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[[folder:Humans are a creation of the Xel'Naga and they combine purity of form and essence.]]
The two major races Protoss and Zergs, are creations of the Xel'Naga. Other alien species have existed in the Starcraft-verse, such as the Tagal, but they mostly exist as obscure things in the fluff. I think it make sense that the three major (and playable) races share a common origin. All three are psionics. Two of them, Terran and Protoss, share a similar body shape. Two of the them, Terran and Zerg, are strong in numbers. Terrans, as JackOfAllStats combine purity of form and purity of essence. Like the Zergs, they are constantly evolving. However its not their bodies but their tactics and technology that is always evolving, while the Protoss are rather stagnant.
* Then they should be stronger than the hybrids, and zergs shouldn't be able to infest them.
* Jossed. The literature directly states (I think somewhere in the ''Dark Templar Trilogy'') that the Xel'Naga didn't have a thing to do with humanity.
* Partially, if one consider that the Xel'Naga seeded all sentient species-bearing planets in the universe. They indirectly had a hand (read:tentacle) in humanity's creation.]]! Confirmed Theories

[[folder:We have never seen any Xel'Naga because they have no body.]]
They AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence. The hybrids will become their body in the physical world.
* I always thought the Energy Beings from the books were the Xel'naga...
** Definitely not!
*** Zeratul thinks they are, but it doesn't track with anything in the games like the Xel'Naga ship that was clearly designed for things with a physical body.
** Jossed by Starcraft 2. Xel'Naga Destroyers have a body.
*** Those are actually called Hybrid destroyers, at least according to the portrait information.
** They are the same ones Duran made in Brood War.
** Hybrids are not Xel-Naga. They are created by Duran (and others) on behalf of a '''single''' Xel-Naga, referred to as the Fallen One (Amon)]], who perverted the original plan for the merging of the "purity of form/purity of essence" lifeforms.
*** Assuming, of course, that Duran is working for the Fallen One. he actually is, and he himself is a Xel'naga.]]
* Somewhat jossed. Xel'naga is a race of inter-dimensional beings, and has a hand in the creation of all life in all universes, and they reside in the Void which serves the nexus point of all universes. Eache time they enter a new universe, they will take on a new form. As observed with Duran/Nurad,Amon and Ouros, Xel'Naga indeep posses form inside the void, but in case of Amon it seems that they can appear as pure conciousness/energy being as well.]]
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[[folder:The entire series after the part of the first game where you play as the Zerg is a Bodyguard gambit by the Zerg Cerebrate
"He" was created with the express purpose of serving and protecting Kerrigan, and has done so very well. In fact, he has never had a major tactical defeat. He is manipulating the various events that happen in order to make Kerrigan powerful, just like the Overmind told him to.]]

[[folder: VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} exists as a computer game series in the [=StarCraft=] universe.]]

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! Partially Jossed Theories

[[folder:Humans are a creation of the Xel'Naga and they combine purity of form and essence.]]
The two major races Protoss and Zergs, are creations of the Xel'Naga. Other alien species have existed in the Starcraft-verse, such as the Tagal, but they mostly exist as obscure things in the fluff. I think it make sense that the three major (and playable) races share a common origin. All three are psionics. Two of them, Terran and Protoss, share a similar body shape. Two of the them, Terran and Zerg, are strong in numbers. Terrans, as JackOfAllStats combine purity of form and purity of essence. Like the Zergs, they are constantly evolving. However its not their bodies but their tactics and technology that is always evolving, while the Protoss are rather stagnant.
* Then they should be stronger than the hybrids, and zergs shouldn't be able to infest them.
* Jossed. The literature directly states (I think somewhere in the ''Dark Templar Trilogy'') that the Xel'Naga didn't have a thing to do with humanity.
* Partially, if one consider that the Xel'Naga seeded all sentient species-bearing planets in the universe. They indirectly had a hand (read:tentacle) in humanity's creation.]]! Confirmed Theories

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! Unsorted Theories

[[folder:We have never seen any Xel'Naga because they have no body.]]
They AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence. The hybrids will become their body in the physical world.
* I always thought the Energy Beings from the books were the Xel'naga...
** Definitely not!
*** Zeratul thinks they are, but it doesn't track with anything in the games like the Xel'Naga ship that was clearly designed for things with a physical body.
** Jossed by Starcraft 2. Xel'Naga Destroyers have a body.
*** Those are actually called Hybrid destroyers, at least according to the portrait information.
** They are the same ones Duran made in Brood War.
** Hybrids are not Xel-Naga. They are created by Duran (and others) on behalf of a '''single''' Xel-Naga, referred to as the Fallen One (Amon)]], who perverted the original plan for the merging of the "purity of form/purity of essence" lifeforms.
*** Assuming, of course, that Duran is working for the Fallen One. he actually is, and he himself is a Xel'naga.]]
* Somewhat jossed. Xel'naga is a race of inter-dimensional beings, and has a hand in the creation of all life in all universes, and they reside in the Void which serves the nexus point of all universes. Eache time they enter a new universe, they will take on a new form. As observed with Duran/Nurad,Amon and Ouros, Xel'Naga indeep posses form inside the void, but in case of Amon it seems that they can appear as pure conciousness/energy being as well.]]
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[[folder:The entire series after the part of the first game where you play as the Zerg is a Bodyguard gambit by the [[Main/NonEntityGeneral Nameless Zerg Cerebrate]]]]
"He" was created with the express purpose of serving and protecting Kerrigan, and has done so very well. In fact, he has never had a major tactical defeat. He is manipulating the various events that happen in order to make Kerrigan powerful, just like the Overmind told him to.

* Partially, if one consider that the Xel'Naga seeded all sentient species-bearing planets in the universe. They indirectly had a hand (read:tentacle) in humanity's creation.]]

[[folder: Alternatively, humans aren't created by the Xel'naga, but lured into the Koprulu Sector to give raw material on how to merge Purity of Form and Purity of Essence.]]
The Protoss and Zerg can't merge with each other directly because of the WordOfGod that "there are no infested protoss". Perhaps there needs to be an existing "keystone species" that evolved on their own to represent a rather primitive form of merging, and that's where humans enter. Also, Narud does not use Protoss technology in creating Hybrids, but instead Terran technology, which seemed primitive at first, but is actually more advanced in biotechnology (exemplified by their medics).
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[[spoiler: The Angels are Purity of Form (Protoss), and the Demons are Purity of Essence (Zerg).]] This would mean interesting things regarding the Nephalem.[[spoiler: They could be a naturally occurring instance of a power equal to the Xel'Naga, or of suitible hosts.]]
* Furthermore,[[spoiler: in The Sin War trilogy, Uldyssian manages to drive back both the Angels and Demons, an impressive feat, before being consumed by his own power. He notes that he gained it too quickly, and as the player character of Diablo 3 is called and noted to be Nephalem, meaning that humanity gets to a place where they can handle the power while maintaining a physical form.]]
* This also provides a possible explanation for why [[spoiler: Kerrigan was able to absorb Ourous's power. Although an alternate instance, Kerrigan was originally human, and the increasing amount of psychics prove that these humans also have some degree of hidden potential.]]
* This also explains Trag'Oul finally: [[spoiler: Trag'Oul is a Xel'Naga who is interfering in, or watching Sanctuary's growth. It is why he was able to keep his presence from the Angels and Demons, and let Mendeln keep his memories.]]

* Partially, if one consider that [[spoiler:the Xel'Naga seeded all sentient species-bearing planets in the universe. They indirectly had a hand (read:tentacle) in humanity's creation.]]

** Hybrids are not Xel-Naga. They are created by Duran (and others) on behalf of a '''single''' Xel-Naga, referred to as the Fallen One [[spoiler: (Amon)]], who perverted the original plan for the merging of the "purity of form/purity of essence" lifeforms.
*** Assuming, of course, that Duran is working for the Fallen One. [[spoiler: he actually is, and he himself is a Xel'naga.]]
* Somewhat jossed. [[spoiler: Xel'naga is a race of inter-dimensional beings, and has a hand in the creation of all life in all universes, and they reside in the Void which serves the nexus point of all universes. Eache time they enter a new universe, they will take on a new form. As observed with Duran/Nurad,Amon and Ouros, Xel'Naga indeep posses form inside the void, but in case of Amon it seems that they can appear as pure conciousness/energy being as well.]]

* Maybe the Nameless Zerg Cerebrate in some way controls Duran - or maybe even has reincarnated itself in Duran. Not only does Duran protect Kerrigan by means of tactical aid, but he also [[spoiler:tries to combine Protoss and Zerg DNA]], which was the old Overmind's ultimate goal. And remember that Kerrigan, and subsequently also the Nameless Cerebrate, were explicitly only created to achieve this goal. Also, Duran states that [[spoiler:he does not serve Kerrigan but a far greater power]], which according to the already revealed parts of the Starcraft II story will be [[spoiler:the Xel'naga]], but judging from the statement alone could as well have been referring to the Overmind.

** ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft II}}'' never outright says that and the ExpandedUniverse heavily imply that both cerebrates existed (the first one, used in the vanilla zerg campaign, was killed by the dark templar and the second one, in Brood War, may have simply expended its usefulness by the time of ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft II}}''). That being said, Kerrigan appears to be, once fully matured, more than an equal for any cerebrate since [[spoiler:the Overmind intended for her to rule the swarm on her own)]].

Jossed. [[spoiler:The Overmind is revealed to have actually been trying to stop the ''real'' BigBad all along.]]
** [[spoiler: Unless [[ChessMaster The Overmind was lying]].]]
*** [[spoiler: Tassadar merged with the Overmind, and as such was shown to have explored the Overmind's mind. When the guy's literally in your mind you can't really hide jack.]]
*** [[spoiler: Tassadar is actually dead all along, but the apparition that bears the likeliness of him is actually some sort of psionic thought-signal originated from Ouros, the last Xel'Naga (if you don't count the 'fallen' ones like Amon and Narud), and was picked up and interpreted by Zeratu as Tassadar speaking to him from the beyond. At least that's what the Legacy of the Void implied....]]

*** Somewhat confirmed. [[spoiler: The Xel'Naga were the beings who seeded life on all planets in the universe that eventually evolved sentient lifeforms. So they are responsible for creating the environment where sentient life could grow, thus indirectly resulted in the emergence of human beings.]]

** Close. Very close. (Note that the Spoiler Tags are there for a reason. A BIG reason. Read at your own risk.) [[spoiler: Jim does forcibly board the ship, but only succeeds because Valerian never had hostile intentions towards him; rather, he wanted to enlist Jim's help with the final artifact (which he does, to the crew of the Hyperion's chagrin). After all the artifacts are obtained, Valerian snatches half the Dominion fleet and teams up with Raynor to assault Char. And their assault is successful - the Zerg on Char are destroyed, and Kerrigan is cured and rescued in one giant SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}. Jim even takes a bullet for her, and kills Tychus.]]

The Duran we know in Brood War [[spoiler:may be an agent of the Dark Voice]] may have based his disguise on him.

* Jossed. [[spoiler: Samir Duran is actually a Xel'Naga named Narud and a follower of Amon.]]

[[folder: [[spoiler: The cure didn't completely work.]]]]

[[spoiler: In the final cutscene of [=WoL=], even though almost all of Kerrigan is back to normal, her hair is still the spindly nature that it was when she was totally zerged. And since the next campaign is going to be a Zerg one, it makes sense that Kerrigan is only 90ish% human, and has some element of control over the Zerg (but isn't crazy evil and all).]]
* [[spoiler:[[{{Nivenus}} This Troper]] would almost consider that confirmed, since it is already confirmed Kerrigan's the player character of ''Heart of the Swarm'' and as, indicated, Kerrigan's still got the zergified hair (plus, there's the Overmind's whole [[XanatosGambit Xanatos]]/ThanatosGambit thing).]]
** [[spoiler: Also, it is said in the Protoss mini campaign that Kerrigan is the only one who could question the Voice's control over the Zerg. Since completely removing her infestation would surely take that ability away from her, the effect would be the same as if she had been killed.]]
*** [[spoiler: With the notable exception that ''she's not dead''. In the original timeline, somebody (probably Jim) actually put an actual bullet through her actual head. In this timeline she's still alive. Infested or not, there's a big difference there.]]

* From the bonus mission we learn [[spoiler: Mengsk is creating hybrids, the same hybrids that will eventually be used by the Dark Voice to destroy everything]] he learned how and got the tech to do so from Duran who is just using Mengsk to build up a hybrid army for the Dark Voice who he is an agent of.

[[folder: [[spoiler: Samir Duran is Emil Narud]]]]
[[spoiler: Narud is Duran spelled backwards. Curing Kerrigan is part of his ElaborateScheme.]]
* [[spoiler:It's even heavily suggested by Kerrigan who sees through his "charade".]]
* Blizzard themselves gave this theory a bit of credence, stating that [[spoiler: There ''is'' a connection between Duran and Narud.]]
* [[spoiler:Given the revelation in HOTS that Narud is a shapeshifter working for Amon, this is looking significantly more plausible.]]

** Pretty much confirmed. [[spoiler: He is also a Xel'Naga.]]

[[spoiler: Duran/]]Narud is a servant of the Dark Voice, and once Kerrigan had [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness served her purpose]] he decided to place his assets and connections under Arcturus' control to ensure the anti-Kerrigan forces would see to her destruction. In exchange for Dominion funding and support of the Moebius Foundation's [[spoiler: hybrid project]]. Since that obviously didn't work out, he began to manipulate Valerian to cement the Foundation's imperial ties and use him as a pawn who could work together with [[spoiler: Raynor's Raiders]], because Arcturus wouldn't be able to, and gather up the Xel'Naga artifacts. Knowing Raynor would be a sucker for a shot at restoring Kerrigan, he pulled some strings to have Tychus bailed out to join the hunt for the artifacts. Meanwhile Narud is counting on [[spoiler: Mengsk to try and eliminate Kerrigan through his mole Tychus because he knows she's gunning for him. Even though Tychus seemingly fails at the conclusion to Wings of Liberty, Kerrigan's deinfestation could make it much harder for her to counteract the Dark Voice's corruption of the Zerg]]. [[GambitPileUp It's a win-win situation for everyone]]. [[spoiler: Except for every living thing in the universe should Kerrigan fail to regain control of the Swarm.]]

[[spoiler: The mission plays out the Protoss' last stand against the Hybrids and Dark Voice, in a timeline where Kerrigan has been killed. Since she's not dead in the current timeline, the Zerg will now fight alongside the Protoss when they confront the Hybrids, who will possibly now have an entire tech tree of Hybrids to make up for the fact that they won't have the Zerg with them. Alternately, the Hybrids will have mind-controlled Terrans serving them.]]
** Seems reasonable... but I'm guessing [[spoiler: Raynor's Raiders will be fighting with the good guys too.]] I could even see [[spoiler:the Zerg getting their own version of In Utter Darkness where they ''and'' the Protoss go down, thereby proving they have to rescue Raynor and/or Valerian and/or (just to twist the knife) Arcturus.]]

*** Jossed. The Protoss campaign in the Legacy of the Void is anything but bleak. [[spoiler: Although it's actually reversed in the final three missions -- where all three races led their forces right into Amon's doorstep, dead set to end him once and for all, while Amon put up a desperate but ultimately futile resistance.]]

[[folder: [[spoiler:Ariel Hanson]] is infested in BOTH scenarios, we only see it in one.]]
[[spoiler: Tosh refers to Hanson as a "honey pot" repeatedly and says that she was basically a time bomb waiting to go off once she and the infested colonists reached the core worlds. She only sprouted claws and tentacles once she was blown; that would assume that some infested Terrans are able to hide their condition, though. ''Alternate'' explanation: she wasn't infested in the "Haven's Fall" scenario, but due to desperation to prove her cure worked, she infected herself and it kind of went out of control. Matt did say that "she's desperate to save her people."]]
* Alternatively; [[spoiler: She was infested the whole time, but was, through her medical skill, able to suppress the infestation to the point were it wasn't visually obvious or had any effect on her personality. This is why she was so certain she could find a cure for the infestation. If Raynor sides with the Protoss against the colonists, she loses hope for a cure and allows the infestation to flare up again, consuming her completely. Conversely, if Raynor decides to protect the colonists, she is motivated to continue her research and either completes a permanent cure, or is able to suppress the infestation indefinitely.]]

** Somewhat confirmed, as [[spoiler: both Protoss and Overmind's Swarm were tampered by Amon, while Kerrigan being a powerful psionic (pruity of form, one who posses great psionic power -- however it dosen't have to be Terran, it just happens that Kerrigan is one.) and merged with the essence of unaltered Primal Zerg genes (pruity of essence, one who could endure great change).]] The Terran part is actually rather incidental.

This is basically the only way it can really be done, since Wings of Liberty ended with [[spoiler:Kerrigan being de-Zerged, and all Zerg on the Zerg capital world Char - and thus, most of the entire Zerg race - being obliterated by the Xel'Naga artifact. Because Heart of the Swarm wouldn't be fun playing as a faction that's been reduced to a leaderless, tiny remnant force that would be no better than nonsentient animals without a guiding Hive King or Queen]].
** Possibly {{Jossed}} by the blurb on the single player screen once you've finished the game, which invites the player to [[spoiler:Discover the fate of Kerrigan and the swarm]] in the upcoming expansion.
*** Alternate theory: the campaign does indeed take place immediately after the end of Wings of Liberty, but most of the actual missions are [[spoiler: Kerrigan in sickbay, narrating flashbacks to Raynor. Possibly the final act is Kerrigan regaining control of the Zerg and using them for good (well, good for everyone who isn't Arcturus Mengsk, the poor doomed bastard).]]

