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45 entries tagged Factions. Every entry is sourced from the StarCraft games, the novels, the manuals, or Blizzard’s published canon.

321st Colonial Rangers BattalionThe 321st Colonial Rangers Battalion was an elite Terran Confederacy unit formed on Turaxis II during the Guild Wars. Under the corrupt Colonel Vanderspool it gave rise to the Special Tactics and Missions Platoon, nicknamed Heaven's Devils, which counted Jim Raynor and Tychus Findlay among its members.
Alpha SquadronAlpha Squadron, nicknamed the Blood Hawks, was an elite Terran Confederate military formation under General Edmund Duke that defected to the Sons of Korhal during the Great War and went on to serve the Terran Dominion.
Amon's ForcesAmon's Forces, also called the Forces of Amon, were a union of terran, protoss, zerg, hybrid and Void creatures subservient to the fallen xel'naga Amon during the End War. Bound to his will, they sought the eradication of all the xel'naga's creation and an end to the Infinite Cycle.
AnnihilatorsThe Annihilators, officially the 22nd Confederate and later Dominion Marine Division, were a small ground-based special forces unit famed for the highest zerg kill rate in the terran armed forces. They served first the Confederacy and then the Terran Dominion.
Cerberus ProgramThe Cerberus Program was a Terran Confederacy black ops unit formed from the remnants of the Cerberus Recon Squad. Under Tamsen Cauley it defected to the Terran Dominion, and after the death of Arcturus Mengsk it went underground as a renegade outfit devoted to enslaving zerg broods for sale to the highest bidder.
Colonial FleetThe Colonial Fleet was the naval branch of the Terran Confederacy's armed forces, older than the Confederacy itself. It provided air and orbital support from its Tarsonis platforms until the fall of the Confederacy folded its remnants into the Dominion Armada.
ConclaveThe Conclave was a small body of Judicator elders that ruled the Protoss Empire from Aiur. Conservative and secretive, it banished the Dark Templar, enslaved the Purifiers, and was destroyed during the zerg invasion.
Covert Ops CrewThe Covert Ops Crew was a Terran Dominion covert operations team turned vigilante group, given by Emperor Valerian Mengsk to Ghost Agent Nova Terra to fight the Defenders of Man. Operating from the stealth ship Griffin, the crew followed Nova into open defiance of the Dominion and became a loyal force answering to her alone.
DaelaamThe Daelaam was the unified protoss government that bound the Khalai, Nerazim, Purifiers, and some Tal'darim together after the fall of Aiur, led by Hierarch Artanis through the End War against Amon and the reclamation of their homeworld.
Defenders of ManThe Defenders of Man was a terran separatist group that claimed to protect humanity from alien threats. Secretly led by General Carolina Davis, it lured feral zerg onto Dominion worlds to discredit Valerian Mengsk before being exposed.
Dominion Armed ForcesThe Dominion Armed Forces were the military of the Terran Dominion, built from the Sons of Korhal and the conscripted remnants of the Confederacy. Across the Brood War, the Second Great War, and the war against Amon they grew into the most powerful terran military in the Koprulu sector.
Dominion Marine CorpsThe Dominion Marine Corps was the ground combat branch of the Terran Dominion's armed forces and the backbone of nearly every Dominion deployment. Drawn from volunteers, conscripts, and the resocialized, it fought in every major war of its era.
Dominion Royal GuardThe Royal Guard were an elite unit within the Terran Dominion, drawn from Arcturus Mengsk's most loyal followers and entrusted with the security of Korhal Palace. Also known as the Elite Guard and Imperial Guard, they grew out of the Sons of Korhal.
Ghost ProgramThe Ghost Program was the project for the training and use of terran ghosts, psychically gifted operatives trained from infancy as commandos, assassins, and nuclear strike coordinators. Created by the Terran Confederacy and later adopted by the Terran Dominion, it relied on memory wipes and psychic limiters to enforce loyalty over its conscripts.
