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'''Raynor's Raiders''' are an independent [[terran]] military formation led by [[Jim Raynor]]. It has a history of cooperation with the [[protoss]] thanks in part to Raynor's personal connections.<ref name = "TC">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[True Colors]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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'''Raynor's Raiders''' are an independent [[terran]] military formation led by Commander [[Jim Raynor]]. It has a history of cooperation with the [[protoss]] thanks in part to Raynor's personal connections.
   
The Raiders were formed from [[Raynor's Rangers]] and scattered troops from other factions during the [[Great War]]; the Rangers left the [[Sons of Korhal]] after [[Arcturus Mengsk]] abandoned [[Sarah Kerrigan]] to the [[zerg]] at the [[Battle of New Gettysburg]].<ref name="SC:QnBlades">Rosenberg, Aaron (June 1, 2006). ''[[StarCraft: Queen of Blades]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7133-4.</ref><ref name = "Liberty"/> Once the Raiders ceased being [[Raynor's Rangers]] of the [[Sons of Korhal]], the primary color in their paint scheme changed from red to blue.<ref name = "The Hammer Falls">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Hammer Falls]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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The Raiders were formed from [[Raynor's Rangers]] and scattered troops from other factions during the [[Great War]]; the Rangers left the [[Sons of Korhal]] after [[Arcturus Mengsk]] abandoned [[Sarah Kerrigan]] to the [[zerg]] at the [[Battle of New Gettysburg]].<ref name="SC:QnBlades" /><ref name="SC:LibCru">Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04148-9.</ref> Once the Raiders ceased being [[Raynor's Rangers]] of the [[Sons of Korhal]], the primary color in their paint scheme changed from red to blue.<ref name="SC1_E1_M10">[[Blizzard Entertainment]]. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Hammer Falls]] (in [[English]]). 1998.</ref>
   
The Raiders' flagship and base of operations is ''[[Hyperion]]'',<ref name = "TerCamp">2007-08-03. [http://www.gamespot.com/video/939643/6176222/ StarCraft II Single-Player Campaign BlizzCon Preview]. ''Gamespot.'' Accessed 2007-08-07.</ref> a ''Behemoth''-class [[battlecruiser]]. The Sons of Korhal captured it from the [[Confederacy]] and used it as their base [[StarCraft Prequel|before the Great War]].<ref name = "Uprising">Neilson, Micky. ''[[StarCraft: Uprising]].'' New York and Toronto, Ontario: Pocket Books, December 2000. ISBN 0-7434-1898-0 (eBook only).</ref> It was subsequently hijacked by the Raiders following the [[Fall of Tarsonis]].<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/>
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The Raiders' flagship and base of operations is the ''[[Hyperion]]'',<ref name="TerCamp">2007-08-03. [http://www.gamespot.com/video/939643/6176222/ StarCraft II Single-Player Campaign BlizzCon Preview]. ''Gamespot.'' Accessed 2007-08-07.</ref> a [[Behemoth-class battlecruiser|''Behemoth''-class battlecruiser]]. The Sons of Korhal captured it from the [[Confederacy]] and used it as their base [[StarCraft Prequel|before the Great War]].<ref name="SC:Upr">Neilson, Micky (December 18, 2000). ''[[StarCraft: Uprising]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0743-41898-0 (eBook).</ref> It was subsequently hijacked by the Raiders following the [[Fall of Tarsonis]].<ref name="SC:QnBlades" />
   
Upon formation the Raiders operated as an anti-[[Dominion]] rebel group.<ref name="RaynorBio"/> After the {{link|Brood War|conflict}} the Raiders were marginalized by Dominion propaganda, and enjoyed little success.<ref name = "TerCamp"/><ref name="RaynorBio"/> They were revitalized by the [[Second Great War]] and aided the [[Zerg Swarm]] to depose Emperor Mengsk.<ref name="SC2:HotS_Reckoning">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[The Reckoning (Heart of the Swarm mission)|The Reckoning]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref><ref name="SC2:HotS_CineAscension">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Ascension]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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Upon formation the Raiders operated as an anti-[[Dominion]] rebel group.<ref name="RaynorBio">2008-01-28. [http://www.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/raynor.xml Biography (Terran, Jim Raynor)]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2008-01-28.</ref> After the {{link|Brood War|conflict}} the Raiders were marginalized by Dominion propaganda, and enjoyed little success.<ref name="TerCamp" /><ref name="RaynorBio" /> They were revitalized by the [[Second Great War]] and aided the [[Zerg Swarm]] to depose Emperor Mengsk.<ref name="SC2:HotS_Reckoning">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' ([[Activision Blizzard]]). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[The Reckoning (Heart of the Swarm mission)|The Reckoning]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref><ref name="SC2:HotS_CineAscension">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Ascension]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> They have since directed their efforts to reconstruction.<ref name="WDTimeline">Dayton, Cameron ''et al'' (July 21, 2014). ''[[StarCraft II: War Stories]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). pp. 609-625. ASIN B00IWTWTBY.</ref>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
   
 
===Formation===
 
===Formation===
When the [[Confederacy]] abandoned [[Mar Sara]] at the beginning of the [[Great War]], the [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia]] joined the [[Sons of Korhal]] to survive. The Militia formed the nucleus of the elite ''[[Raynor's Rangers]]''. [[Arcturus Mengsk]]'s ruthless and callous behavior during the [[fall of Tarsonis]] alienated Captain James Raynor<ref name = "Liberty">Grubb, Jeff. ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]''. Pocket Books, February 27, 2001. ISBN 0-671-04148-7.</ref> and many of the Rangers. Raynor and many Rangers left the Sons of Korhal<ref name = "Hammer">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Hammer Falls]] (in English). 1998.</ref> to form ''Raynor's Raiders''.
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When the [[Confederacy]] abandoned [[Mar Sara]] at the beginning of the [[Great War]], the [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia]] joined the [[Sons of Korhal]] to survive. The Militia formed the nucleus of the elite ''[[Raynor's Rangers]]''.<ref name="SC:LibCru" /> [[Arcturus Mengsk]]'s ruthless and callous behavior during the [[fall of Tarsonis]] alienated Captain James Raynor and many of the Rangers. Raynor and many Rangers left the Sons of Korhal.<ref name="SC1_E1_M10" />
   
Raynor was picked up by the former [[Confederate]] [[battlecruiser]], the ''[[Thunder Child]]'', on his way to safety.<ref name = "Liberty"/>
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Raynor was picked up by the former [[Confederate]] [[battlecruiser]], the ''[[Thunder Child]]'', on his way to safety.<ref name="SC:LibCru" />
   
 
===Rebellion against the Sons of Korhal===
 
===Rebellion against the Sons of Korhal===
 
{{Quote|Our revolution began that day - the day Mengsk murdered a whole planet and called it justice.|Jim Raynor|StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty}}
 
{{Quote|Our revolution began that day - the day Mengsk murdered a whole planet and called it justice.|Jim Raynor|StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty}}
The Raiders fought an immediate action against the Sons of Korhal over Tarsonis. The Sons of Korhal sought to punish the Raiders and used the [[Ion Cannon]] to prevent the Raiders from escaping the orbital platforms. Although heavily outnumbered, the Raiders struck and destroyed the Cannon and made good their escape.<ref name = "Hammer"/>
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The Raiders fought an immediate action against the Sons of Korhal over Tarsonis. The Sons of Korhal sought to punish the Raiders and used the [[Ion Cannon]] to prevent the Raiders from escaping the orbital platforms. Although heavily outnumbered, the Raiders struck and destroyed the Cannon and made good their escape.<ref name="SC1_E1_M10" />
   
Upon their escape the Raiders numbered some 300, more than Raynor expected. Not all were originally members of the unit; some were Confederate and Sons of Korhal soldiers evacuated from Tarsonis and at least one was from Alpha Squadron. To sustain even this small force the Raiders raided the [[Dylar IV]] [[Dylarian Shipyards|shipyards]] for shipping. Mengsk foresaw this and sent General [[Edmund Duke]] to stop them. However, the Raiders gained the upper hand in the cramped confines of the yard and made off with ''Hyperion'' and several other ships.<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/>
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Upon their escape the Raiders numbered some 300, more than Raynor expected. Not all were originally members of the unit; some were Confederate and Sons of Korhal soldiers evacuated from Tarsonis and at least one was from Alpha Squadron. To sustain even this small force the Raiders raided the [[Dylar IV]] [[Dylarian Shipyards|shipyards]] for shipping. Mengsk foresaw this and sent General [[Edmund Duke]] to stop them. However, the Raiders gained the upper hand in the cramped confines of the yard and made off with ''Hyperion'' and several other ships.<ref name="SC:QnBlades" />
   
 
===Conflict with the Zerg===
 
===Conflict with the Zerg===
 
[[File:Char SC2 Art4.jpg|thumb|[[Char]]]]
 
[[File:Char SC2 Art4.jpg|thumb|[[Char]]]]
The small armada found its way to [[Char]] after its leader, Raynor, was psychically called to the burnt-out world. [[Alpha Squadron]] General [[Edmund Duke]] was also in the area, acting as a [[Terran Dominion]] enforcer.<ref name = "Agent">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Agent of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The two confronted each other but did not do battle.<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/>
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The small armada found its way to [[Char]] after its leader, Raynor, was psychically called to the burnt-out world. [[Alpha Squadron]] General [[Edmund Duke]] was also in the area, acting as a [[Terran Dominion]] enforcer.<ref name="SC1_E2_M4">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Agent of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The two confronted each other but did not do battle.<ref name="SC:QnBlades" />
   
Both had been lured there by psychic emissions produced by [[Sarah Kerrigan]], who had been encased in a cocoon by a new zerg [[brood]], where she was undergoing a metamorphosis into a special [[infested terran]].<ref name = "Agent">''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Agent of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Duke attacked the new Zerg Brood, but was defeated in a disastrous battle. He was pursued by the [[Tiamat Brood]].<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The New Dominion]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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Both had been lured there by psychic emissions produced by [[Sarah Kerrigan]],<ref>'''[[Jim Raynor]]:''' "But the dreams... I dreamed you were still alive... that somehow... you were calling to me."<br>'''[[Sarah Kerrigan]]:''' "I was. While I was in the [[Chrysalis]], I instinctively reached out to you and [[Arcturus Mengsk|Arcturus]] telepathically." ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Agent of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> who had been encased in a cocoon by a new zerg [[brood]], where she was undergoing a metamorphosis into a special [[infested terran]].<ref name="SC1_E2_M4" /> Duke attacked the new Zerg Brood, but was defeated in a disastrous battle. He was pursued by the [[Tiamat Brood]].<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The New Dominion]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
Raynor's forces landed on Char, avoiding Duke's forces. ''Hyperion'' remained in orbit under the command of [[Matt Horner]].<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/> The Raiders ground force quickly came into conflict with the [[zerg]]. During the battle, [[Infested Kerrigan]] emerged from the cocoon and easily defeated his forces. Kerrigan allowed [[Jim Raynor]] to leave her presence alive.<ref name = "Agent"/>
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Raynor's forces landed on Char, avoiding Duke's forces. ''Hyperion'' remained in orbit under the command of [[Matt Horner]].<ref name="SC:QnBlades" /> The Raiders ground force quickly came into conflict with the [[zerg]]. During the battle, Kerrigan emerged from the cocoon and easily defeated his forces. Kerrigan allowed Raynor to leave her presence alive.<ref name="SC1_E2_M4" />
   
As [[Infested Kerrigan|Kerrigan]] wished to remove [[ghost conditioning]] blocks on her mental powers, she personally led a force against the Dominion [[science vessel]], the ''[[Amerigo]]'', in order to access its ghost files.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Amerigo (mission)|The Amerigo]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Her other forces attacked both the Dominion and Raiders fleet. Protoss forces under Executor [[Tassadar]] arrived, attacking both of their fleets and destroying many of their ships due to the presence of the zerg. The Raiders suffered some 50 casualties, but ''Hyperion'' managed to escape by jumping blindly into [[warp space]].<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/>
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As Kerrigan wished to remove [[ghost conditioning]] blocks on her mental powers, she personally led a force against the Dominion [[science vessel]], the ''[[Amerigo]]'', in order to access its ghost files.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Amerigo (mission)|The Amerigo]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Her other forces attacked both the Dominion and Raiders fleet. Protoss forces under Executor [[Tassadar]] arrived, attacking both of their fleets and destroying many of their ships due to the presence of the zerg. The Raiders suffered some 50 casualties, but ''Hyperion'' managed to escape by jumping blindly into [[warp space]].<ref name="SC:QnBlades" />
   
 
====Alliance with the Protoss====
 
====Alliance with the Protoss====
 
{{Quote|Why're we teaming up with them again? Wouldn't we be better off going our own way and letting the zerg go after them?<br>I thought so at first, because the zerg were leaving us alone. Now we're targets, too. We're better off all together. You don't have to like it. I'm not asking you to marry 'em. Just to treat 'em as allies. Hell, I'll take protoss over Duke any day.|[[Deke Cavez|Cavez]] and Raynor discuss their alliance with the protoss.|StarCraft: Queen of Blades}}
 
{{Quote|Why're we teaming up with them again? Wouldn't we be better off going our own way and letting the zerg go after them?<br>I thought so at first, because the zerg were leaving us alone. Now we're targets, too. We're better off all together. You don't have to like it. I'm not asking you to marry 'em. Just to treat 'em as allies. Hell, I'll take protoss over Duke any day.|[[Deke Cavez|Cavez]] and Raynor discuss their alliance with the protoss.|StarCraft: Queen of Blades}}
The Raiders were stranded on Char, at least until the ''Hyperion'' returned. While there Jim Raynor encountered both [[Tassadar]] and the [[Dark Templar]] Prelate [[Zeratul]]. He eventually befriended both of them, and comforted members of his crew, such as Lieutenant [[Deke Cavez]], who had problems dealing with them.<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/>
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The Raiders were stranded on Char, at least until the ''Hyperion'' returned. While there Jim Raynor encountered both [[Tassadar]] and the [[Dark Templar]] Prelate [[Zeratul]]. He eventually befriended both of them, and comforted members of his crew, such as Lieutenant [[Deke Cavez]], who had problems dealing with them.
   
