History Awesome / StarCraft

* Midway through the Protoss campaign, Tassadar comes upon the remnant of [[GeneralFailure General Duke's]] Dominion force from Episode 2. He gives a fairly [[BullyingADragon typical warning]], claiming ownership of the planet's airspace, accusing Tassadar of recklessness and demanding his retreat from a mission vital to the future existance of both races in face of the zerg. Having previously spared Duke more out of pity than anything, Tassadar has this to say:

** FridgeBrilliance: The "well known to me" part is not just idle chat. Tassadar is likely aware that Duke is directly responsible for the massacre on Tarsonis. After he went against his own governemnt to spare the terran worlds from annihilation, it must have galled him to the core that another terran would so callously sacrifice billions of his own people to the zerg. So of course his hands are itching to dispose of the murderous bastard, but he must restrain himself for the sake of the mission.

* In the novel Starcraft; Evolution by Timothy Zhan, a five-man research team is trapped inside a cavern with [[HordeOfAlienLocusts an entire army of zerg trying to get in and slaughter them]]. [[HopeSpot Fortunately, they have a heavy flamethrower to even the odds]]… [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome but most of the team have armor too insufficient or too compromised to survive the heat it would generate]]. This leaves Erin Wyland, civilian researcher, as the only candidate to wield the flamer. Even though her heart is pounding with fear, even though her armored suit is slowly shutting down due to the intense heat, even though she can ''smell her own cooking flesh'', she ''still'' burns through fifty meters of charging zerg and ignites a brushfire in the foliage surrounding the cavern, thus creating an impassable barrier.

-->'''Raynor:''' The name's Jim Raynor, pal. And I won't be talked down to by '''anyone'''. Not even a [[CantArgueWithElves Protoss]].

* "To Chain the Beast", the final Terran mission, has you turtle up for the majority of the mission penned in by invulnerable CombatTentacles and a super-Ultralisk that refuses to stay down. Fortunately, the three Cerebrates that enable this mission's gimmicks are quite vulnerable to a few well-placed Yamato shots, after which you can disband all your defenses and send them on the ([[VideoGame/StarcraftII second]]) biggest turkey shoot in the galaxy.

* The ending of Brood War's Protoss campaign. Artanis activates the Xel'Naga temple and then watches as the sun rises over Shakuras, bathing the normally dark planet in light.
* Speaking of which, the last mission of the Brood War Protoss campaign gives you the opportunity to take control of a Zerg army (there's a small enemy Zerg base that is relatively easy to take out, and you can quickly get access to the Dark Archon). Unlike the sixth mission, you can have control of the entire Zerg army, including Lurkers and Devourers, which won't be playable again until the fifth and sixth missions respectively. And until you bring Zeratul and Artanis into the Xel'Naga temple, the enemy Zerg won't be harassing you much either. You could essentially have an entire Zerg and Protoss army ready to defend the stronghold.

* The endgame of Brood Wars is essentially Kerrigan's own moment of awesome as she faces down three armies at once and comes out victorious.
-->'''Kerrigan:''' I don't think so, Admiral. You see, at this point... I'm pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. [[YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive And not all of your little soldiers or space ships]] will stand in my way again.