[[folder: [[spoiler: Kerrigan is not completely rid of her Zerg side.]]]]
Here's an interesting theory, based on the ending of ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. [[spoiler: The Xel'Naga artifact cured Kerrigan of her infestation, but at the same time it made her into a Zerg-Human hybrid. You can tell she still has some Zerginess by her hair in the ending cutscene. She's still the Queen of Blades, and thus in control of the Zerg, but the artifact's power allowed her to regain her humanity, so she - and by extension, the Zerg - are good guys now. This is the wrench to be thrown in the Dark Voice's plan - having the otherwise mindless Zerg used against him - and it's also the setup for the Heart of the Swarm campaign, wherein Kerrigan figures out how to control the Swarm while fighting off the imposing threat of the Dark Voice.]]
** [[spoiler: Perhaps Heart of the Swarm means the Swarm gets a heart. A human heart.]]
** [[spoiler: It's all a huge XanatosGambit by Kerrigan. She uses Raynor's Raiders to get rid of the Terran Dominion, builds up a new Swarm and then defeats Raynor while he's vulnerable and unsuspecting. It wouldn't be the first time Kerrigan pitted her enemies against each other and then swiftly defeated the victors.]]
** [[spoiler: it is cormfrimed if the screen shorts of Hart of Swarm are anything to go by.]]
** Confirmed. [[spoiler: Kerrigan actually went back being Zerg/The Queen of Blades after merging with the essence of Primal Zerg. This time though, she's far more human than her previous incarnation.]]

[[folder: [[spoiler: Kerrigan is, in fact, completely rid of her Zerg side.]]]]
[[spoiler:The hair is just hair. It's dead, like regular hair, and unlike the wings, the glowing eyes, the high-heels, and the chitin; once it dries up and falls off she'll be completely back to normal.]] Naaah, there's no way the laws of storytelling would let that be true.
[[spoiler: Probably jossed as the released content of Heart of Swarm shows that she is trying to regain her powers]]

[[folder: [[spoiler: Kerrigan is, in fact, not "cured" at all, at least mentally.]]]]
[[spoiler: Nothing in the ending cutscene actually suggests her being "cured." Yes, she no longer has her chitinous armor and wings; that is the obvious effect of the Xel'Naga artifact "working." However, she is still the same person (assuming she didn't get a nice mindwipe as another gift from the artifact). She is still a massively powerful psionic, who can most likely still control the remaining Zerg (we do have an expansion about that coming up, after all). She is, admittedly, very weak in the cutscene, but this could easily be due to the psionic backlash of just having most of an entire race (of which she could see into every single "mind" if she wished) wiped out in a mere few seconds. She's still got some people, quite possibly including Raynor, who she wants to kill. As for her line "... Jim?"; she's called him that before when in full Queen of Blades mode, so her calling him that now is no evidence of a HeelFaceTurn. Finally , her resting in Raynor's arms is because she is literally exhausted.]]

* [[spoiler:If Kerrigan isn't cured, then everyone is doomed, including herself and the swarm. Part of the Overmind's plan entails that she be returned to normal in order to break the control of the zerg by The Voice and/or Xel'Naga.]]
** [[spoiler: Nobody ever said Kerrigan had to be "cured" by a certain time, just before the Dark Voice (whoever the heck he actually is) shows up; she could very well be cured later. Also, if she did have to be cured by a certain time, how do we know that time isn't long past?]] [[DownerEnding Nobody ever said this whole story has to have a happy ending.]]

[[folder: [[spoiler: The Kerrigan found by Raynor at the end is not the real Kerrigan.]]]]
[[spoiler: She is, in fact, a clone made by the real Kerrigan, still the Queen of Blades, who managed to get away from the artifact's nova and hopes that, having "defeated and rescued" her, Raynor and all the others will let her work in peace to the plan to defeat the Xel'naga, like she has done in the last four years. She was interested in the artifacts probably because she discovered the plan behind that search (to "cure" her) and tried to stop it before having to resort to this trick.]]

[[folder: Duran is [[spoiler:The Voice in the Darkness]]]]

** He calls himself "''a servant of'' a far greater power", so he's likely 'just' a high-ranking underling of [[spoiler:the [=VitD=].]]
*** Or of the [[spoiler:Dark Voice]], who is not the same entity by canon.
*** Jossed. [[spoiler: He is however a loyal servant of The Voice in the Darkness a.k.a Amon.]]

[[folder: [[spoiler:The Fallen One is an evil, super-powerful Protoss]]]]

** That would have to be quite a [[spoiler: Protoss]] to do what [[spoiler: the Dark Voice]] seems to be capable of; and besides, going by the Dark Templar Saga, another character, Ulrezaj, already has the [[spoiler: evil super-Protoss]] niche covered. Seems more likely that the [[spoiler: Dark Voice]] is either [[spoiler: a corrupted Xel'Naga, a member of a second race of precursors ''opposing'' the Xel'naga, or a straight-up EldritchAbomination]].
** It's just that looking at the Dark Voice portrait you can win via Achievements in SCII, [[spoiler:the shadowy semi-silhouette [[http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/File:DarkVoice_SC2_Head1.JPEG kinda looks like a Protoss]].]]

** Isn't it more plausible that he's a power-crazy [[spoiler:rogue Xel'naga, or, in fact, [[http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Voice_in_the_Darkness_(entity) the Void entity?]]]] It doesn't make sense for him to be a [[spoiler:protoss]] consider that [[spoiler:he was supposedly have a hand in hardwiring the zerg to attack and kill the protoss, which, when you consider the timeline, means that around that period the whole protoss should still be in the middle of Aeon of Strife (since it happens right after Xel'naga leave the protoss, and it'll take some time for the Xel'naga to search for the zerg)...but then, one of them might be able to snuck on Xel'naga ship...]]

*** Which wouldn't be that surprising considering the Xel'Naga created the Protoss and that [[spoiler:the Protoss and the Zerg were created to merge into a reincarnated Xel'Naga race.]]

*** Jossed. [[spoiler: From HOTS - He is a Xel'naga and his name is Amon]]. However, his host body was derived from the corpse of the Overmind and flesh of Protoss victims.

* [[spoiler: Because she has been weakened by the Xel'Naga artifact,]] Kerrigan will have to fend off attacks from the Daelaam Protoss (i.e. the main Protoss faction), who will be trying to kill her in her moment of vulnerability [[spoiler: because Zeratul hasn't had a chance to warn them of the prophecy/they don't believe Zeratul's warning.]]
* Kerrigan will have to find and save Zeratul, [[spoiler: who mentioned that he is being chased by Dark Voice's agents.]] This will be very awkward.
* Ariel Hanson will return [[spoiler: even if you did the "Haven's Fall" mission and Raynor killed her; she's a Zerg, and Kerrigan can reincarnate her. Because it's been implied that Ariel was infested all along, we'll find out what Kerrigan's plans for her were.]]

* Valerian Mengsk [[spoiler: will, perhaps unintentionally, start a civil war in the Dominion; the soldiers that joined him on the attack on Char will insist that he become Emperor now and that Raynor be pardoned, while the other half of the Dominion military will side with Arcturus.]] Kerrigan will get involved in the conflict and gain a chance to take her revenge on Arcturus.
* Duran will return [[spoiler: leading the Dark Voice's forces and make several attempts to assassinate Kerrigan.]]

[[spoiler: Super, super jossed]]

She wanted to become human again. She was [[spoiler:under the control of Dark Voice]] the whole time, so she needed a very roundabout way to get it. She would have destroyed it, then put it back together using some rationalization to keep [[spoiler:Dark Voice]] from stopping her. Once it was complete, she would have "accidentally" set it off...

* That's too awesome to pass up. There will also be a metric fuckton of hero units involved - Horner in the Hyperion, Valerian in the Bucephalus, Raynor, Tosh, Nova, [[spoiler:Kerrigan (as a heavily souped-up Ghost with Psionic Storm)]], Stettman, Rory, the Odin, Zeratul, Artanis, Selendis, the other heroes from the [[spoiler: BadFuture]], a bunch of hero zerg, and all of the mercenaries even if you didn't buy them. The ending will change based on which heroes are alive; only Raynor, [[spoiler:Kerrigan]] and Zeratul will need to survive for victory.

[[folder:[[spoiler:Kerrigan will become a DeathSeeker]]]]
Due to [[spoiler:her]] being responsible of almost every bad thing which happened since the Zerg campaign in the original Starcraft, [[spoiler:she]] will become TheAtoner, and will be in the frontline as much as possible, in order to put an end to [[spoiler:her]] suffering. This, obviously, won't be allowed by either Raynor (who worked so hard to bring [[spoiler:her]] back in the past, and [[spoiler:finally did it]] at the end of [=WoL=]) or the Protoss. (Because of [[spoiler:the Overmind's vision.]])

