Schezar's Scavengers

This mercenary militia, led by Alan Schezar, is notorious for using Khaydarin Crystal technology to control Zerg Cerebrates.

Acting as Schezar's personal bodyguard, Schezar used them to raid a Protoss Temple on Aiur and acquire forbidden Protoss technology during StarCraft: Enslavers. For attacking Aiur, he was confronted by Mojo, a Praetor of the Protoss Defense Forces. The Scavengers captured Mojo and his allies and placed them in Stasis Cells. Controlling Stasis Cells is supposed to be impossible for Terrans, but Schezar may have used the stolen technology to accomplish this.

Using the captured technology, along with Khaydarin Crystals taken from High Templar kidnapped from Aiur, the Scavengers were able to command a Zerg Cerebrate on an unnamed Terran planet. This brought him into conflict with Terran Dominion Emperor Arcturus Mengsk, who was trying to consolidate his power over all Terran worlds in the Koprulu Sector.

During the initial attack, a detachment of Alpha Squadron, which Mengsk had sent to deal with the problem, discovered Zerg working with the Scavengers. When they discovered a larger Scavenger base on the planet, they located the Cerebrate, which was controlling the Zerg, and captured High Templar. Mengsk ordered the Cerebrate slain. Mojo, despite being trapped in a Stasis Cell, was able to use his psionic abilities to communicate with the Alpha Squadron detachment commander. Mojo convinced him to rescue the Protoss instead, arguing that the Scavengers could capture a Cerebrate at any time with their forbidden technology, but freeing the High Templar would deny a source of Khaydarin Crystals from Schezar.

The Alpha Squadron detachment travelled to Aiur, where they defeated the Scavengers and freed Mojo and his allies. From there, they travelled to a very large Scavenger base on Aiur. The Scavengers worked with the Zerg and the Cerebrate they had brought there. However, the large Scavenger force was defeated by the Alpha Squadron/Protoss alliance. Alan Schezar was not found, however.

Dark Vengeance
Schezar's Scavengers made a comeback in Enslavers: Dark Vengeance, having struck an alliance with renegade Dark Templar led by Ulrejaz after the Protoss of Aiur settled the Dark Templar homeworld, Shakuras. It is possible these Scavengers were a completely new forced retained by Alan Schezar.

Schezar's primary base was located on Braxis. There he worked with Ulrejaz, a Dark Templar who hated the high-born Templar from Aiur. Schezar's Scavengers built a giant EMP generator, which could be used to drain shields and energy sources from Protoss technology. It had no effect on Ulrejaz's forces, the Fist of Ulrejaz, however.

Ulrejaz travelled to Aiur on a mission of personal vengeance with three compatriots. They were captured there and transported to Shakuras. However, Ulrejaz had paid Schezar well to rescue him, so a large Schezar's Scavengers force travelled to Shakuras, rescuing Ulrejaz at great loss. Ulrejaz stole a Khaydarin Crystal from Shakuras during his escape.

Zeratul and Mojo led a revenge force after Ulrejaz, following evidence that Ulrejaz had fled to Korhal IV. The planet, throne world of the Terran Dominion, was in chaos. The Protoss were not sure if Mengsk himself was in command there. Schezar's Scavengers worked side by side with Zerg, leading Mojo to believe the Terrans who attacked Shakuras and who were stationed here worked for Alan Schezar. He was correct, but for the wrong reasons. The Zerg were actually under the control of Ulrejaz.

The Schezar's Scavengers are a mercenary force, whose loyalty was to themselves and money first. They surrendered to the Protoss, who let them leave the planet. Their commanding officer told Zeratul and Mojo that Schezar's primary base was on Braxis.

Zeratul sent a small squad of Protoss to assassinate Schezar, whom they located in his fortress. They had to fight past Zerg as well as Schezar's Scavengers to get to him. Once there, his forces disabled Schezar's Goliath. Schezar quickly surrendered, and even turned over control of the Scavengers forces to the Protoss. The Zerg surrounding his base were not under his control, he pointed out. They would try to slay him because he was now telling secrets about Ulrejaz. The relationship between the Scavengers and the Fist of Ulrejaz had changed, when Ulrejaz became a powerful Dark Archon. Instead of working for money, the Scavengers worked for their lives. After a desperate battle, the Scavengers and Protoss defeated the Zerg.

Ulrejaz had two plans for vengeance, however. Without the EMP Generator, he would still use his other plan. Ulrejaz was using a Warp Gate to bring his Zerg, which he controlled on Char, to his space platform over Shakuras. From there, he would use five warped Khaydarin Crystals to modify the Zerg, making them more powerful and immune to the effects of the Xel'Naga Temple, which could reach the platform. These enhanced Zerg would eventually descend to the surface of Shakuras, killing the Protoss there. The Dark Templar would retreat to their hidden places, while the Protoss of Aiur would be caught in the open and destroyed. Thus, Ulrejaz would get his revenge on these Protoss.

In return for not being judged, Schezar would assist the depleted Protoss forces against the Fist of Ulrejaz. However, Ulrejaz wanted none of that. He sent assassins into Schezar's base to kill him. They succeeded. The Scavengers swore revenge against "that crazy Dark Archon" and worked alongside the Protoss alliance of Shakuras to defeat the Fist of Ulrejaz. Afterwards, the Scavengers left Shakuras. Their current fate is unknown.