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'''Major and recurring characters''' from the military science fiction series ''[[StarCraft (series)|StarCraft]]'' are listed below, organised by respective species and most commonly affiliated faction within the fictional universe. The story of the ''StarCraft'' series revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, where three species are vying for supremacy: the [[Terran (StarCraft)|Terrans]], a highly factionalised future version of humanity; the [[Protoss]], a theocratic race of vast [[psionic]] ability; and the [[Zerg]], an insectoid species commanded by a hive mind persona. The latter two of these species were genetically engineered by the [[Xel'Naga]], a fourth species believed extinct. The series was begun with [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment's]] 1998 video game ''[[StarCraft]]'', and has been expanded with sequels ''[[StarCraft: Insurrection|Insurrection]]'', ''[[StarCraft: Retribution|Retribution]]'', ''[[StarCraft: Brood War|Brood War]]'', ''[[StarCraft: Ghost|Ghost]]'' and ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty|Wings of Liberty]]''. The franchise has been further extended with a series of novels, graphic novels and other works. ==Casting and design== [[Image:Over Reverent (StarCraft).jpg|thumb|170px|Extensive concept art was done for the lore of the series.]] The characters and story of the [[StarCraft (series)|''StarCraft'' series]] were created by [[Chris Metzen]]<ref name="manual">Underwood, Peter; Roper, Bill; Metzen, Chris; Vaughn, Jeffrey (1998). StarCraft (manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment.</ref> and James Phinney.<ref name="manual"/> However, as Phinney was not involved in ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]'', Chris Metzen alone is credited for the development of the plot in the expansion.<ref name="BWmanual">Underwood, Peter; Roper, Bill; Metzen, Chris (1998). StarCraft: Brood War (manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment.</ref> Despite the series' success globally, particularly in [[South Korea]], Blizzard Entertainment has not made any major comments regarding the development of the characters and the storyline of the ''StarCraft'' series. However, interviews with the two of the voice actors have given a glimpse into small parts of the development process. An interview with [[Robert Clotworthy]], the voice of [[#Jim Raynor|Jim Raynor]] in all released ''StarCraft'' games to date, has revealed that for the most part the voicing for the characters was done over only a few days in sessions of up to four hours,<ref name="clotworthy">{{Cite web| url=http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/starcraft_-_robert_clotworthy_jim_raynor_interview/| title=Starcraft - Robert Clotworthy / Jim Raynor Interview |publisher= BlizzPlanet| accessdate=2009-13-21}}</ref> a fact mirrored in a similar interview with [[#Sarah Kerrigan|Sarah Kerrigan's]] actress, [[Glynnis Talken Campbell]].<ref name="campbell">{{Cite web| url=http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/63/| title=Interview with Glyniss Talken Campbell |publisher= BlizzPlanet| accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref> Clotworthy also stated how the concept art for the game—usually used for the visual development of characters and locales in games—was used by him in order to develop the personality of his character.<ref name="clotworthy"/> Visually, most of the characters and units in the games were developed from artwork by Metzen and [[Samwise Didier]], although at least two other artists—Glenn Rane and Peter Lee—have developed concept art for the upcoming ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty|StarCraft II]]''. It is also implied by some of the authors of the novels that the development of the characters in their books was influenced by Metzen<ref name="ShadowAcknowledgements">{{Cite book| last= Mesta| first=Gabriel| title=StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga| publisher=Simon & Schuster| year=2001 |chapter=Acknowedgements}}</ref><ref name="QueenAcknowledgements">{{Cite book| last= Rosenburg| first=Aaron| title=StarCraft: Queen of Blades| publisher=Simon & Schuster| year=2006 |chapter=Acknowedgements}}</ref> as well as [[Andy Chambers]] and Evelyn Fredericksen.<ref name="golden">{{Cite web| url=http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/683/| title=Interview with Christie Golden |publisher= BlizzPlanet| accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref> This is particularly notable for characters later appearing in the games, such as [[#Valerian Mengsk|Valerian Mengsk]]. ==Terran characters== ===Raynor's Raiders=== ====Jim Raynor==== {{main|Jim Raynor}} Jim Raynor is the primary Terran protagonist in the ''StarCraft'' series. The character is voiced by Robert Clotworthy. A former colonial [[marshal]] on a backwater planet Mar Sara, Raynor joins [[Arcturus Mengsk|Arcturus Mengsk's]] revolutionaries against the [[Confederacy of Man]] in ''StarCraft'', where he develops a relationship with [[Sarah Kerrigan]]. However, he becomes disillusioned with the cause when Mengsk's abandons Kerrigan to her death and establishes his own rebels to oppose Mengsk's new [[Terran Dominion]]. ''StarCraft'' creator Chris Metzen designed Raynor as rough-living and dangerous man, Clotworthy describes Raynor as a man that other characters "wouldn't mess with";<ref name="Clotworthy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/starcraft-2---jim-raynor-blizzard-and-the-ugly/|title=''StarCraft'' – Robert Clotworthy (Jim Raynor) Interview| publisher=BlizzPlanet|author=Staff|date=2007-06-06|accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref> nevertheless, his depiction is meant to be that of an ordinary man.<ref>{{Cite web|accessdate=2008-10-05|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starcraft2/video/6176406/starcraft-panel-discussion-lore-|title=''StarCraft'' Panel Discussion: Lore|author=Staff|publisher=GameSpot|date=2007-08-08 }}</ref> Critics connected sympathetically with Raynor's plights,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamingsedge.com/viewcontent.cfm?content=35&content_type=Article&department=1|title=Character Profile: Jimmy Raynor| publisher=Gaming's Edge|author=Staff|year=2007|accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/818.shtml| title=StarCraft for PC review |last=Olafson|first=Peter |work=GamePro | date=2000-11-24 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> and [[GameSpot]] named him one of the best heroes in video gaming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_heroes/page1.html|last=Cheung|first=James|title=Number 10: Jim Raynor|work=TenSpot: Reader's Choice – Best Heroes| publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref> ====Matt Horner==== Matt Horner is the [[Captain (naval)|captain]] of the Raiders' [[flagship]] ''Hyperion'' and Raynor's [[second-in-command]]. [[Brian Bloom]] provides Horner's voice. Described as "young and idealistic" and guided by strong moral principles, Horner is originally a supporter of Mengsk, but becomes disgusted by Mengsk's deliberate attacks on civilian Confederate targets.<ref name="Horner bio">{{Cite web|url=http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/horner.xml|title=Hero: Matt Horner|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|date=2010-02-03|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> Having come to admire Raynor's bravery and loyalty, Horner follows Raynor when he abandons Mengsk's cause, and is keen to strike at the morally-bankrupt Terran Dominion. Horner is only an average combatant in personal combat, but is otherwise an excellent pilot and tactician.<ref name="Horner bio"/> First introduced in the novel ''Queen of Blades'', Horner makes his video game debut in ''Wings of Liberty''. In ''Queen of Blades'', Horner commands the ''Hyperion'' as it comes under attack from [[Zerg]] in orbit of the planet Char and is forced to withdraw from the system, leaving Raynor and a small group of Raiders stranded on the surface; Horner is only able to return several months later to evacuate the survivors.<ref>Rosenburg, pp. 105–106</ref> Horner continues in a similar role in ''Wings of Liberty'',<ref name="BlizzconVideoSP">{{Cite video | title = [http://www.gamespot.com/video/939643/6176222/ ''StarCraft II'' Under Construction] | medium = Development commentary | publisher = GameSpot | people=Pardo, Rob | date=3 August 2007 | location = Blizzcon | accessdate = 2007-08-04 }}</ref> acting as Raynor's conscience and trying to keep his commander focused.<ref name="LoreVid">{{Cite video | title = [http://starcraft.incgamers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=303&cat=514 ''StarCraft'' lore panel] | medium = Panel discussion recording | publisher = IncGamers | people=Metzen, Chris; Chambers, Andy | location = Blizzcon | date = 2007-08-03 | accessdate = 2007-08-07 }}</ref> ====Tychus Findlay==== Tychus J. Findlay is a [[space marine|marine]] and old associate of Raynor's who becomes affiliated with the Raiders. He appears in the novel ''Heaven's Devils'' and in ''Wings of Liberty'', where he is voiced by [[Neil Kaplan]]. Findlay is introduced in the cinematic trailer for ''StarCraft II'', in which he is shown being encased into [[powered exoskeleton|powered combat armour]]. According to Blizzard's Nick Carpenter, the marine in the trailer lacked any identity but eventually evolved into Findlay, allowing the cinematic team to flesh out the trailer with the character's personality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/interviews/cinematicteaser.xml|title=Insider Interview: The Making of the ''StarCraft II'' Cinematic Teaser|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|first=Nick|last=Carpenter|date=2007-06-15|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> Findlay is surrounded by rumours regarding his reputation; on the one hand, he is held as a loyal soldier who risks his life to save his comrades, while on the other, he is regarded as an amoral scoundrel. Findlay and Raynor fought together for the Confederacy several years prior to the events of ''StarCraft'' before becoming outlaws; Findlay was eventually captured and incarcerated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/tychus.xml|title=Hero:Tychus Findlay|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|date=2009-10-14|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> By ''Wings of Liberty'' he escapes from prison, tracks down Raynor and recruits him to work for the secretive Moebius Foundation, where, according to Metzen, Findlay acts as the metaphorical devil on Raynor's shoulder.