StarCraft 2: Return of the LEGENDARY World Champion Protoss!

PartinG is back! One of StarCraft 2's most accomplished pro gamers has returned from his military service in South Korea. He was forced to retire in 2021, but has now returned to the game. In this series from the Korean Starcraft League (KSL) he's facing off against the Chinese Terran player Coffee.
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[@DoUNoHarm]

Taiwanese call him "jump jump" for his marvelous control of blink stalker. It's good to have him back in the game.

[@hellas8836]

Indeed...

[@brainforhire1468]

I feel like I know so much more about mandatory Korean military service than I ought to just from watching SC matches

[@felixchien1664]

Excellent! I hope that inspires you to join voluntarily!

[@sinnommbbre]

​@@felixchien1664 Are you crazy? Why do you want to die or kill to defend an ilusión? You're brainwashed by the people in power and the society in general to give your life for something trivial. Enjoy

[@Numenorean921]

@@felixchien1664 I'll sign up for NK military instead

[@Anon_Fox]

Always happy to see a major Protoss player back!

[@ipotatoe_28]

PartinG is my favorite Protoss to watch, and now he's back. What a great day to watch SC2

[@kittyflier8338]

Mine is sOs

[@DStarLugia]

I had no idea that storm drops were a thing, seems pretty strong.

[@georgehelyar]

They are an old school thing but nobody uses them any more. In WoL you could get the energy upgrade to warp them in with enough energy for a strorm etc.

[@jommsnow]

Storm drops were strong also back in SC Broodwar

[@HaploBartow]

@@jommsnow Now if only Blizz would bring back the Reaver >:-)

[@jommsnow]

@@HaploBartow Reavers > Disruptors

[@tacochaos5127]

Lowko has the best random banter of all the casters for the first 2 mins of each game

[@AshunPhubu]

Him and Winter always crack me up with their random trivia in the early games 😂

[@quasar2834]

PartinG is back!! The age of the Protoss has arrived! MaxPax, herO, Classic, PartinG, Stats, ShowTime, NightMare, and Harstem (and probably several others I've forgotten). Things are looking good for the firstborn this year!!!

[@tigera6]

nah, herO and Classic isnt consistent enough, MaxPax isnt playing in offline tournament, the rest arent good enough to make a deep run at the biggest tournaments. If Parting can get back to top form, and then maybe if Trap coming back at some point into top form, then Protoss will be interesting to watch.

[@HaploBartow]

Stats coming back? I thought he quit?

[@tigera6]

@@HaploBartow Hes been back from military since beginning of 2023, but he hasnt been very active, just play in GSL and a couple small tournaments.

[@EvilSmonker]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@tigera6herO has been very consistent imo but I agree overall with you. Hopefully maxpax starts playing offline too. Trap was never my favourite to watch but his skill is undeniable, he was the best protoss for a year or two with stats.

[@hangover89]

I see PartinG's stalker micro is still the best in the world

[@Name-ru1kt]

Ngl he played INCREDIBLY poor. Then again this is one of his first games so its understandable Sure he his blink mico wasn’t bad but he also wasn’t macroing during it. So….

[@Yayaloy9]

@@Name-ru1kt that's parting for ya, he fuck you army, but he also fuck his own eco.

[@LegendStormcrow]

I love how our boy saw the modern shenanigans and went, "you know what, kicking it old school with a strat from 1998" and did a double storm timing attack.

[@joshuagray6061]

It's weird how different sounds are so difficult for people to pronounce depending on where they're from. I can't roll an R to save my life, but I never even considered "th" would be difficult. Honestly, as much as I'm here for the StarCraft, I have learned plenty of cultural differences through your videos. Always interesting.

[@thewrongperson676]

Templar storm drops into the mineral line. Thing of beauty!

[@csmlouis]

Welcome back Protoss ByuN!!

[@jonseilim4321]

Would love to see more of both Parting and Coffeeame!

[@CubeItself]

i love these 2 base back and fourths, glad to see parting back to give us games like this c:

[@Cool_Goose]

When PartinG left he was DePartinG .. is it now RePartinG ? :P

[@TheSometimeAfter]

Nope

[@Shadowboost]

Now he's dicboy pp twist

[@Shadowboost]

You have no idea how excited I am for this. Five days into the year and it's already more exciting than 2023 ever was

[@liveinamber1307]

So depending on a Dutch zerg player's pronunciation, it's either: InFestor -> "must... assimilate... hlrbffph!" or InVestor -> "this quarter's supply depot income has risen significantly [polite belch], I suggest we divert more biomass to meet supply demands in order to maximize profit..."

[@fenton993]

wise words

[@poncichter]

I like that he says zerK. It always makes me think of Jerma.

[@JCDenton2097]

That's to go along with the Jon Voight-rays

[@Markfr0mCanada]

I'm glad to see Parting return! Parting vs Scarlett was always my favorite matchup, so I look forward to the next episode of it.

