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At some point the Dominion became aware of the family connection between Hanson and her mother, who was involved with [[Project Blackstone]] at the time, as well as Hanson's involvement with Raynor's Raiders. Hanson was regarded as one of two "troublesome girls," the other being [[Maren Ayers]]. It was feared Cogan's research would suffer if certain details concerning her daughter became known to her. Regardless, Cogan was informed by [[Daniel Rothfuss]], that Hanson had been caught up in the Second Great War, and that contact had been lost with her at Meinhoff. Cogan believed that her daughter was dead.<ref name ="SC:WarStories">Dayton, Cameron ''et al'' (July 21, 2014). ''[[StarCraft II: War Stories]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ASIN B00IWTWTBY.</ref> |
At some point the Dominion became aware of the family connection between Hanson and her mother, who was involved with [[Project Blackstone]] at the time, as well as Hanson's involvement with Raynor's Raiders. Hanson was regarded as one of two "troublesome girls," the other being [[Maren Ayers]]. It was feared Cogan's research would suffer if certain details concerning her daughter became known to her. Regardless, Cogan was informed by [[Daniel Rothfuss]], that Hanson had been caught up in the Second Great War, and that contact had been lost with her at Meinhoff. Cogan believed that her daughter was dead.<ref name ="SC:WarStories">Dayton, Cameron ''et al'' (July 21, 2014). ''[[StarCraft II: War Stories]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ASIN B00IWTWTBY.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Dr. Hanson can be found in the {{link|Lab 01|Hyperion|''Hyperion''{{'}}s laboratory}}, where upgrades can be purchased.<ref name = "KotakuApr10">Michael McWhertor. 2010-04-23. [http://kotaku.com/5522076/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-once-more-into-the-campaign StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Once More Into The Campaign]. ''Kotaku.'' Accessed 2010-04-24.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | If the player completes the Agria mission, "[[The Evacuation]]", but doesn't complete one of the final missions on Haven ("[[Safe Haven]]"/"[[Haven's Fall]]"), Hanson will remain on the ''Hyperion'' throughout the game and offer opinions on the previous mission. For example, after finishing "[[Breakout]]", Dr. Hanson will state that [[Gabriel Tosh]] and his [[spectre]]s "aren't the psychotic killers we were lead to believe" and that "Nova lied to us."<ref name="SC2-WoL_BreakoutDialogue"/><ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryHanson">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Ariel Hanson]] (in English). 2010.</ref> Alternatively, if the player side with [[Nova]], Hanson will state she "doesn't like Nova. Who knows how many people she's killed."<ref name = "SC2-WoL_GhostChanceDialogue">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Conversations after [[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign quotations/Covert Missions#Ghost of a Chance|Ghost of a Chance]] (in English). 2010</ref><ref name ="SC2-WoL_StoryHanson">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Ariel Hanson (in English). 2010.</ref> If a player wishes to see all of Hanson's quotes, they should save the Haven missions as the last optional mission to do, just before "[[Gates of Hell]]". |
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| ⚫ | Hanson can be found in the {{link|Lab 01|Hyperion|''Hyperion''{{'}}s laboratory}},<ref name="KotakuApr10">Michael McWhertor. 2010-04-23. [http://kotaku.com/5522076/starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-once-more-into-the-campaign StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: Once More Into The Campaign]. ''Kotaku.'' Accessed 2010-04-24.</ref> |
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Hanson's [[portrait]] is available on [[battle.net]] for players who complete the [[Colonist Mastery]] [[achievement]]. |
Hanson's [[portrait]] is available on [[battle.net]] for players who complete the [[Colonist Mastery]] [[achievement]]. |
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| ⚫ | Onboard the ''Hyperion'', Hanson could represent a positive moral influence on [[Jim Raynor]],<ref name = "SpyLore">Allen 'Delsyn' Rausch, Chris Metzen, Andy Chambers. [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/starcraft-2/919072p2.html Behind the Lore of StarCraft II (PC)]. ''Gamespy.'' Accessed 2008-10-12.</ref> acting as something of a love interest (albeit limited by Raynor's status as a mercenary)<ref name = "Joystiq">2008-12-10, [http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-starcraft-ii-lore-panel/ BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II lore panel]. ''Joystiq''. Accessed on 2008-13-10</ref> and representing his "good side".<ref name = "Armory">Tom Phoenix. [http://www.sc2armory.com/forums/topic/3599/ BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II Lore Panel]. ''StarCraft II Armory.'' Accessed 2008-10-12.</ref> She was the opposite of [[Tychus Findlay]], acting as "the angel on Raynor's shoulder," as opposed to Findlay being the "devil."<ref name = "Story Interview"/> |
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Dr. Ariel Hanson was a scientist associated with Raynor's Raiders. She was a selfless and altruistic individual.[3]
Biography
Agria
Born to Bernard Hanson and Talise Cogan, Ariel Hanson grew up on Agria, a colony founded by her father when he and Talise divorced. Ariel showed her genius at an early age: At the ago six, she studied advanced chemistry; at eleven, she wrote a paper on mutagenic effects on the rare trabillia flower. She graduated from upper school two years early and was offered a scholarship at Tarsonis University. Despite the rich bio-diversity of Agria and her father's objection, she accepted grant and traveled to Tarsonis.