<ref name="Metzen IGN characters">{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrZ7ETUvzb8&feature=fvw|title=Starcraft II Story & Characters Interview|publisher=IGN|date=2009-08-20|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> ====Gabriel Tosh==== Gabriel Tosh is a mysterious [[arms dealer]] and a "spectre"—an elite [[ghost agent]] enhanced through the use of terrazine, a potent [[psionic]] [[reagent]]. Though originally created for ''Ghost'', Tosh is introduced in the novel ''Spectres'' and ''Wings of Liberty'', where he is voiced by [[Dave Fennoy]]. Metzen describes Tosh as a "[[Boba Fett]]-type character"<ref name="Joystiq lore"/> while Andy Chambers feels Tosh is "quasi-[[Rastafarian]]".<ref name="GameSpy lore"/> Tosh possesses a [[nihilistic]] personality and believes that he must always look out for himself in order to survive.<ref name="Blizzplanet lore 2009">{{Cite web|url=http://blizzlive.com/content/starcraft-ii-lore-panel|title=StarCraft II Lore Panel|author=Staff|publisher=BlizzPlanet|date=2009-08-22|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> As such, he acts as a [[Foil (literature)|foil]] for the idealistic and honorable character of Matt Horner.<ref name="Blizzplanet lore 2009"/> Tosh represents an amoral influence on Raynor, and the temptation to cut corners and act like a pirate,<ref name="GameSpy lore">{{Cite web|url=http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/starcraft-2/919072p1.html|title=Behind the Lore of StarCraft II|first=Allen|last=Rausch|publisher=GameSpy|date=2008-10-11|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> although he is not inherently evil. ====Ariel Hanson==== Dr. Ariel Hanson is a scientist who becomes associated with Raynor's Raiders after her home colony is invaded by Zerg in ''Wings of Liberty'', where she is voiced by Ali Hillis. A selfless and altruistic individual, her main wish is for life to return to normal. She is considered to be the moral opposite of Tychus Findlay, acting as a metaphorical angel on Raynor's shoulder.<ref name="Metzen IGN characters"/> and represents a positive moral influence on Raynor. Originally designed as a male character, Hanson was changed in development to female to act as a [[love interest]] for Raynor, albeit limited by Raynor's status as a mercenary and fugitive.<ref name="Joystiq lore">{{Cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-starcraft-ii-lore-panel/|title=BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II lore panel|publisher=Joystiq|first=Mike|last=Schramm|date=2008-10-12|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> ===Terran Dominion=== ====Arcturus Mengsk==== Arcturus Mengsk is the [[emperor]] of the Terran Dominion, which presides over the majority of the Terrans in the Koprulu Sector. A core character of the series, he is voiced by [[James Harper (actor)|James Harper]] and is the primary subject of the novel ''I, Mengsk''. Mengsk is extremely intelligent and is capable as both a strategist and tactician. While Mengsk does not empathize with people well, he is highly skilled at [[oratory]] and [[propaganda]] and possesses a remarkable ability for manipulating other people. Originally a young Confederate [[Prospecting|prospector]] and [[veteran|war veteran]], Mengsk is spurred by the assassination of his politically dissident father along with his mother and sister to begin a revolution against the Confederacy, an act that leads to a devastating [[Nuclear holocaust|nuclear attack]] on the population of his homeworld, Korhal, by the Confederacy. Years of conducting both open conflict and [[terrorism]] weaken the Confederacy, during which he recruits followers such as Sarah Kerrigan, Jim Raynor and Edmund Duke. Raynor and Kerrigan grow uneasy with Mengsk's increasingly extreme methods, namely luring Zerg to attack Confederate targets, leading to Mengsk abandoning Kerrigan to the Zerg on the Confederate capital of Tarsonis. With the destruction of Tarsonis by the Zerg, Mengsk crowns himself emperor and styles himself as a [[benevolent dictator]]. In ''Brood War'', the Dominion is invaded by the [[United Earth Directorate]] and Mengsk narrowly escapes capture with the reluctant help of Raynor. Faced with execution and the destruction of the Dominion as alternatives, Mengsk allies with Kerrigan and Raynor to defeat the UED, but Kerrigan eventually betrays their alliance and delivers a crippling blow to Mengsk's forces. Nevertheless, Mengsk rebuilds and the Dominion remains the dominant Terran power. In ''Frontline'', many of the stories in the anthology paint Mengsk and the Dominion overall as tyrannical and corrupt, no different from the Confederacy. In ''Wings of Liberty'', Mengsk and his son [[Valerian Mengsk|Valerian]] find the Dominion opposed by several rebel and paramilitary groups, including those loyal to Raynor. GameSpy cites Mengsk as a classic example of The Who's lyrics "[[Won't Get Fooled Again|meet the new boss, same as the old boss]]".<ref name="GameSpy lore"/> ====Edmund Duke==== Edmund Duke is a ranking officer in first the Confederacy and later the Dominion. Voiced in the games by Jack Ritschel, Duke also appears in several novels, including ''Liberty's Crusade'', ''Shadow of the Xel'Naga'' and ''Queen of Blades''. A scion of one of the influential Old Families of Confederacy with a long career in the military,<ref>Grubb, p. 24</ref> Duke is a methodical and experienced tactician<ref name="StarCraft p92">Underwood, ''StarCraft'', p. 92</ref> but also as an egotistical and xenophobic man.<ref>Mesta, pp. 302–303</ref> As a [[colonel]], Duke commands the Alpha Squadron of the Confederate Security Forces, and is the face of the Confederacy for the player in the early parts of ''StarCraft''. Duke initially leads the defense of Confederate colonies Chau Sara and Mar Sara from the Zerg and the [[Protoss]] fleet commanded by [[Tassadar]], for which he is promoted to [[general officer|general]].<ref>Grubb, p. 108</ref> Duke is later charged with quelling rebellion on the Confederate world of Antiga Prime, but is defeated by Mengsk's forces. When Duke's flagship ''Norad II'' is shot down by the Zerg during the battle, Duke is rescued by Raynor on Mengsk's orders in return for the defection of the general and his squadron,<ref>'''Mengsk:''' I'm giving you a choice. You can return to the Confederacy and lose, or you can join us and help save our entire race from being overrun by the Zerg. I don't think it's a difficult decision. / '''Duke:''' Join forces? With you? I'm a general, for God's sake! / '''Mengsk:''' A general without an army. I'm offering you a position in my cabinet, not just some backwater post. Don't test my patience, Edmund. / '''Duke:''' All right, Mengsk. You've got a deal.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = ''Norad II''}}</ref> and Duke's knowledge is vital to Mengsk's assault on Tarsonis. Mengsk, still skeptical of Duke's loyalty,<ref>Mesta, p. 260</ref> later dispatches Duke on expeditions to investigate the Zerg on Char and a [[Xel'Naga]] artifact on Bhekar Ro in ''Shadow of the Xel'Naga'', engagements which decimate Alpha Squadron.<ref>Mesta, p. 404</ref> In ''Brood War'', Duke organises the Dominion's fleet defences against the United Earth Directorate,<ref>'''Duke:''' Well, now. I don't know which militia you all are from, but I advise ya' to back down... ''now''! I'm General Edmund Duke of the Dominion Armada. And in the name of Emperor Mengsk, I order you to surrender your forces immediately and unconditionally. / '''Stukov:''' Ah, General Duke. I expected your forces to arrive sooner. You should know that we represent not one of your rag-tag peasant militias, but the combined might of the United Earth Directorate. / '''Duke:''' Earth Directorate? You mean to tell me you've come all the way out here from Earth? / '''Stukov:''' That is correct, general. We're here to take control over this sector and its occupants for the betterment of mankind. / '''Duke:''' Over my dead body. I don't care where yer' from, son. No one pushes around the Terran Dominion on my watch! All units, fire at will!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = First Strike}}</ref> and later follows Mengsk into alliance with Kerrigan and her Zerg. However, as part of a surgical strike against the Dominion's military capabilities, Kerrigan has Duke's flagship destroyed, killing the general.<ref>'''Duke:''' Well, well, well. If it isn't little Kerrigan. I had a feelin' we'd be meetin' each other again. You've got a lot to answer for, little girl. / '''Kerrigan:''' General Duke. You know I always wanted to have you killed. This is kind of exciting for me! / '''Duke:''' Do your worst then, girl. You ain't takin' Edmund Duke without a fight.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = True Colors}}</ref> ====Valerian Mengsk==== Valerian Mengsk is the son of Arcturus Mengsk and the [[heir apparent]] to the Terran Dominion. [[Josh Keaton]] voices the character, who is first introduced in ''The Dark Templar Saga'' series of novels, while his backstory is further developed in ''I, Mengsk''. Valerian was created as Metzen felt that Arcturus' story had been effectively told in ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War''.