Games - Tassadar

	Games - Tassadar

Tassadar is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. He was a Protoss High Templar and piloted the Gantrithor, a Protoss Carrier.

In Starcraft Tassadar is voiced by Michael Gough.

Tassadar the Executor

Tassadar, aged 356, bore the title of Executor, a senior Templar rank, until he was ostracised by the Judicator Caste for disobeying the orders of Aldaris, a member of the Protoss Conclave and a religious and military leader of the Protoss people. Unlike Aldaris, Tassadar believed in the need to respect the lives of the Terrans on Chau Sara in their quest to eradicate the Zerg.

Tassadar's Expeditionary Force made first contact between the Protoss and the Zerg when he discovered organic space probes floating in deep space. He had them brought aboard a ship for study, and eventually subjected them to an analysis with Khaydarin Crystals. He was horrified by what he discovered - not only did they naturally react to the crystals (revealing their Xel'Naga origin) but he could read their vague thoughts - Find Humanity ... Assimilate ... Learn ... Evolve.

This was reported to the Protoss on Aiur, who ordered him to remove the xenomorphic threat immediately.

Tassadar approached Chau Sara, an infested Terran planet. The Zerg had completely covered the planet in Creep, killing or infesting all of its inhabitants. He reluctantly brought his lumbering and powerful vessels into low orbit and attacked, killing virtually all life on the surface.

Unfortunately, other planets had been infested, and Tassadar was ordered to sterilize them, too. The nearest infected planet was Mar Sara. Upon his approach, he was met by a clumsy Terran Confederacy fleet, but instead of attacking them, Tassadar announced himself and withdrew.

Eventually the Terrans evacuated the planet, and only then did Tassadar attack, once more sterilizing a planetary surface.

Tassadar did the same thing at Antiga Prime, where the psi-emitter was first used by the Sons of Korhal.

Finally the Sons of Korhal brought psi-emitters to Tarsonis, the capital planet of the Terran Confederacy and activated them, luring massive amounts of Zerg to the planet in order to attack the Confederates.

Tassadar moved his fleet in to destroy the Zerg. Perhaps he would have been successful in this, but the Sons of Korhal actually defeated his fleet in order to protect the Zerg.

The Sons of Korhal detachment was led by Sarah Kerrigan, who believed (due to her mind-reading abilities) that the Protoss were there to destroy all life on Tarsonis, not just the Zerg.

Break with the Conclave

The Zerg captured Sarah Kerrigan and transported her to Char, taking them away from Tassadar's fleet in the process. Tassadar was ordered to return to Aiur. However, Kerrigan started sending psychic messages to her former friends, Arcturus Mengsk and Jim Raynor while on Char, attracting the attention of Tassadar and Zeratul as well. Tassadar disobeyed his orders and travelled to Char, while Aldaris returned to Aiur.

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