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Strategies for Zerg Evolution and Combat

okay the next step see if you can order the drone to mutate into a hatchery okay i'm releasing more drones into the test chamber see if you can order them to gather those resources [Applause] you're doing well kerrigan can you morph more drones i need an overlord to morph anything else do it then one overlord shouldn't hurt the zerg use overlords to generate more supply your current supply maximum is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen along with how much supply you are currently using if you do not have enough available supply you will not be able to morph a unit excellent i plan to stop here but let's take this a little further try mutating a drone into a spawning pool left click basic mutation on the command card the spawning pool allows the hatchery to turn lava into zoglings you know this is going to end badly right we have a controlled environment the spawning pool is finished you should go down to the test chamber and inspect it i can see just fine from up here thanks i think that's all we need today kerrigan great work if you think that was great work wait till you see this i'll make some zerglings kerrigan what are you doing putting your controlled environment to the test [Music] [Music] i sense more zerglings than holding pens valerian you were very careless perhaps i'll free them too contain the bridge serve specimens free evacuate the scientists get all personnel out of there [Music] [Music] containment door closed automated gas defense activated that containment door won't open until i destroy those turrets that gas is hurting my zerglings the doors open now to destroy the eradicator well they're mine now not yet i haven't i'm still in your containment cell sweeping [Music] back in the saddle let's move out marauder ahead i'll take him out with a kinetic blast hostiles on the right dominion insertion team help us take them out rainer kerrigan this recovery terminal good luck i'm getting out of here those marines are clustered pretty tight taking a lot of damage here another wave of dominion insertion teams incoming look up where are the emojis going let them go their way we'll go ours i'm hurting almost to the tram station it'll take us right to the shuttle bay the quarter is blocked you'll have to cut through the sub-level to reach the tram on the same page command valerian the main corridor is blocked can you open side door a12 i can be ready though the zerg specimens got loose in the attack yes i can sense them down there but i don't think i should control them again i won't ask you to do that we'll handle them the door will open in three two one [Music] work to be done on the same page under heavy fire they're trying to trap us come on darling we got to make it through those doors covering ground right taking a lot of damage here this reminds me of the old days my ears got more gray in it and my hair's got more zurich pushing ahead right i'm hurting we made it keep moving they're about to seal the area let's see how it likes a kinetic blast taking a lot of damage here we've been through worse together target acquired located kerrigan lord woman how many surgeries did you make yeah i may have gone a little overboard covering ground we made it are you surprised taking a lot of damage here keep going there's only one more door between you and the tram station i sense a lot of dominion in the next room looks like a rough fight they have caged zerg in there we can use this console to set them loose or we can use it to activate the gas defenses what the hell who opened the cages now we've got the zerg to deal with still at even the odds let's go i got you heading out taking a lot of damage here i got you right [Music] [Music] heading out the dominion have breached the tunnel i got you heading out pushing ahead covering ground ground right the tram's picking up pace stay frosty kids right covering ground work to be done i got you sweeping around we're out of the labs we're exposed out here until we reach the shuttle bay on the same page i gotcha work to be done right pushing ahead covering ground heading out on the same page i can see the bay we're almost there right pushing ahead a siege tank i can take it out with a kinetic blast getting it ready for action this is kerrigan say again safety's off i remember so little from before the dominion won't get away with this still easily amused i see keep clicking i'm reloading sweeping pushing ahead work to be done sweeping i got you [Music] pushing ahead heading out taking a lot of damage here target's locked drop the pods work to be done right covering ground blast right covering ground heading out [Music] taking a lot of damage here this is kerrigan ready for action okay let's see if i can remember how to do this the first thing i need is a spawning pool when the dominion arrived they drove some of my brood into caves they will rejoin us if we can kill the terran soldiers guarding the cave entrances come out of hiding servings fight for your queen command we've found kerrigan she's holed up in a zerg base we're going in send reinforcements the dominion found us they're going to hit us hard i should make zerglings from the larva at my hatchery i can mutate them from drones say again heading out say again safety's off ready for action yeah say again hostiles engaging you have recovered part of the brood rise my are children attack say again ready what is it say again covering ground ready dominion approaching from the north heading out covering ground safety's off ready for action in this cave my queen ready for action we got sir i'm under what is it what is it say again work to be done heading out if you wish to command all of your forces in battle there is a way to control them all at once say again what is it this is carrick what is it say again safety zone sir defend the cannon is here to serve you many benefits to this zerg is feral it is not under the control of any higher entity i