<ref name="2007 Lore"/> While Blizzard stipulated Valerian's physical description, ''The Dark Templar Saga'' author [[Christie Golden]] was given the freedom to develop the character as she wished.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/starcraft_the_dark_templar_trilogy_book_two_shadow_hunters_-_christie_golde/|title=Starcraft: The Dark Templar Trilogy: Book Two: Shadow Hunters - Christie Golden Interview|publisher=BlizzPlanet|date=2008-01-13|accessdate=2010-06-09}}</ref> A disciple of [[Japanese martial arts]] and a keen [[archaeologist]], he is described as "brilliant... and a bit arrogant for knowing it".<ref>Golden, ''Firstborn'', p. 16</ref> Valerian is particularly interested in Xel'Naga artifacts, which he employs mercenaries and leading archaeologists to retrieve and study. Valerian was raised in secrecy on a number of worlds across the Koprulu Sector during his father's campaign against the Confederacy.<ref>Golden, ''Firstborn'', pp.22–23</ref> While Valerian shares Arcturus' passion for [[Distilled beverage|liquors]] and ancient weapons, his relationship with his father is adversarial due to Arcturus' disdain for both him and his mother in his childhood. ====Nova==== November Annabella Terra,<ref>DeCandido, p. 17</ref> also known by the [[code name|call sign]] "Nova", is a [[ghost agent]] and the protagonist of the ''[[StarCraft: Ghost]]'' sub-series. [[Grey DeLisle]] provides the voice for Nova. Despite the indefinite postponement of the ''Ghost'' video game, her character continues through a series of novels and ''Wings of Liberty''. Nova is the daughter of one of the highly influential Confederate Old Families; despite having unusually high psionic potential her father prevents her from being taken into the Confederate Ghost Program.<ref>DeCandido, p. 11</ref> However, after her family is murdered by an anti-Confederate resistance movement, Nova flees to the undercity of Tarsonis, where she is forced to work as an organized crime enforcer.<ref>DeCandido, pp. 183–184</ref> Nova is rescued during the Zerg invasion of Tarsonis, and ends up in the possession of the newly formed Terran Dominion, who train her as a ghost.<ref>DeCandido, pp. 285–293</ref> She has a minor role in ''Wings of Liberty''. ===United Earth Directorate=== ====Gerard DuGalle==== Gerard DuGalle is the commanding [[admiral]] of the United Earth Directorate's expeditionary force to the Koprulu Sector. DuGalle only appears in ''Brood War'' and is voiced by [[James Harper (actor)|James Harper]]. Considered the UED's most capable military leader, DuGalle, a [[French people|Frenchman]], is a staunch believer in the UED's mission to pacify the sector and carries out his orders with precision.<ref name="Brood War p18">Underwood, ''Brood War'', p. 18</ref> In ''Brood War'', DuGalle leads the UED as it conquers the Terran Dominion; however, despite his experience, DuGalle believes misinformation planted by former Conferderate soldier [[Samir Duran]] regarding a psi disruptor, a device that disrupts Zerg communications, on Tarsonis.<ref name="UED psi disruptor">'''Duran:''' Admiral, during the Zerg invasion of these colonies, the Confederacy had manufactured a number of portable machines called "psi emitters" which had the uncanny ability to lure Zerg to their signals. It was rumored that they had created a specialized emitter that could disrupt the Zerg's communications, but Emperor Mengsk was never able to find it. It appears that this psi disruptor is the machine he was looking for. I must humbly suggest to you, Admiral, that the disruptor be destroyed as quickly as possible. If it should fall into the hands of the Dominion we could face some very serious problems. / '''DuGalle:''' Hmm. A prudent call, lieutenant. I am inclined to agree. / '''Stukov:''' But admiral, this device could insure our victory over the Zerg! It is foolhardy to discard such an advantage! / '''Duran:''' Surely, vice admiral, you don't doubt the tenacity of your own fleet? Your Directorate forces will devastate the Zerg without the need for such a device. / '''Stukov:''' Listen here, lieutenant, I've had just about enough of your– / '''DuGalle:''' This conversation is over, Alexei. Given the true nature of our mission to enslave the Overmind, we could hardly stand to have Mengsk control a device of this magnitude. This psi disruptor must be destroyed in order to safeguard our mission.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Ruins of Tarsonis}}</ref> When DuGalle's lifelong friend Alexei Stukov abandons the fleet, DuGalle allows Duran to assassinate Stukov as a traitor, only realizing his mistake too late. Nevertheless, DuGalle acts to prevent Duran destroying the psi disruptor and uses it to capture the [[Zerg Overmind]] on Char. However, as a result of demoralization, limited manpower and an alliance of enemies led by Kerrigan, the fleet is eventually pushed back and when a final attempt to recapture Char fails, DuGalle orders the retreat.<ref>'''DuGalle:''' Kerrigan, I am prepared to offer terms of surrender. It is my wish that you allow my men to live– / '''Kerrigan:''' You're not in a position to offer me anything, admiral. And I don't take prisoners. I'll tell you what: turn your remaining ships around and start heading back towards the Earth. I'll let you have a head start, before I send the Swarms after you. It'll be interesting sport to see how far you get before you die.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Omega}}</ref> Shortly before the UED fleet is overtaken by Zerg and destroyed, DuGalle composes a letter to his wife in which he admits responsibility for his closest friend's death and commits suicide by a gunshot to the head.<ref>'''DuGalle:''' Dearest Helena, by now the news of our defeat has reached the Earth. The creatures we were sent here to tame are untameable, and the colonies we were sent to reclaim have proven to be stronger thatn we anticipated. Whatever you may hear about what has happened out here, know this: Alexei did not die a hero. I killed him—my pride killed him. And now my pride has consumed me as well. You will never see me again, Helena. Tell our children that I love them, and that their father died in defense of their future. Au revoir.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Ascension}}</ref> ====Alexei Stukov==== Alexei Stukov is the [[vice admiral]] and second-in-command of the United Earth Directorate's expeditionary force. Voiced by [[Cástulo Guerra]], he appears in ''Brood War'' and three bonus levels. A man of [[Russians|Russian descent]], his military career primarily revolves around secret research, though he is also noted as an excellent tactician.<ref name="Brood War p18"/> A close friend of DuGalle, Stukov will debate situations with the admiral but will subordinate himself to his friend's higher rank.<ref name="Brood War p18"/> Stukov becomes suspicious of the motives of Samir Duran after the latter convinces DuGalle to destroy the psi disruptor.<ref name="UED psi disruptor"/> Believing the device to be the UED's best hope to conquer the Zerg, Stukov instead takes the psi disruptor to Braxis but is tracked down and shot dead by Duran. With his dying breaths, Stukov convinces DuGalle that Duran is a traitor and to keep the psi disruptor running for the UED's assault on the Zerg homeworld of Char.<ref>'''Stukov:''' Gerard... old friend. You do indeed have a traitor in your midst... but it's not me. Duran. He has been playing us both from the start. He convinced you to destroy the psi disruptor, even though it was our best chance at defeating the Zerg. And then, on Aiur, he allowed the Zerg to overrun us even as we had the fugitives in our grasp. I came here to activate the one hope we have of defeating them. And you killed me for it. Duran is your enemy, Gerard. I suspect that he may even be infested as well. Use the disruptor, Gerard... finish our operation... let my death have at least some meaning!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Patriot's Blood}}</ref> Stukov's body is given a full funeral and UED propaganda portrays Stukov as a hero, claiming he died in combat on Char.<ref>'''Reporter:''' But all wars have casualties, and while Directorate losses were minimal, the fleet's Vice Admiral Stukov gave his life during the final valiant assault on Char. Memorial services were held aboard the Directorate flagship Aleksander. Vice Admiral Stukov truly knew the meaning of sacrifice.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = UED Victory Report}}</ref> Stukov is later mysteriously revived by a Zerg cerebrate to make use of him for its own deeds.<ref>'''Artanis:''' Our old nemesis, Admiral Stukov, has returned to finish his original plans. / '''Raynor:''' I've heard the rumors. / '''Artanis:''' As you are well aware, Admiral Stukov was infested by the Zerg cerebrate Kaloth. The cerebrate's cells regenerated Stukov's own, bringing him back to life. Now he lords over his own secret brood.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft 64| developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 2000 | level = Resurrection}}</ref> He is first observed, apparently infested, by pirates raiding a secret science facility in the bonus mission "Deception", a facility that Stukov then blows up. Stukov later appears in another bonus map, "Mercenaries II", in which he hires several mercenary groups to destroy some of his adversaries. In the ''StarCraft 64'' secret mission "Resurrection", [[Artanis (StarCraft)|Artanis]] sends a task force headed by Raynor to inject Stukov with an experimental serum; the serum reverses the infestation effects and leaves Stukov healthy, albeit embittered.