[@JohnC-bz8sj]

Yea! Not only love watching his blink skills, but he has some very strong and interesting builds

[@Phi1618033]

British English speakers like to make fun of American English speakers, because we Americans like turning T's into D's. For example, the English pronounce the T in water, but we Americans say "wadder". Better is "bedder". Little is "liddle". Waited sounds like "waded". Both latter and ladder sound like "ladder". Utter and udder both sound like "udder". And best of all: Metal, mettle and meddle all sound like "meddle".

[@1KamaronConClase]

I think I remember Parting when I started watching SC2! Great to see him again and as always, a stellar cast!

[@meatballsbrah]

the big boy returneth

[@rc-fannl7364]

25:15 That Raven flies through a tower, lol

[@holographicmeatloaf1596]

I'm a terran through and through but I've always been a fan of Parting and have been impatiently waiting for his return, happy to hear he's back

[@soponyaihunor]

I coudnt wait for Parting,'s return. One of my favourite toss players, if not the greatest. OK, maybe he is like an old rusty V8 engine now, but a few weeks later...... Engine rebuild, big cam, big valves, supercharger added and see the miracle... Plastic ricers are shredded to pieces on the battlefield. Welcome back PartinG!

[@Shadowboost]

I just want some soul train back. Parting immortal prism micro made by pp twist

[@user-sh7ip6bl2h]

Ngl this comment gave me the chills

[@jonsolo32]

Make Storm Drops great again. 🎉🎉🎉

[@bradleyqueen3879]

Awesome parting back.

[@panzfaust9812]

max pax vs parting going to be fun. Grandpa boxer still have moves to canvass young ones

[@helmutalexanderrubiowilson6835]

Parting showing a lot of his class here great micro tricks in the series

[@jonsolo32]

Let me say… you do really well for a person who shout casts games in your second language.

[@DeathStrike562]

Glad to see parting is back.

[@Hayman1257]

His pov stream of this was so entertaining to watch

[@blazedray9903]

Parting and Marine king prime gave us some of the best matches

[@bellofigoitaliano5038]

At the 12 minute mark lowko made me picture the infestor wearing a suit and having a briefcase.

[@detalores]

Oh my gosh. Now all I can hear is dis and dey for this and they. But half the time Lowko says it with his accent and half the time he doesn’t. I can’t unhear it now! Lol

[@user-gr8jb1vd3u]

From the get go,thanks lowko editor

[@goldensea03idk51]

Bro finished his military service and said “ SHOW ME THE PATCH NOTES “

[@GrassCoyote-oi4hx]

The thumbnail of this video looks like a Korean gangster boss.

[@mitchmitting102]

I'm pretty casual with SC2, not very familiar with how a lot of the pros actually look, so when you said Parting i was quite pleasantly surprised

[@Scawtsauce]

parting is legendary blink stalker player so he will LOVE this meta

[@AntonioLopez-kw3ev]

The meta has been the same for 5 years

[@graememcgaughey2061]

My goat has returned

[@themotive1547]

22:20 Lowko's darkside came out for a brief moment XD

[@biometal770]

It certainly is very good to have Parting back

[@nfcheeze]

This is an amazing thing for the protoss race

[@jamoecw]

tree instead of three is the military three. it is more recognizable over the radio.

[@Spartsou]

after a couple of months, I'd like to see a Parting vs. MaxPax series.

[@amgadtawfik7534]

I miss PartinG He was my favorite Protoss. His Blink stalker control was phenomenal

[@bongkem2723]

the protoss we need, loved his legendary force field and storm to dead all the opponent's units =)))

[@DOKUarchives]

Welcome back Parting!!!

[@juztina7346]

it is really the return of the legend

[@thomaschevrierlaliberte5884]

13:04 An Investor is how we call an Infestor that landed a money fungal 💵

[@jonnymartin3694]

I am so happy. I love some parting cheese!!!

[@touhidghasemi7093]

the first game was brutal !!! :D

[@BluMarine22]

Lowko is my favorite caster for starcraft ever!!😊

[@sirpengwin3640]

Holy! It’s PARTING

[@AsianSensationist]

The king of stalker is back As well as cannon rushes

[@jaimeecheverria4286]

@lowko in English... "V" sound uses your vocal cords, they vibrate, similar to "humming"... .. "F" sound uses only air movement, no vocal cords at all.

[@Siirr22]

PARTING IS BACK BABY!!!

[@albertbergquist2113]

I would assume he's been laddering on weekends and maybe evenings, but probably not enough/to the level of knowing all new metas. It'll be interesting to see where je is in a month or two.

[@tigera6]

Not sure if he even committed that hard to be back into the SC2 pro-scene, or hes just streaming for fun while waiting for Stormgate.

[@albertbergquist2113]

@@tigera6 is he confirmed to be playing SG?

[@tigera6]

@@albertbergquist2113 He was doing some SG stream and I think he mentioned about switching to SG in some interview before leaving for military. Not sure if that has changed but we will see.

