Plot
See also: Plot of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and Plot of StarCraft II: Heart of the SwarmAs the Brood Wars drew to a close, Zeratul stumbled across a research facility that was involved in efforts to create a Protoss/Zerg Hybrid. In a subsequent conversation with Samir Duran, Zeratul was told by the allegedly infested Terran that he actually served what he called "a far greater power, a power that has slept for countless ages". Disturbed by the discovery, Zeratul wandered the void in solitude looking for information on the Hybrid. He discovered and deciphered a prophecy rumored to foretell the return of the Xel'Naga, and from Tassadar obtained vital information about the future from the remains of the original Overmind, in the process learning that the key to salvation for the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races rested solely in the hands of Sarah Kerrigan.
On the eve of Kerrigan's assault of Korhal, she was summoned to the Skygeirr Platform by former UED Vice Admiral Alexi Stukov. Alexi explained that the facility was the Dominion's primary Hybrid research center, and that Dr. Emil Narud was actually an ancient shape shifter in the employment of a fallen Xel'Naga known as Amon. In a showdown with Narud, Kerrigan was critically wounded, but managed to kill the shape shifter. With his dying breath, Narud warned Kerrigan that Amon had been resurrected and that she would see him soon. In the aftermath of the Battle on Korhal, Kerrigan gathered the entirety of the Zerg Swarm to search for Amon.
As in the previous two games, which focused on Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan, the third installment of StarCraft II will focus on Zeratul as its main character. The Protoss were being systematically exterminated and were dying out from sheer age even before the Great War. The Protoss have been picked off one-by-one, and their shattered civilization will fracture as something even worse happens, forcing a leader to save them from annihilation.
The Protoss will be at the forefront of the story. Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan will feature in the story, but Amon is the primary issue. Chris Metzen has likened the story to that of the film 300, with a small force engaging a much more powerful one in a desperate last stand. The storyline will conclude the StarCraft II trilogy.
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