brinn, the Xinti have great potential as such Star Trek Villains. I can’t believe they came back, but I’m glad they did.

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