Editing Jim Raynor (section)

====''StarCraft''====
Raynor's first appearance is in the 1998 title ''[[StarCraft (video game)|StarCraft]]''. Raynor is a marshall on the [[Templar caste|Confederate]] fringe colony of Mar Sara, where he is attempting to defend the population from an expanding [[Zerg]] infestation. As the Confederacy abandons Mar Sara to its fate, [[Arcturus Mengsk]] and his rebel Sons of Korhal arrive to evacuate the colony. Thoroughly disillusioned with the Confederacy, Raynor and his colonial militia join the Sons of Korhal.<ref>'''Raynor:''' Arcturus' boys sprung me from the prison ship. Apparently, they're as frustrated with the Confederates as we are! I know their reputation, but they seem to be on the level.—{{cite video game|title=StarCraft|developer=Blizzard Entertainment|year=1998|level=The Jacobs Installation}}</ref> During his time with the rebels, Raynor falls in love with Mengsk's second-in-command, psychic assassin [[Sarah Kerrigan]]. However, when Mengsk uses Zerg-attracting Confederate technology to destroy the Confederate capital Tarsonis and abandons Kerrigan on Tarsonis to the Zerg, Raynor and his militia desert, hijacking Mengsk's flagship ''Hyperion'' in the process.<ref>'''Raynor:''' I can't believe he actually left her down there! I'm gone, and you'd better come with me. There's no tellin' who Arcturus'll screw over next. / [...] / '''Mengsk:''' Gentlemen, you've done very well, but remember that we've still got a job to do. The seeds of a new Empire have been sewn, and if we hope to reap– / '''Raynor:''' Aw, to hell with you! / '''Mengsk:''' You're making a terrible mistake. Don't even think to cross me! I've sacrificed too much to let this fall apart. / '''Raynor:''' You mean like you sacrificed Kerrigan? / '''Mengsk:''' You'll regret that. You don't seem to realize my situation here. I will not be stopped. Not by you, or the Confederates, or the Protoss or anyone! I will rule this sector or see it burnt to ashes around me. If you try to get in my– / [...] / '''Raynor:''' The hell with him. We're gone.—{{cite video game|title=StarCraft|developer=Blizzard Entertainment|year=1998|level=The Hammer Falls}}</ref> Raynor's men, labelling themselves "Raynor's Raiders", take it upon themselves to strike at Mengsk, who has crowned himself emperor of the new Terran Dominion. Soon after, Raynor is lured to the planet Char by psychic dreams. He discovers the source is Kerrigan, who has been captured and infested by the Zerg. Raynor tries to save her, but to no avail;<ref>'''Raynor:''' Sarah... Is that really you? / '''Kerrigan:''' To an extent... I'm far more than I once was, Jim. You shouldn't have come here. / '''Raynor:''' But the dreams... I dreamed you were still alive, that somehow... you were calling to me. / '''Kerrigan:''' I was. While I was in the chrysalis, I instinctively reached out to you and Arcturus telepathically. Apparently, Arcturus sent Duke here to reclaim me. But that was then, Jim. I'm one of the Zerg, now. And I like what I am. You can't imagine how this feels... / '''Raynor:''' So... what? Are you goin' to kill me now, darlin'? / '''Kerrigan:''' It is certainly within my power. But you're not a threat to me, Jim. Be smart. Leave here now, and never seek to confront the Zerg again. / '''Raynor:''' Doesn't look like I have much choice.—{{cite video game|title=StarCraft|developer=Blizzard Entertainment|year=1998|level=Agent of the Swarm}}</ref> he and his men end up stranded on Char for months. Raynor discovers a Protoss force led by high templar [[Tassadar]] and the [[dark templar]] [[Zeratul]] is also on Char, likewise attracted by Kerrigan's psychic emanations and subsequently stranded. The two groups ally and hold out against Kerrigan and the Zerg until rescue arrives with forces from the Protoss homeworld of Aiur. Raynor and his remaining Raiders accompany Tassadar back to Aiur, which has fallen prey to Zerg invasion, and help the Protoss destroy the gargantuan [[Zerg Overmind]].<ref>'''Raynor:''' Well, I guess all I have left is to see this through. The Zerg have taken everything from me: my home, my family, my friends. I know that nothing I do can bring those things back, but I'll be damned if I just sit on my hands and wait for the end. I want a piece of 'em, all right. I'm in.—{{cite video game|title=StarCraft|developer=Blizzard Entertainment|year=1998|level=Eye of the Storm}}</ref>