Kerrigan Kills Mengsk and Leaves Jim on Korhal (Starcraft 2 Ending | Ascension Cinematic 16:9)

Mengsk sheltered within his palace as the Swarm and Raynor's Raiders pushed toward the palace. The elite Dominion formations dug in around the palace broke under the assault. Kerrigan entered the palace, cut through the guard, and confronted Mengsk in his office. The emperor used a remote control to disable Kerrigan with the Keystone. Mengsk tauntingly called her his greatest failure and prepared to kill her, when Raynor suddenly appeared. Raynor threw Mengsk across the room, and in the process destroyed the remote. The rebel raised but then put away his revolver, and let Kerrigan impale the emperor in both shoulders. Grievously wounded, Mengsk stated he made her a monster, to which she retorted that he made monsters out of everyone. Kerrigan infused Mengsk with psionic energy, causing him to die in a violent explosion... "Ascension" cinematic from 'Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm' PC game... ► Watch more Starcraft videos: bit.ly/1b1W2yY.
I decided to reformat this video to 1080p Full HD ratio (that is 16:9). Originally video was 1920:812 (that is widescreen ratio of about 2,37:1). But if you don't have the monitor with that aspect ratio (and I very doubt that you do), you'll get "black lines" above and below video that I personally don't like. But I didn't simply "rescaled" the video - thus you would miss many important details, because in some frames the meaningful part is located not at the very center but on the left or right side of the frame. So, I cut the original video into dozens of pieces defined by the scene and keyframes and imposed different scaling, spatial interpolation, i.e. transitions, to each of the pieces. Thus trying to lose as little notable material from the video as possible...

[@CJake3]

► For more Starcraft videos just click: bit.ly/1b1W2yY. PS. I decided to reformat this video to 1080p Full HD ratio (that is 16:9). Originally video was 1920:812 (that is widescreen ratio of about 2,37:1). But if you don't have the monitor with that aspect ratio (and I very doubt that you do), you'll get "black lines" above and below video that I personally don't like. But I didn't simply "rescaled" the video - thus you would miss many important details, because in some frames the meaningful part is located not at the very center but on the left or right side of the frame. So, I cut the original video into 40 pieces defined by the scene and keyframes and imposed different scaling, spatial interpolation, i.e. transitions, to each of the pieces. Thus trying to lose as little notable material from the video as possible... And personally I like it better this way.

[@fierywolverine5044]

who cares

[@dimaGBHS]

I do care. Good job, Jake.

[@VSSEDragon3]

They can always meet again

[@lelouche25]

I love how Jim brought down the blast visor. He knew what was coming lol.

[@CarnageTheory]

He so did.

[@1337blackmage]

The little details are often times the best

[@mathewrichardson2962]

Now this is where I find it most interesting, in a small theory I've always had, Jim puts his visor down as he does not want to see what she will do. He has never forgiven himself for what happened to her, and instead of seeing a violent monster she has become cause of Arcturus, he shuts his visor to remember her before all this happens, as he truly loved her, but this form(literal queen of hell imo)has no room for love.

[@zra17713]

@@mathewrichardson2962 that or he just knew he's in the blast radius, so he shut it to cover himself. Better save than sorry

[@rlouie05]

He knows how deadly she is.

[@bruhhhhhh1]

I just noticed Raynor puts his visor down before she impales Mengsk. Gotta be ready for the splatter lmao

[@ComradeDragon1957]

and puts down his blast shield so he doesn't see it.

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

@@ComradeDragon1957 no he put down the blast shield so his face doesnt fucking explode

[@jimhuffman9434]

Raynor: "I don't think I want to see this"

[@estaticethan1752]

Same. Well, I actually notice that the first time

[@m3lapelazpendejoyoutubemarica1]

Yeah he was like: "Finallay gonna use this shit on your face... huh, never mind..."

[@AndreNitroX]

3:34 I have never seen such a profound display of lost love than in this scene here. Both Jim and Kerrigan sadly say goodbye to each other, despite painfully being in love with each other, but understanding they can never be together. It’s enough to make any cynic cry. So beautiful

[@Thoralmir]

And then you see the final cutscene of Legacy of the Void...

[@darthdracul8372]

Either way it was our pressure always was.

[@rlouie05]

They're gonna shove their "happily ever after" down our throats in SC3 should there ever be one, then we'll get a shock ending of their children being the ultimate hybrid species.

[@aracelymoran2504]

@@rlouie05 They got their Happy ever after. Get over it,

[@famepire]

she killed Fenix...

[@rory8182]

Love it how at 2:25 when Kerrigan is getting back up, Jim just steps back and pulls down his face shield that is designed to protect against nukes

[@evanboll4651]

Well, they kinda tend to have the same result in certain ways.