[[folder:[[spoiler:In the end, if the above turns out to be true, Kerrigan will do an HeroicSacrifice at the very end of the series]]]]
Unfortunately, [[spoiler:the Overmind's vision]] doesn't say anything about [[spoiler:her]] possible fate after the destruction of the Xel'Naga. [[spoiler:She]] is the key, sure, but [[spoiler:the vision]] doesn't say many details about what will happen.
* Somewhat confirmed, [[spoiler:if you consider leaving behind all your mortality with what it entails and becoming a Xel'Naga an heroic sacrifice.]]

To put it simply, HumansAreBastards and {{Mad Scientist}}s. The Xel'Naga may have been the result of nasty experiments, and now, they are seeking revenge towards their creators. Oh, and [[spoiler:the first EscortMission]] from the first Starcraft? [[spoiler:Raynor finds Zergs in a Confederate installation]].
* And now supported by the secret mission of II, where it's shown that [[spoiler:the Dominion was experimenting with Zerg-Protoss hybrids, just like those which appeared in Zeratul's vision]].
** And what exactly is the ''timeframe'' for this? [[spoiler: Unless humans used to be a lot more technologically advanced and then forgot it, it doesn't work out- the protoss were learning from the Xel'naga before human civilization had advanced to the point that genetic engineering was even ''imaginable'', much less ''possible'']].

** But the problem is that the protoss civilization is ''thousands'' of years old- the Terrans were only exiled a few centuries ago. So unless the Romans [[spoiler: created the Xel'naga]], I'm still not seeing it. Seems more likely it's the other way around- the Xel'naga might have observed/done some basic experimenting with primitive humans, but left to work with what they saw as more promising races.

* [[spoiler: well to be honest, the Xel'Nagas do have a strong EldritchAbomination vibe, albeit much more benevolent. Visually they (from the dead ones in Ulnar and Ouros) even resemble Cthluhu.]]


[[folder:[[spoiler:The Tassadar who spoke to Zeratul was the Dark Voice himself]]]]
It was all a XanatosGambit, [[spoiler:Kerrigan being alive will actually enable the bad future]].

* Either way, [[spoiler:the Dark Voice]] will be in SC at some point.

** [[spoiler: Kerrigan gets there first]]

* An alternative to the above could be the same situation as with Alexei Stukov, I mean [[spoiler:Infested Tychus]]. And for the record, there ''was'' an [[spoiler:Infested]] Stukov, although I'm not sure if it's on the ExpandedUniverse.

** Lime juice helps against the Zerglings, and Emil Narud has a large supply of limes. [[spoiler: Narud may be Duran backwards, but Emil is Lime backwards.]]

[[spoiler: What's worse, she'll only leave a note and leave in the night. That way she gets her campaign without having him overshadow her.]]
** [[spoiler: {{Jossed}}: they get forcibly separated during a Dominion attack in the second mission.]]

Prophecy Mission Spoilers follow -- [[spoiler: Okay, so, we've seen Zeratul's quest in the prophecy missions. First, he hunts down a prophecy on a distant world. That's fine. Then he takes that prophecy to a planet full of BrainwashedAndCrazy protoss being lead by a hybrid who's psionically draining/eating/using the very sages he wants to consult. He kills all the protoss, since they've been irredemably corrupted, and asks the 'totally fine' preservers about the prophecy. Problem. If everything else has been corrupted, the preserves could have been too. Anything they tell him is probably a lie. Not only that, they tell him to go talk to the Overmind, another being which has apparently been under the control of the very same being that corrupted the Protoss and made the hybrid.]]

[[spoiler: Given that the Voice is supposed to be the most powerful Psionic Entity to ever exist, it's completely possible that he's manipulating Zeratul, and that the only way the Voice can win is by making sure Kerrigan isn't in control of the Swarm. After all, if she was, chances are the Voice wouldn't be able to take over the way it did in the Bad Future. This is also why the Bad Future was so intentionally vague. Every line about Kerrigan never says if she lived or died. Only things like "How could we have known?"]]
** [[spoiler:Before the mission "In Utter Darkness" (and after) it ''was'' stated that Kerrigan in that timeline have died.]]

** Tosh was confirmed not to be in Heart of the Swarm, but Blizzard canonized the [[spoiler:Breakout]] branch, so they didn't [[PutOnABus put him completely on a bus]].

* TimeTravel! Yes, if they were experimenting with time-slowing technology, surely they could develop time travel, allowing Mengsk to power up, go back in time, mess with the Overmind, [[spoiler:and become [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Chaos]].]]

[[folder: [[spoiler:Kerrigan really is completely de-infested, mind, body and soul, and as a result, the galaxy is screwed.]]]]
The process to [[spoiler:de-infest Kerrigan]] really did work; [[spoiler:she's okay, back to her normal self, and after therapy, she and Raynor will be living happily together. But doesn't Blizzard hate happy endings? Even so. Why did the Overmind make Kerrigan Queen of Blades in the first place? So she could fight against the Dark Voice. Well, she's gone now. Nothing is, at present, controlling the zerg, which means the Voice is free to step in and take control of the swarm. This will be the plot of the zerg campaign.]] It would be just like Blizzard to take the happiest event to have happened in the entire series and make it into a foil that causes the doom of everything.

1. [[spoiler: Sarah willingly re-infesting herself and taking back the swarms. With Jim's help. If she keeps her mind, they might still manage to be happy together.]]

2. [[spoiler:The Dark Voice's takeover of the Swarm.]]

3. [[spoiler:One more plot, some hidden Cerebrate or some other kind of creature it created, that the Overmind put into motion in order to make the zerg (or at least some of them) sentient individuals instead of slaves to a few intelligent beings.]]

* In this world, Humanity never found the cache of prothean tech on Mars, and instead of discovering Mass Effect technology, they developed along a different path. The Protoss and Zerg similarly developed in other ways. [[spoiler:The Reapers]] need all three of these races destroyed, and are creating the Hybrids to study their tech. The Zerg were originally being controlled through [[spoiler: Reaper Indoctrination.]]

Blizzard has said that the "Legacy of the Void" campaign will be about Zeratul acting as a diplomat to bring all the divided Protoss tribes together into a single unified race. The ending to "Wings of Liberty" implies "Heart of the Swarm" will be about [[spoiler:the now human Kerrigan]] teaching the Zerg the difference between right and wrong to make them into good guys. In other words, because they now have a common enemy, both races are starting to lose the flaws that made the Xel'naga reject them in the first place.

Perhaps that was the plan of the Xel'naga all along. Have one of their own pretend to be a CardCarryingVillain who wants to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] (for no discernible purpose) in order to manipulate both the Protoss and the Zerg into improving themselves. The artifact fragments? Left behind on purpose so the Terrans could find them and [[spoiler:cure Kerrigan]], indirectly giving the Zerg a moral leader. That's why Dr. Hanson says they aren't as old as they should be. The prophesy on Ulaan? Written by the Xel'naga themselves, to convince Zeratul that his people won't survive unless they all join together. Everything that's happened so far has happened to make the Protoss and the Zerg into what the Xel'naga originally wanted them to be.

[[spoiler: Alright, we know that the Overmind created the Queen of Blades in order to free the Zerg from the Dark Voice's control. However, she was still evil due to the lingering parts of the Overmind's brainwashing. But just like the Overmind before, a lingering part of her original self remained (Sarah, if you will). During the timeskip between Brood War and Wings of Liberty, this remnant formed and began to influence the Queen of Blades. Eventually, 'Sarah' was able to 'convince' the Queen of Blades to go on a rampage against the Terrans and Protoss (possibly before they were ready). 'Sarah' probably knows why she was created, and knows that the Dark Voice wants her dead, and would use this opporturnity to put her down. She also knows that the only one with a chance of taking her down is Jim, and knows that the Voice knows this too. Because of this, she knows that the Voice and Duran will engineer a XanatosGambit using Arcturus and the Mobeius Foundation to gather the artifacts that will give Jim the edge he needs and insert a mole (Tychus) in order to ensure the job gets done. But that's only half the plan, since she can't know for sure that Jim will let her live. So, she influences the Queen of Blades to go after the Xel'Naga prophecy, knowing that it will end with an encounter with Zeratul ("I knew you'd find this place eventually" anyone?). Doing this cues Zeratul into finding out the truth and she knows that once he knows what's really going on, he'll go tell Jim about it, ensuring that he (Jim) will let her live (and protect her from whatever mole the Voice has inserted to take her out). All this comes together on Char, and by this point, 'Sarah' has probably taken control of Kerrigan's 'Magnificent Bitch' side, furthering the [=QoB=]'s BadassDecay, culminating in Jim activating the Xel'Naga artifact, purging the Queen of Blades persona, and protecting her from Tychus.]]
* I approve greatly of this theory; it actually makes sense, especially considering [[spoiler:Jim "hearing" Sarah during the last mission of [=WoL=]]]. Regardless of HOTS, this will always be canon ''in my [[strike:cold, unbeating]] heart''.

