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No units here, just the main characters of ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft II}}''. (Playable or not)

For the unit-specific tropes, check the [[Characters/StarcraftIIUnits unit page]].\\
For the characters introduced in ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft|I}}'', go to the [[Characters/StarcraftI respective character sheet]].

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!Introduced in ''VideoGame/StarcraftIIWingsOfLiberty''
!!Terrans
[[folder:Tychus Findlay]]
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[PoisonousFriend Raynor's drinking buddy]].]]
-->''"[[LampshadeHanging Hell,]] it's about time."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' NeilKaplan

An old war friend of Jim Raynor, when he and Raynor came onto the wrong side of the law he was captured and sentenced to life in prison while Raynor escaped. In ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' he's released and joins up with Raynor to collect some alien artifacts at the behest of the Moebius Foundation.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AerithAndBob: Above the Hyperion: Matt, Jim...and Tychus, a Gaelic name.
* ArmchairMilitary: Considers the NonEntityGeneral to be one.
--> "Okay, Armchair General."
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBaritone: All he has to do is to start talking for you to immediately feel that this is a dangerous, ''dangerous'' man.
** BadassBoast: In the Odin:
--> "It's time to kick ass and {{chew bubblegum}}."
* TheBigGuy: Hell, he was big ''before'' he got the huge power suit.
* {{BFG}}: A minigun similar to that one of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'''s Heavy.
* BlatantLies: In a rather clever way: his initial story about why he's out of prison is a ridiculous tale of him singlehandedly fighting his way out of the most fortified spot in the sector. When Raynor calls him on this, Findlay admits he was sprung by Moebius. Raynor assumes Findlay lied because he was embarrassed at having to be let out, and therefore doesn't question the second story, which is also a lie: [[spoiler:Findlay was really sprung by Mengsk. Of course, for whatever reason, Raynor is able to hook up with Moebius via Tychus - which is entirely unrelated to Mengsk at all except for the fact that it is run by Mengsk's son. Until ''Heart of the Swarm'' reveals that Moebius is ''really'' being run by Narud, who ''is'' in league with Arcturus Mengsk]].
* BloodKnight: The Odin. This is the only mission thus far where he ''really'' gets fired up, because he finally gets to take the field. When controllable on foot, he's considerably less jolly. He probably misses his titan of destruction.
* BoisterousBruiser: Tychus is all over this.
* BoxedCrook: Subverted as he is imprisoned in a marine suit, and [[spoiler:he would be freed if he kills Kerrigan]].
* ButtMonkey: Is on the receiving end of a lot of punishment, and surprisingly functions as a source of comic relief in-between being a badass.
* ClingyCostume: Tychus' marine power armor is ''welded'' onto him so he can't take it off. It's also revealed that [[spoiler:it's hooked into his life-support system (the suit itself is life support; so 'life support system' might just mean his vitals). It can be remotely triggered to shut down all of his organs]].
* ComedicSociopath: He works with Jim Raynor. He doesn't care about Raynor's freedom values, though. Notably, for someone so emotionless about Raynor's Raiders, he sure loves that Odin with a fiery passion. Perhaps because, as a weapon of destruction, the Odin is one of Tychus's personal favorites and thus he features in the Rebellion Missions solely so he can have fun with the Odin while also following the instructions of Raynor's Raiders.
* TheCorrupter: Raynor was once a normal, upstanding citizen and military man, until Confederate corruption made him disillusioned with them, at which point he went off with Tychus and became a criminal. Although it was implied the Cofederate corruption was ultimately this for both Tychus and Raynor. Tychus was just disillusioned earlier.
* CursedWithAwesome: Trapped inside seven-foot-tall PowerArmor that lets him rip tables out of the floor and carry a minigun.
** BlessedWithSuck: Although it keeps him from fulfilling certain non-hygienic bodily functions.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: All that's known about his early life is that he was born on Mar Sara and ran away from home when he was twelve. The next time he appears, he's a sergeant in the military and is already corrupt and self-serving.
** MysteriousPast
* DrowningMySorrows: Near the end of the game, when he's uncertain if he can go through with his mission. Both got better. [[spoiler:But he then got worse]].
* [[spoiler:EvilAllAlong]]: Not until the very end though.
** Even then, it may not be a [[SubvertedTrope straight example]], given his past actions of helping Raynor out of trouble. See [[spoiler:SuicideByCop]].
* FootFocus: For some reason, we get a big closeup of his bare feet in the beginning trailer.
* GatlingGood: His WeaponOfChoice while on foot. He's also seen operating a dual-gatling defense turret in the main menu background while on Char.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Tychus shows this consistently throughout the campaign and his backstory.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Who knows how he got his, since he looks like he was mauled by a ''cougar.''
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though he's pretty gruff, he really isn't a bad guy. In the ending, it's strongly shown that he didn't ''want'' to [[spoiler:shoot Kerrigan]], but he had to, or else [[spoiler:Mengsk would shut down his suit and kill him]].
* KnightInSourArmor: What Tychus became due to witnessing corruption in the Terran Confederacy.
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:When commandeering the Odin]], Tychus has the communicator stuck on transmit, so he can't hear your orders and will run heedlessly into enemy bases without you to tell him no. Fortunately [[spoiler:the Odin is pretty beefy]], so he's not going to get himself killed as long as you back him up, and he breaks in-between bases so you can repair his unit and get an escort ready to help him out at the next one.
--> ''"Well if you ain't going to tell me not to have a little fun... I'm going to have a little fun hehe. Here I go!"''
** And, of course, it's entirely possible that he jams the transmitter on purpose.
* LimbSensationFascination: When Tychus gets his new PowerArmor the first thing he does is clench his fist.
* ManChild: At least when it comes to being on the battlefield and he acts like a little kid with a new toy with [[spoiler:the Odin]].
* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:While commanding the Odin]]. Big. Slow. Get out of the way or die a quick and painful death.
* [[spoiler:The Mole]]: The only reason he was released was on the condition that [[spoiler:he infiltrate Raynor's unit until he got close enough to Kerrigan to kill her]].
* NonEntityGeneral:
--> "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Okay, armchair general.]]"
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: He makes this patently clear to Raynor on several occasions. [[spoiler:While he claims that he's only after the money, his actual goal is to kill Kerrigan at Mengsk's behest, thereby securing his freedom.]]
* OneManArmy: [[spoiler:When piloting the Odin]] Tychus is without question the most powerful unit in the entire campaign, boasting more HP than entire buildings and killing most enemy units in one or two shots. He ''easily'' puts all of the hero units in the original game to shame.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Possibly justified since he's been in the slammer since before Starcraft 1; he's never even ''seen'' a live Zerg until he fought back a horde of them in the third mission.
* PoisonousFriend: Tychus manages to be equal parts amusing and incredibly threatening at all times, due to his deliciously low drawl. He's best buds with Jim Raynor, but the two of them have grown quite different. Jim's looking out for the little people, while Tychus is mostly just interested in guns and money and grumbles whenever Raynor goes off to save "dirt-farmer" colonists. (That being said, later in the game he admits that [[GoodFeelsGood fighting the good fight feels great]]...)
* PowerArmor: One he can't get out of, and [[spoiler: which can kill him if he disobeys his employer.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: Tychus may not be plucky, but he's definitely the main source of comic relief in the game. Just look at his one-liners:
--> "It followed me home... can I keep it?" (He's talking about an impossibly HumongousMecha with bigger guns than a tank)
--> "Luckily I brought me some liquid refreshment." *cracks a beer*
--> "Make room for the ''Big Dawg''!"
--> (While on [[spoiler:Char]]) ''"Boys, I hate to interrupt, but the natives are getting restless!"''
* RatedMForManly: Even without the PoweredArmor he's huge and muscular, smokes enormous cigars, drinks hard, fights hard, carries a minigun, pilots a gigantic war machine that qualifies as a OneManArmy... Face it: You want to be this guy.
* SmokingIsCool: To the point where his on-foot model sports a flare-like cigar.
* [[spoiler:SuicideByCop]]: May or may not apply to his final actions. If he really wanted to go through with it, letting his laserpointer hover over [[spoiler:Kerrigan]]'s face for half a minute while [[spoiler:Raynor]] was watching wasn't exactly the brightest idea.
* TrappedInVillainy: It's revealed at one point that Tychus Findlay's armor is both unremoveable and can be remotely activated to kill him. [[spoiler: So at the climax, he's about to shoot the now deinfested Kerrigan or be killed by Mengsk (it's the only reason he was released from prison in the first place). Raynor shoots him.]]
* TwentyFourHourArmor: Though it would hopefully have self-cleaning capabilities...
* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: How he figures out the commands for [[spoiler:the Odin]]. First time he invokes the trope he activates [[spoiler:the bombardment cannons]]; the second time, [[spoiler:he launches a nuke]]. Both times, he gleefully rejoices in the carnage he causes.
--> "Now how did I miss this button with a skull on it?"
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[[folder:Matt Horner]]
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[[caption-width-right:180:Is he wearing a wool sweater under the uniform?]]
-->''"We can't be everywhere at once, sir. The important thing is that we set an example and gave them hope. Every time we help folks in need, it's another step on the road to a better future."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianBloom

