List of minor characters in the StarCraft series

This article is an alphabetical list of minor characters in the fictional StarCraft universe, a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. The listed characters do not fit into any other category and due to their status as minor characters do not warrant a dedicated article.

The characters featured here have been featured prominently at one time or another in the StarCraft universe, and commonly depicted as heroes or villains that contributed to the changes in the StarCraft universe and timeline.

Adun

Template:StarCraft character Adun was a Protoss character in the fictional StarCraft universe. Very little is known about Adun, but the Protoss, especially the Templar Caste, revere him as a hero and even a demigod.

As the Aeon of Strife ended among the Protoss, The Khala was imposed on the entire race in an effort to prevent a return to the strife. However, a number of Protoss, fearful of the effects of the Khala, lived in secret on Aiur as rogue tribes, unknown to the majority of the Protoss. Only the Conclave knew of their existence.

Adun, an idealistic young warrior, was ordered by the Conclave to eradicate this threat, for reasons unknown. When Adun discovered these Rogue Tribes, however, he did not execute his orders. Instead, he tried to teach them how to use psionics without using the Khala. He hoped they would realize the folly in their resistance and link their minds. While he did successfully teach them how to hide themselves from the Conclave, his efforts to teach them the secrets of the psionic storm failed. Without the discipline of the Khala, their storms raged all over Aiur, alerting other Protoss of their existence.

The barely reunited tribes began to fight once more. Old vendettas and ancient prejudices were reborn as the Protoss who refused the way of Khala were branded as traitors and hunted down. Eventually the Conclave devised a way to impose order on the Protoss once more. The Rogue Tribes were secretly placed on board a Xel'Naga freighter and exiled from Aiur. Their fate was kept a secret from the other Protoss. Eventually they became known, in legend, as the Dark Templar. Raszagal, an old Protoss, was the only Dark Templar old enough to remember the exile, which caused much bitterness among her people.

Adun's actions afterwards are unknown. However, at one point he fought with a Protoss named Taldarin, who claimed to have fought alongside Adun three thousand years ago, long before the incident with the Dark Templar. This raises some question about the historical accuracy afforded to either incident, as it is impossible for Adun to have lived so long.

Auza

Template:StarCraft character Auza is the Cerebrate in control of Incubus Brood, featuring as a minor character in StarCraft: Insurrection. As Incubus Brood lacks the sheer destructive capacity of most of the larger Broods, Auza's forces are most often directed towards smaller fringe colonies and settlements. Auza's skills lie primarily in scouting and deception, deeply rooting his forces behind the enemy lines and tactically striking them until they collapse in on themselves, often before Incubus Brood's presence is discovered.

Auza's brood formed the initial invasion of the Confederate fringe system of Brontes, infesting the orbital communications array and establishing itself on the surface on Brontes IV long before the colonial militia detected them. Incubus Brood proceeded to learn about and infest the colony without much resistance, even being assisted by the Fist of Redemption, Terran rebels who believed the Zerg to be their saviours and who were never far away from the Brood's operations. Despite several defeats, including two in an attempt to infest the city of New Dresdin, Auza remained resiliant, even as the main bulk of the Protoss Seventh Fleet engaged Incubus Brood on the surface.

However, a Protoss attack under Aedus/Xerxes destroyed the primary resource base of the Incubus Brood. The lack of resources forced Auza into rashly attacking the primary Seventh Fleet stronghold, but this was met with a devastating defeat. In an attempt to quickly bolster their numbers Incubus Brood infested a large amount of the Fist of Redemption, with Auza personally assimilating Atticus Carpenter. This fatally backfired as the powerful psychic mind of Carpenter proved to be too strong for Auza's own mind. Carpenter was able to establish full control over both Auza's body and Brood. Somehow the genetic link that bound all Cerebrates to the Zerg Overmind was severed and Carpenter was able to use his new Brood to his own ends. This prompted the Overmind to create a new Cerebrate from elements of Garm Brood. This new Cerebrate was tasked with the main invasion of Brontes IV and the destruction of the new Carpenter Brood as well as that of the surviving Protoss and Terrans. Ultimately Auza's physical body was killed along with Carpenter's mind by Zerg forces at the completion of the invasion, but by this point Auza no longer existed.

Daggoth

Template:StarCraft character Daggoth is the highest ranking Cerebrate and the leader of the Tiamat Brood in the StarCraft universe. Tiamat is the largest and most powerful Brood within the Zerg Swarm^[1].

Daggoth is one of the strongest willed Cerebrates, often advising or even issuing orders to other Cerebrates^[2]. During the Overmind's temporary "illness" after the death of Zasz, Daggoth effectively replaced it until the Overmind revived. He also took over the Swarm after the Overmind's death, although he could not maintain total control of the Zerg; Infested Kerrigan was able to break free and control a Brood of her own.

Daggoth advised the Overmind's newest Cerebrate (the player), in charge of Kerrigan's chrysalis, and his aid extended to "donating" Hunter Killers to the new Brood to assist in Kerrigan's protection during and after her incubation.