* Kerrigan does it again at the culmination of ''Brood War''. She seemingly invokes EnemyMine by rallying Raynor, Mengsk and the Protoss against the UED - but as soon as Korhal is retaken and Mengsk is restored to power, she turns around and backstabs all parties involved when they least expect it, ensuring that Mengsk can't pose a threat to her and eliminating one of the two high-ranking Protoss leaders left after Aiur's fall. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Next]], she blackmails Zeratul into restoring her to undisputed power over the zerg then forces him to do something she knows will make his life, in her own words, "a walking torture day by day". And when she gets cornered by three separate factions rightly pissed at her, [[KarmaHoudini she counterattacks and sends two running home to lick their wounds as well as completely wiping out the UED]]. The same UED that pretty much came, saw and systematically kicked the crap out of every single faction in the Koprulu sector in one go. And she wiped them out -- not defeated, ''killed down to the last man''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49b2bqb-TM Patriot's Blood]] is an Installation mission where you direct Samir and a squad of Marines to arrest Stukov. Great scripting and lots of fun, especially with the hilarious interactions between the Marines and the civilians, and then it turns into a turning point in the campaign once you locate Stukov.
* "To Chain the Beast", the final Terran mission, has you turtle up for the majority of the mission penned in by invulnerable CombatTentacles and a semi-unkillablesuper-Ultralisk. Fortunately, the three [[KeystoneArmy Keystone Armies]] are quite vulnerable to a few well-placed Yamato shots, after which you can disband all your defenses and send them on the ([[VideoGame/StarcraftII second]]) biggest turkey shoot in the galaxy.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49b2bqb-TM Patriot's Blood]]. Great scripting and lots of fun.
** "To Chain the Beast", the final Terran mission, has you turtle up for the majority of the mission penned in by invulnerable CombatTentacles and a semi-unkillablesuper-Ultralisk. Fortunately, the three [[KeystoneArmy Keystone Armies]] are quite vulnerable to a few well-placed Yamato shots, after which you can disband all your defenses and send them on the ([[VideoGame/StarcraftII second]]) biggest turkey shoot in the galaxy.

* In the novel Starcraft; Evolution by Timothy Zhan, a five-man research team is trapped inside a cavern with [[HordeOfAlienLocusts an entire army of zerg trying to get in and slaughter them]]. [[HopeSpot Fortunately, they have a heavy flamethrower to even the odds]]… [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome but most of the team have armor too insufficient or too compromised to survive the heat it would generate]]. This leaves Erin Wyland, civilian researcher, as the only candidate to wield the flamer. Even though her heart is pounding with fear, even though her armored suit is slowly shutting down due to the intense heat, even though she can ''smell her own cooking flesh'', she ''still'' burns through fifty meters of charging zerg and ignites a brushfire in the foliage surrounding the cavern, thus creating an impassable barrier.

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** And the second news: there is going to be a ''remastered version''. This game is so popular, that it will get HD quality (and other features) this summer!

En Taro Tassadar!

* Midway through the Protoss campaign, Tassadar comes upon the remnant of [[GeneralFailure General Duke's]] Dominion force from Episode 2. He gives a fairly [[BullyingADragon typical warning]], claiming ownership of the planet's airspace, accusing Tassadar of recklesness and demanding his retreat from a mission vital to the future existance of both races in face of the zerg. Having previously spared Duke more out of pity than anything, Tassadar has this to say:

* In the novel Starcraft; Evolution by Timothy Zhan, a five-man research team is trapped inside a cavern with [[HordeOfAlienLocusts an entire army of zerg trying to get in and slaughter them]]. [[HopeSpot Fortunately, they have a heavy flamethrower to even the odds]]… [[RealityEnsues but most of the team have armor too insufficient or too compromised to survive the heat it would generate]]. This leaves Erin Wyland, civilian researcher, as the only candidate to wield the flamer. Even though her heart is pounding with fear, even though her armored suit is slowly shutting down due to the intense heat, even though she can ''smell her own cooking flesh'', she ''still'' burns through fifty meters of charging zerg and ignites a brushfire in the foliage surrounding the cavern, thus creating an impassable barrier.

-->'''Tassadar:''' Arrest me?? Aiur '''burns''' at the touch of the Zerg, and you travel all this way... '''to arrest me?!'''

-->'''Tassadar:''' Arrest me? Aiur ''burns'' at the touch of the Zerg, and you come all the way out here to arrest me?!