[[folder: [[spoiler:The Overmind is an UnreliableNarrator]]]]
[[spoiler: Think about it, the Overmind wanted to ensure Kerrigan's survival (having forsaw her death and the Dark Voice's victory) and forsaw Zeratul coming to Aiur so spun a story of a 'vision' of the future should Kerrigan die (which might have elements of truth) which the Protoss would want to prevent coming to pass and used Tassadar's image as someone Zeratul and Raynor would trust. This would also explain the [[LargeHam hammy]] dialogue in the mission 'In Utter Darkness'. After all, the Overmind's word is hardly reliable and is most likely to do whatever it takes to ensure its plans come to fruition.]]

* [[spoiler: Legacy of the Void confirms something similar.]]

* [[spoiler: Nope, Raynor was all too happy to stand still and watch Kerrigan kill him.]]

** [[spoiler: He ain't gonna be back for ''Legacy.'']]
** Maybe [[spoiler:Amon]] will mind control some Terrans instead.

* [[spoiler: Practically guaranteed to happen after ''Heart'', considering all the talk about how he will rise to the throne, and especially now that Arcturus is dead.]]

* Tosh exhibits more traits of a Protoss than those of a Terran. Outside of combat, especially against Mengsk, no irrational or unruly behavior is observed. In fact, Tosh displays more aid to Raynor than Hanson, Tychus, or even Matt Horner when it comes to the map! Furthermore, grandiose plans such as [[spoiler:busting a prison no one has been able to get out of for 50 years]] are hard to properly execute. Tosh seems to be more intelligent than a majority of other Terrans as such.
** Tosh is generally calmer than everyone else on the Hyperion. When the UNN [[spoiler: even goes far as to hint Tosh's Spectres being involved in terrorist acts]], all he does is stare at the screen blankly. When Raynor looks at him, he smiles serenely, probably to assure Raynor that he isn't harmful...most of the time. He wasn't scared of [[spoiler: Hanson being a sleeper agent "honey trap" for the Zerg, or Tychus' affiliation with Mengsk being a practical secret to everyone else on the Hyperion. Hell, he teased Raynor about his knowledge of Zeratul's presence because he "smelled a Protoss" onboard.]]

** If Tosh's psychic powers actually bring forth accurate statements [[spoiler:outside of the Hanson branch]], who knows if his part-Protoss nature will catch wind with Selendis and Zeratul, among others?

*** [[spoiler: Jossed since the second Kerrigan was actually Samir Duran/Emil Narud using his shapeshifting powers.]]

* Might be {{Jossed}} according to this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Sam9dtb0g Heart of the Swarm preview by IGN]], which hints that [[spoiler: Kerrigan will be the sole hero unit in the single-player campaign and will be in full contol of the Zerg.]]
* Semi Confirmed, [[spoiler: during the campaign, Kerrigan encourages other intelligent Zerg to develop their individuality and ''vision'']]

*** The HotS campaign demonstrates that they're willing to include red herrings in the commentary between missions. [[spoiler:After rescuing Raynor the commentary states "he is lost to her", but the final mission puts the lie to this.]]

** All Jossed: It turns out that Amon/the Dark Voice did something to make the zerg more vicious and inhuman, and Kerrigan was being affected by it. It doesn't take a genius to realize that it was primarily Amon's reprogramming speaking throughout Wings of Liberty, particularly given how after she's been completely freed of the program, Kerrigan acts completely differently from her Queen of Blades persona [[spoiler:even after she becomes a primal zerg variant on her Queen form]].

* [[spoiler:Kerrigan will die in the end]].
* [[spoiler:Kerrigan, spending her time of being TheAtoner, will not be able to deal with her demons as the Queen of Blades and ends up being a total wreck]].
** [[spoiler: It's more of a BittersweetEnding. She seems to have dealt with her issues pretty decisively. The third game will tell whether she will EarnYourHappyEnding or not.]]

*** [[spoiler: she does kill him in HOTS, though he had already completed his main goal]]

* [[spoiler: Simply be comparison with other blizzard games. Diablo 3 finished off the prime evils, Warcraft 3 finished off the big burning legion invasion. Starcraft 2 will have a fight against the dark voice to end the protoss campaign, but the voice will survive to create trouble in a third game.]]

** The above is almost entirely accurate, except that [[spoiler: Kerrigan and Duran/Narud fight on a random asteroid he's set up shop in, not on Korhal. And Raynor's not present except for Duran shapeshifting into his form.]]

** [[spoiler: Confirmed, though she regains her Queen of Blades form quite a bit sooner than the final missions: more like halfway through the campaign.]]

* [[spoiler:Jossed; she is on her way to save it by the end.]]

It took a lot of power to [[spoiler:resurrect Amon]], specifically, all of [[spoiler:the class-12 Queen of Blade and a huge number of collateral damage Zerg]]. On the other hand, the artifact has never been explicitly stated to be aligned to [[spoiler:Amon]] or made by them, meaning it could be re-purposed by, say the Protoss assembling a weapon to [[spoiler:kill Amon by using the artifact to harness the much more potent energy of Primal Kerrigan, plus any other volunteers - the Protoss have plenty of powerful psionics to their name, after all - and using that to kill Amon with several times more energy that went into his resurrection.]]

This has a few added benefits, too: [[spoiler:it would de-infest Primal Kerrigan all over again, giving her a chance at a normal life with Raynor. Since she's the sole inheritor of much of Zerus' power, and sacrificing she probably couldn't evolve there again if she wanted to, giving the Protoss a plausible reason to let her live despite all she's done - she's no longer a threat in any way. As for the Zerg, the broodmothers who inherit the swarm were smartened up by Kerrigan, and could realize that attacking the Protoss and Terran - inevitably brothers in arms after taking down a threat like Amon together - would never end well for them, prompting them to peaceably expand, consume, and adapt in the other intersteallar direction. A peaceful end to the trilogy... at least until next game.]]

* WMG confirmed. [[spoiler: The artifact, now properly called the "Keystone," is a significant plot device throughout the whole story, but its biggest moment is when Artanis uses it near the end of the game on Aiur to temporarily force Amon's spirit out of the Khala and break his control of the Golden Armada, giving them a chance to [[TraumaticHaircut cut off their nerve cords]] to prevent Amon from controlling them again.]]

* Confirmed, [[spoiler: Amon and the xel'naga who formed his faction, like Duran/Narud, were the ones who uplifted the protoss aeons ago, which was in violation of the xel'naga non-interference policy.]]

* WMG confirmed. In the first mission, Zeratul shows up to warn Artanis [[spoiler: against retaking Aiur]]. Selendis immediately calls Zeratul a traitor and orders his arrest. Artanis is willing to hear him out [[spoiler: but ignores his warning and goes ahead with the invasion anyway, to disastrous results]].

[[folder: [[spoiler: The Dark Voice and the Voice in the Darkness are archenemies and will fight one another in Legacy of the Void]]]]
The creators insisted they were not the same entity, and the latter only appeared in one comic book to date. It also hates the Xel'Nagas, and [[spoiler:the Dark Voice is one]]. Maybe they will be a case of [[EvilVersusOblivion Evil Versus Oblivion]] and the [[spoiler:Voice in the Darkness]] will save the day.
* If the above is accurate, ''Legacy of the Void'' strongly indicates this was a case of LyingCreator. [[spoiler: The "Voice in the Darkness" is never brought up at all, and we learn more details about the Dark Voice a.k.a. Amon, including the fact that he has a really good reason to hate the xel'naga. Namely, that he was forced to become one of them in an era long gone.]]

Jossed, [[spoiler: It's Kerrigan as a xel'naga who finishes him off.]]

* Confirmed. [[spoiler: Then the Epilogue mini-campaign goes into the Void to finish off Amon.]]

* Jossed, [[spoiler: and just to rub salt in the wound, the Tassadar we saw in ''Wings of Liberty'' was just a spiritual illusion and Zeratul never found out it wasn't even him.]]

When everyone converges on Amon's stronghold, you will, for the first time without using Infestor/Dark Archon mind control shenanigans, be given control of all three races for the final assault on the Hybrid. Siege Tanks giving covering fire to Immortals. Infested Terrans fighting alongside their former brothers with [[spoiler: Stukov]] at the helm. A Mothership providing stealth for Ultralisks, Colossi, and even the Odin. And leading the charge is our PowerTrio of Zeratul, Raynor, and Kerrigan, possibly even bolstered with a revived Tassadar. Amon won't know what hit him. And in the end, the three factions will become FireForgedFriends and settle into a mostly neutral equilibrium, with Kerrigan withdrawing the Feral Zerg from Aiur so the Protoss can go home, and maybe even fulfilling the Xel Naga's original wish of their two species becoming one.