[@SimplyDuker]

Same shit.

[@AshlandTalos]

All this time playing SC2, I never noticed that

[@wesleyjakesta4095]

"Thank you Jim, for everything, my pleasure darling, always was".

[@AndreNitroX]

Makes my heart ache everytime

[@rxonmymind8362]

Like the ending. No smooching or anything. Just a heartfelt thank you that's beyond measure.

[@55Ignis]

even with all the bug parts she's still an insanely beautiful woman.

[@winzyl9546]

Disgusting

[@flybeep1661]

@@winzyl9546 Yes you are.

[@cloudjin893]

"I'm the man that's gonna kill you someday" - Jim raynor 1998

[@ChristopherDayStenonymous]

joke: He kind of does considering they later basically dive into StarCraft's version of hell together. not joke: I think it would've been more interesting to make him reluctant to let her live / save her. They did well in terms of building up how guilty he felt and even Zeratul's crystal thing to give him a reason not to kill her. But they missed the mark when it came to linking his Brood War stance to his love for her in the sequel. Personally I wonder how the story might have morphed if it was a true continuation of the Brood War story, making her the antagonist.

[@sparkz9502]

I know this voice line might make SC2 seem inconsistent but really if you pay attention it is clear in Wings of Liberty that Jim is fine with killing Kerrigan until he realizes that it is even a possibility to make her human again, and in the lore he tried multiple times to kill her prior to the start of WoL. And, of course, there is also the prophecy from Zeratul that makes it clear Kerrigan cannot die if the universe is to be saved. Blizzard doesn't pretend Jim never said that line either, as Kerrigan directly references it in the cutscene where she rescues him in Heart of the Swarm. Given that Jim was referring to the Queen of Blades, you can argue in a way that he did kill her when he used the artifact to deinfest her.

[@michaelyiin1579]

Well he kind of did. He killed the queen of blade and save kerrigan from the influence of the fallen xelnaga

[@Xenopolateccl]

Mengsks Voice is so unbelievably good, the arrogance and utter control and hatred oozes from ervey syllable. Kudos to the voice actor, stellar performance.

[@saymyname6726]

I love how zeratul was there but you couldn't see him being the Dark Templar he is

[@ilaren007]

Yeah, noticed it too

[@dagg497]

Drax was there also 😎

[@williammine1243]

@@dagg497 Ah yes

[@DarthHavoc1]

@@ilaren007 Where at? I’m genuinely curious

[@y1751]

@@DarthHavoc1 same but I think it’s a joke

[@FizzleFX]

Dating the universe most dangerous girl... *GOOD JOB DUDE* !

[@jonessoda4me1]

Sounds like the daily life of a simp, let her go Jimmy let her go, she’s not worth it (AT ALL).

[@Theodrehad]

@@jonessoda4me1she absolutely is worth it.

[@bobwilson679]

After Legacy of the Void, she is also now the most powerful being in the universe lmao. And Raynor’s hitting that.

[@fritzascalon6710]

@Amber Wolf lmfao 🤣

[@Platinum_Tugboat]

Never lit that last cigar.. shows his arrogance, as if he thought he would have plenty of time to smoke it later.

[@luke12346789]

It was a trick to caught Kerrigan off-guard thinking the Artifact's trigger was just an ordinary cigarette lighter. Cause if she had knew, she would either just immediately flee it's blast radius or quickly killed Mengsk before he even had the chance to pulled the trigger

[@hazardeur]

that cigar is completely rotten and all dried up anyway. it needs to be stored in a environment with high moisture that needs constant care. Just putting it in a case like that for god knows how long looks cool to the noob but I guarantee you every cigar afficionado heavily cringed when they saw that lol

[@bruvaguren494]

better love story than Twilight

[@TevyaSmolka]

Le Hunter yup

[@FizzleFX]

Unless Twilight X Chrysalis hehe

[@bluebirdsigma]

Twilight is still a better love story than Rise of Skywalker.

[@lowella8812]

NO REYLO ALLOWD

[@hola6647]

@@bluebirdsigma I think anything is a better love story than rise of Skywalker

[@gamerchanleanne8512]

loved this ending so much... poor Raynor he fought so hard to get Kerrigan back yet he needs to let her go again

[@Reansel]

At least she's on her right mind now.

[@amitkenan3878]

Spoilers below: they are finally together… in a different life form

[@miles8385]

"I guess you could say she gave him some... _puts on sunglasses_ ... Explosive head." *_YEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH_*

[@lavatun]

GET OUT.

