Non Starcraft ll Players Reacts To Heart Of The Swarm | Legacy Of The Void CINEMATIC

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[@tddraeger]

“Hell its about time” was a nod to everyone wanting a sequel for years and finally getting it. Lol I will never forget when they showed that video as the teaser trailer.

[@jk41589]

That one line right there gave me chills. How long was that wait? 8 Years? 10 Years? Damn.

[@skyacaniadev2229]

do they still have "operation cwal" as one of the cheat code?

[@joshstaffen4649]

My god when i finally got ahold of this game after waiting for so damn long, one of the best days of my life

[@q_energical7256]

Sky Acania Dev no

[@lahire1295]

That line is Legendary !

[@hoot2416]

I still love that one viking trying to take on an ultralisk in the WOL cinematic... it must have been a mis-click.

[@LATasKara]

HOTS cinematic

[@missbelled6700]

when you try to tell the whole screen to land but misclick the one unit only LOL

[@jrgenaarvik7671]

Ah yes. The optimistic viking. I too, love that guy.

[@typowynieogar]

The zerg rush is real, no one can stop it, terran will fall

[@Teleios1501]

he even started to spray fire early in a panic to try and get his shots off but was futile

[@wynwyn230]

Terrans trailer: a single man fighter for his own freedom Zerg trailer: a single queen fighting for personal revenge Protoss trailer: an entire race fighting to reclaim their home My life for Aiur!

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

onizuka eikichi En Taro Artanis

[@valdito_2123]

Still the Zergs are the best 😂

[@giggitywoo9884]

should react to the betrayal of kerrigan to understand why she wants revenge.

[@Shortyland05]

The endings of all the expansions too!

[@Blade-tj5rw]

And the Artanis Alone!

[@damobeck1]

Blade 9216 why does everyone like that one?

[@Blade-tj5rw]

@@damobeck1 it's badass and amazing

[@smurf7665]

Yes do this

[@kaijoplaci5054]

Okay, I'm going to try to breakdown some of the scenes for you guys - There are three main races in the game - Terran, Zerg, and Protoss First Trailer - Wings of Liberty (Terran) The man's voice in the background is Arcturus Mengsk. 2:02 - "Convict 626. Murderer, pirate, traitor." The suit they're putting him in is for the unit "Marine". Most of these men are convicts and they "serve" their sentences in the form of service as marines. 4:31 - This a unit from the Zerg race called Hydralisk and they are BIG 4:33 - A flying unit from Terran called Viking. It can transform into a ground unit to use it's twin gattling guns. 4:35 - Sarah Kerrigan 4:38 - a pair of Mutalisk (Zerg) 4:45 - "Mister Findley". Now this guy tha they've put in the suit is a friend of Jim Raynor which is the love interest of Sarah Kerrigan. Mensk "contracted" him to kill Sarah so he can go free. 2nd Trailer - Heart of the Swarm (Zerg) First of all, you need to know why this race is called The Swarm. They use overhelming numbers to obliterate their enemies... like in the millions or even trillions. 5:37 - A pair of Vikings 5:40-5:51 - That massive thing that the vikings are attacking is called Leviathan. It's literally a giant flying unit. When I say giant, as in kilometers in size. 5:53 "I am the Swarm". This is Sarah Kerrigan, in Zerg Form. To give you some background about her. She's the "second in command" of Arcturus Mengsk. She was sent to help Jim to rescue some civilians and after a few missions they develop feelings for each other. In one mission, they were holding off an attack of both Zerg and Protoss but she was left for dead by Mengsk. Sarah has strong telepathic abilities which was sought by the Zerg that's why she was transformed into the Queen of Blades and is seeking revenge from Mengsk. 5:53 - This is a Zerg Drop Pod. There are thousands of them in the Leviathan which carries Zerg units. They use it to land into a planet during an invasion. 6:06 - Now you can see two dead marines. LOL! This planet being invaded is where the seat of power of Mengsk is in and they're trying to defend it from the Swarm. 6:18 - That's a Siege Tank trying to run away from an Ultralisk. Their size shown here is pretty accurate. 6:22 - There goes a Viking landing trying to fight the Ultralisk off. 6:30 Marines and Siege tank forming a defensive line. Good luck trying to break that in-game. 6:34 - Siege Tank going into Siege Mode. This mode gives them more damage and more power with reduced firing rate. 6:53 - A Nydus Worm emerges in the middle of the defensive line 6:58 - Marine crushed by an Ultralisk 7:02 - Statue of Mengsk being toppled by the Swarm 7:10 - A Battlecruiser crashing into the planet. Battlecruiser is the capital ship of Terrans. They are a size of a city. 7:41 - Sarah turns back into Human form (with the exception of the hair since there are still traces of Zerg DNA in her and she can still control the Swarm). It is not a flashback. In the ending of Wings of Liberty, Jim managed to save her and turned her back into Human form. 7:45 - You can see that she is being experimented on. They're trying to figure how she was able (still able) to control the Zerg Swarm. Thrid trailer - Legacy of the Void (Protoss) 8:37 - "The Swarm brought ruin to our World. Our proud people became refugees. The Protoss homeworld of Aiur has been invaded by the Swarm. They were divided into two factions, Templar and Dark Templar. The Protoss race is "united" by the "Khala". It's like an energy flowing through all of Protoss which links all of their presence and thoughts to each other. The Dark Templar have severed their connection to the Khala and they were treated like traitors. When Aiur was invaded, the Templars were taken refuge by the Dark Templars and they have set aside their conflict since they have lost their homeworld. Now they are trying to take it back by invading it. 8:53 - Taldaris. Protoss hero who is a Khul'delar (I'm not sure of the spelling) which means they always go in first in battle. 8:58 - From left to right, High Templar, Zealot, Probe, Taldaris, High Templar, Zealot. High Templars have psionic attacks (which appears like lightning). Zealots are the main frontliners of the Protoss race, like the Marines for the Terrans but they use melee weapons called Psy Blades (the things glowing from their hands). Probes are the worker unit of Protoss. They are used to gather resources and build (teleport) their buildings into the battlefield. 9:04 - "For we are bound by the Khala". You can see their hair-like Nerve Cords light up. This means each of them knows what will the others will do. They are connected to each other through this. 9:23 - Probe is set to build (teleport a srtucture) which the rest are trying to defend. 9:30 - Banelings. These "gooey" things explodes on impact. 9:36 - Protoss units have shields. That's why this zealot takes two hits before it dies. 9:40 - You can see the shield deflecting some of the hits. 9:52 - Zerg Swarm 9:54 - an Ultralisk pops up which greatly overpowers every protoss remaining 9:59 - To counter the Ultra, two High Templars melds into an Archon. This is a powerful unit with huge amounts of shields but very low HP. This scence always gives me the chills, from the very first time I saw this clip until today. 10:52 - Only Taldaris remains but still willing to fight. 10:56 - Remember the Probe? Well, it turns out, it built a Pylon. A Pylon is what powers Protoss structures and it gives them an area where they can teleport their forces on the ground. If 6 of them can fight off an attack like this, imagine what they can do now that they can teleport troops in the battlefied. So, some of the terms are not 100% correct. Feel free to correct them. This game is great. Been playing since it was released back in the 90's.

