Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm: All Stukov's Speechs

[@Kolt461]

Stukov's inner Russian infested the zerg.

[@MaxMikescrool1]

Haha!

[@Morec0]

I had a little fanboy moment when Stukov first showed up in-game. It was awesome.

[@jameslawrence5116]

Cargo ship captain: Sir, our ship was attacked by the Zerg! Valerian Mengsk: I thought Zagara promis... how many casualties are there?! Cargo ship captain: Surprisingly, none. Valerian Mengsk: Huh? Damage report. Cargo ship captain: Aside from the breach to our hull, our entire cargo of vodka and cigars was taken. Far away... Stukov: It's time I returned to my 'duties.' *drinks Zagara: *faceclaw

[@AndersMidnatt]

Zerg pirates=)

[@armaanalfares7974]

Stukov and Karrigan have a very interesting working chemistry together. Obviously less romantic than her relationship with James Raynor, but definitely less tenuous. I like it.

[@crabLT]

Its interesting that infested humans like kerrigan and stukov are more powerful than the queens themselves.

[@Gigusx]

+Simon Peterson it's all about the DNA and compatibility for changes *thinks abathur*

[@crabLT]

David McConville Perhaps, but I was thinking more in line with raw power.

[@harvastum]

+Simon Peterson Besides of what has already been said, take note of the fact that usual infested terrans do not stand out so much. There are plenty of infested marines in SC2, none of them is really worth attention. Also, Stukov might have had some psionic abilities as well. In the mission when he got killed by Duran, he was portrayed as a ghost. Still, it might have been just a way to show him as someone more important than an ordinary soldier as the lore does not mention him to be ghost or a telepath.

[@jacobb5484]

Harvastum I think it is there humanity and self preservation instinct/ drive that makes them special keragan has a goal that drives her and stukov was made by experimentation not a simple parasite The infested are more like Zerg using the teran's body's while stukov is in control and can still think the power they have is the mix of human control and inginuity along with the Zerg power and a desire beyond survival

[@ryuzakishinozaki748]

In Soviet Russia You don't return to earth. Earth returns to you.

[@jaminjames2517]

to be infested and have your mind seems to be a good deal

[@louthinator]

except for the fact you would be in constant agonizing pain and having to always fight for control over your own mind and instincts... otherwise yeah its great

[@alexvig2369]

Doesn't look like he's enjoying it very much - being a half man-half zerg monster. Not being able to go back to Earth...

[@noobtuber9625]

Infested Stukov awesome.

[@BeHappyTo]

+Ganaa Dany i think i saw you rapping somewhere on yt

[@hyperN1337]

Why do I forsee Matt and Stukov having a scene where they are doing battle plans, and Raynor will walk in and have the biggest surprised face ever in the next expansion?

[@jameslawrence5116]

Raynor: *looks at his flask What have I been drinking?! Stukov: You wouldn't happen to have any vodka, would you?

[@ExecutorAndree]

luv his Zerg/Russian accent :3

[@Artas1984]

Zerg infested with Russian essence.

[@98kazer]

I think you have that backwards

[@Artas1984]

No, i don't.

[@Awsmnees]

such true

[@Nattfridur]

Best of both worlds. :D

[@Nitro2200]

He brings a whole new meaning to Zerg Russian.

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

I love this guy so much.I hope we get to see more of him in the future mission packs."For mother Russia......um I-I mean the swarm"

[@mateorivera2323]

04:52 kerrigan smiles .... remember when she said she was glad stukov was dead because she was so much of a man, she wouldn't like to kill him?? looks like she's glad he's back... (^_^)

[@adryannthedefender701]

+mateo rivera Yes back in the Brood Wars Kerrigan talked with Gerard DuGalle about his failure . Amon predicted that the UED would take control of the Koprulu Sector . And probably would find out about Moebius Foundation schemes and there plans could by overthrown . And Amon could stay dead .

[@sumerian88]

Absolutely. Amon made sure Duran supported Kerrigan enough for her to defeat the UED, because the UED would have probably sabotaged/stopped those experiments.

[@CheAtila]

In Soviet Russia, Putin is the Overmind.

[@monsieurorleans1329]

Tenebra in soviet Russia Zerg find you

[@Technocratos90]

Nope. He is a corrupted Cerebrate.

