The Brood War was a civil war between zerg factions, one led by Daggoth and the Second Overmind, and one led by Infested Kerrigan, the latter manipulating the protoss in order to get an advantage against the former.
The civil war was interrupted by an invasion of the United Earth Directorate which defeated the Terran Dominion and captured the Second Overmind. Kerrigan struck alliances with other powers in the sector to defeat the combined UED/zerg forces.
Background
Protoss
Dark Templar split (Ulrezaj?)
Earth
Approximately 230 years before the Brood War, most of Earth (barring certain unstable Latin American countries) came under the control of the United Powers League (briefly describe who they are).
The UPL launched Project Purification, an attempt to remove (describe the "criminals") and other undesirables from society. Scientist Doran Routhe took control of thousands of the prisoners, eventually attempting to colonize the world of Gantris VI with 40,000 of them via supercarriers. The experiment failed, and the prisoners ended up in the Koprulu Sector.
The UPL was aware of the colonists, but made no attempt to control or contact them until they made disastrous first contact with alien species—the zerg and the protoss. The UPL panicked.
The United Earth Directorate was formed. It began a months-long research project on the aliens.
Terran Dominion
Terran Dominion power/Confederate Resistance Forces
Prelude
The Fall of Aiur
Afterward, many zerg cerebrates, commanded by Daggoth, merged into a new Overmind for the Swarms.[1] However, Kerrigan, now in charge of approximately half of the Zerg Swarm,[2] began a campaign aimed at eliminating these cerebrates in order to rule over the Swarms by herself.
Kerrigan taking control of Raszagal.
UED fleet and zerg experimentation. (Opening video?)
Course of the War
Protoss Retreat and Zerg Civil War (Phase One)
Escape from Aiur
Dunes of Shakuras (approx these two missions, numerous protoss stranded - info from Shadow Hunters)
- Some zerg were able to follow the protoss to Shakuras, where the refugees would establish a settlement, New Antioch. Jim Raynor and Fenix were able to temporarily regain control of their side of the gate to apprise Artanis of their situation. He promised them as many warriors as he could spare.[3]
- Three days after the evacuation commenced, Jim Raynor, Fenix and Ladranix shut down the gate. Raynor deliberately damaged it with his rifle to prevent it from reactivating. The protoss left on Aiur scattered into several groups.[4]
Legacy of the Xel'Naga
Raid on Braxis
Escape from Braxis
Return to Char
Aldaris' Revolt
Activation of the Temple
The UED Invasion
Conquest of the Dominion
Battle of Boralis/Alliance with the Confederates
Confederate Raid on Umoja
UED Raid on the Dylarian Shipyards
UED Skirmish on Tarsonis
Battle of Korhal
Siege of Augustgrad
Raid on Aiur
Conquest of the Renegade Zerg
First Raid on the Psi Disrupter
The Capture of the Overmind
Enslavers II
Ulrezaj's Dark Vengeance
Rebirth of the Swarm or Zerg Alliances
- Keep track of Kerrigan's movements (eg talking to Raynor and Fenix on Aiur, stated in mission 1)
- In Story So Far part 2, it says she contacted Fenix and Raynor on Shakuras (when were they there? How did they get away from Aiur?) and convinced to rescue the remains of the Dominion fleet from the UED.
Entire SSF2 section:
She contacted Shakuras and convinced Jim Raynor and the protoss to rescue the remains of the Dominion fleet from the UED. Raynor and the protoss remained distrustful, but she informed them that controlling the zerg was only the first step in the Directorate's plan. Earth would inevitably lock down the whole sector.
Furthermore, Kerrigan claimed that she bore Mengsk no ill will. She needed Mengsk's psi emitters to reclaim additional zerg minions, destroy the psi disrupter, and vanquish the Directorate fleet. In return, she offered to help Mengsk reclaim Korhal IV. With no acceptable alternatives, Mengsk agreed. Kerrigan's plan worked perfectly, and she destroyed the psi disrupter.[5]
Tarsonis Zerg Revolt
Second Raid on the Psi Disrupter
Raid on the Kel-Morian Combine
The Liberation of Korhal
Betrayal on Korhal
Zerg Civil War (Phase Two)
Second UED Raid on Tarsonis
Destruction of Talematros
Destruction of the Second Overmind
Destruction of Cerebrates
The War Ends
The Reckoning
Dark Origin
Battle of Char Aleph
References
- ↑ Kerrigan: "Apparently, many of the renegade Cerebrates, commanded by Daggoth, have merged into a new Overmind. Fortunately, the creature is still in its infant stages. It can't control the Swarm yet, but Daggoth and the others still have control over most of the Broods." Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: The Quest for Uraj (in English). 1998.
- ↑ Kerrigan: Queen of Blades. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-10-13.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Dunes of Shakuras (in English). 1998.
- ↑ Golden, Christie (November 27, 2007). StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #2: Shadow Hunters. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7126-1.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment staff. 2008-04-16. The Story so Far... Part 2: The Brood War. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-04-16.