The Hyperion's captain and Raynor's second in command. Horner has strong moral principles. He has a desire to make the universe a better place and thus is opposed to the murder and torture of innocents. He is not only a fair combatant but is also an excellent ship pilot and a decent starship tactician.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AccidentalMarriage: He didn't know the prize for winning the poker game. [[http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Mira_Han A portrait of his lovely wife.]] Needless to say, he made little to no effort to stay in touch with her. This didn't stop her of using the alias "Mira Horner".
--> ''(Before the mission "Cutthroat")''
--> '''Mira Han:''' Oh and, um, say hello to Matthew for me; ask him why he never calls.
--> '''Matt Horner:''' (does the "I'm not here!" gesture)
--> ''(After said mission)''
--> '''Matt Horner:''' If Mira calls, Just tell her I'm busy.
* CanonImmigrant
* TheCaptain
* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: Inverted; Raynor's a {{cowboy}}, Matt's a boy scout. Okay, Matt technically ''is'' a captain, but he's Raynor's subordinate.
* CharacterDevelopment: Happened offscreen. When he is introduced in ''Queen of Blades'', the Hyperion's captain is [[JumpedAtTheCall young, idealistic and a little naive.]] He matures in the next couple of years, and by ''Wings of Liberty'' the naivete has been polished away in favour of maturity, but (defying Raynor's prediction) the idealism remains intact.
* TheHeart: Most of the time when Raynor isn't.
* TheLancer: To Raynor.
* MissionControl: Still has this role in a few missions in "Heart of the Swarm"
* NaughtyByNight: Mild example: When he's in the cantina talking to Raynor, he's much more informal, and even drops the s-bomb once. When he's on the bridge, he's as straight-laced as can be.
* OnlySaneMan: One of the few in Raynor's crew who isn't obsessed with revenge or with ulterior motives in mind.
* PuttingOnTheReich: The usual implications of evil with this trope are inverted with him, whose clothing design was clearly taken from fascist dress uniforms. He's idealistic and fights in a revolution for freedom.
** Possibly played straight in that he may have kept it from his confederate days.
* ShoutOut: To many science-fiction starship captains. Some of his unit quotes from ''Heart of the Swarm'' include [[Franchise/StarTrek "Engage!", "Make it so,"]] and even [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} "Hit that bullseye, and the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."]]
* SlidingScaleLongName: He fights for freedom instead of simply killing Mengsk or hoarding wealth, which puts him at odds with Gabriel Tosh and Tychus Findlay, respectively.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVillified: He does his damnedest to make sure that this is true.
* TimeToStepUpCommander: Matt gives this to Raynor a couple of times when Raynor's feeling down.
* WeHelpTheHelpless: Practically his mission statement in the quest for "a better tomorrow".
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[[folder:Gabriel Tosh]]
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[CrazyAwesome A crazy man with an awesome hairstyle]], [[CatchPhrase brother]].]]

-->''"You guys did good. Now me and my spectres will finish the job. We'll kill Mengsk...and burn his Dominion to the ground."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' DaveFennoy

A mysterious man encountered by Raynor when he gave him a job for mining minerals in a dangerous place, [[CatchPhrase brother]]. He turned out to be one of the subjects of Dominion's Specter project. He is seemingly capable of reading minds like Kerrigan did. He has an extreme hatred for the Dominion, especially Arcturus Mengsk.

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!!Provides examples of:

* BadassBaritone
* BadassLonghair
* CanonImmigrant: He's from the same storyline as Nova Terra is, and he was another character recovered from the cancelled StarCraft: Ghost game.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Red and black to Nova's blue and silver.
* DeadpanSnarker: Not every mission's epilogue on the Hyperion necessarily involves Tosh giving out good advice. In fact, some dialogue speeches are where Tosh snarks at Raynor about specific items such as engaging in piracy when he dislikes it, teasing Raynor about smelling a protoss onboard the Hyperion, and the snark that perhaps Ariel Hanson isn't all sweet like Raynor and others think.
* DreadlockWarrior
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Tosh was actually in the same squad as Nova during their days in the Ghost Academy. [[spoiler: Oddly enough, he used to support her back then during mission training, and kissed Nova once. However, any chance of a relationship was made naught by the rules of the Ghost Academy, which would also neurally re-socialize (i.e. mind-wipe) its students on a regular basis. The final break probably came around the time when Tosh became a Specter and Nova received a full re-socialization that had virtually eliminated her original personality.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The singular known reason why Matt Horner is uncomfortable with him.
* HollywoodVoodoo: [[AllThereInTheManual In his backstory]], his grandmother initially believed his psionic abilities to be Voodoo. In the game, he'll even whip out a voodoo doll on Raynor if he decides to screw Tosh over. For some reason, it works on [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Tychus instead]]. Also explained in the game that most Specters grow eccentric after their training and may carry trinkets and totems because they believe in their enhancing powers even if they may know nothing about Voodoo.
* KnifeNut: Ironically, [[spoiler:this is also how he was killed in the non-canon mission "Ghost Of A Chance"]].
** [[spoiler: In the cinematic after the mission "Breakout," Tosh throws his knife carelessly at a table, perhaps to avoid hurting Matt Horner for politically disagreeing with him ideologically. However, Raynor understands Tosh and gives him his knife back.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: You know the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism? Tosh may be a trustworthy, nice individual who doesn't mind helping Raynor fight the good fight, but when it comes to society and the Dominion, he lands ''hard'' on the cynicism side.
* MonochromaticEyes
* [[spoiler:OnlySaneMan]]: [[spoiler:He's almost the only member of the Hyperion who can see that Tychus is a mole working for the Dominion. Although knowing that was probably more due to him being psychic]].
* ThePowerOfRock: Averted, he has his own psychedelic rock band (Tosh and the Screamers) but he doesn't uses music as a weapon.
* PsychicPowers
* PsychoSerum: Terrazine, according to Nova. According to Hanson (if she still is with you after the mission "Breakout"), [[spoiler:Nova was lying, though a more charitable explanation is that she was mistaken or even lied ''to'']]. To be more precise, Terrazine has a number effects on its users in that it is addictive and can cause insanity if used by itself according. When used in conjunction with Jorium (AKA, the Yellow/Rich Minerals), those negative effects are greatly reduced.
* PutOnABus: In ''Heart of the Swarm''. While WordOfGod and a quick line from Nova confirm it was canonically Tosh who Raynor sided with, his only appearance is a brief background shot when Matt mentions he could help.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: See "HeWhoFightsMonsters"
* ScaryBlackMan: WitchDoctor-like creepiness and Jamaican accent included.
** Notwithstanding, Tosh really isn't all that scary to Raynor, let alone a good majority of the cast. Only Swann and Tychus mention Tosh being anywhere remotely close to scary.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Tosh is usually quite calm, but becomes visibly angry at Matt's optimistic outlook in the cinematic A Better Tomorrow.
* TheSociopath: according to Nova, who states he is a psychopath who might backstab Raynor everyday and that this happened to all Spectres as a side-effect of the program. [[spoiler:The game, however, tends to suggest he actually is a subversion; despite Nova's statements, Tosh, while cynical, never betrays Raynor, and only attempts to kill him when understandably pissed off if you choose to side with Nova against him (see YouBastard below). In fact, if you happen to finish his story arc before Ariel Hanson's, she reveals to Raynor that studies on the Spectres found no traces of psychotic side-effects, meaning Nova was either wrong or lying]].
* SuperSoldier: Being a Spectre, who are experimental versions of the Ghosts.
* SupportingLeader: [[spoiler: You only control Tosh in the mission "Breakout". You have Raynor and Horner rooting for you the entire time, and you fight against Mengsk, Nova, and the Dominion, who as far as the Wings of Liberty campaign are concerned one of many {{Big Bad}}s.]]
* VerbalTic: Gabriel Tosh always ends his speeches with "brother", brother.
* YouBastard: [[spoiler:Side against him during the last leg of his mission arc and he scolds you for betraying him when he's been straight with you so far. Despite the hilarity of Tychus being voodoo doll'd at the end of that mission, it results in him no longer being available to offer mystic comments on every mission you accomplish afterwards, which can make you feel like a heel to see that balcony empty.]]
** [[spoiler:The news report after his second mission ''heavily'' implies the Spectres were behind terror-bombings against civilian targets. However, the UNN is known for exaggerating stories and biasing them pro-Dominion, and blames Raynor often for chaos the Dominion helped cause, so how reliable the accounts are is up for debate.]]
** You can also realize how much of a jerk you (and thanks to your decisions, Raynor) are when you compare the two scenarios. [[spoiler:Side with Tosh, and you break out New Folsom prison, Matt celebrating it as a liberation of all the scientists, thinkers, journalists, etc, who were nice people who just happened to disagree with Mengsk. Side with Nova, and you listen to Raynor call him a "scumbag" before Nova puts a knife in his head. Keeping in mind that this "scumbag" generously paid you to collect resources for him, provided recon and men to help you do it, and offered advice on your other missions.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Valerian Mengsk]]
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[[caption-width-right:180:EvenTheGuysWantHim.]]
-->''"Everyone wonders if I will be as good an emperor as my father. But I want something more. To prove that I will be a better emperor. And a better man."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoshKeaton

Son of Arcturus Mengsk and heir apparent of the dominion. He is interested in archeology, especially the relics of the Xel'naga. It turns out he owns and runs the Moebius Foundation when Raynor's planned meeting with the company's ships turned up meeting up with the Bucephalus, the Dominion's flagship.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AdventurerArchaeologist: As revealed in the Dark Templar novels, he ''desperately'' wishes he was one.
* AgentPeacock: Lampshaded in the ''Flashpoint'' novel.
* AntagonisticOffSpring: Inverted, Valerian is a good man with a wicked father. Come ''Heart of the Swarm'', he's pretty much openly abandoned the Dominion, and [[spoiler:Arcturus is apparently content to kill his son alongside Kerrigan in order to see her dead]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He tries to prove it at least. While he's yet to take the field in a game so far, he ''does'' orchestrate a lot of things by aiding allies, so he mostly succeeds. In the novel ''Flashpoint'', he's also able to subdue some street thugs with his martial arts and swordplay skills.
* BadassBookworm: Also a skilled swordsman and martial artist. Doesn't get out much, though.
* {{Bishonen}}
* ButtMonkey: In ''Heart of the Swarm'', occasionally; Kerrigan trolls him in the first mission and almost strangles him later after mistakenly believing he left Raynor behind (though this one wasn't played for laughs), Mira Han calls him "princess" and the list goes on.
* CallingTheOldManOut: It's easily his CrowningMomentOfAwesome, since he had no real reason of telling this to Arcturus except to rub it in his face. The kid just wanted to gloat.
--> "Father, I am about to accomplish that which you could not. Today I will [[spoiler:defeat the Queen of Blades and secure peace throughout the Dominion]]. By this act, the people will finally know that I am a worthy successor to you."
* CanonImmigrant: Before ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'', he debuted in the Dark Templar novels.
* CharacterDevelopment: When he starts out in ''Wings of Liberty'', it's still unclear what kind of person he is, and he clearly underestimates Kerrigan, his invasion of Char only being saved by Raynor's help. By ''Heart of the Swarm'', he shows more obvious signs of concern for his forces and allies, and turns out to have developed enough guts to [[spoiler:call out [[HumanoidAbomination Kerrigan]] for her impatience about saving Raynor]]. Kerrigan is genuinely impressed.
--->'''Kerrigan:''' It seems you've learned a few things.\\
'''Valerian:''' The Zerg aren't the only ones who can adapt.
* TheChessmaster: Aspires to this in ''Wings of Liberty'', orchestrating [[spoiler:Raynor's retrieval of the artifacts through the Moebius Foundation in planning to ally with him and lead an invasion of Char]]. Raynor lampshades that Valerian sees him as a pawn to be used, but Valerian counters by asking if Raynor cares if cooperation will get him what he wants.
* [[spoiler:DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu?: Yeah, she's on his side and all, but still: He called out Kerrigan. And it ''worked''.]]
* TheEmperor: Or rather, he will be, someday, though TheGoodKing will probably be more apt. [[spoiler:He presumably takes the throne at the end of ''Heart of the Swarm'', Valerian and Kerrigan even discussing that he's going to have to be ready to take over when she kills Mengsk]].
* EnemyMine: With Raynor, though he did manipulate him for a great deal through Tychus. However [[spoiler:he was not aware of his father's plans with Tychus]]. Come ''Heart of the Swarm'', [[spoiler:he's quite clearly a trusted ally of the Raiders, while Mengsk is either unaware of or doesn't care his son has turned on him, being that he orders an attack on the ''Hyperion'' with Valerian aboard]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: Initially served The Dominion, sworn enemies of Jim Raynor, but come "Flashpoint" and ''Heart of The Swarm'', he now fights against the Dominion alongside Raynor's Raiders. He was especially aware of the prophecy involving Kerrigan, the reason why he refused to hand her over to his father.]]
** [[spoiler:Partially subverted however, because from the beginning, his EnemyMine with Raynor was part of his agenda to prove himself a better man than his father. Furthermore, he did not treat Raynor as the enemy his father made him out to be.]]
* [[spoiler:IAmNotMyFather: Outright states this.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's definitely a better man than Arcturus, if a bit naive at times. But he's still a Mengsk, and is confident to the point of arrogance.
* MissionControl: In "Heart of the Swarm"
* PrinceCharming: Referred to as this by Rory Swann.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Wants to prove himself as this, which he does by [[spoiler:defeating Kerrigan alongside Raynor]].
* SunkCostFallacy: "I've invested far too much in this endeavor to see it fail." He doesn't even have the excuse of having the Zerg on the run.
* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Joins with Raynor's Raiders after the Flashpoint Conflict, and is now working with them come ''Heart Of The Swarm'']]
* WarriorPrince: Tries to be one, anyway.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Subverted. Though flashbacks in ''The Dark Templar Saga'' show he was this as a kid, Arcturus was an AbusiveParent and Valerian grew out of it once he realized that. Now his goal is to be his own man rather than just Mengsk Jr., and is more interested in proving to the people that he's not his father and can be a better ruler than him.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He might be an aversion but comes off as one to Jake because his assistant (who was a mole for his father) altered his orders without him being aware of it.
* WideEyedIdealist: He's usually good at hiding it, but his entire plan pretty much hinged on the universe rewarding nobility and courage. Of special note is his first meeting with Raynor, which revolved around the idea that Raynor was a noble revolutionary who would want to kill Arcturus personally, rather than the terrorist rebel he was painted as. The Dark Templar Saga novels also have his servants note this, as he doesn't suspect many of them are spies for Arcturus so he can keep tabs on Valerian's private matters.

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[[folder:General Horace Warfield]]
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[[caption-width-right:200:Now, ''this'' is a general.]]

-->''"You missed your calling, Raynor. You would have made an excellent flag officer."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' GaryAnthonyWilliams

Mengsk's replacement for the deceased Edmund Duke, General Warfield is a very different kind of military leader than his predecessor. Smooth-talking and well-mannered, Warfield makes very few appearances in ''Wings of Liberty'', mostly acting as SupportingLeader for Mengsk or an offscreen antagonist. Warfield does make an appearance at the end of the story, however.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type IV]]; Warfield has basically no villainous traits, and only falls short of being a HeroAntagonist in ''Wings of Liberty'' because he works for TheEmpire.
* AFatherToHisMen: Not spelled out exactly, but pretty heavily implied, given his warm demeanor and tendency to fight on the front beside his men, and [[spoiler: him demanding that Kerrigan spare his retreating soldiers despite heavily wounded and more or less at her mercy.]]
* [[spoiler:ArmCannon]]: [[spoiler:Near the end of the game, he has his poisoned arm amputated and replaced with an arm cannon that transforms into a hand.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: ''"What if Raynor could see you right now?"'' It gets a reaction.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He eats rocks and spits out gravel.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassGrandpa: Like Duke, he's probably in his fifties ''at least'' but he, like Fenix, "throws down with the best of them." And if you want a ''real'' explanation, all you need to know is that [[spoiler:he punched a hydralisk to death and lived to tell about it.]]
** FourStarBadass: Though oddly enough, he only has three stars on his uniform (which from our point of view, would give him the rank of lieutenant general at the most).
* BlackComedy: Near the end of the game, he [[spoiler: loses the use of one of his arms]]. Cut to this conversation:
-->'''Raynor:''' Good to see you on your feet, General.
-->'''Warfield:''' Yeah, well, we'll see how long that lasts.
* CoolOldGuy: He's one of the more popular new characters out of the game, and for a good reason: [[spoiler:He {{bayonet|Ya}}ed a zergling, kills a hydralisk by punching it to death, and is so tough he shrugs off enough poison to kill an ultralisk, ''and'' gets a shiny new ArmCannon out of the deal.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Cyborg}}]]: [[spoiler:During the assault on Char, he loses his arm to zerg venom and gets it replaced with an ArmCannon]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:The BlackComedy above becomes a FunnyAneurysmMoment, as he dies early in ''Heart of the Swarm'' (Char).]]
* GangstaStyle: Does this as he runs low on ammo.
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]: In ''Heart of the Swarm''.
* InformedAbility: Warfield is allegedly a hyper-competent general, but his one opportunity to demonstrate this prowess [[GoneHorriblyWrong goes horribly wrong]].
** He is, however, very well aware of the strategic value of taking down the Zerg [[DeathFromAbove air support]] rather than the ground-based [[MookMaker nydus worms]]. The final mission with the Zerg air support uncrippled is by many considered the ''hardest'' mission in the game by a significant margin. [[hottip:*: Siege tanks turn anything ground based into nice big craters, and removing the zerg flyers means there's no way for the Zerg to counter a mass of them. Well.. outside of Kerrigan herself at least.]]
** Justified in the sequel, Warfield is likely used to fighting Broods under the command of Broodmothers, who only use [[HollywoodTactics limited tactics]]. The forces on Char were under the command of Kerrigan, which is a whole different thing entirely.
* MeaningfulName: Warfield.
%% Don't add MythologyGag here. It's already in ShoutOut/Starcraft.
* PunchClockVillain: One of a few [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpretations]] of his character. He certainly does come off this way in the campaign, showing sincere admiration for Raynor and putting his own life on the line [[spoiler:during the assault on Char]]. But then, he ''did'' lead Project Shadow Blade, which created the [[SuperSoldier spectres]].
* RememberTheNewGuy: According to his backstory, he's been one of Mengsk's top officers ever since he began his rebellion against the Confederacy, which would mean Warfield was out there somewhere kicking ass for the entirety of the original game and Brood War.
* RetiredBadass: He was retired prior to the game, Mengsk brought him back into service at the beginning of Wings of Liberty.
* TheSouthpaw
* TheMenFirst: [[spoiler: His last act is to request his men to be saved...which Kerrigan grants.]]
* [[spoiler:SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]: [[spoiler: Defeated by Kerrigan, he is mortally wounded...and she murders him the second he [[BerserkButton mentions Raynor's name]].]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives one to Kerrigan in ''Heart of the Swarm'' when she begins her RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Mengsk on Char, killing the same Dominion soldiers who freed her, while also calling out that she's betraying Raynor's trust in her [[spoiler: which might have gotten through to her, but since Kerrigan had already heard the UNN say that Raynor was executed, somebody working for Mengsk talking about turning against Raynor turned out to be a BerserkButton for her]].

[[/folder]]

[[folder:November Annabella "Nova" Terra]]
[[quoteright:180:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nova_SC-G_Art2_9381.png]]
[[caption-width-right:180:Even if ''Ghost'' never came out, she's still here.]]

-->''"Failure is never an option."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Music/GreyDeLisle

A human female Ghost and assassin for the Terran Dominion. Also the would-be star of ''[[{{Spinoff}} Starcraft: Ghost]]'', a game stuck in DevelopmentHell, although she was properly introduced in the Wings of Liberty campaign for Starcraft II. Nova's adventures have become something of their own sublicense within the franchise, with her backstory and training covered in a manga series and a novel, with a second on the way.