The three allied forces clashed repeatedly with the zerg.<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/> The remnants of the Raiders fled to [[Char Aleph]] with the protoss. Eventually they were rescued by a protoss fleet from [[Aiur]] sent to ''arrest'' Tassadar.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Hunt for Tassadar]] (in English). 1998.</ref> By this time only 40 Raiders remained.<ref name = "SC:QnBlades"/> The Raiders accompanied the protoss back to Aiur.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Into the Darkness]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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The three allied forces clashed repeatedly with the zerg.<ref name="SC:QnBlades" /> The remnants of the Raiders fled to [[Char Aleph]] with the protoss. Eventually they were rescued by a protoss fleet from [[Aiur]] sent to ''arrest'' Tassadar.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Hunt for Tassadar]] (in English). 1998.</ref> By this time only 40 Raiders remained.<ref name="SC:QnBlades" /> The Raiders accompanied the protoss back to Aiur.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Into the Darkness]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
[[File:Hyperion SC1 CineReturnAiur1.jpg|thumb|The ''Hyperion'' at [[Aiur]]]]
 
[[File:Hyperion SC1 CineReturnAiur1.jpg|thumb|The ''Hyperion'' at [[Aiur]]]]
Raynor witnessed the beginning of the rebellion by the [[Templar Caste]] against the [[Judicator Caste|Judicators]]. During the battle to rescue [[Tassadar]] from the Judicator Caste, Raynor provided assistance from the ''[[Hyperion]]'', although the rest of his forces did not assist. This was the first time Raynor fought alongside Praetor [[Fenix]], a respected protoss hero.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Trial of Tassadar]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The two quickly became friends.<ref name = "EfA">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Escape from Aiur]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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Raynor witnessed the beginning of the rebellion by the [[Templar Caste]] against the [[Judicator Caste|Judicators]]. During the battle to rescue [[Tassadar]] from the Judicator Caste, Raynor provided assistance from the ''[[Hyperion]]'', although the rest of his forces did not assist. This was the first time Raynor fought alongside Praetor [[Fenix]], a respected protoss hero.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Trial of Tassadar]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The two quickly became friends.<ref name="SC:BW_E4_M1">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Escape from Aiur]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
Raynor provided major assistance in the final battle against the first [[zerg]] [[Overmind]]. His forces maintained a base on the northwest flank of the zerg, while [[Tassadar]], Fenix and [[Zeratul]] attacked from the southeast. Together their pincer attack drove the zerg into disarray. Unfortunately, the [[Dark Templar]] could not approach the Overmind to assassinate it. Tassadar was forced to destroy the Overmind by suicidally channeling the energies of the protoss through ''[[Gantrithor]]''.<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Eye of the Storm]] (in English). 1998.</ref><ref name = "SSF1">Blizzard Entertainment Staff. 2007-11-21. [http://www.starcraft2.com/features/storysofar.xml The Story so Far... Part 1: StarCraft]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2007-11-21.</ref>
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Raynor provided major assistance in the final battle against the first [[zerg]] [[Overmind]]. His forces maintained a base on the northwest flank of the zerg, while Tassadar, Fenix and [[Zeratul]] attacked from the southeast. Together their pincer attack drove the zerg into disarray. Unfortunately, the [[Dark Templar]] could not approach the Overmind to assassinate it. Tassadar was forced to destroy the Overmind by suicidally channeling the energies of the protoss through ''[[Gantrithor]]''.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Eye of the Storm]] (in English). 1998.</ref><ref name="SSF1">Blizzard Entertainment Staff. 2007-11-21. [http://www.starcraft2.com/features/storysofar.xml The Story so Far... Part 1: StarCraft]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2007-11-21.</ref>
   
 
===Raynor's Raiders in the Brood War===
 
===Raynor's Raiders in the Brood War===
 
[[File:Raynor'sRaiders SC-TBG-BW Logo1.svg|thumb|Brood War iconography]]
 
[[File:Raynor'sRaiders SC-TBG-BW Logo1.svg|thumb|Brood War iconography]]
From [[Aiur]] the group would continue to serve alongside protoss warriors under the direction of Captain Raynor, and helped defend the flank of refugee Khalai as they used a [[Warp Gate (Xel'Naga)|warp gate]] to abandon their homeworld for the Dark Templar homeworld of [[Shakuras]]. After the evacuation of the protoss, [[Fenix]] refused to leave [[Aiur]], and Raynor remained with him.<ref name = "EfA"/> Raynor and Fenix closed the warp gate on their side to prevent the zerg from flooding Shakuras through it.<ref name = "DoS">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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From [[Aiur]] the group would continue to serve alongside protoss warriors under the direction of Captain Raynor, and helped defend the flank of refugee Khalai as they used a [[Warp Gate (Xel'Naga)|warp gate]] to abandon their homeworld for the Dark Templar homeworld of [[Shakuras]].<ref name="SC:BW_E4_M1" /> After the evacuation of the protoss, Fenix refused to leave Aiur, and Raynor remained with him. Raynor and Fenix closed the warp gate on their side to prevent the zerg from flooding Shakuras through it.<ref>'''Raynor:''' "[[Executor (Episode IV)|Executor]], my crew and I will remain here on [[Aiur]] and shut the gate down on this side. It's the only way to make sure that the [[Zerg]] won't send more reinforcements to [[Shakuras]]."<br>'''[[Artanis]]:''' "You will be hopelessly outnumbered, and once the gate is shut down there will be no one to save you should you be overrun."<br>'''Raynor:''' "Yeah, well... I'm a man of action. What can I say?"<br>'''[[Fenix]]:''' "I shall remain with Raynor as well, Executor. My duty is to Aiur, after all."<br>'''Artanis:''' "Farewell then, brave warriors. We will send through all the troops we can spare." ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Dunes of Shakuras]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
The Raiders had come to an agreement with [[Infested Kerrigan|Kerrigan]]. She offered assistance in combating the [[United Earth Directorate]], which had entered the [[Koprulu Sector]] and was conquering the [[Terran Dominion]]. [[Arcturus Mengsk]], Emperor of the Dominion, had been deposed by the UED on the Throne World of [[Korhal]] IV. The Raiders, with the assistance of [[protoss]] forces and flying the ''[[Hyperion]]'', rescued Mengsk.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Emperor's Fall]] (in English). 1998.</ref> He was placed in stasis. The Raiders then fled to [[Aiur]], where the protoss maintained a small outpost near the planet's [[Warp Gate (Xel'Naga)|warp gate]].
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The Raiders had come to an agreement with Kerrigan. She offered assistance in combating the [[United Earth Directorate]], which had entered the [[Koprulu sector]] and was conquering the [[Terran Dominion]]. [[Arcturus Mengsk]], Emperor of the Dominion, had been deposed by the UED on the Throne World of [[Korhal]] IV. The Raiders, with the assistance of [[protoss]] forces and flying the ''[[Hyperion]]'', rescued Mengsk.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Emperor's Fall]] (in English). 1998.</ref> He was placed in stasis. The Raiders then fled to [[Aiur]], where the protoss maintained a small outpost near the planet's [[Warp Gate (Xel'Naga)|warp gate]].
   
 
The [[United Earth Directorate]] arrived on [[Aiur]] seeking Mengsk for execution. They discovered the warp gate, which was protected by a small [[protoss]] outpost. It appeared to be all the protoss had left on [[Aiur]]. Raynor's outpost was a short distance away &ndash; the majority of his forces weren't present there, and ''Hyperion'' was nowhere to be seen. The gate was surrounded by several dormant zerg hive clusters. When the gate was activated, these zerg started attacking the protoss ''and'' the UED. Despite these odds, the UED destroyed the protoss outposts, along with Raynor's command center.
 
The [[United Earth Directorate]] arrived on [[Aiur]] seeking Mengsk for execution. They discovered the warp gate, which was protected by a small [[protoss]] outpost. It appeared to be all the protoss had left on [[Aiur]]. Raynor's outpost was a short distance away &ndash; the majority of his forces weren't present there, and ''Hyperion'' was nowhere to be seen. The gate was surrounded by several dormant zerg hive clusters. When the gate was activated, these zerg started attacking the protoss ''and'' the UED. Despite these odds, the UED destroyed the protoss outposts, along with Raynor's command center.
   
Kerrigan provided aid to the Raiders &ndash; using her secret agent, [[Infested Duran]], supposedly a special advisor to the [[United Earth Directorate]], to create a hole in the UED's defenses. A wave of [[zerg]] drove the UED away from the [[Warp Gate (Xel'Naga)|warp gate]], allowing Raynor and Mengsk to escape again. The gate was destroyed which prevented pursuit.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Emperor's Flight]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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Kerrigan provided aid to the Raiders &ndash; using her secret agent, [[Samir Duran]], supposedly a special advisor to the [[United Earth Directorate]], to create a hole in the UED's defenses. A wave of [[zerg]] drove the UED away from the [[Warp Gate (Xel'Naga)|warp gate]], allowing Raynor and Mengsk to escape again. The gate was destroyed which prevented pursuit.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Emperor's Flight]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
====The Psi Disrupter and Kerrigan's Weakness====
 
====The Psi Disrupter and Kerrigan's Weakness====
Despite Duran's best efforts, the United Earth Directorate activated the powerful anti-[[zerg]] weapon, the [[Psi Disrupter]], revealing Duran as an [[infested terran]].<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref> They also captured the [[second Overmind]], putting themselves in control of most [[zerg]] in the [[Koprulu Sector]].<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[To Chain the Beast]] (in English). 1998.</ref> [[Infested Kerrigan]] herself could barely keep her own zerg in line on [[Tarsonis]], where she was hiding out.<ref name = "VD">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Vile Disruption]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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Despite Duran's best efforts, the United Earth Directorate activated the powerful anti-[[zerg]] weapon, the [[psi disrupter]], revealing Duran as an [[infested terran]].<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref> They also captured the [[second Overmind]], putting themselves in control of most [[zerg]] in the Koprulu sector.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[To Chain the Beast]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Kerrigan herself could barely keep her own zerg in line on [[Tarsonis]], where she was hiding out.
   
In return for destroying the Psi Disrupter, she promised [[Jim Raynor]] and [[Fenix]] that she would topple the [[United Earth Directorate]] fleet in the Koprulu Sector.<ref name = "VD"/> To do this she needed the help of [[Arcturus Mengsk]]. Mengsk was "defrosted" and offered a choice - work with Kerrigan, or imprisonment for life.<ref name = "Reign">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Reign of Fire]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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In return for destroying the psi disrupter, she promised Raynor and Fenix that she would topple the UED fleet in the Koprulu sector.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M1">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Vile Disruption]] (in English). 1998.</ref> To do this she needed the help of [[Arcturus Mengsk]]. Mengsk was "defrosted" and offered a choice - work with Kerrigan, or imprisonment for life.
   