[@Kroepoek82]

This needs a lot more likes, have mine! Prisoner 626 maybe a cameo with Activision- Call of Duty. Captain Price was prisoner 627 in Modern Warfare 2.

[@robinpilar6098]

like for this

[@gabexxhun]

great breakdown, but on the protoss i want to add that at 9:40 you can see that blue light leaving the body. its a built in teleportation device in their armor so when they critically injured the mothership can pull them out and save them. and they can go back to war in a robot that they control. 10:00 one more thing. when the 2 high templar merge they became PURE energy(they even say power overwhelming) with extrem power but they can only keep this form for a brief time cuz this energy burns out fast. and this is a templars greatest sacrafice cuz they will be erased from existence when they burn out so they cant be saved.

[@WellsFargo1800]

Man you've been putting some effort in this!

[@claptonist]

It's so sad, that this game never became a movie ... interestng storyline, love story, betrayal, war, fantastic backgrounds, incredible cool races, ... I wait for it since 10 years know. Starcraft fans out there? Millions ... Cinematic revenues? Multi billion dollars ... What do you wait for? Hell, it's about time!

[@togdrre6887]

“I am the Swarm“ For someone who has been playing Zerg for his entire life, this line has a very special meaning and it gives me chills every time

[@gorgeouszan]

Legacy of the Void is one of my, if not the, favorite cinematics they have ever done. I still get goosebumps when Kal'dalis (pretty sure I spelled his name wrong) is standing alone facing down his death then the Pylon warps in behind him. As an protoss player knows that means reinforcements have arrived!

[@ZegarmistrzShen]

And the "Power overwhelming"? Any Protoss knows, that when you drop Archons and warp a pylon, its end game for the enemy.

[@oliveralmero1057]

Kal'daris

[@gorgeouszan]

@@oliveralmero1057 thank you

[@MrFreakHeavy]

"My life for Aiur."

[@Mugen0445]

AVENGERS!!! Assemble. That was scene that reminded me a lot of the LOTV cinematic.

[@Omikron1112]

Watching Legacy Of The Void Trailers always gives me chills.

[@missbelled6700]

Easily my favorite. Nothing like watching zealots beat up on some bugs. Was great to finally see what the hell is actually going on with warping.

[@itsPoddington]

The second the pylon appears I get chills, because we know what it means :D

[@jrgenaarvik7671]

"You gotta get that proxy pylon m8. The rush ends once you take down the proxy pylon."

[@faizizz4062]

Gives you chills and brings me tears, man.

[@Teleios1501]

the zealot sacrificing himself to the banelings, the fusion of the high templar, the "power overwhelming" line, the huge warp in when things look so dire, its all so good.

[@JayWhy82]

Yes you can combine Templar’s to make an Archon.

[@TheArcain626]

In the original Star Craft you could also merge 2 Dark Templars in to a Dark Archon. Not as strong but could mind control anything.

[@ZerakimSC2]

@@TheArcain626 shame it drained all the shields :D

[@KineticSymphony]

You can actually fuse those units (templars) in the game into an archon, a very powerful single unit, though it has short-range. The Legacy of the Void cinematic really is epic, they capture what the Protss race is all about, unity and courage.

[@LovelyHick]

That second cinematics Queen of blades was Kerrigan, a human psychicly empowered soldier that was left to die when working for the atm of the cinematic leader of the humans, this hivemind that controled the zerg had her turned into one of them, she was turned later into the semi human shape you saw her in as she woke up from the dream about her time as the queen of blades.

[@holocamobear2914]

correction about the last part: its not a dream about her time before, but in the future

[@NavarosJMH]

@@holocamobear2914 Exactly, she had the purple glow that she gets as a Primal Zerg, not the orange glow from when she was corrupted by Amon.

[@LovelyHick]

@@NavarosJMH True that. Zerg bacterial goop screaming for purity through dreams is a nice touch i shouldve credited Bliz for.

[@quoror747]

The dream was not from her time as the queen. It was her dreaming of her desire to have vengeance on Mengsk.

[@typowynieogar]

@@quoror747 but still, how would she imagine herself as Primal Zerg

[@Cifer77]

for convicts in the Starcraft universe, the best chance at "freedom" often requires enlistment. In the 3rd trailer, that is the "Protoss" race. Those two guys were Templars, powerful casters who are able to merge with another to become a being of almost pure energy, an Archon.

[@typowynieogar]

but still lost to combo of cockroaches, ants and alien from alien: isolation

[@yomere1250]

the chills still gets me blizzard really does make lengendary cinematics..

[@WitlessSod]

Damn, that's a lot of reinforcement for a single pylon. I would have thought that they would have gotten supply blocked and heard: "you must build additional pylons".

[@TimoRutanen]

After 6 zealots phased in a booming ghostly voice goes 'we require more minerals' in the background

[@fendra3717]

there is mass gateway back at base someone must spam zealot cuz out of gas

[@Xgriphon]

🤣🤣🤣 I laughed hard at this...

