|
Jim Raynor
James Eugene Raynor is a major protagonist in Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment's science fiction ''StarCraft'' series. Raynor is a predominant character in the science fiction real-time strategy video games ''StarCraft (video game), StarCraft'' and ''StarCraft: Brood War, Brood War'' and is a player character in ''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. He also appears as a playable character in the crossover multiplayer online battle arena game ''Heroes of the Storm''. Outside video games, Raynor appears in the novels ''Liberty's Crusade'' and ''StarCraft Uprising, Queen of Blades'', while his backstory is explored in the novels ''StarCraft Uprising, Heaven's Devils'' and ''StarCraft Uprising, Devil's Due''. Robert Clotworthy voices the character in all video game appearances. Created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney, Raynor is loosely based on a character of the same name in the 1991 film ''Rush (1991 film), Rush''. Metzen conceived Raynor to represent the ordinary man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings Of Liberty
''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' is a science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released worldwide in July 2010 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the 1998 video game ''StarCraft'' and the ''Brood War'' expansion pack, the game is best known as the original installment of ''StarCraft II'' which was later followed by a number of expansion packs. ''Wings of Liberty'' has been free-to-play since November 2017. Like its predecessor, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans (humans), the Zerg (a super-species of assimilated life forms), and the Protoss (a technologically advanced species with vast psionic powers). ''Wings of Liberty'' focuses on the Terrans, while the expansions, '' Heart of the Swarm'' and '' Legacy of the Void'', would focus on the Zerg and Protoss, respectively. The game is set four years after the events of 1998's ''Brood War'', and follows the exploits of Jim Raynor as he lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (1991 Film)
''Rush'' is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and based on a novel written by Kim Wozencraft. It stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric as two undercover police officers in the 1970s. They become drug addicts themselves and, under pressure from the chief of police, falsify evidence in some cases. The book and film are both based on a 1978-79 drug scandal involving the Tyler, Texas police department and Smith County, Texas Sheriff's Office. An FBI investigation led to the book's author and her partner pleading guilty to perjury, serving time in federal prison, and testifying in a federal civil rights case against Tyler police chief Willie Hardy, who was found not guilty. Plot Seasoned undercover narcotics officer Jim Raynor is told by his superior, Captain Dodd, to choose a partner from a group of recent police academy graduates for a planned undercover investigation. Raynor chooses the only woman applicant, Kristen Cates. Though uneasy, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tassadar
Major and recurring characters from the military science fiction series ''StarCraft'' are listed below, organised by respective species and most commonly affiliated faction within the fictional universe. The story of the ''StarCraft'' series revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, where three species are vying for supremacy: the Races of StarCraft#Terrans, Terrans, a highly factionalised future version of humanity; the Races of StarCraft#Protoss, Protoss, a theocratic race of vast psionic ability; and the Zerg, an insectoid species commanded by a hive mind persona. The latter two of these species were genetically engineered by the Races of StarCraft#Xel'Naga, Xel'Naga, a fourth species believed extinct. The series was begun with Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 video game ''StarCraft (video game), StarCraft'', and has been expanded with sequels ''StarCraft#Spin-off titles, Insurrection'', ''StarCraft#Spin-off titles, Retribution'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
