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THE KOPRULU SECTOR
The StarCraft Universe takes place in a science fiction future in the Koprulu Sector, about 60,000 light years away from Earth's Solar System. It is a massive part of space with several solar systems, hugging the part of space that the aliens known as Protoss call home. In the depths of the Koprulu Sector, namely the planet Char, is where the Zerg hail from.
THE PROTOSS & ZERG
These two species of aliens are technically "brother species." Both were created by a psychically attuned ancient race known as the Xel'Naga. This race created both species in order to escape their own race ending. Once they died, their race would be reborn into them. The theory behind it was known as as 'purity of essence' and the 'purity of form.' The plan was that eventually, both Protoss and Zerg would merge into a single species, being a truly pure for. However, as grand fate would have it, that didn't work out as planned.
First, the Xel'Naga turned their attention to the Protoss. Believing them to be the 'purity of form', they interfered with their natural progression and enlightened their race. The Protoss thought they were pretty amazing and viewed them as Gods. As time went on, the tribes of Protoss began to split based on their differing views of how they saw the Xel'Naga, who thought it was interesting at first. Then the wars broke out between the factions, and the Xel'Naga realized they interfered too much. Deeming themselves done with the race, they moved onto the next. As they left, the Protoss reacted angrily and destroyed many of them. Several artifacts were left on the planet so that in the future, the Protoss could reform as one civilization and become a badass galactic power.
Second, they found the beginnings of the Zerg race on a planet called Zerus. They began messing with the genetics of the race, except that came to haunt them as well. The new Zergs began to devour, assimilate, and change based on the lifeforms that they encountered. The Xel'Naga believed the Protoss failed due to independent thought, and thus created the Overmind to think for the Zerg. Every Zerg was connected to the Overmind, doing it's bidding. A literal hivemind. The Overmind was then manipulated by The Dark Voice, a being that exists in the Void of the universe, and was given the directive to destroy the Protoss. While the Overmind wasn't happy with the idea, it had no choice but to actually carry out the order.
The Overmind then realized that the Zerg would need to leave Zerus to expand and grow. It turned on the Xel'Naga, nearly destroying all of them. Learning of the Protoss from assimilating the Xel'Naga it destroyed, the Protoss became the goal for what the Zerg would ultimately assimilate. In a weird twisted way, it effectively was the plan of bringing the two species together.
Only one Xel'Naga ship survived. However, much later, Xel'Naga temples would be found and the first Hybrids would be introduced. And then it all goes downhill.
THE TERRANS
Meanwhile, years later, in a Solar System far, far away, Earth went to hell. Governments collapsed and a world wide police state was formed called the UPL (United Powers League). With their strict control, they set out to purify the human race. One scientist, amongst all the crazy, turned his attention to expanding humanity to the stars. He loaded three ships up with 40,000 criminals, and intended on them to land on a planet called Gantris VI. The ships bipassed this and kept going until they eventually fell to planets in the Koprulu Sector. The year? 2259. Each ship began Old Families that ruled the planets, and eventually began terraforming. By 2323 enough planets were colonized and created the Terran Confederacy. It would be another one hundred years before the Zerg realized the terrans were there. However, the Protoss were aware the moment they arrived and decided to hang back and observe.
In the late 2400s is when everything started to fall apart for the Confederacy. While the Confederacy was started by those who landed on Tarsonis, the other two ships landed on Moira and Umoja. As conflicts arose between the Confederacy and Kel-Morian Combine, a man by the name of Angus Mensk decided to start a revolt and joined with the Umoja. Shortly after, Sarah Kerrigan's abilities began to manifest and she was carted to the Confederate Ghost Program.
In 2485, the Guild Wars broke out. It was an economic war between the Confederacy and the Kel-Morian Combine. The conflict lasted four years, but the fall out was massive. The Confederacy won, leaving Moira to itself but taking most of the planets that fell under the Kel-Morian Combine. The same year the war ends, Angus Mengsk called for the independence of his planet - Korhal. The Confederacy panicked and sent in three Ghost operatives to kill him and his family: Ghost No. 24601, Ghost No. 24506 and Ghost No. 24718. The three then broke into his home, killing Mengsk, his wife and his youngest daughter. Ghost No. 24601 personally cut off his head and took it with them when they left. The only survivor was Acturus Mengsk, who declared war on the Confederacy and vengeance on the three ghosts that murdered his family. Unknown to him at the time, Ghost No. 24601 was Sarah Kerrigan, who carried out the orders under complete mind control and would not remember the events later in her life.