[@mond256]

This is the proxy pylon outside the natural

[@JonathanFlexx]

*construct additional pylons

[@Tycon]

-In case it's a bit confusing juggling the alien races, the human characters are called Terran (terra meaning earth) and are mostly comprised of prisoners (probably for optics so you don't feel bad tons of your human people are dying). The Terrans basically have realistic standards for future human technology and use mostly traditional military weapons. They have the potential to be psionicly powered (mind powers). Terrans are a balance of individual power and numbers, much like human they win through be adaptive and strategic tactics with their ranged weapons and ability to build anywhere without power or creep. . -The Alien bugs that attack in huge numbers are called the Zerg (Think the movie starship troopers bug race) They have "Purity of essence" in that they have the biggest potential to evolve. Zerg are mostly mindless and are controlled by central brain bug entities called cerebrates although some feral non controlled Zerg do exist. Zerg can obtain psionics through assimilating (taking over) other races like Terrans where you see kerrigan the half woman half Zerg cerebrate. Zerg are weak on their own but rely on having tons more army units to overwhelm their enemies often though human wave attacks (sacrifice more guys to win with numbers). Zerg need purple goo to build on and power their buildings called creep. . -The advanced blue aliens who look like traditional aliens are called the Protoss. They have "Purity of form" as in they have the greatest psionic potential (you see those guys who shoot lightning the high templar). Protoss are an advanced alien race, they use their long hair cords to speak to one another telepathically (speak with their thoughts directly to anothers mind) . They use advanced weapons like plasma shields and lasers and teleport forces into power fields. Protoss rely on robotics and small amounts of very strong units. Protoss need pylons (power plants) to power their buildings and teleport units in.

[@xXCursedWorgenXx]

current Zergs were bio engineered from Primal Zergs, to make them obedient and controllable with a hivemind mentality. those engineered Zergs are pretty "harmless" on their own without a governing mind to direct them. But they still remain a threat. They could be compared a little to zombies in a sense, as they can infect anything that think by spreading spores in the air. Creep (purple goop) is also some kind of living tissue that could infect someone if they're not careful. Everything about the Zergs was to expand and multiply, at first, but then changed to get strong, and survive.

[@Floxxoror]

marines arent mostly criminals. tychus is, so they control him so he betrays raynor in the end of the original campaign. many are force recruited though.

[@williamfriedel7099]

@@Floxxoror it's true that the marines themselves are soldiers but other units like flamebats and others are criminals so nobody would shed a tear if they explode from a defunction in their suit or send to the slaughter.

[@SwainEzCarry]

@@Floxxoror every terran in SC 2 is a criminal bcs they are worst prisoners from from earth on sends on ships to another galactic sector (sector Koprulu)

[@SwainEzCarry]

Stiukov come from original earth

[@Blade-tj5rw]

Okay so now you have watched the trailers.. now you need some of the cinematic if you want some background/ what happened The first one is the "wings of liberty ending" where you will find out what the guy from the first trailer, what they wanted him to do. In the ending you will find the main character Jim raynor who is good friends with Tychus (the big dude from the first trailer). The second cinematic is called "the betrayal" which will give you some background on who the queen of blades were before she became who she was there. Then at last you should watch the "Artanis alone" cinematic which is just extremely badass. If you want me to link these let me know.

[@user-qv3oj5bh9l]

I think you will like to see storyline trailers (they are official): - Ghosts of the Past Trailer - StarCraft II - Vengeance Trailer - StarCraft II - StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - Oblivion

[@yjzhou1]

Yes!!! Always nice to see more people doing vids on sc2 :)

[@EAGLE-fq2zm]

Hey u play starcraft if u do u wanna 1v1?

[@jimraynor6640]

@@EAGLE-fq2zm yes

[@nico_loki22]

Always

[@jimraynor6640]

@@EAGLE-fq2zm yup

[@silverhand9965]

Hey,weren't you on Bronze League Heroes?

[@landar486_TV]

yeah you can fuse two high templar units from that last cinematic to create an archon. that big glowy dude that took out the giant tusked bug.

[@mariobnicole8669]

That so dope!!!

[@crewcutter2030]

It dies easily once you emp them, XD.

[@k_u_r_7596]

@@crewcutter2030 Got you hahaha

[@thecommentguy9380]

Trailer is full of shit on that part, a fully upgraded archon CANT 1v1 the ultra

[@cieply1234]

​@@mariobnicole8669 yeah, but both templars die. As in die die, it's considered one of the highest sacrifices in their society as it basically means suicide, and dudes with enough power to even attempt this are rare enough as it is and each death is a big blow to the society.

[@Shiftry87]

The last cinematic was showing of the tech advanced protoss and there invasion to take back there homeplanet of Aiur that was lost to the Zerg back in SC1. The "black hole" u called it is the building process of all protoss structures. A probe will start the construction and the building which will build itself after that initial start. At the end u saw the finished building called a Pylon. Protoss Pylons are the fundation of any protoss sctructure as they will create a power field around itself in an area and other building can then be build in that area. Should a pylon be destroyed any building then left without power will stop to function until a new pylon can be build powering it again. The 2 units merging was 2 High Templars merging into an Archon. The same can be done with 2 Dark Templars. Dark Templars are stealth units with very high single target dmg but are also very fragile if detected by buildings/units that have stealth detection. High Templars are not cloaked but even more fragile, they are all about using regenerated energy to cast psyonic storms that deal massive aoe dmg. In the event that 2 high templars run out of energy in a fight or the stealthy dark templar no longer can sneak into an enemy base 2 of them can merge into 1 archon a ranged units with splash dmg, It does have very little hp but just as all protoss units it has an enery shield that the enemy need to break before getting to its hp. But an archon has a very large shield. The shield effect can be seen on this Zealot 09:35 as it is blocking the dmg from the zerg banelings. At the very end u se the Pylon finishing. Protoss have a warp in machanic due to there high tech. So the initial force was send there to secure the construction of that Pylon and the moment that energy field was created by the pylon all forces in orbit hade the ability to be instantly warped in to the battlefield. This mechanic is what makes Protoss so tricky to deal with in-game. Any protoss infantry can be deployed onto the battlefield as long as there is a friendly power field in that area. Including the enemys base if u managed to sneak a probe in there to build a pylon.

[@pedroluizb]

Very good explanation of what's shown in the last cinematic

[@jameswarner5878]

The LotV trailer still brings a tear to my eye.

