StarCraft 2: Opening Assault on Char in 1080p

Raynor and Valerian begin their attack on Char.

[@goldsmith000]

Warfield: Clear the bridge. I've got a battle to win. (Halfway through the Gates of Hell mission) Warfield: Mayday mayday this is General Warfield. My ship has taken TERRIBLE TERRIBLE DAMAGE.

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

"gentleman gentleman. No fighting in the war room"

[@Xavieus]

@@dmitritelvanni4068was that an SAO abridged reference? 😂

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

@@Xavieus no, it's Dr. Strangelove

[@krex44]

​@@Xavieus cringe art online

[@Chilling_Chilling]

​@@krex44 More like SA art online lol I've never watched it but I heard all about the comatose patient SA shenanigans that happen... typical weirdo Isekai stuff I guess? lol

[@thinhvo3893]

Valerian become my second favorite character because of this. He is like Anduin except he actually do shit instead of diplomat talk. He bring half of entire dominion invasion fleet, refused to listen to his father and apparently in the book his fighting skill is what led to Kerrigan and Jim Raynor escape.

[@Shmandalf]

+Thinh Vo He's just a pretty boy trying to impress daddy, live up to his legacy. Unfortunately for him it's not a daddy worth impressing.

[@thinhvo3893]

Shmandalf Well that's your opinion, his devotion to his people in Hots and LOTV as well as nova ghost make him more than a pretty boy.

[@Igarappappa]

Besides, he's given up trying to impress his dad. He's doing this for himself.

[@DorianMichaelsIII]

Not quite-- in a between-missions cutscene prior to this, Valerian openly states that he wants to be a *better* Emperor than his father, and just flat-out a *better MAN* (to which Raynor snarks, 'Well, *that* ain't gonna be too hard.'). And to his credit, once he assumes the throne? Valerian proves that he IS a better man, and a better Emperor; a million times more than Daddy Mengsk EVER was. Rather than being primarily concerned with dominon and personal power like Arcturus ('I will *rule* this Sector, or see it *burn to ashes around me!*', anyone?), Valerian actually gives a damn about the people he reigns over, considers *their* well-being over all else, and tries to govern the peoples of the Terran Dominion fairly, justly, and responsibly. (That, and he's not at all vindictive-- he allows Raynor and Matt Horner, his second, to rise to important positions within the Dominion; he also manages, post-game, to maintain peaceable relations with the Protoss, AND, if Starcraft: Evolution is to be taken as canon, even sends aid to Zagara and the remaining Zerg, on Char, when she send envoys begging for assistance, maintaining that the Zerg had abandoned their monstrous, destructive ways). A good example of Valerian's vastly different approach to his role as Emperor of the Dominion is what he does when he ascends to the throne, and finds out about the scientists that Arcturus had shanghai'ed into working on Dominion black-ops weapons research; he calls them up, actually *starts paying them*, in addition to removing the corrupt psychopaths that his father liked to put in charge of things. And of course, if the scientists want to go home? Valerian has no objection to that, either.

[@rory8182]

@@DorianMichaelsIII Valerian cared about those under him, while Arcturus cared only about the power itself

[@Gilmadesh]

It bothers me that they lecture Raynor on Char, he has been there like, 3 times before? he knows plenty about it already I hear he has a little summer cottage by the magma sea

[@MaxMikescrool1]

They dont know that. That's the point. They believe all the lies Mengsk told them

[@Gilmadesh]

MaxMikescrool1 Oh man, that comment was last year. I barely remember what I was thinking back then, mmm... if memory serves... What bothers me is that not even Raynor himself acts like this wasn't his first rodeo, not even once he mentions something that he may have learned or even having been there before, (sure the whole story with the general is that he didnt think much of Raynor at first but comes to respect him later). But when general mentions his experience, its like a huge missed opportunity that neither Raynor or Valerian (who might be aware) mentions that he is the only one with actual experience fighting the Zerg on that very same planet.

