In cutscenes however, their color is still red. In a case of Gameplay and Story Integration, most of the Dominion forces seen in the game are led by Raynor, and Raynor's Raiders also used blue.

Blue Is Heroic: With Valerian taking control of them in Legacy of the Void, the Dominion is represented in-game by shades of blue.

At least, until Valerian takes up the reins.

Blatant Lies: The Dominion's pretensions of freedom and safety from alien threats stand in stark contrast to its actual, oppressive rule, especially for those living outside the core worlds such as Korhal.

Come Heart of the Swarm they're the primarily villains, alongside Amon's forces.

Big Bad Ensemble: First in Episode V of Brood War, when they and the Zerg act as the antagonists of the UED's campaign, then again with Kerrigan to Raynor in Wings of Liberty.

Becoming the Mask: Under Valerian Mengsk's rule as Emperor, the Dominion is finally able to live up to the image Arcturus tried to cultivate for it as a shining beacon for humanity.

Ape Shall Never Kill Ape: Part of Arcturus Mengsk's propaganda is how the Dominion seeks to apply this trope to humanity, ironically by eliminating every potential threat to his rule in the Koprulu Sector.

His son, Valerian, also took public stage as the Crown Prince and Arcturus's heir. After the Brood War, when Kerrigan and the Zerg went quiet, Arcturus used the time to consolidate his power and continue to build his Dominion to grander heights. The Dominion was temporarily deposed by the United Earth Directorate during the Brood War, but with the aid of Kerrigan, Arcturus overthrew their control of Korhal and the Dominion took back control of its colonies. Most of the Confederacy's worlds and military assets either joined the Dominion willingly or were pressed into service under the new government, and the Dominion became the new dominant Terran power under Emperor Mengsk. Knowledge of Arcturus's hand in the Zerg invasion of Tarsonis was limited to a handful of his closest allies, so Arcturus was seen as a hero by most, a crusading rebel who overthrew the oppressive Confederacy and now offered safety from the alien menace. Arcturus used the emitters to spark a Zerg invasion of Tarsonis, and with the loss of their core world the Confederacy was broken.Īrcturus resettled Korhal and reorganized the Sons of Korhal into the Terran Dominion, using fear of the Zerg and Protoss to call for the Terrans to rally to his banner. This gave Mengsk the numbers to aid other planets in open revolt, and also gave him access to an important piece of top-secret Confederate technology - the psi emitter, which could lure Zerg to their signals from across the galaxy.

The turning point was the defection of Mar Sara's colonists led by Marshal Jim Raynor. For years Arcturus waged guerrilla warfare on the Confederates, but slowly found powerful allies and built up his forces.

When the Confederacy destroyed Korhal, Arcturus Mengsk and the few survivors of the planet rallied other Confederate dissidents to their cause and formed the Sons of Korhal, a group dedicated to the destruction of the Confederacy.

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