Fenix and Raynor agreed to work with Kerrigan (and Mengsk had no real choice in the matter),<ref name = "Reign"/> but they believed Kerrigan would betray them. [[Jim Raynor]] felt the [[United Earth Directorate]] was a greater threat than Kerrigan &ndash; he knew something of [[Earth]]'s history.<ref name = "KMC">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Kel-Morian Combine (mission)|The Kel-Morian Combine]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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Fenix and Raynor agreed to work with Kerrigan (and Mengsk had no real choice in the matter),<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M2">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Reign of Fire]] (in English). 1998.</ref> but they believed Kerrigan would betray them. aynor]] felt the UED was a greater threat than Kerrigan &ndash; he knew something of [[Earth]]'s history.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M1" />
   
Kerrigan's first directed the allies against the [[Psi Disrupter]] on [[Braxis]]. The Disrupter had been relocated there by UED Vice Admiral [[Alexei Stukov]], and used by the UED to gain control over the Swarm. During the first stage of the assault, the Raiders destroyed the Disrupter's poorly defended [[Power generator|fusion reactors]]. With the Disrupter disabled, a [[SCV]] carrying one of Mengsk's [[psi-emitter]]s lured uncontrolled [[zerg]] in the area. Kerrigan took control of this zerg nucleus and used it to assemble a force that destroyed the Psi Disrupter.<ref name = "Reign"/>
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Kerrigan's first directed the allies against the psi disrupter on [[Braxis]]. The Disrupter had been relocated there by UED Vice Admiral [[Alexei Stukov]], and used by the UED to gain control over the Swarm. During the first stage of the assault, the Raiders destroyed the Disrupter's poorly defended [[Power generator|fusion reactors]]. With the Disrupter disabled, a [[SCV]] carrying one of Mengsk's [[psi-emitter]]s lured uncontrolled [[zerg]] in the area. Kerrigan took control of this zerg nucleus and used it to assemble a force that destroyed the psi disrupter.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M2" />
   
 
====True Colors====
 
====True Colors====
The Raiders, [[Terran Dominion]] and [[Infested Kerrigan|Kerrigan]]'s Zerg Swarm cooperated in an attack against [[Korhal]]. The [[United Earth Directorate]] only had a small number of [[zerg]] forces on the planet to assist them. The coalition defeated the UED, driving them from the planet.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Liberation of Korhal]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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The Raiders, [[Terran Dominion]] and Kerrigan's Zerg Swarm cooperated in an attack against [[Korhal]]. The UED only had a small number of zerg forces on the planet to assist them. The coalition defeated the UED, driving them from the planet.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Liberation of Korhal]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
[[File:Nuke SC2 Art1.jpg|thumb|The zerg tear into the Raiders]]
 
[[File:Nuke SC2 Art1.jpg|thumb|The zerg tear into the Raiders]]
This was when Kerrigan turned on her former allies &ndash; while they were resting from their attack on the UED. Her forces tore into the Raiders,<ref name = "BehindTheScenes">(July 27, 2010) Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Behind the Scenes]]'' bonus DVD (in English).</ref> the Dominion, and the protoss. Fenix was killed, prompting Raynor to swear revenge.<ref name = "TC"/> Raynor vanished for a time following the end of the war.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Cinematic: [[StarCraft Episode VI#Epilogue|Epilogue]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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This was when Kerrigan turned on her former allies &ndash; while they were resting from their attack on the UED. Her forces tore into the Raiders,<ref name="BehindTheScenes">(July 27, 2010) Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Behind the Scenes]]'' bonus DVD (in English).</ref> the Dominion, and the protoss. Fenix was killed, prompting Raynor to swear revenge.<ref>'''Raynor:''' "I'll see you dead for this, Kerrigan. For Fenix and all the others who got caught between you and your mad quest for power!"<br>'''Kerrigan:''' "Tough talk, Jimmy. But I don't think you have what it takes to be a killer."<br>'''Raynor:''' "It may not be tomorrow, darlin'. It may not even happen with an army at my back. But rest assured: I'm the man who's going to kill you some day. I'll be seein' you." ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[StarCraft_Episode_VI#True Colors|True Colors]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Raynor vanished for a time following the end of the war.<ref>[[Zeratul]] and James Raynor went their separate ways and have not been heard from since their departure. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[StarCraft_Episode_VI#Epilogue|Epilogue]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
   
 
===Aftermath===
 
===Aftermath===
 
[[File:JimRaynor SC-Com6 Head1.jpg|thumb|left|Raynor hiding out from the Dominion]]
 
[[File:JimRaynor SC-Com6 Head1.jpg|thumb|left|Raynor hiding out from the Dominion]]
The Raiders remained active after the Brood War, fighting against the [[Zerg Swarm]]<ref name="RaynorBio"/> and working with the [[protoss]] [[Artanis]] and [[Taldarin]], in a [[Resurrection IV|secret mission]] on [[Braxis]].<ref name = "Rez">Blizzard Entertainment, Mass Media Inc. ''[[StarCraft 64]].'' (Nintendo of America, Inc.) Mission: [[Resurrection IV]] (in English). 2000.</ref>
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The Raiders remained active after the Brood War, fighting against the [[Zerg Swarm]]<ref name="RaynorBio" /> and working with the [[protoss]] [[Artanis]] and [[Taldarin]], in a [[Resurrection IV|secret mission]] on [[Braxis]].<ref name="Map_ResIV">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft 64]]''. Nintendo of America, Inc. Mission: [[Resurrection IV]] (in English). 2000-06-12.</ref>
   
Raynor networked and struck alliances with anti-[[Terran Dominion|Dominion]] groups such as the [[Kel-Morian Combine]], even spending time on [[Moria]] c. [[2502]].<ref name="SC:C:Issue2">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 2|StarCraft #2]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (2) (June 24, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref> The group frequently hid out on zerg-infested worlds.<ref name="SC:C:Issue3">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 3|StarCraft #3]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (3) (August 19, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
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Raynor networked and struck alliances with anti-[[Terran Dominion|Dominion]] groups such as the [[Kel-Morian Combine]], even spending time on [[Moria]] c. [[2502]].<ref name="SC:C:Issue2">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 2|StarCraft #2]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (2) (June 24, 2009) [[DC Comics]] ([[Wildstorm]]).</ref> The group frequently hid out on zerg-infested worlds.<ref name="SC:C:Issue3">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 3|StarCraft #3]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (3) (August 19, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
   
 
===The War Pigs===
 
===The War Pigs===
[[Jim Raynor]] was targeted by the [[War Pigs]], a band of ex-Confederate outlaws working for Dominion official [[Tamsen Cauley]]. He offered them their freedom if they would assassinate Raynor.<ref name="SC:C:Issue1">Giffen, Keith and Simon Furman (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 1|StarCraft #1]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (1) (May 27, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref> Unknown to the other War Pigs, one of their members, [[Cole Hickson]], an old friend of Raynor's, had been subjected to an experimental form of [[neural resocialization]], hidden in his subconscious.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5"/>
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[[Jim Raynor]] was targeted by the [[War Pigs]], a band of ex-Confederate outlaws working for Dominion official [[Tamsen Cauley]]. He offered them their freedom if they would assassinate Raynor.<ref name="SC:C:Issue1">Giffen, Keith and Simon Furman (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 1|StarCraft #1]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (1) (May 27, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref> Unknown to the other War Pigs, one of their members, [[Cole Hickson]], an old friend of Raynor's, had been subjected to an experimental form of [[neural resocialization]], hidden in his subconscious.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 5|StarCraft #5]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (5) (October 28, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
   
During the War Pigs' journeys, one of them stole a [[xel'naga]] artifact, attracting the attention of a trio of [[Dark Templar]]. The protoss warriors read their minds, discovering their plans.<ref name="SC:C:Issue3">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 3|StarCraft #3]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (3) (August 19, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
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During the War Pigs' journeys, one of them stole a [[xel'naga]] artifact, attracting the attention of a trio of [[Dark Templar]]. The protoss warriors read their minds, discovering their plans.<ref name="SC:C:Issue3" />
   
Raynor's Raiders hid on the [[zerg]]-infested world of [[Urona Sigma]] in a tunnel system accessible only by sea.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5"/> The Dark Templar arrived, and warned Raynor of who was coming for them.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 5|StarCraft #5]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (5) (October 28, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref> The Raiders planned on leaving Urona Sigma, as the protoss felt the planet was a lost cause and they would begin a [[purification]] attack on it.<ref name="SC:C:Issue6"/>
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Raynor's Raiders hid on the [[zerg]]-infested world of [[Urona Sigma]] in a tunnel system accessible only by sea.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5" /> The Dark Templar arrived, and warned Raynor of who was coming for them.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5" /> The Raiders planned on leaving Urona Sigma, as the protoss felt the planet was a lost cause and they would begin a [[purification]] attack on it.<ref name="SC:C:Issue6">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Mike S. Miller, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 6|StarCraft #6]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (6) (November 25, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
   
The War Pigs discovered the Raiders, only to fall into their trap, due to the warning they'd received from the Dark Templar. However, Raynor trusted their leader, [[Cole Hickson]], enabling Hickson to secretly draw a weapon.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 5|StarCraft #5]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (5) (October 28, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
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The War Pigs discovered the Raiders, only to fall into their trap, due to the warning they'd received from the Dark Templar. However, Raynor trusted their leader, [[Cole Hickson]], enabling Hickson to secretly draw a weapon.<ref name="SC:C:Issue5" />
   
 
As Raynor explained part of the history between Hickson and himself &ndash; Hickson had saved his sanity years ago &ndash; Hickson pointed his pistol in Raynor's face, surprising the War Pigs. Raynor believed that Hickson was being controlled by neural resocialization. The [[zerg]] then broke into the Raiders' lair, resulting in Hickson's escape. Raynor, separated from his Raiders, was forced to team up with the War Pigs. Together they escaped to the surface, with the War Pigs sealing the way behind them. However, Hickson ambushed Raynor again. Raynor made Hickson remember his sanity-saving techniques and the resocialization procedure. Hickson, overcome with stress, fell to the ground screaming.
 
As Raynor explained part of the history between Hickson and himself &ndash; Hickson had saved his sanity years ago &ndash; Hickson pointed his pistol in Raynor's face, surprising the War Pigs. Raynor believed that Hickson was being controlled by neural resocialization. The [[zerg]] then broke into the Raiders' lair, resulting in Hickson's escape. Raynor, separated from his Raiders, was forced to team up with the War Pigs. Together they escaped to the surface, with the War Pigs sealing the way behind them. However, Hickson ambushed Raynor again. Raynor made Hickson remember his sanity-saving techniques and the resocialization procedure. Hickson, overcome with stress, fell to the ground screaming.
   
At that moment, the protoss began the purification of Urona Sigma. Raynor and the War Pigs were trapped on the surface, away from the Raiders' [[dropship]]s and the War Pigs' transport vessel.<ref name="SC:C:Issue6">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Mike S. Miller, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 6|StarCraft #6]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (6) (November 25, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
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At that moment, the protoss began the purification of Urona Sigma. Raynor and the War Pigs were trapped on the surface, away from the Raiders' [[dropship]]s and the War Pigs' transport vessel.<ref name="SC:C:Issue6" />
   
 
The purification attack began away from Raynor and the War Pigs' location (and away from the heaviest concentration of zerg). The Raiders, despite the name, considered themselves bigger than just one man and so would not rescue Raynor. However, transport arrived in the form of a [[dropship]] carrying [[Lars Trakken]] and a Cerberus squad. Trakken felt he had to see Hickson's death personally, and told the War Pigs he would let them go if only they gave him Hickson. Raynor and the War Pigs pretended to agree, but it was just a ruse to steal the dropship. Successful, they made it to the War Pigs' ship.<ref name="SC:C:Issue7">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 7|StarCraft #7]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (7) (January 20, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
 
The purification attack began away from Raynor and the War Pigs' location (and away from the heaviest concentration of zerg). The Raiders, despite the name, considered themselves bigger than just one man and so would not rescue Raynor. However, transport arrived in the form of a [[dropship]] carrying [[Lars Trakken]] and a Cerberus squad. Trakken felt he had to see Hickson's death personally, and told the War Pigs he would let them go if only they gave him Hickson. Raynor and the War Pigs pretended to agree, but it was just a ruse to steal the dropship. Successful, they made it to the War Pigs' ship.<ref name="SC:C:Issue7">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio, Carlos D'Anda (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Issue 7|StarCraft #7]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (7) (January 20, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
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{{Quote|Not all terrans have bowed down to Mengsk. Some of us still believe in freedom.|Jim Raynor|url=http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/race/terran/}}
 
{{Quote|Not all terrans have bowed down to Mengsk. Some of us still believe in freedom.|Jim Raynor|url=http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/race/terran/}}
 
[[File:RaynorsRaiders SC2 Art1.jpg|thumb|Raiders anti-Dominion propaganda]]
 
[[File:RaynorsRaiders SC2 Art1.jpg|thumb|Raiders anti-Dominion propaganda]]
The Raiders became the most wanted criminals in the [[Koprulu Sector]] due to [[Arcturus Mengsk]]'s media control, oratory and propaganda,<ref name = "TerCamp"/><ref name="RaynorBio">2008-01-28. [http://www.starcraft2.com/features/heroes/raynor.xml Biography (Terran, Jim Raynor)]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2008-01-28.</ref> portraying the Raiders as a terrorist organization.<ref name = "SC:FrntLn_V1">Morrissey, Paul, ed. ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1]]'' (paperback binding). Tokyopop, August 1, 2008. ISBN 1427-80721-3.</ref> The battle against the Dominion did not go well.<ref name = "RaynorBio"/> The group's finances deteriorated. Falling morale was exacerbated by Raynor's increasing personal doubts<ref name = "RaynorBio"/> and turn to heavy drink.<ref name = "TerCamp"/>
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The Raiders became the most wanted criminals in the [[Koprulu Sector]] due to [[Arcturus Mengsk]]'s media control, oratory and propaganda,<ref name="TerCamp" /><ref name="RaynorBio" /> portraying the Raiders as a terrorist organization.<ref name="SC:FrntLn_V1">Morrissey, Paul, ed. ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1]]'' (paperback binding). [[Tokyopop]], August 1, 2008. ISBN 1427-80721-3.</ref> The battle against the Dominion did not go well.<ref name="RaynorBio" /> Raynor led the Raiders to more victories than defeats, but their fighting strength was 1/100th that of the Dominion, and they were constantly outgunned and outnumbered.<ref name = "SC:TheFightin'SceeVeesStory">Bogdanove, Kal-El. "[[The Fightin' SceeVees]]." (May 30, 2013). Blizzard Entertainment. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/lore/short-stories/the-fightin-scee-vees/1 StarCraft Lore: The Fightin' SceeVees]. Accessed 2013-05-30</ref> The group's finances deteriorated. Falling morale was exacerbated by Raynor's increasing personal doubts<ref name="RaynorBio" /> and turn to heavy drink.<ref name="TerCamp" />
   
