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Raynor's Raiders are a fictional unit of Terran troops in the StarCraft universe, led by Jim Raynor. The group frequently includes Protoss among its number, especially when Fenix was a part of the group.

Main members:
Jim Raynor
The Terran Commander (former colonial magistrate of Mar Sara)
Fenix

Raynor's Raiders is an independent pirate group that makes its home in the Koprulu Sector, possessing no one headquarters of operation; rather, the group operates from its flagship, the Hyperion
, a Behemoth-class battlecruiser captured and refitted by the Sons of Korhal before StarCraft and then hijacked by Jim Raynor at the end of StarCraft Episode I.

Rebellion against the Sons of Korhal

After the debacle over Tarsonis, Sons of Korhal Captain James Raynor left the organisation after feeling betrayed and used by its dissembling leader, Arcturus Mengsk, and due to the fact that Mengsk sacrificed Kerrigan to the Zerg. The Commander, who commanded the operation that led to Kerrigan's capture, also sided with Raynor. Many others felt the same way, and some of the deserters were former Mar Sara militia members under the command of Raynor.

Arcturus Mengsk and Alpha Squadron General Edmund Duke returned to the orbital platforms over Tarsonis to punish the Raynor's Raiders. The Raiders were heavily outnumbered. In order to escape from Tarsonis's space platforms, Raynor's Raiders had to destroy the powerful Ion Cannon which had been activated by General Duke. The Cannon would destroy Raynor's forces as they fled. With a daring thrust against the Sons of Korhal, Raynor was able to destroy the Cannon, and then make good his escape.

Conflict with the Zerg

Following their escape from Tarsonis, the small armada found its way to Char after its leader, Raynor, was psychically called to the burnt-out world. Alpha Squadron General Edmund Duke was also in the area, acting as a Terran Dominion enforcer.

Both had been lured there by psychic emissions produced by Sarah Kerrigan, who had been encased in a cocoon by a new Zerg Brood, where she was undergoing a metamorphosis into a special Infested Terran. Duke attacked the new Zerg Brood but was defeated. He was pursued by the Tiamat Brood.

Raynor's forces arrived, avoiding Duke's forces. They also came into conflict with the Zerg. During the battle, Infested Kerrigan emerged from the cocoon and defeated his forces. Kerrigan allowed Jim Raynor to leave Char alive.

The remnants of Raynor's Raiders fled to an orbital station over Char. It would be here that the renegade group would meet up with and join the Protoss fleet under the command of former Protoss Executor Tassadar. Raynor said that Tassadar "laid it on the line for me and my crew on Char".

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