Upon the arrival of the chrysalis at the planet Char, its psionic emanations drew the attention of Arcturus Mengsk, who dispatched General Edmund Duke to recover it. The new Cerebrate's forces defeated Duke, but Daggoth ordered the Cerebrate to hold its forces while Daggoth's Tiamat Swarm pursued them.

Upon hatching, Kerrigan immediately began a quest to empower her psionic abilities. Doing so required her to infiltrate a Terran science vessel, the Amerigo, and collect information on the Ghost programs. While Zasz accused Kerrigan of putting her own whims ahead of those of the Overmind, Daggoth supported her mission by once again donating Hunter Killers. With the elite shock troops of the Tiamat Brood at her side, Kerrigan was able to recover the data she sought and increase her powers greatly. Kerrigan's new psionic powers enabled her to detect the presence of Protoss on Char, which even Zasz had not been able to do. Discovered, Tassadar contacted her and challenged her to single combat. Kerrigan accepted.

The duel turned out to be a distraction. While she sought Tassadar, Zeratul, the Dark Templar Prelate, slew Zasz. When Kerrigan heard about this, she gloated, until she realized that Zeratul's attack had permanently slain the Cerebrate, somehow silencing the Overmind and driving the Garm Brood insane. The primary Hive Clusters were being threatened, and Daggoth ordered the culling of the Garm Brood. As an up-side to the attack, the Overmind was able to lift the location of Aiur from Zeratul's mind as they touched minds during Zasz's death.

The Overmind travelled to Aiur in order to defeat and assimilate the Protoss, leaving Kerrigan behind to hunt down any remaining Protoss on Char. Daggoth accompanied the Overmind with the new Cerebrate, and later fought the Protoss and Jim Raynor in what would be the Overmind's final battle.

With the Overmind dead, Daggoth and Kerrigan jockeyed for power over the weakened Zerg. Daggoth ordered the formation of a new Overmind from the union of many Cerebrates. The new Overmind was weak, but if it came to maturity, it would gain control over all the Zerg in the Koprulu Sector, including Kerrigan. In the meantime Daggoth commanded most of the Zerg and was the acting leader for the majority of the Brood War.

The Fate of Daggoth

Daggoth's fate after the events in Brood War is unknown. It is never truly stated if he was one of the Cerebrates involved in the new Overmind's creation; if he were, he would be dead as the new Overmind was killed. But this is inconsistent with what Kerrigan said in Episode IV: "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. The two Cerebrates you killed here were part of Daggoth's forces." This dialogue implies that Daggoth has not merged into the new Overmind. As Kerrigan controls the entire Swarm at the end of the Brood War, then Daggoth is either dead, or greatly weakened and unable to pose a threat.

Frost, Jack

Template:StarCraft character Lieutenant Jack Frost was a former officer and Firebat in the Brontes colonial militia, a primary character in StarCraft: Insurrection. A competent commander, Frost retired from the Confederate militia after experiencing undisclosed atrocities in the name of justice. However, upon the Zerg invasion of the Brontes system Frost was recalled into duty by the Marshall in order to put down an insurgent threat from Atticus Carpenter.

After several missions against the Fist of Redemption he was conscripted by the Council of Inquiry to lead the newly formed Hammer Strike Force but walked out after being ordered to kill innocent colonists. Frost instead fled to the city of New Dresdin to prepare a resistance to the Hammer.

After defeating the Hammer's assault on the city, Frost personally infiltrated the Council's stronghold with Black Morgan's assistance and sabotaged their nuclear silos in the hope that with the Council destroyed the Hammer conduct its original duty of protecting the colonists rather than slaughtering them. The result was that the corrupt Council was all but destroyed by its own nuclear missiles, but the Hammer commander, Tsuname, instead appointed himself Governor of Brontes IV and declared martial law. Frost returned to New Dresdin with Morgan and was joined by Charlie Vane and a small group of Hammer forces who were now disillusioned by being forced to kill innocents. New Dresdin had been infested by the Zerg in the time Frost's militia had been at the Council, but the combined effort of both the Hammer renegades and the militia quickly recaptured the city.

Frost's forces then turned back to the threat from Carpenter's Fist of Redemption, launching a daring assault on their primary base. However, the militia soon learned that the Tsuname was in league with the rebels as Hammer forces began to fight alongside Carpenter's troops. The militia still fought on, successfully destroying both the Fist of Redemption stronghold and the Hammer forces, as well as a Zerg hive cluster in the area. Tsuname was killed in the battle. Frost, Vane and Morgan returned to New Dresdin to rebuild the city.

The respite in the combat would not last long: the lingering Zerg presence just outside New Dresdin drew a Protoss task force under the command of Edullon to the area. The militia allied with Edullon's troops, destroying the remaining Zerg. Frost's militia proceeded to help Edullon free her father, Demioch, from Fist of Redemption forces. Whilst the Vanguard of the Seventh Fleet engaged the Zerg forces (and occasionally surviving colonial militia groups) across the planet, Frost mounted an attack on the new Carpenter Brood with the assistance of both Demioch and Edullon, as well as Vane and Morgan. Whilst successful in destroying what was thought to have been the heart of the Carpenter Brood they were unable to locate and eliminate Carpenter.

