Logo of the United Earth Directorate.

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Background

Following the discovery of Extraterrestrial life in the universe, the United Powers League, a world government that was briefly mentioned in StarCraft’s background story, began to grow in power and influence following wide-spread panic that was incited by thoughts of a possible alien invasion.^[1] As many nations began to ally themselves with the United Powers League, the government was reborn as the United Earth Directorate. Upon its formation, the government began diverting a great sum of its resources to examining, analyzing, and eventually defeating the Zerg and Protoss forces in an attempt to protect Earth.^[1] During the events of StarCraft: Brood War, the United Earth Directorate deploys an expeditionary fleet to accomplish the government's objectives in the Koprulu sector. A 1967 Soviet Union 16 kopeks stamp. ... The Universe is defined as the summation of all particles and energy that exist and the space-time in which all events occur. ... In the StarCraft universe, the United Powers League (UPL) was a world government and police-state formed by most countries of Earth. ... It has been suggested that World Federation be merged into this article or section. ... StarCraft is a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment. ... The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which a technologically-superior extraterrestrial society invades Earth with the intent to replace human life, or to enslave it under a colonial system, or in some cases, to use humans as food. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the StarCraft universe. ... Artanis, a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. ... StarCraft: Brood War is an expansion pack released in 1998 for StarCraft — an award winning real-time strategy computer game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ... Expeditionary Force is a generic name sometimes applied to a military force dispatched to fight in a foreign country. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ...

A Marine appears during the Directorate's victory report.

Led by Admiral Gerard DuGalle, a famed and experienced military leader, and his longtime friend, Vice Admiral Alexei Stukov, the fleet enters the Koprulu sector in hopes of annihilating the Zerg, Protoss, and Terran Dominion.^[1][2] The fleet achieves initial success by disrupting the Terran Dominion's activity within the sector, forcing their leader Arcturus Mengsk on the run. With the assistance of Samir Duran, the United Earth Directorate is able to activate the Psi Disrupter, which inhibits Zerg activity. The Directorate launches ground offensive on the Zerg home world of Char, and ultimately captures the Overmind. However, Duran, who attempts to hinder the Directorate 's progress throughout the campaign, betrays and kills Stukov. Nevertheless, the news of the victory on Char galvanizes Directorate forces and followers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Admiral Gerard DuGalle is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... 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. ... Arcturus Mengsk is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... Samir Duran —better known as Duran or Lieutenant Duran— is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... The Psi Disruptor is a powerful piece of technology in the StarCraft universe. ... Look up char in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In StarCraft, the Zerg Overmind is the master of the Zerg. ...

The Directorate's offense is halted towards the latter portion of StarCraft: Brood War. Sarah Kerrigan, manages to rally the remaining forces of Artanis and Mengsk to launch a united counter attack on the Directorate. The alliance manages to cripple the expeditionary fleet by destroying the Psi Disrupter and Overmind, allowing Kerrigan to gain complete control over most Zerg forces. Realizing that they had been pawns in Kerrigan's master plan, The Dominion and Protoss side with Directorate for a final confrontation with the Zerg. Kerrigan's forces defeat the alliance above Char, and eventually search for the remainder of Directorate's expeditionary fleet. During the game's final sequence, the Zerg proceed to destroy the Directorate fleet, including DuGalle's flagship, and scattered forces on Koprulu sector. Blizzard Entertainment has hinted that the Directorate may make an appearance in the upcoming Starcraft II.^[3] This article is about the StarCraft universe character. ... Artanis is a young Protoss Praetor in the StarCraft universe. ... The pawn (♙♟) is the weakest and most numerous piece in the game of chess, representing infantry, or more particularly pikemen. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ... Blizzard Entertainment is an American based computer game developer and publisher. ... StarCraft II is a sequel to the real-time strategy game StarCraft, announced on May 19, 2007, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Seoul, South Korea. ...

References

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External links

• Official StarCraft Website
• Official StarCraft 2 Website