[@kf05070017]

When the two high templars summoned an archon, too bad they didn’t feel the same epic nerdgasm as all of us oldschool sc players got XD

[@emanuilkaraivanov1753]

So à quick intro: Wings of Liberty - you pretty much got it guys so good job! Heart of the Swarm: So the main character here is Kerrigan, and about her dream it's hard to say if it's a prophesy or a memory cause she was human, left alone while the swarm attacked and they transformed her. She became some kind of leader of the swarm's forces but her boyfriend bringed her back human. The person who left her - Mengsk then wanted to kill her boyfriend cause he is a rebel and Kerrigan though he did. She returned to the swarm to take her revenge. Pretty much that's it. Legacy of the Void - the swarm conquered the protoss's world (the blue guys in golden armor) and they decided to finally retake it after decades. That was a hit squad with one purpose : protect the blackhole thing which grows up into a building. That building (A Pylon) creates power sourse so other protoss can warp in on the ground. The goo was acid, yes in-game you can morph those guys but they are not different players, they are part of your army and the guy with hurt was a general, well-known in the first game. Happy you enjoyed them!

[@qpSubZeroqp]

The context for the first trailer is basically a fan service since the first StarCraft was released in 1998 and the StarCraft 2 was released 12 years later. So him saying ”it's about time” was very satisfying since everybody awaiting the release felt the same way

[@MrFreakHeavy]

Some context for last cinematic is that the Protoss (the blue and yellow aliens with lightsaber blades) love their homeworld planet, Aiur. There's nothing more important to them than Aiur. It's always been like that. The fact that they fled their planet is their biggest regret, they would've rather die than fled, but they were convinced just before it to flee to other places as refugees with the idea of retaking it on the future. And so, years later, they form a campaign to take back their beloved and sacred Aiur. Their most famous and important phrase, as well as their warcry, is "my life for Aiur."

[@angryshroom7869]

People need to start coming back to this game, it’s my favorite of all time (TERRAN FOR LIFE)

[@typowynieogar]

Zergrush, 10%abominations,20%hydralisks,30%ultralisks,30%mutalisks and 120% ZERGLINGS!!!!!!!!!

[@Falconn007]

@@typowynieogar they're everywhere! Then shoot everywhere

[@typowynieogar]

@@Falconn007This tactic wont work cause a nydus can get under you

[@Falconn007]

@@typowynieogar yeah, but I like to goof at times :P

[@Aerxis]

Most soldiers in the terran army are prisoners in combat suits...

[@valkorion46]

Cuz mengsk dnt care about marines they are expendables

[@Blazieth]

While true, most soldiers (before Valerian Mengsk takes over) have undergone "Neural Resocialization", aka brainwashing/memory rewrites, etc. Tychus, the guy in the cinematic, is not Resocialized, but unlike most soldiers, he is *welded* into his armor. And, as you learn partway through the game, it's got a killswitch in it.

[@RFooonline12]

correction Chicken outfit

[@TimdeVisser86]

Almost everything that happens in the cinematics happens in the game. Templar fuse into Archons, Banelings explode into acid goo, and Tychus Findley really does talk like that. Terran Marine units are actually convicts usually, unfrozen from cryogenic cells, if you were wondering.

[@gorgeouszan]

The High Templar as they are called are the guys who fused and yes they can do that in game to become that big powerful entity known as an Archon. I remember watching the first reveal trailer as it happened and everyone in attendance shouting in unison "Power overwhelming!"

[@spamfilter32]

The 2 that fused together, they are called Templar, and when they do that, they are called Archon's but players called them "Cotton Balls" because they kind of looked like cotton balls on the screen. They are super powerful.

[@rusozawr4969]

Legacy of the void always gives me the chills.

[@SerLoinSteak]

The Protoss (the aliens retaking their homeworld) can fuse units to become an Archon. But you need two Templar units. The ones in the video are High Templar (the lightning and floating around gives that away). The other Templar units are Dark Templar which act as assassins. The Daelaam Protoss are united by the Khala which is what they call the connection they have to each other that lets them feel the thoughts and emotions of other Protoss, draw on the memories of long dead Protoss (this becomes relevant to the Protoss arc of the game's story), and lets some fuel their psionic powers with the power of all other Protoss (which is what the High Templar do). The Dark Templar valued their individuality and privacy very much and so they saw the Khala as something unnatural. So they cut their nerve cords (the long braid like things coming off the head of every Protoss) and in doing so, they severed their connection to the Khala. They were outcast and exiled from Aiur (the Protoss homeworld) and found refuge on the world of Shakuras. But what's even more interesting about the Dark Templar is how they survive without the Khala. The Protoss don't eat (in no small part due to the lack of a mouth) so the "normal" Protoss actually sustain themselves off the energy of the Khala itself, which is also amplified by Khaydarin crystals. Since they Dark Templar cut themselves off from the Khala, they learned to draw strength from the latent energies of the Void (which is a sort of dimension that exists between space).

[@spazbog123]

Kerrigan was left to die to the swarm by Mengsk in SC1. The swarm took her instead and made her into their leader. The prisoner in the first cinematic (Tychus) was sent to get close to Kerrigan's "lover" Raynor and take her out if they managed to turn Kerrigan back (which they did but Raynor executed Tychus). The 2nd cinematic is Kerrigan foreseeing the future where she again gets control of the swarm but this time she is only against Mengsk and not all humans or creation. When they cut back to current time she is a guinea pig in a lab and still has the ability to control some of the swarm.

[@TheViolent1]

I would definitely recommend getting to know the Lore of the game. It’s a great story, and exceptionally engaging

[@TKnightcrawler]

The collector's versions of the games come with a DVD that strings all the cutscenes together with some narration to sort of make a movie.

[@thecommentguy9380]

Also react to: Alone cinematic (Legacy of the Void). Seriously, it's the single most badass cutscene in legacy.

[@Nocturnal85]

I think Blizzard also made a backstory video that talks about all the major events of Starcraft 1 leading up to Starcraft 2 helps give a lot of backstory to whats going on in Starcraft 2

[@darkest_eclipse8271]

So the reason the cinematics are like this is because they’re designed for their current player base that has gone through their first game and/or books. The cinematics will become more awesome 10x if you know the backstory, and you’ll also understand why the characters look that way or are at the situation they are in now.