However, Frost's forces soon came under full scale assault by the Aedus/Xerxes' Vanguard. The Vanguard was searching for the renegade Edullon and although they met defeat the colonial forces were scattered. As a result, the main Zerg attack force quickly destroyed the majority of the militia within hours of the defeat of the Seventh Fleet Vanguard and successfully infested Black Morgan with a tracking parasite. Black Morgan managed to group with Frost but inadvertently led the Zerg to them. After several close escapes Frost decided to go to Andraxxus in order to find out who the Zerg were using to follow their movements. Accompanied by Vane and Morgan, Frost met with Andraxxus, Edullon and Demioch but once again the Zerg had followed them, using the opportunity to eradicate the core of the Seventh Fleet and the surviving Terrans. Overrun by the Zerg, Frost deliberately detonated the fuel tanks on his Firebat armour, killing both himself and his immediate attackers.

Hung, Somo

Template:StarCraft character Somo Hung is a main character in the StarCraft e-book, StarCraft: Uprising.

Hung, a Terran, was a "fringe-squib", a person born and raised on a fringe world in the Koprulu Sector. His parents wanted a better life for him, so they spent all their credits sending him to Umoja, a planet where many opportunities awaited. Unlike most fringe-squib, Somo Hung was well-educated. Hung became a low-level prospector for the Umojans when he received news that his parents, and indeed the entire population of his home world, were killed by cholera.

Hung, an idealistic young man, considered joining the Korhal rebel faction, which had stationed some members on Umoja. He and the rebel leader Arcturus Mengsk saw each other there, but he could not decide on whether he should join or not.

He quickly made up his mind, however, joining the Sons of Korhal upon its formation when the planet Korhal was scoured of life by the Terran Confederacy nuclear attack. Mengsk scorned him for his seeming lack of willpower, but noted that his rebel force was now too small to keep out recruits.

Mengsk was not the only person who scorned Hung - most of the rebels, including Lieutenant #Pollock Rimes, despised him for being a "fringe-squib". He clashed with Rimes while aboard the Sons of Korhal [battlecruiser, the Hyperion. The Hyperion used to be a Confederate battlecruiser, and Rimes used to be its captain. However he joined Mengsk's rebels after his vessel crashed in Umojan territory.

His first taste of action was in a raid on Vyctor 5, a Confederate world which housed a secret installation, the Fujita Facility. His group, small enough to fit into a modified Siege Tank, passed through the stable weather formation, the Fujita Pinnacle, in order to approach the facility. Their job was to destroy the four Missile Turrets surrounding the facility, which would enable a Dropship filled with troops to approach. However, the Siege Tank's engine broke down, and it could not destroy all of the Missile Turrets. Rimes, Hung and the others had to emerge from the Siege Tank and fight. They were heavily outnumbered by the Confederate security detail.

During battle, his indecisive actions earned even more scorn from Rimes. However, Rimes was a very good commander, leading his men to slay the Confederates despite his numerical disadvantage. Entering the facility, his troops discovered a young telepath named Sarah Kerrigan, along with some xenomorphs, which Rimes ordered destroyed. Both Mengsk and Hung took great interest in Kerrigan. While Mengsk kept his motives secret, Hung could not keep his romantic feelings hidden from the telepathic Kerrigan. Rimes, on the other hand, did not like her.

Rimes made his displeasure about Hung known shortly after Hung received some disturbing news. In an effort to hide the existence of these xenomorphs, which were first seen on fringe worlds, the Confederates had slain the entire populations of these worlds with plagues. Hung's world was one of them. Hung was sitting in the mess hall with his only friends in the rebel organization, Sarah Kerrigan and Sergeant Forest Keel, when Rimes approached. He wanted Hung to do some training, but Hung was suffering emotional distress. Kerrigan told Rimes to back off, but he refused, so she beat him up. Rimes had never experienced something like that before. He gave Hung five "ticks" (minutes) to report to training.

Arcturus Mengsk wanted to launch a bold attack on the Confederacy, whose media services ignored the actions of the Sons of Korhal. His strike would be directed against the Ghost Academy on the Confederate homeworld of Tarsonis. The mission was virtually suicidal in nature. Shortly before the mission, Hung and Kerrigan admitted their love for each other.

During the mission, Rimes was in charge. Kerrigan was also present, but Mengsk had sent her on a secret mission. Rimes abandoned the team, however, saying they could handle it without him. Hung grew suspicious and followed him. He discovered that Rimes was still loyal to the Confederacy, and had warned the Academy of the attack. Hung and Rimes fought hand-to-hand. Hung blinded Rimes and killed him, but was badly injured.

Meanwhile, Kerrigan's mission was failing. She had been sent after #Major Rumm, an old adversary of hers, but he had been warned, and caught her in a high gravity trap. The rest of the rebels were trapped by Ghosts near the Academy's power plant. Hung was able to open the doors in the recreation area where the rebels were trapped, letting them enter the power plant. The Ghosts did not want to fight them there, giving the rebels time to destroy the power plant. The rebels were all killed, but the power went out, rescuing Kerrigan.