* Speaking of which, the last mission of the Brood War Protoss campaign gives you the opportunity to take control of a Zerg army (there's a small enemy Zerg base that is relatively easy to take out). Unlike the sixth mission, you can have control of the entire Zerg army, including Lurkers and Devourers, which won't be playable again until the fifth and sixth missions respectively. And until you bring Zeratul and Artanis into the Xel'Naga temple, the enemy Zerg won't be harassing you much either. You could essentially have an entire Zerg and Protoss army ready to defend the stronghold.

* "Eye of the Storm", the final mission of the Protoss campaign in the original ''VideoGame/StarCraftI''. Raynor and his surviving Terran troops teaming up with Tassadar and his surviving Protoss to come together to try and defeat the Overmind. Controlling two races, each on opposite sides of the map made it really feel like a great moment. Not to mention the aftermath and Tassadar's crowning moment of awesome.

* Briefings:
-->'''Tassadar:''' [[DoNotGoGentle And I say to thee]], [[YouShallNotPass THIS SHALL NOT COME TO PASS! AIUR SHALL NOT FALL! Executor, I stand ready.]]
** Raynor's speech is awesome too.
-->'''Raynor:''' Well, I guess all I have left is to see this through. The Zerg have taken everything from me. My home, my friends, my family. I know that nothing I can do can bring those things back but I'll be damned if I just sit on my hands and wait for the end. I want a piece of them all right. I'm in.

* Raynor talking back to the Protoss for mocking him.
-->'''Tassadar:''' Arrest me? Aiur ''burns'' at the touch of the Zerg, and you come all the way out here to arrest me?!
-->'''Raynor:''' Don't let it get you, man. [[CallBack This happened to me once]].
-->'''Aldaris:''' Who is this ''human'', Tassadar?
-->'''Raynor:''' The name's Jim Raynor, pal. And I won't be talked down to by '''anyone'''. Not even a [[CantArgueWithElves Protoss]].
-->'''Aldaris:''' Amusing.

* The ending of Brood War's Protoss campaign. Artanis activates the Xel'Naga temple and then watches as the sun rises over Shakuras, bathing the normally dark planet in light.
* Mengsk's speech at the end of the Terran campaign as he is crowning himself emperor. You play the game from Raynor's perspective so you know he's a bad guy. But the speech is so damn awesome and inspirational that it's no surprise that the average Terran would swear loyalty to him.
* Midway through the Protoss campaign, Tassadar comes upon the remnant of [[GeneralFailure General Duke's]] Dominion force from Episode 2. He gives a fairly [[BullyingADragon typical warning]], claiming ownership of the planet's airspace, accusing Tassadar of recklesness and demanding his retreat from a mission vital to the future existance of both races in face of the zerg. Having previously spared Duke more out of pity than anything, Tassadar has this to say:
-->'''Tassadar:''' General Duke, I am Tassadar, and you are well known to me. Whatever leniency I extended to you and your comrades before, may have been in error. If you persist in halting our course, we will burn your pathetic fleet down to the last man.
** FridgeBrilliance: The "well known to me" part is not just idle chat. Tassadar is likely aware that Duke is directly responsible for the massacre on Tarsonis. After he went against his own governemnt to spare the terran worlds from annihilation, it must have galled him to the core that another terran would so callously sacrifice billions of his own people to the zerg. So of course his hands are itching to dispose of the murderous bastard, but he must restrain himself for the sake of the mission.

'''Examples from TournamentPlay should go under [[{{Awesome/PlayerAccomplishments}} Player Accomplishments]]'''.

** "To Chain the Beast", the final Terran mission, has you turtle up for the majority of the mission penned in by invulnerable CombatTentacles and a semi-unkillablesuper-Ultralisk. Fortunately, the three KeystoneArmies are quite vulnerable to a few well-placed Yamato shots, after which you can disband all your defenses and send them on the ([[VideoGame/StarcraftII second]]) biggest turkey shoot in the galaxy.

En Taro Tassadar

** And the second news: there is going to be a ''remastered version''. This game is so popular, that it will get HD quality (and other features) this summer!