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!!Provides examples of:

* ActionGirl
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Her real name is November Anabella Terra.
* BerserkButton: Don't touch Malcolm Kelerchian if you want to live.
* BrokenBird: Suffice it to say, her time spent as a telepathic slave for a mob-boss was so traumatic that the mandatory mind wipe was considered an incentive for becoming a Ghost.
* TheCameo: A shrine dedicated to her can be seen in ''WorldOfWarcraft'', as well as a cloaked Blood Elf female.
* CanonImmigrant: From the game stuck in permanent DevelopmentHell, Starcraft: Ghost.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Nova wears blue and silver to Tosh's red and black.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Though Nova has pale blond hair in her official high-res ''Ghost'' render, in-game images had her with brighter yellow hair, and in the graphic novels her hair is orange.
* TheDragon: Top assassin of the Terran Dominion. Raynor even calls Nova Mengsk's "pet ghost". This role is even more apparent during her attack on the Umojan lab. By comparison, Valerian Mengsk, despite being crown prince, doesn't necessarily fit the bill for being a dragon.
* EnemyMine: Approaches Raynor with the offer of taking out Tosh's Spectres, after which she gives him the schematics to make Ghosts of his own. Jim notes the risk she takes by doing so. [[spoiler:If Raynor sides with Tosh instead Dr. Hanson claims that spectres are no more prone to insanity than normal people, this may or may be correct. Siding with Nova however reveals a note of jealousy with Ariel]]. However the game makes it clear that the only reason Raynor has to trust a Dominion assassin is because Tosh is a potentially more dangerous choice. Some of the news reports in the game suggest that the Spectres have been running a terrorist campaign against the Dominion, and leaving a lot of dead civilians in their wake. But overall, the choice between Nova and Tosh is definitely one of the weaker ones, at least from a storytelling perspective.
** In ''Heart of the Swarm'', it's confirmed that Raynor canonically sided with Tosh against her. When they meet early-on, she's more than a little bitter about that.
* KnifeNut: It's a Ghost thing, apparently. A closer look at the cutscene shows that Nova actually swiped Tosh's balisong, complete with voodoo decal. Although she certainly handles it with familiarity.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: After the mind-wipe is reversed, she still abides by her oath to serve the Dominion, though she's perfectly willing to bend the rules here and there to suit her.
* TheOjou: Before a terrorist attack killed her parents, anyways.
* PetTheDog: Helps a young telepath evade the reach of the Ghost Academy in ''Spectres,'' and find a home where her gifts can be cherished.
* PsychicPowers: Second only in power to Sarah Kerrigan herself, although she surpasses Kerrigan's powers when Sarah was in her Ghost self. She's able to do stuff like disable enemy weapons with her mind or kill an entire city block with her telekinesis. Of course, Kerrigan's now a planetary-level consciousness since her infestation, and she's basically in a league of her own.
* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler: In "Ghost of a Chance," she informs Raynor that she will see him "soon". Being an assassin...]]
** Go to the Hyperion Armory after completing 'Ghost of a Chance'. Wait for a few minutes...[[spoiler: Nova is stowing away on the Hyperion.]]
** Come ''Heart of the Swarm'', she's punched out of the "Hero" clock -- she's the one that [[spoiler:captures Raynor, making a snide remark she ''might'' have looked the other way if he had helped her before]].
* SuperSoldier
* TheUnfought: Despite her reappearance early on in "Heart of the Swarm", you never actually get to fight her.
* TykeBomb
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doctor Ariel Hanson]]
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-ArielHanson_SC2_Head2_7832.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200: [[HotScientist I think I need a medical check...]]]]

-->''"You're a good man, James Raynor."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' AliHillis

A selfless and altruistic scientist who was rescued by Raynor's Raiders after the planet Agria was overrun by the Zerg. She decides to help out his cause after learning that the Terran Dominion had pulled out of Agria, declaring the Agrian colonists expendable. Hanson tries to steer Raynor towards doing the right thing, being described as the angel on Jim's shoulders, as opposed to Tychus, who is the devil.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: InUniverse example. Tosh keeps referring to Ariel as a "Honeypot" and implies that there's more to her than meets the eye. In the aftermath of the non-canon mission "Haven's Fall" mission [[spoiler: he's proven right. He outright says that all of the infested colonists were a time bomb waiting to happen and says Hanson was a honey trap from the start.]]
%% Do not add non- InUniverse or Fanon examples here; they belong on the YMMV subpage.
* [[spoiler:AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler:If you choose to help the protoss on Haven, she becomes infested. Given Horner's comments during the mission it's implied she did it to herself.]]
* [[spoiler:BodyHorror]]: [[spoiler: Her infested form. ''Yikes.'']]
* [[spoiler:ButNowIMustGo]]: [[spoiler: If the player decides to side with her, then she settles in Haven after the fight, and invites Raynor to stay. Raynor declines, because he has to "finish the job", and says that "guys like me don't get second chances"]]. The worst part is that, unless the player skips the missions post-Meinhoff, (thus losing the chance to use the Vikings in further missions) it doesn't matter if the player decides to side with or against her, [[spoiler:she doesn't stick around]].
* TheChick
* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Almost the entire ''Hyperion'' crew is in agreement that Ariel Hanson is quite the looker.
* DullSurprise
* TheHeart
* HotScientist
* MadScientist: The choice between Hanson and [[spoiler:Selendis]] guarantees this trope if you notice the reactions both take to your choice. [[spoiler:Selendis]] is rather calm and understanding regardless of the choice Raynor makes ([[spoiler:Selendis]] challenges Raynor to "friendly combat" if Hanson is the choice made, and is rather sympathetic to Raynor's challenge of saving the colonists even if he has to kill some). Hanson, on the other hand, [[spoiler:flips her lid if you choose Selendis, which says a lot about her rational thinking if you know what happens after "Haven's Fall"]]. It's also implied that, in the "Haven's Fall" choice, [[spoiler:she infests herself at Haven in a desperate attempt to save the colonists]].
* {{Meganekko}}: Envisioned by Blizzard as a "doctor lady with glasses who looks really cute".
* MotherlyScientist
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: She has a doctorate in bioengineering, though apparently she also gives out [[strike:tho]]rough [[http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/hero/ariel-hanson examinations and sick notes.]]
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: She's a chemist and biologist and archaeologist and who knows what else.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Egon Stetmann]]
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-EgonStetmann_SC2_Head1_7851.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:A brilliant scientist still learning how to shave himself.]]

--> ''"Zerg are so fascinating. I wish we knew more about their physiology."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMenville

A geeky young scientist dedicated to Raynor's Raiders. He spends most of his time in the Hyperion's research laboratory, requesting Protoss and Zerg samples to further his research for Raynor.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AdaptationalBadass: StarCraft 2's character profile for him on the Battle.Net website depicts Stettman in a more badass light, going as far as explaining his ideologies and his reasoning for joining Raynor's Raiders, which the StarCraft 2 campaign in-game doesn't do.
* ApocalypticLog: Subverted. The research logs have every sign of being the first entries in one ("Swann wonders why the ship generates additional energy. I'll best not tell him about this fascinating Protoss crystal that does it." "If it becomes dangerous, I'll throw it out the airlock, but until them I'm researching it!" "The zerg sample evolved a cortex and started to attack the walls of its containment canister - better study how it did that rather than chuck it out"), but it all seems to work out all right; as of ''Heart of the Swarm'', the ''Hyperion'' is still operational.
* CombatMedic
%%Don't add Expy here. It's already in ShoutOut/Starcraft
* ForScience: Averted, he quit a Dominion science project and was almost executed by criminals because of his morals. His logs on the Protoss and Zerg samples also highlight this. In an early log for the Protoss artifact, he states that if it becomes a threat to the ship he'll destroy it. He refuses to apply Zerg regeneration to a biological use for humans, calling that horrifying; and recognizes that he will have to destroy the Zerg sample eventually, but he wants to wait until he has learned all he can from it.
* GeniusDitz: With '''huge''' emphasis on the "Ditz" part.
* HollywoodNerd: Most soldiers wear bandoleers of ammo strapped to them. Egon straps cans of energy drink to his body.
* TheMedic
* MustHaveCaffeine
%%Don't add MythologyGag here. It's already in ShoutOut/Starcraft
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He appears to be an expert in xenobiology, metallurgy, and weapons development, and probably half a dozen other fields, in addition to being a combat medic in the commando mission. (Although the protoss crystal he's tinkering with in the lab is supposedly helping him.)
* PutOnABus: Unlike Swann and Tosh, he doesn't even get a token appearance in ''Heart of the Swarm''.
* TheSmartGuy
* ThereWillBeToiletPaper: He has a very telling piece of bloody toilet paper on his cheek.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rory Swann]]
[[quoteright:210:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/RorySwannHead2medium_3480.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:210:"Space Dwarf"? Why in the world would they say that?]]