While she could move, Kerrigan was still trapped. Somo Hung went to rescue her, but Major Rumm spotted him and quickly killed him.

Khas

Template:StarCraft character Khas was a Protoss character in the StarCraft universe. Khas is a Protoss word meaning "He Who Brings Order" - his real name was Savassan, a member of the Shelak tribe, but this information was lost in Protoss mythology, only accessible by an extremely small number of Protoss mystics known as preservers.

Near the end of the Aeon of Strife, Khas, along with his apprentice Temlaa made a remarkable discovery - the Protoss psionic link had not been destroyed, simply rendered inaccessible by the disparate Protoss egos. It could be accessed again through the use of powerful Xel'Naga artifacts - the Khaydarin Crystals, which he rediscovered^[3]. It is rumored that his success was due to assistance from the Xel'Naga.

Through the power and connection of his newly-discovered psionic powers, Khas travelled throughout Aiur and other Protoss planets, gradually subsuming Protoss society into an ordered philosophy called the Khala. Sometimes his opponents refused to respond to diplomacy, so Khas would resort to other measures. For instance, the province of Gyras was occupied by Protoss who indulged in vicious blood feuds in an arena. When Khas travelled there, he called upon the forces of the Khaydarin Crystals and destroyed the arena. The bloodshed quickly ended.

Eventually, Khas' actions brought about the end of the Aeon of Strife as first the Ara tribe and later the over tribes rallied to his teachings. In addition, he is responsible for ordering the tribes into three Castes, founding the Protoss Empire.

The final fate of Khas is unknown.

Liberty, Michael Daniel

Template:StarCraft character Michael Daniel Liberty is the main character in StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. A Tarsonian reporter, his life is threatened by political interests involved in illegal dumping activities. In order to keep him alive, his boss arranges for him to be "embedded" on the Norad II, the command ship of Alpha Squadron commander General Edmund Duke (who is incorrectly referred to as "Colonel" for much of the novel).

He witnesses the Protoss nearly attack Duke's fleet at Mar Sara. Once on the planet, he makes contact with Marshall Jim Raynor and Sons of Korhal operative Sarah Kerrigan. After Raynor is arrested by General Duke, Liberty becomes affiliated with the Sons of Korhal, and promises to work with Arcturus Mengsk, its leader, and "make him look good". In return, Mengsk helps him rescue his friend Raynor from Duke's prison ship.

Present for most of the important events of Episode I, he witnesses Mengsk abandoning Kerrigan to the Zerg on the space platform "New Gettysberg" over Tarsonis. He escapes and uses his media influence to produce truthful and incriminating broadcasts on Mengsk and the Terran Dominion. Liberty has made cameos in StarCraft: Uprising, StarCraft: Queen of Blades and StarCraft Ghost: Nova.

Mengsk, Angus

Template:StarCraft character Angus Mengsk was a famous political figure in the Koprulu Sector and father of Arcturus Mengsk. He was originally from Korhal IV.

Korhal was one of the oldest Terran Confederacy colonies and a world of affluence. Its people, however, resented their affiliation with the corrupt Confederate senators. Tensions arose between the colonists and the Confederates as the citizens began to revolt against the local Confederate militia. The Confederates imposed martial law, but the revolt refused to die out. Korhalian Senator Mengsk became a leader of the Korhalian revolt, issuing fiery statements declaring that the Confederacy no longer held any claim over the world of Korhal.

The revolt was successful enough to drive the Confederates from the planet, as the Confederacy decided on a new tactic. Three Ghost assassins, including a young Kerrigan^[4], killed him and most of his family in the capital city, Styrling. His head was never found. This did much to weaken the revolt. Finally the Confederacy launched a salvo of a thousand Apocalypse-class nuclear missiles, which laid waste to Korhal.

His murder prompted his son, Arcturus, to follow a path of vengeance against the Confederacy. In his younger days, Angus saved the life of Ailin Pasteur, who would later become an ambassador from Umoja. Pasteur also became a member of the Ruling Council of the Sons of Korhal, and to repay the favor, he voted in favor of making Arcturus Mengsk leader and general of the Korhalian rebellion.

Mojo

Template:StarCraft character Mojo is a Protoss Praetor and Scout pilot in the fictional StarCraft universe.

He was first seen captured by the Alan Schezar on Aiur. Imprisoned within a Stasis Cell, he was still able to contact an Alpha Squadron commander, embroiled in battle against Schezar's Scavengers, and request a rescue.

The Scavengers had captured a Zerg Cerebrate and using its Brood to support their smuggling operations. Arcturus Mengsk, Emperor of the Terran Dominion, ordered his officer to destroy this Cerebrate. However, Mojo knew that the Scavengers were using Khaydarin Crystal-based technology they found on Aiur and could use it to capture a new Cerebrate. Instead, he wanted this Alpha Squadron commander to recover the technology, starting with the rescue of a number of Protoss warriors held prisoner by Schezar.

