Andorian (mirror)

In the mirror universe, the Andorians were a subject species of the Terran Empire and native to the planet Andor.

By the early 22nd century the Andorians had spread beyond their homeworld to establish about a dozen colony worlds, as well as conquer the more primative natives of Menk II. It was in 2137 that the Andorian Star Empire came into contact with Terrans. Aggressive and passionate, it cost the Terran Empire many lives to subdue the Andorian race. However, once pacified, the Andorians were given client status where they were expected to offer service to the empire in return for their continued existence. It did not take long for the Andorians to become the shock-troops of the empire; in 2154 General Thy'lek Shran went so far as to conquer the inhabitants of Beta III on behalf of Empress  Hoshi Sato. ( and ENT novel: Age of the Empress)

It was following the conquest of Beta III that the Empress made Shran her official consort as a means to consolidate her power and bring unity to the empire. Andorians were to be elevated to status equal to that of Terrans within the empire. The Empress even had a binary clone created using DNA from herself and Shran. Nevertheless, Shran chose to betray the Empress and had her sent into exile on Deneva, then appointing himself "Lord and Protector of the Realm" and the essential leader of the empire. For his betrayal, the Empress would turn to the Vulcans as humanity's new equals within the empire.

Over the next few years, the Andorians grudingly accepted their position until 2186 when a rebellion for independence broke out on Andor. Despite early victories, the Andorians were again subdued; however, after their second conquest, they more willingly accepted their position of being the defeated and quickly gave their support to the empire in its conquest of the Klingons. Their devotion paid off when Andor was elevated to the status of a vassal within the empire. The Andorians would continue to serve the empire loyally, bring such worlds as Bajor to surrender.

The rise of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance would do much to punish the Andorians for their past sins. Just as the Tellarites, the Alliance found the Andorians to be difficult and aggressive. So much so, that they were openly attacked and reduced to only a few hundred thousand by the 2360s and 2370s.