Arcturus Mengsk is a character in the StarCraft universe. He is a Terran from Korhal IV, leader of the Sons of Korhal and emperor of the Terran Dominion. During the original StarCraft, he was 38 years old. The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... Image File history File links Arcturusmengsk. ... The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... Korhal IV was an important Terran Confederacy core world, considered the jewel of the Confederacy. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. ... “Starcraft” redirects here. ...

Arcturus Mengsk was a discharged Colonel^[1] and successful prospector^[2] of the Terran Confederacy when his father Angus Mengsk (the leader of Korhal) declared war upon the Confederacy and caused the Confederates to withdraw from the planet. Embarrassed by his father's actions, but by no means surprised, he still never suspected the lengths the Confederates would go. In a shocking triple murder, his father, his mother, and his sister were all brutally killed. His father's head was never found. It also may have revealed the Ghost program of the Confederates^[3]. Flag of the Terran Confederacy. ... Terrans are the name used for humans in the fictional StarCraft universe to distinguish them from real-life humans. ... Ghost commandoes are covert operatives in the StarCraft universe. ...

Rallying the militant groups that followed his father he attacked the Confederates and harassed them in any and all ways possible. With rumors circulating that an alliance was to be declared with the Umojan Protectorate the Confederacy settled upon a solution; annihilate life on Korhal. One thousand nuclear missiles were launched at Korhal, killing more than 4,000,000 people^[4]. The Umojan Protectorate is a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Korhal IV was an important Terran Confederacy core world, considered the jewel of the Confederacy. ...

Sons of Korhal

Arcturus Mengsk, hiding out in a secret base within the Umojan Protectorate, heard the news. He was devastated as the once prosperous planet of Korhal became nothing more than a nuclear wasteland. The Umojan Protectorate is a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe. ...

He and the survivors of the event pledged to take the fight to the Confederates. Calling themselves the Sons of Korhal, they promised to overthrow the Confederacy. The Sons of Korhal quickly became the most wanted 'terrorist' cell in the sector. The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ...

As the group slowly grew in strength, it acquired a Confederacy battlecruiser which had crash-landed in Umojan territory "well outside the range of Confederate hailing" signals. He renamed this vessel the Hyperion^[5]. A crashing Terran Confederacy Behemoth-class battlecruiser in space. ... Umoja is one of the three original Terran-colonized worlds in the StarCraft universe. ... The Hyperion is a battlecruiser in the StarCraft universe, currently commanded by Jim Raynor. ...

Some time later he performed a raid on a small Terran research installation called the Fujita Complex on Vyctor 5 when he discovered Sarah Kerrigan, a Terran Ghost. Rescuing her from the Confederate scientists that were performing experiments upon her involving Zerg, he eventually made her second in command of the Sons of Korhal. According to StarCraft: Uprising, his purpose for visiting the facility was that he discovered that one of the three Ghosts who had murdered his family was present^[6]. The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... This article is about the StarCraft universe character. ... Ghost commandoes are covert operatives in the StarCraft universe. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the StarCraft universe. ...

Shortly afterwards, Kerrigan killed one of these Ghosts after Mengsk lured her aboard the Hyperion.

Mengsk took Sarah Kerrigan to Tarsonis in order to attack the primary Ghost Academy (which would create much publicity for his fledgling organization). He also wanted Kerrigan to eliminate one of those Ghosts as well. The attack was a disaster as the very small Sons of Korhal was nearly wiped out. However, Sarah Kerrigan did manage to capture the Ghost and the Academy was destroyed. She also killed Major Rumm, her former instructor who had tormented her. Mengsk promptly killed the captured and nearly helpless Ghost in cold blood. He told Kerrigan she was the third Ghost, and the most important one - the one who had cut off his father's head. Yet he found her useful and kept her as a loyal member of the Sons of Korhal^[7]. Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ... This article is about the StarCraft universe character. ... Mr. ...