This story is covered in StarCraft: Enslavers and has two possible endings. In the "canonical" ending involves a rescue by the Alpha Squadron commander.

Together, Mojo and the renegade Terrans attacked Schezar's base on Aiur. Schezar's Cerebrate controlled a Torrasque, a powerful Ultralisk which led the Zerg attacks. The Cerebrate was capable of reincarnating the Torrasque upon its death, throwing it again and again against the Protoss and renegade Terrans.

Mojo led the forces into the Zerg Hive Cluster, slaying the Cerebrate. As it had no connection to the Overmind, it could not be reincarnated. With its death, Torrasque would not rise again, and the Brood fell into disarray. The coalition then moved against the Scavengers, defeating them. However, Schezar escaped.

Mojo made a brief appearance in Enslavers: Dark Vengeance, tracking the emissions of Khaydarin Crystals stolen by Ulrezaj to Korhal. Though it was stolen by Protoss, it was protected by a Zerg Brood, which caused Mojo to wonder if they were dealing with Alan Schezar again. He believed Schezar was working with Ulrezaj, for unknown reasons. Mojo led the Protoss forces against Schezar's Scavengers forces on Korhal.

Rimes, Pollock

Template:StarCraft character Pollock Rimes is a major character in StarCraft: Uprising, an e-book set in the fictional StarCraft universe.

Rimes was originally a Confederate battlecruiser captain. When his battlecruiser crashed in Umojan territory, well out of range of Confederate hailing frequencies, his ship and crew became affilitated with Arcturus Mengsk and the Sons of Korhal. (The battlecruiser was later renamed the Hyperion).

He's known as not being scared of anything; he's also very competent and a fierce warrior. Rimes was bald and scarred, with a mostly missing left ear, a previous-broken nose, and an indentation on the left side of his skull.

Rimes takes part of the mission to Vyctor 5, early in the history of the Sons of Korhal. Mengsk wanted him to retrieve one of three "objects" from a hidden Confederate installation called the Fujita Facility. What Rimes found was a young Sarah Kerrigan. He also found some Zerg, which he ordered destroyed. He said it would be easier to transport them that way. Finally, he took Dr. Flanx, a Confederate scientist prisoner.

Rimes took a disliking to Kerrigan, who managed to actually scare him. Mengsk took Kerrigan under his wing, however, preventing Rimes from doing anything serious to her.

The Hyperion was confronted by another battlecruiser, commanded by Colonel Edmund Duke, when Mengsk ordered the Hyperion to boldly enter Confederate space. Someone had covertly contacted Duke, letting him know of the Hyperion's presence, after attacking the Sons of Korhal officer Sela Brock.

The Hyperion was boarded by Confederate troops, and when they found Dr. Flanx, he revealed that he was still loyal to the Confederacy. He led them through the battlecruiser. Upon encountering an unarmored Pollock Rimes, Flanx told the Confederate troops that he was a rebel, and not to believe anything he said. Mengsk laid an ambush for the Confederates, and Rimes, despite being taken prisoner by the Confederates, was able to arm himself and slay several of them. In the end, Flanx and the Confederate soldiers were dead.

After this incident, Mengsk decided to raid the Ghost Academy on the Confederate capital world of Tarsonis, in order to retrieve yet another "object" and to force the Confederate-controlled media to acknowledge the existence of the Sons of Korhal.

Rimes and Kerrigan were both supposed to lead the invasion force, but Kerrigan was sent on her secret errand to retrieve the "object", leaving Rimes in charge. Rimes, however, abandoned his force and vanished into the building. Thinking he was acting suspiciously, Somo Hung decided to follow him.

He discovered that Rimes was still loyal to the Confederacy. It was Rimes who most likely contacted Colonel Duke, and he had other reasons for killing the xenomorphs. Furthermore, he had warned Major Rumm, commanding officer of the Academy, of the Sons of Korhal attack and the infiltration by Kerrigan. In a nasty fight, Hung overcame Rimes, killing him. However, Hung was seriously injured during the battle.

Rimes never makes an appearance in the StarCraft game.

Routhe, Doran

Template:StarCraft character Doran Routhe is an important character in the history of the fictional StarCraft universe.

Routhe was a scientist on Earth during the rule of the United Powers League. As Project Purification was put into action, the UPL's plan to purify the human race by imprisoning and killing vast numbers of mutants, cyborgs, synthetics, political opponents, and so forth, operated, largely hidden from the media, Routhe made plans on increasing his own power within the UPL. Routhe was obsessed with creating colonies on other planets outside of the solar system, hoping to find new kinds of resources on such planets.

He had no part in Project Purification, but found it convenient for procuring 56,000 prisoners through his political connections to create a colonizing force. The prisoners were put into cold sleep. The new artificial intelligence, ATLAS, for Artificial Tele-empathic Logistics Analysis System, studied the prisoners and selected 40,000 as capable of surviving the journey and planetary colonization. The fate of the other 16,000 prisoners is unknown, but they had been slated for execution before being acquired by Routhe.