[@JBrander]

I like how Warfield tries to show off his battle experience at Jim with his "5 separate invasions against the swarm" when it practically pales in comparison to everything that Jim had accomplished during the events of Starcraft 1

[@justnoob8141]

Jake Branthe from the fact that Warfield serving as general for years while Raynor end up as Mar Sara Marshal after shit ton of crime before actually join Son of Korhal... your choice

[@HolyknightVader999]

Warfield: "I've done 5 separate invasions against the Swarm!" Raynor: "I helped the Protoss kill the Zerg Overmind LOL."

[@JBrander]

@@justnoob8141 by "shit ton of crime" do you mean Raynor's time as part of the Heaven's Devils where they fought against a corrupt confederate official? Also Jim was part of the campaigns that led to the Overmind's demise and joining forces with the protoss to go against Kerrigan. And you'd rather pick some general who led invasions against some zerg who weren't even cerebrates? Even Edmund Duke himself couldn't hold a candle to Jim. Heh, weird beta choice...

[@JBrander]

@@HolyknightVader999 lol. Exactly.

[@justnoob8141]

Jake Branthe I play Arma 3 East Wind campaign and it went literally like what I say, survived Task Force Aegis doesn’t trust FIA despite they got supply and know about everything because NATO is fighting them before shit go down

[@Blundabus1337]

I feel like in this scene, Mengsk really feels that Kerrigan cannot be saved. Mengsk is probably my favorite villain in sci-fi, because he can be, and usually is an absolute snake that will deceive and backstab you the first chance he gets. . . but is also capable of being honest and leveling even with his sworn enemies. He is one of very VERY few villains in sci-fi that aren't their own worst enemy, because he is willing to set aside rivalries for his own survival, like when he worked with Raynor against the UED. In short, Mengsk was like "bro she ain't good for you."

[@veilnebula2411]

definitely one of the best villains in fiction he even was a tragic hero at the beginning but quickly became corrupted by his lust for power.

[@Blundabus1337]

@@veilnebula2411 Mengsk is basically what will happen to 99% of people given absolute power.

[@Regunes]

@@Blundabus1337 well i'm not so sure about that. "Absolute power" was always his goal.

[@lionsinofprideescanor8709]

Warfield: clear the bridge.. i gotta battle to win today.. *walks out carrying his big hairy balls like a badass*

[@ttpbroadcastingcompany.4460]

Warfield: The only commander in the Terran Dominion to get shit done. A shame he died to Kerrigan.

[@baran3169]

Later on the Gates of Hell. Warfiled: Mayday mayday this is general Warfiled. My ship is taking terrible terrible damage!

[@Cryogenics12]

These missions were so fucking cool.

[@ttpbroadcastingcompany.4460]

Damn straight!

[@lasajnae9626]

HELL yeah.

[@Heidao623]

Looking back, you'd think the Terran navy would've researched on specialized ships to deal with the mass waves of zerg aerial units. Like ships that are simply blocks bristling in point defense to spam the void with enough dakka to make an ork smile

[@thomasdeneazzi6454]

Waaaaaggghh

[@CallsignYukiMizuki]

Purely from a flavor standpoint, a ship like that would simply not fit a typical Terran arsenal. Remember, the Terrans are all about doing more with less, which means a lot of their designs would also have a secondary function (see: Siege tanks as the main battle tank but also as self propelled artillery or Medivacs as dropships and medical aid). But if you go back 4 in-universe years, the UED had Valkyries which perfectly fits this role. Liberators would be the evolution of Valkyries For designs that have very specific and specialized roles, you have to look at the Protoss, not Terrans

[@zxKAOS1]

@@CallsignYukiMizuki While you're not wrong, a few Valkyries would've hit the spot here!

[@danyleon4870]

Gorgon class battleship?

[@zeo-pe5sg]

​@@CallsignYukiMizukiso a battlestar? Flack wall and fighter drones?

[@TheKatamariguy]

*Mengsk looks slightly agitated* *Music reaches dramatic crescendo*

[@Andreazor]

If you find the Tauren Outhouse on the third mission, and click it 4 times, it takes off. And whenever there is a space level, you can see the outhose rocketing past. I saw the outhouse rocket past during this cutscene, and it made me laugh so hard.