Mengsk Against the Zerg

In StarCraft: Loomings, Mengsk visited Chau Sara, which had been recently invaded by the Zerg. However, Alpha Squadron drove his forces away. The StarCraft Prequel is part of the StarCraft storyline -- the history of the in the fictional universe of StarCraft. ... Chau Sara was an important colony world in the Terran Confederacy in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the StarCraft universe. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy was an interstellar confederacy set by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ...

Mengsk's Sons of Korhal then showed up on Mar Sara as the Confederacy began to arrest the colonial militias and avoid fighting the Zerg. He quickly found himself in demand as the only force there willing to face the Zerg. He endeared himself to Jim Raynor and the former Colonial Magistrate of Mar Sara by assisting in the evacuation of Mar Sara's core city, something the Confederates were not willing to do. In the fictional StarCraft universe, Mar Sara was a core Terran Confederacy colony in the Koprulu Sector. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the StarCraft universe. ... James Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ...

Before leaving, Mengsk rescued Raynor from a Confederate prison and used him to lead a strike force against the Jacobs Installation. Within Raynor discovered Zerg being imprisoned, but Mengsk had seen these Zerg in the Fujita Complex before, and was not surprised by the Confederate experiments. Raynor had been sent there to find Confederate technology and retrieved a data disk.

Mengsk's next destination was Antiga Prime, where the colonists wanted to rebel against the Confederacy. However, their military forces were too weak to accomplish anything against Alpha Squadron, which had been sent there to suppress the nascent revolt. Mengsk decided to help. He rescued a rebel base from the Confederates with the aid of Raynor and Kerrigan (the latter sneaking in and assassinating the Confederate official in charge). The combined Antigan/Sons of Korhal force then defeated the small Alpha Squadron force. In the StarCraft realm, Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy was an interstellar confederacy set by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ...

A Gift of a General

Alpha Squadron's General Edmund Duke was unable to respond effectively because his vessel, the Norad II, was attacked by the Zerg in orbit over Antiga Prime and crash-landed. This was a huge turning point for the Sons of Korhal as it enabled them to rescue Duke and force him and his force to join with the Sons of Korhal. Perhaps even more important than the acquisition of Duke's tactical skill and a large number of elite soldiers was the decryption of that Jacobs Installation data disk, which contained crucial information on the psi-emitter. As the disk was only encrypted after General Duke joined forces with the Sons of Korhal, it is likely that Duke decrypted the disk himself (or one of his aides did it). General Edmund Duke was the Terran Confederate officer in charge of Alpha Squadron, a military force in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The Norad II is a Behemoth-class battlecruiser in the fictional StarCraft universe, commanded by General Edmund Duke. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the StarCraft universe. ... In the StarCraft realm, Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... The psi emitter (also known as a Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter) is a piece of Terran technology in the StarCraft universe. ...

Meanwhile, the defection of Alpha Squadron caused the Terran Confederacy to panic. They couldn't risk losing Duke or this valuable colony, so they sent Delta Squadron to win back the colony. In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy was an interstellar confederacy set by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... Flag of the Terran Confederacy. ... Delta Squadron is a military force in the fictional StarCraft universe. ...

As a test of this new technology, the psychic Sarah Kerrigan was ordered to bring the psi-emitter to a Delta Squadron base and activate it. She did so very reluctantly, causing vast amounts of Zerg to attack the location. The Sons of Korhal and Alpha Squadron were forced to evacuate. Sometime afterwards the Protoss arrived, wiping out all life on the surface of the planet, including the Zerg. The psi emitter (also known as a Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter) is a piece of Terran technology in the StarCraft universe. ... Delta Squadron is a military force in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Artanis, a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. ...

Great Power... and Betrayal

Arcturus Mengsk was now firmly on the path to victory. With a powerful army and the psi-emitter he was nearly unstoppable. Many colonies rebelled and joined his side, but in order to win he had to defeat the Confederacy in a decisive battle at Tarsonis. While Tarsonis had been invaded in the past, it had never fallen. Fortunately for Mengsk, General Edmund Duke had taken part in many battles there and understood its defenses thoroughly. The psi emitter (also known as a Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter) is a piece of Terran technology in the StarCraft universe. ... Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ... General Edmund Duke was the Terran Confederate officer in charge of Alpha Squadron, a military force in the fictional StarCraft universe. ...