<ref>'''Stukov:''' Release me! You know nothing of what– / '''Medic:''' Injecting... Nanite cellular reconstruction initiated commander. / '''Stukov:''' No! You will not wrest me from the Swarm! I will... We will... Nooo! / '''Raynor:''' Take it easy admiral. Just let it all happen. / '''Stukov:''' Raynor! You... you poor simple child. You will never understand what I have lost. The clarity... gone...—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft 64| developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 2000 | level = Resurrection}}</ref> Creative director [[Andy Chambers]] regards the resurrection as an experiment by the Zerg,<ref name="2007 Lore">{{Cite web|url=http://sclegacy.com/feature/22-bc07/288-blizzcon-2007-starcraft-lore-panel|title=BlizzCon 2007 StarCraft Lore Panel|publisher=StarCraft Legacy|author=Staff|date=2009-04-03|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> while Metzen notes that Stukov's resurrection had "really interesting hooks".<ref name="Metzen July"/> Although Blizzard's former producer [[Bill Roper (video game producer)|Bill Roper]] hopes that Stukov's storyline will be developed further,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mymym.com/en/news/7759.html|title=SC2 - Magazine article|publisher=MYM|author=Staff|date=2007-06-20|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> the character will only be reintroduced if Blizzard "figure out the right way to do it".<ref name="Metzen July">{{Cite web|url=http://sclegacy.com/interviews/10-blizzard/470-july-20-2009-metzen-interview|author=Staff|title=Metzen Interview|publisher=StarCraft Legacy|date=2009-07-20|accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> ==Protoss characters== ===Khalai=== ====Tassadar==== Tassadar is a high templar who holds the rank of [[executor]] in the Khalai military. He appears in ''StarCraft'' and in several novels, most notably ''Queen of Blades''. Tassadar is voiced by [[Michael Gough]] in ''StarCraft'', with [[Michael Dorn]] playing the part in later appearances. Described as being fascinated with, if somewhat wary of, the [[dark templar]],<ref name="StarCraft p93">Underwood, ''StarCraft'', p. 93</ref> Tassadar is the commander of the fleet that made first contact with the Terrans by destroying their colony of Chau Sara to contain Zerg infestation. However, Tassadar eventually disregards his orders to continue destroying worlds with no concern for the Terrans, and instead engages the Zerg by conventional means. After tracking the Zerg to their homeworld of Char, he encounters the dark templar [[Zeratul]] and [[Jim Raynor]], forging a friendship with the two and learning how to use his psionic powers in conjunction with the powers of the dark templar. The Khalai government sees Tassadar's consortion with the dark templar as heretical and as a bigger threat to their society than the Zerg invasion of the Protoss homeworld Aiur, sending [[Aldaris]] and [[Artanis (StarCraft)|Artanis]] to arrest him. Artanis however, along with the templar [[Fenix (StarCraft)|Fenix]], sides with Tassadar, sparking a civil war between Tassadar's followers and the government.<ref>'''Aldaris:''' Executor, you and the traitor Tassadar are to cease your resistance and surrender yourselves to the judgment of the Conclave. We will take the outlaw, Zeratul, into custody and deal with him as is written by the Khala's law! / '''Tassadar:''' Flee back to your masters Aldaris, and huddle with them in darkness! For your actions shall set us all unto the Zerg!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Homeland}}</ref> The conflict is only ended when Tassadar demonstrates the effectiveness of the dark templar against the Zerg. With Raynor, Zeratul and Fenix, Tassadar breaks through the Zerg defences on Aiur to the [[Zerg Overmind]]; Tassadar channels both his own psionic energies and those of the dark templar through the hull of his flagship and crashes it into the Overmind.<ref>'''Tassadar:''' I will steer the ''Gantrithor'' into a collision course with the Overmind. If I can channel enough of the dark templars' energy through the hull of the ''Gantrithor'', I should be able to bring swift death to the accursed abomination. Remember us, executor. Remember what was done here today. May Adun watch over you.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Eye of the Storm}}</ref> The resulting discharge of energy destroys the Overmind and transcends Tassadar to a new level of spiritual existence; Metzen refers to this transformation as becoming a "twilight messiah".<ref name="2007 Lore"/> ====Fenix==== Fenix is a [[praetor]] within the military of the Khalai. [[Bill Roper (video game producer)|Bill Roper]] voices Fenix in both ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War''. A templar and an old friend of Tassadar's, Fenix is a powerful and cunning leader, but remains distrustful towards the motives of the ruling judicator caste.<ref name="StarCraft p92"/> Under the command of Aldaris, Fenix helps defend Aiur from the Zerg invasion, but eventually falls in battle when his position is overwhelmed by Zerg. Nevertheless, Fenix is retrieved and integrated into a dragoon, a mechanical fire support unit designed to allow incapacitated warriors to continue military service.<ref>'''Fenix:''' Greetings executor! And greetings to you, Tassadar. I am overjoyed to see you both return home in this dark hour. The Zerg have redoubled their efforts, and it seems– / '''Tassadar:''' Fenix? It can't be! The executor told me of how you fell before the Zerg. How is it that you live and breathe? / '''Fenix:''' Ha hah... Well, after my unfortunate defeat, my ruined body was recovered by our brethren. I now reside within the cold, robotic shell of a dragoon. / '''Tassadar:''' Old friend-would that this never came to pass... / '''Fenix:''' Nonsense! There is no shame in defeat so long as the spirit is unconquered, and I am still able to serve Aiur to a degree.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Homeland}}</ref> Fenix allies his templar forces with Tassadar's upon the schism between Tassadar and the Protoss government, later leading a task force against the Overmind's outer defenses, facilitating Zeratul's assassination of a number of cerebrates and ultimately the death of the Overmind itself.<ref>'''Fenix:''' Our forces shall engage the primary Zerg hive clusters in an attempt to weaken their defenses. Once their numbers have thinned out, Zeratul and his companions can infiltrate the clusters and assassinate the cerebrates. Adun willing, the cerebrates' deaths will distract the Overmind long enough for us to assault it directly.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Shadow Hunters}}</ref> Over this time, Fenix develops a strong friendship with Tassadar's Terran companion Jim Raynor. In ''Brood War'', Fenix and Raynor remain behind as a rear guard when the Protoss evacuate the now Zerg-overrun Aiur through a warp gate.<ref>'''Raynor:''' Executor, my crew and I will remain here on Aiur and shut the gate down on this side. It's the only way to make sure that the Zerg won't send more reinforcements to Shakuras. / '''Artanis:''' You will be hopelessly outnumbered, and once the gate is shut down there will be no one to save you should you be overrun. / '''Raynor:''' Yeah, well... I'm a man of action. What can I say? / '''Fenix:''' I shall remain with Raynor as well, executor. My duty is to Aiur, after all. / '''Artanis:''' Farewell then, brave warriors. We will send through all the troops we can spare.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Dunes of Shakuras}}</ref> They hold it until attacked by United Earth Directorate forces pursuing Arcturus Mengsk, upon which they escape through the gate, disabling it as they depart. With Raynor and Mengsk, Fenix enters into an alliance with Sarah Kerrigan against the UED, even leading the Zerg forces on a raiding mission for resources on Moria.<ref>'''Kerrigan:''' I'm thinking that we should pay the Kel-Morian Combine a little visit. Moria is one of the largest resource nodes in the sector. If you can bypass their defenses, and steal enough resources from them, we'll be able to afford a full-scale assault on Korhal. / '''Raynor:''' It's risky, but I think we can handle it. Fenix, are you into this? / '''Fenix:''' If it betters our chances, I will lead the assault myself. / '''Raynor:''' Great. Let's get moving!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Kel-Morian Combine}}</ref> However, after the UED is routed from their position on the Dominion capital world of Korhal, Kerrigan turns on her allies. Though unfazed by Kerrigan's betrayal, Fenix is slain when Kerrigan's Zerg launch a surprise attack against his base camp on Korhal.<ref>'''Fenix:''' This is a betrayal most foul, Kerrigan! We were fools to have gone along with this charade! / '''Kerrigan:''' You're right, Fenix. I used you to get the job done, and you played along just like I knew you would. You Protoss are all so headstrong and predictable, you are your own worst enemies. / '''Fenix:''' That's ironic. I can remember Tassadar teaching you a very similar lesson on Char. / '''Kerrigan:''' I took that lesson to heart, praetor. Now, are you ready to die a second time? / '''Fenix:''' The Khala awaits me, Kerrigan. And although I am prepared to face my destiny, you'll not find me easy prey! / '''Kerrigan:''' Then that shall be your epitaph.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = True Colors}}</ref> ====Artanis==== Artanis is a high templar<ref name="Brood War p17"/> and a military commander introduced in ''Brood War'', where he is voiced by Jack Ritschel; the character is voiced by [[Patrick Seitz]] in ''StarCraft II''. The character also appears in the novels ''Queen of Blades'' and ''Twilight''. Later [[Retroactive continuity|retcon]]s have made Artanis the identity of the [[player character]] for the Protoss campaign in ''StarCraft''. An ambitious leader, Artanis is the youngest templar to achieve the rank of praetor and executor.