During the three years on Tarsonis, Hanson earned a bio-engineering doctorate but refrained from accepting a job offer there. Disenfranchised by the crass, ruthless and arrogant intellectuals there – especially her own mother – she returned to Agria.
Hanson's advertisement
While her father remained the colony's chairman, she effectively became his second-in-command.[4] Her duties included holding a round of hands-on health examinations.[5] Agria remained largely unscathed by the Fall of the Confederacy. The Terran Dominion retained Agria's status and even stationed a permanent defense force there.
In 2503 pirates raided the colony, intending to steal its advanced technology. The Dominion fought back, but many innocent colonists were killed in the crossfire. Hanson risked her life to save dozens of innocent bystanders trapped in areas of heavy fighting. She now believed the Dominion saw the colonists as expendable.[4]
The Second Great War
- Hanson's distress call.(src)
Hanson during the Second Great War
The Second Great War further intensified Hanson's hatred of the dominion: When the zerg invaded the planet, the Dominion escaped instead of defending.[6] Instead, Raynor's Raiders responded to Hanson's distress call and successfully evacuated as many colonists as possible.
The colonists resettled on Meinhoff. Hanson, however, stayed with the Raiders to assist them, as they had neither a modern medical facility nor scientific expertise. As artifact pieces were gathered by Raynor's Raiders, Hanson studied the mysterious device, discovering that protoss could be killed simply being in close proximity to it.[7][8]
On Meinhoff, a zerg infestation struck the colony, but it was purged by the Raiders. At Raynor's suggestion, she began to devise a cure for the virus.[9]
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Gabriel Tosh expressed concern that the zerg had nothing to gain from the invasion of Agria in the first place and that he felt something about Hanson was not right.[10]
Ariel Hanson also detected jorium in the minerals the Raiders mined for Tosh, which could be used to produce psionic abilities on humans.[11][8] She also briefed Jim Raynor regarding terrazine.[12][8]
When the Raiders helped Tosh break open New Folsom Prison, Ariel Hanson discovered that his spectres, contrary to Nova's claims, weren't psychotic at all; the ghost had lied to them.[13][8]
When the colonists reached the world of Haven on the border of protoss space, the zerg infestation found its way to Haven as well. A protoss fleet, led by Executor Selendis, arrived to contain the virus by purification.[14][15]
Haven
Ariel Hanson leaving
Raynor chose to protect the colony.[14] During the fighting, Hanson continued to develop a cure for the virus. When the protoss were driven back, Hanson left to settle on Haven. She could not persuade Raynor to come with her. Nonetheless, Hanson gave him a kiss on the cheek and said he was a good man before leaving.[16]
Infested Hanson
Raynor chose to assist the protoss effort, believing that purification was the only way to stop the virus from spreading.[15] Hanson was displeased, stormed off Hyperion's bridge, and locked herself in the laboratory. She was so desperate to perfect a cure, she attempted to test upon herself, resulting in her own infestation. By the time the Raiders were finished purging Haven, 99.3% of her DNA was zerg. Raynor was forced to kill her.[1]
Fate
At some point the Dominion became aware of the family connection between Hanson and her mother, who was involved with Project Blackstone at the time, as well as Hanson's involvement with Raynor's Raiders. Hanson was regarded as one of two "troublesome girls," the other being Maren Ayers. It was feared Cogan's research would suffer if certain details concerning her daughter became known to her. Regardless, Cogan was informed by Daniel Rothfuss, that Hanson had been caught up in the Second Great War, and that contact had been lost with her at Meinhoff. Cogan believed that her daughter was dead.[17]
Game Effect
Dr. Hanson can be found in the Hyperion's laboratory, where upgrades can be purchased.[18]
If the player completes the Agria mission, "The Evacuation", but doesn't complete one of the final missions on Haven ("Safe Haven"/"Haven's Fall"), Hanson will remain on the Hyperion throughout the game and offer opinions on the previous mission. For example, after finishing "Breakout", Dr. Hanson will state that Gabriel Tosh and his spectres "aren't the psychotic killers we were lead to believe" and that "Nova lied to us."[13][8] Alternatively, if the player side with Nova, Hanson will state she "doesn't like Nova. Who knows how many people she's killed."[19][8] If a player wishes to see all of Hanson's quotes, they should save the Haven missions as the last optional mission to do, just before "Gates of Hell".
Hanson's portrait is available on battle.net for players who complete the Colonist Mastery achievement.
Personality and Traits
Onboard the Hyperion, Hanson could represent a positive moral influence on Jim Raynor,[20] acting as something of a love interest (albeit limited by Raynor's status as a mercenary)[21] and representing his "good side".[22] She was the opposite of Tychus Findlay, acting as "the angel on Raynor's shoulder," as opposed to Findlay being the "devil."[3]
Notes
Early artwork
Hanson was originally conceived as a "male citizen" kind of person. However, Blizzard instead made her a "doctor lady with glasses" who "looks really cute".[21]
References
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