Duke's plan was to create a ruckus to enable a small Sons of Korhal force to slip past Confederacy defenses and use the psi-emitters to summon the Zerg. Of course, Mengsk did not inform Sarah Kerrigan or Raynor of this part of the plan. While successful, causing the near extinction of the Confederacy, it alienated both Kerrigan and Raynor. The psi emitter (also known as a Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter) is a piece of Terran technology in the StarCraft universe. ...

However, Sarah Kerrigan remained loyal and followed his next set of orders... to protect the Zerg from the coming Protoss fleet, under the command of Executor Tassadar. Kerrigan believed the Protoss were there to exterminate all life on Tarsonis, not just the Zerg, so of course she would fight them. She defeated the Protoss fleet but was abandoned to the Zerg, after Mengsk ordered his fleet to leave the Tarsonis system. Raynor's attempts to rescue her failed, and he too was forced to flee to a relatively safe part of Tarsonis' space platform. However he did take the Hyperion with him, and convinced the Mar Sara Magistrate (now a commander) to join him. Artanis, a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. ... Tassadar is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ... Artanis, a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. ... Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ... Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ...

Mengsk returned to deal with the Commander and Raynor's "treachery". General Duke revealed his startling knowledge of Confederacy defenses by reactivating the Ion Cannon, a powerful piece of technology which would shoot down Raynor's forces if they attempted to leave. Raynor was forced to defeat Duke and the Sons of Korhal in platform fighting and destroy the Ion Cannon in order to escape.

Nonplussed, Mengsk had himself crowned emperor of the Terran Dominion and made Korhal IV the new capital (since Tarsonis was now uninhabitable by the Terrans). The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. ... Korhal IV was an important Terran Confederacy core world, considered the jewel of the Confederacy. ... The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ...

The New Dominion

As Mengsk set about building his new Terran Dominion, he received a psychic message from Sarah Kerrigan on Char. He sent General Duke's Alpha Squadron there to retrieve her, but his forces were repelled by the Zerg. Duke would remain as Mengsk wanted to claim Char as a colony world, probably due to its rich resources. The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. ... Char is a planet in the StarCraft universe. ... In the computer game StarCraft, Alpha Squadron is the Terran Confederacy military unit under the command of General Edmund Duke. ...

After the death of the Zerg Overmind, Mengsk had declared a quarantine and blockade over Aiur. It was during this time that he tried to bring to justice a Terran criminal, Alan Schezar, which is covered in StarCraft: Enslavers. The Zerg Overmind, sometimes known simply as the Overmind, is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... Illustration of Aiur, homeworld of the mighty Protoss. ... The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... Alan Schezar is a smuggler, crime lord and Goliath pilot in the fictional StarCtraft universe. ...

The United Earth Directorate

Mengsk and Duke built a powerful defense over Korhal, but when the United Earth Directorate (UED) arrived and attacked, it was able to neutralize most of his defenses and attack his palace. Mengsk and Duke tried to escape in the Norad III, but the UED cut off his escape. Admiral DuGalle threatened him with execution, along with his senior officials, but Raynor suddenly appeared in the Hyperion and rescued his enemy, leaving DuGalle dumbfounded. Logo of United Earth Directorate. ... The Norad II is a battlecruiser in the fictional StarCraft universe, piloted by General Edmund Duke. ... Admiral Gerard DuGalle of the UED Admiral Gerard DuGalle is a character in the StarCraft universe. ...

Mengsk and Raynor (and probably Duke) fled to Aiur, where Raynor had continued his alliance with the Protoss Praetor Fenix and hid in a command center near the Warp Gate. Making matters more complicated, there were large numbers of Zerg near the Warp Gate, which remained quiet until the Warp Gate was activated. In their efforts to capture these men, the UED task force attacked Raynor's command center. Raynor, Mengsk (and probably Duke) fled in a dropship through the Warp Gate, which then exploded. It is unknown where the ship flew to. Worse for the UED, the Zerg suddenly attacked and DuGalle had to face possible treachery from two of his subordinates. DuGalle had to leave. Illustration of Aiur, homeworld of the mighty Protoss. ... Artanis, a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. ... Fenix is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... In the Aeon of Strife in the fictional StarCraft universe, Protoss warriors created warp gates to travel great distances instantaneously. ... In the Aeon of Strife in the fictional StarCraft universe, Protoss warriors created warp gates to travel great distances instantaneously. ... In the Aeon of Strife in the fictional StarCraft universe, Protoss warriors created warp gates to travel great distances instantaneously. ...