<ref name="Brood War p17"/> Artanis holds Tassadar in high esteem and despite being a strong believer in Khalai system, he also holds to the idea of reunification with the dark templar.<ref name="Brood War p17"/> Artanis is responsible for the initial defense of Aiur alongside Fenix before being dispatched to arrest Tassadar by Aldaris; Artanis, however, sides with Tassadar and helps him defeat the Overmind. Artanis later organizes the evacuation of his now devastated home world to the dark templar planet of Shakuras, and with Zeratul undertakes measures to cleanse the Zerg presence on Shakuras through the use of a Xel'Naga temple.<ref>'''Raszagal:''' There lies a dormant power here that can help us to scour the Zerg from Shakuras forever. [...] We discovered [...] an ancient Xel'Naga temple, dedicated to the race that sired us all. The temple is situated above a nexus of powerful cosmic energies. If we were to access those energies... / '''Aldaris:''' Then we should strike now while the Zerg still muster their forces! / '''Raszagal:''' Alas, we cannot. In order to properly channel the energies of the temple, we will need the twin crystals, Uraj and Khalis, that legends say were separated many ages ago. [...] Only by using these two crystals in unison, can we hope to channel the potent energies of the temple. / '''Artanis:''' Then it is clear that we must retrieve these crystals wherever they may be!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Legacy of the Xel'Naga}}</ref> When Sarah Kerrigan's actions result in the deaths of Aldaris, Fenix and Raszagal, Artanis commands a fleet to bring Kerrigan to justice on Char, but is defeated by her Zerg.<ref>'''Artanis:''' Kerrigan, this is Artanis. My brethren and I have come to avenge the deaths of Fenix, the matriarch, and all of the other Protoss who fell before the Swarm! It is long past time you paid for your crimes against our people! [...] Savor this victory, Kerrigan! For the Protoss will never forget your treachery. We shall be watching you.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Omega}}</ref> Artanis returns to Shakuras to rebuild the Protoss civilization; with Zeratul having disappeared, Artanis becomes the [[ordinary|hierarch]] of the unified Protoss Protectorate, but struggles with reintegrating the two estranged branches of his people, with many of the Aiur survivors desiring to retake their home world. He makes a brief appearance in Wings of Liberty. ====Selendis==== Selendis is the executor of the Protoss military following the reunification of the race. The character is introduced in the novel ''Twilight'' and in ''Wings of Liberty'', where she is played by [[Cree Summer]]. Selendis is fiercely loyal to her race's ideals and completely dedicated to her responsibilities. A protégé of Artanis,<ref name="SCL Metzen Lore"/> she considers the dark templar to be a threat to her heritage but is willing to work beside them. Selendis is particularly eager to reclaim Aiur from the Zerg.<ref name="SCL Metzen Lore"/> Shortly after Artanis cleanses Shakuras of Zerg, Selendis takes part in an expedition to rescue three stranded heroes from Aiur; however, the mission was sabotaged by Ulrezaj, who kills two of the trapped warriors. During this time, Selendis became aware of other Protoss survivors stranded on Aiur, but as it was not believed possible to save them, their existence is kept secret. Later, Selendis commands the defenses of the dark templar archives on Ehlna against attack by Zerg and Ulrezaj, resulting in Ulrezaj's defeat. ====Aldaris==== Aldaris is a member of the ruling judicator caste of Protoss society; in ''StarCraft'' he acts as liaison between the player character and the Protoss government. He is voiced by [[Paul Eiding]] in both ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War''. Aldaris is a fanatical believer in the Khala and does not hesitate to judge others through a strict interpretation of its tenets.<ref name="StarCraft p92"/> As a result, he is outraged by Tassadar's association with the dark templar, and following the outbreak of war between the judicator caste and the templar caste, commands the government forces against Tassadar. Aldaris captures Tassadar and puts him on trial for crimes of [[blasphemy]] and [[treason]],<ref>'''Aldaris:''' Tassadar of the templar, by your actions you have severed yourself from the mercy of your brethren. You refused to destroy the Terran worlds as was commanded. You have questioned time and time again, the sacred will of the Conclave. And you have abandoned your homeworld in its darkest hour. Most grievous of all is that you have allied yourself with the blasphemous dark ones, and learned to utilize their profane powers in tandem with our own! What say you, oh fallen templar?—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Homeland}}</ref> though Tassadar is freed by Zeratul. Aldaris later witnesses the rebels successfully penetrate the Zerg's core defenses, and wishes them luck in their final battle against the Overmind.<ref>'''Aldaris:''' Executor. Tassadar. This comes too late to you, but the Conclave has witnessed your defeat of the cerebrates. They know now that they cannot deny the necessity or the valiancy of your actions. We sought to punish you, while it was we who were in error. You represent what is greatest in us all, and all our hopes go with you. En Taro Adun, brave sons of Aiur!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Eye of the Storm}}</ref> In ''Brood War'', Aldaris reluctantly allies with the dark templar when the Protoss flee Aiur for Shakuras. However, when Sarah Kerrigan is accepted as an ally by dark templar matriarch Raszagal, Aldaris is furious. While Artanis and Zeratul are absent, he discovers Raszagal is being mentally controlled by Kerrigan and instigates a rebellion amongst the Khalai refugees. When his insurrection is thwarted, the judicator tries to explain his actions to Artanis and Zeratul, but is murdered by Kerrigan before he can reveal her involvement.<ref>'''Zeratul:''' It is finished, judicator. Surrender your remaining forces, and join us in eradicating the Zerg. / '''Aldaris:''' I would sooner die, dark one, than tarnish the memory of Aiur by joining with you! Your fate was sealed the moment your matriarch allied herself with the Queen of Blades! Those of us still loyal to Aiur will never be slaves to Kerrigan and her broods. / '''Artanis:''' Aldaris, be reasonable! Kerrigan has changed, she no longer seeks to enslave anyone. Do not force us to destroy you. / '''Aldaris:''' You can no longer afford to be so naive, Artanis. While you were securing the crystals, I discovered that your Matriarch has been harboring a dark secret! She has been manipulated by de– / '''Kerrigan:''' We have no time for this! [kills Aldaris] / '''Zeratul:''' Kerrigan... What have you done? / '''Kerrigan:''' I just cleaned up your mess, Protoss. Don't be so squeamish. / '''Zeratul:''' Wretched creature! This was a Protoss matter; you had no right to interfere! Begone from this world!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Insurgent}}</ref> ===Dark templar=== ====Zeratul==== {{main|Zeratul}} Zeratul is a dark templar [[prelate]] and one of the main Protoss protagonists. The character is voiced by Jack Ritschel in ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War'', and by [[Fred Tatasciore]] in ''Wings of Liberty''. As a dark templar, his ancestors were exiled from Aiur for refusing to submit to the Khala. A renowned psionic warrior and assassin, Zeratul is somewhat secretive and calculating, but is nevertheless honorable and loyal to his species. He teaches Tassadar how to use dark templar energies and facilitates the final attack on the Overmind by slaying several cerebrates. Following the death of the Overmind, Zeratul tries to put in motion the reunification of the Khalai survivors with the wayward dark templar and unmask the secrets of [[Characters of StarCraft#Samir Duran|Samir Duran's]] experiments. He is described by GameSpot as a "dark warrior who champions the light" and a "willing scapegoat" for his people and ranked in their top ten heroes chart.<ref name="gamespotheroes">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_heroes/hero10.html | title=Ten Best Heroes in Gaming – Zeratul |publisher=GameSpot | author=Staff| accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> ====Raszagal==== Raszagal is the [[matriarchy|matriarch]] of the dark templar on Shakuras. The character appears in ''Brood War'', where she is voiced by Debra DeLiso, and in the novel ''Shadow Hunters''. Described as one of the oldest living Protoss and imbued with tremendous psychic powers,<ref name="Brood War p17">Underwood, ''Brood War'', p. 17</ref> she is one of the few to clearly remember the Protoss homeworld from before the exile of the dark templar. During her youth, Raszagal was important in ensuring the dark templar were only exiled, rather than exterminated. In ''Brood War'', Raszagal directs Zeratul and Artanis to cleanse the Zerg from Shakuras and welcomes Sarah Kerrigan as an ally in their mission. This spurs Aldaris to rebellion; Raszagal consequently orders his death.<ref>'''Raszagal:''' Executor, as matriarch of the dark templar and custodian of this world, I hereby order you to terminate Judicator Aldaris and quell this untimely uprising without delay! There will be no dissent among us while the Zerg are poised to strike!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Insurgent}}</ref> Kerrigan and Samir Duran later kidnap Raszagal from Shakuras, using her to blackmail Zeratul into killing the second Overmind. It quickly becomes apparent that Kerrigan has [[Mind control|mentally subverted]] Raszagal and has been using her to manipulate events from the beginning.