He did so even though it meant defying the Conclave of the Judicial Assembly that ruled the Khalai and Aiur. This led to a revolt as Fenix joined with Tassadar in an attempt to save their people from the Zerg. They joined with them to defeat the Zerg, since the Dark Templar knew the secret of destroying the Cerebrates that had eluded Fenix and helped cause his defeat. His old friends Artanis and Tassadar had made contact with the Nerazim under Zeratul. Fenix proved himself quite suitable for this program.īut events outside of Fenix’s control had created a dangerous situation. Called Dragoons, they would allow the fallen to continue to battle for Aiur. The Protoss had a program where those of their people who couldn’t fight any longer were placed into mechanical tank-like robots. Fenix’s body had been destroyed, but his mind and will were unconquered, and they could be put to use. Fenix had fallen bravely defending his people. The Zerg rushed him, tearing him nearly limb from limb. Fenix nearly killed it when his psionic blade suddenly ceased to exist. He found himself in pitched battle with a Hydralisk. Left behind with a small force to defend the outpost at Antioch, Fenix was ambushed by a superior Zerg force. Despite his best efforts and the strategies derived from his old friend Tassadar targeting Zerg Cerebrates, Fenix found himself waging a hopeless battle on Aiur. When the Zerg came to Aiur, Fenix learned that they’d take all that he had to defeat. War against the Zerg was war with no quarter and Fenix asked for none. Since the Discord that split the Protoss into the Nerazim and the Khalai, the Protoss had known war. The Protoss rose to battle them, and that battle was where Fenix truly came to be known and honored by his people. If unchecked, they would ultimately devour all life to incorporate it into themselves. In their quest, neither the psionic Protoss nor the genetically variant Zerg matched that perfection.
The origin of that conflict reaches back to the Xel’Naga and their desire to create a perfect species. What the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector called the First Contact War, the Protoss simply call the Great War. These and many other exploits made Fenix a legend among his own kind long before the return of the Zerg during the Great War. Instead, he spent time aboard the vessel attempting to prevent rebels from seizing the craft. Other Protoss rebelled over time, as when Fenix found himself invited to the decommissioning of the great warship Antimond. The Nerazim, or Dark Templar, were exiled from Khalai society for their unwillingness to be fully part of the great link. But not all Protoss felt this as strongly.
Protoss culture was based on the Khala, the mass mind linking them. Fearsome, determined, and willing to tackle insurmountable odds. This, in a nutshell, is the kind of warrior Fenix was. This tactic, derived from years of fighting the Zerg, would have sterilized the planet. One of his greatest early triumphs was in reclaiming the research base on the world codenamed “The Rock” before the Protoss fleets were sent in to purify the planet, scorching it down to bedrock and eradicating all life. Long after his death, the memory of it would remain vivid in the body of Talandar.įenix served with distinction but not all battles were equal. It was forged in the first moment he created his psionic blade and the surety he felt at its presence. His faith in the Khala and his own purpose was unshakable. Fenix was unique among his peers in his sheer ability to disregard fear. At a young age he learned to create his psionic blade at the temple at Aldera. Fenix, who fought on past death, and died as he lived.įenix was trained in the ways of the Khala, the psionic bond all Protoss shared, alongside his lifelong friend Artanis. Fenix’s legend lives on, inspiring those who he called friend and haunting those he opposed.įenix, the Templar, the warrior.
He was so revered by his people that his memories were used to create a new entity, the fearsome Purifier android Talandar. In a career that spanned an entire life, Fenix fought past even the destruction of his body. In the Heirarch’s eyes, Fenix faced and triumphed over unimaginable odds and defeated threats most Protoss could not comprehend. Hierarch Artanis himself said that Fenix was the exemplar of their kind, the bravest warrior he had ever encountered. For the Protoss, one such legend is Fenix. Every people has its heroes - the brave beings who define courage, valor and integrity for them and their kind.