History YMMV / Starcraft

** Mengsk keeps edging up to it until he finally jumps over it by sacrificing Kerrigan so that the Protoss will be unable to save Tarsonis from the rape of the Swarm.
*** An unfinished (and as of yet non-canon ending to Heart of the Swarm, would have Mengsk reveal that he always considered Kerrigan "an animal".

** Mengsk keeps edging up to it until he finally jumps over it by sacrificing Kerrigan so that the Protoss will be unable to save Tarsonis from the rape of the Swarm AND the nuking of Korhal as the MEH for the Confederation. Not to mention, in [=SC2=], making a deal with the devil with Dr. Narud (who's probably [[spoiler:the mysterious Samir Duran]]) in order to [[spoiler:construct an army of zerg/protoss hybrids]].
** Arguably, [=DuGalle=] [[spoiler:when he sent Duran to kill Stukov]].

* RootingForTheEmpire: The United Earth Directorate overthrew Mengsk and temporarily dissolved the Dominion, enslaved the Zerg and took control of them, and used their power afterwards to try and take down Kerrigan's Brood...why was everyone so opposed to these guys again? Okay, granted they come on behalf of the same government that exiled your ancestors to this sector of space, but still, they took out two of the major evil powers in the sector and probably would have taken out Kerrigan too if Raynor and Fenix hadn't helped her. If they could have negotiated a deal with the UED, Raynor and Protoss should have been helping them!

* MissedMomentOfAwesome: When Raynor decided to part ways with Mengsk, did he just run off to some other planet to sulk? No, he ''stole Mengsk's freaking flagship'', the ''Hyperion'', and somehow got away with it, apparently leaving General Duke tied up when he failed to defend the ship from Raynor. Unfortunately this is only mentioned in the novelizations who only describe it in a brief flashback.

* CompleteMonster: Kerrigan. Be honest, she totally was one during brood war. No amount of sympathetic backstory undoes the fact that she heartlessly murdered billions for power, or that Raynor was willing to kill her [[spoiler:until a.) he learned of her importance, and b.) that it was possible to save her via the Xel'naga artifact]].
-->"''At this point, I'm pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.''"
** It should be noted, however, that the second game implies that [[spoiler:the unquestionably evil Queen of Blades and human Kerrigan are two different people, and not in a symbolic way, either]].
** Arcturus Mengsk becomes this after the Massacre of Tarsonis, when he pretty much nullifies the only fruedian excuse he had going for him.
* FanDumb: To say the least, many examples of Purists, Strawstuffers, Toxic Geniuses, [[UnpleasableFanbase Unpleasable Fans]], and Willfully Blind tend to roam around on the official and many unofficial forums.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
** Kerrigan. She was used by the Confederacy, the Dominion, and then the Zerg, being directly controlled by the first and third factions and betrayed by the second. The woman has plenty of reasons to be pissed at the sector and the people living in it.
** [[spoiler:Also the Overmind. Remember it's attempt to eat everyone in the sector? It was chained by its programming for its entire existence, and desperately trying to ''stop'' itself and maybe save the universe in the bargain.]]

* CompleteMonster: Kerrigan. Be honest, she totally was one during brood war. No amount of sympathetic backstory undoes the fact that she heartlessly murdered billions for power, or that Raynor was willing to kill her until a.) he learned of her importance, and b.) that it was possible to save her via the Xel'naga artifact

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The second half of the original Starcraft's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9wMRuJuYw terran 1]] (the first half is not present in that video}.

* FanDumb: Many examples of Purists, Strawstuffers, Toxic Geniuses and the Willfully Blind on the official and unofficial forums.

* CharacterAlignment:
** LawfulGood:
*** Artanis.
*** Aldaris.
*** Fenix.
** NeutralGood:
*** Tassadar, who strikes a balance between tradition and necessity, but is firmly devoted to saving life.
*** Kerrigan, in her human form.
*** Raszagal. [[spoiler:Arguably.]]
** ChaoticGood: Jim Raynor and Zeratul.
** LawfulNeutral:
*** Arguably, most protoss, but especially Judicator Aldaris, an [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucrat]] more interested in [[LawfulStupid preserving tradition than actually surviving]].
*** Alexei Stukov [[spoiler:who's eventually ChaoticGood]].
*** Selendis.
** LawfulEvil:
*** The Cerebrates.
*** One could argue that the zerg of non-human origin simply have BlueAndOrangeMorality.
*** Arcturus Mengsk.
*** General Duke.
*** The Overmind. [[spoiler:Until StarcraftII.]]
*** Samir Duran.
*** Gerard [=DuGalle=]
** NeutralEvil:
*** Arcturus Mengsk.
*** Kerrigan, in her infested form.
** ChaoticEvil: Uncontrolled Zerg

**** One could argue that the zerg of non-human origin simply have BlueAndOrangeMorality.

* MemeticMutation: You must construct additional pylons!
-->You require more Vespene Gas!
-->SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS
-->Kekekekekeke, I got zerglings for your asshole. Your asshole filled with zerglings.
-->Terrible, terrible damage!
* {{Mondegreen}}: Some of the unit quotes seem to fall into this.

