Editing UED Expeditionary Fleet

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The '''[[United Earth Directorate]] Expeditionary Fleet''' (a.k.a. '''UED Expeditionary Force''')<ref>2017-06-30, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBBUVUmzxKk Stukov Spotlight – Heroes of the Storm]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2017-07-02</ref> was a [[terran|human]] strike force dispatched to the [[Koprulu Sector]] in order to bring the sector under UED control during the [[Brood War (conflict)|Brood War]]. The fleet was commanded by Admiral [[Gerard DuGalle]] with Vice Admiral [[Alexei Stukov]] as his second.<ref name="SC:BW_Man">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> The UED Expeditionary Fleet was destroyed by the zerg Swarm temporarily backed by the terrans and the protoss.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M10">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Omega]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The scattered remnants of the UED forces kept a low profile in the Koprulu Sector.<ref name="SC:G:Spectres"/>

==History==
The [[United Powers League]] became aware of the existence of the [[zerg]] and [[protoss]] in the [[Koprulu Sector]]. Fearing a possible attack on [[Earth]], the UED was formed, resulting in the dispatching of a fleet, tasked to

# Conquer all of the "rogue" terran colonies, and capture [[Arcturus Mengsk]], the Emperor of the newly formed [[Terran Dominion]].
# Take control of the entire [[Zerg Swarm]] by capturing the [[Second Overmind|new Overmind]] with psychics and powerful drugs.
# Use the captured Zerg Swarm to pacify all protoss activity within the sector.<ref name="SC:BW_Man"/> 

[[File:UEDEarth SCR Game1.png|The fleet leaves Earth|thumb|left]]
The UED fleet arrived in the sector after the [[Great War]]. One of the fleet's first actions was to conduct a "weapons test" in which Admiral DuGalle observed a battle between [[zerg]] he had released onto an unsuspecting [[Terran Dominion|Dominion]] colony.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Cinematic: [[Brood War Introduction#Brood War Introduction Movie|Brood War Introduction Movie]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

Another early action was at [[Braxis]] as the UED sought to take control of the planet from the Dominion. The UED blockade of the world was forced by the protoss [[The Battle of Braxis|escaping with the Uraj]].<ref name="SC:BW_E4_M5">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Battle of Braxis]] (in English). 1998.</ref>  Although the protoss escaped the fleet proceeded to assault [[Battle of Boralis (First Strike)|Boralis]], the capital city, and capture the planet. In the process the UED recruited Lieutenant [[Samir Duran]] and elements of his [[Confederate Resistance Forces]].<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M1">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[First Strike (Terran)|First Strike]] (in English). 1998.</ref> 

[[File:SpaceBattle SC1 Art1.jpg|thumb|left|UED ships within the [[Dylar system]]]]
The UED fleet continued to attack the Dominion, such as [[Raid on the Dylarian Shipyards (Episode V)|capturing the]] [[Dylarian Shipyards]] and destroying a [[Dominion Armada]] counterattack led by General [[Edmund Duke]].<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M2">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Dylarian Shipyards (mission)|The Dylarian Shipyards]] (in English). 1998.</ref> It also found the [[Psi Disrupter]] on [[Tarsonis]] despite heavy [[zerg]] presence in the world as it feared that Dominion Emperor [[Arcturus Mengsk]]'s forces would take the Psi Disrupter first.<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M3">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Ruins of Tarsonis]] (in English). 1998.</ref> 
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===Conquest of the Dominion===
The fleet besieged [[Korhal]], the Dominion throne world. The Dominion's superior numbers and a strong defense failed to stop the invaders. The UED conquered the planet and destroyed Mengsk's palace in [[Augustgrad]]; the intervention of [[Raynor's Raiders]] and a small protoss fleet allowed the Dominion emperor to escape.<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M5">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Emperor's Fall]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

===The "Betrayal" of Alexei Stukov===
The fleet's next course of battle would be at the world of [[Aiur]], where Mengsk and Raynor had escaped. There, it found that a huge [[protoss]] refugee base was located there with a [[warp gate (xel'naga)|warp gate]] and worse, multiple [[zerg]] broods surrounding the base. The Expeditionary Fleet was able to destroy one zerg [[brood]] there with relative ease and secure a base and launch a large attack to the protoss base though by then, the warp gate had been activated which triggered the zerg into full action. Despite this, the fleet's forces were able to rout the protoss defenders and destroy Raynor's [[command center]]. With the fugitives Mengsk and Raynor attempting to escape, the UED followed them in hot pursuit. The mission would have been successful though a huge wave of zerg descended upon the attacking fleet from the north-east, forcing the fleet to fall back. They did not realize however, that [[Samir Duran]] had betrayed them by moving his troops out of the area.<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M6">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Emperor's Flight]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