Golden ArmadaThe Golden Armada was the greatest fleet of protoss vessels ever constructed, based on Shakuras and built by order of Hierarch Artanis to retake Aiur. After spearheading the invasion of the protoss homeworld, it was corrupted by Amon and turned against the Koprulu sector before being freed.
Great FleetThe Great Fleet was the principal military space force of the protoss, the fleet that carried their power across the stars. Built around the carrier and tended by the Auriga Tribe, it was shattered in the fall of Aiur and rebuilt over the wars that followed.
Heaven's Devils: the famed First Squad of the Guild WarsThe Heaven's Devils were the most celebrated squad of the Confederate Special Tactics and Mission Platoon, formed at the Battle of Turaxis II during the Guild Wars and counting Tychus Findlay and Jim Raynor among its members.
Judicator CasteThe Judicator Caste was a collection of protoss tribes who acted as the leaders and statesmen of their people, descended from the first tribes to join the Khala. Governed through the Judicator Assembly and the Conclave, they shaped protoss policy until the caste was shattered and finally dissolved.
Kel-Morian CombineThe Kel-Morian Combine was a terran business conglomerate that governed Moria and its colonies and controlled the sector's mining guilds. One of the three major terran nations, it fought the Confederacy in the Guild Wars and survived as a corporate power into the Dominion era.
Kerrigan's Swarm: the Zerg Swarm under the Queen of BladesKerrigan's Swarm was the faction of the Zerg Swarm led by Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, formed when the death of the Overmind split the leaderless zerg and Kerrigan seized control of the broods she would command through the Brood War, the Second Great War, and the war against Amon.
Khalai CasteThe Khalai Caste were the working class of the Protoss Empire, the artisans, scientists, and builders who formed the great majority of the protoss population. Long regarded as the lowest of the three castes, they were dissolved during the End War when the age of the caste system came to an end.
Koprulu Expeditionary ForceThe Koprulu Expeditionary Force was the protoss fleet, commanded by Executor Tassadar, that first answered the zerg invasion of the Koprulu sector and was ordered by the Conclave to burn the infested terran worlds.
Moebius CorpsMoebius Corps was the military arm of the Moebius Foundation. After the death of Emil Narud and the rise of Amon, its soldiers were enslaved by the hybrid and turned into mindless thralls who waged a crusade to destroy all life in the sector.
Moebius FoundationThe Moebius Foundation was a research group ostensibly devoted to archaeology and the study of xel'naga sites. Owned by Valerian Mengsk and led by Doctor Emil Narud, it secretly bred protoss-zerg hybrids and was ultimately enslaved by Amon.
NerazimThe Nerazim, known to outsiders as the Dark Templar, are the protoss tribes who shunned the Khala, severed their nerve cords, and drew their power from the Void instead. Banished from Aiur, they became masters of shadow and exile before reuniting with their kin under the Daelaam.
Old FamiliesThe Old Families were the descendants of the commanders of the colony ship Nagglfar and the dynastic ruling houses of Tarsonis. Through control of the media, the economy, and the Confederate Council they dominated the Terran Confederacy for generations, until they were largely wiped out in the Fall of Tarsonis.
ProtossThe protoss are an ancient, psionically gifted humanoid species native to Aiur, uplifted by the xel'naga and bound together by the Khala. Among the three dominant species of the galaxy, they are the most technologically advanced, and the most divided by their own history.
Raynor's RaidersRaynor's Raiders were a terran military formation once led by Commander Jim Raynor, born from the wreckage of the Sons of Korhal after Arcturus Mengsk abandoned Sarah Kerrigan at the Battle of New Gettysburg. Flying the battlecruiser Hyperion, they fought the zerg, the United Earth Directorate and the Terran Dominion across two wars before helping bring Mengsk down.
Raynor's Raiders: the rebel band of Jim RaynorRaynor's Raiders were the terran rebel formation led by Jim Raynor, born from Raynor's Rangers after Arcturus Mengsk abandoned Sarah Kerrigan at New Gettysburg, waging a long insurgency against the Dominion from the battlecruiser Hyperion.