To stand against the massive power play by the Confederates, and the assassination of Mengsk, Umoja created the Umojan Protectorate. As the final "screw you" from the Confederates, to ensure it wouldn't happen again, they bombard Korhal with nuclear blasts. The survivors of the mass genocide became the Sons of Korhal, with Arcturus Mengsk leading them. The Sons of Korhal are seen as a terrorist group that strike against the Confederacy in the name of freedom.
THE GREAT WAR
Two years later, in 2491 Mengsk breaks into a research facility of the Confederacy and finds that the Confederacy had begun doing experiments on ghosts. These experiments were meant to see if they could control the zerg with their psionic powers. Megnsk rescued the last living ghost - Sarah Kerrigan. He intended to kill her out of revenge, but instead chose to use her as much as he could, then would kill her when she outlived her usefulness. Kerrigan's neuro-inhibitor was removed and after several events, became a dedicated fighter to the Sons of Korhal. She became Mengsk' second-in-command, and a lieutenant.
Eight years later - 2499 - StarCraft begins. The Protoss start destroying Terran planets in order to cleanse the Zerg investation. Mar Sara is one of these worlds, home of James "Jim" Raynor. The Confederacy leave Mar Sara to die, and the survivors are rescued by the Sons of Korhal. Thus, Jim Raynor becomes involved in the sequence of events that leads him and Sarah Kerrigan falling in love, crippling and destroying the Confederacy, the establishment of the Dominion, and Mengsk betraying Kerrigan on New Gettysberg. Jim Raynor and the Protoss combine forces to stop the Overmind in hopes of destroying the Zerg, however Kerrigan - now an infested-terran thanks to the betrayal of Mengsk - takes over the Zerg as their new Overmind.
In 2500, Kerrigan reforms the Zerg Brood. The UPL also arrives to bring the Sector into the fold, as well as try to recreate an Overmind to control the Zerg. Kerrigan, Raynor, and the Protoss defeat the UPL, but not before Kerrigan betrays their alliance for her own interests of furthering the Zerg Swarm and destroying the Dominion - as well as Acturus Mengsk.
In 2504, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty takes place. Jim Raynor has fallen into a drunken depression over being unable to save the woman he loves, Kerrigan, and fueled by his hate for Mengsk, reforms Raynor's Raiders to take down the Dominion. He teams up with his old buddy Tychus Findlay to collect ancient Xel'Naga artifacts for some extra cash. Along the way, Kerrigan returns to bring the end of Mengsk and slew of planets in her wake. The Protoss ally, Zeratul, arrives to inform Raynor of the horrible fate that awaits their universe. The Dark Voice is returning, planning to take over the Zerg and use them as Hybrids to rid the galaxy of the Xel'Naga influence. If they kill Kerrigan, then The Dark Voice will take her place and control the Zerg. Raynor decides that, despite all the billions she has killed, he cannot kill Kerrigan. It is revealed that the buyer of the artifacts is Valerian Mengsk - Arcturus' son - who wants to prove to his father he is worthy. He plans on using the artifacts to end the Queen of Blades, saving Kerrigan from her infestation. Raynor joins forces with Valerian and they assault the home planet of the Zerg - Char.
They eventually hit Kerrigan with the artifact, and she is indeed deinfested to a great extent. However, Tychus reveals that he made a deal with Arcturus. If he kills Kerrigan, then he is a free man. With the weight of the possible deadly future on his shoulders, Raynor protects the humanized Kerrigan and kills his once friend.
