Jem’Hadar
Class: Humanoid, warlike
Home planet: None
Values: Serving the Founders
Featured in: DS9
Jem’Hadar of note: None; they rarely even have names, only ranks like “First” and “Second”, and are allowed no personal identity by the Founders
The footsoldiers of the Dominion, the Jem’Hadar are bred from birth to be warriors and carry out the orders of the Founders. They do not --- can not --- question these orders, no matter how genocidal they may be. They are controlled by the genetically inbuilt need for a drug known as Ketracil White, which is produced on one of the worlds of the Dominion, and without it they will die. They are single-minded, almost Borglike in pursuit of their aims, which are always military and always to work in the service of the Founders. When not fighting they are training; there is room for nothing else in their lives. They literally live and die for the Founders. Genetic breeding has made every single one of them fearless and a great tactician, so that in theory one or two Jem’Hadar could hold off many hundreds or even thousands of its enemies. They will fight to the last man, to the last breath, will never surrender and will never disobey or turn against the Founders. They are, in a nutshell, the perfect soldiers.
Jem’Hadar are a one-gender race; they are hatched from eggs and so there is no requirement for sexual intercourse, making them all male. They can produce a kind of portable cloaking device which allows them to remain invisible until it is dropped, thus surprising their enemies. This is called “shrouding”. From birth, Jem’Hadar children age within three days to full maturity and experience chaotic and violent behaviour, increasing exponentially until they ingest the “white”.