<ref>'''Kerrigan:''' Raszagal, do you wish to return to your tribe? / '''Raszagal:''' No, my queen. I wish only to serve you and remain at your side. / '''Zeratul:''' What treachery is this, Kerrigan? This pathetic creature cannot possibly be Raszagal! / '''Kerrigan:''' Ha ha ha. I promised that I'd allow her to return to you, Zeratul. But it looks to me like she doesn't want to go. / '''Zeratul:''' You have corrupted her! Somehow you have poisoned her thoughts. Restore her to her rightful self, or you will pay dearly for this offense, Kerrigan! / '''Kerrigan:''' All right, Zeratul, you've got me. I made your matriarch my slave long before I joined you on Shakuras. She made the mistake of underestimating my power just like everyone else did. And now she's paid the price.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = To Slay the Beast}}</ref> Zeratul captures Raszagal, but is unable to hold off the Zerg forces long enough to escape. Realizing that the matriarch is beyond redemption from Kerrigan's influence, Zeratul kills Raszagal. Raszagal's mind is freed by the lethal blow, and she dies thanking Zeratul for releasing her, naming him as her successor as leader of the dark templar.<ref>'''Raszagal:''' Thank you, Zeratul... You have freed me from her vile control at last. You have always served me with honor... Thus I must ask you... to watch over my tribe... Into your hands I give the future. / '''Kerrigan:''' I can hardly believe this! You've killed your own matriarch! / '''Zeratul:''' Better that I killed her than let her live as your slave, Kerrigan.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Reckoning}}</ref> ====Ulrezaj==== Ulrezaj is a dark templar rebel who believes that the Khalai Protoss should either be removed from Shakuras or exterminated. He is introduced in the [[Downloadable content|downloadable]] ''Brood War'' campaign "Enslavers: Dark Vengeance", and later appears as the antagonist of the novels ''Shadow Hunters'' and ''Twilight''. Brought up as a [[scholar]] on the moon of Ehlna, Ulrezaj begins to abuse his position by learning from prohibited sources of information. Resenting the exile of the dark templar from Aiur, he abandons his career and takes up arms against the Khalai Protoss as they establish themselves on Shakuras.<ref>'''Zeratul:''' Ulrezaj, you and your three cohorts have desecrated the holy stasis cells and murdered the fallen Protoss warriors which they housed. You have proven yourselves to be traitors against the Protoss race and you will be held accountable for your heinous crimes. / '''Ulrezaj:''' Crimes, Zeratul, are a matter of perspective. As far as we are concerned, killing high-born templar is an act of righteous justice! Let the rulers of Aiur feel what it's like to be hunted and driven from their homes! Let them suffer as we dark templar have suffered at their hands!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War – Enslavers: Dark Vengeance | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Hung Jury}}</ref> He later uses the knowledge learned from his early days to become a dark archon; an immensely powerful psionic being created by several Protoss merging. Allying with a Terran smuggler, Alan Schezar, Ulrezaj moves an orbital base over Shakuras; Ulrezaj uses Schezar's resources to mutate Zerg to attack the Khalai Protoss, while an [[electromagnetic pulse|EMP device]] disables Shakuras' power grid. Though defeated by Zeratul's forces, Ulrezaj escapes.<ref>'''Zeratul:''' Ulrezaj and Schezar [...] have positioned an orbital space station over Shakuras that emanates powerful energy waves which are disrupting our communications and draining our planet's energy shields. / '''Ulrezaj:''' I hope that my EMP device is not causing you discomfort, oh mighty Zeratul. I harbor no ill will towards you, specifically. I wish only to drive the foul Protoss of Aiur from our world. Their presence has brought nothing but misery and suffering to the dark templar, and now we coddle them to our breast. For so long as I draw breath, I will insure that Shakuras will remain free from their corruption. / '''Zeratul:''' I too, once held the same hatreds, but I have fought alongside our brethren from Aiur, Ulrezaj. They are as noble in spirit as we are. Set aside your anger and prejudice and accept that our race is finally united in peace. / '''Ulrezaj:''' The wounds they have inflicted upon us are beyond forgiveness, Zeratul, and such scars never truly heal. These Protoss will finally pay for their crimes in full. / '''Zeratul:''' It seems that there shall be no compromises.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War – Enslavers: Dark Vengeance | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Showdown}}</ref> Ulrezaj reappears several years later, residing on Aiur where he is manipulating a faction of Protoss survivors who were not evacuated. Ulrezaj uses these Protoss to attempt to capture a Terran archaeologist, Jacob Ramsey, who has the powerful mind of a Protoss [[archivist]], Zamara, residing in his own mind; their failure to do so leads to Ulrezaj personally trying to take Ramsey, but the archaeologist escapes through a warp gate while both Zerg and Valerian Mengsk's forces also attempt to capture him. Ulrezaj traces Ramsey to Ehlna, breaking through the defenses of both the Protoss and the Dominion. However, Zamara uses her last energy to lock Ulrezaj's mind into a storage crystal, sacrificing herself to keep Ulrezaj trapped. ==Zerg characters== ===The Overmind=== The Overmind is the center of the Zerg Swarm's [[Group mind (science fiction)|hive mind]] society, created by the [[Xel'Naga]] as a single consciousness for their experiments on the Zerg. It is the antagonist of ''StarCraft'', where it is voiced by Jack Ritschel; [[Paul Eiding]] voices the character in ''Wings of Liberty''. However, the Overmind becomes aware of Xel'Naga, attacking and assimilating its masters.<ref>Underwood, ''StarCraft'', p. 53</ref> Through this, the Overmind learns of the existence of the Protoss and is determined to assimilate the fellow Xel'Naga-empowered species, believing this will result in perfection.<ref name="StarCraft p93"/> To provide the necessary force to overcome the Protoss, the Overmind targets the psionic potential of the Terrans for assimilation.<ref>Underwood, ''StarCraft'', p. 54</ref> The Zerg and Protoss clash on various Terran worlds, eventually leading to [[Zeratul]] assassinating the cerebrate Zasz. Zasz's death momentarily links the minds of the Overmind and Zeratul, allowing Overmind to learn the location of the Protoss homeworld Aiur. The Overmind quickly launches an invasion of Aiur and manifests itself on the planet's surface. Following a lengthy and costly campaign on Aiur, [[Tassadar]] harnesses the energies of the dark templar to strike at the Overmind directly, disintegrating it. A second Overmind is created in ''Brood War'', formed from the merging of several cerebrates. This second Overmind never reaches full maturity, and thus lacks the power and intelligence of the original and is much weaker; attacks that were superficial to the first Overmind send the second into remission, although dark templar energies are still needed to kill it. The second Overmind is captured and drugged by the United Earth Directorate, who use its control of the Swarm to bolster its own forces in the Koprulu Sector, but it is ultimately slain by Zeratul. Alongside Kerrigan, the Overmind was rated the eighth most diabolical video game villain by ''[[GamePro]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/210911/47_most_diabolical_video-game_villains_all_time/?pp=3|title=The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time|work=GamePro|publisher=PC World|author=Staff|date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2010-06-16}}</ref> ===Cerebrates=== Cerebrates are secondary agents in the Zerg Swarm, each of which commands an individual brood of Zerg that possesses a distinct tactical role within the hierarchy.<ref name="StarCraft p52">Underwood, ''StarCraft'', p. 52</ref> Alongside the Overmind, the cerebrates are the only Zerg with full sapience, each with its own personality and methods, although they are genetically incapable of disobeying the Overmind.<ref name="StarCraft p52"/> Cerebrates can be [[reincarnation|reincarnated]] by the Overmind upon death, though dark templar energies are capable of preventing this.<ref>''Tassadar:''' Apparently, the energies which empower the dark templar also course through the Overmind and its cerebrates. / '''Aldaris:''' The same cerebrate which you told us to destroy! Your advice was useless, for the creature was reincarnated before our eyes! / '''Tassadar:''' Unfortunately, yes. Your attack on the cerebrate failed because the energies that you wield are useless when used directly against the Overmind and its cerebrates. Only the dark templars' power can truly harm the Zerg.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Choosing Sides}}</ref> The death of a cerebrate causes the Overmind to lose control of its respective brood, which will then run amok. The highest ranking cerebrate is Daggoth, commander of the Tiamat Brood, the largest and most powerful brood in the Zerg Swarm. Voiced by Micky Neilson, Daggoth is the most strong-willed and ferocious of the cerebrates.<ref name="StarCraft p93"/> It trains the player character in the Zerg campaign of ''StarCraft'' and dispenses forces to protect Kerrigan following her transformation. Daggoth is also charged with protecting the Overmind itself.<ref name="StarCraft p68">Underwood, ''StarCraft'', p. 68</ref> In the wake of the Overmind's death, Daggoth takes command of one faction of Zerg, ordering several cerebrates to merge to form a new Overmind.