[[File:Marine_SC1_CineUEDVicRep1.jpg|left|thumb|A UED [[marine]]]]
[[Alexei Stukov]] left the debacle on [[Aiur]] and secretly reconstructed the [[Psi Disrupter]] on [[Braxis]]. When DuGalle realized that the Disrupter hadn't been destroyed, the fleet redeployed to Braxis. DuGalle sent a commando force under Duran in order to "terminate" Stukov's command. Duran killed Stukov, who, with his last words, revealed to DuGalle that Duran was a traitor and possibly [[infested terran|infested]], and told DuGalle that the Disrupter was essential to their mission. Shortly thereafter, a large wave of zerg invaded the Disrupter, while someone had set the power core to self-destruct. The UED forces were able to defeat the zerg and save the Disrupter.<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M7">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
[[File:UEDFleet_SC1_CineUEDVicRep1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|UED Expeditionary Fleet at [[Char]]]]

===Zerg Slaves===
Perhaps the last major victory of the UED fleet's came upon [[Char]], where it went to enslave the [[second Overmind]] and its minions after activating the Disrupter. Initially, the fleet came across many difficulties thanks to three specialized [[cerebrate]]s; one giving [[sunken colony|sunken colonies]] invincibility, one spawning a [[Torrasque]] and the other guarded by large numbers of [[infested terran]]s. However, these cerebrates were destroyed eventually and the second Overmind was finally captured, effectively giving the UED Expeditionary Fleet more numbers and making them the dominant power of the Koprulu Sector.<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M8">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[To Chain the Beast]] (in English). 1998.</ref>  A victory report was send back to [[Earth]] though much of it was exaggerated. For example, Stukov's was reported to have died heroically in action on Char.<ref name = "CallHome">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Cinematic: [[StarCraft Episode V#UED Victory Report|UED Victory Report]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

===Downfall of the UED Invasion===
The Fleet's heavy-handed actions rallied the inhabitants of the sector against it. A powerful but uneasy alliance between the [[Sarah Kerrigan|Queen of Blades]], [[Raynor's Raiders]], [[Fenix]]'s [[protoss]] force and the remnants of the [[Terran Dominion]] rallied against the UED fleet's forces. In essence, the UED fleet's doom slowly began after the alliance destroyed the Psi Disrupter.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M2">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Reign of Fire]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Making things worse, the alliance attacked the fleet's garrison backed up by zerg slave broods on Korhal. Although the fleet lost the battle,<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M4">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Liberation of Korhal]] (in English). 1998.</ref> the alliance also crumbled due to Kerrigan betraying her allies.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M5">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[True Colors]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

The UED then dispatched a large number of its [[UED Slave Broods|slave zerg]] against Kerrigan's main [[hive cluster]] on [[Tarsonis]]. In an attempt to bolster their control over the zerg, the UED performed scientific experiments on them. However, the [[UED Science Corps]] still lost the battle.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M7">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Fury of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> When Kerrigan and her main forces attacked Char, the fleet was able to maintain strong control over the enslaved Overmind and its minions. The majority of the fleet was stationed at Char. Kerrigan, along with "assistance" from the [[Nerazim|Dark Templar]], was able to defeat the fleet and its pet zerg and the battle concluded with [[Zeratul]] slaying the second Overmind.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M8">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[To Slay the Beast]] (in English). 1998.</ref> With the zerg firmly back under Kerrigan's control, the Expeditionary Fleet withdrew from Char, although some remnants were left behind on the planet and were in the vicinity of Kerrigan and Zeratul's final skirmish to secure the [[Matriarch]] [[Raszagal]].<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M9">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Reckoning]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

By this point, some UED troops had defected, and would end up stranded in the Koprulu Sector.<ref name="KindreganQA8">Blizzard Entertainment. 2012-12-10. [http://us.battle.net//sc2/en/blog/8091055 StarCraft II Creative Development Q&A - Part 8]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2012-12-10.</ref>