have to find an ursadon matriarch and get her essence another feral roach something is very wrong who asked you the flash freeze is near i just have to find an ursadon matriarch yes the flash freeze has arrived your troops are frozen these are dawn led by matriarch strong essence once local essence assimilated swarm will resist flash freeze essence assimilated swarm resistant to flash freeze excellent and now i can sense nafash's hive cluster nearby the fascist brew the protoss must have wiped them out i'll awaken this hive cluster for the swarm [Music] yes who asked you out with it what is it now additional matriarch essence nearby if collected swarm can become more efficient in flash freeze i do like an efficient swarm if i have a chance i will hunt down some matriarchs the swarm never rests slow her down take the fight speak what is it now this world is mine let's get this over with get going matriarch essence useful visibility during flash freeze increased protest approaching the hive cluster matriarch essence assimilated swarm perfectly adapted to fight in flash-free storms flash freeze approaching the protoss will be vulnerable until it passes the protoss are defenseless attack now out with us out yes it nothing standing this you have my attention out with it yes speak what is it swarm hungry who asked you my queen the protoss were gathering biological samples and storing them in these stasis chambers we'll destroy the chambers and take the biomass if we can my queen the protoss have launched a shuttle it is enroute to a warp conduit not if i have anything to say about it we will bring down that shuttle push ahead what is it who asked you speaking quickly out with it get going we have met the enemy in combat nothing stands in my way [Music] a protoss shuttle has reached the warp conduit it must be destroyed before it jumps out of the system you have get go [Music] push ahead engage the hive directly our shuttles must break through you will never leave this ball of ice yes i am sensing a protoss ionic matrix your forces are nearing the enemy's base [Music] this one is accompanied by a fighter escort you cannot stop us all kerrigan there's not much time [Applause] out with it who asked you swarmed come on large quantities of biomass good to have can use to improve swarm [Music] a shuttle is beginning to walk it must be destroyed the protoss are mobilizing an assault on our hive clusters um another chamber destroyed what were the protoss doing with all this biomass a launch bay has been destroyed the protoss will be forced to launch their shuttles from the remaining bays the protoss have launched another shuttle it is bearing towards an unknown location they're bringing more warf conduits online i sense two more activatings intentions we'll examine biomass consume improve swarm another protoss launch bay has been destroyed push ahead yes warning your forces are approaching the enemy's face i'm under attack speak quickly you have my attention warning another shuttle has reached a warp conduit nothing stands in my way all launched have been destroyed the photos are crippled so raptor strain leaps to close on enemy scales cliffs uh outpost destroyed next strain ready for testing swarming strain hatches quickly three from single egg overwhelms foes [Music] then shoot everywhere attackers eliminated ready to move additional circlings destroy base dominion dead swarmling test concluded must prepare sequences for swarm integration returning to evolution pit sequencing evolution complete [Music] now go and spawn your brood what was that noise all right he's gone a sentry hide in the steam vents until it passes there's no way around those zealots invade the ursadon and crush them [Music] so the protoss think they have a few infested animals they have no idea what they're up against [Music] the time has come for you to grow into a brood mother [Music] stop here this area is safe from crying eyes evolve grow [Music] the protoss kill them all i live to serve kill these creatures i can consume their biomass and use it to grow our brood and destroy them a psyshield the protoss are powering it through a nearby structure find it and destroy it a strong energy emanates from this part of the ship what is its purpose the shield no longer blocks my path let us move forward the energy it is overwhelming you found their warp drive destroy it and this vessel will never reach chakuras shield is down i'll destroy the warp drive myself you will not hold back the swarm warning a warp drive breach has occurred evacuate immediately contain them the zerg must not reach the stasis chambers this vaseline how can i it's time to evolve and expand your control over your brood neadra exterminate the specimens do not allow the surge to consume kill their warriors i must have that biomass [Applause] without questions the protoss are fortifying the bridge prepare your forces the ship has taken us as far as it can prepare the escape pods destroy the pods before they launch the protoss must not reach chakras they prepare more escape pods destroy them i fear no enemies we will not go quietly into the void um we will never be defeated we give our lives essence acquired roaches modified with parasitic sequence corps strain implants motioning parasite erupts from enemies corpse push forward leave no survivors let the roachlings attack the enemy first [Music] [Music] protoss destroyed scantiped essence secure [Music] final strain acid saliva coats enemy slows movement slows attacks oh guys [Music] now abominations difficult vile strain successful protoss eliminated must prepare sequences returning to evolution pit sequence you have my attention the swarm hunger what is it now this pack of quill gore is our first target let's move out a drone can harvest biomass from this quilgore the process is slow and our drone will be vulnerable we must protect it while it harvests you have my attention yes we need to harvest this biomass quickly it is dangerous to harvest from multiple corpses the primal zerg