[@rizzlerforthergyatt]

*BADUM TSS*

[@4231jerome]

I liked it

[@miles8385]

@@4231jerome

[@titocristobal5573]

This meme will never grow old.

[@Emma_2Banks]

Raynor says “change of plans” just like mengsk did before he betrayed Kerrigan. Just thought I’d point out that callback.

[@klesk335]

Ten years, and this still give me Goosebumps as hell.

[@lxsagi9126]

All this years,the marine suit are still one of the best exoskeleton suit.

[@igorwojtyna2158]

Say what you want about mengsk but that palace looks sweet

[@hugozielinski4916]

I must agree the esthetic they chose for the terran dominion is most pleasing

[@valandil988]

@@hugozielinski4916 its what I imagine a less theocratic 40k Imperium would look like

[@rory8182]

@@valandil988 imagine this but cranked up to 25 like 40k was

[@KalashVodka175]

@@valandil988 Your average upper hive spire probably looks a lot like that; the religious element is not necessarily absolutely everywhere.

[@richardlew3667]

Kerrigan: "I need more zerglings." Raynor: "I can help with that."

[@CRM278]

You will never kill me, Raynor and Kerrigan!

[@mikayari185]

heh.

[@TimmyTheTimeTraveler]

😏

[@dicksonZero]

Zagara, bursting into the room: ,spawn mo're 'over,lords!!!

[@Nighttimeqt1]

i see what you did there ha

[@salvadoroars]

You know what would have been more satisfying, turning him into a zerg. Under kerrigan's control. His greatest fear

[@bengunn9670]

That's what old Queen of Blades would do i guess.

[@halhala2]

Still would've been too dangerous. Especially if he somehow managed to turn into a Zerg like her, gained sentience. Granted, unlikely since he wasn't a psi op, but still. Imagine a tyrant like him with even a fraction of that power. Nope. Better safe than sorry.

[@zxcvbnmasdfghjkl51]

@@halhala2 Eh, the whole story is a bit weird. They gave Stukov a lot more power then he should have had as an infested terran. I consider only the original Starcraft and Starcraft Broodwar to be cannon - Mengsk should have become an explosive infested terran with no ability to control himself, then used to kill someone else he was close to. That would have been poetic.

[@halhala2]

@@zxcvbnmasdfghjkl51 Except the only person Mengsk might've cared about was Valerian, and he seemed eager enough to cast him aside early on. Besides which, Valerian wasn't an asshole and she knew that. There really was no one left to kill but him.

[@rory8182]

@@zxcvbnmasdfghjkl51 to be fair, Stukov was A: experimented on so God knows what that did, and B: he was from Earth so we have no idea how their biology differs from the other humans we see

[@DHWOW]

Kerrigan stand up Raynor : Shits gonna blow up. Better put up my blast shield.

[@Jormaukko]

When people say Mengsk was a good guy I remember the ultralisks tearing down Korhal and all his lovely orders, like "FIRE THAT DAMN WARHEAD NOW!!!" "I'll turn this city into irradiated ruin if I have to...."

[@CRM278]

Millennial Falcon his word about burning it down to ashes around him is making me impressed! He’s my servant

[@EnzoPinheiro]

I've never seen someone take Mengsk side. I mean, the guy is literally space mussolini ruling over a sector at war, enjoys near-endless resources and manipulates public opinion by controlling the media.

[@BuGBurnout]

Mengsk a good guy .... some people need to lay off the terrazine

[@Ishlacorrin]

@@EnzoPinheiro You will always find people crazy enough to support anyone, Trump being president of the USA should have taught you that by now.

[@EnzoPinheiro]

@@Ishlacorrin yeah, I guess you're right.

[@samuelz7344]

Evil Overlord Rule 35: Kill the main character first, Then start monologing.

[@hugozielinski4916]

But who are you monologoing to then

[@eadbert1935]

@@hugozielinski4916 well, if you have someone with you then you can also dialogue, so you can just as well monologue when alone ^^

[@Alknix]

@@hugozielinski4916 Which is why you don't monologue, PERIOD.

[@rory8182]

@@Alknix no, you do the Evil Morty thing from Rick and Morty where you monologue once you have destroyed any possible resistance and there is no-one left to fight

[@Alknix]

@@rory8182 Acceptable.

[@AnthonyEdwardStarkIronMan]

@2:17 the way he pulls the gun at lightning speed... Fucking epicccccc!