* EarWorm:

!To be sorted
* MissedMomentOfAwesome: When Raynor decided to part ways with Mengsk, did he just run off to some other planet to sulk? No, he ''stole Mengsk's freaking flagship'', the ''Hyperion'', and somehow got away with it, apparently leaving General Duke tied up when he failed to defend the ship from Raynor. Unfortunately this is only mentioned in the novelizations who only describe it in a brief flashback.
* MoralEventHorizon:
** Kerrigan, when she killed Fenix and Duke after they helped her. And she tortured Zeratul mentally.
** Mengsk keeps edging up to it until he finally jumps over it by sacrificing Kerrigan so that the Protoss will be unable to save Tarsonis from the rape of the Swarm AND the nuking of Korhal as the MEH for the Confederation. Not to mention, in [=SC2=], making a deal with the devil with Dr. Narud (who's probably [[spoiler:the mysterious Samir Duran]]) in order to [[spoiler:construct an army of zerg/protoss hybrids]].
** Arguably, [=DuGalle=] [[spoiler:when he sent Duran to kill Stukov]].

* {{Squick}}:
** Remember the Mutalisk portrait? Look at the concept arts, and their appearance in SC2. That is not their face. Also take a moment to read about their method of attack. Yup. They are farting parasites at the enemy.
** Upon finding Kerrigan after she's been infested, Raynor is disgusted with himself, as on some level he finds her new form just as alluring as her human form, and maybe ''more''.

*** One could argue that the zerg of non-human origin simply have BlueAndOrangeMorality.

* EvilIsHammy: The Zerg Overmind.

* LargeHam: Well, it's a Blizzard game. The Siege Tank and Zealot are two of the most prominent examples.
** Arcturus Mengsk:
--> ''"I will '''RULE''' this sector, or see it '''BURNT''' in '''ASHES''' around me."''
** Tassadar:
--> ''"And I say to thee, this shall not come to pass! '''AIUR SHALL NOT FALL!'''"''
** Behold, for the Overmind being the BigBad, he makes some pretty good speeches.
--> ''"We shall be... '''PERFECT'''."''

* {{Squick}}: Remember the Mutalisk portrait? Look at the concept arts, and their appearance in SC2. That is not their face. Also take a moment to read about their method of attack. Yup. They are farting parasites at the enemy.

* ChaoticEvil: Uncontrolled Zerg
* ChaoticGood: Jim Raynor
* LawfulEvil: The Cerebrates
** One could argue that the zerg of non-human origin simply have BlueAndOrangeMorality.
** Arcturus Mengsk.
* LawfulNeutral: Arguably, most protoss, but especially Judicator Aldaris, an [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucrat]] more interested in [[LawfulStupid preserving tradition than actually surviving]].

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* AlasPoorVillain: Duke may have been a bastard, but he didn't really deserve what he got.
** As with the above example, its difficult not to feel sorry for [=DuGalle=] as he writes a last farewell to his wife while his fleet is destroyed by the zerg around him, before he finally [[DrivenToSuicide pulls a gun on himself]].

* CompleteMonster: Be honest, she totally was one during brood war. No amount of sympathetic backstory undoes the fact that she heartlessly murdered billions for power, or that Raynor was willing to kill her until a.) he learned of her importance, and b.) that it was possible to save her via the Xel'naga artifact
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The second half of the original Starcraft's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9wMRuJuYw terran 1]] (the first half is not present in that video}.
* EarWorm:
--> ''Serve the hive... feel the groove...''
* EvilIsHammy: The Zerg Overmind.

* FetishFuel: Kerrigan, so very very much.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Pretty much everything about the Zerg.
** For that matter, the Terrans and Protoss can be pretty scary in their own ways too.

For the SC2 subjective tropes, go [[YMMV/StarcraftII here]].

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming
** Ever 2007 OSL Finals - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecco11S3kMo Jaedong vs Stork]] (25:00 onwards)
** [[http://blip.tv/file/3486428 This entire video.]]