What Will Raynor Do?

[mr. peasant]

Warning! Spoiler-esque video ahead:

From the above video, it sounds that at some point where Raynor will hold Kerrigan's life in his hands. This could be anything, from Raynor launching a full-on attack against Kerrigan or she's in a bind and needs saving. The important point is that Raynor will be placed in a situation where he gets to decide her fate. The fact that it's been foreshadowed means that it will happen at some point (otherwise, where's the payoff?). Now, I'm not saying that it will happen at the climax of Wings of Liberty or that it will even take place in the Terran campaign. However, it makes more sense to be in here or Heart of the Swarm, considering the characters and subplots it involves as well as the timing; Legacy of the Void is too far away from now for the payoff.


But the more important question is; what do you think Raynor will do when he's put in the situation? I can think of few outcomes:

1. He turns Kerrigan 'good'; whether by de-infestation, restoring her original personality, etc.
2. They talk and console their differences.
3. He captures her and somehow restrains her.
4. He reluctantly spares her life but walks away disgusted with himself.
5. He says, "Screw you, Zeratul" and offs Kerrigan; whether shooting her himself or leaving her to die, etc. Of course, whether she actually does die is a different question.

I can see any of the above happening. However, I think one of the first two have definitely a high chance; depending on whether 'Infested' Kerrigan's personality is the same as when she was just a Ghost or is somehow being influenced by the will of the Zerg. I say this based on the titles of the campaigns. Firstly, Kerrigan will play the protagonist for 'Heart of the Swarm', which suggests that we might be seeing a 'nicer' Kerrigan during the campaign or as part of her character development. Another thing is that Raynor's campaign is called 'Wings of Liberty'. Seeing how there haven't been much attention on Raynor launching a successful rebellion against Mengsk and that having him in charge would ruin his 'last honest man in the universe'/average Joe charm, it could mean that the title could be referring to something else. Perhaps him letting go of his grudges? Perhaps Kerrigan specifically?

[GRUNT]

I suspect Kerrigan will do whatever she's supposed to do to save everyone, then die .

Maybe after she's saved the galaxy, she gets shot .

[Perfecttear]

I think Raynor will do or be forced to do something against his beliefs, and it will haunt him greatly.
After everthing that hapened to him this will be the last straw, and he will commit suicide at the end of the campaign. ( now that would be something diferent, strongly emotional , god writing and not cliche)

[UnFoly]

The Dark Templar Saga: Shadow Hunters mentioned that Kerrigan felt a threat from both zeratul and raynor. Now zeratul tells raynor that he should kill kerrigan(which proves that kerrigan feels threatened by zeratul). While Zeratul makes kerrigan feel threatened, Raynor invokes regret in Kerrigan and that may cause kerrigan to become good. This is just IMO.

Probably wont happen though. No one will die as they all have very high HP!

[Spartan13]

I suspect Kerrigan will do whatever she's supposed to do to save everyone, then die .

Maybe after she's saved the galaxy, she gets shot .

Cool but cliche i guess....Evil guy who was once good does evil things and then when all things are going to hell he does great good etc etc and then dies....i guess we all want to see a Darth Vader in sc2

[GRUNT]

Cool but cliche i guess....Evil guy who was once good does evil things and then when all things are going to hell he does great good etc etc and then dies....i guess we all want to see a Darth Vader in sc2

Well, I think that Kerrigan saves the galaxy not to be 'good', but because she wants to save herself .

[KillaKhan]

I think that Kerrigan will trick Jimmy into thinking that she has become good, but then backstab them all.

[phazonjunkie]

I'd say #4, if wasn't the most likely, would definitely make the most sense.

Raynor had always struck me as a person who, once you cross the line with him, there's no going back. He may spare her simply because he has to, but it would be quite wishful thinking that he'll be even remotely cordial with her again anymore than he would be with Mengsk. There's simply too much blood between them.

[phazonjunkie]

I think that Kerrigan will trick Jimmy into thinking that she has become good, but then backstab them all.

I'd highly doubt Raynor would be stupid enough to fall for that again.

[//MavericK\\]

I do hope that Raynor is forced into a situation where he has to sacrifice himself at some point during the three games for the greater good...what ever that happens to be.

He, above all others, deserves a true Hero's Death.