[@prestigedude6756]

1:29 love her reaction. she entered the room arrogantly but quickly changed after making a mistake. imagine if Raynor didn't help her invade Korhal, and this scene happened. he push the button for the last time, and the machine makes her own psychic power overload and blows her head off, and Zerg is completely annihilated in one evening. the next day a news spreads throughout all Terran forces and civilians about the Queen's headless remain in Mengsk's office and the news eventually reach to Raynor

[@sammaggit]

I love the way she look Jim with that glassy eyes as she say “thank you Jim, for everything”

[@texteel]

"You can never suffer enough" is not a justification to not even make them suffer at all

[@Reedboi]

I think she just wanted to kill him, I mean she had Amon to go get she didn’t really have time

[@magicalpj]

Nah, just do it quickly and cleanly. Assuming that you have the extra time to inflict suffering first is exactly the kind of arrogance that got Mengsk killed.

[@texteel]

@@magicalpj mengsk relied on an outside source (electroshock) to keep her incapacitated, when the generator was destroyed so was his advantage. I a mtalking about chop off arms, chop off legs, cautarize wounds, make sure he survives, abduct him, then torture at will.

[@Jeezes718]

To be fair with the exception of his son she's already murdered his entire family. When she was psi op she killed his mother father and little sister, and took his father's head to prove she had accomplished her mission. That's why he hates her.

[@leoli2450]

i always feel funny that at 2:25, jim fully closed his visor and be like: do whatever you got to do to that bastard, i am not gonna watch.

[@aspiringfirefighter2878]

That visors able to protect against nukes among other things. Don't believe me look it up. And the reason he set it down for is because he knew if he didn't he would die.

[@AngriestAmerican]

One of the best love stories there ever was.

[@CarnageTheory]

I'd simp for Kerrigan, not gonna lie. I don't blame Jimmy one bit.

[@JBrander]

2 Dislikes from Mengsk and Edmund Duke

[@adnanaboukewik4950]

The third dislike is General Warfield

[@lowella8812]

Fourth dislike is Fenix

[@xephenatsu5009]

@@lowella8812 The other 193 dislikes is from Aldaris and the Conclave

[@accountcounter1895]

I still think it’s funny all the times throughout these games when people underestimated her like this scene he knew that the single most dangerous person alive was on her way to kill him and he sets up a glorified taser that only effects her. Like even if raynor didn’t show up he had already lost the battle and was standing on a planet controlled by Zerg where an untold thousands could easily swarm in at a moments notice.

[@titocristobal5573]

True. That idea has always been bugging me. Like, sure, you killed Kerrigan, but Zagara was still there, and the Swarm. And, Raynor and his Raiders. Even his son who admitted just a few cutscenes back that his dad needed to die was there too. He still wouldn't have gotten out of the planet alive. What exactly was Arcturus thinking?

[@DDragon1226]

I think it's the point where he already realized he's going to die anyway, but he wanted to kill her just for the spite of it.

[@Thurnmourer]

A swarm with no one to command it and the Dominion navy rapidly closing in...? Legacy of the Void already made it clear Dominion troops were still fighting long after Mengsk died.

[@accountcounter1895]

@@Thurnmourer it’s established that most of if not all of the swarm wasn’t directly under her control but instead under her brood mothers who led the fighting and tactical decisions so her dying would only minimally if at all effect the swarm. Plus Mengsk seems like the type of guy who doesn’t care about all the soldiers fighting for him given what he’s done so the only thing he cares about is himself in my opinion. Even if he killed Kerrigan most likely that would lead to the entire swarm well swarming the building and tearing it down to scrap metal ignoring the possibility of loss if she had died. All mengsk gains in his actions in this cutscene is a possibility of claiming to be the one who killed her he would have been safer doing almost anything other than what he did like as she said he could have evacuated, or he could have hid somewhere she didn’t know about, or even better he could have worn any armor at all like this dude is in the middle of a war zone knowing that the single most dangerous person alive is headed to kill him and is dressed like he’s about to give a speech.

[@jemesraynor3296]

My Pleasure darling, Always was....

[@jemesraynor3296]

@@CRM278 bro I love her really hard.... I won't kill her never..

[@DarthVader-lt4zw]

I love this cinematic. No matter what, Jim loves her. No matter who she's killed, how many, what she's become, what she looks like, he's hers.

[@alexbot8826]

yea that's how plot contrivances work doesn't matter came before or after

[@sparkz9502]

​@@alexbot8826 Nah, it makes sense. Jim despises the Queen of Blades and that never changes. They make it clear that he is absolutely pissed when he realizes Kerrigan went back to being Zerg, and he rips into her for the billions she killed. The reason Jim changes his mind is because he realizes that Kerrigan is not actually the Queen of Blades again. She is not the monstrous figure created by the Overmind but rather has complete free will and a moral conscience, to the point where she repeatedly agrees to prevent the deaths of millions of civilians on Korhal despite making her invasion harder. When Jim realizes Kerrigan is still Kerrigan and that deinfesting her wasn't all for nothing he can't just plausibly stand idle while she prepares to fight against a universe-destroying god.

