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For questions about the warp-capable humanoid species "Andorians" from Star Trek, members of the United Federation of Planets and easily recognizable by their blue skin. Always use in conjunction with the [star-trek] tag and any relevant work tags.

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Why don't Andorians show up in Star Trek more?

IIRC Andorian space is right next door to Vulcan space. Why don't the Andorians show up more often in Star Trek (vs. Vulcans, Klingons, Romulans, and later Cardassians)?
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Why did Shran call Archer "Pink Skin"?

Andorian skin color was Blue, but humans weren't the first encounter with the totally different skin color. They already knew Vulcans who possessed same pink-ish skin color. Why did Shran really call ...
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How did the Andorians exit the Delphic Expanse?

It was mentioned many times in Star Trek: Enterprise that the thermobaric cloud surrounding the Delphic Expanse would let you into the Delphic Expanse, but not let you out of the Delphic Expanse. One ...
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Did the Andorians evolve on their homeworld?

Andoria is an ice moon with mid-summer temps of -28° (assuming Celsius?). They seem to survive only via technological adaptation. Did they originate on another planet/moon? How could they evolve on ...
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What are the gauntlets joined by a cable used in Ushaan called?

In the Star Trek Enterprise season four episode United, the Andorian ritual Ushaan is depicted. It is a duel to the death with the Andorian ice miners tool Ushaan-tor. During the duel, Archer and ...
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