* Jossed, although technically [[spoiler: he ''did'' sacrifice himself to ensure a victory over Amon... by making sure Artanis stayed alive.]]

* Nope, [[spoiler: he dies after two missions in ''LOTV'' without ever meeting her.]]

[[spoiler: Stukov]] was. An outside element to the sector completely unknown to Amon or Narud until the day he arrived. Fiercely intelligent, highly determined, dedicated to a cause. Very difficult to manipulate and the only character to ''ever'' see through one of Narud's schemes before it happened. Further, it's ultimately [[spoiler: Stukov who finally allows Kerrigan to turn the fight around and kill Narud,]] the first sign Amon's plan is beginning to unravel. The only reason the dark future prophesied in the event Kerrigan died was because [[spoiler: she hadn't rescued him yet.]] It would not surprise me if he goes on to play a major role in defeating Amon.

* [[spoiler:''Except'', Stukov's StopPokingMe quote recapping everything that's happened to him since SCI states that he's been under Moebius captivity. Narud would've known about him, and it was Kerrigan's forces that ultimately screwed over Skygeirr Station.]]

[[folder: Eschueta the Wicked is Duran/[[spoiler:Narud]].]]

* Jossed big time, [[spoiler: Zeratul dies early in the game, and the ending reveals there was never any chance of Tassadar reviving because that spirit of his in ''Wings of Liberty'' was a fake.]]

** Jossed ''hard'' in ''Legacy of the Void.'' [[spoiler: Tassadar is dead and gone, his appearance in ''Wings of Liberty'' was an illusion created by Ouros to push Zeratul in the right direction to stop Amon.]]

''Legacy of the Void'' reveals that [[spoiler:the Protoss and Zerg were uplifted by Amon's rogue faction of Xel'Naga who were dedicated to ''ending'' the cycles]]. The epilogue campaign also ends [[spoiler:with the last good Xel'Naga sacrificing his essence to Kerrigan to uplift her into a Xel'Naga herself]]. It's possible that the Xel'Naga's original plan was to do the same thing to ''all'' humanity after they became the "formidable psionic power" the manual from the first game claimed they would eventually become, but Amon and his cronies ruined it.
* Given the books, like Shadow of the Xel'Naga, Terran are not included in creation of Energy Beings, unlike Zerg and Protoss. Also, it was mentioned couple of times that Protoss are immune to Zerg infestation thanks to the Khala. Going through this, the Dark Templar Saga gives another suggestion with Legacy of the Void in mind: Amon's faction intentionally left Khydarin Crystals and hints on how to create the Khala not only because [[spoiler:it allowed Amon to take control over the Protoss later]], but also because it gave them ability to prevent natural combination of Purity of Essence and Form, which would make sense if hybrids worked for Amon's plans under condition of being created artificially.

[[AC:VideoGame/StarCraft]]

[[folder: Dark Templar energies are connected to [[Series/DoctorWho The Heart of the Tardis]].]]

[[folder: The Magistrate has been [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] out of existence]]

[[WMG: Amon's resurrection drove Tosh completely insane.]]

[[WMG: There will be another Starcraft game set either before or after the current setting.]]

[[WMG: [[Videogame/{{Diablo}} Sanctuary]] is [[spoiler:a former, or alternate instance of The Infinite Cycle.]] ]]

[[WMG:Zerus is prehistorical [[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Azeroth]].]]

[[WMG:Humans are a creation of the Xel'Naga and they combine purity of form and essence.]]

[[WMG: Alternatively, humans aren't created by the Xel'naga, but lured into the Koprulu Sector to give raw material on how to merge Purity of Form and Purity of Essence.]]

[[WMG: The Humans are a Monkey Wrench in the Xel'naga's Plans]]

[[WMG:Let's discuss plausible dimensions of Terran units in [=StarCraft=]: Broodwar]]

[[WMG:We have never seen any Xel'Naga because they have no body.]]

[[WMG:The entire series after the part of the first game where you play as the Zerg is a Bodyguard gambit by the [[Main/NonEntityGeneral Nameless Zerg Cerebrate]]]]

[[WMG:Alternately, the NonEntityGeneral you play as during all the Terran, Protoss, and Zerg campaigns are the same person, a Xel'Naga survivor manipulating events.]]

[[WMG: Starcraft takes place in the VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} universe.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Templar are responsible for the advent of sentience on Earth.]]

[[WMG: Dark Templar energies are connected to [[Series/DoctorWho The Heart of the Tardis]].]]

[[WMG: The (original) Overmind isn't dead, and will come back as the surprise BigBad of Starcraft 2]]

[[WMG:The Xel'Naga are returning because of the advent of humanity]]

[[WMG:The Xel'Naga are responsible for the advent of sentience on Earth]]

[[WMG:[=StarCraft=]: Ghost was just a front to keep [=StarCraft=] 2 from being leaked]]

[[WMG:The Terrans are the descendant of the Xel'Naga]]

[[WMG: The new Zerg Queens are either infested Protoss or the Hybrids.]]

[[WMG: The former Magistrate of Mar Sara is working with Raynor's Raiders from behind the scenes.]]

[[WMG: Matt from the Hyperion is the former Magistrate of Mar Sara.]]

[[WMG: The former Magistrate of Mar Sara left Raynor's Raiders because Jim Raynor is a glory hog.]]

[[WMG: The former Magistrate of Mar Sara left Raynor's Raiders for personal reasons]]

[[WMG: The former Magistrate of Mar Sara was named Samir Duran]]

[[WMG: The Magistrate has been [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] out of existence]]

[[WMG: The Magistrate from Starcraft and the Captain from Brood War are the same person.]]

[[WMG: Elements of Starcraft 2 plot]]

[[WMG: Duran from Brood War is the same person as [[AllThereInTheManual the Doran who sent the Terran colonists out in the first place]]]]

[[WMG: Everyone is Samir Duran.]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: The cure didn't completely work.]]]]

[[WMG: Samir Duran is an emissary of the Dark Voice]]

[[WMG: Duran is manipulating Arcturus Mengsk from behind the scenes]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: Samir Duran is Emil Narud]]]]

[[WMG: One of the 'favours' Mengsk called in to raise a fleet to attack Kerrigan at the end of Brood War was Emil Narud, who became the Emperor's TheManBehindTheMan ]]

[[WMG: The mission "In Utter Darkness" will reappear in the Protoss campaign...with a twist.]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler:Ariel Hanson]] is infested in BOTH scenarios, we only see it in one.]]

[[WMG: It is the Terrans, not the Protoss who posess the Purity of Form that will bring about the new Xel'Naga]]

[[WMG: ''Heart of the Swarm'' will take place concurrently with (at the same time, chronologically, as) ''Wings of Liberty'']]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: Kerrigan is not completely rid of her Zerg side.]]]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: Kerrigan is, in fact, completely rid of her Zerg side.]]]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: Kerrigan is, in fact, not "cured" at all, at least mentally.]]]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: The Kerrigan found by Raynor at the end is not the real Kerrigan.]]]]

[[WMG: Duran is [[spoiler:The Voice in the Darkness]]]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler:The Fallen One is an evil, super-powerful Protoss]]]]

[[WMG: The Voice In The Darkness is a [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Chaos God]] ]]

[[WMG: To add up to the Tzeentch theory above: TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} is set in the same universe as Starcraft, but in another galaxy, and a few decades (or centuries) later.]]

[[WMG: Predictions for the Heart of the Swarm campaign:]]

[[WMG: Arcturus Mengsk will still be Emperor of the Terran Dominion at the end of Legacy of the Void]]

[[WMG: Duran is just trying to make himself look important]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan was after the artifact because...]]

[[WMG: Protoss medical technology is actually equal to or more primitive than Terran medical technology.]]

[[WMG:There will be a Zerg/Protoss/Terran war against the Xel'Naga in the future.]]

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Kerrigan will become a DeathSeeker]]]]

[[WMG:[[spoiler:In the end, if the above turns out to be true, Kerrigan will do an HeroicSacrifice at the very end of the series]]]]

[[WMG:The Xel'Naga (and by extension, the Zerg and the Protoss) were created by the humans, way long before the events of the games]]

[[WMG:The Voice in Darkness is [[Creator/HPLovecraft Nyarlathotep]].]]

[[WMG:[[spoiler:The Tassadar who spoke to Zeratul was the Dark Voice himself]]]]

[[WMG:There will be "flashback" missions in the Zerg and Protoss campaigns.]]

[[WMG: Valerian will kill his father.]]

[[WMG: Tychus is still alive.]]

[[WMG:The surviving Cerebrates have all mutated into different forms.]]