are sure to attack our you drones greedy it shall be your powerful i'm sensing something primal nearby but it's small primal essence pool strong sequences approach absorb essence will augment strength i feel stronger this must be the power zeratul spoke of primal zerg forces incoming our drone must be protected harvest successful the biomass is in transit to the ancient one who asked you the biomass has been consumed the ancient one will require more to awaken then find more quilgore isha yes my queen elegance is unacceptable out with it [Music] we must move quickly if we are to secure their biomass get going yes out with it quickly yes what does it mean yes out with it the swarm hungers what is it now our forces are under attack we have met the enemy in combat this world is mine get going destroy the we have to stop them our forces can intercept their raiding parties nothing stands in the way of the swarm quickly we'll go or biomass under attack swarm hungers you have my attention let's get this over with there's not much time we're almost done here this essence is so alive i think i like it did you miss me your empty minions are no match for the might of the primal serve what is it now get yes [Music] push ahead quickly the swarm never rests safely [Music] out with it here they come you are close the moment draws near your hate still strong enough to make the necessary sacrifice [Music] we need more swarm hosts under attack [Music] ah [Music] oh both paths are moving against us prepare for a pincer attack our forces are under attack [Music] good tyrannosaur symbol acquired will research primal essences further i'm under attack [Music] [Music] so attack essence we devour the broken third remain correct their essence kill yadra's forces are gathering they are converging upon the hive cluster our forces our forces our policies are under attacks defend the chrysalis the swarm will prevail [Music] is [Music] the swarm conquers primal roaches help they fight lantras brood new form can twist essence mend wounds near nearby zerg and self swarm has met the enemy make your peace no time like the present boldly speak what is it this time what is it this time it is retribution what is it this time quickly destroy the eggs before they hatch focus on the largest ones first no time like the present make your peace we are without limit i am the swarm the swarm conquers all our conquest continues let's make yourself boldly we adapt your queen lessons comes for you what is it blood i am my pack arrives they will break your enemies these ones explode when they sense you i'm like acid bring it down quickly our conquest continues make your peace i am the swarm it is time we are down we are without limit no time like the present the form conquers all our conquest continues the form has met the enemy no time yes what is it this time it is yes oh this is the only way this is the destiny feet your queen listens no time like the present zerus is mine isha prepare the leviathan it's time the swarm returned to the kapoor sector examining sequence incomplete must kill remaining impaler colonies so [Music] sequence acquired spinning impaler essence into hydrous morph [Music] damages single target tears through armor [Music] dominion barricade destroyed that missile turret can detect our inhalers while burrows take it out first keep it together tearing forces eliminated alternative hydrolysk morph possible surviving lurker dens discovered the feral zerg sensed us burrow quickly lurker attacks many foes while burrowed effective against light enemies warfare burrow quickly and attack destination reached brood mother kilisa inbound to extract essence overlords on route they're attacking from the south defend the lurker den another way of incoming keep them off the lurker den [Music] your power level has it is time what is it this time these eggs are different than the others this bainling nest is ready to hatch immediately there are more eggs nearby you are not the queen of blades you have no claim here traitor leave jar while you can these eggs and the swarm belong to me i sense more eggs here halfway there we adapt the swarm we found several infested terran structures nearby they seem to be of interest to the feral zerg i'll destroy them if i get a chance zagara has drawn the attention of some feral veinlings very useful morphed from circlings any zergling can morph to one gaming the infested terran structures one more remains we destroyed the last infested terran structure yes speak [Music] retribution my queen general warfield has called in a gorgon it is headed for our hive cluster that ship is huge no wonder warfield can't deploy two of them into the trench at once he only needs one discovered usable essence within zerg biomass sequences recover will empower queen of blades we have a quick tumor by the first scourge nest deploy drop of my pods borrowed among the dead i may want to keep you near the front lines to spawn creep tumors i understand the more tumors there are the faster creep spreads there's more coming spread the creep bring in a gorgon crush kerrigan call in another gorgon it is time lots of bones in that trench all zerg you'll join them soon enough retribution your gorgons are burning before they even reach the skies warfield who feels into raven after our creek tumors kill it now get another gorgon into the fight get a strike team to that scourge nest before the zerg activated i claim to this planet in the name of the terran dominion i'm not gonna lose it oh i think you are this is your last gorgon isn't it biomass obtained good sequences three i will ready a hive cluster for the swarm while you do as much damage as you can my queen send me reinforcements when you can't don't budge an to inch your attack my queen i am the secular queen retribution what is it this time it is it is may they be useful in your attack it is damn it girl we saved you how could you return to this ghost teams bravo and delta open fire wipe them out men these bugs will never take charge what