The Dominion Armed Forces are the military arm of the Terran Dominion. It was the successor of the defunct Confederate Armed Forces since the destruction of the Confederacy itself as of the Great War. Like the Dominion government itself, the military differed little to its Confederate predecessor; it was just as atrocious, heavy-handed (ordered or not, it did not matter) and brutal. In addition it was just as unreliable for colonial defense as the Confederacy was such as arriving too late to save Maltair IV and leaving Agria to fall in the hands of the zerg.
History
The basis of the Dominion military were forces from the Sons of Korhal, Confederate units that defected to or were absorbed after the fall of the Confederacy, and other organizations that pledged allegiance to the new Dominion.[1] Immediately following that war, Alpha Squadron engaged in combat against the zerg on the planet of Char, attempting to retrieve Mengsk's former lieutenant, Sarah Kerrigan.[2][3] It also engaged the protoss.[4]
The armed forces fought a number of small actions prior to the Brood War such as hunting down Schezar's Scavengers[5] and fighting zerg and protoss forces on the planet of Bhekar Ro.[6]
The military was unable to stem the United Earth Directorate Expeditionary Fleet's invasion of the Koprulu Sector, suffering notable defeats at Braxis,[7] Dylar IV[8] and Korhal.[9] The remnants were forced to ally with the protoss, Raynor's Raiders, and Infested Kerrigan's zerg forces to evict the UED and restore the Dominion[10] only to be betrayed by Kerrigan.[11] Mengsk had to rely on a collection of "special interest groups" to attack Kerrigan when she was in a weak position on Char, but Mengsk was defeated again.[12]
Following the Brood War
Following the Brood War, the Dominion's military was still weak. It was unable to deal militarily with problems such as the New Trinidad Pirates, eventually resorting to hiring mercenaries to destroy them.[13]
The Dominion Armed Forces attempted to secure a xel'naga temple on the world of Artika, but this brought it into open warfare with both the protoss and the zerg and in the end, it lost the battle to the protoss.[14]
The Dominion military also came into conflict with the zerg on Mar Sara, attempting to clean up the infestation.[15][16] They have also come to an arrangement with the Kel-Morian Combine, which has resettled the world and heavily defended certain secret sites on the planet.[15] The Dominion fought against a massive attack on its secret terrazine refinery there.[17]
As of four years after the Brood War, the Dominion Armed Forces have been rebuilt,[18] and has replaced much of its arsenal used during Brood War and before that. However, resources are stretched thin, leaving some areas poorly guarded.[19]
The world of Dead Man's Rock lies outside Dominion space, but the Dominion did have interests there. A small Dominion fleet dispatched by Valerian Mengsk to acquire an escaped prisoner reached the planet, only to be destroyed by a massive zerg invasion. In the wake of the attack, Valerian Mengsk dispatched a secret task force to Aiur, where he and his allies had correctly predicted the prisoner would travel to, only to get into a battle against the zerg and eventually the powerful dark archon Ulrezaj.[19]
A massive zerg invasion led personally by the Queen of Blades began targeting the Core Worlds, forcing the Dominion military to pull back to those worlds, leaving the Fringe Worlds defenseless. The early stages of the invasion reportedly resulted in billions of terran casualties.[20]
Branches
Command
Air/Space Units
Ground Units
Elite Units
Special Forces
Intelligence/Espionage
Squadrons
Other
References
- ↑ Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: The New Dominion (in English). 1998.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Aaron (June 1, 2006). StarCraft: Queen of Blades. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7133-4.
- ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Choosing Sides (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Enslavers bonus campaign, mission 1: "Schezar's Scavengers" (in English). 1998.
- ↑ Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04149-5.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: First Strike (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: The Dylarian Shipyards (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Emperor's Fall (in English). 1998.
- ↑ The Liberation of Korhal. Vivendi Games. Mission: Patriot's Blood (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: True Colors (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Omega (in English). 1998.
- ↑ 1999-03-26. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Mercenaries (in English). Map Archives: Mercenaries. StarCraft Compendium Map Archives.
- ↑ Elder, Josh and Ramanda Kamarga. "Why We Fight." In StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1, pp. 6–47. Tokyopop, August 1, 2008. ISBN 1427-80721-3.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 2008-7-24. Mar Sara. Official StarCraft II Website. Accessed 2008-7-24.
- ↑ Knaak, Richard A. and Naohiro Washio. "Thundergod." In StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1, pp. 48–93. Tokyopop, August 1, 2008. ISBN 1427-80721-3.
- ↑ 2007-03-18. StarCraft Ghost Trailer. Blizzard Entertainment/Youtube. Accessed 2007-04-18.
- ↑ Metzen, Chris; Chambers, Andy; StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-03. BlizzCon 2007 StarCraft Lore Panel Editorial. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-18.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Golden, Christie (November 27, 2007). StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #2: Shadow Hunters. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7126-1.
- ↑ Dustin Browder, Rob Pardo. 2008-10-11. Blizzcon 2008: StarCraft II Gameplay Discussion Panel (Part 3). Youtube.com Accessed 2008-10-11.