One of three playable races in the game Starcraft by
Blizzard Entertainment. They're the opposites of the scale compared to the Zerg. The Protoss are a stoic, psionically enhanced species which represent what we would know as the pinnacle of evolution. They are few in number, but each unit is incredibly powerful. One of the favorite units of Protoss enthousiasts is the
Archon.
"Protoss" means "The Firstborn". In the storyline behind the game, they are the first creation of the
Xel'Naga, a most likely extinct species which was obsessed with creating the ultimate lifeform.
The Protoss represent the purity of form. The Zerg represent the purity of essence.