[@polarcaps8966]

Its been eleven years and I'm only knowing this now! Holy crap

[@theliato3809]

While he was arrogant in how he approached the invasion Valerian certainly planned for it well in getting Warfield at the head of half the dominion fleet, the Xel naga artifact, and brought raiders in for their experience in dealing with the Zerg, particularly Char.

[@leirelarrakoetxea5747]

Valerian thought he had planned for everything. He didn't know one couldn't plan for the Zerg

[@JacksonJinn]

Oh come on, you can plan for the Zerg. You just need more Reapers!

[@onetwozme]

If you ever feel like a bad commander, remeber that Warfield tried to zergrush the Zerg on their main planet.

[@xGolbezx]

The cinematics in SC2 were so...Starship Troopers. I love it :)

[@firestuka8850]

Yep. I felt the first invasion scene pretry hard there when the two battlecruisers met

[@LordXerpentoR]

"Do you think DEATH is the worst thing that can happen to you here? INFESTATION, is what's coming to you!" The best line ever !

[@archmagi14794]

Great animation as always. But it has always bothered me how blizzard has mutalisks in space that move around by flapping their wings.

[@theonetruejoe312]

Pretty sure the books say it's just a leftover instinct from before their integration into the swarm

[@geronimozarza8495]

​@@theonetruejoe312 They explained it in Heart of the Swarm: it's just automatic. It's not their wings which actually make them fly.

[@NerfplsGoyim]

I hate to say it but what you said is actually close to how they actually travel in space, the developers stated that mutalisks travel through space by releasing a special kind of gas to propel them in their chosen direction. And they flap their wings in space due to instinct, they don't need to.

[@gaeria]

There must always be a lich king! Valerian: *puts on lich king helmet* Valerian: Now... we are ... one!

[@hyypio764]

2:20 Dominion command: "Evasion manuevers cruisers" Cruiser1: What did he say". Cruiser2: Don't know can't I can't hear a thing".

[@TheOmegaPlayer]

Well, according to the Adjutant, Kerrigan has a class 12 psionic waveform and considering some of the things she can do she is extremely powerful psionicist, So she probably could psychically manipulate the transmission so she could do whatever the fuck she wanted with it, including sending her own response

[@VulpesChama]

Valerian is one of the best characters in sc2. I mean, with one sentence only, he kicks his fathers ass.

[@fajriahmad4747]

lol did they just put up "planet_char.jpg" for the view on char? :D

[@justnoob8141]

Fajri Ahmad yeah, it easier and much faster when you realize how much work they did to this game

[@PCRyder]

You guys are haters, this was an awesome campaign. Also, nothing made you shit your pants quite like the final invasion of char.

[@shepherdlavellen3301]

Duke, Raynor, Tassadar and Zeratul landed on Char without an issue, Warfield is the only one who screwed it up because of some "frontal assault" BS

[@BeraubtWerden]

​@@shepherdlavellen3301 it was back then when, this event happened past brood war, in which all faction expect Kerrigan swarm are exhausted, this is 4 years after the end of brood war, kerrigan turned char into a stronghold

[@BeraubtWerden]

​@@shepherdlavellen3301 where do you study tactics boy?

[@shepherdlavellen3301]

@@BeraubtWerden no, not at all, it all happened BEFORE the invasion on Aiur so everyone who made it to the planet surface were outnumbered 20 to 1

[@CommissarChaotic]

Only for the initial mission, but after that it felt like the stereotypical Kilgore and Animal Mother in Nam vibe.

[@TheBellman]

Mengsk is a pretty imposing villain, I like him.

[@mr.v6052]

I just wished Valerian and Arcturus had more interactions in the game to develop their relationship more.

[@SerialSnowmanKiller]

I think I read on the Starcraft wiki that zerg flyers utilize rudimentary psionic abilities to fly in addition to wings and gas bags. Explains why they can fly out of an atmosphere, but not why those mutalisks are still flapping their wings when they have no air for their wings to push.

[@rood6422]

If i had to guess, out of habit.

[@garrettgeary5531]

Valerian has some badass shoulder pads

[@yzakjoule1352]

"Clear the bridge, i've got a battle to win..." HOLY SHIT BAMF!