[[Matt Horner]], the Raiders' executive, was notable exception to the malaise<ref name = "RaynorBio"/>; he remained wholeheartedly committed to Raynor and the goals of the movement. The continuation of the Raiders in this trying period owed much to Horner's efforts.<ref name = "HornerBiography">Blizzard Entertainment. 2010-02-04. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/hero/matt-horner Matt Horner (biography)]. ''Battle.net.'' Accessed 2013-04-08.</ref><ref name = "LoreVid">Metzen, Chris; Chambers, Andy; StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-03. [http://sclegacy.com/feature/22-bc07/288-blizzcon-2007-starcraft-lore-panel BlizzCon 2007 StarCraft Lore Panel Editorial]. ''StarCraft Legacy.'' Accessed 2009-05-18.</ref> Over the years, control of the Raiders' small fleet and the military aspects of the campaign also became Horner's responsibilities.<ref name = "HornerBiography"/>
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[[Matt Horner]], the Raiders' executive, was notable exception to the malaise;<ref name="RaynorBio" /> he remained wholeheartedly committed to Raynor and the goals of the movement. The continuation of the Raiders in this trying period owed much to Horner's efforts.<ref name="HornerBiography">Blizzard Entertainment. 2010-07-24. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/hero/matt-horner Cast of Characters: Matt Horner]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2013-04-08.</ref><ref name="LoreVid">Metzen, Chris; [[Andy Chambers|Chambers, Andy]]; StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-03. [http://sclegacy.com/feature/22-bc07/288-blizzcon-2007-starcraft-lore-panel BlizzCon 2007 StarCraft Lore Panel Editorial]. ''StarCraft Legacy''. Accessed 2009-05-18.</ref> Over the years, control of the Raiders' small fleet and the military aspects of the campaign also became Horner's responsibilities.<ref name="HornerBiography" />
   
By the outbreak of the [[Second Great War]], the Raiders' numbers were reduced to just the a handful of volunteers.<ref name = "SC2-WoL_ZeroHourDialogue">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Conversations after [[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign quotations/Mar Sara Missions#Zero Hour|Zero Hour]] (in English). 2010</ref><ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryHorner">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Matt Horner]] (in English). 2010.</ref>
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By the outbreak of the [[Second Great War]], the Raiders' numbers were reduced to just the a handful of volunteers.<ref name="SC2-WoL_ZeroHourDialogue">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Conversations after [[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign quotations/Mar Sara Missions#Zero Hour|Zero Hour]] (in English). 2010</ref><ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryHorner">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Matt Horner]] (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
 
===Wings of Liberty===
 
===Wings of Liberty===
The Second Great War found Raynor and the Rangers on [[Mar Sara]] [[Liberation Day|inciting]] an anti-Dominion revolt.<ref name="WoL_LibDay">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Liberation Day]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> They accepted a business proposition from [[Tychus Findlay]], Raynor's old friend recently freed from prison, to collect [[Xel'naga device|alien artifacts]] for the [[Möebius Foundation]].<ref name ="SC2_CineOldTimes">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[The Outlaws#Old Times|Old Times]]. (in English). 2010.</ref> Trading in alien artifacts was illegal in the Dominion<ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryUNNRaidersRaidDig">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Open Rebellion: UNN newscast after "The Outlaws." (in English). 2010.</ref> but the Raiders needed the money.
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The Second Great War found Raynor and the Rangers on [[Mar Sara]] [[Liberation Day|inciting]] an anti-Dominion revolt.<ref name="WoL_LibDay">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Liberation Day]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> They accepted a business proposition from [[Tychus Findlay]], Raynor's old friend recently freed from prison, to collect [[Xel'naga device|alien artifacts]] for the [[Moebius Foundation]].<ref name="SC2_CineOldTimes">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[The Outlaws#Old Times|Old Times]]. (in English). 2010.</ref> Trading in alien artifacts was illegal in the Dominion<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryUNNRaidersRaidDig">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Open Rebellion: UNN newscast after "[[The Outlaws]]." (in English). 2010.</ref> but the Raiders needed the money.
   
The Raiders [[The Outlaws|retrieved]] the first artifact from a Dominion dig site on Mar Sara.<ref name="WoL_Outlaws">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Outlaws]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> The zerg invaded the planet shortly afterwards, also looking for the artifact, before the Raiders could head off-world. The [[Zero Hour|besieged]] Raiders<ref name="WoL_ZeroHour">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Zero Hour]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> were rescued by [[Matt Horner]] and ''[[Hyperion]]''.<ref name ="SC2_CineEscapeMarSara">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Zero Hour#Escape from Mar Sara|Escape from Mar Sara]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
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The Raiders [[The Outlaws|retrieved]] the first artifact from a Dominion dig site on Mar Sara.<ref name="WoL_Outlaws">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Outlaws]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> The zerg invaded the planet shortly afterwards, also looking for the artifact, before the Raiders could head off-world. The [[Zero Hour|besieged]] Raiders<ref name="WoL_ZeroHour">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Zero Hour]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> were rescued by [[Matt Horner]] and ''[[Hyperion]]''.<ref name="SC2_CineEscapeMarSara">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Zero Hour#Escape from Mar Sara|Escape from Mar Sara]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
 
====Colonial Savior====
 
====Colonial Savior====
 
{{Colonist Missions}}
 
{{Colonist Missions}}
 
[[File:EvacuatingAgria.Jpg|thumb|The Raiders helping at the evacuation of Agria]]
 
[[File:EvacuatingAgria.Jpg|thumb|The Raiders helping at the evacuation of Agria]]
The Dominion abandoned many [[Fringe Worlds]] at the war's onset.<ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryHorner">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Matt Horner]] (in English). 2010.</ref> The colonists of [[Agria]] were [[The Evacuation|rescued]] by the Raiders<ref name="WoL_Evacuation">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Evacuation]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> and relocated to the refugee camps on [[Meinhoff]].<ref name="WoL_Outbreak">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Outbreak]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> The colony's leader, Doctor [[Ariel Hanson]], joined the Raiders temporarily.<ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryHanson">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Ariel Hanson]] (in English). 2010.</ref> A zerg [[hyper-evolutionary virus]] struck the refugee camps and the Raiders were forced to [[Outbreak|purge]] the affected camps.<ref name="WoL_Outbreak"/>
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The Dominion abandoned many [[fringe worlds]] at the war's onset.<ref name="SC2-WoL_ZeroHourDialogue" /><ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryHorner" /> The colonists of [[Agria]] were [[The Evacuation|rescued]] by the Raiders<ref name="WoL_Evacuation">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Evacuation]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> and relocated to the refugee camps on [[Meinhoff]].<ref name="WoL_Outbreak">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Outbreak]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> The colony's leader, Doctor [[Ariel Hanson]], joined the Raiders temporarily.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryHanson">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Ariel Hanson]] (in English). 2010.</ref> A zerg [[hyper-evolutionary virus]] struck the refugee camps and the Raiders were forced to [[Outbreak|purge]] the affected camps.<ref name="WoL_Outbreak" />
   
The colonists left Meinhoff and resettled on [[Haven]], near [[protoss]] space. However, the terrans carried viral spores and a protoss fleet under Executor [[Selendis]] arrived to [[purification|purify]] the colony. Hanson appealed to Raynor to protect the colony from the protoss, while the executor wanted the Raiders' to assist in the purification.<ref name="WoL_SafeHaven">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Safe Haven]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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The colonists left Meinhoff and resettled on [[Haven]], near [[protoss]] space. However, the terrans carried viral spores and a protoss fleet under Executor [[Selendis]] arrived to [[purification|purify]] the colony. Hanson appealed to Raynor to protect the colony from the protoss, while the executor wanted the Raiders' to assist in the purification.<ref name="WoL_SafeHaven">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Safe Haven]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
 
====Spectre of Unease====
 
====Spectre of Unease====
 
{{Covert Missions}}
 
{{Covert Missions}}
 
[[File:GabrielTosh_SC2_DevStory1.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Tosh]]
 
[[File:GabrielTosh_SC2_DevStory1.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Tosh]]
Other anti-Dominion groups also took advantage of the war. [[Gabriel Tosh]], a pirate and a [[spectre]], hired the Raiders to acquire materials for a spectre training program. Tosh initially kept the program, and his status as a spectre, a secret;<ref name="WoL_Breakout">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Breakout]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> he secured the Raiders' cooperation by offering cash-for-services and an alliance against Mengsk.<ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryTosh">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Gabriel Tosh]] (in English). 2010.</ref>
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Other anti-Dominion groups also took advantage of the war. [[Gabriel Tosh]], a pirate and a [[spectre]], hired the Raiders to acquire materials for a spectre training program. Tosh initially kept the program, and his status as a spectre, a secret;<ref name="WoL_Breakout">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Breakout]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> he secured the Raiders' cooperation by offering cash-for-services and an alliance against Mengsk.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryTosh">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Gabriel Tosh]] (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
Tosh sent the Raiders to [[The Devil's Playground|mine]] minerals from [[Redstone III]];<ref name="WoL_DevilPlayground">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Devil's Playground]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> the spectre secretly sought the minerals' [[jorium]] content.<ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryHanson"/> This was followed by a raid on [[Bel'Shir]] to [[Welcome to the Jungle|acquire]] [[terrazine]] from the [[Tal'darim]].<ref name="WoL_WelcomeJungle">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Welcome to the Jungle]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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Tosh sent the Raiders to [[The Devil's Playground|mine]] minerals from [[Redstone III]];<ref name="WoL_DevilPlayground">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Devil's Playground]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> the spectre secretly sought the minerals' [[jorium]] content.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryHanson" /><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Conversations after [[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign quotations/Covert Missions#The Devil's Playground|The Devil's Playground]] (in English). 2010</ref> This was followed by a raid on [[Bel'Shir]] to [[Welcome to the Jungle|acquire]] [[terrazine]] from the [[Tal'darim]].<ref name="WoL_WelcomeJungle">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Welcome to the Jungle]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
Tosh's motives and nature were revealed as the Raiders were preparing to [[Breakout|break open]] [[New Folsom Prison]] and free Tosh's imprisoned spectres.<ref name="WoL_Breakout">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Breakout]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> Dominion [[ghost]] [[Nova Terra]], in pursuit of Tosh, warned the Raiders that the spectres were too unstable and dangerous to trust; instead, she wanted the Raiders' help to [[Ghost of a Chance|shut down]] the spectre training program on [[Avernus|Avernus station]].<ref name="WoL_GhostChance">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Ghost of a Chance]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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Tosh's motives and nature were revealed as the Raiders were preparing to [[Breakout|break open]] [[New Folsom Prison]] and free Tosh's imprisoned spectres.<ref name="WoL_Breakout">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Breakout]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> Dominion [[ghost]] [[Nova Terra]], in pursuit of Tosh, warned the Raiders that the spectres were too unstable and dangerous to trust; instead, she wanted the Raiders' help to [[Ghost of a Chance|shut down]] the spectre training program on [[Avernus|Avernus station]].<ref name="WoL_GhostChance">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Ghost of a Chance]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
 
====The Revolution====
 
====The Revolution====
{{quote|One broadcast and it won us a bigger victory than a hundred battles.|Matt Horner|Media Blitz #Hearts and Minds}}
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{{quote|One broadcast and it won us a bigger victory than a hundred battles.|Matt Horner|Hearts and Minds}}
 
{{Rebellion Missions}}
 
{{Rebellion Missions}}
 
[[File:HeartsAndMinds_SC2_CineNewsFlash1.jpg|thumb|The Raiders celebrating their victory]]
 
[[File:HeartsAndMinds_SC2_CineNewsFlash1.jpg|thumb|The Raiders celebrating their victory]]
The Raiders found themselves on [[Tarsonis]], with the [[Terran Dominion]] excavating old [[Confederate]] technology and moving it via lightly-defended trains. They raided the trains and retrieved an old Confederate [[Adjutant 23-46|adjutant]].<ref name="WoL_TrainRobbery">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Great Train Robbery]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> The rebels hired mercenary [[Orlan]] to decrypt the adjutant's data. Orlan secretly planned to sell the information to the Dominion, and hired [[Mira's Mercs]] to fend off the Raiders. However, [[Mira Han]], in turn, betrayed Orlan and resold her services to the Raiders. Orlan was forced to relinquish the decrypted adjutant to the Raiders. The rebels were pleased to discover the adjutant contained a recording proving [[Arcturus Mengsk]] ordered the use of [[psi-emitter]]s during the [[fall of Tarsonis]].<ref name="WoL_Cutthroat">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Cutthroat]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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The Raiders found themselves on [[Tarsonis]], with the [[Terran Dominion]] excavating old [[Confederate]] technology and moving it via lightly-defended trains. They raided the trains and retrieved an old Confederate [[Adjutant 23-46|adjutant]].<ref name="WoL_TrainRobbery">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Great Train Robbery]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> The rebels hired Colonel [[Orlan]] to decrypt the adjutant's data. Orlan secretly planned to sell the information to the Dominion, and hired [[Mira's Marauders]] to fend off the Raiders. However, [[Mira Han]], in turn, betrayed Orlan and resold her services to the Raiders. Orlan was forced to relinquish the decrypted adjutant to the Raiders. The rebels were pleased to discover the adjutant contained a recording proving Mengsk ordered the use of [[psi emitter]]s on Tarsonis.<ref name="WoL_Cutthroat">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Cutthroat]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
Han had another tip for the Raiders: the Dominion was testing a new weapon of war, the [[Odin]], at {{link|Valhalla|installation}}. The Raiders decided to steal it; they could use it to deliver the Confederate adjutant's information to the Dominion citizenry. The mission was successful; [[Tychus Findlay]] stole the Odin and used it to destroy five Dominion bases. The Dominion was unaware of the nature of the attack and had no idea their weapon had been subverted.<ref name="WoL_EngineDestruction">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Engine of Destruction]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> Finally, the Odin was transported to [[Korhal]], where Findlay took it on a rampage. During the battle, the Raiders uploaded the adjutant's information to [[UNN]] towers. This prompted Dominion civilians to revolt.<ref name="WoL_MediaBlitz">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Media Blitz]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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Han had another tip for the Raiders: the Dominion was testing a new weapon of war, the [[Odin]], at {{link|Valhalla|installation}}. The Raiders decided to steal it; they could use it to deliver the Confederate adjutant's information to the Dominion citizenry. The mission was successful; [[Tychus Findlay]] stole the Odin and used it to destroy five Dominion bases. The Dominion was unaware of the nature of the attack and had no idea their weapon had been subverted.<ref name="WoL_EngineDestruction">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Engine of Destruction]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> Finally, the Odin was transported to [[Korhal]], where Findlay took it on a rampage. During the battle, the Raiders uploaded the adjutant's information to [[UNN]] towers. This prompted Dominion civilians to revolt.<ref name="WoL_MediaBlitz">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Media Blitz]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
 
