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Encyclopedia > Artanis
StarCraft character
Artanis
Image:Artanis.png
Species Protoss
Affiliation(s) New Antioch, Protoss civilization
Position(s) Protoss Praetor, Protoss Scout pilot

Artanis is a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. At only 262 years old, he has been given great military responsibility and is the youngest Protoss in history to achieve this rank. The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An un-armored Protoss warrior, possibly Artanis. ... An un-armored Protoss warrior, possibly Artanis. ... The Protoss scout is a type of Starfighter in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... An un-armored Protoss warrior, possibly Artanis. ... StarCraft is a real-time strategy computer game by Blizzard Entertainment. ...

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Fictional Biography

A young warrior and Scout pilot in the service of the now defunct Protoss Conclave, Artanis is among the few remaining heroes of his race and among the last of its great Templar leaders. Though he employs unconventional tactics and is a dynamic, flexible leader, his youth is the sire to arrogance and a brash demeanor. He looks down on the Terran colonies and recklessly attacked the United Earth Directorate on Braxis, although Zeratul warned him against such arrogance. The Protoss Conclave was a political body which used to control Protoss society in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The Templar Caste is a collection of Protoss tribes in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The United Earth Directorate or UED is a fictional government in the StarCraft universe which is descended from the former controlling government, the United Powers League (UPL). ... Braxis is a small cold moon in the StarCraft universe. ... Zeratul is a Protoss character in the fictional Starcraft universe. ...


Artanis idolizes Tassadar and hopes to become a great leader like him. He likens him sacrifice Adun, a legendary Protoss hero, and substitutes his name in place of Adun's in the Templar warcry "En Taro Adun". He also considers himself unworthy of even speaking Tassadar's name, and despises Kerrigan, one of Tassadar's greater enemies in life. Tassadar is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... Sarah Louise[1] Kerrigan— who is styled the Queen of Blades in her role as mistress of the Zerg Swarms— is a major character in the fictional StarCraft universe. ...


Artanis was appointed Praetor shortly after the apocalyptic battle that saw the death of the Zerg Overmind and Tassadar with it. Along with the Executor and Zeratul, he led the Conclave survivors, including Aldaris, to the Warp Gate and escaped to Shakuras, the Dark Templar homeworld. When the Protoss made it safely to Shakuras, Artanis was put in charge of the refugee camp, New Antioch. However, the Zerg followed them through the Gate and attacked the sparsely defended camp: luckily the Dark Templar emerged to save them and lead them to the Matriarch Raszagal. During the battle, the Warp Gate was closed by Jim Raynor and Fenix, who vowed to defend Aiur from the Zerg and close the gate to halt the infestation. The Zerg Overmind, sometimes known simply as the Overmind, is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... In the fictional StarCraft Universe, Aldaris is a 740-year-old powerful Protoss Judicator in the service of the Protoss Conclave. ... Shakuras is the homeworld planet of the Protoss Dark Templars in the StarCraft Universe, a fictional universe in which a series of computer games and books are set. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Matriarch Raszagal is leader of the Dark Templar people in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... Fenix is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ...


Upon meeting Raszagal and learning of the Xel'Naga Temple, Artanis was very enthusiastic about retrieving the Uraj and Khalis in order to activate it. However, Raszagal wanted the Zerg cleared away from the Temple first. Artanis saw, for the first time, the true power of the [Dark Templar] as they slew two Cerebrates. Afterwards, Kerrigan made her introduction to the Protoss of Shakuras. While Raszagal welcomed her, Artanis said he could not forget what she had done to his race. Aldaris, meanwhile, refused to talk to Raszagal. The XelNaga are a race in the StarCraft universe which have vanished (or gone to sleep) countless ages ago. ... Uraj is the name of a powerful psionic crystal in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Khalis is the name of a powerful psionic crystal in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Zerg Cerebrates are fictional characters from the StarCraft series of video games and books. ...


Quest for the Crystals

Artanis, Zeratul and Infested Kerrigan took part in the expedition to Braxis, where the Uraj crystal was located. Overcoming damage to the Protoss Warp Matrix, which prevented his forces from summoning space vessels; the Protoss defeated the Terran forces there and recovered the crystal. When the Protoss tried to leave Braxis, however, they met a surprise: the United Earth Directorate's Admiral Stukov had constructed a series of Missile Turrets on a space platform over Braxis, which would prevent the Protoss from escaping. Braxis is a small cold moon in the StarCraft universe. ... The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... The United Earth Directorate or UED is a fictional government in the StarCraft universe which is descended from the former controlling government, the United Powers League (UPL). ... Alexei Stukov (also known as Alexi Stukov) is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ...


While Zeratul was cautious of this new threat, Artanis was surprising by his reluctance. Artanis asked Zeratul why they, who killed the Overmind, should fear the Terrans, but was reminded that such a feat was accomplished with the help of Terrans as well. Artanis, still prideful, led a small force to disable the blockade and provide an escape route.


Artanis' next destination was Char, home of the second Zerg Overmind and the location of the Khalis crystal. Unfortunately, the new Overmind had nestled very close to the Khalis, requiring the Protoss to fight their way past a large number of Zerg in order to recover the crystal. Kerrigan and Artanis both proposed a way of recovering the crystal. Kerrigan suggested cutting a path through the Zerg in order to recover it, while Artanis suggested dealing enough subdual damage to the Overmind to temporarily pacify the nearby Zerg - the new Overmind was still in its infant stage, and its control over the Zerg was still weak. Zeratul told Artanis that his plan was very bold, worthy of Tassadar himself, bringing a blushing reaction from Artanis and a sarcastic comment from Kerrigan. Char is a planet in the StarCraft universe. ... The Zerg Overmind, sometimes known simply as the Overmind, is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Tassadar is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ...


