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En Taro Tassadar

* "Eye of the Storm", the final mission of the Protoss campaign in the original ''StarCraft''. 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.

** "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 ([[StarcraftII second]]) biggest turkey shoot in the galaxy.

For ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'', see [[Awesome/StarcraftIIWingsOfLiberty here for Wings of Liberty]], and [[Awesome/StarcraftIIHeartOfTheSwarm here for Heart of the Swarm]].

* For all that Mengsk looks like a GeneralFailure in the games, the novella ''Starcraft: Uprising'' showed him displaying considerable tactical genius. Among his finest moments was using a siege tank to escape General Duke's battlecruiser. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, you read that right]] -- he used a [[TankGoodness siege tank]] stationed in the ''Hyperion'' cargo bay to blast a [[TheBattlestar battlecruiser]] -- InSpace! And we all thought siege tanks didn't have AntiAir.

-->'''Tassadar:''' ''[[DoNotGoGentle And I say to thee]], [[YouShallNotPass THIS SHALL NOT COME TO PASS! AIUR SHALL NOT FALL! Executor, I stand ready.]]''

-->'''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.''

-->'''Fenix''': ''It is difficult to believe that I am working along side my greatest enemy in order to save this sector.... Fortune has been whimsical of late.''
-->'''Raynor''': ''You sound like a tired old man, Fenix!''
-->'''Fenix''': ''Don't let the fact that I am 368 years older than you dull your impression of me young Raynor, I can still - how do you Terrans say it? - 'Throw down with the best of them!'''
-->'''Raynor''': ''I stand corrected.''

-->'''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.

-->'''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''.

-->'''[DuGalle=]:''' So, the elusive Arcturus Mengsk at last. I was hoping to speak with you before we finished our business here. I am Admiral Gerard [=DuGalle=], and I must commend you, Sir, for holding back our advance for as long as you have. You are indeed a worthy opponent. \\

'''[DuGalle=]:''' That seems unlikely, Sir, seeing as how you'll be publicly executed along with the rest of your ranking officers.

'''[DuGalle=]:''' Hah! The man who crowns himself "Emperor" speaks to me of daring? You have far outlived your reputation, ''Citizen'' Mengsk. Captain, prepare to take the Emperor into custody.

* 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''. Is she a distant descendant of [[CodeGeass Lelouch Lamperouge]] or what?

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49b2bqb-TM Patriot's Blood]]. Great scripting and lots of fun.
** Briefings:

-->'''Aldaris''': ''[[SarcasmMode Amusing.]]''

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49b2bqb-TM Patriot's Blood]]. Great scripting and lots of fun.

-->'''Tassadar:''' ''[[DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight And I say to thee]], [[YouShallNotPass THIS SHALL NOT COME TO PASS! AIUR SHALL NOT FALL! Executor, I stand ready.]]''

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

!Tournament
* If a progamer wins 3 [=OSLs=], he gets a golden mouse. It's more of a ''crowning moment of awesome'' than you'd think. In fact, winning any major tournament is HUGE. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg6-3AMfdGk Look at the freaking crowd with thousands of people.]]
* Boxer's legendary [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jen46qkZVNI [=SCV=] Rush]].
* Ever 2004 OSL Finals- Boxer vs Iloveoov
* Batoo OSL Finals- Jaedong vs Fantasy
* Ever 2008 OSL Finals- July vs Best
* Every time game gets past lair tech in zerg vs zerg matchup.

** Which one's the Any Key?

** Or let's just say that Jim Raynor is just made of awesome.
*** Or to put it another way, he's the inspiration for [[GearsOfWar Marcus Fenix]], except without a chainsaw.

* Yet another example, best stated by a comment on the video. "Probe: 50 Minerals. 16 Pylons: 1600 Minerals. 15 Cannons: 2250 Minerals. Humiliating the cockiest player in professional Starcraft: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9su2-d6UKXA Priceless.]]"
** Above link no longer any good, replace please?

-->'''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.''

--> Kerrigan: ''I don't think so, Admiral. You see, at this point... I'm pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.''
* Real life example. If a progamer wins 3 [=OSLs=], he gets a golden mouse. It's more of a ''crowning moment of awesome'' than you'd think. In fact, winning any major tournament is HUGE. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg6-3AMfdGk Look at the freaking crowd with thousands of people.]]
* Yet another real life example, best stated by a comment on the video. "Probe: 50 Minerals. 16 Pylons: 1600 Minerals. 15 Cannons: 2250 Minerals. Humiliating the cockiest player in professional Starcraft: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9su2-d6UKXA Priceless.]]"

-->'''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 worry about it, 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]].

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

-->'''Tassadar:''' [[DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight And I say to thee]], [[YouShallNotPass THIS SHALL NOT COME TO PASS! AIUR SHALL NOT FALL! Executor, I stand ready.]]

-->'''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.

-->'''Fenix''': It is difficult to believe that I am working along side my greatest enemy in order to save this sector.... Fortune has been whimsical of late."
-->'''Raynor''': You sound like a tired old man, Fenix!
-->'''Fenix''': Don't let the fact that I am 368 years older than you dull your impression of me young Raynor, I can still - how do you Terrans say it? - 'Throw down with the best of them!'
-->'''Raynor''': I stand corrected.

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

--> Kerrigan: "''I don't think so, Admiral. You see, at this point... I'm pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.''"
* Real life example. If a progamer wins 3 [=OSLs=], he gets a golden mouse. It's more of a ''crowning moment of awesome'' than you'd think. In fact, winning any major tournament is HUGE. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg6-3AMfdGk Look at the **** ing crowd with thousands of people.]]