--> ''"Jimmy, you need stuff fixed, I'm your guy. This crawlin' around in caves... that guy I ain't."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' FredTatasciore

The Hyperion's chief engineer, spend most of his time in the ships armory, and is responsible for the upgrading the Raiders weapons. Formerly a miner, he lost his arm in a revolt against the Combine, and was saved by Raynor's Raiders, where he joined them later on.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AmericanAccents: Speaks in a New York accent.
* ArmCannon: He has a mechanical hand that can transform into a rocket launcher much similar to the Marauders'. It's also apparently capable of doubling as a wrench, which makes sense since he's a super-mechanic.
* ArtificialLimbs
* BigApplesauce
* CatchPhrase:
--> "I got something new for you, cowboy."
* TheEngineer
* ICallItVera: He calls his deployable turret Flaming Betty. Its rank is listed as "Swann's BFF."
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He has a deep knowledge of weapons and vehicles of all types, and is able to redesign the Odin to make it field-buildable despite knowing nothing about it.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Raynor and Nova. Granted, the entire basis of his dialogue regarding this is entirely for humor and referring to [[DeJaVu a certain other Ghost who Nova reminds him of]].
* TheSmartGuy: A much rougher example than usual, making him come off as a very sophisticated auto mechanic.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kate Lockwell and Donny Vermillion]]
[[quoteright:210:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-KateLockwell_SC2_Head1_9195.JPEG]]
[[quoteright:210:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-DonnyVermillion_SC2_DevStory1_3796.jpg]]

--> ''"What is wrong with that woman? Tell her not to interrupt my interviews!"''
-->-- '''Donny, regarding Kate.'''

-> '''Voiced by:''' RachaelMacFarlane (Kate) and BlairBess (Donny)

Two reporters working for the UNN. Kate tries to be impartial, but often gets blocked by her coworker Donny Vermillion. After Vermillion looses his mind, Kate gets promoted to chief anchor.

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!!Provides examples of:

* BlatantLies: Very often, due to being controlled by Terran Dominion, often in a very unconvincing manner. During one broadcast, a Dominion Marine even shows up to shut it down.
-->'''Kate Lockwell:''' In fact, Donny, survivors have credited Raynor's Raiders--\\
'''Donny Vermillion:''' I'll have to cut you off there, Kate! We've got a breaking story. Uh...uhm...g-go to commercial. Yes. Commercial.\\
\\
'''Donny Vermillion:''' I assume casualties were high as a result of Raynor's terrorist actions.\\
'''Kate Lockwell:''' Actually the only civilian deaths appear to be collateral damage from overzealous Dominion security forc--\\
'''Donny Vermillion:''' Thanks, Kate. You heard it here first! Jim Raynor: Killing women and children on Mar Sara.
** Subverted in one case via BrickJoke. Donny reports about how Zerglings have an allergy to lemon juice. This comes across as another bullshit propaganda line meant to showcase how the Dominion is totally on top of things with regard to the zerg when it really isn't. In the next game, one of Kerrigan's lieutenants makes an offhand remark about needing to fix the Zerglings' allergy to lemon juice.
* BreakTheHaughty: Donny Vermillion experiences when confronted with undeniable proof that the government that he worships caused his brother's death.
* CanonImmigrant: Kate Lockwell appeared in the comics before she did in-game.
* CatchPhrase:
--> '''Donny:''' You heard it here first!
* DoubleStandard: Donny answers the question posed by some viewers that ask what's wrong with Raynor rebelling against the Dominion when it was founded after Arcturus rebelled and overthrew the Confederacy. His response? "Yes, but Emperor Mengsk didn't do it during an alien invasion!" This completely ignores the fact that while Mengsk may not have ''begun'' his rebellion during an alien invasion, the arrival of the Zerg and Protoss did nothing to dissuade him from stopping. And, in more ways than one, he twisted it to his advantage.
--> '''Raynor (upon listening to the relevant news article):''' Everyone's a critic.
* HotScoop: Kate. In fact, the ''Crown Prince'' has a crush on her.
* KentBrockmanNews: UNN Live with Donny Vermillion. Raynor shoots at the screen with a broadcast in the first cinematic on Mar Sara, and got a note from the bartender mentioning that [[BrickJoke the screen would be put on his tab!]]. That's why there's a "don't shoot the screen" warning sign attached to the big TV screen in the ''Hyperion'' cantina.
* NewsReel: The UNN, which has been around since StarCraft. Used by the Confederacy, then by the Dominion as a propaganda machine.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Kate
%% Don't add TheOtherMarty here. It belongs in the Trivia tab.
* ShipTease: Kate asks Valerian if there's any woman he has an eye on. He actually says (on a live news broadcast, remember) that he's quite taken with ''her''. Considering she's an honest reporter dedicated to ferreting out the truth and he hates his father, he was probably being serious.
* ShowWithinAShow: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlkAwH2UOuY The UNN]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uWDfA26LyM newscasts]].
* TheWorldMustKnowTheTruth: Why Kate tends to be impartial and talk against the Dominion according to ExpandedUniverse sources. She became disillusioned after meeting Michael Liberty.
* ThoseTwoGuys
%% Don't add WhatCouldHaveBeen here. It belongs on the Trivia tab.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mira Horner ''(née Han)'']]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KathSoucie

A mercenary who leads the Mira's Mercs, and who sports an eastern-european accent. She and the Mercs help the Raiders during a mission... by having them to pay an amount of minerals before another empolyee of her does.

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!!Provides examples of:

* ArrangedMarriage: That surname? Matt Horner won a poker game, and the prize was her. Needless to say, he doesn't stay in touch with her.
* GreenEyes: Though we only see one of them.
* GogglesDoNothing
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:She refuses to let Matt speak to Colonel Orlan in ''Heart of the Swarm'' because Raynor is her client, and all a mercenary has is their word. The "before reason" part is that they need Orlan because ''Raynor has been captured and they need to hack the Dominion to find him'', and Mira knows this]].
* {{Mercenaries}}
* MismatchedEyes: Her right eye has evidently been replaced by a cybernetic implant, so it has an overlarge pupil, red iris and black sclera.
* PunchClockHero: She ''is'' a mercenary after all.
* RoseHairedGirl
* TheTease: To Matt. He doesn't appreciate it. At ''all''.
[[/folder]]

!!Protoss
[[folder:Praetor Karass]]
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-Karass_SC2_Head1_9929.jpg]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' GuerinBarry

A Protoss High Templar. He encountered Zeratul on Ulaan, and with his substantial forces fought the Zerg masses guarding the final portion of the prophecy. [[spoiler:After Kerrigan shows up, he and his forces engage them to give Zeratul time to escape the planet and are ultimately slain.]]

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!!Provides examples of:

* {{Badass}}: Such a kick-ass High Templar, he's able to use all of their abilities plus a powerful direct psionic attack (he hits harder than an Immortal against unarmored targets), making him a peer of ''Tassadar''. In-universe, he's a legend.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Like all Protoss, he's a non-evil example.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: In the first Protoss mission.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He appears in exactly one mission for about five minutes, is never mentioned again, and so far doesn't have a mention in any other missions or novels. But in those five minutes, he and his men help save the universe.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Urun]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' JonathanCook

Urun is the leader of the Auriga Tribe and a member of the Protoss Hierarchy. In the game, he's seen as part of the Overmind's vision, taking part in the final stand on Shakuras against a hybrid-controlled Swarm. He rallied the remnants of the Great Fleet and had a small ground force gathered as well. Alongside the remnants of his species, he did battle, however, for all their valor, it was to no avail, and Urun fell alongside his people, declaring that there were "too many of them".

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!!Provides examples of:

* CoolHat: his face is completely obscured by the visor. Considering that this is pretty much everything his profile model consists of (besides the back of the cockpit and the starry backdrop that is) people would joke about Urun himself being just a cool talking helmet floating in space.
* CoolStarship: he's piloting one.
* [[spoiler:LastStand]]: During "In Utter Darkness".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mohandar]]
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-Mohandar_SC2_Head2_2932.jpg]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' ArminShimerman

Mohandar is an elderly leader of the Dark Templar caste, and a member of the Hierarchy. In the game, Mohandar was killed in the Overmind's vision of the protoss' final stand against the Dark Voice. He went into battle leading the remaining void rays. As his ship was destroyed, Mohandar declared he was returning to the Void.

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!!Provides examples of:

* CoolStarship: as with Urun, he too appears piloting one of these.
* [[spoiler:LastStand]]: During "In Utter Darkness".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Selendis]]
[[quoteright:180:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/180px-Selendis_SC2_Head2_7730.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:180:Hey, Protoss have women too!]]
--> ''"The only cure to Zerg infestation is purification by fire! You know this to be true, James Raynor!"''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/CreeSummer

The current Protoss Executor, originally having been a student of Artanis's before his ascension to Hierarch. She possesses a strong sense of duty and honor as a Khalai Protoss. Although she feels threatened by the Dark Templars and the Terrans, she is more than willing to put aside their differences to bring the battle to the Zerg. Selendis oversaw Ulrezaj's defeat over Shakuras and slew the infested Terran Ethan Stewart.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Sure, we only see her participate in one battle, but Selendis is miles ahead of the only other Protoss female seen in the series.
* CoolStarship
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:In the Overmind's vision, "In Utter Darkness". She pilots a Carrier.]]
* LadyOfWar: Selendis pilots a carrier in battle, being the only major named female Protoss character so far to participate in battle.
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: She may be the protoss commander from Brood War. [[HonorBeforeReason With some aspects of her personality revealed]], some of the plot issues of Brood War are cleared up--as well as underlining why she was still the protagonist.
** At the very least, she is confirmed to have been the executor during the Dark Vengeance mini campaign.
* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Gal]]: She [[spoiler:seems excited to get to fight with a hero like Raynor and wishes him luck when she loses]].
--> "If you choose to resist us, we shall meet in glorious combat."
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: To date, she's only the second female Protoss we've seen, the first being the Dark Templar's Matriarch. There's three if you include the female flying the Mothership.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She sees the infestation on Haven and determines that they only way to deal with it is torch the whole planet, believing that despite what anybody, herself included, hopes, infestation can't be cured. Despite Raynor being an ally to Protoss, she's willing to fight him if he gets in her way, though she doesn't have any malice towards him.
* WildMassGuessing: It is possible that she was the unnamed Executor in Episode IV, seeing as how she worked under Artanis.
* WorthyOpponent: If you choose to fight her in the canonical last mission of Dr. Hanson's branch in the campaign, she says it would be an honor to fight you, and shows no malice if you drive her off (and indeed hopes you are right).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tal'darim Executor]]
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Starcraft_-_Taldarim_2518.jpg]]
--> ''"We will follow you to the ends of the universe, James Raynor! A thousand deaths cannot atone for your wanton sacrilege"''