[@MrABeaulieu]

TheYuri1212 accual stukov being brought back as zerg was in brood war as a hidden mission only on the N64 called resurrection iv, it was even discussed in novels where stukov tried to make his own swarm, im glad the put him in Hots because it was a serious lose end, as for tassadar, this could be speculated as well, sence he gave his life in the same manner as Adun, who was speculated to not be dead, but in a higher plain of existence, discussed in the lore before even brood war came out.

[@Doncroft1]

Correct. Very few people know that, but it's canon.

[@shinryuvirus9987]

he is pretty smart

[@Praxographist]

Stukov seems a much more likely romance option for Kerrigan than Raynor. Really hoping to see him in hots!

[@ShatteredData]

Raynor is a shell of what he used to be Stukov is a badass who shares many things with Kerrigan, went through hell and back

[@Praxographist]

Hand Sanitizer Every SC2 character is a shell of what they used to be in SC1. Dialogue-wise, they went from Shakespeare to Michael Bay.

[@ShatteredData]

Praxographist I feel like some characters like matt horner, infested stukov, stettman are pretty good additions to the cast though. But yes they are entirely different from what they used to be

[@Sammo212]

Praxographist I don't know, I think its one of those things where you went from having characters who evolved because of the events of those games. Also, we get more interaction with the characters now than we did in the original games.

[@DMCSanchez11]

Praxographist Stukov is on the friendzone xD or the zergzone? o.O

[@niklasthoren8500]

Infested Captain Haddock.

[@sexualyeti7023]

+Niklas Thorén Brings new meaning to "blistering barnacles".

[@Agent1W]

But remember, he did say, "ALL THE WAY," and as we can see here, Stukov at last went the full distance haha.

[@BurritoInTheMist]

"Well, I never wanted to die lying down! So fight a god, to the bitter end? Now THAT sounds like a worthy death!" Oh Stukov, I'm getting SCI flashbacks all over again...

[@TheAcrilon]

Stukov was great. To bad that Duran/Narud finished him off because of Admiral dugalls order.

[@Zagardal]

In my opinion, Stukov's voice was better in BW.

[@jimlahey8184]

Strange that Stukov plays such a big role yet no mention of Duran at all. I guess it's a safe assumption though Narud = Duran.

[@Nick30468]

yea, that's pretty much been verified. Kerrigan even had a line about Narud feeling familiar to her and he acknowledged as such. Personally, I think they missed out on a fun throw back to have his Duran disguise be one of the forms he used to taunt her with during that cinematic. Would've been interesting to see that :3

[@landondonovanify]

Nick30468 i know, they bring back Stukov but don't mention Duran at all, weird.

[@hyperN1337]

... You serious... YOU SERIOUS? What does Narud spelled backwards equal? Then you have your answer.

[@Nick30468]

yes. everyone knows that. The convo was talking about a lack of a direct "I got you!" from duran to kerrigan. Not just a reverse spelling that the characters in the game seem oblivious to.

[@levongevorgyan6789]

In Mother Russia, Human infests Zerg.

[@DarkerNemesis]

Can't wait for the UED to came back :)

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

You'd think the UED, which didn't have to literally build a civilization up from scratch like the Koprulu Terrans did, would have better hardware than the Confederacy/Dominion.

[@punknerdvee]

BigMikeMcBastard They do, any new Terran units in Brood War was theirs, and that was just a token force they sent to the Koprulu Sector to check up on the colonists. The UED far from expecting the Protoss, the Swarm, AND the colonists to resist them when they arrived.

[@KDNG105]

BigMikeMcBastard They chose to not bring their more powerful fleets because they fear they might be reverse engineered

[@SuperhotdogZz]

Blue-Eyes White Dragon No, they come back because they found protoss and zerg in Korprulu sector, they have eyes in the sector.

[@ImperialGuardsman74]

Never played Heart of the Swarm but i did play Starcraft 1 a fair bit and Stukov was one of my favourite characters in Brood War, after finding out they re-introduced him into the main story in Heart of the Swarm, had to come here :P

[@PaladinGuy]

3:17 - Robert Heinlein reference, "The Green Hills of Earth."

[@DelphanGruss]

Ungh... Stukov you sexy sexy man, take me now!

[@MrClickity]

He's surprisingly sane and cheerful for someone who's undergone years of torture and experimentation.

[@alexlinkinparkful]

He said, that the earth's forces would return to that sector one day?? I wish it happens.

