Star Trek: 10 Alien Species You’ve Probably Forgotten About

10. The Axanar

You're certainly already familiar with the name 'Axanar'. It's the title of the much-discussed fan film project led by Alec Peters that tells the story of Garth of Izar and crew during the 'Four Years War' with the Klingons, ending in Garth's ultimate victory at the titular planet. Prelude to Axanar, released in 2014, features a gaggle of famously familiar faces and Star Trek alum the likes of Tony Todd, Gary Graham, J.G. Hertzler, and BSG's Kate Vernon and Richard Hatch.

In all this, you've perhaps forgotten that we've actually met the Axanar. They were one of the first (friendly) species the crew of the NX-01 made contact with, thanks in large part to the linguistic genius of Hoshi Sato. The Axanar are androgynous with 400-plus-year lifespans, so Captain Garth could even have fought alongside Hoshi's first contact friend at the Battle of Axanar.

The adversaries in that skirmish have never been given in canon, nor have we encountered the Axanar again since Fight or Flight.