Jim Raynor

James Eugene Raynor, also known as Jim Raynor, is one of the main characters from the Starcraft series.
== Charactah Account ==
Jim was a marshal on a backwater planet where he was forced to destroy the Confederate outpost (called, appropriately enough, Backwater Station) after it got Zerg-infested, earning the ire of Edmund Duke and a stay in prison. After being rescued by Arcturus Mengsk, he joined the Sons of Korhal, helping his new leader to destroy the Confederacy while it was occupied with the Zerg and Protoss, seduce Edmund Duke to their side, and be on the side of justice. Raynor realizes the mistake he's made too late: Mengsk is a power-hungry madman who cares only for his own gain; even revenge for his slain parents doesn't particularly matter to him. Mengsk sacrifices Kerrigan to the Zerg and Raynor finally leaves. He encounters Infested Kerrigan, and despite his pleas, she won't come back to the good side. He instead joins Tassadar, and ultimately has a direct hand in the destruction of the Overmind.
Of course, his role didn't end there: the UED invades, and while Raynor is initially unimportant, the now-freed Kerrigan enlists his and Zeratul's help in defeating the forces of Earth and a new, burgeoning Overmind that will enslave her again. He helps, knowing it's a bad idea, and indeed it was: Kerrigan becomes the undisputed queen of the Zerg, Raynor swears to be the one to kill her, and now the only major forces that don't have Raynor on the hit list are factions of Protoss belonging to Zeratul and Selendis.
He returns in Starcraft II, leading Raynor's Raiders, a resistance group fighting the Dominion. He has become cynical and bitter in the intervening four years since the Brood War, partly as a result of Mengsk and the Dominion painting Raynor as a terrorist.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Starcraft
* Starcraft: Frontline
=== Video Games ===
* Heroes of the Storm
* StarCraft
* StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
* StarCraft: Brood War
== Trivia ==
* Raynor has a B blood type.
* A statue of Raynor was present at BlizzCon 2013.
* In a poll conducted by Blizzard Entertainment, Raynor was voted as "the most interesting man in the Koprulu sector".
* A pixilated version of Jim Raynor's armor appears in the Blizzard Entertainment game Overwatch as a symbol above the arcade in the map Hollywood. This pixilated Raynor is also available as an in-game spray named "GL HF". A portrait of Jim Raynor's helmet is also available.
* In the 2013–2018 period, Raynor's page was the most viewed terran character article on the wiki alongside Nova Terra. However, this figure only remains true if one cuts out Sarah Kerrigan and Alexei Stukov, who both had far more page views.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Jim Raynor at StarCraft Wiki
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