Matt Horner

Lieutenant Matt Horner is a member of Raynor's Raiders and Raynor's second in command, along with being the pilot of the Hyperion. Described as being "young and idealistic," Horner joined the Sons of Korhal in order "to make a difference." However, with Arcturus Mengsk's genocidal actions on Tarsonis and his betrayal of Sarah Kerrigan, Raynor broke away from the Sons of Korhal, many of his men following him. Horner was no exception, looking up to Raynor as an idolatory figure.

After arriving at Char due to Raynor recieving dreams from Kerrigan, Horner stayed behind on the Hyperion while the bulk of the Raiders descended to the surface. However, Horner was unable to wait for them to return-under Infested Kerrigan's direction, zerg had hijacked a number of shuttles in order to board the Terran ships in orbit, the Hyperion included. Unable to prevent the shuttle from docking, Horner, as per Raynor's orders, was ordered to perform an emergency warp jump, despite the dangers such a reckless action entailed. However, Horner was able to make the jump with minimal damage to the ship, showing either phenomanal skill in warp space navigation or equally incredible luck.

Horner made it back to Char at roughly the same time that Aldaris and his forces came to arrest Tassadar. It is likely that he'll play a continued role in the followup novel to Queen of Blades.