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The Betrayal on Korhal was a battle in which Sarah Kerrigan attacked her former allies, who had already proven their worth. The battle ended with a decisive zerg victory and both Terran Dominion, Khalai Refugees and Raynor's Raiders forces broken and shattered.

History[]

The UED's remaining stronghold in the Sector was Char after the loss of Korhal. Kerrigan no longer needed her allies, and moved to cripple the Dominion and Praetor Fenix's protoss contingent before leaving the planet. She accepted Samir Duran's advice to attack immediately while the terrans and protoss were still resting from the last battle; resistance would be minimal for a few minutes while the enemy rallied.

The intervention of General Edmund Duke aboard Norad III was unable to salvage the Dominion's position. Duke died with his battlecruiser, fulfilling Kerrigan's prior wish to have him killed. Mengsk was outraged by how the Dominion had been used to cripple the UED and ensure Kerrigan's control over the Swarm. As revenge, Kerrigan left Mengsk alive to nurse the crippled Dominion; living to see her rise to power would be a reminder of his part in turning her into the Queen of Blades.

Fenix also died fighting, belatedly realizing his doubts about Kerrigan's trustworthiness had been true. Kerrigan noted the protoss' own "headstrong and predictable" nature had made them perfect tools. Furthermore, this had made the protoss their own worse enemy, ironically echoing Tassadar's lesson to her during the Great War. Fenix's death roused Raynor to anger. The rebel vowed to kill Kerrigan in the future to avenge those who had died during her ruthless pursuit of power.

After defeating her former allies, Kerrigan and the zerg returned to Tarsonis to rest. For the first time since her transfiguration she was weary of slaughter.^[1]

References[]

↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: True Colors (in English). 1998.

Battles of the Brood War

v • e

Pre-Conflicts

Battle of Bhekar Ro

First Phase of the War

Main Battles

Fall of Aiur
- Escape from Aiur

Zerg invasion of Shakuras

Quest for the Crystals

Second Phase of the War

Main Battles

UED invasion of Koprulu

Contemporaneous Battles

Ulrezaj's Dark Vengeance

Third Phase of the War

Main Battles

Liberation of Koprulu

Kerrigan's conquest of the UED
- Betrayal on Korhal
- Second UED Raid on Tarsonis
- Destruction of Talematros
- Destruction of the Overmind

Final battles of the Brood War

Other

[1] StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: True Colors (in English). 1998.

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-The '''Betrayal on Korhal''' was [[Infested Kerrigan]] striking her former allies, who had already proven their worth. The battle ended with a decisive [[zerg]] victory and both [[Dominion]] and [[Raynor's Raiders]] forces broken and shattered.
+The '''Betrayal on Korhal''' was a battle in which [[Sarah Kerrigan]] attacked her former allies, who had already proven their worth. The battle ended with a decisive [[zerg]] victory and both [[Terran Dominion]], [[Khalai Refugees]] and [[Raynor's Raiders]] forces broken and shattered.
 ==History==
+The UED's remaining stronghold in the Sector was Char after the loss of Korhal. Kerrigan no longer needed her allies, and moved to cripple the Dominion and Praetor [[Fenix]]'s protoss contingent before leaving the planet. She accepted [[Samir Duran]]'s advice to attack immediately while the terrans and protoss were still resting from the last battle; resistance would be minimal for a few minutes while the enemy rallied.
-Kerrigan discussed her next steps with [[Samir Duran]]. With the UED's power broken on this world, only their forces on [[Char]] posed a threat to her. She believed that the time to eliminate her allies had come. Duran suggested they attack immediately while their allies were still recovering from the previous battle.  Kerrigan asked how long it would take for them to retaliate.  Duran replied that the protoss and terrans would be able to respond to an attack in "about six minutes", so Kerrigan ordered her minions to immediately strike against Mengsk and Fenix's forces. While they recovered, Kerrigan built up her forces and hurled them against her former allies. As she destroyed their bases, [[Terran Dominion]] General [[Edmund Duke]] and Praetor [[Fenix]] made personal appearances on the battlefield. Duke told her she had a lot to answer for and Fenix admitted he was a fool to trust her.
-Kerrigan's forces destroyed the [[Norad III]] and killed Duke; she said she wanted him dead for a long time, and she felt excited about it. Mengsk called her a murderer, and pointed out they had a deal. Kerrigan asked how he could expect her to keep her word when he practically fed her to the zerg, and he was "directly responsible for the hell I've been through!" Kerrigan said she would leave him among the ashes of his Dominion, letting him see her rise to power. He would remember that he turned her loose in the first place.
+The intervention of General [[Edmund Duke]] aboard ''[[Norad III]]'' was unable to salvage the Dominion's position. Duke died with his [[battlecruiser]], fulfilling Kerrigan's prior wish to have him killed. Mengsk was outraged by how the Dominion had been used to cripple the UED and ensure Kerrigan's control over the [[Zerg|Swarm]]. As revenge, Kerrigan left Mengsk alive to nurse the crippled Dominion; living to see her rise to power would be a reminder of his part in turning her into the Queen of Blades.
+Fenix also died fighting, belatedly realizing his doubts about Kerrigan's trustworthiness had been true. Kerrigan noted the protoss' own "headstrong and predictable" nature had made them perfect tools. Furthermore, this had made the protoss their own worse enemy, ironically echoing Tassadar's lesson to her [[StarCraft Episode II#The Dark Templar|during the Great War]]. Fenix's death roused Raynor to anger. The rebel vowed to kill Kerrigan in the future to avenge those who had died during her ruthless pursuit of power.
-Upon confronting Fenix, Kerrigan acknowledged that she had used him to accomplish her goals and that she knew he'd help her. She gloated that the protoss were so headstrong and predictable which made them their own worst enemy.  When Fenix pointed out that Tassadar had once taught her [[StarCraft Episode II#The Dark Templar|a similar lesson on Char]], Kerrigan replied she had taken that lesson to heart.  She then asked Fenix if he was ready to die a second time.  Fenix defiantly replied that although he was prepared to meet his destiny, she would not find him easy prey.  True to his word, Fenix put a good fight, but was ultimately overwhelmed and killed.
+After defeating her former allies, Kerrigan and the zerg returned to [[Tarsonis]] to rest. For the first time since her transfiguration she was weary of slaughter.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[True Colors]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
-The death of Fenix roused Raynor to anger. Condemning Kerrigan for her ruthless pursuit of power, Raynor vowed to kill her in the future for all the innocents who had died as a result.
-After defeating her former allies, Kerrigan ordered her cerebrate to return to [[Tarsonis]] to rest, as for the first time since her transfiguration she was weary of slaughter.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[True Colors]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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