[@alexbot8826]

@@sparkz9502 i think that blizzard is grateful to have you try to fix their story but i got one rule about this if it wasn't shown in the story (no matter how much senses it makes) it didn't happen

[@sparkz9502]

@@alexbot8826 All of this was shown in the story though. I have absolutely no reason to lie for Blizzard given how trash of a company they are nowadays. Look back through the cinematics and you'll see everything I mentioned.

[@alexbot8826]

@@sparkz9502 maybe i need to replay the campaign again or just watch the cinematics i don't remember such things and by defending the game we like we also we defend a shi ty company we don't (some ppl forget that)

[@MarcoAnich]

Mengsk…not the hero we deserved but the one we ultimately needed. What a chad, reluctantly sending Kerri to her death just so she could save the universe. Even had the cigar ready. Well played sir, well played 🪦

[@gusposey8218]

AKA: The best episode of The Office EVER.

[@naeloopardayan538]

I can hardly believe that a film adaptation could be made to rival the cinematics of this game with all the drama, the emotion, the incredible artwork and design...maybe if Blizzard do it themselves...

[@Kokopuracan12]

This scene really made me emotional. As someone who has been a fan and a Starcraft player since day 1 😭

[@lukelblitz3627]

"you can never suffer enough for all the lives you've ruined" ....you are the leader of the Zerg.you don't really have the high ground here kerrigan

[@MegaDrunkViking]

tbf... in a sense that's all his fault too.

[@kevinthomas9097]

you forget how he left her behind purposely thereby setting off this whole queen of blades thing?

[@Ishlacorrin]

That is 100% the fault of Arcturus Mengsk, without his betrayal of her she never would have become the queen of blades. He is mostly responsible for every life she has ever taken after that point.

[@bloodbrawler1438]

@@Ishlacorrin Maybe, but, she had the free will to basically tell the Swarm to make like the insects they are and bugger off. But didn't.

[@Ishlacorrin]

@@bloodbrawler1438 Not at the start, she had no free will till the Overmind was killed and after that she was still tainted by Amon's overriding will placed within the swarm. Only after she was returned to human form did she have that choice and it was once again Arcturus who forced her hand and set her on the path once more. Left alone Jim might have been able to convince her to let the vendetta go, but with Arcturus attacking them and 'killing' Jim, her revenge was all she had left. Even if she had chosen the other option, that would not have stopped the Zerg from being a constant danger to all because of Amon's will.

[@jaredmahonriopazoortega2247]

0:14 this guy is the brother of the one that tried to 1v1 an Ultralisk and you can't convince otherwise!

[@Thundernoob98]

"all the lives you ruined" Meanwhile queen of blades :

[@wonokairun69]

Ness, Go Back.

[@known6607]

Fukin Raynor puts on his blast door mask thing after she gets up

[@Ocampo_Fam]

I find it hilarious that raynor closed his face mask thing or whatever when kerrigan ducks up migsk or however you say his name

[@connormac4401]

He knows shits is about to go down when some girl got pissed off so he lowered his mask to protect him from collateral damage

[@aspitefulrose7001]

I never noticed that! This is great. Another thing that makes this scene one of my favorites.

[@BIGESTblade]

He was like: "Oh shit! It's going to blow!"

[@decespugliatorenucleare3780]

dude you're really shit at names haha

[@VRTXProductions]

I still feel that Jim should've just gotten out of his suit and beat the ever loving shit out of mengsk. But it's Kerrigans campaign blah blah

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

VRTXProductions Jim Raynor hates Mengsk because Arcturus os a complete scumbag, but he wasn't the one abandoned on Tarsonis. He hates that Mengsk betrayed him, but he knows that Mengsk's betrayal of Kerrigan was much, much worse. Jim is satisfied that Mengsk has to die, but knows it's not his place to do that. Kerrigan is the one who wants revenge, Raynor understands that.

[@Daytruin]

i was hoping for something like using her psyionic ability to give him some kind of mental torture for the rest of his life where he had some kind of severe trauma. see him squirming in agony.

[@Vertoxxis]

@@Daytruin lol what do you think was put into that blast she did on his face ....... all that torture she had.... for years.... put into 10 seconds of pure agony before being ripped apart by sheer psychic force ... id say thats pretty brutal lol

[@m3lapelazpendejoyoutubemarica1]

Besides, lets be honest; Kerrigan is the one here ho deserved this more than Jym.

