The Hyperion is a battlecruiser in the StarCraft universe, currently commanded by Jim Raynor. It has a long and checkered history. The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... James Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ...

The Hyperion was originally a Terran Confederacy battlecruiser which crash-landed in Umojan Protectorate territory, out of range of Confederate hailing frequencies. It was originally commanded by Pollock Rimes. In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy was an interstellar confederacy set by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... The Umojan Protectorate is a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Pollock Rimes is a major character in StarCraft: Uprising, an e-book set in the fictional StarCraft universe. ...

It became part of Arcturus Mengsk's Korhalian rebellion - Mengsk had allied with the Umojan Protectorate and was currently located at Umoja. Arcturus Mengsk is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... Umoja is one of the three original Terran-colonized worlds in the StarCraft universe. ...

The Terran Confederacy attacked Korhal IV, for fear that the Korhalian rebels had allied with the Umojans, with 1000 Apocalypse-class nuclear missiles. This attack wiped out life on the surface of Korhal. Korhal IV was an important Terran Confederacy core world, considered the jewel of the Confederacy. ...

Mengsk renamed the vessel the Hyperion and made it the flagship of his very small fleet.

During the attack on Tarsonis, Mengsk betrayed his second-in-command Sarah Kerrigan, abandoning her to the Zerg. Jim Raynor, in revenge, hijacked the Hyperion and took command of it. Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ... Sarah Kerrigan—who calls herself the Queen of Blades—is a character in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. ... James Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ...

Engineer's Mate Aaren Ruth has been to Shakuras, suggesting the battlecruiser spent time there at some point. 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. ...

Hyperion can be called the Millenium Falcon of Starcraft. It is an old and faithful ship, which saw countless modifications and updates, and participated in and survived most of the cruical battles of the sector, including the Fall of the Overmind on Aiur and many battles against the forces of the UED and Kerrigan during the Brood Wars. At the end of the Brood Wars, Hyperion, under the command of James Raynor, was the command ship and home base of Raynor's Raiders. The Millennium Falcon is a starship in the fictional Star Wars universe, piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca after Solo apparently won it from Lando Calrissian on a bet. ...

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Compared to the typical battlecruiser, the Hyperion has slightly more powerful attacks but is much tougher. It is frequently compared unfavorably to the Norad II, however, which has much more powerful attacks. The Norad II is a battlecruiser in the fictional StarCraft universe, piloted by General Edmund Duke. ...