-> '''Voiced by:''' GaryAnthonyWilliams

The leader of the Tal'darim, a fanatical splinter group of Protoss that guard the Xel'naga artifacts and other hotspots of protoss/xel'naga influence. Acts as the Protoss antagonist of the campaign.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He pilots a beefed-up mothership with all the toys attached.
* BadassBoast: Before he brings in his [[CoolStarship Mothership]]:
--> "Make peace with your Gods, defilers! You will now answer for your crimes!"
* BossBanter: The guy ''never'' shuts up on any of the missions you encounter his men on.
* CoolStarship: In "Maw of the Void" commands a Mothership.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Don't let the pseudo-religious babbling fool you, this guy knows what he's doing. Take "Welcome to the Jungle" for example, he goes after your [=SCVs=] when they try to harvest terrazine, uses his probes to seal altars you haven't been to yet, and brings an escort to protect them. He also mentions in "Supernova" that he was expecting Raynor to show up looking for the next artifact.
* GetBackHereBoss: When he finally takes the field in "Maw of the Void" he fights you for a bit, then teleports away when he starts to take too much damage.
* NoNameGiven[=/=]EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Even the subtitles just use "Tal'darim Executor".
** AllThereInTheManual: Files for the beta named him "Lhassir". In the completed version he may be "Nyon", the name given to the achievement profile that rewards a portrait that looks just like him. Neither name appears in-game though.
* ScaryDogmaticAliens: He and the other Tal'darim are KnightTemplar versions of regular Protoss.
* SenselessSacrifice: He and his men "gladly march towards death to [ensure] your doom". At least "Maw of the Void" shows he isn't too wimpy to be unwilling to do this himself.
* TheUsualAdversaries: Whenever Raynor meets the Tal'darim executor, the Executor makes a number of over the top threats (like the page quote) at Raynor. Raynor mostly reacts with mild to medium annoyance.
[[/folder]]

!!Other
[[folder:The Dark Voice / The Fallen One / [[spoiler:Amon]]]][[quoteright:184:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thefallenone_8248.png]]
[[caption-width-right:184:Our new BigBad.]]
-->''"Foolish, prideful children."''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Rick D. Wasserman

An ancient and mysterious [[PowerOfTheVoid Void]] [[EldritchAbomination entity]], it orchestrated the creation of the Zerg/Protoss Hybrids. [[spoiler:''Heart of the Swarm'' reveals it is a fallen xel'naga, the creator of the Overmind and the Zerg hive mind as a whole. It is said to have corrupted the Swarm from their original purpose, turning them from the ultimate expression of "purity of essence" into just another weapon. It died long ago, but through the machinations of Duran/Narud, it has returned to plunge the universe into darkness]].

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!!Provides examples of:

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:And being a xel'naga, he has full rights to the title]].
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead / DeadAllAlong: Up until just before ''Heart of the Swarm'', Amon was long dead, but Kerrigan's [[DePower deinfestation]] gave Narud and his hybrids the power needed to bring him back. It's unknown so far what killed him, though.]]
** [[spoiler:Even though he was dead for a long time, it did not stop his influence on the Overmind and the Zerg Swarm, as well as his work on the hybrid.]]
* BadassBoast: Pretty much ''all'' of its dialogue is this or a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech..
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the sequel trilogy.
** TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:To Duran and the Overmind, and in turn all they were this trope to including the Tal'darim, the Hybrids, the Zerg Swarm, and more than likely Ulrezaj. ''May'' also be this to the Dominion, the state of Duran's dealings with Mengsk is currently unknown]].
** BiggerBad: [[spoiler:He's been around since long before the series began, and as the above trope explains, he's behind almost everyone. However he hasn't taken center stage yet, his return only whispered about in the first two parts of the sequel.]]
* DarkIsEvil: Like the Dark Templar, he takes his power from the darkness of the Void. Unlike them, he is definitely an evil entity.
* TheDreaded: If you hear anybody not working for this guy talk about him, then they're terrified of him. Even Kerrigan doesn't deny that she's afraid of him.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Zurvan says that he's brought about the end of entire planets through his own power, and nobody seems to doubt it.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep
* GlowingEyesOfDoom
* HannibalLecture: He does almost all the time in 'In Utter Darkness' mission.
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]: [[spoiler:From what Zeratul has seen, this is the result if the Voice comes to power. And apparently it's done this before.]]
* ManipulativeBastard
* [[spoiler:MeaningfulName: Amon is the demon prince of Wrath in Christian demonology. You know what's another name for Amon? {{Satan}}.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Apparently, his plan is to bring eternal darkness to the whole Universe, remaking it in his name.]]
* OutsideContextVillain: We know literally ''nothing'' about this guy, and his influence is [[TheChessmaster so well hidden]] that only the [[spoiler: Overmind's vision of the future]] revealed it. Apart from anybody that's seen that, almost nobody even knows he exists.
* PowerOfTheVoid
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Dark Voice portrait sports these, and not much else.
** {{Sinister Silhouette|s}}
* ShroudedInMyth: There's a line in the prophecy about him.
* [[spoiler:[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The End Of The Universe As We Know It]]]]:
--> ''"[[Series/TheATeam I love it when a plan comes together.]]"''
* TheGhost: He has yet to be seen, his shrouded face only appearing so far. And even then, image enhancements show it's just a rank and file Protoss, so it's more than likely a placeholder.
* UltimateEvil
* VoiceOfTheLegion
* YouAreTooLate: [[spoiler: He reveals to the Protoss that he could have been stopped by Kerrigan, but by that point, she was already dead. Fortunately, the Overmind was listening from the past.]]
* YouFool: [[spoiler:To the Protoss.]] See the quote above.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Apparently this is his plan for ''everyone.''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maar]]
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[[caption-width-right:200: He likes to EMPHASIZE meaningful WORDS!.]]

--> ''"Your life is FORFEIT... surrender to DESPAIR!"''

-> '''Voiced by:''' ???

Maar is a Protoss/Zerg hybrid that appeared in the Protoss world of Zhakul. Zeratul had to fight against him and the Protoss forces he had recruited/possessed in order to access the Preservers, who can decipher the prophecy.

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!!Provides examples of:

* CameBackStrong: ''Repeatedly.'' Every time you defeat him, he charges himself up with more protoss energy from the elders and comes back physically larger, with more hit points and a stronger attack. The longer it takes to finish the mission the harder it gets.
* LargeHam
* HybridMonster
* MindControl: Pulls this on an entire Protoss base.
* MiniBoss
* PsychicPowers
[[/folder]]

!Introduced in ''VideoGame/StarcraftIIHeartOfTheSwarm''
!!Zerg

[[folder:Naktul]]
The first Broodmother Kerrigan encounters in the Heart of the Swarm campaign. The leader of a zerg colony living around the Dominion's base in "Rendezvous", she is found by Kerrigan, who is then looking for an army to help her prevent the Dominion force from destroying the Hyperion. Naktul gladly provides Kerrigan with her forces, allowing her to destroy the base. Kerrigan then leaves, with Naktul promising to wait until she comes back. She later rejoins the swarm in a between mission cutscene, near the end of the campaign.

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!!Provides examples of:
* MissionControl: For the duration of "Rendezvous," she serves as this.
* SupportingLeader: For the most part, Naktul offers her units to Kerrigan with only minimal questioning as to what happened to her.
* SycophanticServant: Oddly enough, she is one of the few Broodmothers to outright not try to follow Kerrigan's policy of "only the strong rule" in a literal sense. Naktul does not betray Kerrigan at all, in fact spending nearly the entire mission giving her her brood almost without question.
* UndyingLoyalty: Asks if Kerrigan plans to return to Phaeton or not, but otherwise is eager to fulfill her instructions. In fact, she seemed ''delighted'' to see Kerrigan had come back.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Izsha]]
[[quoteright:205:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Starcraft_-_Izsha_3782.png]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' KarenStrassman

Kerrigan's primary advisor in the Zerg Campaign, Kerrigan once stored her thoughts, memories and plans in her while the Queen of Blades.

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!!Provides examples of:

* EvilFeelsGood: Strongly admires Kerrigan from her time as the Queen of Blades. Though she seems to admire her more for how powerful she made the Swarm than for her atrocious acts.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's Kerrigan's equivalent of an adjutant, and explains mission objectives and the like.
* [[NonActionGuy Non Action Girl]]: Her role is one of an adviser rather than a fighter, and as a result she never takes part in fight personnally. She does, however, lead Kerrigan's protection during [[spoiler:her transformation into the Primal Queen of Blades]] if you didn't get Zagara at this point.
* MissionControl: She serves much the same role as the Terran AI adjutants.
%%* TheNoseless
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Her backstory.
* RoboSpeak: Speaks in a stilted, monotone manner.
* SocialDarwinist: A notably less evil version; she does seem to accept this as a reasoning, but rather than deduce that the weak should be crushed, this makes her concerned with making the Swarm as strong as possible so they ''won't'' be crushed.
* TokenGoodTeammate: WordOfGod describes her as more sympathetic than Abathur, her concept "was to strike a balance between human and monster." She indeed comes out as the least sinister of Kerrigan's lieutnants.
* [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Voice With A Hive Mind Connection]]
* WasOnceAMan: Formerly Amanda Haley, a psychic Terran medic who ended up infested by Kerrigan.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Abathur]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

--->"Abathur. Evolve Swarm, spin strands and sequences. Served Overmind, then served Queen of Blades. Now serve you[[note]]In case you are wondering, he is talking to Kerrigan-he doesn't recognizes her at this point due to her Terran appearance.[[/note]]."

