Okay, Kerrigan-lovers! Explain yourselves! I included Sarah to balance the Terran/Protoss numbers. But her tragic arc ends early in the first game, as she's only really Sarah for five Terran missions. You might argue that her first appearance as Infested Kerrigan is tragic as far as showing where her potential went, but after that, she's neither tragic nor heroic.
Tassadar, in the meantime, gives his life for a worthy cause and is visible for the entire first Protoss campaign (Fenix lasts longer, but is more in the background, although his death probably angered me more than any other death in the SC universe). And Zeratul, of course, finally sees his race come close to reuniting, only be be torn apart by internal and external strife.
But Raynor, now there's a hero. Fighting for lost cause after lost cause, watching as his allies betray him, are betrayed, and die. Fighting against the infested body of the woman he loves, rescuing Megnsk, a man he despises, because he recognizes higher moral obligations (something that only Tassadar, of the other characters, can claim), always heading to the front lines, staying behind to allow for the Protoss retreat in Brood War, etc. Where the hell are all his votes? Are you penalizing him just because he doesn't share a last name with a toothy figure skater?
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