Taldarin

Taldarin
Taldarin is a Protoss fictional character from the StarCraft video game.

In StarCraft: Resurrection IV Taldarin reveals his history to his ally, the Terran Jim Raynor.

He claims he is over 3,000 years old and a personal friend of the Protoss hero, Adun. He was injured in action three thousand years ago, and spent a very long time in a Stasis Cell. He only emerged when Protoss Dragoon technology was invented, which could keep him alive.

Recent Actions
Although Taldarin has known Raynor for some time and fought beside him, we are only introduced to him in Resurrection IV.

Together, the two confront Infested Stukov's forces on Braxis, fighting their way through and successfully freeing him from the Zerg. Taldarin escaped from Braxis, which was then "purified" by the Protoss, wiping out all life there.

Historical Accuracy
Protoss are a long-lived species, and have been known to exceed an age of 1,000 years. Matriarch Raszagal is one such old Protoss. She was old enough to remember the exile of the Dark Templar from Aiur, who were rescued by the "young warrior", Adun.

However, Taldarin claimed he and Adun fought side-by-side three millenia ago, before he was placed into stasis. This means Taldarin and Adun would have been alive 2,000 years before Adun's rescue of the Rogue Tribes. This implies that he led a life into adulthood, was then heavily injured in combat, put into a state of suspended animation, and was awakend 1,000 years prior to StarCraft to become the first Protoss Dragoon, but doesn't explain how Adun could have survived for so long. Dragoons may live for a much longer period than the normal life span of a Protoss, or perhaps Taldarin had spent more time in a Stasis Cell.