Will the Protoss and Terrans take the gloves off in SC2

We all know the Protoss and Terrans have fought each other in SC1 and Brood War, but they were mostly skirmishes in between fighting the Zerg or UED on Protoss action. I mean throughout the story the Protoss have only really attacked the Terrans(non-UED Terrans that is) when there worlds were infested and they purified the whole planet, and Terrans have only attacked the Protoss when the Protoss have come to destroy the planet of Zerg.

Maybe the Dominion pissed off the Protoss or vice versa. Maybe Kerrigan manipulated both sides into it.
My point is, will there be at some point in the campaign where both sides throw the gloves off and go at each other to the death? NOT inorder to destroy the Zerg, or capture an artifact or anhything like that. But for the sole purpose of destroy the other side. Total war between the Terrans and Protoss, on an EPIC scale. Inorder to make SC2 (or at least apart of it anyway) a true threeway *giggle* free for all between all races of the Starcraft universe.

 

I agree. It's about time for the Protoss and Terran to fight each other. Before Brood War the Terrans had just one mission where they fought against the Protoss and that was just because the Protoss wanted to purge the planet of all Zerg. The Protoss campaign also had only one mission where they fought Terrans but in that mission the Zerg were still the primary enemy. And in the last mission the Protoss and some Terrans fought together against the Zerg.
In episode IV the Protoss fought once against the Dominion and once against the UED. (But UED doesn't count here because they're a different group so I'll skip also episode V.)
In the Brood War Zerg campaign there was two missions with the Dominion and Protoss forces allied against the Zerg.

It has always been everyone against Zerg. In StarCraft 2 the Protoss have to form a new strict Conclave or the Dominion has to do something so the situation could change.

 

I don't see it happening. Unlike terrans, the protoss are sane. I doubt we'll see them pulling a King Varian and attacking the terrans. Any clashes they'd have with the terrans would be based on self-defense.

The protoss got owned hard in Brood War. They're not going to attack the Dominion, even though it's a horrible dictatorship, as they need to use their resources towards the real threats, the zerg and (as they'll discover) the hybrids.

Furthermore, the Dominion gets embroiled in a massive war with the zerg three missions into Wings of Liberty. Even if the Dominion survives the attacks, they'll be eager for revenge against the zerg. Attacking the protoss just doesn't make a lot of sense for them.

However, there are protoss fanatics scattered throughout the Koprulu Sector, some of which are guarding artifacts. I have no doubt the Dominion, desperate to win the war against the zerg, might try to steal them for something.

 

The only Terran that would fight the Protoss are the Dominion and UED.

Raynor's Raiders are on Zeratul's and Artanis' side.

 

Theres really no reason for a war between Terran and Protoss. They are better of working together than fighting one another.

 

Its just we've had the whole "We must ally against the Zerg or we will all be destroyed" thing before and will i agree it the sane thing to do, its not really realistic. Plus it will also add another level to SC2 that wasnt in SC1 or Brood War, cause while Starcraft is meant to be 3 distinct races battling eachother for supremecy and survival, it really is the Terrans and Protoss fighting the Zerg and the occational Protoss-Terran skirmish.

No cheesy working together stuff (or just less of it), and more Protoss being arrogant, Zerg being destructive and Terrans being backstabbing and....... well human. With everyone having a fun time beating the crap out of eachother.

Plus i'm sure Blizzard would think up a good story to go with it, maybe Kerrigan can influence them to fight each other(why fight 2 enemies when you can get them to destroy each other and make it easier for yourself), and it can play over serveal games starting in Heart of the Swarm and it continues into Legacy of the Void.

and who would pass up the chance to see an epic cinematic where Protoss and Terran fleets are pounding the hell out of each other.

 

"its not really realistic."

It isn't?

Even the nutty Arcturus Mengsk knows the zerg are kicking his butt (after Wings of Liberty mission three), he just doesn't have the resources to fight the protoss.

The protoss are led by Artanis. No way are the protoss as a large group going to attack the Dominion. He's saner than Aldaris was.

As for Kerrigan, pretty soon she and the protoss will be facing down the hybrids. She let her former "allies" live for a reason.

 

I read the title to this thread I assumed it asked will the Protoss and Terran get on the offensive and kick some butt for a change. As others have mentioned I don't think the Protoss will be offensive towards the Terran just for the sake of attacking the Terran. The only reason I see the Protoss attacking the Terran is if the Protoss are trying to prevent something from happening or trying aquire something the Terran are guarding. As for the Terran attacking the Protoss who knows, humans are not always rational.

