Editing Jim Raynor (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character in StarCraft}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Jim Raynor
| image = Jim Raynor (StarCraft).png
| caption = Raynor as he appears in ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty|StarCraft II]]''
| series = [[StarCraft]]
| firstgame = ''[[StarCraft (video game)|StarCraft]]'' (1998)
| voice = '''English'''<br>[[Robert Clotworthy]]<br>'''Korean'''<br>[[Choi Han]]
| creator = [[Chris Metzen]]<br />James Phinney
| designer = Chris Metzen
| species = [[Races of StarCraft#Terrans|Terran]]
| affiliation = [[Characters of StarCraft#Raynor's Raiders|Raynor's Raiders]]
| position = General of the Terran Dominion<br />Captain of the ''Hyperion''<br />Leader of Raynor's Raiders<br>Mar Sara Confederate [[City marshal|marshal]]
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'''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 in a series populated with politically motivated characters. Raynor's physical appearance was designed by Metzen himself. A [[Terran Marine|Terran]] in his thirties, Raynor is a former soldier and outlaw who eventually becomes a [[City marshal|marshal]] in a backwater colony world. Raynor joins [[Arcturus Mengsk|Arcturus Mengsk's]] revolution against the oppressive [[Templar Caste|Terran Confederacy]] but becomes disillusioned with Mengsk's genocidal tactics, forming his own paramilitary group to challenge Mengsk's tyranny.

The character has received a positive critical response; Raynor's depiction in ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War'' was praised for its character depth and the quality of Clotworthy's voice acting. One survey by [[GameSpot]] put Raynor as one of the top ten heroes in video gaming.