History Headscratchers / Starcraft

[[folder:Raszagal]]
* Why did Kerrigan reveal that Raszagal was under her thrall instead of just making her return to Shakuras with Zeratul? Not only did that draw even more aggression from the Daelaam when the Dominion and the UED were already out for her blood, it also cost her a valuable sleeper agent. Also, what did Kerrigan go so far out of her way to get Raszagal back in The Reckoning? She already stated that Raszagal was beyond saving in the briefing.

* Throughout the Episode I of Starcraft I, Tassadar purifies several Terran planets: First Chau Sara, which kicks off the whole campaign, and then Mar Sara at the end of mission 4, and Antiga Prime at the end of mission 7. Yet in Episode III, Aldaris takes Tassadar to task for, among other things, refusing to purify the Terran planets, despite the fact that the only planet he failed to purify was Tarsonis (and that only because Kerrigan had stopped him). Of all the things to accuse Tassadar of, why did Aldaris bring up "refusal to destroy the Terran worlds" when Tassadar had actually complied with his orders to destroy the Terran worlds, and more often successfully than not?

* Throughout the Episode I of Starcraft I, Tassadar purifies several Terran planets: First Chau Sara, which kicks off the whole campaign, and then Mar Sara at the end of mission 4, and Antiga Prime at the end of mission 7. Yet in Episode III, Aldaris takes Tassadar to task for, among other things, failing to purify the Terran planets, despite the fact that the only planet he failed to purify was Tarsonis (and that only because Kerrigan had stopped him). Of all the things to accuse Tassadar of, why did Aldaris bring up "refusal to destroy the Terran worlds" when Tassadar had actually complied with his orders to destroy the Terran worlds, and more often successfully than not?

* Throughout the Episode I of Starcraft I, Tassadar purifies several Terran planets: First Chau Sara, which kicks off the whole campaign, and then Mar Sara at the end of mission 4, and Antiga Prime at the end of mission 7. Yet in Episode III, Aldaris takes Tassadar to task for, among other things, failing to purify the Terran planets, despite the fact that the only planet he failed to purify was Tarsonis (and that only because Kerrigan had stopped him). Of all the things to accuse Tassadar of, why did Aldaris bring up "failure to purify the infested Terran worlds" when Tassadar had actually been successful more often than not?

* Throughout the Episode I of StarCraft I, Tassadar purifies several Terran planets: First Chau Sara, which kicks off the whole campaign, and then Mar Sara at the end of mission 4, and Antiga Prime at the end of mission 7. Yet in Episode III, Aldaris takes Tassadar to task for, among other things, failing to purify the Terran planets, despite the fact that the only planet he failed to purify was Tarsonis (and that only because Kerrigan had stopped him). Of all the things to accuse Tassadar of, why did Aldaris bring up "failure to purify the infested Terran worlds" when Tassadar had actually been successful more often than not?

** 1) Kerrigan on Shakuras. No, she couldn't "play it differently". Aldaris was about to expose her and the Matriarh, so she had to kill him. And there were no lines of further manipulation, because Protoss wanted nothing except scouring their world of Zerg and they clearly refused to kill the new Overmind. 2) Kerrigan and the UED. Yeah, she never shows up, but guess what, that's how TheChessmaster works - from behind the scenes and through proxies. Her goal was fulfilled, and the Dominion was destroyed. 3) Kerrigan, Fenix and Raynor. They ''obviously'' did not trust her, they were not stupid. They wouldn't help her retake Char and slay the Overmind for the same reasons the Protoss didn't, and they would turn on her any moment. Again, she had no choice but to attack them. Yeah, she enjoyed tormenting her enemies, but she did it after ''winning'' over them, which she kept doing all the time. In "WoL" her role degraded to "I'll get you next time, Raynor! NEXT TIME!!!".

** It's like Creator/TerryPratchett once said in ''Discworld/MenAtArms'': "If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar. So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word." As the Queen of Blades, Kerrigan wanted Mengsk to suffer. As the Primal Queen of the Zerg, she just wants him dead.

** The N64 port isn't canon (Blizzard has gone on record saying "[[OldShame How did we ever think that was cool...]]"), but that's beside the point: At the beginning, Raynor ''was planning on killing Kerrigan''. Remember what he said to [[spoiler:Ariel Hanson]]: "You're infested. You're already dead." He wasn't carrying around the picture of the one that got away--he was carrying around a picture of his ''dead'' girlfriend as a reminder to kill the thing that is desecrating her corpse. Then Zeratul shows up and throws all that into question, then Valerian reveals [[spoiler:the possibility of a cure]]. Made perfect sense to me.
** The Stukov missions are the one thing from the N64 port that is considered canon by Blizzard.

** Nobody. There should be chaos and turmoil with various factions (including the remains of the Dominion) fighting for power and Raynor desperately trying to instill some order and bringing warring sides together in the face of the new Zerg threat...

** 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?

** The Stukov missions are the one thing from the N64 port that is considered canon by Blizzard.

** 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.

* Nope, I think you got it right. Something died inbetween (shortly before Burning Crusade I believe).
** Mar Sara was sterilised by the Protoss, however here it is once again habitable and even supports plant life.

* What I wonder is; Where did Kerrigan go? The purple bimbo with her name in ''Starcraft II'' isn't anywhere near what Kerrigan was like, just a general ineffective villain sue and fanservice (that hopefully pisses more people off than actually enjoy it. :P)

* Is it just me, or are the Zerg {{Villain Sue}}s? Think about it, have they ever lost a significant battle? And even in the few times they ''did'' lose, they were either [[PyrrhicVictory Pyrrhic Victories]] [[XanatosGambit intentional for a different beneift]], or just Kerrigan sparing the heroes for no apparent reason?

** Yeah, she's a total bitch, but she's a strong female character AND a total bitch. Whatever impostor took over in ''Starcraft II'' is pretty much just a Villain Sue Bimbo of Fanservice. She's not the least bit impressive whatsoever. Compare to the actual Queen Bitch of the Universe.

[[folder:Tosh's distrust of Ariel Hanson]]
* Exactly why does Tosh distrust Ariel Hanson? What did he mean when he said that she is a "honey trap"? And he stated that the Zerg hit Agria so quickly, so is he suggesting that Hanson was to blame? And if Haven's Fall is done, Tosh says that things would have been worse had the Agrians ended up in the Core Worlds. Exactly how would it have been worse?.
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* Exactly why does Tosh distrust Ariel Hanson? What did he mean when he said that she is a "honey trap"? And he stated that the Zerg hit Agria so quickly, so is he suggesting that Hanson was to blame? And if Haven's Fall is done, Tosh says that things would have been worse had the Agrians ended up in the Core Worlds. Exactly how would it have been worse?]].

*** The point is that Terrans aren't good at anything when you infest them, that's why the Swarm didn't bother making a new unit based on them. Infested terrans being bombs are just making the most use of a bad stock. They even stop bothering with that once they figure out how to make Banelings with less effort and less rescources.

** 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]]

*** That's the point. Humans are physically frail and don't run very fast, so filling their body cavities with explosive ooze is a waste
of resources, especially when you can convert something like a Zergling to do the same...which happens to be what they do in Starcraft 2.