Routhe secretly built four huge carriers, the Nagglfar, Sarengo, Reagan and Argo, with experimental warp engines, and loaded the prisoners aboard. The ATLAS was installed on Nagglfar and the navigational computer was programmed to travel one year through warp space to the star system Gantris VI. The ships were also loaded with various supplies and hardware to help the colonists once they awoke.

During the journey, ATLAS catalogued the various mutations in the gene pool, and discovered that some of the genes the prisoners carried would augment the latent psionic potential of the human brain. ATLAS sent this information back to Doran Routhe's databanks on Earth. Unfortunately for Routhe, the navigational computer somehow became disconnected from ATLAS. The ships barreled blindly through warp space for 30 years, ending up very far away from their destination.

Doran's fate is unknown, but some suggest he somehow became Samir Duran since anyone who had started such an experiment would want to keep track of it and continue to work with it.

Rumm

Template:StarCraft character Major Rumm is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. His first name is unknown.

Major Rumm was a Confederate military officer charged with the task of training Ghosts. His methods involved using cybertechnology (contained in a neuro-adjuster) to alter the memories and weaken the psionic abilities of uncooperative Ghosts. The Ghost would then become loyal to the Terran Confederacy.

Rumm implanted the cybertechnology into Sarah Kerrigan. He also used Ghost conditioning on her, permanently weakening her psionic abilities unless she discovered the secrets behind the conditioning. Even removing the implants would not completely restore her abilities. With the implants in place, Kerrigan became a loyal Confederate soldier.

Kerrigan was released from her training and eventually was freed by the leader of the Sons of Korhal, Arcturus Mengsk. Mengsk freed her from the cybertechnology, restoring her memories and psychic abilities.

Mengsk wanted her to attack the Ghost Academy on the Confederate homeworld Tarsonis, a difficult task for such a small terrorist organization as the Sons of Korhal. In addition to the psychological victory this would inflict on the Confederacy, he also wanted her to retrieve a Ghost for reasons he kept to himself (even though she could read his mind).

In order to locate this Ghost, she needed to get a locator from the Academy's commanding officer, Major Rumm himself. Fortunately, Kerrigan had been in the academy before. As she infiltrated the structure, she overheard a conversation with some soldiers indicating that Zerg were in the facility, being kept secret from most of the people there. She made it to Rumm's quarters, only to find a note saying he was in the training area.

Rumm had received a warning from a Pollock Rimes warning him of an attack by a renegade Ghost, so he left the note there to lure Kerrigan into an ambush. It worked. Kerrigan detected his thoughts too late and fell into a high-gravity chamber. Her cloaking device exhausted itself, revealing who she was to Major Rumm.

However, she did not remain trapped for long. The attack destroyed the installation's power core, deactiving the high gravity chamber. Lieutenant Rumm fled to a lift. Kerrigan escaped, only to run into a Ghost loyal to Rumm. Defeating him in hand-to-hand combat, she used his weapon to lock down the lift.

Then she approached close enough to use her psionic power on him. While it had been weakened, it was still effective. Rumm was killed by the very ability he had tried to control and suppress.

Schezar, Alan

Template:StarCraft character Alan Schezar, also known as Allen Schezar, is a smuggler, crime lord and Goliath pilot in the fictional StarCraft universe.

Alan Schezar and his Scavengers raided Aiur after the Zerg invasion. They obtained special Protoss Khaydarin Amulets from a temple there that his Ghosts could use to control Zerg Cerebrates. He also captured Mojo, a Protoss commander, along with the Warbringer (a Reaver) and Danimoth (an Arbiter) in Stasis Cell. This was a great blow to the Protoss, who could no longer control the presence of Schezar on Aiur.

Alan Schezar first caused trouble for the Terran Dominion in the StarCraft: Enslavers series, where he managed to control a Zerg Cerebrate on an unnamed Terran world. The Dominion emperor, Arcturus Mengsk, knew that Schezar's Scavengers were prowling around in a Zerg-infested city, but he did not immediately conclude that Schezar was controlling the Zerg.

Schezar maintained a larger military base elsewhere on the planet. There they kept the Cerebrate under their control, along with a number of Protoss warriors in captivity.

Instead of destroying the Cerebrate, the Alpha Squadron forces Mengsk sent after Schezar rescued the Protoss, due to communications with the imprisoned Mojo. Together the Protoss and renegade Alpha Squadron forces were able to attack Schezar's primary base on Aiur. Though defended by a Cerebrate and even a Torrasque, Schezar's forces were defeated, but Schezar himself escaped.

Schezar made a comeback in Enslavers: Dark Vengeance, having struck an alliance with renegade Dark Templar led by Ulrezaj after the Protoss of Aiur fled to the Dark Templar homeworld, Shakuras. Schezar's primary base was located on Braxis. There he worked with Ulrezaj, a Dark Templar who hated the high-born Templar from Aiur. Schezar's Scavengers built a giant EMP generator, which could be used to drain shields and energy sources from Protoss technology. It had no effect on Ulrezaj's forces, the Fist of Ulrezaj, however.