(( Insert Heart of the Swarm information when the game is released. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻))
SOURCES:
- Koprulu Sector @ SC Wikia
- Timeline @ SC Wikia
- Xel'Naga @ SC Wikia
The StarCraft Universe takes place in a science fiction future in the Koprulu Sector, about 60,000 light years away from Earth's Solar System. It is a massive part of space with several solar systems, hugging the part of space that the aliens known as Protoss call home. In the depths of the Koprulu Sector, namely the planet Char, is where the Zerg hail from.
THE PROTOSS & ZERG
These two species of aliens are technically "brother species." Both were created by a psychically attuned ancient race known as the Xel'Naga. This race created both species in order to escape their own race ending. Once they died, their race would be reborn into them. The theory behind it was known as as 'purity of essence' and the 'purity of form.' The plan was that eventually, both Protoss and Zerg would merge into a single species, being a truly pure for. However, as grand fate would have it, that didn't work out as planned.
First, the Xel'Naga turned their attention to the Protoss. Believing them to be the 'purity of form', they interfered with their natural progression and enlightened their race. The Protoss thought they were pretty amazing and viewed them as Gods. As time went on, the tribes of Protoss began to split based on their differing views of how they saw the Xel'Naga, who thought it was interesting at first. Then the wars broke out between the factions, and the Xel'Naga realized they interfered too much. Deeming themselves done with the race, they moved onto the next. As they left, the Protoss reacted angrily and destroyed many of them. Several artifacts were left on the planet so that in the future, the Protoss could reform as one civilization and become a badass galactic power.
Second, they found the beginnings of the Zerg race on a planet called Zerus. They began messing with the genetics of the race, except that came to haunt them as well. The new Zergs began to devour, assimilate, and change based on the lifeforms that they encountered. The Xel'Naga believed the Protoss failed due to independent thought, and thus created the Overmind to think for the Zerg. Every Zerg was connected to the Overmind, doing it's bidding. A literal hivemind. The Overmind was then manipulated by The Dark Voice, a being that exists in the Void of the universe, and was given the directive to destroy the Protoss. While the Overmind wasn't happy with the idea, it had no choice but to actually carry out the order.
The Overmind then realized that the Zerg would need to leave Zerus to expand and grow. It turned on the Xel'Naga, nearly destroying all of them. Learning of the Protoss from assimilating the Xel'Naga it destroyed, the Protoss became the goal for what the Zerg would ultimately assimilate. In a weird twisted way, it effectively was the plan of bringing the two species together.
Only one Xel'Naga ship survived. However, much later, Xel'Naga temples would be found and the first Hybrids would be introduced. And then it all goes downhill.
THE TERRANS
Meanwhile, years later, in a Solar System far, far away, Earth went to hell. Governments collapsed and a world wide police state was formed called the UPL (United Powers League). With their strict control, they set out to purify the human race. One scientist, amongst all the crazy, turned his attention to expanding humanity to the stars. He loaded three ships up with 40,000 criminals, and intended on them to land on a planet called Gantris VI. The ships bipassed this and kept going until they eventually fell to planets in the Koprulu Sector. The year? 2259. Each ship began Old Families that ruled the planets, and eventually began terraforming. By 2323 enough planets were colonized and created the Terran Confederacy. It would be another one hundred years before the Zerg realized the terrans were there. However, the Protoss were aware the moment they arrived and decided to hang back and observe.
In the late 2400s is when everything started to fall apart for the Confederacy. While the Confederacy was started by those who landed on Tarsonis, the other two ships landed on Moira and Umoja. As conflicts arose between the Confederacy and Kel-Morian Combine, a man by the name of Angus Mensk decided to start a revolt and joined with the Umoja. Shortly after, Sarah Kerrigan's abilities began to manifest and she was carted to the Confederate Ghost Program.
In 2485, the Guild Wars broke out. It was an economic war between the Confederacy and the Kel-Morian Combine. The conflict lasted four years, but the fall out was massive. The Confederacy won, leaving Moira to itself but taking most of the planets that fell under the Kel-Morian Combine. The same year the war ends, Angus Mengsk called for the independence of his planet - Korhal. The Confederacy panicked and sent in three Ghost operatives to kill him and his family: Ghost No. 24601, Ghost No. 24506 and Ghost No. 24718. The three then broke into his home, killing Mengsk, his wife and his youngest daughter. Ghost No. 24601 personally cut off his head and took it with them when they left. The only survivor was Acturus Mengsk, who declared war on the Confederacy and vengeance on the three ghosts that murdered his family. Unknown to him at the time, Ghost No. 24601 was Sarah Kerrigan, who carried out the orders under complete mind control and would not remember the events later in her life.