[@tobiasmessner8708]

What i hate of Stukov is that his zerg parts are mixed with his cloth. That looks so shity, he should be a cool half human half zerg like kerrigan but he looks like a human who go shit on the soulder by a brood lord.

[@KeViNZP]

Like, thats the exact definition of Infested Terran, dude.

[@tobiasmessner8708]

KeViNZP Stukov is not a normal infested Terran. He is made by Narud the assistant of amon who creat the overminde. At one point of the game abathur says that Stukovs human and zerg DNA is even better linked than Kerrigans. So compare Stukov with a normal infested Terran is like compare a normal zombie with Frankensteins monster.

[@KeViNZP]

Tobias Messner .... In a way, Kerrigan is also an infested terran. But, instead of "interweaving of terran and zerg matter", her body adapted to include zerg DNA. Try to go back to the Wings of Liberty mission on planet Meinhoff. The infested terrans there still look like Broodlord crap. ... Which is awesome...

[@armaanalfares7974]

+Tobias Messner "he looks like a human who go shit on the soulder by a brood lord" Bahahaha I nearly spat out my coffee reading that. Gold.

[@Zeknif1]

+Tobias Messner Stukov's initial infestation was likely more akin to traditional infestation in which infectious zerg biomatter are introduced to the host and zerg biomatter begins to grow from the host biomatter as a sort of cancer... consuming much of the host at the same time. After being cured by Protoss Nano-probes, he was infested again, likely through a technologically assisted process meant to introduce specific zerg biostructures at key points throughout the body, keeping the more desirable human traits intact. Aburthur goes on to say that this goes down the molecular level. Kerrigan's two infestations involved a thorough invasion of her every cell by Zerg DNA through a slow process before triggering the mutations all at once, resulting in a smooth transition from human to zerg-human hybrid. She may as well have been born that way.

[@BloodDX2]

For those of you unaware... Narud is Duran backwards. A link from the hidden side mission in SC1

[@funkervogt47]

And in spite of everything he's been through, Stukov never lost his hat.

[@DGneoseeker1]

So how exactly the hell did Stukov survive being shot by a canister rifle and having his character model explode?

[@munc90]

well according to the books he was infested as zerg and turned human by narud and Dominion. they were using him as Guinea pig than turn him back to infested.

[@Plevell]

sounds like someone was pretty good in 3D jigsaw puzzles

[@adrianmalinowski1073]

DGneoseeker1 I like how ppl say gameplay = story. Exactly like with Gul'Dan :)

[@olaokolaok]

DGneoseeker1 And to think Stukov just wanted to destroy the Zerg with psi emitters, now he's easily and totally willingly helping Kerrigan no matter what happened in the earlier years, no hard feelings by his comrades who died or anything. I'm having a hard time thinking SC 1 and 2 are connected, like i don't even think they are. Starcraft 1 was an story and Starcraft 2 is just a reboot.

[@LesterRamos]

+Sergio Esteban Fritz Rieloff Well, they share common ground this time. If anything, he has an even bigger grudge on Duran than with Kerrigan for tricking his best friend into killing him.

[@ENCHILADASFROMHELL]

I just love Kerrigan's grin in the end...

[@Calamity556]

Holy shit, the badass levels have gone through the roof with this guy.

[@jaeheealbertchoi4920]

Considering he was a strategical advisor to UED task force in brood war, Kerrigans got herself a great naval commander.

[@germanvisitor2]

Who died once and didn't learn from that experience is bound to repeat it.

[@Agent1W]

Are you prepared to go ALL THE WAY, ALEXEI? "Yes...I am prepared to go all the way, my good admiral."

[@TheLastRaven6]

He still has retained his humanity. I am sure he can still do both.

[@taftvalue]

You do not recognize me? No, not with your back turned towards me, good sir.

[@Carlibengarli]

"You can't win. But there are alternatives to fighting..."

[@every116]

"They will come back some day you know" Hint from Blizzard that the UED will make an appearance in Legacy of the Void?

[@vonVince]

While it could be argued (ANYTHING can be argued) that Stukov's voice changed due to his infestation, I think they should have brought back his original voice actor: Stukov had a very distinct accent which contributed a lot to his character.

[@germanvisitor2]

I guess since Legacy of the Void is about the protoss it will be about fighting Niadra's brood, hunting Kerrigan and preparing for the war against Amon. If the UED comes back we will probably have it in SC3. I doubt they can conclude the story of Starcraft in the next add-on.