[[File:EscapeCastanar_SC2-WoL_Game1.jpg|thumb|The Raiders escape the hybrid on Castanar]]
 
[[File:EscapeCastanar_SC2-WoL_Game1.jpg|thumb|The Raiders escape the hybrid on Castanar]]
While assaulting Korhal, the Raiders destroyed a [[science facility]] which held information about a [[Castanar installation|secret installation]] on [[Castanar]]. Jim Raynor led a small force to raid the installation, using the security overrides to get pass obstacles. Finding a [[Hybrid|protoss/zerg hybrid]] cloned over and over, the Raiders destroyed the facility's fusion reactor, but released a [[Hybrid (Castanar)|powerful hybrid]] and were forced to run from the facility using a [[Hercules dropship]].<ref name="WoL_PierceShroud">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Piercing the Shroud]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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While assaulting Korhal, the Raiders destroyed a [[science facility]] which held information about a [[Castanar installation|secret installation]] on [[Castanar]]. Jim Raynor led a small force to raid the installation, using the security overrides to get pass obstacles. Finding a [[Hybrid|protoss/zerg hybrid]] cloned over and over, the Raiders destroyed the facility's fusion reactor, but released a [[Hybrid (Castanar)|powerful hybrid]] and were forced to run from the facility using a [[Hercules dropship]].<ref name="WoL_PierceShroud">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Piercing the Shroud]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
 
====Artifact Hunt====
 
====Artifact Hunt====
On [[Monlyth]], the protoss present, the [[Tal'darim]], refused to turn the artifact over to the Raiders and to make matters worse, the [[Zerg Swarm]] had arrived with the intention of retrieving the artifact as well. The Raiders managed to retrieve the artifact.<ref name="WoL_SmashGrab">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Smash and Grab]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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On [[Monlyth]], the protoss present, the [[Tal'darim]], refused to turn the artifact over to the Raiders and to make matters worse, the [[Zerg Swarm]] had arrived with the intention of retrieving the artifact as well. The Raiders managed to retrieve the artifact.<ref name="WoL_SmashGrab">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Smash and Grab]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
The Raiders once again encountered the Tal'darim on [[Xil]], a world that housed a [[xel'naga temple]], succeeding where the [[{{Moebius Foundation}}]] failed and retrieving the artifact inside. Findlay was pleased with the catch and the pay it would bring, but Raynor was less enthusiastic, wondering if retrieving the artifacts was worth his men's lives.<ref name="WoL_TheDig">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Dig]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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The Raiders once again encountered the Tal'darim on [[Xil]], a world that housed a [[xel'naga temple]], succeeding where the [[Moebius Foundation]] failed and retrieving the artifact inside. Findlay was pleased with the catch and the pay it would bring, but Raynor was less enthusiastic, wondering if retrieving the artifacts was worth his men's lives.<ref name="WoL_TheDig">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Dig]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
[[Infested Kerrigan]] attacked the [[{{Moebius Foundation}}]] base at [[Tyrador VIII]], intending to learn the location of the artifacts. However, Dr. [[Emil Narud]] hired Raynor's Raiders to destroy their data cores before Kerrigan could get to them.<ref name="WoL_MoebiusFactor">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Moebius Factor]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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[[Infested Kerrigan]] attacked the [[Moebius Foundation]] base at [[Tyrador VIII]], intending to learn the location of the artifacts. However, Dr. [[Emil Narud]] hired Raynor's Raiders to destroy their data cores before Kerrigan could get to them.<ref name="WoL_MoebiusFactor">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[The Moebius Factor]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
   
The Raiders pressed on, capturing yet another artifact from a burning world.<ref name="WoL_Supernova">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Supernova]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> When the ''[[Hyperion]]'' arrived to the {{Moebius Foundation}} meeting coordinates, they instead encountered a large Dominion fleet led by ''[[Bucephalus]]'', Mengsk's flagship. Against Horner's advice, Raynor ordered ''Hyperion'' alongside for a boarding action. Raynor and Tychus Findlay led the charge. The rebel leader broke into Mengsk's chambers intending to execute his long-time nemesis. However, Raynor was surprised to find Prince [[Valerian Mengsk]], and not Emperor [[Arcturus Mengsk]]. The prince revealed he owned the [[{{Moebius Foundation}}]], and the Raiders were unwittingly working for him. Furthermore, Valerian offered an alliance against the zerg; he believed a device could be created from the artifacts to deinfest Kerrigan.<ref name ="SC2_CineHeirApparent">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: Heir Apparent. (in English). 2010.</ref> Raynor agreed to work with Valerian. This action provoked resentment from most of the Raiders.<ref name ="SC2_StoryModeSpace">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. General dialogue (in English). 2010.</ref>
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The Raiders pressed on, capturing yet another artifact from [[Typhon XI]].<ref name="WoL_Supernova">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Supernova]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> When the ''Hyperion'' arrived to the Moebius Foundation meeting coordinates, they instead encountered a large Dominion fleet led by ''[[Bucephalus]]'', Mengsk's flagship. Against Horner's advice, Raynor ordered ''Hyperion'' alongside for a boarding action. Raynor and Tychus Findlay led the charge. The rebel leader broke into Mengsk's chambers intending to execute his long-time nemesis. However, Raynor was surprised to find Crown Prince [[Valerian Mengsk]], and not Emperor [[Arcturus Mengsk]]. The prince revealed he owned the Moebius Foundation, and the Raiders were unwittingly working for him. Furthermore, Valerian offered an alliance against the zerg; he believed a device could be created from the artifacts to deinfest Kerrigan.<ref name="SC2_CineHeirApparent">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: Heir Apparent. (in English). 2010.</ref> Raynor agreed to work with Valerian. This action provoked resentment from most of the Raiders.<ref name="SC2_StoryModeSpace">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. General dialogue (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
Raynor still pressed ahead, acquiring the final artifact from a [[xel'naga worldship]] defended by the [[Nyon|Tal'darim Executor]].<ref name="WoL_MawVoid">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Maw of the Void]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> He regained the respect and loyalty of the crew by beating a fully-armored Findlay in a bar fight, and convincing them that a successful revolution also required the zerg to be dealt with. The crew were particularly impressed by the resurgence of Raynor's determination.<ref name ="SC2_CineBarFight">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Bar Fight]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
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Raynor still pressed ahead, acquiring the final artifact from a [[xel'naga worldship]] defended by the [[Nyon|Tal'darim Executor]].<ref name="WoL_MawVoid">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Maw of the Void]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> He regained the respect and loyalty of the crew by beating a fully-armored Findlay in a bar fight, and convincing them that a successful revolution also required the zerg to be dealt with. The crew were particularly impressed by the resurgence of Raynor's determination.<ref name="SC2_CineBarFight">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Bar Fight]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
 
====Going to Char====
 
====Going to Char====
 
{{Quote|This ain't about the Dominion. Our war's has always been about savin' lives. If the zerg wipe everyone out, it's all been for nothing. So I'm going back to Char. If you're with me, it's your choice. Just like it's always been.|Raynor addresses his crew.|Bar Fight}}
 
{{Quote|This ain't about the Dominion. Our war's has always been about savin' lives. If the zerg wipe everyone out, it's all been for nothing. So I'm going back to Char. If you're with me, it's your choice. Just like it's always been.|Raynor addresses his crew.|Bar Fight}}
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Valerian intended to invade Char, a dangerous proposition. He took half the Dominion fleet with him, along with General [[Horace Warfield]]. Mengsk contacted him and told him he was in over his head. However, Valerian stood beside Raynor, telling his father that he would deinfest Kerrigan, something his father could never do.<ref name="SC2_CineDangerGames">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Dangerous Games]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
Valerian Mengsk intended to invade Char, a dangerous proposition. He took half the Dominion fleet with him, along with General [[Horace Warfield]]. [[Arcturus Mengsk]] contacted him and told him he was in over his head. However, Prince Valerian stood beside Raynor, telling his father that he would deinfest Kerrigan, something his father could never do.<ref name ="SC2_CineDangerGames">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Dangerous Games]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
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Once on the ground, the Raiders rallied beleaguered terran forces to establish [[Warfield Forward Base]]. The Raiders rescued Warfield from a [[Helios (battlecruiser)|battlecruiser]] that crashed landed on the surface.<ref name="WoL_GatesHell">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Gates of Hell]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> Afterward, the commanders planned a preparatory operation to weaken zerg forces; Findlay proposed assaulting tunnels that Raynor was familiar with, destroying the [[nydus network]]. Warfield preferred to attack a massive space platform over Char instead, crippling zerg air support.<ref name="SC2_StoryModeSpace2">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. General dialogue (in English), after [[Gates of Hell]]. 2010.</ref>
 
Once on the ground, the Raiders rallied beleaguered terran forces to establish [[Warfield Forward Base]]. The Raiders rescued General Warfield from a [[Helios (battlecruiser)|battlecruiser]] that crashed landed on the surface.<ref name="WoL_GatesHell">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Gates of Hell]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> Afterward, the commanders planned a preparatory operation to weaken zerg forces; Findlay proposed assaulting tunnels that Raynor was familiar with, destroying the [[nydus network]]. Warfield preferred to attack a massive space platform over Char instead, crippling zerg air support.<ref name ="SC2_StoryModeSpace2">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. General dialogue (in English), after [[Gates of Hell]]. 2010.</ref>
 
   
 
[[File:Marine SC2 Cncpt3.jpg|thumb|The Raiders advance into Kerrigan's hive]]
 
[[File:Marine SC2 Cncpt3.jpg|thumb|The Raiders advance into Kerrigan's hive]]
With the zerg weakened, the terrans brought the artifact within range of Kerrigan's primary hive and dug in. Kerrigan personally participated in counter-attacks, but the terrans held with the tactical application of the charging artifact. Once fully charged, the artifact's effect devastated the hive's defenses and deinfested Kerrigan.<ref name="WoL_AllIn">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[All In]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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With the zerg weakened, the terrans brought the artifact within range of Kerrigan's primary hive and dug in. Kerrigan personally participated in counter-attacks, but the terrans held with the tactical application of the charging artifact. Once fully charged, the artifact's effect devastated the hive's defenses and deinfested Kerrigan.<ref name="WoL_AllIn">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[All In]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>
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Raynor and Findlay found Kerrigan deinfested. While Raynor was amazed to see her human again, Findlay, under orders from Mengsk, tried to kill her. Raynor stopped Findlay's attempt and shot him with his revolver. He then carried Kerrigan out of the ruined hive cluster, across the battlefield.<ref name="SC2_CineShowdown">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[The Showdown]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
   
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===Flashpoint===
Raynor and Findlay found Kerrigan deinfested. While Raynor was amazed to see her human again, Findlay, under orders from [[Arcturus Mengsk]], tried to kill her. Raynor stopped Findlay's attempt and shot him with his revolver. He then carried Kerrigan out of the ruined hive cluster, across the battlefield.<ref name ="SC2_CineShowdown">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[The Showdown]]. (in English). 2010.</ref>
 
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In the aftermath of their victory on Char, the Raiders were faced with the arrival of the other half of the [[Dominion Fleet]], led by Arcturus Mengsk himself. Refusing to turn over Kerrigan to him, the Raiders fled the [[Char system]] along with [[Valerian Mengsk]] and those [[Dominion renegades|loyal]] to him. Mengsk was able to track them however, and eventually, all that was left of the rebel fleet was the ''Hyperion'' and the ''Bucephalus''. The Raiders arrived at [[Dead Man's Rock]], to seek aid from [[Mira Han]].
   