Rebellion of KorhalThe Rebellion of Korhal was a terran independence movement based on the Confederate colony of Korhal IV, founded by Senator Angus Mengsk and later led by his son Arcturus. After the Confederacy destroyed Korhal with nuclear fire, the survivors reorganized as the Sons of Korhal.
Shel'na Kryhas: those who endure on AiurThe Shel'na Kryhas, meaning "Those Who Endure," were protoss survivors stranded on Aiur after the warp gate was shut during the evacuation. Led by the templar Ladranix and composed mostly of Khalai, they sheltered in the ruins of Antioch and held out against the zerg.
Sons of KorhalThe Sons of Korhal was a terran resistance movement led by Arcturus Mengsk and dedicated to toppling the Terran Confederacy. Born from the destruction of Korhal, it grew into the dominant terran power and was reorganized into the Terran Dominion.
Tal'darimThe Tal'darim were a warlike sect of protoss taken from Aiur by Amon before the Aeon of Strife. Calling themselves the Forged and the Chosen, they spent ages worshipping the fallen xel'naga as their god until Highlord Alarak turned them against him.
Tal'darim: the fanatical protoss sect of AmonThe Tal'darim, known as the Forged or the Chosen, were a fanatical and warlike sect of protoss taken from Aiur by Amon before the Aeon of Strife, who served the fallen xel'naga for ages before Highlord Alarak turned them against him.
Templar CasteThe Templar Caste was the order of protoss warriors who followed the disciplines of the Khala to ever-escalating pinnacles of psionic power. In service first to the Protoss Empire and then to the Daelaam, they produced some of the most powerful individuals in the Koprulu Sector.
Terran ConfederacyThe Terran Confederacy, also called the Confederacy of Man, was the dominant human government of the Koprulu sector before the Great War, ruled by the Old Families of Tarsonis and brought down by the zerg invasion and the Sons of Korhal rebellion.
Terran DominionThe Terran Dominion was the human empire founded by Arcturus Mengsk on the ruins of the Terran Confederacy, crowned from Korhal and ruled first through oppression and propaganda, then reformed under his son Valerian after the Second Great War.
TerranThe terrans are the descendants of a failed 23rd century colony mission from Earth, a young and highly factionalized species with latent psionic potential. Despite endless wars among themselves and with their alien neighbors, they stand as one of the three dominant species of the galaxy.
UED Expeditionary FleetThe UED Expeditionary Fleet was the human strike force the United Earth Directorate sent to seize the Koprulu Sector during the Brood War. Commanded by Admiral Gerard DuGalle, it captured the second Overmind and briefly ruled the sector before being annihilated by the zerg.
Umojan ProtectorateThe Umojan Protectorate was the nationalized militia and interstellar political entity of Umoja and nearby independent colonies. Fiercely independent and technologically advanced, it opposed the Confederacy and the Dominion while sheltering refugees and dissidents.
United Earth DirectorateThe United Earth Directorate was the militaristic government of Earth that sent an expeditionary fleet into the Koprulu sector during the Brood War to enslave the second Overmind and subjugate the terran factions, only to be destroyed by Kerrigan's Swarm.
Universal News NetworkThe Universal News Network, or UNN, was the dominant terran media organization of the Koprulu sector. Headquartered on Korhal and Tarsonis, it veered between acting as a Confederate mouthpiece and antagonizing the government, and it served the Terran Dominion in the same fraught role.
War PigsThe War Pigs were a band of terran mercenaries, originally a Confederacy penal program that sent condemned criminals on expendable missions. Hard-drinking and chaotic, they became some of the most dependable killers in the Koprulu sector.
Zerg CrusadersThe Zerg Crusaders were a zerg force active during the Great War that fought across Aridas to recover the Argus Stone, channeling it into the Supreme Being on Char after defeating a combined terran and protoss effort to stop them.
ZergThe zerg are a ravenous collective of biologically advanced aliens who evolve by assimilating the essence of other species in pursuit of genetic perfection. Created by Amon's xel'naga on Zerus and bound to the Overmind, they grew into one of the three dominant powers of the galaxy.