[@PauLWaFFleZ]

Yes Stukov, one day we will return to the Koprulu Sector, and claim it for ourselves. For the Directorate! For Humanity!

[@cheifshane1]

He only pretended to go on the zerg side, he disappeared later on. Check out starcraft 1 secret mission, Duran is realy narud and even in sc1 was trying to make hybrid.

[@every116]

The Protoss protagonist in LotV is Zeratul. He won't be hunting Kerrigan. Neither will any Protoss that follows him, although there still will probably be a fair number of Protoss that will. I expect Niadra to be an enemy but I can't see her being any sort of lasting threat. She's just one independent brood mother with one Protoss ship. How much trouble can she cause? She'll have three missions max.

[@gewizzdancingwizard6744]

i just love him💖

[@xxlCortez]

I don't know, Kerrigan thwarted the UED's plan, killed Stukov's bestie... I can easily imagine that he'll backstab Kerrigan.

[@woodworkercod1986]

I half expected his role to be filled by Tycus.

[@Arthaslepeureux]

You guys knew that Infested Stukov was in the first Starcraft. Well, in missions after all the campains in the 64 version.

[@veslar]

Stukov was one of my favorite characters in SC. Good that it was not Selendis in charge of his rescue since she already stated that the only cure for zerg infestation is a purification by fire. I bet however that Stukov dislike being a zerg, since I never heard of a zerg able to smoke cigarettes and drink Vodka - two of his favorite hobbies. It's curious he is still wearing his admiral uniform - what he was experimented on with his uniform on him?

[@180223]

I miss Stukov's old VA...

[@Thedutchjelle]

Probable, as we need a reason to fight Terrans in LotV. The Dominion seems to have Valerian as head now, and Valerian/Raynor are allies of the Protoss. I doubt Blizzard pulls an internal powerstruggle where we have to betray Raynor, they might've done that in SC1 times but I don't see them doing that now anymore.

[@TheFallen552]

"being infested isn't all bad! these spiky things are great for scratching your back!"

[@GeneticAlgorithm]

3:33 - 3:47 Starcraft 3

[@Daftlife909]

I think the developers said this is the end for the characters. So I think it is gonna be some small bonus campaign or UED fighting other characters if there was to be Starcraft 3.

[@blacksnow7106]

+Daftlife909 i think if SC3 gonna be a thing, it's gonna be similar to WC3 in a sense, more than 3 races. 2 races of human UED and Dominion, 2 races of protoss, Daelam and Tal'darim, and the Zerg It's already establish that the Daelam and Tal'darim differences are quite huge, and the UED didn't even show their full might last time. Why not make them into new races

[@sergiomauricio7781]

I hope UED come back to :)

[@Yingyanglord1]

why do I imagine stukov's to give great glorious Russian speeches to his infested zerg to boost morale (even if there is no point)

[@harioschtroliki]

Artanis gives best speeches in SC2, too bad that's the only thing he's good for

[@MISANTHROPE00]

he turned literally into a pool of blood

[@MyViolador]

Jaw drop when i saw him.

[@517342]

Patiently awaiting the return of the UED. I for one would welcome our new Terran overlords.

[@Illuminatea]

Coming to Hots soon! Noice!

[@CheAtila]

Stukov's face is a little bit similar to Daniel Craig's.

[@cheifshane1]

I got a feeling that Kerrigan will either die or turn back to human in legacy of the void.

[@reapersin8942]

Got a bit more than he bargained for.

[@warbossgrotsmasha23]

the UED aren't aware of what is going on in the koprulu sector, all they know is that they sent an expedition force and it ended in a disaster, they at best would be reluctant to send another force anytime soon because 1. koprulu sector is very far away and 2. needs a lot of preparation which isn't something you'll do in 4-5 years, its unreal what you're suggesting

[@Gendarmeimperial]

Basicamente si Matias, pero si escuchas las frases que dice en el juego te vas a enterar que cuenta todo lo que le ocurrio hasta el momento y que si bien se pudo liberar de la infestacion zerg, la cura Protoss fallo al regresarlo a su estado normal.

[@Admiral8Q]

So romantic!

[@Admiral8Q]

***** I was being sarcastic. ;)

[@ChrisMorray]

I wish he was a hero in Heroes of the Storm

[@ChrisMorray]

What? Did they tease him?