[[WMG:The Zerg specimen in the Hyperion's lab is/will grow up to be a new Overmind.]]

[[WMG:Mengsk's dictatorship is more liberal on the core worlds than at the outer rim.]]

[[WMG: VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} exists as a computer game series in the [=StarCraft=] universe.]]

[[WMG: [[WeaksauceWeakness Lemon juice]] really does help against Zerglings.]]

[[WMG: In Heart of the Swarm, Kerrigan will leave Raynor before/after the first mission of Heart of the Swarm.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice has had its plan stolen by multiple groups]]

[[WMG: Zeratul being manipulated.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is the Fallen from Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen.]]

[[WMG: There won't be any change of sides at the start of ''Heart of the Swarm''.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is...]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler:Kerrigan really is completely de-infested, mind, body and soul, and as a result, the galaxy is screwed.]]]]

[[WMG: If the above is true, Heart of the Swarm will be about one of three things:]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is actually Mengsk and the player will kill him in the end.]]

[[WMG: Stetman is a descendant of [[Series/{{Scrubs}} John Dorian]].]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is...]]

[[WMG:The [=StarCraft=] universe is the past of the Franchise/{{Metroid}} universe]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is [[Franchise/MassEffect Sovereign]]]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is a StealthMentor.]]

[[WMG: Terran buildings are built so quickly because they are not, in fact, built]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan's BadassDecay was actually a XanatosGambit within a larger ElaborateScheme]]

[[WMG:The Koprulu Sector will fall.]]

[[WMG: The [=KL-2=] Entity is WebOriginal/{{Zalgo}}]]

[[WMG: Heart of the Swarm campaign guesses]]

[[WMG: Why Selendis was not angry at Raynor in the Safe Haven mission]]

[[WMG: The Adjutant didn't speak to Raynor because he called her (it?) a piece of junk a bit before]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler:The Overmind is an UnreliableNarrator]]]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is {{Satan}}]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is VideoGame/{{Diablo}}]]

[[WMG: Raynor thinks that his revolution, in one way or the other, will have to "eat its own children".]]

[[WMG: At least in the time of ''Wings of Liberty'', Horner is the secret true leader of Raynor's Raiders.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice will turn out to be a much more sympathetic entity than the [[ForTheEvulz cartoonishly]] evil portrayal we've seen of him in Wings of Liberty.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice will "steal Raynor's kill" by killing Arcturus Mengsk]]

[[WMG: The Player character is in fact an "Anti-Duran" who takes on various roles throughout the story to stop the Dark Voice]]

[[WMG: Arcturus Mengsk will still be in power by ''Legacy of the Void''.]]

[[WMG: ''Legacy of the Void'' will see Valerian take the throne by the end of things]]

[[WMG: [[VideoGame/StarCraft Dark Voice]] is [[Anime/PrincessTutu The Raven]].]]

[[WMG: Mengsk made a deal that got out of hand.]]

[[WMG: Warhammer 40K is Starcraft after In Utter Darkness.]]

[[WMG: Tosh is a Spectre working for the [[Franchise/MassEffect Citadel Council]].]]

[[WMG: Matt Horner is the Player Character from the original ''[=StarCraft=]'' campaign.]]

[[WMG: The different factions of the game are allegories for the UsefulNotes/KoreanWar]]

[[WMG: Because of the terrazine, Spectres are part-Protoss, including Tosh himself.]]

[[WMG:There are now two Kerrigans.]]

[[WMG:Raynor's revolution will result in the [[Literature/StarshipTroopers Terran Federation]]]]

[[WMG: [=StarCraft=] takes place in the same universe as VideoGame/StarFox]]

[[WMG: In ''Heart of the Swarm'', the Zerg will go by the path of the Horde as the latter did in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII: Reign of Chaos''.]]

[[WMG: The head of Spartan Company is the Terran NonEntityGeneral of Brood War.]]

[[WMG: All starcraft protoss players are investigated and fired offscreen after multiplayer games]]

[[WMG: Humans '''are''' the Xel'naga]]

[[WMG: Tychus was trying to warn Jim about his plan without actually saying it]]

[[WMG: The Magistrate is dead.]]

[[WMG: The Nameless Zerg Cerebrate from Brood War will return as a major NPC.]]

[[WMG: That sun going supernova in "Supernova" was not a coincidence]]

[[WMG: Zerg unit upgrades in Heart of the Swarm from July 2011]]

[[WMG: The Tal'Darim will continue to be Annoying Macguffin obstacles right through Legacy of the Void, and into the next game in the series]]

[[WMG: The last shot of the game will be Raynor giving the Bar owner a new TV]]

[[WMG: Why Kerrigan behaves the way she does in the Starcraft 2 Terran Campaign]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan was not after the Artifacts because she feared them, but because she wanted to prevent her VillainDecay]]

[[WMG: Starcraft shares the same universe with StarWars.]]

[[WMG: The Dark Voice is Literature/{{IT}}.]]

[[WMG: There will be a DownerEnding in ''Heart of the Swarm''.]]

[[WMG: The Tal'Darim are pawns of the Dark Voice.]]

[[WMG: The swarm host in single player will have a mutation that has it spawn baneling like creatures]]

[[WMG: Warhounds are a creation of Swann's, further optimizing the Thor]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan is fully aware of the Overmind's vision]]

[[WMG: Duran underestimated Kerrigan]]

[[WMG: VideoGame/StarCraft takes place in the Franchise/StarWars universe.]]

[[WMG: The fly Tychus crushes in the first cutscene he appears in is actually a zerg scout]]

[[WMG: There will be two choices at the end of Heart of the Swarm: Kill Mengsk, or Spare him]]

[[WMG: Whoever the main bad guy ends up being (Dark voice most likely, perhaps something else gets added), will only be defeated in Starcraft 3]]

[[WMG: Valerian will lead the Dominion after Heart of the Swarm... [[FaceHeelTurn as an enemy]].]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan will fight Duran on Korhal in Heart of the Swarm]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan will end the world at some point. Game series afterwards are all prequels.]]

[[WMG: Mengsk will kill his subjects for more power.]]

[[WMG: A certain Cerebrate will make an appearance in the Zerg secret mission, BackfromTheDead]]

[[WMG: Guesses For Heart Of The Swarm]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan will try to destroy the entire galaxy]]

[[WMG: The Xel'naga that are returning are not the same as the ones who made the Zerg and Protoss]]

[[WMG: Starcraft 2's story is actually the 2011/12/13 Middle East protests/revolts [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan absorbed Warfield's essence]]

[[WMG: The Xel'naga artifact will be used again at the climax of ''Legacy of the Void'']]

[[WMG: The protoss have been corrupted by Amon in a similar way to the Zerg]]

[[WMG: The final mission of Legacy of the Void will play like the final mission of original ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' ...]]

[[WMG: Zeratul will start out Legacy of the Void as a fugitive]]

[[WMG: Jim Raynor will be the person who kills Sarah Kerrigan]]

[[WMG: The UED will be back]]

[[WMG: Revised Zerg Origin Story]]

[[WMG: Amon's forces are going to initially dominate everyone else's by working in tandem while others fight among themselves]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan will fake her own death]]

[[WMG: Emil Narud is not actually Samir Duran]]

[[WMG: [[spoiler: The Dark Voice and the Voice in the Darkness are archenemies and will fight one another in Legacy of the Void]]]]

[[WMG: When the UED returns, they will have implanted neural interfaces into everyone as a form of population control/communication]]

[[WMG: Abinmorth is somehow related to the Overmind.]]

[[WMG: The terrans will be the ones to finish off Amon]]

[[WMG: Narud/Duran is responsible for the Terran arrival in the Koprulu sector]]

[[WMG: Adun, Doran Routhe, Samir Duran, Narud were past persona's used by the Shapeshifter]]

[[WMG:Raynor having a change of heart was due to Zeratul showing up offscreen (as he'd done previously) and explaining what happened.]]

[[WMG:The Protoss campaign will end with the retaking of Aiur.]]

[[WMG:The Dominion will pull a BigDamnHeroes during ''Legacy of the Void''.]]

[[WMG:In ''Legacy of the Void'', Tassadar will return as a playable unit.]]

[[WMG: ''Legacy of the Void'''s final mission will be the ultimate BackToBackBadasses moment.]]

[[WMG: The Xel'naga ''did'' influence Ancient Earth.]]

[[WMG: Zeratul will sacrifice himself to make victory against Amon possible... by merging with a powerful Templar.]]

[[WMG: Amon inflicted a ZombieApocalypse to Zerus to create the Swarm]]

[[WMG: Zeratul will kill Kerrigan]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan was ''not'' the SpannerInTheWorks that derailed Amon's plan.]]

[[WMG: Raynor kicked Nova's ass in HOTS]]

[[WMG: The reason that the Spectre program was discontinued was because they're immune to resocialization.]]