The Genetic Library of the Swarm, he is in charge of all evolutions in the name of strengthening the Zerg. Abathur was a unique Zerg specimen created by the Overmind specifically for this purpose, who has been working for the Swarm ever since, both for the Overmind and Kerrigan under her two personna. His work consists in looking for potential creatures with useful genetic potential that can be added to the Swarm, or alternation that could improve the Swarm. He is extremely amoral in the approach of his work, uncaring about the pain of his test subjects. While he does his best to improve the Swarm, he doesn't intend to make them perfect: by his own words, perfection is impossible to attain, but to always chase it through mutation and adaptation is the only way the Zerg can live.

Dialogue with him reveals he was the one who put Kerrigan into the chrysalis and turned her into the original Queen of Blades.

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!!Provides examples of:

* AffablyEvil: As amoral and greedy for essence as he is, he is always well-mannered and honest when talking with Kerrigan.
* BerserkButton: When someone shows proficiency rivalling or surpassing his in genetics, he gets unnerved -- something with abilities superior to his own means they could create beings that surpass the Swarm, and that is not acceptable. The primal Zerg assimilating some of the Swarm's exclusive strains for their own use prompts a suggestion they be killed, while [[spoiler:his admission that he cannot replicate an infestation as deeply ingrained as Stukov's]] has him suggest to Kerrigan they join with the enemy force rather than be defeated by a clearly superior foe.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Kerrigan doesn't like him and is actually infuriated when she remembers that [[spoiler:he was the one who turned her into the original Queen of Blades (mentioning that what she felt was essentially him taking her apart and rebuilding her)]]. She still allows him to live because he is far too useful to her. Though if you talk to him just before the last mission, she says she seems to be growing to like him a bit.
* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: Does the fingertips-touching variant, though since he only has two per hand, it looks a bit odd.
%%* CreepyMonotone
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Why he gladly serves Kerrigan, as he becomes lost and purposeless when he has no one to serve. To him it's a FateWorseThanDeath and one that he suffered from when the Overmind was killed until Kerrigan found him.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: A toned down version, but he actually seems a bit confused when Kerrigan acts nicer toward him at the end of the campaign.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Granted, he is on the side of Kerrigan, but other than that he fits the trope in every aspect.
* {{Expy}}: Possibly unintentional, but he shares some minor similarities with Mayuri from Manga/{{Bleach}}, both being scientist-like character with amoral tendencies with a similar vision of the quest for perfection. He also bears similarity to [[MassEffect Mordin Solus]], in that he does not like to use personal pronouns, albeit without Mordin's morality.
* ForScience: He is perfectly aware that it's pointless to dissect Lessara, since he cannot integrate Protoss DNA to Zerg. He still wants to do it because he likes trying, as its part of his role of assimilating other species into the swarm and one of the goals of the swarm has always been to assimilate the Protoss.
* HumansAreFlawed: He seems to believe this, as he is unimpressed with Terran DNA.
* MadScientist: He seems just as much in it to see what interesting things he can do with essence as to improve the zerg.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Kerrigan notes that she's never seen a being like him and asks what genetic strands he was made from. Abathur replies the Overmind made him personally for his specific purpose by combining many strands.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Sniffs that the focused evolutions of the Swarm are much more impressive than the natural, "sloppy" evolutions of the Zerus Zerg, and advises Kerrigan to take what evolutionary strands are worth interest and wipe them out after. Though since ''he's'' the one who handles said evolutions, he's hardly un-biased.
* NonActionGuy: Just like Izsha, he wasn't created for fight and serves only as a genetician. Doesn't prevent him from being damn useful.
* MissionControl: For the Evolution missions.
* ObliviouslyEvil: The only thing that matters for him is his goal, which is to make the Swarm stronger, and he doesn't seem to realize when he is doing amoral or horrible things while chasing this goal. For example, he dissolves failed experiments into biomass alive and conscious, because he doesn't see the point in giving them a MercyKill--they'll become biomass either way, what's the difference?
* PragmaticVillainy: He actually expresses satisfaction when Kerrigan orders him to stop experimenting on human subjects, because he feels like [[HumansAreFlawed they are uninteresting and too weak to bring anything useful]].
** He also does not seem to like being feral as he is "less" for it.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: He is the only one of his kind amongst the swarm and was created to learn how to assimilate other species by the Overmind.
* TheSmartGuy: Similarly to Egon and Swann in ''Wings of Liberty''. He is the one in charge of Zerg evolution and DNA analysis.
* TheSpock: Has a tendancy to suggest the most pragmatic or efficient course of action for Kerrigan/The Zerg to take.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Speaks short sentences. Skips articles. Similar to [[Characters/MassEffect2PartyMembers Mordin Solus]]. Also geneticist. Likely coincidence.
* TerseTalker: Short sentences. To the point. Efficient. Need sample?
--> '''Abathur:''' Spin strand backward? No. Inside out zergling. Not efficient.
* ThirdPersonPerson: "Person" may be a stretch of the word but, since he [[TerseTalker doesn't use pronouns]], he refers himself as "subject Abathur"
* TokenEvilTeammate: WordOfGod describes him having an evil and diabolical nature, and Kerrigan actively hates him, both for what he does and his demeanor while doing it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Na'Fash]]

One of Kerrigan's former lieutenants who decided that Kerrigan was no longer worthy of leading the Swarm following her defeat on Char.

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!!Provides examples of:

* TheStarscream: Sort of subverted, since she's following Kerrigan's own policy of "the strong rule".
* TheUnfought: Gets killed by the Protoss before Kerrigan can even meet her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zagara]]

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-> '''Voiced by:''' Nika Futterman

Another of Kerrigan's broodmothers, in control of the Zerg on Char. Subduing her is Kerrigan's first task to take back the planet for the Swarm. When she rejoins, Kerrigan begins to groom her as a replacement leader for the Swarm if she should be incapacitate or killed somehow.

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!!Provides examples of:

* BastardUnderstudy: An unusual example. While she intends to take over the Swarm if the occasion presents itself, her loyalty toward Kerrigan is genuine. She knows Kerrigan is a more fitting leader in the current situation, and wants to learn more from her as a pupil. Until then, she will keep serving loyally.
* BloodKnight: She's always eager to unleash the Swarm's wrath on their enemies.
* CharacterDevelopment: Invoked in-universe, after her defeat Kerrigan asks if Zagara understands how Kerrigan defeated her, and Zagara's only answers are that she was faster or stronger. Kerrigan has Abathur evolve her and takes Zagara under her wing to instruct her, teaching her the finer aspects of being a shrewd and cunning leader now that she is capable of understanding such concepts.
* DefeatMeansFriendship / AssKickingEqualsAuthority: Goes from one of the first Broodmothers to oppose Kerrigan and a blatant SmugSnake in her introduction to a devoted, borderline SycophanticServant in later missions.
* TheDragon: After rejoining the Swarm she serves as Kerrigan's right-hand, commanding the Brood when she cannot and being a close advisor. Kerrigan at one point tells her that if she dies, the Swarm will fall to Zagara's control.
* HumansAreFlawed: She pities the Terrans since they are not a HiveMind like most zerg and are alone inside. She wishes to help them [[BlueAndOrangeMorality by killing and assimilating them into the swarm]].
* RecurringBoss: Like Maar before her, she respawns if killed.
* ReliableTraitor: Kerrigan turns her into one; she makes no secret of the fact she is eager to lead the Swarm, but she is aware that in the current situation, Kerrigan is a better leader, and Zagara still has much to learn from her in preparation for that day. As a result, she is loyal to her.
* TheStarscream: Zigzagged during the game and ultimately subverted. She's rebelling at first in-line with Kerrigan's rules, is loyal again when she's defeated, but as Kerrigan has Abathur evolve her she feels stronger and wishes to take the Swarm for her own. However, she recognizes she isn't as good a leader as Kerrigan yet, and so resolves to learn from her in preparation for when she comes to power. That said she's entirely loyal, commanding the brood in Kerrigan's place if she's incapacitated and acting as her second-in-command. When Kerrigan is injured she even asks why Zagara is helping heal her instead of seizing control, and Zagara says she still has much to learn from her before she's ready for that.
* UndyingLoyalty: Ironically; as long as Kerrigan is still a better leader than her in her eyes, she will remain obedient and indisputably loyal to her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Niadra]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Courtenay Taylor

-->"I am Niadra!"

A newborn broodmother created by Kerrigan to infiltrate, destroy and infest a Protoss vessel.

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!!Provides examples of:

* TheCorruption: Can infest other units and take control of them.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From larvae to broodmother that infests a Protoss craft.
* ObsessedWithFood: She is very enthusiastic about consuming biomass. Justified as she's newly grown and needs the energy to feed her rapidly maturing body.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:With the Protoss eradicated she calls to Kerrigan and receives no answer, realizing she and her brood have been left behind with their purpose fulfilled]].
* SpawnBroodling: Can create fast-hatching Zerglings, Hydralisks and Roaches. In mere seconds she can have an army at her heel.
* TookALevelInBadass: The entire point of her mission is to grow from a single larvae into a broodmother can crush the Protoss. And she does just that.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:She's never mentioned again after her mission ends]].
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:After she infests the ship and destroys the Protoss, Kerrigan abandons her with no other orders. Niadra takes it in stride though, and vows to fulfill her given mission -- kill Protoss -- and expand her brood [[ChekhovsGunman until one day Kerrigan has use of her again]]]].