During the upcoming battle, Kerrigan took control of a Zerg Hive Cluster and "donated" it to the Protoss. Together, the Zerg and Protoss fought their way to the Overmind and Khalis, spiriting the crystal away. However, Artanis seemed despondent. He believed his forces would arrive at Shakuras too late to finally defeat the Zerg there.


Return to Shakuras

When the forces arrived on Shakuras, they found it in a state of war. Aldaris, angered at Raszagal's acceptance of Kerrigan, had taken control of a band of Khali survivors and led an assault on New Antioch. Artanis discovered that many of their High Templar had sided with Aldaris, and the threat of enemy Archons was very real: Zeratul responded by having the Dark Templar merge to become Dark Archons, which proved the equal of their Light counterparts in battle.


Artanis and Zeratul fought for the Matriarch, while Kerrigan avoided the action, as it was an internal Protoss matter. After defeating Aldaris, Artanis and Zeratul descended on him. Artanis pleaded for Aldaris to surrender, but the conversation was interrupted when Kerrigan arrived and killed the rebel Templar. Zeratul evicted a gloating Kerrigan from Shakuras as a result of her actions. An un-armored Protoss warrior, possibly Artanis. ...


During the second confrontation between Protoss]] and [[Zerg] forces on the much hallowed Xel'Naga Temple grounds of Shakuras], which lay atop a nexus of cosmic energy, Artanis was instrumental in breaking the Zerg blockade and activating the ancient weapon. Wielding the golden Uraj crystal, he manipulated the nexus's cosmic energies to eradicate all Zerg life on Shakuras. The XelNaga are a race in the StarCraft universe which have vanished (or gone to sleep) countless ages ago. ...


The Siege of Char

Artanis accompanied Zeratul to Char after Kerrigan had kidnapped Raszagal from Shakuras and brought her there, as a tool to force Zeratul to destroy the second Zerg Overmind. While Kerrigan's ploy was successful, Zeratul escaped with the Matriarch. Kerrigan sent most of her Zerg Broods down to the surface of Char to recapture the Matriarch, but Zeratul's decision to rather kill the Matriarch, rather than let her live as Kerrigan's puppet, shocked Kerrigan. Kerrigan allowed Zeratul to leave, but even so, she was in a bad situation. Only one of her Broods was in a position to defend the strategic orbital platform over Char that she was now based on. Zeratul is a Protoss character in the fictional Starcraft universe. ... Char may mean: A piece of charred substance A character Certain fish in the genus Salvelinus The Char 2C, a tank Char (StarCraft) Tea This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Zerg Overmind, sometimes known simply as the Overmind, is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... A Zerg Brood (or Brood) is a formation of the Zerg race in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ...


Artanis led the assault on Kerrigan's base of operations on the platform for the Protoss; in a desperate alliance the Protoss, Terran Dominion, and United Earth Directorate combined their resources and assaulted the platform, attempting to secure the Omega platform to use as a staging point for the defeat of the Zerg on Char. However, the plans, strategies and strength of the three depleted allied armies were inadequate and the alliance crumbled before the might of the Zerg Swarm; Artanis and a few survivors fled back to Shakuras after the debacle. 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. ... The United Earth Directorate or UED is a fictional government in the StarCraft universe which is descended from the former controlling government, the United Powers League (UPL). ... The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. ...


In Resurrection IV, Artanis later took part in a mission on Braxis to deinfest Admiral Stukov. Stukov evacuated the planet with Raynor, who spearheaded the mission, and Artanis subsquently purified the planet of life to destroy Stukov's former Brood that had nested there. Braxis is a small cold moon in the StarCraft universe. ...


References

StarCraft by Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft Universe Gameplay of StarCraftStarCraft storylinePsionic technology
Species TerranProtossZergXel'NagaHybrid
Factions and Organizations Judicator Caste • Kel-Morian Combine • Khalai CasteProtoss ConclavePirate MilitiasRaynor's RaidersSons of KorhalTemplar CasteTerran ConfederacyUmojan ProtectorateUnited Earth DirectorateZerg Brood
Locations AiurAntiga PrimeBraxisCharChau SaraKorhalMar SaraMoriaShakurasTalematrosTarsonisUmojaZerus
Characters AldarisArtanisGerard DuGalleEdmund DukeSamir DuranFenixSarah KerriganArcturus Mengsk • Nova • RaszagalJim RaynorAlexei StukovTassadarZeratulZerg OvermindMinor Characters

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Artanis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1348 words)
Artanis was appointed Praetor shortly after the apocalyptic battle that saw the destruction of the Zerg Overmind and death of Tassadar.
Artanis and Zeratul fought for the Matriarch, while Kerrigan avoided the action, as it was an internal Protoss matter.
Artanis led the assault on Kerrigan's base of operations on Char for the Protoss; in a desperate alliance the Protoss, Terran Dominion, and United Earth Directorate combined their resources and assaulted the world, attempting to secure the Omega platform to use as a staging point for the defeat of the Zerg on Char.
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