[@zacsbrebac8298]

So you may have already noticed this but a lot of sci fi games have a trifecta of factions that follow a template. This isn't always the only three nor are these ironclad, but you'll basically find at least these three peoples in these games: The Earthlings (usually strong to Proud Warriors[develop anti-shielding tech] but weak to Plague[little to no protection from infection]) -Kinetic, slug-based weaponry -Blocky, square-based structure -Physical armor -Examples: Humans (Halo series), Grineer (Warframe), Terrans (Starcraft) The Proud Warriors (Usually strong to Plague[plasma burns it away] but weak to Humans[underestimate their ingenuity for warfare]) -Energy or plasma weaponry; usually has guns but often engages in melee with plasma swords -Flowing, rounded structure -Energy shielding -Screams about Honor and Glorious Battle -Examples: Elites (Halo series), Tenno (Warframe), Protoss (Starcraft) The Plague (Usually strong to Humans[infects them easily] but weak to Proud Warriors[energy shielding prevents infectious contact]) -Biological weaponry, such as spines, claws, tentacles -Organic, flesh-based structures built out of literally themselves -Infects the other peoples and takes them over -Main advantage is seemingly endless numbers of fodder -Examples: The Flood (Halo Series), The Infested (Warframe), The Zerg Swarm (Starcraft)

[@ryuranzou]

Alien vs predator is what I always think about with starcraft races.

[@thorveim1174]

for the guy in the first cinematic: he is let out with a mission related to his old friend, and basically as a free agent with ONE purpose but otherwise free of his actions. And yes the armor is a cell in a way, as he cant leave the suit, and there is a bomb in it that could be detonated at the press of a button from the one that let him out...

[@oliviaito6307]

NOBODY: Terran Player: Noo! You cant win by spaming zergling! Me: haha, zergling goes kekekekekekekekekekekekkekeke

[@PapperWORLD]

Battlecruiser bances :)

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

"laughs in siege tanks and supply depots"

[@darkwhispersstories47]

@@Rikard_Nilsson laughs in Vipers and Ultralisks

[@NoSoupForYou123]

The "hell its about time" its pretty relevant to knowing how old starcraft 1 is. It came out in 1998. It was an extremely popular game where pro players made lots of money, especially in the country of korea where they were considered celebrities and starcraft was regularly shown on TV, and also in the back ground of movies/TV series. 12 years later they finally come out with STARCRAFT 2, which I feel like the "hell its about time" that they gave a shit about one of the best RTS games in existant (real time strategy).

[@blacklight2488]

I like how non Starcraft 2 people react to this and stuff. Fun fact the big dude at the end was an archon. They are made by combining two High Templar. And do a lot of damage, although they can't really implode onto themselves.

[@thebuilder3700]

The two guys that fused are called high templar and they fused into an archon. Yes you can do that in the game

[@RichterBelmont23]

I never get tired of seeing an archon up close

[@astrealove2247]

They're a bit old by now, but go back and watch some of the SC1 and Brood Wars cinematics, they're great. Short explanation, the first guy you see is Tychus Findlay, he's a former marine that went rogue and was imprisoned by Arcturus Mengsk who's the same character that also set him free (and the voice that talks in the background). The lady is called Sarah Kerrigan, she's the Queen of Blades and the de facto leader of the Zerg (the bug-like race) army, she seeks revenge on Arcturus Mengsk for abondoning her during a critical mission, she was however turned back to a human and lost about 90% of her powers, her powers later returns though (which is what you see in her dream). The blue-ish guys are called Protoss, they're a heavily technologically advanced race, and if they're next to a pylon they can warp from ANY place in the universe, also if they're mortally wounded they're instantly teleported away from the battlefield and will be fixed, the only exception are the Archons, since it requires two High Templars (or Dark Templars) to sacrifice themselves however they'll get extreme powers in return (though it's mostly only used as a last resort).

[@chrisfisherman3880]

Fun seeing people who have not read the comics or played the game. Brings back memories from when I first saw it and wanted to know more about it.

[@YueGale]

The old Dominion forces actually used criminals for a part of their armed forces, some Marines were murderers, rebels or pirates given solitary containment and forced conscription. Reapers were essentially junkies on stimulants given forced purpose to combat using jetpacks and usually their deaths weren't as important. Finally they even had Hellbats who were known pyromaniacs and arsonists who got high off the chemicals and fumes they used against their targets. It was a very messed up system but that forced conscription was in a way needed against the Zerg and Protoss considering what they are and their capabilities. This conscription system changed later down the line but not until Legacy of the Void.

[@thesageofgames1871]

Its actually two high templar units that can fuse into whats called an archon. Though in SC2, the dark templars also fuse into a regular archon. In the expansion to SC1 dark templars fused into dark archons who had the fun ability to take over the minds of enemy units transferring them to your direct control.

[@smritivipin]

In the last cinematic, the two guys who fused together were Protoss High Templar. The Protoss are an ancient and highly technologically advanced race of psychic aliens. The Templar are master of psionics - in extreme circumstances, two Templar can merge their consciousness, forming a being of vast psychic power, an Archon. You can absolutely do this in the game. Starcraft is an RTS (real time strategy) game, which is basically a bit like command and conquer or red alert. Most units in the game are recruited/built from structures, but the only way to get Archons is to train two high Templar and then merge them (which takes time). One nice touch in the cinematic is that the Archon says 'power overwhelming'when it first disintegrates the zerglings (the little bug things). Power Overwhelming was a cheat code in the original Starcraft game which made your units invincible.

[@joster09]

the best thing about the starcraft trailers, is that everything in the trailer is a game mechanic.

[@alexanderpugh984]

You can fuse those lightning shooting guys and make the big one. It's a strategy game, where you command a bunch of units, so it's combining two of your own units into one really powerful one.

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

There are full cuts of all the Cinematics for StarCraft 2. You can watch 3 Movies up to an hour long each. look for: "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty All Cutscenes" "Starcraft 2 - Heart of the Swarm - The Movie Extended Cut - ALL HD Cinematics & MORE!" "StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void - All Cinematics & Cutscenes" keep in mind each one of them is about an hour long. so you might want to split them into segments.

[@Cheezeblade]

Fun fact, In lilo and stitch, the creators made the main character experiemnt 626 in a homage to findlay being prisoner 626. The big blue space marine monster that was charged with all the same infractions including piracy lol.

[@abiii267]

Love the reactions. In the Star Craft universe, prisoners are used for soldiers. Thier suits of armor are thier prisons and refusal to serve means death.