[@SANHoloX]

Kerrigan was the Ghost that killed Mengsk's father, but only Mengsk knows that.

[@miiikel]

I love starcraft.

[@thpxhemi5848]

Why is Warfield in his armor while he's on the bridge

[@alejandroo978]

Gavin Jones because they are about to land

[@lionsinofprideescanor8709]

He needs his combat suit to carry his big hairy badass balls.. thats why lol

[@ttpbroadcastingcompany.4460]

Likely because he already prepped himself, or that the armor is legit his uniform. Seriously, Warfield's armor is beautiful but also practical.

[@oatlord]

Business all the time

[@sebastianlopez-po2bt]

2:31 that look of "is time" it gave the chills the fist time i saw it

[@RicardoFuertes1990]

@Hasbone if they were flying in close formation as bombers did in ww2, a collision is very likely to happen, they use those types of formations to increase their defences, isnce they will have more guns defending each ship

[@TheBladeKnight12]

The best story line in the game of Starcraft is StarCraft 2 :D

[@Dimitri1221XxX]

With microsoft taking over, im hoping for a Starcraft 3 in the next decade.

[@DCdabest]

@minotar85 haha Kerrigan: "Rember that time I tottaly killed your Matriarch and nearly wiped out your entire race... yeah, good time...." Zeratul: "......"

[@CasualDraws]

what valerian basically said to mengs was "you aint my daddy anymore ive got a new pops"

[@TheFivegoodemperors]

Prince Val and Gen. Warfield are my favorite terran characters in starcraft 2

[@Darkling893298]

Things that has always puzzled me in Starcraft is that they use ground troops as orbital bombardments.

[@Warhero1171]

How do the Zerg fly in space with wings? There's no air. Wings don't work without air.

[@StupidArtOnlineGaming]

John Rambo Maaaaaagiiicc...

[@justnoob8141]

They fart harder than nuke drop. Done.

[@JBrander]

Through sheer will

[@TMoDDD]

Blizzard dude

[@BBBHuey]

Evolution.

[@Siptom369]

One hell of an invasion

[@rawfleshStarCraft615]

Duke: Warfield, where did you study tactics boy?

[@araja90]

the closest thing to a starship troopers RTS experience

[@jamieolberding7731]

The Terran ships strongly resemble those massive heavily armed Klingon Negh'Var class Battleships/Attack Cruisers from "Star Trek."

[@dunmwarupreachan4567]

You think death is the worst thing that can happen to you here? Lol Gods I love that.

[@sananaryon4061]

Valerian in Wings of Liberty: Machiavellian schemer pulling all the strings and always in control (until he isn't) Valerian in every game since then: Twink who no one respects

[@daxter8792]

@LtSurge659 A frontal assault can work, if you're smart enough to be fast about it and have more firepower than the enemy(the terrans had neither since they weren't the main fighting force["where are you, you took HALF the fleet"] and the ships were hanging around the planet for a while letting the zerg get ready along with those drop pods hitting ground pretty far apart both distance wise and time wise, meaning the main zerg force picked them off individually.)

[@julianlee]

Hoooah fire support!

[@nonibandoni]

Thumbs up for a Starcraft MMO!

[@Bobzonthejob]

Terrans: Attack Char, thinking that this time they are prepared and the last faction just wasnt smart enough to pull it off. Zerg: HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?!

[@thegamingpigeon6501]

When the drop pods were landing and the zerg were just killing them as they landed those marines screaming, at first I was like XD XD GET REKT BOOYYYY and than I replayed it and imagined being them ,,Ive got zerg commin out of my. cuts off...." ANY STATION ON THIS NET!?!? WE NEED FIRE SUPPORT!!! WE NEED FIRE SUPPORT!!! WE NEED IT NOW, AAAAUUUAAAWWAAAAAA..cuts off... welp that was an emotional rolercoaster I never wanna visit again, hoooo, I need a breather... By the way people saying ,, how do mutas fly there is no gravity and no air!" the devs said they fly by releasing green goo (revealed to be acid which they attack with). So the zerg... the zerg... mutalisks... fly in space...by...by... cringes... diarrhea... help, just, just,help.

[@ttpbroadcastingcompany.4460]

What sort of drugs were you on when you posted this?