[[WMG: Eschueta the Wicked is Duran/[[spoiler:Narud]].]]

[[WMG: At the end of ''Legacy of the Void'']]

[[WMG: The marines will finally get out of their chickensh*t outfit.]]

[[WMG: Tassadar didn't die in the original game]]

[[WMG: Abathur is the Overmind in disguise.]]

[[WMG: Du Galle's ineptitude is due to Duran's influence.]]

[[WMG: At the end of ''Legacy'', if/when the Zerg and the Protoss are ready to make peace...]]

[[WMG: The Artifact has an unmentioned effect on the Zerg]]

[[WMG:Nova Covert Ops will be Nova's Heel-Face Turn.]]

[[WMG:Jim's son will be the protagonist in future content]]

[[WMG: Humans were the Xel'Naga's true intended successors]]

[[WMG: Legacy of the Void and the DLC will be the last of Starcraft]]

[[WMG: To preserve the unified front, the Daelaam will form a ruling council of Protoss faction leaders.]]

[[WMG: Mineral fields and vespene geysers replenish over time]]

[[WMG:The Defenders of Man are the remains of the Terran Confederacy]]

[[WMG:The {{DLC}}s after Nova Covert Ops will follow the same pattern as the first 3.]]

[[WMG: The Overmind never truly died]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan kept her promise to the Brood wars Cerebrate]]

[[WMG: The Zerg creep will serve a special function in one of the future games.]]

[[WMG: The "Queen" in Belly of the Beast was Zagara.]]

[[WMG: Kerrigan had Zagara upgraded with Terran ingenuity during her sessions with Abathur.]]

[[WMG: The archive that is shown in the mission ''In Utter Darkness'' will be paradoxically found.]]

[[WMG: During ''In Utter Darkness'', Amon could have ended the Protoss' last stand in mere moments, but felt letting them fight would be good sport.]]

[[WMG: The Terran Vikings' Lanzer Torpedos were reverse-engineered from Protoss Scouts' Antimatter Missiles]]

[[WMG: Defensive Matrix will become more standard in the Terran army.]]

[[WMG: Starcraft takes place in the future of the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' universe, presumably the Tiberium series.]]

[[WMG: Dehaka collecting Terran essence didn't just upgrade their combat ability.]]
They also absorbed new skills from the Terrans' genetic history like diplomacy skills (could be handy if they decide to do mercenary jobs for Terran contractors, and request payment in genetic materials), advanced tool making, speech skills, psionic potential, and so on. This may lead to more ways to gain essence besides combat, such as trading with Protoss and Terrans.

While Terran tech isn't quite the same as back on Earth, the Barracks, Factory, Starport philosophy of bases was based upon a similar format back on earth, except that the Naval Yard & Airfields are merged and focus on space-faring aircraft and ships. Cloaking was derived from Nod's adaptive camouflage while lasers were based upon Nod Obelisk & Spitfire LASER tech. The Terrans had to adapt the technology in the absence of Tiberium so it's not as advanced at first and the Construction Yard method of base building wasn't able to be copied, so the SCV as made combining the Harvester with a builder. The infantry combat suits were derived from reverse-engineered GDI Zone Trooper suits. The Banshee was a result of reinventing the GDI ORCA. The list goes on.

[[WMG: Starcraft takes place in the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' universe, presumably the Tiberium series.]]
The stories about Earth being ruled by "tyranny" stem from the state of emergency due to Tiberium infestation menacing the population, while the criminals being sent off world were people such as Nod terrorists. The United Earth Directorate was an offshoot or division of the GDI but how ruthless they really are was skewed by Nod loyalists for their own political ends.\\

While Terran tech isn't quite the same as back on Earth, the Barracks, Factory, Starport philosophy of bases was based upon the similar format back on earth, except that the Naval Yard & Airfields are merged and focus on space-faring aircraft and ships. Cloaking was derived from Nod's adaptive camouflage while lasers were based upon Nod Obelisk & Spitfire LASER tech. The Terrans had to adapt the technology in the absence of Tiberium so it's not as advanced at first. The infantry combat suits were derived from reverse-engineered GDI Zone Trooper suits. The Banshee was a result of reinventing the GDI ORCA. The list goes on.

[[WMG: Starcraft takes place in the ''Series/CommandAndConquer'' universe, presumably the Tiberium series.]]
The stories about Earth being ruled by "tyranny" stem from the state of emergency due to Tiberium infestation menacing the population, while the criminals being sent off world were people such as Nod terrorists. The United Earth Directorate was an offshoot or division of the GDI but how ruthless they really are was skewed by Nod loyalists for their own political ends. While Terran tech isn't quite the same as back on Earth, the Barracks, Factory, Starport philosophy of bases was based upon the similar format back on earth, except that the Naval Yard & Airfields are merged.

That's not to say every unit will have it, but the Battlecruiser may gain the ability "Raise Shields" as in Franchise/StarTrek to gain a defensive advantage. However, it will probably be balanced by diverting power from weaponry like in Star Trek, making them into a StoneWall ideal for absorbing hits rather than your army. Another possible balance restriction is Tactical Jump and/or Yamato Cannon becoming unavailable temporarily.

[[WMG: Kerrigan had Zagara upgraded Zagara with Terran ingenuity during her sessions with Abathur.]]
What better way to prepare for the war against Mengsk and Amon than to implement the Terran's advantages into her. While Abathur advises against this because she might create TheStarscream, it made sense in the long run in case Kerrigan was absent because of how dangerous Amon was. Plus, with Kerrigan ascending to become a Xel'naga, she has the ability to contest Zagara if she becomes rogue, but hopefully, she managed to implement positive Terran traits such as meekness into her.

*** Jossed. [[spoiler: From HOTS - He is a Xel'naga and his name is Amon]]

That's not to say every unit will have it, but the Battlecruiser may gain the ability "raise shields" as in Franchise/StarTrek to gain a defensive advantage. However, it will probably be balanced by diverting power from weaponry like in Star Trek, making them into a StoneWall ideal for absorbing hits rather than your army. Another possible balance restriction is tactical jump and/or Yamato Cannon becoming unavailable temporarily.

That's not to say every unit will have it, but the Battlecruiser may gain the ability "raise shields" as in Franchise/StarTrek to gain a defensive advantage. However, it will probably be balanced by diverting power from weaponry like in Star Trek, making them into a StoneWall ideal for shielding your. Another possible balance restriction is tactical jump becoming unavailable temporarily.

The stats on the Lanzer Torpedos are exactly the same against armored targets, but Terran technicians improved them to work better against other targets besides armored ones. The ''VideoGame/WingsOfLiberty'' campaign even has the antimatter-based Ripwave Missile upgrade to give them SplashDamage, curiouser and curiouser.

** As absurd as it sounds, a recent trailer (Vengance at 1:35) hints at this, showing for a brief moment one Kerrigan Stabbing annother via psi blade.

[[WMG: Humans '''are''' the Xel'naga]]]

Amon wanted to troll the Protoss before ending their stand decisively, and his monologuing throughout the mission could be interpreted as his style of trolling/humor.

[[WMG: During ''In Utter Darkness'', Amon could have ended the Protoss' last stand in mere moments, but felt letting them fight would be good sport]]

Assuming that the mission takes place in or around Ulnar and that "As far as laws of physics are concerned, Ulnar should not exist." there is the opportunity for the writers at Blizzard to reveal the contents of the archive from ''In Utter Darkness'' and fulfill the curiousity of fans who wondered what could be contained in the archive vault.

Assuming that the mission takes place in or around Ulnar which should not exist as far as the laws of physics go, there is the opportunity for the writers at Blizzard reveal the contents of the archive from ''In Utter Darkness'' and fulfill the curiousity of fans who wondered what could be contained in the archive vault.

The Terrans you control in "Belly of the Beast" wouldn't have known enough about the Zerg Swarm to identify that strange Zerg creature that kept hatching eggs to send at them, and her MO in that scenario is similar to Zagara's when Kerrigan confronts her in ''Heart of the Swarm''. And she looks exactly like Zagara.

Tychus Findlay. Because what's the [=DV=]'s main characteristic? [[CaptainObvious Its voice.]] What is Tychus Findlay's main characteristic? His ever-so-awesome voice.

** Weird i always thought that the cerebrate was killed on the dark templar assault before killing the overmind, after all the overmind brings the cerebrate to Aiur during the campaing and that the second one was disposed after the broodwar for outliving their usefulness to kerrigan, you know with the broodmothers and all that.

* Didn't the terran commander leave to umoja after Raynor said that they were going to char over a dream? i remember reading it mentioned on a book some years ago.

The Zerg creep, if left unattended, will eventually cover the whole planet, and then seep down into the core, at which point the planet itself becomes a sentient Zerg organism, capable of moving through space like Mogo or Ego or Zonama Sekot, and containing its own hive consciousness, like a form of super cerebrate, second only to the Queen.