[[File:UEDDefeat SCR Game1.png|thumb|The annihilated UED Expeditionary Fleet]]
The remnants of the fleet returned to Char at the same time Dominion and protoss forces converged on the planet. The timing was inconvenient for the zerg whose bulk were on the planet surface with just one brood remaining on [[Char Aleph]]. DuGalle made a final demand for Kerrigan's submission which in turn was met by a suitably defiant response. The battle for the space platform fared badly for the UED and DuGalle was forced to concede. The Admiral's attempt to parley and negotiate for the lives of his men was rebuffed by the Queen of Blades. There would be no prisoners.<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M10"/> Shortly thereafter the majority of UED Expeditionary Fleet was overtaken and destroyed by the zerg as they retreated to Earth. No vessels ever made it back to Earth to report what had transpired.<ref name = "The End">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. [[StarCraft Episode VI#Epilogue|Cinematic: Epilogue]] (in English). 1998.</ref><ref name = "SSF2">Blizzard Entertainment staff. 2008-04-16. [http://starcraft2.com/features/storysofar2.xml The Story so Far... Part 2: The Brood War]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2008-04-16.</ref>

===Remnants===
[[File:UEDMarine SC-GA1 Comic1.JPEG|thumb|UED stand-ins in a Dominion training exercise]]
Remnants of the Expeditionary Fleet survived in the [[Koprulu Sector]], hiding<ref name="SSF2"/> in places such as on [[Abaddon]].<ref>2006-01-13. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060131114846/www.blizzard.com/ghost/wallpaper/ Wallpaper]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2006-02-09.</ref><ref name="SC:G:Spectres">Kenyon, Nate. (September 27, 2011). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1439-10938-0.</ref> At least one element of the fleet abandoned during the Brood War became the [[Spartan Company]], a band of mercenary [[goliath]] pilots.<ref name="Spartan">[http://sclegacy.com/features/events/4.19.10/photos/DSC00195.JPG]</ref> The Spartan Company offered their services to Raynor's Raiders.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryMercs">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Graven Hill's laptop (in English). 2010.</ref>

The remnants were still viewed as a threat by the [[Terran Dominion]] and along with the [[Umojan Protectorate|Umojans]] were declared "race traitors".<ref name = "SC:GA_V1">DeCandido, Keith R. A. (w), Fernando Heinz Furukawa (p, i). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1]]'' (paperback binding). Tokyopop, January 1, 2010. ISBN 978-1427-81612-2.</ref> Emperor [[Arcturus Mengsk]] vowed to stamp out what he called the "impotent leftovers of a failed campaign" and sent [[ghost]] agents to assassinate their leaders and spies.<ref name="SC:G:Spectres"/>

The UED remnants required a lot of support and generally kept a low profile.<ref name="SC:G:Spectres"/> In [[2503]],<ref name="HDTimeline">April 6, 2010. "Timeline". ''[[StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils]].'' Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.</ref><ref name="DDTimeline">April 12, 2011. "Timeline." ''[[StarCraft II: Devils' Due]].'' Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). pp. 248-262. ISBN 978-1416-55085-3.</ref><ref name="SC:G:STimeline">September 27, 2011. "Timeline." ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). pp. 393-416. ISBN 978-1439-10938-0.</ref> they were falsely blamed for attacks by [[Project Shadowblade|Project: Shadowblade]] (such as against [[Atticus Minor]] in [[2503]]) by the [[Terran Dominion]], which tried to hide the kidnapping of [[ghost]]s by Shadowblade.<ref name="SC:G:Spectres"/> 

Even years later, the aftershock of their invasion left many UED sympathizer movements around the Koprulu sector, though they kept a low profile.<ref name="SCS:Issue1">Houser, Jody (w), Guzmán,Gabriel (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Scavengers: Issue 1]]" ''[[StarCraft: Scavengers]]'' '''1''' (7) (July 25, 2018) Dark Horse Comics.</ref> At least some of these sympathizers  had xenophobic beliefs, and hoped the UED would return to wipe out the protoss and zerg.<ref name="SCS:Issue4">Houser, Jody (w), Guzmán,Gabriel (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Scavengers: Issue 4]]" ''[[StarCraft: Scavengers]]'' '''4''' (7) (October 31st, 2018) Dark Horse Comics.</ref>