[@drhapi5308]

I’ve watched these videos dozens of times. I still get chills and it’s especially fun watching your clean slate opinions

[@RhinoNZ]

You guys had really cool insights into what was happening despite not knowing the story. Fun video, thanks for sharing!

[@FranRojo91]

That single zealot eating 3 banelings WE SALUTE YOU

[@stickyshifted]

This randomly appeared on my suggest list, and now I want to play SC2 again! Thank you! :D

[@Jewus19]

F yeah, those two can fuse in game!^^

[@3Kings_Industries]

Hey guys, y'all know by now how Amazing Blizzard cinematics are. So their Craft games, usually have 3-8 additional cutscenes In-Game. Plus, usually at least 30 chapters of story. What you are missing about Wings of Liberty, is Tichondrus is an old 'partner' of the hero Raynor. He allied himself w/ the big-bad boss, Mengsk. Mengsk, had an operative, Sarah Kerrigan who he abandoned to the zero swarm back in SC1. And there is a cinematic in Heart of the Swarm. But, y'all are missing Zeratul, a cool Protoss.

[@thecommentguy9380]

You mean Tychus?

[@NineNoRouge]

@@thecommentguy9380 Ya, I was like, I don't remember Tychus being a dreadlord.

[@Jescar]

Starcraft 2 is a Real Time Strategy (RTS) style of game. Starcaft 1, which is the prequel game, is undoubtedly the Godfather of RTS of our generation. The game-play (Top down bird's eye view), consists of the player being in charge of building your own base to making your own army to fight against your opponent in selected/limited map. It is the 'Most Intensive 1 vs 1' game as of today's gaming standard and high end players are required to have INSANE amount of Micro + Macro management skills, where to the point the retired pro players were recruited by Korean Air Force. These trailers are highly detailed and rendered 'Street Eye' version of the actual game play. And yes they are awesome and the whole fan base does wish for a full complete movie from Blizzard Entertainment one day.

[@venlil]

And where is c&c in this equation

[@peterdemeterdebreczeny1047]

@@venlil wrong, where is westwood's dune 2 in this equation

[@venlil]

@@peterdemeterdebreczeny1047 where is dawn of war in this equation

[@Greatkingrat88]

Stacraft history in short: in the future, humanity has expanded into the stars and colonized a bunch of planets. However, the zerg, an insectoid alien race, starts attacking the terran confedracy, and amid the chaos the Sons of Korhal, led by Arcturus Mengsk, rise to power and form a terran empire (SC1, campaign 1). Sarah Kerrigan, a talanted psychic assassin, becomes part of the rebellion but is eventually left to die and gets captured by the zerg. In response, the mysterious protoss start bombing zerg infested worlds. However, following this the zerg continue their rampage, eventually invading the protoss homeworld and successfully infesting it. Sarah Kerrigan, now infested by the zerg, acts as the zerg overmind's foremost agent. (SC1, campaign 2)The protoss push back, and seek the help of the mysterious dark templar zeratul to learn the truth behind the zerg: they were created by the xel'naga (godlike precursor race), just like the protoss, to succeed them by absorbing everything they can touch. After dealing with a short civil war (the dark templar are outcasts and heretics to the main protoss faction), the protoss hero Tassadar eventually unites protoss and terran forces for a final showdown with the zerg overmind, sacrificing his life to slay it by using the dark and light energies of the high and dark templar. SC1, Brood war expansion: The high templar protoss reatreat to Shakuras, the homeworld of the dark templar, and eventually cleanse it of the zerg infestation using the combined energies of a mighty xel'naga temple. (brood war, campaign 1) The United Earth Directorate suddenly invades the koprulu sector (the region of space where this all takes the place), defeating the newly formed terran empire and pushing back the protoss, eventually succeeding in capturing a newly hatched zerg overmind to control the zerg broods for their own purposes. (brood war, campaign 2) The zerg strike back. Under Kerrigan, now freed from the overmind's control, she drives back the protoss and annihilates the UED, before consolidating her power. In the process she kills several characters on the terran and protoss side, earning her much hatred from them. Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty: James Raynor, hero of campaign 1, returns to combat both the zerg and the tyrannical Arcturus Mengsk of the terran dominion. He succeeds in exposing Mengsk as a ruthless dictator and murderer, and also uses a xel'naga artefact to remove the zerg infestation from Kerrigan. The existence of an evil xel'naga behind all of this is revealed. Heart of the Swarm: After seeing James Raynor murdered (or so she thought) by dominion forces, Kerrigan swears revenge. She seeks out the primal zerg homeworld, regains the power of the zerg and fully realizes her psychic potential. After rescuing Raynor, who was captured and not dead, she invades Augustgrad, capital of the dominion, and kills Mengsk. She then retreats. Legacy of the Void: A protoss invasion aimed to recapture their homeworld is interrupted as the evil xel'naga, Amon, mind controls most of the protoss race. Commander Artanis takes the fight to him, and alongside Kerrigan he unlocks the truth. Terrans, zerg and protoss united at last, they chase down the evil god and kill him once and for all. Kerrigan vanishes, having become a new god, and takes Raynor with her. There are some DLCs and a lot more lore behind this, but this is it in a nutshell. The guy in cinematic one was an old friend of Raynor's, a ruthless mercenary meant to take out Kerrigan.

[@fxDELTAx]

This is a dope reaction video. As someone who played Star Craft II this is great to see.

[@resurrexi]

Interesting to see a couple of non-SC folks commenting on the cinematics. Their comments on the first video is pretty accurate.

[@Frost-01]

Tychus made a deal, he becomes free when he kills Kerrigan, until then his locked inside that suit that he cannot get out of. Yes you need 2 high templar to make 1 archon.

[@dagewastaken7236]

Heart of the Swarm is one of, if not the best, video game cinematics in gaming history.

[@sangun123]

what a crazy situation, you're a prisoner, they seal you and weld you into a suit of armor and basically throw you into a fight against a massive alien swarm lmfao

[@karmatao7395]

Starcraft is an epic story and I'm glad someone is interested in it.

