Nevertheless, his depiction is meant to be that of an ordinary man. StarCraft creator Chris Metzen designed Raynor as rough-living and dangerous man Clotworthy describes Raynor as a man that other characters "wouldn't mess with". Disillusioned and embittered, Raynor forms his own rebel movement to oppose Mengsk's new imperial Terran Dominion. However, he quickly comes to realise that Mengsk is far from the force for good when he abandons Kerrigan and the entire population of a planet to die by the hand of the Zerg to satisfy his own thirst for power. A former colonial marshal on the backwater planet of Mar Sara, Raynor joins Arcturus Mengsk's revolutionaries in their fight against the tyrannical and corrupt Confederacy of Man, where he develops a relationship with Sarah Kerrigan, Mengsk's second in command. The character is voiced by Robert Clotworthy. Jim Raynor is the primary Terran protagonist in the StarCraft series. Terran characters Raynor's Raiders Jim Raynor This is particularly notable for characters later appearing in the games, such as Valerian Mengsk. It is also implied by some of the authors of the novels that the development of the characters in their books was influenced by Metzen as well as Andy Chambers and Evelyn Fredericksen. Visually, most of the characters and units in the games were developed from artwork by Metzen and Samwise Didier, although at least two other artists-Glenn Rane and Peter Lee-have developed concept art for StarCraft II. Clotworthy also stated how the concept art for the game-usually used for the visual development of characters and locales in games-was used by him in order to develop the personality of his character. An interview with Robert Clotworthy, the voice of Jim Raynor in all released StarCraft games to date, has revealed that for the most part the voicing for the characters was done over only a few days in sessions of up to four hours, a fact mirrored in a similar interview with Sarah Kerrigan's actress, Glynnis Talken Campbell. However, interviews with the two of the voice actors have given a glimpse into small parts of the development process.
Despite the series' success globally, particularly in South Korea, Blizzard Entertainment has not made any major comments regarding the development of the characters and the storyline of the StarCraft series. However, as Phinney was not involved in StarCraft: Brood War, Chris Metzen alone is credited for the development of the plot in the expansion.
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The characters and story of the StarCraft series were created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney.
Extensive concept art was done for the lore of the series.