==Known Members==
[[File:MoralesUniform Heroes Game1.JPG|thumb|A UED officer]]
*Admiral [[Gerard DuGalle]] (deceased)
*Vice Admiral [[Alexei Stukov]] (deceased, later resurrected)
*[[Captain (Episode V)|"The Captain"]]
*Lieutenant [[Thomas Dufay]]
*Lieutenant [[Rosa Morales]]
*[[Harry]]
*[[Johnny]]
*[[Malmsteen]]
*[[Marine 384DTA47631]]

===Allies===
*Lieutenant [[Samir Duran]] (allied, later defected, deceased)
*Captain [[Angelina Emillian]] ([[Confederate Resistance Forces]], deceased)

==Military Wings==
[[File:SpaceBattle SC1 Art1.jpg|thumb|The fleet's aerospace forces]]

===Battle Order===
The UED Expeditionary Fleet itself was organized into at least two distinct wings: 
*[[Atlas Wing]] 
*[[Cronus Wing]] 

There were also several specialized organizations within the whole Fleet:
*UED Blockade
*UED Strike Team
*UED Commando Force
*[[UED Science Corps]]
*UED Defense Garrison
*UED Planetary Garrison
*[[Stukov's Elite Guard]]
*UED Battle Fleet

[[File:Valkyrie SCR HeadAnim.gif|thumb|A UED pilot]]
The UED Blockade was formed to blockade and besiege planets.<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Battle of Braxis]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The UED Strike Team and UED Commando Force were ground forces that played a role in some of the Directorate operations. The Science Corps controlled the [[second Overmind]] and its [[UED Slave Broods|minions]].<ref>''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Fury of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> The Defense Garrison defended Braxis and the psi disrupter.<ref name="RF">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Reign of Fire]] (in English). 1998.</ref><ref name = "PB">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

Vice Admiral [[Alexei Stukov|Stukov]] himself had an [[Stukov's Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], which used blue as its color. Stukov would actually defy the Directorate orders, although he did so in the Directorate's best interests. But disinformation by [[Samir Duran]], a former member of [[Alpha Squadron]], would lead to the death of Stukov.<ref name ="PB"/>

During the [[Brood War (conflict)|Brood War]], the UED's forces were augmented by "[[Confederate Resistance Forces|colonial conscripts]]"<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M1">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[First Strike (Terran)|First Strike]] (in English). 1998.</ref> and defeated Dominion forces.<ref name="SC:BW_E5_M2">''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Dylarian Shipyards (mission)|The Dylarian Shipyards]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
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The UED Expeditionary Fleet pioneered innovative infantry compositions, which were imitated by [[Amon's Forces]] during the [[End War]].<ref name="CoopWaves">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: ''[[Co-op Missions]]'', The Vermillion Problem  (in English). 2016-08-21.</ref>

==Territories==
===Occupied Worlds===
*[[Abaddon]] (remnants hide here)
*[[Braxis]] ([[Psi Disrupter]]'s emplacement)
*[[Char]] ([[Second Overmind]]'s emplacement)
*[[Korhal|Korhal IV]] (capital world)

===Other Worlds===
*[[Aiur]] - The UED pursued [[Jim Raynor]] and [[Arcturus Mengsk]] from [[Korhal]] and attempted to capture them. The fugitives escaped through a {{link|warp gate|xel'naga}} with the aid of unexpected [[zerg]] interference. Further pursuit was not immediately possible when the gate self-destructed.
*[[Dylar IV]] - Location of the [[Dylarian Shipyards]]. An assault captured [[Terran Dominion|Dominion]] ships for UED use from the yards. Following the attack the yards were demolished and the local Dominion forces impressed.
*[[Tarsonis]] - The dormant [[Psi Disrupter]] drew the UED's attention to the zerg-infested world; the device was ultimately moved to [[Braxis]]. The fleet returned with [[UED Slave Broods|slave broods]] to destroy [[Sarah Kerrigan]]'s hive clusters; the attack failed when the UED lost control of the slave broods.

==Notes==
*While the UED's attitude was towards the progress and the defense of humanity, DuGalle was willing to use [[infested terran]]s against his enemies in the [[Koprulu Sector]].<ref name="SC:BW_E6_M8"/>

==References==
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