[@Dragonspirit223]

Information about the trailers: Minor Spoilers for Starcraft 1 and Starcraft 2 campaign(s) W.O.L. (Wings Of Liberty): Tychus Findley led a group of bandits called the "Heavens's Devils", basically he robbed, killed, and made a pretty big name for himself. One day, he and his crew were captured, and he took the fall for his team. After being put on ice for a couple years (That's where the cryogenics came from), he was turned into a Marine. The Dominion, and before it the Terran Confederacy, uses prisoners as its main infantry units, they change their brain to make them slightly less aggressive towards civilians (Basically to keep them from murdering their officers), and send them off to die. H.O.T.S. (Heart Of The Swarm): Basically, the Queen of Blades, also known as Kerrigan, once was a human Ghost, think a highly trained assassin. After her betrayal by the current Terran Dominion Emperor, Arcturus Mengsk, she was transferred into a Zerg, the Queen of Blades. She basically moves to kill everything and everyone. At the end of the W.O.L. campaign, she is turned back into a Human. L.O.T.V. (Legacy Of The Void): Alright, onto the Protoss. In Starcraft 1, the swarm was led over to their homeworld of Aiur, a utopia. After the fall of Aiur, they abandoned it and left to another planet, Shakurus, home of the Dark Templar (Protoss that cut themselves off from the Light of the Kala, I'd actually argue that they're better than the normal Protoss). They've kinda been minding their own buisness, building up their forces to retake their homeworld, which is what your seeing right now. So yeah, the rest you can figure out by playing the game

[@dimondlord11]

M Kolter will go down in history as one of the men who brought us such a great game his sacrifice will never be forgotten ki Nala atum brother

[@druidgank]

great reaction as always! remember my advice if you want to see "StarCraft 2 The Trilogy - 4K Movie - inc Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm & Legacy of the Void" there are all the StarCraft 2 cinematics chronologically (or any other "StarCraft 2 movie all cinematics" video of your choise) . blizzard have make an another insane story line and i would like to see your reaction on all of the starcraft (and wow) videos.

[@SZRLM]

All humans (Terrans) in this area of space that the game takes place are criminals excommunicated from Earth. Pretty much space Australia. They run in the the Zerg Swarm and the Protoss. WoL plays up on reminding players how the Terrans are criminals and how it was over a decade between game releases. HotS is hard to understand without knowing the story, but the man who does the voice over in the WoL trailer basically left woman to die, but instead she became the ruler of the Zerg and wants revenge for his betrayal. Sometime along the way, the Zerg invaded the Protoss sacred homeworld of Auir and now, after many years they are coming back home in LotV. The whole story was about 17 years between then Starcraft 1 and Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void.

[@DucaTech]

Templars & dark templars can merge to become archons. The race whose planet got invaded in legacy of the void is called the Protoss.

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

The game is a Real-Time Strategy game, you build and control different units, not just a single one. But yeah, if you play as protoss you can eventually build "High Templars" which are spellcasting units and when you have two of those you can merge them into an "Archon".

[@Dreznin]

There are equally high-quality cinematics in the games as well - each game would be easily a full episode for you, you should check them out. It will add a lot of context. As for those fusing units, they are called High Templar, they're basically psychic casters and two of them can sacrifice themselves to form an Archon (the bigger guy). These games are strategy games, so you control entire armies, not just single units.

[@wtfronsson]

This story started in 1998. My absolute favorite character was always Zeratul, and it was awesome to play him in Heroes of the Storm, the Blizzard MOBA. Then the Legacy of the Void continued his story in 2015. It was a very emotional conclusion, 17 years later. Most people have no idea how dramatic this game, a real-time strategy, actually is. The ending of the original Starcraft in -98 was the first time a video game moved me to tears. I just wish Blizzard was still the same company.

[@missbelled6700]

the wilhelm scream when the guy gets smushed by the Nydus Worm makes me laugh every time

[@typowynieogar]

he got under Ultralisk after focusing on Nydus

[@Zachsophone]

Yes you can do that in the game. You can combine those two specific troops to make one giant strong one, its pretty fun.

[@hungariannerd8445]

Subbed just for this video! Awesome

[@ninaroux8791]

Man so much nostalgia!!!! Was great seeing the react from a completely different perspective. Would love to see you guys get into it, StarCraft has a long and engaging storyline. 🖤

[@Shiftry87]

As u play the campaign u found out a little more and that suit has a kill switch. The man´s voice is emperor Arcturus Mengsk and he can controll the person in that specific suit as he can turn off the lifesupport in that suit. At the end of SC2 Wings of liberty u cure Kerrigan of her Zerg influance. But Arcturus Mengsk wants her dead at all cost so he makes a deal with Tychus Findlay the prisoner in the suit. If she dies he go free without the suit. Jim Raynor, Tychus Findlays close friend do not allow this so in the last moment he blockes the bullet with he´s suit and killes Tychus Findlay right after. Jim Raynor and Sara Kerrigen have a complicated history. They are clearly in love with eachother but they are never actully in an official relationship. Most likly becouse of there military status but there is not any official lore saying what the reson is. Take a look at the cinematic called "betrayal of kerrigan" and u would understand why Jim and Kerrigen especially Kerrigan will do anything to get revenge on Emperor Arcturus Mengsk.

[@ruleram1]

The two aliens in the last cinematic that fused are called high templar. They have psionic spells like summoning lightning storms and burning an enemies "mana". They have an additional ability that requires another templar and they fuze together to make an Archon. It is a unit that is basically a tank unit but it has no special abilities: it can't make a singularity and (suicide).

[@DrDeen1828]

I absolutely LOVE this. It really puts it into perspective especially the first one. With no context it's like "oh well that's interesting I guess "

[@HundredJono]

Those 2 aliens you saw fuse together are called Protoss High Templars. They merge into that giant entity called an Archon. In the Starcraft lore, Archons are these giant balls of energy that are pretty much walking suns and are incredibly powerful. The Protoss create Archons only in times of desperation as they sacrifice two of their own to make an Archon. In gameplay you can make as much as you want!