[@latsabb99]

@AlexNOSAM believe me, ive been waiting for one for a looooong time

[@Coolbomb998254]

Thanks

[@rheubhenncabizares9912]

Starcraft 2 Main Antagonists Amon Kerrigan and Arcturus

[@Jetman123]

@nickpopiiii The crew were surprised, most likely, and still trying to get the lasers up. The bullets you see would likely be automated point defenses.

[@Samagachi]

Says something about a mantis screamer that could move through space in the Starcraft wiki. I'm not sure if it uses its wings for that though.

[@ShanaNoTsukaima]

@matthiasfsa Low orbit or space itself, Mutalisks costs gas, so they might use the gas to fly or something, just the same as Overlords with their gas-things in their bodies (left & right sides of the Overlord, that bubble-like things).

[@SuperBomber01]

@Vuvuzelian Aiur however wasn't overrun until the Overmind itself was destroyed - the Conclave actually managed to still hold its ground prior to Tassadar's arrival and even believed they were winning the war. Killing the Overmind unfortunately set the Zerg wild.

[@TheFivegoodemperors]

@Kamfrenchie the main plot i agree, but the part with Emperor Mengsk and Valerian. They are loosely based off Juluis Caesar and his heir Octavian. The Tyrant who will be replaced by the heir who is a populist after he proves his legitimacy. The battle of Char was part of his Final war of the Roman Republic.

[@rheubhenncabizares9912]

Starcraft 2 Main Antagonists Amon Kerrigan and Arcturus Mengsk

[@WhatDuhDogDoin]

thats right because that totally makes sense

[@BadatStuff]

@goJesusandStarcraft Oh yeah, forgot to mention they should have also scrambled like 30 Wraith fighters per Battlecruiser, you can mass them up quicker and 'm pretty sure they work in space and they're pretty good vs mutas

[@njahmoon89]

Did you realize that there are no Asians (to be specific, Koreans) in SC/SC2? It's because they're actually the ones controlling Protoss & Zerg. That's why in all of SC cutscenes White Terrans are getting micropwned by Korean Protoss and Zerg units.

[@TheKatamariguy]

Alexander the Great's steed, a mighty stallion. Good name.

[@HolyknightVader999]

Funny. The UED flagship was named Aleksander.

[@MrTBSC]

as sc2 wiki states they are extracting a sort of high pressure gas that allows them to fly in space their flapping is just on instinct

[@Stheno16]

@hurisija I think he's probably referring to when she backstabbed the Dominion and Protoss after they'd teamed up to fight the UED. Well... either that, or he just suffers from a really severe case of protagonist-centred morality.

[@yArnh0j]

@MegaClam1 you help me very well TYVM.

[@666lilj]

this would make a bad ass 3D movie

[@TheKatamariguy]

All three of those owed everything to Aliens and Starship Troopers.

[@TheMysteriousRooster]

@buddieclub1 There is different "classes" of ships, the in-game ones are "Minotaur" Class.

[@Kamfrenchie]

@zodiacsicario not really, i don't remember collisions occuring frequently in WW2, their formations were made so collisions wouldn't happen. Blizzard just didn't give a sit about coherence in SC2, you can see that in all the cutscenes

[@Anaxirax]

well it's not explained in the game, but, apparently, the Zerg can fly in space because they recieved some of the psionic energy from the Xel'Naga when they made them evolve faster.

[@YaShock]

@DanielSmith604 I think he meant they are coming out of his garagge^^

[@DrZoid99]

@AdrenalineAndLove Galactic AOL dude....XD reminds me of the Futurama episode where they go online. The Professor: "Good new everyone, several years ago I logged on to AOL, and now were finally connected to the internet!"

[@Luxai]

SHIT'S FULL FUCKED UP CAPTAIN!

[@ttpbroadcastingcompany.4460]

"Why the fuck are you telling me this, Sergeant! Watch our six!"

[@SixDragons]

Cool story bro...

[@hoshkins]

I wish my alarm clock sounded like the BC's warning sirens.

[@KlineStife]

wow...apparently, some green torpedos that take about 2 hits to kill a marine, can take out a battlecruiser. my goodness, how did they ever win this battle?