[@kennethsatria6607]

They can get out of their suits?

[@arnie24070127]

Anyone else getting an Emperor Palpatine, Vader and Luke on the second death star vibe?

[@Bert439]

Realized that the energy being sapped from Kerigan is reviving Amon.

[@lostmusic99]

That's a nice attention to detail

[@evanboll4651]

Wasn't he already revived at this point?

[@jonebert7716]

Still one of the best stories of all time and the graphics on it for the game back then superb now if only this could be made into a movie it would be epic...

[@fitalityGamer]

Lady Zerg, Kerrigan, also known as Queen b**** of the universe, has invaded and create chaos in Korhal and eviscerated Acturus mengsk, the revolutionary war hero

[@selonianth]

By this point everyone had already learned a lot of the truth of Mengsk. Remember Media Blitz in WoL?

[@RuiWang-zm2ue]

Kerrigan nonchalantly blows up the entire room even though Jim is right behind her.

[@ShadowXII]

Visor goes down: aw shit Blast shield goes down: AW SHIT

[@skeeter.1017]

Ngl at the end when the videos where popping up was pretty cool, matching the speech as if they want you to watch the other videos

[@eurtz876]

I actually feel bad for Mengsk. He was a dictator but he did loose his father because of kerrigan and her ghost team so he has all the right to hate her.

[@gothicsage955]

He also left her behind when he didn't need to, he could've pick her up in the last minute, but he made jimmy silent about the whole thing so he couldn't do anything about it.

[@sovietheavy5500]

Also mengsk is tyrant in WOL but he wants to save humanity in HOTS

[@Lord_Numpty]

@DanRage47 Been a while since I played W.o.L., but recently tried Starcraft 1 for the first time and a certain comment sticks out in my mind. 'I will rule this sector or see it burnt to ashes around me'. I agree with you don't get me wrong, just not convinced he ever cared about Humanity so much as his own power.

[@CRM278]

I will kill kerrigan!

[@nori0h683]

@@CRM278 you didn't even the played the whole game

[@datemasamune2904]

Zerg: My Queen, why didn’t you just fly to the top floor?

[@Cheekfats]

"And waste the opportunity for my grand entrance? You have lots to learn my little larvae"

[@brodyestes2376]

Everytime I rewatch this and the cinematics it always makes me wonder if the Terran Dominion fought the 40k imperium who would win. Terran has them completely bested in aerial combat because their ships are far more advanced and can warp way more faster than 40k ones. I feel that marines vs 40ks space Marines is a tough one but 40k wins because they have genetics augmentations and fire literal rockets for bullets but I think Terran marauders even it out. Terran wins the matchup simply due to their massive tech advantage. I would add during the war the imperium would dominate in ground encounters because of their tactics to just endlessly send troops until they win but the Terran battlecruisers, vikings, cloaked banshees, and all their aerial craft could just glass the imperium's position until their is nothing left. The Terrans also have artillery that can literally fire from tens of thousands of miles away so all they would have to do is just endlessly fire at the imperium's position until they all die or retreat Another interesting comparison is wether the zerg would win or lose if they encountered the flood from halo Zerg leviathans are capable of warp so that instantly means that they beat the flood in mobility. I think applicability wise they are evenly matched because both are hyper viral but the zerg posses far more combat centered units than the flood does. The only advantage the flood has is if they create and conceal a gravemind or keymind. My guess is that the flood will fight a defensive battle for most of the way until they can adapt to the zerg. The zergs units also can go in space while the flood can't

[@LeQuack147]

I think the 40k Imperium would still win because of sheer scale. Even a ruined empire that consists of humanity in it's darkest age still has massive amounts of manpower and weaponry. And don't discount the sheer fanaticism of Commissars, Sisters of Battle, Techpriests, and of course the Space Marines themselves. Do or die charges by true believers is a remarkably common occurrence for them. Even in RTS mechanics, I think the Imperium has a leg up, as the Terrans need to (reactors aside) build 1 unit at a time per structure while the Imperium fields entire squads in the same time, and since the Terran model relies on harvesting resources in active battlefields, it's much more vulnerable to disruption. 1 Terran marine might beat 1 Imperial Guardsman, but what about 5, or 2 against 10? That's not even getting into squad upgrades like specialized weapons.

[@ignaciotaborda6538]

Lol the Imperium wins because. A) Sheer scale and numbers, if they brought all their resources into this, calling it overkill is being generous. B) The Terran Dominion has the edge on some technologies but the Imperium is not as backwater as you give it credit for. C) That's without counting the hundreds of specialists the Imperium has, Space Marines can tear apart Dominion Marines easily. Even if you put them at the same scale of forces, the Imperium wins, they have just any kind of equipment to deal with any situation.

