Zergling Evolution – StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Cinematic

Kerrigan: I’m going to look into your memories, and find out why I feel so angry when I see you.

Abathur: Memories not important. Distractions.

Kerrigan: I see it in your mind… You designed the Queen of Blades! Your limbs wrapped me in the chrysalis!

Abathur: Weak and soft. Broke bones. Tore flesh. Improved you.

Note: Kerrigan’s eyes flare attacking Abathur psionically.

Kerrigan: If you weren’t important to my plans, you’d be dead right now.

Abathur: Unclear.

Mission Briefing

Abathur: Zergling strain ready for augmentation. Unique essence discovered on Dominion security world. Collect essence, adapt zergling, destroy Dominion outpost.

Main Objectives Reward

Zergling Evolution

Test Strains

Raptor Strain: Fast melee unit. Able to jump up and down cliffs. Leaps toward enemy units.
Swarmling Strain: Fast melee unit. Morphs almost instantly and spawns in groups of three.

Planet Calus

Abathur: Planet Calus. Dominion security outpost in cliffs above valley. Out of reach. Adaptaion required.

Local karak vault through air, attack prey. Devour karak. Collect essence. Can assimilate trait into zergling strand.

Once collected: Dominion outpost within reach.

Essence acquired. New sequence spun into zergling strand. Augmented zerglings, ready for combat.

Kerrigan: Good. Let’s see them in action.

Abathur: Delivering additional zerglings now.

Raptor strain leaps to close on enemy. Scales cliffs.

Outpost destroyed. Next strain ready for testing.

Planet Astrid III

Abathur: Planet Astrid III. Feral zerg brood. Feral hatcheries evolved unique adaptation. Morph zerglings very fast.

Kerrigan: I’m taking control of the hive cluster right now.

Abathur: Incorporating adaptation into Swarm…

Kerrigan: There’s a Dominion force on this world! Inbound on the hive cluster. Work fast, Abathur.

Abathur: Swarmling strain complete. Ready to morph. Swarmling strain: hatches quickly. Three from single egg. Overwhelms foes. Dominion incoming. Morph larvae into swarmling strain.

Dominion Marine: There’s just too many!

Abathur: Attackers eliminated. Ready to morph additional zerglings. Destroy base.

Dominion Marine: They’re everywhere!

Thor: Then shoot everywhere!