is it this time yes time for the nuclear option kill them all i am beyond death i am the swarm speak make your peace your queen listens we are without limits what is it this time no time like the present my queen within these facilities the terrans experiment upon the zerg this cannot be allowed i'll destroy them if i get the chance zagara the swarm has met the enemy this form conquers all make your peace makes will suffer it is time speech what is it this time i am you'll regret this kerrigan [Music] yes speak it is time [Music] the form conquers all make your peace we've located the zerg hive cluster deploy assault teams what is it [Music] we adapt our forces our conquest continues deploy scbs repair that breach what is require additional essence prime scarab near splitter strain splits into two smaller creatures upon detonation occurs only once delivering painlings now they are unending the protoss are finished ready your next experiment avatar survivors located here must be collected those things can jump this ain't fair [Music] where are they coming from dominion mining facility destroyed experiment successful secret new strain we are picking can't move i want control of that banshee an investor is out of energy investors can consume zerg units including the invested terrans to regain energy use parasitic domination on the dominion's heavy ordnance turn their weapons against them kill every last one of these the investors have implanted all three viral phages on this section of the platform it's time for the infested to do their part yes there are more garrisons nearby and our storm will grow is it this time it is and steal biomass hills within defend this facility men we are the sword of the dominion infestation successful this garrison is now under the swarm's control kill the investment it's the only mercy we can afford kill them before they destroy the viral page [Music] yes across the platform excellent your creep is infesting the first facility now the dominion destroyed one of our viral sages the garrisons are still there an investor can replant the viral page there we've infested this garrison we have lost a viral phage if you bring an investor to the garrison it will replant the viral phage the dominion's gas supply has run out they will need time to recharge attack alongside the infested kill anyone in our way don't let the sir get inside kill them the form all all new abilities [Music] yes detecting two hybrid signatures they are in close proximity speak the dominion captured a brutalist if we get close enough i can control a hybrid is attacking you psionically it must be eliminated if you are to survive naroot has awakened two hybrid at once the brutus is mine the hybrid is dead but it will not be the last warning another hybrid is attacking you another hybrid has been released they must be destroyed you are not welcome here kerrigan my queen hybrid psionic signatures are appearing across the laboratory one less hybrid the swarm now controls the section of the lab a hybrid is attacking you psionically can you feel a hatred coursing through your mind a hybrid has begun attacking you psionically you cannot fight the inevitable never have been dead this form has served its purpose this is a broken tool fit only for the scrap heap ignore his flattering more of the lab has come on the power kill brood lords recover essence mutualists can morph into brood lord await your command [Music] [Music] assault ground targets from distance we're being overrun dropping reinforcements supplying neutralisks will protect brood lords complementary skills planetary fortress destroyed platform secured viper strategic asset abducts targets pulls to its location usable on ally orfo move across the river and pull our aberrations to the other side siege tanks detected use vipers pull into range of aberrations viper emits disabling cloud foes within cannot attack rip that bunker apart only the final defenses remain move in for the kill jorium cargo secured must prepare mutilisk morph returning to evolution bit mutually evolution complete [Music] my clear away these fanatics keep your mind speak freely the first temple is located here now let's go destroy it be quick about it the null zone is pushing toward me i sense crystals which narood is using to store raw psionic energy yes that energy is faint he near the temples in time permits you will find them and destroy them [Music] keep i am channeling psionic energy into this temple but it will take time you dare to file the shrines of our god we shall strike you down i must focus but i can still use my powers for the fight hybrid approaches keep your mind i can feel the roots strength slipping success but only for a moment we must disable the other characters not a challenge to master destroy the protest quickly the highways approach uh [Music] you will not escape your feet destroy their cannot hives alone several hybrids are underway [Music] are under attack we deactivated the third temple two temples remain he's growing weaker keep fighting brothers guard the temple with your lives get rid of this protest now the hybrids are underway hmm the fourth temple is down one left this is not possible i can feel your strength leaving you this is our final battle while they are in disarray our forces are under attack [Music] your temples are gone at your own nice and easy make it so coordinates locked hey kids the astroforce laid in sensors are showing the location of mira station now we might as well get started nice those short jumps are good for getting out of danger too mira's got a fighter patrol nearby too many for our main guns to take on all at once but we can launch a sortie of our own tac fighters that'll even the odds she can't take much more of this those ordinance towers have long ranged attacks fortunately that's a repair bot if we grab it i can instantly repair the hyperion and replace lost tac fighters mineral fields we can harvest these for more resources get those minerals and i can upgrade the hyperion