Player character

A Player Character was a mechanic used in the original StarCraft game and its expansion, along with many other games outside StarCraft. In the original games, a single player character existed in each of the episodes. The player character never spoke or appeared in game and in the instances that he was acknowledged, would always be addressed by his position or a similar term of familiarity.

The player character device is not set to return in StarCraft II. Blizzard is currently in the process of retconning the concept.

StarCraft Player Characters

 * Episode I: Mar Sara Magistrate (addressed as Magistrate, later joins the Sons of Korhal and is addressed by his rank of Commander)
 * Episode II: Unnamed cerebrate (a new cerebrate created by the Overmind. Actually works in terms of lore, as it takes an extended period of time for a cerebrate to earn the right to a name
 * Episode III: Unnamed Executor

As of this point in time, these three player characters have been 'dealt with'. Although the Magistrate of Mar Sara is indeed canon, leading refugees to focal points and involved in negotiations with Arcturus Mengsk, his role in the Sons of Korhal appears to have been phased out.

The Episode II cerebrate did exist, though was killed by Zeratul in the events of StarCraft: Queen of Blades. It is unclear which cerebrate took part in the missions on Aiur in the final stages of the Zerg campaign, though Araq is a possibility. The Executor of Episode III has been revealed to be Artanis.

Brood War Player Characters

 * Episode IV: Unnamed Executor
 * Episode V: Unnamed UED Captain
 * Episode VI:Unnamed Cerebrate

As of this point in time, these player characters have yet to be 'dealt with.' It was previously inferred that the Executor of Episode IV was the same one which appeared in Episode III, though with Artanis appearing as a controllable unit, this clearly is not the case.

In a sense, the UED Captain may not have to be 'dealt with', as the UED fleet was entirely wiped out by Infested Kerrigan's Zerg, not to mention having sustained extensive casualties leading up to the moment. Although some UED remenants can be found in the Koprulu Sector, such as the base on Abaddon, it is likely that the Captain has been deceased.

Like the Executor, it was often inferred that the Episode VI cerebrate was the same as the one in Episode II. However, with the death of the first player character cerebrate, this is not the case. In a sense, the cerebrate has already been 'dealt with', Kerrigan having erradicated the cerebartes as of StarCraft II.;. It may have been the cerebrate which aided her in her Infested Terran project.