Fenix

"Ah, Executor! En Taro Adun! It is good to see you once more upon the field of battle."

- Fenix greets Artanis at Antioch.

Fenix was a Protoss Zealot, and Praetor of the Protoss Defense Forces. He personally led his fellow warriors into battle against those who called themselves the enemies of the Protoss Empire. Revered by his warrior-brethren, he was dubbed the Steward of the Templar. The Dark Templar Prelate, Zeratul, described Fenix as, "as stalwart a warrior as I have ever known." Though he felled innumerable enemies in his service to his race with unparalleled ferocity, he ultimately met his end at the hands of the greatest of Aiur's enemies, the self-styled Queen of Blades, Infested Kerrigan.

Biography
Fenix, aged 397 years at the beginning of StarCraft, rose through the Templar ranks alongside his friend Tassadar and fought against the enemies of the Protoss in countless battles. He has proven himself to be one of the strongest Protoss warriors of all time.

When the Zerg invaded Aiur, Fenix stood in defense of Antioch Province, guarding a strategic outpost. However, his forces were nearly overwhelmed by the Zerg. His old comrade, the new Protoss Executor was able to rescue him, however, and together they defeated the Zerg incursion. >

When Tassadar contacted Aldaris with information about Zerg Cerebrates, a weak spot in their hierarchy, Fenix agreed to test the new strategy for Tassadar over Aldaris' silent objection. The test, however, was a failure, as they had not received complete information from Tassadar. Aldaris ordered a strike against the Zerg forces in the province of Scion, leaving Fenix behind with a small force to defend the outpost in Antioch.

Unfortunately, during the second battle of Antioch, Fenix was defeated by the Zerg. Fenix was nearly ambushed by a Hydralisk; as he sought to slay his foe, his psionic blades ceased to function. Fenix's ruined body was recovered and placed into a modified Dragoon exo-skeleton.

Against Enemies of Aiur
When Tassadar returned to Aiur, Fenix gladly joined his rebellion against the Protoss Conclave. Tassadar was surprised to see Fenix alive, and in the shell of a Dragoon. Fenix, along with Zeratul and his Dark Templar, assisted in the destruction of the Heart of the Conclave, but Tassadar surrendered and was spirited away by Aldaris.

The Dark Templar vanished, and Fenix wondered if it was a good idea for Tassadar to have put any faith into them. Meanwhile, Tassadar was being held by the Conclave in a Stasis Cell until they could execute him for treason. As Fenix gathered his forces for a desperate attack, Jim Raynor decided to join him in the Hyperion. Working together, they were able to rescue Tassadar.

Fenix proposed sending his forces to engage the primary Hive Clusters to thin out their numbers, enabling Zeratul to slay a pair of Cerebrates. He believed the Overmind would be distracted by the attack long enough for the Protoss to assault it directly. Fenix personally joined in the attacks. The Protoss, Fenix included, moved through the weakened Zerg defenses around the Zerg Overmind. The attack was failing when Tassadar sacrificed himself to destroy the Overmind.

Fenix's Alliances
Following the death of the Overmind, the Zerg rampaged across Aiur, destroying the Conclave and killing nearly 70% of the Protoss of Aiur. Fenix banded together with Aldaris, Zeratul, and Raynor in order to unite and lead the scattered survivors. The refugees followed Zeratul's plan of traveling to Shakuras through the sole functioning Warp Gate on Aiur. At the Gate, a large force of Zerg attacked them; however, Fenix and Jim Raynor arrived and fought the Zerg long enough for the refugees to escape. Fenix and Raynor didn't make it through the gate, however. Instead, they fought to establish a base around it. While there, Fenix and Raynor received a warning from Kerrigan, who told them about the new Overmind and the United Earth Directorate's plans for controlling it.

Their base was destroyed by United Earth Directorate and Zerg attacks, but not before Jim Raynor and Arcturus Mengsk, who were fleeing the Directorate, escaped through the gate. The Warp Gate self-destructed immediately afterwards. Kerrigan later contacted Fenix and Raynor on Shakuras, asking for their help.

Fenix and Raynor joined an unusual alliance with Infested Kerrigan and Arcturus Mengsk on Tarsonis in order to oppose the UED. Fenix never trusted Kerrigan, but he followed Raynor's lead.

Following the destruction of the Psi Disrupter by Kerrigan's forces (with assistance from Raynor and Mengsk), enabling Kerrigan to partially rebuild her forces, the allies plotted to free Korhal from the Directorate forces. In order to do so, Kerrigan needed ten thousand units of minerals to build up her primary hive clusters, and the best place to acquire that kind of wealth was Moria, one of the largest resource nodes in the sector. Of course, the Kel-Morian Combine would object to this kind of invasion. Fenix said that if it would better their chances, he would personally lead the invasion.

Fenix personally led the Zerg forces in acquiring the minerals from Moria. During the battle, Fenix disdained the fuel raid he was on, wishing he could fight the huge epic battles of his youth. Raynor accused him of sounding like a tired, old man, but Fenix said he could still "throw down with the best of them."

During the battle, Fenix wondered why the Kel-Morian Combine did not oppose the United Earth Directorate, which had overthrown their former masters, the Terran Dominion.

The raid was successful, after which the allies traveled to Tarsonis.

Khala's End
On the UED-conquered world of Korhal (formerly the Dominion throne world), Fenix and Raynor struck at the UED's more outlying fortification, while Kerrigan assaulted the main UED base at Augustgrad.

While they defeated the Directorate and the enslaved Zerg, Kerrigan and Infested Duran engineered a betrayal. Fenix, who was not entirely surprised, prepared to face her forces on the battlefield. Fenix fell to the Swarm.

Upon his death, Kerrigan mocked Raynor, saying that Fenix died the way all Protoss hope to do: in combat. Raynor, in a grim mood, promised he would kill Kerrigan because of this betrayal. Praetor Artanis later led a Protoss attack against Kerrigan, aimed partly at avenging Fenix. The attack was unsuccessful, and Fenix remains unavenged.

Game Unit
Fenix remained stalwart in unit form, possessing the Zealot and later Dragoon form.

Zealot
Fenix was a very powerful Zealot, automatically displaying the Leg Enhancements upgrade, doing 40 base points of normal damage, and having 240 Shields and Hit points.

Dragoon
Fenix (as his name suggests) returned in service to Aiur as a Dragoon. He was equipped with the coveted Singularity Charge upgrade.