Sarah Kerrigan (DeZerged)

Due to ghost conditioning, Kerrigan was an introvert from a young age[11] and arguably remained aloof when freed from Confederate control.[21] Her life as a ghost gave her "jaded sensibilities."[9] However, she never fully embraced the darker aspects of her nature.[11] As the Queen of Blades, Kerrigan was torn emotionally, and had to 'justify' to herself what she had become.[31] During and after the Brood War, she had moments of what could be argued to be conscience/compassion,[18][76] but became colder over time.[59] Her actions were affected by Amon's influence.[93][94] The Queen of Blades was not a separate entity from Sarah Kerrigan, but they were not quite the same person either. Rather, Kerrigan in her Queen of Blades persona was Kerrigan under the influence of some devastating forces such as zerg mutagen.[44]

After her de-infestation on Char, Kerrigan was angry and conflicted, feeling like she was being pulled in many directions at once. That practically everyone in the Koprulu sector wanted her dead also affected her emotions.[108] Indeed, she no longer possessed the hatred for life that she once did and while she was willing to be ruthless, she had a human's perspective on such actions. However, her hatred of Mengsk remained[123], albeit contrasted with her continued love for Raynor.[108] Kerrigan had suffered some memory loss from her time as the Queen of Blades.[188] Most of her memory was a blur, and of what she could recall, the images were horrible[108]. She considered herself responsible for what she'd done as the Queen of Blades, and possessed extreme guilt for her actions[44]. While moving against Mengsk, she demonstrated moments of compassion, such as sparing Dominion forces on Char[142] and guilt over Lassara's death[146][147]. One of the core elements of Kerrigan's personality is that of her manipulation by others, and her lack of identity. Her reversion to human form by Raynor allowed her to finally develop an identity for herself, though found her emotions torn between a man that she loved (Raynor) and a man that she despised (Mengsk)[108].