The Raiders fled, along with [[Valerian Mengsk]], engaging in the [[Flashpoint Conflict]] in an attempt to keep Kerrigan safe from [[Arcturus Mengsk]].<ref name="SC:Flashpoint">Golden, Christie (November 6, 2012). ''[[StarCraft II: Flashpoint]].'' Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). ISBN 978-1451-65962-7.</ref>
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Mengsk was able to track them again, and the Raiders headed for [[Space Station Prometheus]], a Moebius Foundation space base. However, it was revealed that Emil Narud was in league with Narud, and once again, the Dominion Fleet arrived. However, the Raiders were once again able to escape, and headed for an [[Umojan Protectorate]] [[space platform]] for repairs, and to turn Kerrigan over for study.<ref name="SC:Flashpoint">Golden, Christie (November 6, 2012). ''[[StarCraft II: Flashpoint]]''. Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). ISBN 978-1451-65962-7.</ref>
   
 
===Heart of The Swarm===
 
===Heart of The Swarm===
Valerian continued performing tests on Kerrigan in the refuge of the [[Umojan Protectorate]].<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineHopesFear">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Hopes and Fears]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> However, it went awry when the Dominion raided the lab with only one objective: Assassinate Kerrigan.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineGetItTogether">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Get it Together]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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On [[XT39323]], Valerian continued performing tests on Kerrigan in the refuge of the [[Umojan Protectorate]].<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineHopesFear">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Hopes and Fears]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> However, it went awry when the Dominion raided the lab with only one objective: Assassinate Kerrigan.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineGetItTogether">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Get it Together]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
   
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[[File:Battlecruiser SC2-HotS CineChoices1.jpg|thumb|The fleets engage]]
Valerian, Kerrigan escaped to ''Hyperion'', but Raynor was captured by [[Nova Terra]].<ref name="SC2:HotS_BackSaddle">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Back in the Saddle]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> A Dominion fleet attacked ''Hyperion'' to kill Kerrigan; that the prince might also be killed did not deter them.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineChoices">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Choices]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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Kerrigan escaped to the ''Hyperion'', but Raynor was captured by [[Nova Terra]].<ref name="SC2:HotS_BackSaddle">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Back in the Saddle]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> A Dominion fleet attacked ''Hyperion'' to kill Kerrigan; that Valerian might also be killed did not deter them.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineChoices">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Choices]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
   
The Raiders presumed Raynor to be dead after the Dominion announced his execution.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineTransmission">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Transmission]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Horner took over command in his absence.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineChoices">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Choices]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref><ref name ="SC2:HotS_DominionSpaceCutscenes">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cutscenes: [[Dominion Space Missions]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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The Raiders presumed Raynor to be dead after the Dominion announced his execution.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineTransmission">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Transmission]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Horner took over command in his absence.<ref name="SC2:HotS_DominionSpaceCutscenes">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cutscenes: [[Dominion Space]] Missions (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
   
 
====Rescuing Raynor====
 
====Rescuing Raynor====
The Raiders learned from a primal-infested Kerrigan that Raynor was still alive; she needed their help to discover Raynor's undisclosed prison. The Raiders contacted [[Mira Han]] to release expert hacker [[Orlan]] to them. Raynor had entrusted Orlan to her custody, and without Raynor's express instructions Han refused to release Orlan. The Raiders attacked one of her operations in an asteroid belt until she release Orlan.<ref name="SC2:HotS_FriendsLikeThese">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[With Friends Like These...]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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The Raiders learned from a primal-infested Kerrigan that Raynor was still alive; she needed their help to discover Raynor's undisclosed prison. The Raiders contacted [[Mira Han]] to release expert hacker [[Orlan]] to them. Raynor had entrusted Orlan to her custody, and without Raynor's express instructions Han refused to release Orlan. The Raiders attacked one of her operations in an asteroid belt until she release Orlan.<ref name="SC2:HotS_FriendsLikeThese">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[With Friends Like These...]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
   
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[[File:MorosHyperionLeviathan SC2-HotS Story1.png|thumb|The ''Hyperion'' and Kerrigan's leviathan close in on the ''Moros'']]
Orlan hacked the Dominion deep-encryption network and discovered Raynor was held aboard the prison ship ''[[Moros]]''. On Kerrigan's instructions, the Raiders stood by while she and the Swarm broke Raynor out.<ref name="SC2:HotS_Conviction">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Conviction]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Raynor was horrified by Kerrigan's return to the zerg.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineBelieveMe">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Believe in Me]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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Orlan hacked the Dominion deep-encryption network and discovered Raynor was held aboard the prison ship ''[[Moros]]''. Kerrigan and the Swarm boarded the ship. By her instructions, the Raiders did not join the boarders, but provided remote support.<ref name="SC2:HotS_Conviction">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Conviction]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Raynor was freed but was horrified by Kerrigan's return to the zerg.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineBelieveMe">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Believe in Me]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
   
 
====Assault on Korhal====
 
====Assault on Korhal====
While Valerian and Horner were busy with evacuating the Korhalians, the Raiders joined the zerg in the attack on Mengsk's palace.<ref name="SC2:HotS_Reckoning">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[The Reckoning (Heart of the Swarm mission)|The Reckoning]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Their goal of overthrowing Mengsk was a success when Kerrigan herself entered the palace to kill the Emperor. Mengsk used the xel'naga artifact against Kerrigan but his remote controller was destroyed by Raynor who arrived just in time. Kerrigan then killed Mengsk.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineAscension">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: [[Ascension]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref>
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While Valerian and Horner were busy with evacuating the Korhalians, the Raiders joined the zerg in the attack on Mengsk's palace.<ref name="SC2:HotS_Reckoning" /> Their goal of overthrowing Mengsk was a success when Kerrigan herself entered the palace to kill the Emperor. Mengsk used the xel'naga artifact against Kerrigan but his remote controller was destroyed by Raynor who arrived just in time. Kerrigan then killed Mengsk.<ref name="SC2:HotS_CineAscension" />
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===Post-Second Great War===
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In the aftermath of the collapse of Mengsk's regime, the Raiders turned their efforts to rebuilding terran civilization in the Koprulu sector.<ref name="WDTimeline" />
   
 
==Arsenal==
 
==Arsenal==
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{{Quote|Documentation detailing the strengths and weaknesses of our fundamental units has been compiled and is ready for consideration. We have tested our technology under some of the harshest weather conditions and attempted to mimic Zerg battle scenarios. Study the catalogue of war machines and decide how you are going to serve – will it be as the reliable SCV, the dependable Marine, the fearless Reaper or the brutal Marauder? Whatever the case is, we need you now Raider!|A Raynor's Raiders recruitment blurb.|url=http://us.battle.net//sc2/en/blog/15542008}}
Raynor's Raiders have access to some older terran technology, such as [[Wraith]]s, [[goliath]]s, and [[medic]]s; Raynor's been around for a while and uses the older technology.<ref name = "SpyBrowder">Allen 'Delsyn' Rausch, Dustin Browder. 2008-10-10. [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/starcraft-2/918963p1.html StarCraft II: Making the Split (PC)]. ''Gamespy.'' Accessed 2008-10-12.</ref> Over the course of the [[Second Great War]], the Raiders gained access to more advanced technology [[AH/G-24 Banshee|Banshee]]s and {{link|battlecruiser|SC2}}s.<ref name = "SCIIRetail">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard) (in English). July 27, 2010</ref>
 
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[[File:Marine SC2 Cncpt1.jpg|thumb|A Raiders marine]]
 
The Raiders favor reconnaissance and guerrilla warfare,<ref name="HellionScience">2014-09-11, [http://us.battle.net//sc2/en/blog/15827471 Hellion Science]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2014-09-12</ref> and have access to some older terran technology, such as [[wraith]]s, [[goliath]]s, and [[medic]]s; Raynor's been around for a while and uses the older technology.<ref name="SpyBrowder">Allen 'Delsyn' Rausch, [[Dustin Browder]]. 2008-10-10. [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/starcraft-2/918963p1.html StarCraft II: Making the Split (PC)]. ''Gamespy.'' Accessed 2008-10-12.</ref> Over the course of the [[Second Great War]], the Raiders gained access to more advanced technology, such as [[AH/G-24 Banshee|banshee]]s and [[battlecruiser]]s.<ref name="SCIIRetail">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). July 27, 2010</ref> The group does not possess a standardized uniform, and its members often appear rumpled and unshaven.<ref name="SC:Flashpoint"/>
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The Raiders also possess a number of vehicles, aerospace craft and infantry that are unique to them.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryLabZerg">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Stetmann's research log#Zerg Entires|Zerg research]] (in English). 2010.</ref><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II]]''. (Activision Blizzard) Map: [[Left 2 Die]] (in English). 2011.</ref>
   
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===Known Units===
The Raiders also possess a number of vehicles, aerospace craft and infantry that are unique to them.<ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryLabZerg">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Stetmann's research log#Zerg Entires|Zerg research]] (in English). 2010.</ref><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II]].'' (Activision Blizzard) Map: [[Left 2 Die]] (in English). 2011.</ref>
 
 
*[[SceeVee Special Engineering Corps]]
   
 
== Known Raiders ==
 
== Known Raiders ==
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*Commander [[Jim Raynor|James Raynor]] (leader of the Raiders)
 
*Commander [[Jim Raynor|James Raynor]] (leader of the Raiders)
 
*Captain [[Matt Horner]] (second in command)
 
*Captain [[Matt Horner]] (second in command)
*Crown Prince [[Valerian Mengsk]]
 
 
*Lieutenant [[Abernathy]]
 
*Lieutenant [[Abernathy]]
 
*Lieutenant [[Deke Cavez]]
 
*Lieutenant [[Deke Cavez]]
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*[[Earl]]
 
*[[Earl]]
 
*[[Milo Kachinsky]]
 
*[[Milo Kachinsky]]
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====SceeVee Special Engineering Corps====
 
*Sergeant [[Bill Bousquette|Bill "Pearly" Bousquette]] (corp leader)
 
*Lieutenant [[Chewitel Wsoro|Chewitel "Choosey" Wsoro]]
 
*Corporal [[Liam Griffud]]
 
*First Welder [[Steiglitz]]
 
*[[Blake]]
 
*[[Cortez]]
 
*[[Dean Mozian]]
 
*[[Patel]]
 
*[[Eddie Rimes]]
 
*[[Drew Roder]]
 
*[[Dave Warner]]
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===Pilots===
 
*Lieutenant [[Hathaway]] ([[dropship]] pilot)
 
*[[Belloc]] ([[shuttle (terran)|shuttle]] pilot)
 
*[[Wil Merrick]] (pilot of the dropship ''[[Fanfare]]'')
   
 
===Soldiers===
 
===Soldiers===
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{{Quote|All right, sweethearts! We're a team of ultimate badasses! We come here, and we gonna conquer, and we gonna kick some, is that understood? That's what we gonna do, sweethearts, we gonna go and get some. All right, people! Are ya lean? Are ya mean? That's right, we' Marines! We' on an express elevator to hell, going down! Now go and break off a piece!|A Raiders marine|url=http://www.jinx.com/p/starcraft_ii_marine_womens_tee.html?catid=&s=clothing,tshirt,starcraft}}
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[[File:Marine SC2 Art4.jpg|thumb|A Raiders marine]]
 
*[[Cam Fraser]]
 
*[[Cam Fraser]]
 
*[[Haynes]]
 
*[[Haynes]]
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*[[Tumar]]
 
*[[Tumar]]
 
*[[Ajendarro Ybarra]]
 
*[[Ajendarro Ybarra]]
 
=== SceeVee Special Engineering Corps ===
 
* Sergeant [[Bill "Pearly" Bousquette]]
 
* Lieutenant [[Chewitel "Choosey" Wsoro]]
 
* Corporal [[Liam Griffud]]
 
* [[Blake]]
 
* [[Cortez]]
 
* [[Dean Mozian]]
 
* [[Patel]]
 
* [[Eddie Rimes]]
 
* [[Drew Roder]]
 
* First Welder [[Steiglitz]]
 
* [[Dave Warner]]
 
   
 
===Other===
 
===Other===
*[[Belloc]] ([[shuttle (terran)|shuttle]] pilot)
 
 
*[[Bralik]]
 
*[[Bralik]]
 
*[[Marcus Cade]] (navigator)
 
*[[Marcus Cade]] (navigator)
 
*[[Jessica Hall]]
 
*[[Jessica Hall]]
*Lieutenant [[Hathaway]] ([[dropship]] pilot)
 
 
*[[Graven Hill]] ([[mercenary]] recruiter)
 
*[[Graven Hill]] ([[mercenary]] recruiter)
 
*[[Lily Preston]] ([[medic]])
 
*[[Lily Preston]] ([[medic]])
 
*[[Egon Stetmann]] ([[scientist]])
 
*[[Egon Stetmann]] ([[scientist]])
*[[Wil Merrick]] (pilot of the dropship ''[[Fanfare]]'')
 
   
 
===Former/Deceased===
 
===Former/Deceased===
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[[File:Marine SC2 Art5.jpg|thumb|A Raiders marine]]
 
*Crown Prince [[Valerian Mengsk]]
 
*"[[Magistrate (Episode I)|The Commander]]"
 
*"[[Magistrate (Episode I)|The Commander]]"
 
*Lieutenant [[Physon]]
 
*Lieutenant [[Physon]]
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*[[Leanda Bluth]]
 
*[[Leanda Bluth]]
 
*[[Cooper]] (barman)
 
*[[Cooper]] (barman)
*[[Vigo "Tuna" Czark]]
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*[[Vigo Czark|Vigo "Tuna" Czark]]
 
*[[Fedders]]
 
*[[Fedders]]
 
*[[Tychus Findlay]]
 
*[[Tychus Findlay]]
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
[[File:RaidersBase SC2 Cncpt1.jpg|thumb|The Raiders' Char base]]
 
[[File:RaidersBase SC2 Cncpt1.jpg|thumb|The Raiders' Char base]]
Concept art for ''[[Heart of the Swarm]]'' depicted a Raiders base on Char.<ref>2011-10-21, [http://geek.pikimal.com/2011/10/21/starcraft-2s-developers-talk-game-balance-for-heart-of-the-swarm/ StarCraft 2’s Developers Talk Game Balance for Heart of the Swarm]. ''PikiGeek'', accessed on 2011-12-29</ref> No such Raiders base appeared in the final game.
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*Concept art for ''[[Heart of the Swarm]]'' depicted a Raiders base on Char.<ref>2011-10-21, [http://geek.pikimal.com/2011/10/21/starcraft-2s-developers-talk-game-balance-for-heart-of-the-swarm/ StarCraft 2’s Developers Talk Game Balance for Heart of the Swarm]. ''PikiGeek'', accessed on 2011-12-29</ref> No such Raiders base appeared in the final game.
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*Raynor's Raiders appear as one of the main factions in ''[[StarCraft the Board Game]]''.
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*The Raiders 'marine speech' is taken verbatim from the film ''[http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Aliens_(film) Aliens]''.
   