[@MichaelZesty]

Yeah it may seem somewhat comparable on the surface but the imperium is much more advanced than you give it credit for, I don't think there is even a terran technological equivalent for a single warlord titan let alone a things like the ubiquitous plasma and laser weaponry they employ on even their basic infantry, I do agree that the terran fleets seem much more mobile not having to rely on the crummy warp for travel and can freely develop new tech at a rapid pace, they would have the long term advantage if they could survive for long enough to gain further technology, but frankly I doubt they would get the chance xD

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@ignaciotaborda6538 I think if you scaled the dominion up, they'd have a good shot at winning because the terrans are much more technologically flexible. The Imperium gets their technology from ten thousand year old fabricators that they can't change, whereas the Terrans get theirs from research and development. Any tech lead the imperium had the terrans study and replicate, whereas over time the Terrans would become increasingly technologically superior.

[@Commanderb2]

Wasn't there a part where she tells the zerg to leave the planet and the panic people on the radio inform raynor the zerg are leaving?

[@OljeiKhan]

That's with General Warfield. She hears the panic-call from a medivac and presumably calls her Zerg off from pursuing the fleeing soldiers before she kills Warfield.

[@flontaalex4373]

2024 and still watching this …. 😢

[@Dysputant]

Nice touch in end with videos links timed out

[@RazorToaster]

What ever happened to "I'm the man who's gonna kill you some day" Raynor?

[@thesynthpub6511]

Dead, gone.

[@curious1053]

Reduced to atoms.

[@titocristobal5573]

To be fair, he did kill Mengsk. If he didn't come to stop Mengsk from using the Keystone, Kerrigan won't be able to kill him. And, maybe he just understood as well that what Kerrigan can do to Mengsk is much more painful and much more deserved than what he ever could do to him.

[@RazorToaster]

@@titocristobal5573 No amount of pain to an enemy can excuse what she did to Fenix.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@RazorToaster Amon and Narud made her do that. And they're fucking dead.

[@panzfaust9812]

Bitter sweet ending for the two of them. The bar scene afterwards tops it off

[@danielgayosanchez]

i love how Jim put his armor in "blast mode" before she go for Mensk.... he knew whats was coming next.

[@adamrojas7948]

So this is who Dwight Was for Halloween

[@samurai7589]

This feels like a movie

[@Giin77]

This history and lore is amazing...

[@criztu]

Raynor+Kerrigan=LOVE

[@cm9682]

The sad part is that Kerrigan likely caused even more deaths than him

[@selonianth]

Are we talking when she was functionally mind controlled or after?

[@Jormaukko]

When I pair up with Kerrigan as Mengsk or vice versa in co-op, I sometimes say "I made you into a monster... KHARRIGAN" and make people familiar with lore to crack up

[@noisemarine561]

I always play tychus and call Raynor Jimmy and Talk to mengsk about our deal.

[@CRM278]

You failed me, Mengsk!

[@MaxReckless99]

ill never get sick of this. ill never stop. but i never asked for this. its my pleasure.....always was

[@zottffss]

2:31 You can never suffer enough for all the lives you've ruined, Arcturus.... I made you into a monster, Kerrigan! You made us ALL into monsters....

[@AndreNitroX]

Of all the final words why did he say that line? I know their history but still kind of odd. Why not say “ you really are a monster”?

[@quagsireclearaszerg7347]

Whack, Daym that's some strong wings like wings

[@margaritamachaira4794]

When blizzard had developers and not clowns

[@julianmarco4185]

It could be just me missing the game in a long time but honestly I don't understand Arcturis's lines/dialogue with Kerrigan. It feels like they had a list of words to include and this was the best they could come up with.

[@htf5555]

nah. the entire story is cliched garbage

[@OljeiKhan]

Sc2 storyline is... not really bright compared to grimdark Sc1.

[@wesleyjakesta4095]

Ya'll don't know nothing right? There's so much character development through Sc2.

[@OljeiKhan]

@@wesleyjakesta4095 it is incredibly bland. Most "characters" in Sc2 are just friendly voices that talk you through the game's mechanics or lore. It is bland exposition all day long. The only one character wich could classify for proper character development would be Talandar.

[@wesleyjakesta4095]

@@OljeiKhan you're wrong in every way, if you didn't watch the cinematics, you've missed a lot or didn't care.