[@SimplyDingo]

I haven't seen any videos with 'Has' in ages. Seeing parting reminds me of him. Does he still play and cheese? :D

[@shybard]

In my heart I am Zerg, but I still love to see great Protoss players. It makes the Zerg wins against them so much sweeter.

[@bigstreetguns6619]

Such amazing widow mine micro Said no one ever. Because it's the dumbest unit in the game.

[@sTradeGEXE]

omg the day has finally come 🥲

[@DrLife121]

I want to see Parting v MaxPax. I can't imagine the blink micro

[@Bubbagumpscrimp]

The Big Boy is back!

[@spoken_truth2501]

My first fav Protoss

[@lixnix2018]

Stalker Byun is back hell yah I look forward to all the Stalkers

[@derpderpenson7492]

Being aware of the meta always makes it easier for me to start riding my bike again yes, crucial part in fact.

[@RCG3.]

Parting is back? Yes! I was sad he had to go

[@Achenis1]

Did you know that the US Military pronounces the number 3 as tree when talking over radios? Well now you do!!

[@hectorriveros5478]

I love hero, but parting comming back just made my day, me favorite sc2 player

[@BluMarine22]

I felt pretty bad for partinG in the beggining when he was assualted with marines... It made me feel bad to see a recovering player get sort of beat😢... But i wish him luck

[@matthewclark7955]

Noooo thats sick!!!!

[@neek2814]

레전드 오브 레전드 원이삭님이 제대 하셨군요. 세랄디져따

[@albertprawira5543]

i love PartinG!

[@jeremyadamson9618]

Saying 'mothership' is much easier said than done... wait a second...

[@arvinjancruz5175]

great game!

[@JohnBogle286]

The Dutch and Jamaicans have a lot in common, we botth say "Tree Gate" instead of Three Gate. Jamaicans also have trouble saying it

[@abcdeeer]

cant wait till he and maxpax plays and watch them try out micro each other

[@mrpicky1868]

hell yeah!

[@ragedcarnage912]

Woohoo lesssss gooooooo 🎉

[@BrickMasion]

PartinG ThaBigBoy is back! Hopefully he can be chill with his fans and the trolls on Twitch.

[@TheBoomersooner3]

My favorite unit, the investor 👨‍💻

[@danradu3632]

So he is actually the 1st protoss in real life who served in the terran army? ;)

[@Alwy5247]

parting - the most talent Protoss player ❤

[@DNSfeatchamper]

We dont differentiate between F and V Lowko say the word "van" then the word "vaak" then the word "verveilig" ^^

[@spoken_truth2501]

THE REFLECTION OF THE Raven @25:45 😳😳😨😮

[@dudedema8345]

I had a point.. the point was that micro from og players was much better (at least from protoss which I main) and this kinda proves me right (I'm halfway into the video can't wait seeing prism die) Edit1: he lost the probe at start of game 2.. feeling like i jinxed it

[@Izik09834]

I think protoss players are the objectively the worst in terms of micro. That’s why max pax and parting look so crazy because the rest of the protoss players only have a single army hotkey

[@dudedema8345]

@Eurynome11 back in the days protoss where as micro intensive as it gets,now its a bit weird, I remember when it was a dance between viking and colossi meanwhile you had to pop guardian shield and box the enemy with forcefield tempesting and feedbacks medivacs them Or in PvZ when your only hope was to hit a hole with mama ship Honestly I still love toss, but their gameplay has become just overall worse (Only stalker micro is still there and it looks like is the only thing they can do)

[@Izik09834]

@@dudedema8345 this is why they don’t win series. Terran has the ghost which is kinda op and bio drops which both are very cost efficient against Zerg and ghosts just destroy shields. Protoss has storms and good options for harassment they just don’t. Like Zerg has finally gotten to the point where they burrow micro and they got nerfed because the top players are just better in general. Now when you see reynor play protoss you realize they shouldn’t have nerfed zerg, they should’ve left it because serral and reynor just have better macro and micro

[@tittytangler]

What do the Dutch say about the word "Anyways"? If I had to guess, Lowko has said it more than any other Dutch person ever.

[@seanpkrueger]

If I had a dime for everything Lowko wasn't in love with. Haha.

[@MemoriAeni]

PartinG is back? but I already.. parteD ways with him.. HAhaa

[@quasar2834]

I love how PartinG was the first person to use the MaxPax opener in a Pro game, and now PartinG will have to fight MaxPax to get the title of best protoss!

[@frankwhite2072]

He looked scaryin game 1.

[@garryarganis5801]

PartinG ❤

[@KaratePath]

Just a precision, Clem is the best Terran right now (by far), not Maru ! :)

[@Jazon2901]

Sc2 just got spicier 😊

[@calvinc5770]

i love parting !!

[@atutor1]

I bet you can't find a Lowko video where he doesn't introduce a player with NONE UDDER DAN

[@cjkhis1037]

BigBoi is back!

[@atrim07]

Damn