Mengsk was put into cold storage, and when he awoke he was in the power of Infested Kerrigan, who had struck an alliance with Jim Raynor and Fenix. Mengsk was very angry at Infested Kerrigan, who reminded him of his own treachery. In his efforts to kill her, he only made her stronger. Kerrigan needed Mengsk for a favor - she would help Mengsk and Raynor (the latter showing a great hatred for the United Earth Directorate, not to mention Mengsk) to clear out Earth's influence on the Koprulu Sector in return for their aid in destroying the Psi Disruptor. Mengsk agreed in exchange for Kerrigan's help in retaking control over Korhal. Mengsk's role was to give Kerrigan a psi-emitter so she could recruit Zerg on Braxis, where the Psi Disruptor was located. The ploy worked, and the Psi Disruptor was permanently destroyed. This became the death knell for the United Earth Directorate's expeditionary force in the Koprulu Sector, though it would take time for Admiral DuGalle to realize this. Sarah Kerrigan—who calls herself the Queen of Blades—is a character in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... James Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... Fenix is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... Sarah Kerrigan—who calls herself the Queen of Blades—is a character in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Logo of United Earth Directorate. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ... The Psi Disruptor is a powerful piece of technology in the StarCraft universe. ... The psi emitter (also known as a Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter) is a piece of Terran technology in the StarCraft universe. ... Braxis Braxis is a small, cold celestial body in the StarCraft universe (it is not yet known whether it is a moon or a planet). ... The Psi Disruptor is a powerful piece of technology in the StarCraft universe. ... The Psi Disruptor is a powerful piece of technology in the StarCraft universe. ... Logo of United Earth Directorate. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ...

Another Betrayal

Arcturus Mengsk, General Edmund Duke, Fenix and Jim Raynor joined forces with Kerrigan, the "Queen of Blades" in order to attack the UED forces on Korhal. After the successful attack, Mengsk's forces rested. However, Kerrigan and Samir Duran launched a devastating surprise attack, leading the Zerg to victory and inflicting massive casualties on Mengsk's forces and on Raynor's Raiders. In the attack, General Edmund Duke and Fenix were both assassinated, leaving Mengsk and especially Raynor very bitter. Samir Duran —better known as Duran or Lieutenant Duran— is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... Raynors Raiders are a fictional unit of Terran troops in the StarCraft universe, led by Jim Raynor. ...

The Zerg left, leaving Mengsk and Korhal alone. However, this did mean Mengsk was himself greatly weakened as a military force.

Recent Actions

Mengsk set about creating an army of "special interest groups" interested in killing Sarah Kerrigan and attacked her when she was in a vulnerable position on Char. His forces failed, but Mengsk threatened Kerrigan with eventual death (as did Raynor). He returned to Korhal to rebuild his empire. This article is about the StarCraft universe character. ... Char is a planet in the StarCraft universe. ...

More recently, Mengsk has led a war against the Koprulu Liberation Front. In the fictional StarCraft universe, there are a number of Terran pirate militias which have caused conflict with the Terran Confederacy and the Terran Dominion. ...

It is unknown as to whether Mengsk will appear in the upcoming Starcraft 2.

Quotes

"For we shall win through, no matter the cost!"

References

1. ^  Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
2. ^  Neilson, Micky. StarCraft: Uprising. New York and Toronto, Ontario: Pocket Books, 2000. ISBN B00005AS12 (eBook only)

External links

• StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment
• Battle.net StarCraft Compendium
• StarCraft Legacy Arcturus Mengsk biography