[@jayhosh8126]

Everyone talks about the end of this scene but the beginning where Kerrigan takes on the army when she was at her strongest was just insane, get chills when they all lift off the ground

[@andres20193]

One of the best villians in all starcraft

[@hmw4166]

He is the best one. Amon is only the traditional big big bad which has been used thousands times in different games and movies

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Wooow, this's totally awesome. Like Alita Battle Angel but better. Just imagine if it had the visuals of that film though. Like woooow. We really need to make this story into a full length film series.

[@Darksky1001able]

Thats twice our good ol boy Raynor saved Kerrigan.

[@AWriterWandering]

“ I made you into a monster” Hmm, maybe don’t remind her of why she wants to kill you?

[@NikaOfHighever]

This kills me.

[@3dQQ]

ahh 1998 starcraft broodwar.............got too old for this

[@deltaomega2136]

We waited 15 years for Mengsk to finally get what was coming to him.

[@blogginsriverbymnl48isabop86]

Valentine's day is coming so this appears on my recs lolz

[@benw1131991]

I think just before he blows up it should just flash back to raynor putting his visor down would have been sick

[@ikko93]

Would love if Raynor had huged her at lthe end. What a heartbraking Lovestory ;3

[@UlyssesSGrant-vw6eg]

Wait but i thought she comes back

[@rory8182]

@@UlyssesSGrant-vw6eg yes, at the end of Into the Void, that is the best scene in SC2, hands down and I will fight any who disagree

[@finnthehuman6214]

@@UlyssesSGrant-vw6eg kerrigan and jim lived happily ever after in the end of SC2 Legacy of the Void.

[@CarnageTheory]

Jimmy ends up with her in the end. It's not heartbreaking.

[@BearPawSwipe]

@@CarnageTheory We didn't know that at the time. It was a good moment regardless.

[@daviddiehl197]

Sometimes a monster is what is needed.

[@Myl1fe4aiur]

" I think I'll leave you here, Arcturus, among the ashes of your precious Dominion. I want you to live to see me rise to power. And I want you to always remember in your most private moments that it was you who turned me loose in the first place." Kerrigan after defeating Mengsk 1999

[@AresKusa]

AH MADE YEW INTO A MAWNSER, KHERRIGHAN

[@Gryphanii]

Does anyone know which song from the soundtrack was used for this cinematic?

[@williammendoza001]

I think it’s a different version of “Collateral Damage” in the heart of swarm soundtrack

[@forrestbradley-7qfab755]

"You don't think I'd keep an animal around me, without some kind of insurance policy?" -Cues the State Farm logo.

[@fujeffkimo]

everytime when I look at Mengsk in coop, I still cant figure out how he lose Korhal.

[@chrisidore023]

Imagine Multiple Commanders vs 1.

[@RespawnRestricted]

Imagine if they put this time into the game instead of just cinematics

[@Strix2031]

Kinda nice that Raynor gave her the kill,he had a literal bullet with Mengsk's name on it but she deserved it more because of all Mengsk put her trough. I kinda like the twist that he kept the Xel'naga artifact,he didnt use it in the battle but since it doesnt work on humans he probably planned on killing Kerrigan and making the Zergs run wild and attack Raynor's raiders.

[@zelnagaIzumi]

I continue coming time to time to remaind this scene. Years has passed and yet I had never seen an scene so emotional like this. the first strike "you made us all monsters" of Kerrigan is so damn profound because when you think about it is so true, she, Raynor and so on of people that died and lost parts of themself in this battle, being her and even the same Mengsk the best cases of those who change and become monsters. And to finish the last goodbye between lost lovers is just perfect and so emotional, I have to admit that "Heart of the swam" had the worst final and not for the scene for what it meant in the story... like damn... it's raining...

[@armycowboy4313]

Jim: watch the front row it tends to be the splash zone.

[@Qaker125]

everyone commenting on the plot, meanwhile all I can think about is: "HOW IS SHE FLYING, THAT'S NOT HOW PHYSICS WORK!"

[@t-trading959]

we dont know much about physics yet xD

[@jarskil8862]

This is game about universe where biological creatures can use powers to open worm holes while using wings to fly in space....

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

She's a Telekinetic. Mind powers.

[@zacharykoplin6543]

The bit where Jim grabs Mengsk is exactly how I imagine me “helping out” my arch nemesis

[@godinminaar9024]

I love it!

[@Gouki6669]

I wish they had made this different. Like him having like 5 special ghost all giving kerrigan a hard fight. Would been cool

[@aleksaantonijevic8332]

are you going to play the legacy of the void next?

[@CJake3]

+Aleksa Antonijevic Yeah, of course. Though I'll make several Witcher 3 videos before that I think.

[@BurningWater95]

this is the best love story idc

[@Vaioplayer88]

That fucking quick draw was so crisp