Ulrezaj travelled to Aiur on a mission of personal vengeance with three compatriots. They were captured there and transported to Shakuras. However, Ulrezaj had paid Schezar well to rescue him, so a large force travelled to Shakuras, rescuing Ulrezaj at great loss. Ulrezaj stole a Khaydarin Crystal from Shakuras during his escape.

Zeratul and Mojo led a revenge force after Ulrezaj, following evidence that he had fled to Korhal IV. The planet, throne world of the Terran Dominion, was in chaos. The Protoss were not sure if Mengsk himself was in command there. Schezar's Scavengers worked side by side with Zerg, leading Mojo to believe the Terrans who attacked Shakuras and who were stationed here worked for Alan Schezar. He was correct, but for the wrong reasons. The Zerg were actually under the control of Ulrezaj.

The Scavengers were a mercenary force, whose loyalty was to themselves and money first. They surrendered to the Protoss, who let them leave the planet. Their commanding officer told Zeratul and Mojo that Schezar's primary base was on Braxis.

Zeratul sent a small squad of Dark Templar to assassinate Schezar, whom they located in his fortress. They had to fight past Zerg as well as Schezar's mercenaries to get to him. Once there, his forces disabled Schezar's Goliath. Schezar quickly surrendered, and even turned over control of his forces to the Protoss. The Zerg surrounding his base were not under his control, he pointed out. They would try to slay him because he was now telling secrets about Ulrezaj. After a desperate battle, the Terrans and Protoss defeated the Zerg.

Schezar told the Protoss about the purpose of the EMP generator. Ulrezaj had rigged Schezar's Goliath to explode, and it was lucky for him the Protoss accidentally shut it down while destroying his Goliath. Schezar's new Goliath was similar to the old one.

He also revealed that Ulrezaj had combined with three Dark Templar to become a very powerful, if insane, Dark Archon. Finally, Ulrezaj was using a Warp Gate to bring his Zerg, which he controlled on Char, to his space platform over Shakuras. From there, he would use warped Khaydarin Crystals to modify the Zerg, making them more powerful and immune to the effects of the Xel'Naga Temple, which could reach the platform. These enhanced Zerg would eventually descend to the surface of Shakuras, killing the Protoss there. The Dark Templar would retreat to their hidden places, while the Protoss of Aiur would be caught in the open and destroyed. Thus, Ulrezaj would get his revenge on these Protoss.

In return for not being judged, Schezar would assist the depleted Protoss forces against the Fist of Ulrezaj. However, Ulrezaj sent assassins into Schezar's base to kill him. They succeeded, and Schezar's mercenaries allied with the Protoss for revenge.

Escaflowne

It should also be noted that "Allen Schezar" is the blonde haired expert swordsman from the Vision of Escaflowne anime series, and that apparently Blizzard Entertainment designers are fans of the show to name one of their characters from it.

Both Schezars pilot mecha and command an army of soldiers, though the one in the anime is a knight fighting for chivalry and loyalty, not a "scumball". It should, however, be noted that the anime Allen was actually a bandit before becoming a knight.

Taldarin

Template:StarCraft character Taldarin is a Protoss fictional character from the StarCraft universe.

In Resurrection IV Taldarin reveals his history to his ally, Jim Raynor. He claims he is over 3,000 years old and a personal friend of the Protoss hero, Adun. He was injured in action three thousand years ago, and spent a very long time in a Stasis Cell. He only emerged when Protoss Dragoon technology was invented, which could keep him alive.

Taldarin accompanied Raynor on his mission to de-infest Vice-Admiral Stukov in Resurrection IV. Together, the two confront Stukov's forces on Braxis, fighting their way through and successfully freeing him from the Zerg. Taldarin escaped from Braxis, which was then "purified" by the Protoss, wiping out all life there.

Historical Accuracy

Protoss are a long-lived species, and have been known to exceed an age of 1,000 years. Raszagal is one such old Protoss. She was old enough to remember the exile of the Dark Templar from Aiur, who were rescued by the "young warrior", Adun.

However, Taldarin claimed he and Adun fought side-by-side three millennia ago, before he was placed into stasis. This means Taldarin and Adun would have been alive 2,000 years before Adun's rescue of the Rogue Tribes. This implies that he led a life into adulthood, was then heavily injured in combat, put into a state of suspended animation, and was awakened 1,000 years prior to StarCraft to become the first Dragoon. Although this seems unlikely, Dragoons are machines operated by the broken bodies of fallen Protoss, and the length of a Dragoon's life is unknown. So Taldarin's true age is unknown, as is exactly when he became a Dragoon.

Ulrezaj

Template:StarCraft character Ulrezaj is a Dark Templar in the StarCraft universe.

He is introduced in Enslavers: Dark Vengeance. He represents a minority of Dark Templar who harbor a great hatred of the Protoss of Aiur and formed a rebel movement, the Fist of Ulrezaj, to expel them from Shakuras. Along with a trio of Dark Templar, he attacked three high-born Templar on Aiur, interrupting a mission launched to rescue them. Only one of the Templar survived. Ulrezaj was then arrested and taken to Shakuras for trial.

