The terrans of Koprulu were descendants of prisoners who were loaded into colony ships against their will and launched from Earth. When these prisoners stumbled upon habitable planets, they thought they were finally free from Earth’s fascist government.

They were mistaken. From 60,000 light years away, Earth continued monitoring their experiment, letting the colonists build entire civilizations without interference. But the discovery of the enigmatic protoss and ravenous zerg changed everything.

It was quickly decided that the best way to deal with these alien species was a preemptive military strike. The government reformed as the United Earth Directorate and gathered a mighty fleet of warships.

The UED’s ruling council unanimously nominated Admiral Gerard DuGalle to lead the fleet on a mission to enslave the zerg and bring the Koprulu Sector to its knees.

DuGalle, an experienced and brilliant tactician, timed his fleet’s arrival perfectly. The Terran Confederacy had just been overthrown and replaced by the Dominion, the zerg Overmind had just been destroyed, and the protoss homeworld of Aiur had just been overrun. The major powers were ready to retreat and rebuild, not fend off a new conqueror.

The Dominion was totally unprepared for the massive force that slammed into their territory. The UED cut their supply lines, crippled their fleets, and captured their colonies. In short time their capital was seized, and their emperor Arcturus Mengsk was forced into hiding.

The UED next landed on Char, where its scientists had discovered a new Overmind was forming. They cut a path through hordes of zerg, and enslaved this Overmind using powerful psionics and advanced technologies.

With swarms of zerg under its control, all that remained between the UED and total dominance were a few rebel terran groups, the mortally weakened protoss, and a certain zerg leader who had managed to escape the influence of the second Overmind, and was starting to build a swarm of her own…

In Desperate Alliances, the Terran/Zerg cards will be themed after the UED and their slave broods.

Note that this exact card is subject to change as the expansion is still in early development!

If you missed the previous article introducing the Protoss/Terran faction, check it out!