Temporal Cold War

   

The Temporal Cold War is a conflict waged throughout history, notably during the 3rd and early 4th millennia C.E. in the fictional Star Trek universe. It is a struggle between those who would alter history to suit their own ends and those who would preserve the integrity of the original timeline.

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Participants

Factions in the war include:

  • 26th Century Sphere-Builders working through the 22nd century Xindi
  • 28th Century unknown party working through the 22nd century Suliban Cabal
  • 29th Century grey-skinned species headed by Vosk across millions of years, notably through 1940s Nazi Germany
  • 31st Century Post-Federation Humanity

The Temporal Accords were an historic agreement to preserve the integrity of the timeline. Its principles were rejected by a being named Vosk, who started an outright rebellion using stealth time travel. Unlike Earth's historical Cold War, the Temporal Cold War involves countless unknown factions, each with their own agenda. Humanity in the 31st Century is attempting to ascertain the identity of their adversaries and to thwart their efforts.

Although the scope of the war was unprecedented, most of its casualties were unaware of that they were involved in an organized conflict; hence the term "Cold War". Timelines were changed frequently, with history being rewritten or significant events being erased. Eventually the struggle broke out into full-scale war.

Major events in the Temporal Cold War

Millions of years ago

  • Vosk's species prevents the Suliban from attaining sentience, but this incursion is undone by Daniels' collegues.

Thousands of years ago

  • As a prelude to invasion, a number of planetoid-sized spheres are constructed to reconfigure space and make it suitable for transdimensional beings. The region becomes known as the Delphic Expanse.

20th Century

21st Century

22nd Century

  • The Sphere-Builders tell the Xindi Council that Humans will eradicate them in the future.
  • The Suliban Cabal begins taking orders from the 28th Century.
  • Daniels infiltrates the Enterprise crew to protect them.
  • Enterprise is implicated in the destruction of a mining colony by the Cabal.
  • Enterprise, the Suliban and the Tholians struggle over a derelict ship from the future.
  • The Xindi make a preemptive strike on Earth, killing 7 million.

24th Century

26th Century

  • The Federation defeats the Sphere-Builders at the Battle of Procyon V.

28th Century

  • A faction contacts the Cabal in the past to employ them for their own ends.

29th Century

  • Vosk rejects the Temporal Accords.

31st Century

  • Daniels is sent back in time to protect the Enterprise NX-01.

See also

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