Using connections he had made with Schezar's Scavengers, he and his minions escaped. They stole a sacred Khaydarin Crystal and fled the planet. Through an unknown process, he fused with three Dark Templar to create a very powerful, but insane, Dark Archon, with Ulrejaz as the dominant personality. Alan Schezar claimed Ulrezaj was insane even before this event.

Ulrezaj's plan of revenge against the Protoss of Aiur was twofold. He constructed a space platform over Shakuras to launch his assault. One half involved activating Schezar's powerful EMP generator over the planet, draining the psionic energies of the Protoss. He also hoped to use warped Khaydarin Crystals to mutate Zerg he had captured, rendering them more powerful and immune to the effects of the Xel'Naga Temple. Upon releasing them, the Dark Templar would hide in their secret places on Shakuras, while the Protoss from Aiur would be caught in the open and destroyed by the Fist of Ulrezaj and his Zerg.

However, Zeratul interfered with at least one of the plans and defeated the other one. Ulrezaj survived, and it is said his hatred still burns hotter than the brightest star. Ulrezaj is served by a band of fanatical Dark Templar called the Fist of Ulrezaj. It is believed at least some of the band survived the failure to invade Shakuras.

Zasz

Template:StarCraft character Zasz is a Zerg Cerebrate and the leader of the Garm Brood in the StarCraft universe.

Zasz was one of the most clever Cerebrates, who never ceased to question his fellows in an irritating, snivelling manner. He coordinated the actions of multiple Cerebrates and also had powerful clairsentient abilities, enabling him to detect enemies (and the truth of them) over great distances. While somewhat unstable, he was extremely loyal to the Overmind.

The Garm Brood was part of the Zerg Swarm's main attack wing, along with the numerically far superior Jormungand and Surtur broods. The brood made up for its relatively small numbers by employing guerrilla tactics, including surprise attacks and frequent raids. It was known both for its extreme ferocity and the speed at which it attacks.

Zasz advised the Overmind's newest Cerebrate (the player), in charge of Kerrigan's chrysalis, and his aid extended to detecting nearby enemies, such as the remnants of Omega Squadron, which threatened the chrysalis on Tarsonis, and Tassadar's Expeditionary Force. He also helped to prepare the new Cerebrate for a jump through warp space.

Upon the arrival of the chrysalis on Char, the psionic signals from it attracted Arcturus Mengsk, who dispatched General Edmund Duke to recover it. Zasz was able to detect their transmissions and relay them to the Overmind as the new Cerebrate and Daggoth defeated them.

After hatching, Kerrigan, immediately began a quest to empower her psionic abilities. Doing so required her to infiltrate a Terran science vessel, the Amerigo, and collect information on the Terran Ghost program. Zasz accused her of putting her own whims ahead of those of the Overmind, to which Kerrigan responded that nothing would stand in her way, not even Cerebrates; but the Overmind said that Kerrigan retained most of her spirit, but was still strictly under control.

Kerrigan's new psionic powers enabled her to detect the presence of Protoss on Char, which even Zasz had not been able to detect. Discovered, Tassadar contacted her and challenged her to single combat. Zasz detected something strange about Tassadar, probably his training in dark psionics, and warned Kerrigan not to fall for Tassadar's tricks. Kerrigan threatened Zasz with death if he continued to question her, shocking him with her boldness.

The duel turned out to be a distraction. While she fought Tassadar, Zeratul, the Dark Templar Prelate, slew Zasz. When Kerrigan heard about this, she gloated and stated that the Overmind would resurrect him, until she realized the truth: Zeratul's attack permanently slew the Cerebrate, somehow silencing the Overmind and driving the Garm Brood into insanity. Now the primary Hive Clusters were being threatened.

While Zeratul's blade was stuck in Zasz's body, he and the Overmind were able to read each other's thoughts. Zeratul discovered the Overmind's origin, and the Overmind learned the previously secret location of Aiur. However, the attack temporarily injured the Overmind, and it did not completely recover until the renegade Zerg were completely destroyed. During this time, the Senior Cerebrate Daggoth took its place temporarily.

References

1. ^ Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
2. ^ Neilson, Micky. StarCraft: Uprising. New York and Toronto, Ontario: Pocket Books, 2000. ISBN B00005AS12 (eBook only)
3. ^ Neilson, Micky. StarCraft: Hybrid. Amazing Stories 601 (Spring 2000): 70-75.
4. ^ Golden, Christie. StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga: Firsborn. Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books, 2007. ISBN 0-7434-7125-3

External links

• StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment
• Battle.net StarCraft Compendium
• Enslavers: Dark Vengeance
• Deceptions
• Blizzard Entertainment - StarCraft: Ghost - official site.
• Information on Col. Hauler
• Blizzard Map of the Month - Proving Grounds of Gyras.
• War shortly before the Exile - provides information about the Dark Templar exile.