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*The Raiders logo can be seen on the back of a tracksuit in the cinematic trailer for ''[http://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Overwatch_Wiki Overwatch]''.
Raynor's Raiders appear as one of the main factions in ''[[StarCraft the Board Game]]''.
 
   
 
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"It's funny. It seems like yesterday Arcturus was the idealistic rebel crusader. Now he's the law and we're the criminals."

Raynor's Raiders are an independent terran military formation led by Commander Jim Raynor. It has a history of cooperation with the protoss thanks in part to Raynor's personal connections.

The Raiders were formed from Raynor's Rangers and scattered troops from other factions during the Great War; the Rangers left the Sons of Korhal after Arcturus Mengsk abandoned Sarah Kerrigan to the zerg at the Battle of New Gettysburg.[1][3] Once the Raiders ceased being Raynor's Rangers of the Sons of Korhal, the primary color in their paint scheme changed from red to blue.[4]

The Raiders' flagship and base of operations is the Hyperion,[5] a Behemoth-class battlecruiser. The Sons of Korhal captured it from the Confederacy and used it as their base before the Great War.[6] It was subsequently hijacked by the Raiders following the Fall of Tarsonis.[1]

Upon formation the Raiders operated as an anti-Dominion rebel group.[7] After the Brood War the Raiders were marginalized by Dominion propaganda, and enjoyed little success.[5][7] They were revitalized by the Second Great War and aided the Zerg Swarm to depose Emperor Mengsk.[8][9] They have since directed their efforts to reconstruction.[10]

History

Formation

When the Confederacy abandoned Mar Sara at the beginning of the Great War, the Mar Sara Colonial Militia joined the Sons of Korhal to survive. The Militia formed the nucleus of the elite Raynor's Rangers.[3] Arcturus Mengsk's ruthless and callous behavior during the fall of Tarsonis alienated Captain James Raynor and many of the Rangers. Raynor and many Rangers left the Sons of Korhal.[4]

Raynor was picked up by the former Confederate battlecruiser, the Thunder Child, on his way to safety.[3]

Rebellion against the Sons of Korhal

"Our revolution began that day - the day Mengsk murdered a whole planet and called it justice."

- Jim Raynor(src)

The Raiders fought an immediate action against the Sons of Korhal over Tarsonis. The Sons of Korhal sought to punish the Raiders and used the Ion Cannon to prevent the Raiders from escaping the orbital platforms. Although heavily outnumbered, the Raiders struck and destroyed the Cannon and made good their escape.[4]

Upon their escape the Raiders numbered some 300, more than Raynor expected. Not all were originally members of the unit; some were Confederate and Sons of Korhal soldiers evacuated from Tarsonis and at least one was from Alpha Squadron. To sustain even this small force the Raiders raided the Dylar IV shipyards for shipping. Mengsk foresaw this and sent General Edmund Duke to stop them. However, the Raiders gained the upper hand in the cramped confines of the yard and made off with Hyperion and several other ships.[1]

Conflict with the Zerg

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Char

The small armada found its way to Char after its leader, Raynor, was psychically called to the burnt-out world. Alpha Squadron General Edmund Duke was also in the area, acting as a Terran Dominion enforcer.[11] The two confronted each other but did not do battle.[1]

Both had been lured there by psychic emissions produced by Sarah Kerrigan,[12] who had been encased in a cocoon by a new zerg brood, where she was undergoing a metamorphosis into a special infested terran.[11] Duke attacked the new Zerg Brood, but was defeated in a disastrous battle. He was pursued by the Tiamat Brood.[13]

Raynor's forces landed on Char, avoiding Duke's forces. Hyperion remained in orbit under the command of Matt Horner.[1] The Raiders ground force quickly came into conflict with the zerg. During the battle, Kerrigan emerged from the cocoon and easily defeated his forces. Kerrigan allowed Raynor to leave her presence alive.[11]

As Kerrigan wished to remove ghost conditioning blocks on her mental powers, she personally led a force against the Dominion science vessel, the Amerigo, in order to access its ghost files.[14] Her other forces attacked both the Dominion and Raiders fleet. Protoss forces under Executor Tassadar arrived, attacking both of their fleets and destroying many of their ships due to the presence of the zerg. The Raiders suffered some 50 casualties, but Hyperion managed to escape by jumping blindly into warp space.[1]

Alliance with the Protoss

"Why're we teaming up with them again? Wouldn't we be better off going our own way and letting the zerg go after them?
I thought so at first, because the zerg were leaving us alone. Now we're targets, too. We're better off all together. You don't have to like it. I'm not asking you to marry 'em. Just to treat 'em as allies. Hell, I'll take protoss over Duke any day."

- Cavez and Raynor discuss their alliance with the protoss.(src)

The Raiders were stranded on Char, at least until the Hyperion returned. While there Jim Raynor encountered both Tassadar and the Dark Templar Prelate Zeratul. He eventually befriended both of them, and comforted members of his crew, such as Lieutenant Deke Cavez, who had problems dealing with them.

The three allied forces clashed repeatedly with the zerg.[1] The remnants of the Raiders fled to Char Aleph with the protoss. Eventually they were rescued by a protoss fleet from Aiur sent to arrest Tassadar.[15] By this time only 40 Raiders remained.[1] The Raiders accompanied the protoss back to Aiur.[16]

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The Hyperion at Aiur

Raynor witnessed the beginning of the rebellion by the Templar Caste against the Judicators. During the battle to rescue Tassadar from the Judicator Caste, Raynor provided assistance from the Hyperion, although the rest of his forces did not assist. This was the first time Raynor fought alongside Praetor Fenix, a respected protoss hero.[17] The two quickly became friends.[18]

Raynor provided major assistance in the final battle against the first zerg Overmind. His forces maintained a base on the northwest flank of the zerg, while Tassadar, Fenix and Zeratul attacked from the southeast. Together their pincer attack drove the zerg into disarray. Unfortunately, the Dark Templar could not approach the Overmind to assassinate it. Tassadar was forced to destroy the Overmind by suicidally channeling the energies of the protoss through Gantrithor.[19][20]

Raynor's Raiders in the Brood War

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Brood War iconography

From Aiur the group would continue to serve alongside protoss warriors under the direction of Captain Raynor, and helped defend the flank of refugee Khalai as they used a warp gate to abandon their homeworld for the Dark Templar homeworld of Shakuras.[18] After the evacuation of the protoss, Fenix refused to leave Aiur, and Raynor remained with him. Raynor and Fenix closed the warp gate on their side to prevent the zerg from flooding Shakuras through it.[21]

The Raiders had come to an agreement with Kerrigan. She offered assistance in combating the United Earth Directorate, which had entered the Koprulu sector and was conquering the Terran Dominion. Arcturus Mengsk, Emperor of the Dominion, had been deposed by the UED on the Throne World of Korhal IV. The Raiders, with the assistance of protoss forces and flying the Hyperion, rescued Mengsk.[22] He was placed in stasis. The Raiders then fled to Aiur, where the protoss maintained a small outpost near the planet's warp gate.

The United Earth Directorate arrived on Aiur seeking Mengsk for execution. They discovered the warp gate, which was protected by a small protoss outpost. It appeared to be all the protoss had left on Aiur. Raynor's outpost was a short distance away – the majority of his forces weren't present there, and Hyperion was nowhere to be seen. The gate was surrounded by several dormant zerg hive clusters. When the gate was activated, these zerg started attacking the protoss and the UED. Despite these odds, the UED destroyed the protoss outposts, along with Raynor's command center.

Kerrigan provided aid to the Raiders – using her secret agent, Samir Duran, supposedly a special advisor to the United Earth Directorate, to create a hole in the UED's defenses. A wave of zerg drove the UED away from the warp gate, allowing Raynor and Mengsk to escape again. The gate was destroyed which prevented pursuit.[23]

The Psi Disrupter and Kerrigan's Weakness

Despite Duran's best efforts, the United Earth Directorate activated the powerful anti-zerg weapon, the psi disrupter, revealing Duran as an infested terran.[24] They also captured the second Overmind, putting themselves in control of most zerg in the Koprulu sector.[25] Kerrigan herself could barely keep her own zerg in line on Tarsonis, where she was hiding out.

In return for destroying the psi disrupter, she promised Raynor and Fenix that she would topple the UED fleet in the Koprulu sector.[26] To do this she needed the help of Arcturus Mengsk. Mengsk was "defrosted" and offered a choice - work with Kerrigan, or imprisonment for life.

Fenix and Raynor agreed to work with Kerrigan (and Mengsk had no real choice in the matter),[27] but they believed Kerrigan would betray them. aynor]] felt the UED was a greater threat than Kerrigan – he knew something of Earth's history.[26]

Kerrigan's first directed the allies against the psi disrupter on Braxis. The Disrupter had been relocated there by UED Vice Admiral Alexei Stukov, and used by the UED to gain control over the Swarm. During the first stage of the assault, the Raiders destroyed the Disrupter's poorly defended fusion reactors. With the Disrupter disabled, a SCV carrying one of Mengsk's psi-emitters lured uncontrolled zerg in the area. Kerrigan took control of this zerg nucleus and used it to assemble a force that destroyed the psi disrupter.[27]

True Colors

The Raiders, Terran Dominion and Kerrigan's Zerg Swarm cooperated in an attack against Korhal. The UED only had a small number of zerg forces on the planet to assist them. The coalition defeated the UED, driving them from the planet.[28]

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The zerg tear into the Raiders

This was when Kerrigan turned on her former allies – while they were resting from their attack on the UED. Her forces tore into the Raiders,[29] the Dominion, and the protoss. Fenix was killed, prompting Raynor to swear revenge.[30] Raynor vanished for a time following the end of the war.[31]

Aftermath

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Raynor hiding out from the Dominion

The Raiders remained active after the Brood War, fighting against the Zerg Swarm[7] and working with the protoss Artanis and Taldarin, in a secret mission on Braxis.[32]

Raynor networked and struck alliances with anti-Dominion groups such as the Kel-Morian Combine, even spending time on Moria c. 2502.[33] The group frequently hid out on zerg-infested worlds.[34]

The War Pigs

Jim Raynor was targeted by the War Pigs, a band of ex-Confederate outlaws working for Dominion official Tamsen Cauley. He offered them their freedom if they would assassinate Raynor.[35] Unknown to the other War Pigs, one of their members, Cole Hickson, an old friend of Raynor's, had been subjected to an experimental form of neural resocialization, hidden in his subconscious.[36]

During the War Pigs' journeys, one of them stole a xel'naga artifact, attracting the attention of a trio of Dark Templar. The protoss warriors read their minds, discovering their plans.[34]

Raynor's Raiders hid on the zerg-infested world of Urona Sigma in a tunnel system accessible only by sea.[36] The Dark Templar arrived, and warned Raynor of who was coming for them.[36] The Raiders planned on leaving Urona Sigma, as the protoss felt the planet was a lost cause and they would begin a purification attack on it.[37]

The War Pigs discovered the Raiders, only to fall into their trap, due to the warning they'd received from the Dark Templar. However, Raynor trusted their leader, Cole Hickson, enabling Hickson to secretly draw a weapon.[36]

As Raynor explained part of the history between Hickson and himself – Hickson had saved his sanity years ago – Hickson pointed his pistol in Raynor's face, surprising the War Pigs. Raynor believed that Hickson was being controlled by neural resocialization. The zerg then broke into the Raiders' lair, resulting in Hickson's escape. Raynor, separated from his Raiders, was forced to team up with the War Pigs. Together they escaped to the surface, with the War Pigs sealing the way behind them. However, Hickson ambushed Raynor again. Raynor made Hickson remember his sanity-saving techniques and the resocialization procedure. Hickson, overcome with stress, fell to the ground screaming.

At that moment, the protoss began the purification of Urona Sigma. Raynor and the War Pigs were trapped on the surface, away from the Raiders' dropships and the War Pigs' transport vessel.[37]

The purification attack began away from Raynor and the War Pigs' location (and away from the heaviest concentration of zerg). The Raiders, despite the name, considered themselves bigger than just one man and so would not rescue Raynor. However, transport arrived in the form of a dropship carrying Lars Trakken and a Cerberus squad. Trakken felt he had to see Hickson's death personally, and told the War Pigs he would let them go if only they gave him Hickson. Raynor and the War Pigs pretended to agree, but it was just a ruse to steal the dropship. Successful, they made it to the War Pigs' ship.[38]

Prelude to War

"Not all terrans have bowed down to Mengsk. Some of us still believe in freedom."