<ref>'''Kerrigan:''' Apparently, many of the renegade cerebrates, commanded by Daggoth, have merged into a new Overmind. Fortunately, the creature is still in its infant stages. It can't control the Swarm yet, but Daggoth and the others still have control over most of the broods.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Quest for Uraj}}</ref> The second most prominent cerebrate is Zasz, who commands the first strike Garm Brood. A clever but somewhat questioning leader,<ref name="StarCraft p93"/> Zasz is voiced by [[Bill Roper (video game producer)|Bill Roper]] in ''StarCraft''. Kerrigan often argues with Zasz over her impulsive and seemingly rebellious actions; despite the Overmind's assurance that Kerrigan is loyal, Zasz remains untrusting. However, while Tassadar distracts the attention of Kerrigan's forces, Zasz is assassinated by Zeratul. Its death gives the Overmind and Zeratul a temporary mental link, allowing the Overmind to find Aiur and Zeratul to learn the origins of the Zerg.<ref>'''Overmind:''' The cunning Protoss have dared strike down that which was immortal. For the Protoss who murdered Zasz are unlike anything we have faced before. These dark templar radiate energies that are much like my own, and it is by these energies that they have caused me harm. Yet shall their overweening pride be their downfall. For when the assassin Zeratul murdered Zasz, his mind touched with mine, and all his secrets were made known to me. I have taken from his mind the secret location of Aiur, the Protoss homeworld.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft| developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Eye for an Eye}}</ref> Zasz's final words to Kerrigan proclaim her to be "the doom of us all"; following Kerrigan's rise to power at the culmination of ''Brood War'', Zasz is proven correct.<ref>'''Zasz:''' Kerrigan, I sense something strange about this templar. Perhaps you should reconsider your attack. / '''Kerrigan:''' For the last time Zasz, you question my motives and authority at your own peril! / '''Zasz:''' You dare threaten a cerebrate? You will be the doom of us all!—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = The Dark Templar}}</ref> ''Insurrection'' features two further cerebrates, Nargil and Auza. Commander of the Fenris Brood and with the directive of search and destroy,<ref name="StarCraft p68"/> Nargil itself is capable of intercepting enemy transmissions and provides tactical support for the player in ''Insurrection''{{'}}s Zerg campaign. Auza, who commands the Incubus Brood and is responsible for reconnaissance, attempts to personally assimilate a rebel Terran psychic, but is overwhelmed as the psychic's mind overcomes its own. As a result, the Overmind is forced to kill Auza. ''Retribution'' introduces Zargil of the Sennith Brood, who relays the Overmind's directives to the player. Various other cerebrates are also featured throughout the series, though following the death of the second Overmind, Metzen explained that all remaining extant cerebrates died, as they were not designed to live without their creator.<ref name="SCL Metzen Lore">{{Cite web|url=http://sclegacy.com/interviews/10-blizzard/281-scl-metzen-interview-lore-exclusive|title=StarCraft: Legacy Metzen Interview – Lore Exclusive|author=Staff|publisher=StarCraft Legacy|date=2009-04-03|accessdate=2010-06-16}}</ref> ===Sarah Kerrigan=== {{main|Sarah Kerrigan}} Sarah Kerrigan is the leader of the Zerg Swarm, styling herself as the Queen of Blades. Voiced by [[Glynnis Talken Campbell]] in ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War'' and by [[Tricia Helfer]] in ''Wings of Liberty'', Kerrigan is the predominant antagonist of the series. Originally a Terran [[ghost agent]] for Arcturus Mengsk, she is betrayed and abandoned to the Zerg, who transform her into a Terran/Zerg hybrid with vast psionic powers. Following the death of the Overmind, Kerrigan asserts her independence, striking out at those who betrayed her and who seek to contain her, eventually taking control of the entire Zerg Swarm. Four years later, Kerrigan invades the Dominion in search for a number of Xel'Naga artifacts; these artifacts are instead retrieved by Raynor, who uses them to revert Kerrigan to a human. Though originally intended as a throwaway character, Kerrigan grew on the developers, who gave her a greater role in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://us.blizzard.com/blizzcast/archive/episode2.xml|title=Interview with Chris Metzen, Geoff Goodman, Andy Chambers and Tom Chilton|work=BlizzCast Episode 2|publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]|date=2008-02-28|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> Talken Campbell described Kerrigan's transformation as "going from good girl to bad girl";<ref name="Insomniac">{{Cite web|url= http://www.insomniacmania.com/interview_default.php?id=6|title=Glynnis Talken | publisher=Insomniac Mania|author=Staff|accessdate=2007-08-19 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061030072104/http://www.insomniacmania.com/interview_default.php?id=6 |archivedate = October 30, 2006}}</ref> many of the aspects of Kerrigan's infested character design are inspired by the Greek gorgon [[Medusa]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.womengamers.com/dw/kerrigan.php| title=Sarah Kerrigan| publisher=WomenGamers.com|author=English, Michael B.|date=2001-02-06|accessdate=2007-07-04|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071015061022/http://womengamers.com/dw/kerrigan.php|archivedate=2007-10-17}}</ref> [[IGN]] rated Kerrigan as the fifth most memorable video game villain,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 10 Tuesday: Most Memorable Villains |author=Staff|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/694/694399p1.html |publisher=IGN |accessdate=2009-08-07 |date=2006-03-07}}</ref> while readers of GameSpot put Kerrigan as the second best villain in computer gaming.<ref name="gamespotvillains">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_villains_rc/page10.html| title=Reader's Choice: Best Villains – Sarah Kerrigan |publisher=GameSpot | author=Staff| accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> ==Other characters== ===Samir Duran=== Samir Duran is an enigmatic character introduced in ''Brood War'', where he was voiced by Paul Ainsley. Duran is highly intelligent and manipulative, as well as knowledgeable about both the Protoss and Zerg. A former [[lieutenant]] in Alpha Squadron, Duran forms a small commando unit after the fall of the Confederacy to fight Mengsk's Dominion.<ref>Underwood, ''Brood War'', p. 19</ref> Duran quickly allies with the United Earth Directorate's expeditionary force,<ref>'''Duran:''' Captain, I am Lieutenant Samir Duran of the Confederate Resistance Forces. I've been monitoring your attack against the Dominion, and I'd like to offer you my services and skills in return for amnesty. / '''Stukov:''' Intriguing. Lieutenant, you have absolutely no idea as to who we are or what we have come here to do. Why do you wish to side with us? / '''Duran:''' Because my men and I have sworn to fight against the Dominion and its emperor. Seeing as how your forces have been laying into this Dominion base, I figured we were on the same side. / '''Stukov:''' I see. How exactly do you propose to be of service to us, lieutenant? / '''Duran:''' Well, I possess intimate knowledge of the surrounding area. I can show you an alternate route that leads to the rear of the main Dominion base. / '''Stukov:''' Very well, lieutenant. Consider yourself and your men the first colonial conscripts of the United Earth Directorate. Captain, see that the lieutenant is given our full cooperation. We shall see if he's worth the effort.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = First Strike}}</ref> using UED resources to mount an assassination attempt on Mengsk and providing vital intelligence and strategic advice on the Dominion to DuGalle. However, Duran convinces DuGalle to destroy the psi disruptor, to Stukov's chagrin, and as the UED closes in on Mengsk and his allies, Duran sabotages a key operation, allowing the emperor to escape. When Stukov reconstructs the psi disruptor, Duran kills him and reveals his allegiance is actually to Sarah Kerrigan.<ref>'''Duran:''' Uh, excuse me, admiral. But I'd like to introduce someone to you... / '''DuGalle:''' Duran?! You son of a bitch, what's the meaning of this? / '''Kerrigan:''' Admiral DuGalle. I've heard a lot about you. [...] I am Kerrigan. The Zerg you've killed here and the Overmind which you've come to collect... are mine. As is our mutual friend Lieutenant Duran. You see, admiral... there are a number of groups in this sector who feel that your involvement here causes certain complications. My associates and I intend to make sure that your reign is short lived.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = To Chain the Beast}}</ref> With Duran as her advisor, Kerrigan successfully establishes command over the entirety of Zerg Swarm. However, Duran vanishes shortly afterwards. In a secret mission, he is discovered by Zeratul engineering a Protoss/Zerg hybrid. Duran ominously explains he has "had many names throughout the millennia", that his work has little to do with Kerrigan and that he serves "a far greater power".<ref>'''Duran:''' I've had many names throughout the millennia, young prodigal. You would know me best as Samir Duran. / '''Zeratul:''' Kerrigan's consort! Is this part of her twisted schemes? / '''Duran:''' No. Young Kerrigan could not have engineered this grand experiment. Although her rebirth into the Zerg Swarm has sped up my progress, I can assure you that this endeavor is quite beyond her narrow understanding. / '''Zeratul:''' If you are not her pawn, then what are you? / '''Duran:''' I am a servant of a far greater power, a power that has slept for countless ages and is reflected in the creature within that cell. [...] This creature is the completion of a cycle. Its role in the cosmic order was preordained when the stars were young. Behold the culmination of your history.