[@robinlindgren6429]

some starcraft 2 basics relevant for these trailers, no spoilers for any events in starcraft 2: starcraft 2 takes place in a universe where humans have far more advanced technology than modern humans. there are 3 playable races, each shown in the trailers. the humans (in-game called terrans) wage war with machines (such as tanks and transforming aircraft) and heavy suits of armor, the human empire often forces prisoners to become soldiers though the particular prisoner shown in the first video is rather plot-relevant and is not just a stand-in for the generic marine unit. the protoss, an advanced alien race that speak telepathically and have no need for a mouth. they can share their thoughts and emotions with each other through any distance via the "khala", which some factions of protoss consider to be effectively a religious entity, their basic worker unit is the probe, which is seen in the last video. the protoss construct buildings by "warping them in" from some other locations, which is what the black hole the probe makes is for, after having built a "pylon" (the building warped in) the protoss can also "warp in" combat unit close to the pylon. the final video shows the protoss desperately defending the pylon being warped in, with the knowledge that if they hold out for long enough, the pylon can allow them to send in almost limitless reinforcements. also, when the magicians merge into a big ball of armored gas, that is called an "archon" and yes, you can combine 2 of those magician units ingame to make an archon. the zerg, an insectoid hivemind race whose modus operandi is to overwhelm the enemy with numbers, in these videos we see the staple "zergling" that might remind you of wolf-sized ants. "hydralisks" briefly make an appearance, they slither forward like a snake and have large claws on their upper bodies. "ultralisks", massive behemoths. and finally the baneling seen in the last video which are large bloated zerglings that explode on contact and release large amounts of acid, dealing large amounts of damage to anyone nearby. once the zerg has killed something, they may collect genetic material to analyze and selectively evolve the zerg species as needed and living specimen may be infected with zerg tissue to assimilate them into the swarm. kerrigan, whom acts as the central hivemind after killing the previous leader of the zerg is one such assimilated individual, she was captured and transformed by the swarm after being abandoned by the emperor of mankind, which is why she holds a deep grudge against him, one can see a statue of him crumbling under the zerg advance in the second video. kerrigan has taken the name "queen of blades" and says "I am the swarm" due to her position of being capable of controlling and leading the zerg.

[@MandrakeMoorglade]

Yes, two High Templars can join together to form one powerful Archon. Starcraft is awesome.

[@Kyndral22]

I love how the protoss cinematic is a proxy cannon rush XD

[@bradjames8256]

Two high-templars can "fuse" together to become an Archon, yes.

[@dmytoe5679]

man agreed before the sentence finishes

[@ccloudleaf]

You can fuse in the game! What happened in the video is mostly how you do it in game. They took 2 High Templar (spell caster dudes for the Protoss) and you can combine them into that massive energy unit called a Archon. Archons are very powerful in game too!- but the do lose abilities of the high templar.

[@eliarevalo]

Two high Templars fuse into that big unit. The Archon they are considered an extremely heavy unit in the game.

[@Carolina_Housing_Solutions]

Its great to see you guys enjoying the trailers to all the star craft 2 packs lol :) , And yes, they can fuse like that. The High Templar (Priest/Spell Caster types) of the Protoss species, two of them can become 1 massive Archon (Massive, Energy being).

[@bloodphoenixab]

There are three races: Terrans (Humans), Protoss (telepathic aliens), and Zerg (insect-like "swarming" aliens). The two Protoss guys blending are called High Templars and together they form a being called an Archon who does way more damage. There is also Dark Templars who merge to make a Dark Archon. Dark Archons are pretty fun because they let you permanently mind control enemy races even to the point of building bases composed of all 3 races' buildings. There are TONS of cinematics for Starcraft 1 and 2 and I'd love to watch you guys taking guesses of what is going to happen next. Don't discount the older games (pre-wow and starcraft 1), their cinematics are still lots of fun to watch.

[@jaredmt]

I never get tired of rewatching these cinematics. It was pretty epic for someone who used to play original starcraft. To answer your question: It looks like they merged 2 zealots to make an Archon. However, In the real game, you can merge 2 high templar to make an Archon.

[@Nighttimeqt1]

You can merge 2 high templar into 1 archon - lorewise this "fusion" is forbidden in Protoss culture, the archon is so powerful that can damage Friends and foe in battle, the archon work like our sun (once it run out juice) it explodes leaving only destruction behind. Also "lorewise" archons only survive for a few minutes and the high templars only would emerge IF necesary. Also greeting from argentina, just subbed to your channel!

[@2xMoon]

pretty much everything you saw in the video is a cinematic representation of how it works in game. you need to know the story to also understand it though. Heres a TLDR spoiler version: long ago a race called Xel'naga created 3 races first born was the protoss (advanced energy blade dudes) and then game the zerg (insect swarm creatures) and lastly humans before disappearing one xel'naga called amon didn't like the creations and wanted to wipe everything out and start over so he started experimenting with different races. he manipulated the zerg along with their desire to evolve and corrupted them. eventually creating a swarm which destroyed the protoss home worlds. the swarm then attacked the humans during a battle, a special ops agent Sarah Kerrigan was left behind on the battle field after the leader of the humans decided to abandon her to die which pissed off her love interest, commander Jim Raynor so he rebelled to fight his own battle. the zerg took Sarah and instead of killing her, they transformed her into the "queen of blades" who wrecked havoc across many worlds for "vengeance". Wings of Liberty tells the story of Jim trying to save Sarah and bring her back to normal, the man in the cinematic is a prisoner/friend of Jim that was sent in undercover to follow Jim and kill Sarah for his freedom...he fails and gets shot Jim rescues Sarah and returns her to a semi human form (minus the hair). Sarah gets experimented on by humans to understand how they can control the zerg. she awakes after seeing a foreshadowing in her dreams (cinematic from heart of the swarm) but shit hits the fan and Sarah starts hearing voice and discovers that the zerg weren't just mindless creatures but an ever evolving primative species. she also finds out about amon so she transforms/evolves herself back into the queen of blades and reunites the zerg to claim vengence on the leader of the human that abandoned her. legacy of the void takes place from the perspective of the protoss as they fight a religious battle amongst themselves (because they have 2 religious groups) and against rogue zerg groups while trying to unite their scattered forces.... haven't had the time to fully play through the campaign yet but it focuses a lot more on the xelnaga and amon

[@slayerking8787]

High Templar and dark Templar can fuse into an archon. The cinematic showed two high Templar fusing.

[@brandoncampanaro7571]

even tho you guys don't know much about the games you watch it's actually very good for me to watch cause I've always wondered how the conimatics of games I know so much about affect the people who know nothing about those games, it's very refreshing

[@gavrisansebastianandrei6831]

Great review guys, spot on!