- Jim Raynor(src)

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Raiders anti-Dominion propaganda

The Raiders became the most wanted criminals in the Koprulu Sector due to Arcturus Mengsk's media control, oratory and propaganda,[5][7] portraying the Raiders as a terrorist organization.[39] The battle against the Dominion did not go well.[7] Raynor led the Raiders to more victories than defeats, but their fighting strength was 1/100th that of the Dominion, and they were constantly outgunned and outnumbered.[40] The group's finances deteriorated. Falling morale was exacerbated by Raynor's increasing personal doubts[7] and turn to heavy drink.[5]

Matt Horner, the Raiders' executive, was notable exception to the malaise;[7] he remained wholeheartedly committed to Raynor and the goals of the movement. The continuation of the Raiders in this trying period owed much to Horner's efforts.[41][42] Over the years, control of the Raiders' small fleet and the military aspects of the campaign also became Horner's responsibilities.[41]

By the outbreak of the Second Great War, the Raiders' numbers were reduced to just the a handful of volunteers.[43][44]

Wings of Liberty

The Second Great War found Raynor and the Rangers on Mar Sara inciting an anti-Dominion revolt.[45] They accepted a business proposition from Tychus Findlay, Raynor's old friend recently freed from prison, to collect alien artifacts for the Moebius Foundation.[46] Trading in alien artifacts was illegal in the Dominion[47] but the Raiders needed the money.

The Raiders retrieved the first artifact from a Dominion dig site on Mar Sara.[48] The zerg invaded the planet shortly afterwards, also looking for the artifact, before the Raiders could head off-world. The besieged Raiders[49] were rescued by Matt Horner and Hyperion.[50]

Colonial Savior

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This article or section contains information from the optional Colonist Missions in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
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The Raiders helping at the evacuation of Agria

The Dominion abandoned many fringe worlds at the war's onset.[43][44] The colonists of Agria were rescued by the Raiders[51] and relocated to the refugee camps on Meinhoff.[52] The colony's leader, Doctor Ariel Hanson, joined the Raiders temporarily.[53] A zerg hyper-evolutionary virus struck the refugee camps and the Raiders were forced to purge the affected camps.[52]

The colonists left Meinhoff and resettled on Haven, near protoss space. However, the terrans carried viral spores and a protoss fleet under Executor Selendis arrived to purify the colony. Hanson appealed to Raynor to protect the colony from the protoss, while the executor wanted the Raiders' to assist in the purification.[54]

Spectre of Unease

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Gabriel Tosh

Other anti-Dominion groups also took advantage of the war. Gabriel Tosh, a pirate and a spectre, hired the Raiders to acquire materials for a spectre training program. Tosh initially kept the program, and his status as a spectre, a secret;[55] he secured the Raiders' cooperation by offering cash-for-services and an alliance against Mengsk.[56]

Tosh sent the Raiders to mine minerals from Redstone III;[57] the spectre secretly sought the minerals' jorium content.[53][58] This was followed by a raid on Bel'Shir to acquire terrazine from the Tal'darim.[59]

Tosh's motives and nature were revealed as the Raiders were preparing to break open New Folsom Prison and free Tosh's imprisoned spectres.[55] Dominion ghost Nova Terra, in pursuit of Tosh, warned the Raiders that the spectres were too unstable and dangerous to trust; instead, she wanted the Raiders' help to shut down the spectre training program on Avernus station.[60]

The Revolution

"One broadcast and it won us a bigger victory than a hundred battles."

- Matt Horner(src)

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The Raiders celebrating their victory

The Raiders found themselves on Tarsonis, with the Terran Dominion excavating old Confederate technology and moving it via lightly-defended trains. They raided the trains and retrieved an old Confederate adjutant.[61] The rebels hired Colonel Orlan to decrypt the adjutant's data. Orlan secretly planned to sell the information to the Dominion, and hired Mira's Marauders to fend off the Raiders. However, Mira Han, in turn, betrayed Orlan and resold her services to the Raiders. Orlan was forced to relinquish the decrypted adjutant to the Raiders. The rebels were pleased to discover the adjutant contained a recording proving Mengsk ordered the use of psi emitters on Tarsonis.[62]

Han had another tip for the Raiders: the Dominion was testing a new weapon of war, the Odin, at Valhalla. The Raiders decided to steal it; they could use it to deliver the Confederate adjutant's information to the Dominion citizenry. The mission was successful; Tychus Findlay stole the Odin and used it to destroy five Dominion bases. The Dominion was unaware of the nature of the attack and had no idea their weapon had been subverted.[63] Finally, the Odin was transported to Korhal, where Findlay took it on a rampage. During the battle, the Raiders uploaded the adjutant's information to UNN towers. This prompted Dominion civilians to revolt.[64]

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The Raiders escape the hybrid on Castanar

While assaulting Korhal, the Raiders destroyed a science facility which held information about a secret installation on Castanar. Jim Raynor led a small force to raid the installation, using the security overrides to get pass obstacles. Finding a protoss/zerg hybrid cloned over and over, the Raiders destroyed the facility's fusion reactor, but released a powerful hybrid and were forced to run from the facility using a Hercules dropship.[65]

Artifact Hunt

On Monlyth, the protoss present, the Tal'darim, refused to turn the artifact over to the Raiders and to make matters worse, the Zerg Swarm had arrived with the intention of retrieving the artifact as well. The Raiders managed to retrieve the artifact.[66]

The Raiders once again encountered the Tal'darim on Xil, a world that housed a xel'naga temple, succeeding where the Moebius Foundation failed and retrieving the artifact inside. Findlay was pleased with the catch and the pay it would bring, but Raynor was less enthusiastic, wondering if retrieving the artifacts was worth his men's lives.[67]

Infested Kerrigan attacked the Moebius Foundation base at Tyrador VIII, intending to learn the location of the artifacts. However, Dr. Emil Narud hired Raynor's Raiders to destroy their data cores before Kerrigan could get to them.[68]

The Raiders pressed on, capturing yet another artifact from Typhon XI.[69] When the Hyperion arrived to the Moebius Foundation meeting coordinates, they instead encountered a large Dominion fleet led by Bucephalus, Mengsk's flagship. Against Horner's advice, Raynor ordered Hyperion alongside for a boarding action. Raynor and Tychus Findlay led the charge. The rebel leader broke into Mengsk's chambers intending to execute his long-time nemesis. However, Raynor was surprised to find Crown Prince Valerian Mengsk, and not Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. The prince revealed he owned the Moebius Foundation, and the Raiders were unwittingly working for him. Furthermore, Valerian offered an alliance against the zerg; he believed a device could be created from the artifacts to deinfest Kerrigan.[70] Raynor agreed to work with Valerian. This action provoked resentment from most of the Raiders.[71]

Raynor still pressed ahead, acquiring the final artifact from a xel'naga worldship defended by the Tal'darim Executor.[72] He regained the respect and loyalty of the crew by beating a fully-armored Findlay in a bar fight, and convincing them that a successful revolution also required the zerg to be dealt with. The crew were particularly impressed by the resurgence of Raynor's determination.[73]

Going to Char

"This ain't about the Dominion. Our war's has always been about savin' lives. If the zerg wipe everyone out, it's all been for nothing. So I'm going back to Char. If you're with me, it's your choice. Just like it's always been."

- Raynor addresses his crew.(src)

Valerian intended to invade Char, a dangerous proposition. He took half the Dominion fleet with him, along with General Horace Warfield. Mengsk contacted him and told him he was in over his head. However, Valerian stood beside Raynor, telling his father that he would deinfest Kerrigan, something his father could never do.[74]

Once on the ground, the Raiders rallied beleaguered terran forces to establish Warfield Forward Base. The Raiders rescued Warfield from a battlecruiser that crashed landed on the surface.[75] Afterward, the commanders planned a preparatory operation to weaken zerg forces; Findlay proposed assaulting tunnels that Raynor was familiar with, destroying the nydus network. Warfield preferred to attack a massive space platform over Char instead, crippling zerg air support.[76]

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The Raiders advance into Kerrigan's hive

With the zerg weakened, the terrans brought the artifact within range of Kerrigan's primary hive and dug in. Kerrigan personally participated in counter-attacks, but the terrans held with the tactical application of the charging artifact. Once fully charged, the artifact's effect devastated the hive's defenses and deinfested Kerrigan.[77]

Raynor and Findlay found Kerrigan deinfested. While Raynor was amazed to see her human again, Findlay, under orders from Mengsk, tried to kill her. Raynor stopped Findlay's attempt and shot him with his revolver. He then carried Kerrigan out of the ruined hive cluster, across the battlefield.[78]

Flashpoint

In the aftermath of their victory on Char, the Raiders were faced with the arrival of the other half of the Dominion Fleet, led by Arcturus Mengsk himself. Refusing to turn over Kerrigan to him, the Raiders fled the Char system along with Valerian Mengsk and those loyal to him. Mengsk was able to track them however, and eventually, all that was left of the rebel fleet was the Hyperion and the Bucephalus. The Raiders arrived at Dead Man's Rock, to seek aid from Mira Han.

Mengsk was able to track them again, and the Raiders headed for Space Station Prometheus, a Moebius Foundation space base. However, it was revealed that Emil Narud was in league with Narud, and once again, the Dominion Fleet arrived. However, the Raiders were once again able to escape, and headed for an Umojan Protectorate space platform for repairs, and to turn Kerrigan over for study.[2]

Heart of The Swarm

On XT39323, Valerian continued performing tests on Kerrigan in the refuge of the Umojan Protectorate.[79] However, it went awry when the Dominion raided the lab with only one objective: Assassinate Kerrigan.[80]

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The fleets engage

Kerrigan escaped to the Hyperion, but Raynor was captured by Nova Terra.[81] A Dominion fleet attacked Hyperion to kill Kerrigan; that Valerian might also be killed did not deter them.[82]

The Raiders presumed Raynor to be dead after the Dominion announced his execution.[83] Horner took over command in his absence.[84]

Rescuing Raynor

The Raiders learned from a primal-infested Kerrigan that Raynor was still alive; she needed their help to discover Raynor's undisclosed prison. The Raiders contacted Mira Han to release expert hacker Orlan to them. Raynor had entrusted Orlan to her custody, and without Raynor's express instructions Han refused to release Orlan. The Raiders attacked one of her operations in an asteroid belt until she release Orlan.[85]

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The Hyperion and Kerrigan's leviathan close in on the Moros

Orlan hacked the Dominion deep-encryption network and discovered Raynor was held aboard the prison ship Moros. Kerrigan and the Swarm boarded the ship. By her instructions, the Raiders did not join the boarders, but provided remote support.[86] Raynor was freed but was horrified by Kerrigan's return to the zerg.[87]

Assault on Korhal

While Valerian and Horner were busy with evacuating the Korhalians, the Raiders joined the zerg in the attack on Mengsk's palace.[8] Their goal of overthrowing Mengsk was a success when Kerrigan herself entered the palace to kill the Emperor. Mengsk used the xel'naga artifact against Kerrigan but his remote controller was destroyed by Raynor who arrived just in time. Kerrigan then killed Mengsk.[9]

Post-Second Great War

In the aftermath of the collapse of Mengsk's regime, the Raiders turned their efforts to rebuilding terran civilization in the Koprulu sector.[10]

Arsenal

"Documentation detailing the strengths and weaknesses of our fundamental units has been compiled and is ready for consideration. We have tested our technology under some of the harshest weather conditions and attempted to mimic Zerg battle scenarios. Study the catalogue of war machines and decide how you are going to serve – will it be as the reliable SCV, the dependable Marine, the fearless Reaper or the brutal Marauder? Whatever the case is, we need you now Raider!"

- A Raynor's Raiders recruitment blurb.(src)

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A Raiders marine

The Raiders favor reconnaissance and guerrilla warfare,[88] and have access to some older terran technology, such as wraiths, goliaths, and medics; Raynor's been around for a while and uses the older technology.[89] Over the course of the Second Great War, the Raiders gained access to more advanced technology, such as banshees and battlecruisers.[90] The group does not possess a standardized uniform, and its members often appear rumpled and unshaven.[2]

The Raiders also possess a number of vehicles, aerospace craft and infantry that are unique to them.[91][92]

Known Units

Known Raiders

"Name aside, Raynor's Raiders are bigger than any one individual. They'll carry on with or without me."

- Jim Raynor(src)

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Raiders during the Second Great War. From left to right: Egon Stetmann, Milo Kachinsky, Earl, Marcus Cade, Annabelle Thatcher

Command

Engineers/Technicians

SceeVee Special Engineering Corps

Pilots

Soldiers

"All right, sweethearts! We're a team of ultimate badasses! We come here, and we gonna conquer, and we gonna kick some, is that understood? That's what we gonna do, sweethearts, we gonna go and get some. All right, people! Are ya lean? Are ya mean? That's right, we' Marines! We' on an express elevator to hell, going down! Now go and break off a piece!"

- A Raiders marine(src)

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A Raiders marine

Other

Former/Deceased

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A Raiders marine

Notes

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The Raiders' Char base

  • Concept art for Heart of the Swarm depicted a Raiders base on Char.[93] No such Raiders base appeared in the final game.
  • The Raiders 'marine speech' is taken verbatim from the film Aliens.
  • The Raiders logo can be seen on the back of a tracksuit in the cinematic trailer for Overwatch.

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