—{{Cite video game | title = StarCraft: Brood War | developer = Blizzard Entertainment | year = 1998 | level = Dark Origin}}</ref> ==Cultural impact== ===Merchandise=== [[Image:Collectors figures (StarCraft).jpg|right|250px|thumb|The first series of the collectable statues.]] The characters of ''StarCraft'' have been popular enough to inspire the creation of several collectable statues and toys. The first series of statues was released by ToyCom in 2003, consisting of a firebat<ref name="atamaiifirebat">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atamaii.com/starcraft-031108a.html| title=Firebat figure|publisher = Atamaii | accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> with markings similar to some original ''StarCraft'' concept art for the firebat,<ref name="conceptfirebat">{{Cite web| url=http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/viewer_samwise.php?cat=starcraft&art=213&sub=199| title=Concept art of a Terran firebat| author=Didier, Samwise| year=1997| publisher=Sons of the Storm| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> a hydralisk<ref name="atamaiihydra">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atamaii.com/starcraft-031108b.html| title=Hydralisk figure | publisher=Atamaii| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> and one of Tassadar<ref name="atamaiitassadar">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atamaii.com/starcraft-031108c.html| title=Tassadar figure| publisher=Atamaii| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> with a ceremonial sword, which is also seen in concept art for the original game.<ref name="concepttassadar">{{Cite web| url=http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/viewer_metzen.php?cat=starcraft&art=78&sub=71| title=Concept art of Tassadar| author=Metzen, Chris| publisher=Sons of the Storm| year=1997 |accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> A series of toys were also made available in 1998,<ref name="IGNSCtoys">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/064/064948p1.html | title=Blizzard tackles toys| publisher=IGN| date=September 1998| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> featuring two variations of the marine, another hydralisk and a Protoss zealot. In addition, 1/30 scale model kits for the marine<ref name="marinemodel">{{Cite web| url=http://www.hobbyoutlets.com/acy/2012.htm| title=1/30 scale Terran marine model by Academy| publisher=Hobby Outlet| accessdate=2007-07-08 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20051221173652/http://hobbyoutlets.com/acy/2012.htm |archivedate = December 21, 2005}}</ref> and hydralisk<ref name="hydramodel">{{Cite web| url=http://www.hobbyoutlets.com/acy/2017.htm| title=1/30 scale Zerg hydralisk model by Academy| publisher=Hobby Outlet| accessdate=2007-07-08 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20051221172321/http://hobbyoutlets.com/acy/2017.htm |archivedate = December 21, 2005}}</ref> were released in 1999 by [[Academy Plastic Model Co.|Academy Hobby Model Kits]]. A second series of collectable statues, which included infested Kerrigan,<ref name="atamaiikerri">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atamaii.com/starcraft-031108e.html| title=Infested Kerrigan figure| publisher=Atamaii| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> Zeratul<ref name="atamaiizeratul">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atamaii.com/starcraft-031108f.html| title=Zeratul figure |publisher=Atamaii| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> and a Terran ghost,<ref name="atamaiighost">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atamaii.com/starcraft-031108d.html| title=Ghost figure |publisher=Atamaii| accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> was in development but appears to have been cancelled. However, upon announcement of ''StarCraft II'' in 2007, Blizzard released a new collectable statue depicting their mascot character Tychus Findlay.<ref name="sc2statue">{{Cite web| url=https://us.blizzard.com/sc2collectible/starcraft2/menu.html| title=''StarCraft II'' Tychus Findlay statue |publisher=Blizzard Entertainment | accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> ===Critical reception=== The characters and story of the ''StarCraft'' series have been received with praise and only minute criticism by many game reviewers. The [[GameSpot]] review of ''StarCraft'' described the voice acting as "great", stating that it brings the characters to life.<ref name="gamespotSC">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starcraft/review.html| title=''StarCraft'' for PC review |author = Dulin, Ron |publisher=GameSpot | date=April 1998 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> GameSpot goes further in the review for ''Brood War'', commenting that the story and dialogue is with only a few exceptions "brilliantly written" and "one of the year's best stories in any gaming genre".<ref name="gamespotBW">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starcraft/review.html| title=''StarCraft: Brood War'' for PC review |publisher=GameSpot| author=Saggeran, Vik | date=December 1998 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> The reviewer of ''StarCraft'' for [[IGN]] praises the melding of the story into the gameplay and implies that the development of the characters during the course of the story, particularly that of [[#Sarah Kerrigan|Kerrigan]], is unforgettable.<ref name="ignSC">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/152/152159p1.html| title=''StarCraft'' review |author = Chick, Tom |publisher=IGN | date=June 2000 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> In addition, the review of ''Brood War'' puts the storyline as "solid".<ref name="ignBW">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/152/152159p1.html| title=''StarCraft: Brood War'' review |author = Chen, Jeffrey |publisher=IGN | date=June 2002 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> ''Gaming Revolution'' echoed this praise, saying the plot is "fantastic", but the reviewer added that he felt it was "over too quickly".<ref name="GamingRevolutionSC">{{Cite web| url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/152/152159p1.html| title=''StarCraft'' review for the PC |publisher=Gaming Revolution | date=May 1998 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> At ''GamePro.com'', the reviewer cited that he felt "the characters were talking to me" and even expressed a development of an emotional attachment to the character of [[#Jim Raynor|Raynor]].<ref name="gameproSC">{{Cite web| url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/818.shtml| title=''StarCraft'' for PC review |author = Olafson, Peter |publisher=GamePro.com | date=November 2000 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> ''Electric Playground'' put the story as the best part of the game, if a little derivative, but described the voice acting as "really quite excellent".<ref name="electricplaygroundSC">{{Cite web| url=http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=463| title=''StarCraft'' review |publisher=Electric Playground |author=Shaw, John | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref> ==Notes== {{Reflist|2}} ==References== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book|first=Keith|last=DeCandido|title=StarCraft Ghost: Nova|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2006-11-28}} * {{Cite book|first=William|last=Dietz|title=StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2010-04-06}} * {{Cite book|first=Christie|last=Golden|title=StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #1: Firstborn|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2007-05-22}} * {{Cite book|first=Christie|last=Golden|title=StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #2: Shadow Hunters|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2007-11-27}} * {{Cite book|first=Christie|last=Golden|title=StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #3: Twilight|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2009-06-30}} * {{Cite book|first=Jeff|last=Grubb|title=StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2001-03-01|edition=The StarCraft Anthology}} * {{Cite book|first=Graham|last=McNeill|title=StarCraft: I, Mengsk|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2008-12-30}} * {{Cite book|first=Gabriel|last=Mesta|title=StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2001-07-01|edition=The StarCraft Anthology}} * {{Cite book|first=Micky|last=Neilson|title=StarCraft: Uprising|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2000-12-18|edition=The StarCraft Anthology}} * {{Cite book|first=Aaron|last=Rosenberg|title=StarCraft: Queen of Blades|location=New York|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2006-06-01}} * {{Cite book|author=Underwood, Peter; Roper, Bill; Metzen, Chris; Vaughn, Jeffrey|title=StarCraft ''(manual)''|location=Irvine, California|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|date=1998-03-31}} * {{Cite book|author=Underwood, Peter; Roper, Bill; Metzen, Chris|title=StarCraft: Brood War ''(manual)''|location=Irvine, California|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|date=1998-11-30}} {{Refend}} ==External Links== * [http://starcraft.fandom.com/Characters Characters] at the ''StarCraft'' Wiki. * [http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/ Sons of the Storm], the official site of a number of Blizzard Entertainment concept artists. {{StarCraft}} {{Blizzard Entertainment}}
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