[@ArchangeZ]

@buddieclub1 I think those battlecruisers in cinematics are capital ships and those down are only freegates

[@StarCraftCrazy]

@LtSurge659 The zerg's homeworld is Zerus...the overmind just liked some bbq so he moved there...

[@electricbayonet2]

@nythreefer Ah, but that's the glory of chemical propellants: we *are* developing new ones all the time. And the main reason why we don't use caseless munition (even though it takes up dramatically less space in magazines) is because of 1) how jam-prone it is and 2) how difficult it makes reloading individual magazines. As such...casings aren't just for propellant, oddly enough. They safeguard against jamming, let us use reuse magazines, etc. It's not quite so unbelievable.

[@AdrenalineAndLove]

@DrZoid99 There may be. They haven't announced anything.

[@Gondorian04]

@LtSurge659 i agree they should have used a Skeleton fleet to attract attention and then used an attack from behind.

[@Jackytx]

WOW Bizzard should be making movies n games!

[@roshango125ab]

You know the thing that kinda dawned on me about this. Arcturus couldve recalled the fleet but allowed his son to take this gamble anyway. Why? Because from his POV, ethier he actually pulls it off and Kerrigan is no longer a threat or the plan fails spectacularly and Raynor dies on Char, removing a massive pain in his ass. Maybe even both! We all know Mengsk has no issue sacrificing his son to achieve his goal.

[@Omegax9000]

Valerian is beast esp in the books

[@cordar7547]

@rapidspit They managed to invade Char easily because of the Psi disruptor. Greatly disorganizing the majority of Zerg forces by the time the UED invaded.

[@Scarbgunner]

kinda pissed we didnt get to use the hyperion

[@Kamfrenchie]

@TheFivegoodemperors caesa was also a general in the army o rome, and gained power thanks to his glory acquired in his campaign aswel, and he ws a good ruler and a conqueror, ad he didn't spend trillions (god knows how) to chase a heroic alcoholic rebe that helped him to get the power. He also didn't sacrifice young women to his ennemy

[@nythreefer]

@tzepesh20 yes i know but the atmosphere that high up in a low orbit is too thin to support winged flight. otherwise a ship like the space shuttle would have flapping wings instead of thrusters to maneuver.

[@blingwraith6951]

Clear the bridge! I've got a battle to win.

[@JeQuieroYou]

@freshaca3 she's psychic, i guess she can send her image to their cam. Or she found a soldier that wanted to film the death of the swarm with his cam.

[@Tyfyh]

I swear, the head of Arcturus looks like a ghost from some spiritual session.

[@macbrown99]

Maybe the mutalisks have an air jet, like a squid, with an internal pocket of gas to propel themselves. Like a squadron of pointlessly flapping murder-bats sailing the stars on clouds of fart.

[@destructodude]

Jesus, even the prissy-capes are metal as fuck.

[@LauchEleven]

I always wondered, how can Kerrigan film herself and appear on their screens ?!

[@Fulcrox]

She has corrupted Terran Buildings and Units Wow i took My time answering

[@FaiIcard]

@LtSurge659 I have a feeling the zerg would've found out the false zerg, even if they didn't the swarm air uints quickly found the fleet, so the landing parties on both the dark and light would've been attacked and once they hit ground they were already under a bunch of shit. The only reason they survived was by taking out that air base or the underground base

[@OuterregionTW]

@Akatsukik13 well there was like hundreds of mutas vs a few battlecruisers just think of it as ants vs beetles

[@freez1ng9741]

@LtSurge659 usually you are right, the best strategy would be multiple invasions on a planet's surface, but the Terran's force is too small and would be overrun, that's hwy the stuck together, cuz that's what Terran's do!

[@RicardoFuertes1990]

@Kamfrenchie mmm maybe you r right about blizzard, but collisions did occur in ww2. specially when doing maneuvers to avoid fighters and flak screens, there are a lot of pictures of bombers with their wings riped of by other bombers, or by bombs from a bomber above him droped them without care.

[@AldousC]

@Shadyboy131 Since they captured so many from Valerian's invasion.