History Headscratchers / Starcraft

** Was Fenix or his death even mentioned in the whole campaign? Raynor was at least as close to him as he was to human Kerrigan, and she murdered him (not to mention the rest of his troops) in a completely unnecessary betrayal. How can he go from "I'm gonna be the man to kill you someday" to that sappy-ass carry-her-in-your-arms scene at the end? I can understand the ZOMGKERRIGANWILLSAVEUSPROPHECY, but this is ridiculous.

** Mar Sara was sterilised by the Protoss, however here it is once again habitable and even supports plant life.
** The Dominion was thoroughly and utterly trounced not once but '''thrice''' (by the UED, by the Zerg and by the Zerg again in the last mission of BW) yet in four years they are once again the reigning power in the sector.
** The worst of all - Raynor's weeping over Kerrigan. The last time they met Raynor swore to kill her in the most badass way possible! It was a clear indication that he saw no trace of humanity left in her. And now he's keeping a picture of her uninfested self in his desk? Are you kidding me?

* Where's this Professor Narud everyone keeps talking about? I played through all the missions, including the secret mission, and I haven't seen him anywhere.

** What exactly is wrong with [[spoiler:TheHero saving one of his closest friends from being a brainwashed TragicMonster, after [[EarnYourHappyEnding going through absolute hell to do it]], in a genuine CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming]

** What exactly is wrong with [[spoiler:TheHero saving one of his closest friends from being a brainwashed TragicMonster, after [[EarnYourHappyEnding going through absolute hell to do it]], in a genuine CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming]]?

**{{@/kknd2}} An alternative stance is that Kerrigan was just someone pushed [[MoralEventHorizon way,]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes way]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge to far]] . In this context, Kerrigans four year halting of the Zerg and comments concerning 'growing tired of slaughter' come across as a MyGodWhatHaveIDone, and 'I'm pretty much queen bitch of the universe right now' as bitterly ironic. Consider, Kerrigan was the only remaining power in the sector, but the only force she persued to destruction was the UED fleet, who she expressed serius disdain for, and who never got their message home about losing. For four years the [[OrcusOnHisThrone Zerg did nothing]], until abruptly they attack in overwhelming force, but seeking the relics, the relics that accomplished the events of the ending. There is also the possibility that the orders of the Overmind were still messing with her head, and now they are gone, leaving Kerrigan in complete control. Given that she is clearly not completely human, and the second chapter is the [[SequelHook Zerg chapter...]]

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**An alternative stance is that Kerrigan was just someone pushed [[MoralEventHorizon way,]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes way]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge to far]] . In this context, Kerrigans four year halting of the Zerg and comments concerning 'growing tired of slaughter' come across as a MyGodWhatHaveIDone, and 'I'm pretty much queen bitch of the universe right now' as bitterly ironic. Consider, Kerrigan was the only remaining power in the sector, but the only force she persued to destruction was the UED fleet, who she expressed serius disdain for, and who never got their message home about losing. For four years the Zerg did nothing, until abruptly they attack in overwhelming force, but seeking the relics, the relics that accomplished the events of the ending. There is also the possibility that the orders of the Overmind were still messing with her head, and now they are gone, leaving Kerrigan in complete control. Given that she is clearly not completely human, and the second chapter is the [[SequelHook Zerg chapter...]]
* I still cannot believe that Blizzard dared to offer such an AlternateCharacterInterpretation for the Overmind. (I mean, seriously? The Overmind [[CompleteMonster kills billions of Protoss]] as part of his plan to… save the universe? And he was a slave to hybrids without any Cerebrate, or Kerrigan, then having any inkling of what was going on? With the Hybrids being dormant?) Of course, it's not like Blizzard hadn't already done such [[Retcon reframings]] before…

**[[{{kknd2}} This Troper]] suggestions considering that the Overmind's goal was freeing itself from enslavement, not the salvation of others. The enslavement was to the goal the hybrids had forced upon it. Kerrigan's ability to think totally seprate from the Overmind, like the lesser Cerebrates before her, was an attempt to cleverly get around the MoreThanMindControl. If you enslaved something that dangerous to you will, you would clearly prevent it from actually telling anyone about it, lest they help it get free. Taken further, you could consider that the semeingly overconfident decision to manifest itself on the protoss homeworld is part of its gambit to get free, once it 'died' Kerrigan was not enslaved to its will (and thus its enslavers will). When the Overmind's masters are slain, it can reincarnate freely. With the results of wings of liberty, this may be going [[Understatement: a little off track.]]

**An alternative stance is that Kerrigan was just someone pushed

**[[{{Kknd2}} This Troper]] suggestions considering that the Overmind's goal was freeing itself from enslavement, not the salvation of others. The enslavement was to the goal the hybrids had forced upon it. Kerrigan's ability to think totally seprate from the Overmind, like the lesser Cerebrates before her, was an attempt to cleverly get around the MoreThenMindControl. If you enslaved something that dangerous to you will, you would clearly prevent it from actually telling anyone about it, lest they help it get free. Taken further, you could consider that the semeingly overconfident decision to manifest itself on the protoss homeworld is part of its gambit to get free, once it 'died' Kerrigan was not enslaved to its will (and thus its enslavers will). When the Overmind's masters are slain, it can reincarnate freely. With the results of wings of liberty, this may be going [[Understatement: a little off track.]]