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The first manifestation of the superweapon was a small, one-man [[prototype]]. It was launched against Earth in March 2153 as a test, arriving in Earth orbit through the use of a [[subspace vortex]], allowing it to bypass [[Star Fleet]] and the defense grid. It wiped out seven million people, carving a swath of destruction from [[Florida]] through [[Cuba]] to [[Venezuela]]; as it did so it transmitted telemetry back to the Council. Afterward its [[Xindi-Reptilian]] pilot set it to self-destruct; the debris landed in Central [[Asia]] where it was recovered by a [[Vulcan transport]] and then analyzed by Star Fleet.

The final version of the weapon was substantially larger than its two predecessors and was designed to be manned by a [[skeleton crew]]. It was constructed in secret on [[Azati Prime (planet)|Azati Prime]], though when the ''Enterprise'' discovered it there, it was moved to the [[Xindi Council planet]]. When it became apparent that Captain Archer was becoming successful in convincing the Council to delay the attack on Earth, Commander [[Dolim]]'s forces, working in concert with the [[Xindi-Insectoid|Insectoids]], hijacked the weapon. They also kidnapped ''Enterprise'' linguist [[{{MA|Hoshi_Sato|Hoshi Sato]] }} and brainwashed her into decrypting the third activation code.