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Packleaders]]
In contrast with the Swarm, the Primal Zerg on Zerus operate in Packs that constantly fight and devour each other to become stronger. The Packleaders are the strongest, and as such are recognized by weaker Primal Zerg as their leaders. They oppose Kerrigan on general principal, calling her Swarm "corrupted."

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!!Tropes applying to all of them:

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Brakk is the smallest of them, and he is ''Ultralisk-sized''.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking / AsskickingEqualsAuthority: This is how they became leaders in the first place.
* BossBattle: Of the RPG type, rather than the RTS type, complete with attack patterns and dodging.
* EldritchAbomination: All of them (except Brakk) have ended up becoming this through millennia of evolution.
* FlunkyBoss: All of them can spawn Primal Zergs to defend themselves in the fight.
* KingMook[=/=]GiantMook: They all resemble giant, mutated versions of base strains. Brakk is an Ultralisk, Yagdra combines the Nydus Worm and Hydralisk, Kraith is a Roach, and Slivan is a Brood Lord.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Kerrigan kills and consumes all of them]].
* TheSocialDarwinist: Zerg fights Zerg, whoever wins absorbs the essence of the loser and grows stronger, and the strongest rule the packs. This is just how Zerus is.

!Brakk
-> '''Voiced by:''' Jim Ward

-->"Your mindless Servants are no match to the power of Primal Zerg!"

One of the Primal Zerg leaders on Zerus who opposes Kerrigan when she tries to awaken Zurvan. Though he is defeated by the end of the mission, his horde continues fighting her later.
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!!Provides examples of:

* DumbMuscle: He frankly didn't seem to be very intelligent for a pack leader. Justified in that he wasn't that powerful compared to later ones.
* FantasticRacism: Towards the Swarm, as mentioned below.
* HulkSpeak: He clearly wasn't the smartest of the Primal Zerg packleaders.
* LargeAndInCharge: Common for the pack leaders. Though compared to the ones you meet later in the game, he sure wasn't the biggest.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Proudly proclaims he and his forces superior to the "corrupted" Zerg of the Swarm.

!Yagdra
The second Packleader to oppose Kerrigan. A Worm-like creatures, he has the ability to dig underground and spit acid. He is first introduced when he tries to fight the Swarm and the remnants of Brakk's tribe at the same time.

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!!Provides examples of:

* BreathWeapon: He can breath a fire-like acid.
* GetBackHereBoss: He has the ability to dig underground in order to escape.
* OhCrap / VillainousBreakdown: He basically has this reaction when he realizes Kerrigan has come for him.
--->'''Yagdra''': The Queen of the Corrupted Pack? [[BigNo No]]!\\
'''Kerrigan''': Is that fear I am feeling, Yagdra?
* TunnelKing: He's the only pack leader who can burrow underground.

!Kraith

The third Packleader to be introduced. The least intelligent of the Packleaders, Kraith is described by Zurvan as "mindless, consumed by hatred."

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!!Provides examples of:

%%* TheBerserker
%%* BloodKnight
* TheBrute: He is a mindless, hateful creature who will just charge at you and try to crush you without much thinking.
* DumbMuscle: Even stupider than Brakk, it seems.
* HulkSpeak: Lower than even Brakk's level.

!Slivan the Eternal Mother
The fourth Packleader to appear. Basically a giant swarm host, Slivan has the ability to spawn armies of banelings to attack her enemies.

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!!Provides examples of:

* OneBadMother: Definitely, seeing how her children are ''[[SuicideAttack Banelings]]''.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only one amongst the Packleaders to be referred as female.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dehaka]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum

A Primal Zerg leader from Zerus who willingly joins Kerrigan, hoping she will help him to get more essence to collect.

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!!Provies examples of:

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority / AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: While not obsessed with being the most powerful, he's still a pack leader because he's stronger than the typical Primal Zerg.
* TheBigGuy / TheBrute: He has no hive mind connection and thus cannot take advantage of the Zerg's unique upgrades, nor does he have psionic skills. What he does have is finely evolved traits like powerful legs to leap and massive claws to rip apart enemies.
* BoldInflation: [[SelfDemonstratingArticle His. Entire.]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLyMnqPnncU Dialogue]].'' ''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Especially]]''. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle The word]]. '''''[[BoldInflation ESSENCE]]'''''.
* ChekhovsGunman:
** He just hangs around on the Leviathan as someone to talk to after joining, neither he or his pack taking an active stance in things. That is until Kerrigan [[spoiler:assaults Korhal and finds they have a Psi Destroyer which destroys any Zerg in its range of effect via their psionic hive mind]]. Hm, now where are we going to find some Zerg without a connection to the hive mind....heeey!
** Prior to him appearing in person to Kerrigan, he shows up in two levels as a "Strange Creature". Given that Blizzard is known for putting in easter eggs, especially ones in inaccessible places or runs off immediately, most people probably wrote him off as a in-joke. Several Missions later, the above happens.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Sort of. As you can easily see whilst he's hanging around the Leviathan, his large right arm has been severed (and you can actually find it as an EasterEgg in one mission) but he still has a much smaller arm on that side. However, he's supposed to have always had four arms, one large pair and one small pair -- however, he's lost his large right arm and his left small arm.
** Also, one tusk is half-broken and the other one is whole.
* GeneticAdaptation: Champions this as the strength of the Zerg, the ability to evolve and adapt to combat any enemy and survive any weapon or environment. When Kerrigan questions his distaste for a Terran base's design, Dehaka boasts he does not need technology to make walls and weapons to defend himself, he can evolve armor and claws.
* GenreSavvy:
** Unlike other pack leaders, he doesn't evolve purely for power, since he knows it will simply make him a target, and his real purpose is to survive. For the same reason, he choses to join Kerrigan willingly after [[spoiler:she became the Primal Queen of Blades]] rather than fight her.
** Despite his IFightForTheStrongestSide ideology, he choses not to join [[spoiler:Amon]] over Kerrigan because he knows [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac Amon will just devour everything]], leaving no essence for him to collect]].
* HandicappedBadass: He's missing his right arm[[note]]which can be found in a mission and is noted to be still bleeding profusely[[/note]], but he's still the leader of his pack and a hero unit with appropriate levels of power.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: He makes this clear to Kerrigan when he joins her, he's only with her because she is strong and will defeat many enemies, so he sides with her to take part and absorb more essence. Kerrigan lampshades that she's had shakier allies, and asks a couple times if he's considering leaving to join an apparently superior foe.
* MesACrowd: One of his abilities consist of him spawning smaller versions of himself.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Has this opinion of himself, according to one StopPokingMe quote.
--->'''Dahaka''': I have so many teeth! [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Must evolve toothbrush.]]
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Comes with being a Primal Zerg.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: ''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Especially]]''. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle The word]]. '''''[[BoldInflation ESSENCE]]'''''.
* TheSocialDarwinist: As with the other pack leaders.
* YourSizeMayVary: He's a lot bigger in when used in Death From Above than when he appears in the Leviathan.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Zurvan/The Ancient One]]

-->"[[SocialDarwinist We shall be devoured and become stronger;]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy that is the Zerg inheritance]]."

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrankWelker

An ancient and powerful Zerg sleeping on Zerus. Under the advice of Zeratul, Kerrigan re-awakens him so he can guide her in getting the power of Zerus for herself. After being awoken, he acted as a guide to her, provided her with informations about the Zerg's history and inheritance, and helped her to acquire the power of Zerus by [[spoiler:becoming a Primal Zerg herself]].

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!!Provies examples of:

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: His ''head'' alone is building-sized. Even the other pack leaders are puny by comparison.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: In an odd sense. [[spoiler:Given that consuming other beings is what Zerg are meant to do, he seems to be of the opinion that fighting each other and devouring the loser's essence is the destiny of all Zerg.]]
* BigEater: You wake this guy up with food.
* BreathWeapon
* CombatTentacles
* EldritchAbomination
* EvilSoundsDeep: With PowerEchoes for good measure.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser]]: [[spoiler:He is of the opinion that it is natural that he and Kerrigan will fight to prove their power and the winner will consume the loser and grow stronger, and if he loses and is absorbed, it's just how things are.]]
* TheMentor: Sort of acts like one to Kerrigan, teaching her about the Zerg inheritance and helping her to [[spoiler:become a Primal Zerg]].
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* MrExposition
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He's simply acknowledging of the Swarm's "corruption", compared to Braak.
* [[spoiler:TheStarscream]]: [[spoiler:Eventually turns on Kerrigan to try and take her power for his own. Played with in that Kerrigan isn't the least bit surprised by it, and he didn't do it out of treachery, but more because he was craving for her essence.]]
* Really700YearsOld: His age is never specifically stated, but he is the oldest primal zerg alive, old enough to witness the birth of the Overmind and remember the Xel'Naga, and it has been mentioned some of them are million years old.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Like Dehaka, he sees such as the way of life for Primal Zerg. [[spoiler:It's how he rationalizes fighting Kerrigan.]]

[[/folder]]

!!Protoss

[[folder: Lassara]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Courtenay Taylor

The leader of a group of Protoss scientists Kerrigan abducts during her passage on Kaldir. Initially antagonistic toward her captor, Lessara essentially reminds Kerrigan of her past as the Queen of Blades.

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!!Provides examples of:

* [[spoiler:ChestBurster: Her final fate in the released game.]]
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler: Dies at the end of her three-mission chain.]]
* MoralityPet: Tries to act as one, telling Kerrigan that they're peaceful colonists that she could let live, leave the moon now that she has what she wants. Kerrigan can't do that though because she knows they'll contact Shakuras and bring the fleet down on her if they find out she's de-powered, and fleeing will just encourage them to chase her.

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%% !Introduced in ''VideoGame/StarcraftIILegacyOfTheVoid''

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