Zagara

"You are not the Queen of Blades. You are a weak and pathetic Terran creature. Kill her."

- Zagara and Sarah Kerrigan verbally spar.

Zagara is a zerg broodmother. She is tough and merciless.

Biography
After Kerrigan was de-infested and captured by terran forces, Zagara struck out on her own, establishing herself and her brood in an acid marsh on Char. In the absence of the Queen of Blades, Zagara sought to reunite the Swarm under her own leadership.

Kerrigan's return did not change this however, and Zagara challenged her authority. Kerrigan now appeared human and therefore, in Zagara's eyes, was unworthy to lead the Swarm. Kerrigan was able to control far more zerg than Zagara anticipated however and the brood mother was defeated. Kerrigan was about to kill Zagara, who revealed that she was only doing what she was told. The broodmother was forgiven and joined Kerrigan's forces.

Kerrigan decided to take on Zagara as a protégé, but was frustrated by Zagara's lack of vision (and, for that matter, not understanding the concept at all). To this end, she sent Zagara to Abathur for treatments to increase the size and complexity of her brain mass. After several unpleasant manipulations, Zagara's intelligence was finally sufficient to grasp Kerrigan's lessons- it was also sufficient for her to realize that she was not ready to rule the Swarm.

Zagara served as Karrigan's second-in-command for the remainder of her campaign against Mengsk. Most notably, she defended Kerrigan's chrysalis and coordinated the Swarm on Zerus. When Kerrigan was severed injured in her battle with Emil Narud, Zagara briefly assumed command of the Swarm, but declined to kill Kerrigan, as she had still had much to learn.

StarCraft II
In Domination, Za'gara hunts the map for eggs. Kerrigan's forces can kill her. She respawns, but this gives time for Kerrigan to collect more eggs.

Blizzard All-Stars
Zagara appears as a siege-type hero in Blizzard All-Stars.

RISK: StarCraft
Za'gara appears as a hero unit in RISK: StarCraft.