Tassadar (StarCraft II)

In Wings of Liberty, an illusion resembling Tassadar is present in the mission Echoes of the Future. The xel'naga Ouros speaks as Tassadar to Zeratul through the Void, explaining that he has "never tasted death". Tassadar provides Zeratul crucial information on the Dark Voice and its manipulation of the Overmind.

Tassadar's voice would appear in the Whispers of Oblivion level Evil Awoken where he imparted the final part of the prophecy to Zeratul, but his model would not again appear until Legacy of the Void in the mission Into the Void, where he would be chained by Emil Narud until Artanis rescued him. It was here he revealed that he was not Tassadar, but Ouros using his guise.

Aside from the unique model and unit portrait, Tassadar in-game unit's statistics are identical to a regular high templar. It was also specifically edited to hover quite high in the air for cinematic purpose, however, and is treated as a flying unit. Tassadar's portrait is also available as a player profile.

Development
Artwork for Tassadar in Wings of Liberty was made from scratch, and was partially inspired by his action figure. He was also given a unique model after formerly possessing a generic one. The old model was repurposed to represent preservers.

Tassadar served as the host of the custom game Aiur Chef. He was later replaced by Chairman Khala.