Whether or not the Protoss or Terran attack each other in Sc2 is irrelevant to me. What I want to see is the Protoss going on the offensive for a change and kicking some ass. At the beggining of Sc1 the Protoss were incinerating planets and literally destroying the Terran and Zerg, but throughout the game they were on the defensive the entire time and the only time we ever really saw them get deadly was when they activated the Xel'Naga temple.

 

I actually thought this thread was the opposite, taking off the gloves for an intimate handshake kind of thing...

I'd like to see the dominion attacking the protoss at the start, the zerg have been inactive for 4 years, the dominion has probably recovered from the UED expeditionary force by now and protoss space is still vast while they have seemingly lost the ability or will to hold a lot of it. Good opportunity for Acturas and would be better than the 'something has awakened the zerg!' for an unexpected opening.

I want offensive protoss aswell, especially climaxing in the incineration of Char.

 

The Dominion is looking for alien artifacts; almost certainly they'd try to steal them from protoss colony worlds.

I don't see the protoss burning Char unless Kerrigan gets smacked down by the hybrids first.

 

Where have you got all the information about mission three?

 

You can see a string of StarCraft II campaign videos from BlizzCon 2008. I suggest youtube.

Or visit the wiki in my signature and look at the BlizzCon 2008 page (there's all the youtube campaign videos embedded there) and perhaps the Wings of Liberty and Zero-Hour articles.

 

I see no reason why the Terrans and Protoss would wage a full scale war against each other.

Both have the Zerg to worry about more.
The Protoss are still rebuilding.
The Terrans could see them as a future threat and try to wipe them out now, but it's doubtful they even know where Sharkuras is.

 

Well the Protoss were originally wipeing out the Terrans to stop the spread of the Zerg, maybe a new ruleing class put the Protoss back onto their old strategy. But hey i just thought it would be a cool twist in the story, makeing friends into enemies is always good for the dramatic

 

Hey I'm all for increasing tension between the races, I just can't see a reason for Total War between Terrans and Protoss.
On the up side there are plenty of reasons for skirmishers between the two.

 

if raynor is put in charge of the terrans or a new sect of them that would be a protoss ally, the other terrans would be iffy, UED would be "GANK!!!"

 

I can't help but remember something brought up on a discussion about a fourth race. Someone said, not sure where they got there information from, that the Xel'Naga created the Zerg and the Protoss to fight some other threat. The first thought in my head was that the threat could be the Terrans. I could easily see the Terrans getting their hands on technology that is potentially more destructive then its worth, or the Protoss attacking the Terrans because they found out about some Xel'Naga prophecy about how the Terrans would doom us all. Theres a lot they could get here. Perhaps the Terran found some kind of weapon that is super effective against the Zerg, but this prophecy states that the Terrans will not only wipe out the Zerg but all other life in the universe and the Protoss will intervene, or vice versa, or perhaps the Terrans will be too intent on getting Protoss technology that they would use incorrectly, or, or, or...

Theres so much Blizzard could do, I really hope they break the alliance between the Terrans and Protoss.

 

The Xel'Naga created the Zerg and the Protoss in the search for the perfect race. Its called the cycle, and as the Xel'Naga are unable to reproduce, its the way they live on (i. e. by mixing two races)

While the protoss were regressing they had all the essential qualities of the purity of form. The xel'naga set off to find a suitable companion embodying the purity of essence. They found a suitable candidate on the coreward world of Zerus. There the xel'naga began genetically manipulating the zerg, an insignificant life form of miniature insectoids. The initial experiment was a resounding success.

But they didnt suceed this time (starcraft + starcraft broodwar), as the Overmind took control (and later Kerrigan). So the question is, will they manage it in starcraft 2?

The Overmind assimilated some of the xel'naga's knowledge as it processed thousands of xel'naga into itself. Amongst other things, the zerg learned of the protoss, the other great experiment; they would become the zerg's ultimate target for assimilation.

http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Xel'naga

 

I knew it was a bad source.

The Xel'Naga are returning in Starcraft 2, according to Blizzard (though apparantley my sources are bad) so I can imagine them coming to hybridize the Protoss and Zerg, and no one but the Terrans want it (they'd lose an ally, but they'd also lose an enemy), which could destroy the Protoss-Terran alliance. Actually, I think it already started, as the bonus mission at the end of Brood War shows.

Of course, this is all speculation, the only thing I can really say for sure is that Blizzard is probably going to throw something completely unexpected at us.

 

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