[@Dav3MachineGod]

@___@ alexis stukov is one if the most kickass characters in broodwar . he was killed by samir duran a ghost and a infested one .

[@HyperCobaltMax]

No. Tassadar is not Amon. Tassadar was long ascended to a higher plane of existence.

[@Blazieth]

For a more serious response to an obvious not-serious (or perhaps merely ignorant) couple of posts... the death animation in SC1 is hardly representative of his actual death. He was shot once with a normal gun. He died, then his body was shot into space. Then, in a small series of downloadable maps, he was resurrected and infested by the Zerg, rescued and cured by Raynor and Artanis' forces with a Protoss cure, then handed to Moebius to "research the cure" (they didn't), which slowly failed.

[@stevechristensen8155]

Stukov was the homie in Broodwat lol

[@warbossgrotsmasha23]

maybe another UED expedition will come around trying to achieve what the first failed to do

[@iveseenbigfoot]

Whats up with Kerrigans little smirk at 4:02?

[@TripleSplashAttack]

Am I the only one who wants to see some stukov/kerrigan babies!!

[@operationkilled]

3:17 - 3:47 If Only they Return... the UED are Over-powered forces...

[@woodworkercod1986]

Its been said be4 that infested terran do not retain there free will. She might be able to control him the same way she controls the swarm. Besides Sarah wasn't the one that killed him, Jim did.

[@TheKatamariguy]

Some think he transformed into Narud.

[@xgetxsickx]

thats funny cuz im pretty sure he was blasted into tiny little ghost pieces.

[@Dark_Voice]

I think that Stukov was resurrected in I.

[@Epidemic747]

Not alive but REBORN into the swarm

[@TheLastRaven6]

Or possibly appearing in LotV. Though who knows who the new leader will be with Du'gael dead

[@Learn2PlayM8]

alive and ready to own Amon =)

[@5sos-dontstopthevamps-rest679]

the only UED left

[@landondonovanify]

They ruined Stukov man, he's a cool character in SC1 now he's just an infested terran to help do whatever kerrigan tells him.

[@hadjy]

"yes I am prepared to go all the way...my good admiral..." dat broodwar cut scene man, UED top dogs behaved like a mix of high ranked officers and mobsters, I love it

[@gavinshelton5466]

Well he was an infected lapdog in Broodwar too. If you played Starcraft 64, with a booster pack, you could go to a special mission where you need to cure him (he then is re-infected)

[@SleepingLion525]

Wtf did they do to Stukov

[@warbossgrotsmasha23]

no, why would tassadar want to destroy the universe and remake it in his own image?

[@zenmetsux]

I don't get it... Stukov died in Starcraft 1 and was ejected in a space coffin by Admiral Gerard, so how the hell is he up and running?

[@shmuelnewmark3900]

How did kerrigan remember stukov, didn't she forget everything that happened while she was the queen of blades?

[@lytherael2309]

+Shmuel Newmark Not everything. She did loose memories but she mostly remembers as you can see. I think she lied to Valerian for her own protection.

[@Dav3MachineGod]

no actually . Samir Duran killed Stukov and left humanity and went to Zerg side

[@bonzwah1]

not even remotely, considering that duran is confirmed as dr. narud (duran backwards).

[@zqfmgb4335]

Ha ! This alien thinks she can defeat us again ? With a small expeditionnary force, we managed to cripple the Terran Dominion and the Zerg, control an Overmind for some time and almost overrun the sector, and we didn't even brought our big tachyon guns ! When we come back, all those traitors who've been manipulated like pawns will suffer our anger ! The anger of the United Earth Directorate ! Serve the Directorate ! Serve humanity !

[@idianictus6688]

I never can get it how Duran left Kerrigan and how Kerrigan didn't recognize Duran/Narud is every charcter are soo dumb?

[@MrPeanut624]

Too bad stukov was infested, I would like to have seen him come back as a pirate flying one of those super battlecruisers.

[@combinecommando001]

Would have been funny to see an infested Tychus though.

[@igrixaskifyouwill5605]

I wonder if Stukov still likes vodka xD

[@juanambriz5194]

stukov is awesome, his design is cool except his clothes he would of looked better with normal clothes not infested

[@UCMGTWOClan]

STUKOV IS ALIVE?

[@germanvisitor2]

Yepp, I got that.