To stand against the massive power play by the Confederates, and the assassination of Mengsk, Umoja created the Umojan Protectorate. As the final "screw you" from the Confederates, to ensure it wouldn't happen again, they bombard Korhal with nuclear blasts. The survivors of the mass genocide became the Sons of Korhal, with Arcturus Mengsk leading them. The Sons of Korhal are seen as a terrorist group that strike against the Confederacy in the name of freedom.
THE GREAT WAR
Two years later, in 2491 Mengsk breaks into a research facility of the Confederacy and finds that the Confederacy had begun doing experiments on ghosts. These experiments were meant to see if they could control the zerg with their psionic powers. Megnsk rescued the last living ghost - Sarah Kerrigan. He intended to kill her out of revenge, but instead chose to use her as much as he could, then would kill her when she outlived her usefulness. Kerrigan's neuro-inhibitor was removed and after several events, became a dedicated fighter to the Sons of Korhal. She became Mengsk' second-in-command, and a lieutenant.
Eight years later - 2499 - StarCraft begins. The Protoss start destroying Terran planets in order to cleanse the Zerg investation. Mar Sara is one of these worlds, home of James "Jim" Raynor. The Confederacy leave Mar Sara to die, and the survivors are rescued by the Sons of Korhal. Thus, Jim Raynor becomes involved in the sequence of events that leads him and Sarah Kerrigan falling in love, crippling and destroying the Confederacy, the establishment of the Dominion, and Mengsk betraying Kerrigan on New Gettysberg. Jim Raynor and the Protoss combine forces to stop the Overmind in hopes of destroying the Zerg, however Kerrigan - now an infested-terran thanks to the betrayal of Mengsk - takes over the Zerg as their new Overmind.
In 2500, Kerrigan reforms the Zerg Brood. The UPL also arrives to bring the Sector into the fold, as well as try to recreate an Overmind to control the Zerg. Kerrigan, Raynor, and the Protoss defeat the UPL, but not before Kerrigan betrays their alliance for her own interests of furthering the Zerg Swarm and destroying the Dominion - as well as Acturus Mengsk.
In 2504, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty takes place. Jim Raynor has fallen into a drunken depression over being unable to save the woman he loves, Kerrigan, and fueled by his hate for Mengsk, reforms Raynor's Raiders to take down the Dominion. He teams up with his old buddy Tychus Findlay to collect ancient Xel'Naga artifacts for some extra cash. Along the way, Kerrigan returns to bring the end of Mengsk and slew of planets in her wake. The Protoss ally, Zeratul, arrives to inform Raynor of the horrible fate that awaits their universe. The Dark Voice is returning, planning to take over the Zerg and use them as Hybrids to rid the galaxy of the Xel'Naga influence. If they kill Kerrigan, then The Dark Voice will take her place and control the Zerg. Raynor decides that, despite all the billions she has killed, he cannot kill Kerrigan. It is revealed that the buyer of the artifacts is Valerian Mengsk - Arcturus' son - who wants to prove to his father he is worthy. He plans on using the artifacts to end the Queen of Blades, saving Kerrigan from her infestation. Raynor joins forces with Valerian and they assault the home planet of the Zerg - Char.
They eventually hit Kerrigan with the artifact, and she is indeed deinfested to a great extent. However, Tychus reveals that he made a deal with Arcturus. If he kills Kerrigan, then he is a free man. With the weight of the possible deadly future on his shoulders, Raynor protects the humanized Kerrigan and kills his once friend.
(( Insert Heart of the Swarm information when the game is released. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻))
SOURCES:
- Koprulu Sector @ SC Wikia
- Timeline @ SC Wikia
- Xel'Naga @ SC Wikia