make her even tougher nice and easy sensors show dense clusters of minerals nearby but they're guarded by magmites excellent sensors indicate we gathered all the minerals in this area nice and easy sensors are picking up kelmore in operations nearby they've got some tough defenses and they've got a capital class ship we could always bypass them they might have some valuable resources or equipment our systems are down i'm on it bring her around [Music] all right now this is making me angry we're about to be vaporized [Music] they had an electric field generator this baby overloads enemy craft disabling them for a little while let's get it installed chief engineer it's already online scooter i do good work scooter keep your eyes open oh matthew i hate it when we fight do you two have some kind of strange history don't encourage her that star port is building more ships descended us we're going to have to take it out fast i think that's all the minerals around here your forces hey the hyperion's even stronger now yeah you can thank me later make it so bring her around nothing you stole all my minerals nice and easy matthew don't think i will make this easy on you when have you ever made anything easy on me i always thought you like it rough all right don't die matthew surrender just surrender matthew i'll be nice to you i promise that's what i'm afraid of do not test my patience matthew you brought this on yourself mira i wanted to play nice mm-hmm retribution will be mine attack by the queen of blades you know what to do man bringing out the big guns you're going to have to break through did anyone else hear that i hate hearing probably just a rat technically everything's in space i swear i will burn you alive wouldn't even be a crime [Applause] you too put a sock in it my swarm guard me while i take care of this the swarm answers your call she's breaking into maximum security stop her now bravo engaging fan back up heavy weapons are moving in be careful minions defend our queen the security station near you holds the ship's prisoner log if you can grab it we'll figure out the rest after jim's safe kerrigan there's a large number of guards nearby if i implant viral phages here the infested will tear into those defenses it's your call speak what is it [Music] what is it this time our conquest continues the swarm conquers all oh screw this run where do we go the whole side of the ship is gone this is it if we go in there i'll be taking these ugly critters with us speak this world is mine i am horner i've got your data roger that thank you kerrigan let us thank you bastards terran forces obstructing root eliminate to proceed [Music] terran ground forces interfering utilize carry on strain aerial superiority augmenting swarm host sequences to the nuclear silo preparing for next test [Music] the ash worm begin the attack escaped to new location hunt down essence collected spinning trade into swarm host strand creeper strain tunnels through planet's crust appears at location of choice hatchery under attack swore most must deep tunnel defend hive cluster secondary hive cluster under attack defend hive clusters defended successfully dominion dead must prepare swore most sequences for integration returning to evolution pit secret new strain your power level has [Music] atmosphere show me where it will land it will arrive here my queen [Music] you've yes a grave mistake setting foot on my world kerrigan i will deliver you and your sworn back to whatever hell you the next firewatcher is breaking through defenses retrograde is [Music] this world it is what if yes what is it city [Music] [Music] speak yes uh retribution speak your queen is richard what is it this time night wolves you have your orders remove the zerg threat here for its defense [Music] retribution speaking [Music] [Music] our conquest continues [Music] security squad 4 what is going on in there there destroy that containment cell and free those toxic compound released great potential bonding to ultralisk sequences noxious strain releases poisonous explosion damages enemies in target area i didn't sign up for this i want this facility under control now contain those specimens for the emperor will have your head fire the warhead now sir it's still experimental we don't know what it'll do fire the damn warhead now damage radioactive compound infecting ultralisk make use of it integrating with atrophied evolutionary path ultra risk strain torask resuscitates dead tissue revives creature press on we continue the assault put those monsters down and keep them down another warhead additional altruists ready delivering now cocoon forms upon death will revive momentarily it got back up oh that ain't right sequence i go a terran machine hides above i will destroy it yes no time like the present we are without limit i will defend humanity from you kerrigan the swarm we adapt no time the hive cluster is under attack yes retribution you are surrounded by the dominions elite and yet they still won't be enough to save me how many bodies will you hide behind i've had enough of your tongue men whack them out i sense it can't be your swarm is assaulting terran forces in three entrenched positions if you can attack these positions from behind and destroy them we will join the slaughter aren't you supposed to be evacuating civilians valerian and horner got that handled i had other things to do all right keep that left flank clear while i go put a hurt on mex [Music] let's finish this make schools suffer what is it this time speak we adapt [Music] yes what is it this time [Music] it is [Music] you're queenless oh it is the way is clear zagar move your troops into the sector with pleasure my queen your queen is under attack what is it this time the dominion of man is stronger than you we will see your ashes spread to the wind men stop the queen of blades for humanity the avenue is clear of defenders dahaka send your pack into the city yes we will feast upon their essence my pleasure darling [Music] always worth [Applause] you