Starcraft: Brood War - Bonus/Secret Mission: Dark Origin

[@matthewgaviola8885]

Protoss voices were probably the best in SC1

[@bbenjoe]

Kerrigan's death sound was the best imo :)

[@madmartigan1634]

I don't like the oversexualized Kerrigan and Raynor of SC2. I miss their goofy faces from SC1.

[@Exotic_Tofu]

everything was the best in SC1. SC2 is pure 100% grade A shit.

[@SrBlue-qp2ux]

NO

[@600795621]

probably?

[@nathantait746]

Back then this was such a cliffhanger

[@iwanabana]

It was such a disappointment to see how they took this thread and spun out a complete joke. They just became stronger Torrasques in the game with little to zero consequence.

[@mr.mystery9338]

@@iwanabana wdym? I didn t buy the campaigns in sc2

[@pannik_lucas]

@@mr.mystery9338 You can see a hybrid in the Wings of Liberty secret mission anyways

[@jakeg3733]

@@iwanabana Until LoTV. Then the hybrid became really dangerous; I despised fighting the ones that can wipe out 90% of your light units with a blanket of rapid-fire psionic storms. I thought they were fairly interesting new enemies, once all the varied forms were in game

[@squidlybytes]

​@@jakeg3733 Their gameplay was interesting, but. They're just big dumb fightsticks. Zero personality or characterization They could have been more than just big boss monsters.

[@AwesomeRepix]

Still gives me chills to this day! And your universe will be changed.... Forever..

[@simonhuuskristensen4736]

+AwesomeRepix Yes! Although I really like playing Starcraft 2, good campaigns, awesome multiplayer, the originals are just much more... unique and epic in their storytelling.

[@lucianocortes8636]

They are better in every aspect. Sc2 is trash, and it's dead

[@thinhvo3893]

Simon Huus Kristensen I will say this. There was so much miss opportunity in SC2 in term of story. The gameplay and level design is obviously better than the original SC by a mile no debate but the story. I will say if we could overlook Kerrigan, SC2 did bring some good into the table in term of story telling. Purifier and Taldirim are good example of this. Some new character that are great like Warfield and Alarak but my god Kerrigan story just fucking kill everything. She should have stay as a minion and make Amon a greater threat instead of behind the scene villain. I would say I enjoyed SC2 more from a gameplay single player perspective but story have to go to the original.

[@AtillaTheFun1337]

Anonim Anonimovich Save for the very last couple of missions, the sc1 campaigns are super easy

[@AwesomeRepix]

My biggest complaint is the lack of fan service for Narud... He never turned into a black guy with a red beret, that really sucked man. Also the whole Anime love story with Kerrigan kind of ruined it tbh.

[@Scorpiochess]

"I am a servant of a far greater power." Oh dear, Duran and the Hybrids are from Activision. Be VERY afraid. o.o

[@andallicansayis]

you were right all along, huh

[@jktuert8630]

Well that aged well.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

indeed

[@domasbaliulis23]

pfft, they're nothing. ..just like badger.

[@coreypoublon4411]

This comment aged like wine

[@amdreallyfast]

"And your universe will be changed...Forever..." "Victory"...How taunting.

[@ExecutorNral]

:'D

[@jimhuffman9434]

feels like it's from Doom...

[@jimhuffman9434]

@Commander Shepard It should say: "You're screwed"

[@ComedyLoverGirl]

@@jimhuffman9434 Hahaha they really should've done that! It would be a great extra joke at the end of the secret level.

[@erichorwitz1663]

this happens so many times in sc1, the mission ends with some gut wrenching betrayal and the sign says "victory!"

[@madmartigan1634]

I played Starcraft for years before happening upon this secret level... I was blown away. This leads nicely into the second game.

[@DarknessIsThePath]

Duran's voice here is so damn epic, I want it!

[@TheCbrown146]

Instead we got the voice that is Narud's. Could've had a reveal of Narud's voice to be Duran to Kerrigan, but I guess it couldn't happen.

[@OriginalMokthol]

@@TheCbrown146 I was really hoping they would reveal the connection between Duran and Narud. But noooo, they couldn't do that (other than Stukov making the connection in Legacy I suppose)

[@danhay2505]

Mokthol the second I saw the name ‘Narud’ I thought about this mission and then; ‘Hey! He’s Duran!’

[@Sibernethy]

Is it just me or do the Zerg that can speak sound like they're from a time older than any shred of recorded history? Like, bafflingly long ago. When you hear that "celebration of the birth and death of stars" tone, it makes you wonder just how long this soul has been around and what they know that nobody from that long ago were ever aware of. It reminds me of the "planet" voice from Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri.

[@kolokol7796]

Before the computer finished telling Zeratul of the creature that he was gazing upon, the Protoss warrior recoiled in horror away from the stasis cell. "No..." he muttered, the implication of what he had just witnessed dawning on him. "Magnificent, isn't it?", an impossibly deep voice called out. Every word seemed to reverberate many times, but against what? The templar ignited his warp blade and glanced around, but nothing was there except for his brothers in arms and the Terrans that have been "recruited" for this expedition. "What? Who are you?", Zeratul called out into the distance, at the same time trying to ascertain where the mysterious voice was coming from. "I've had many names throughout the millennia, young prodigal. You would know me best as Samir Duran", the Eldritch voice replied, seemingly emanating both from nowhere and everywhere at the same time. Duran! "Kerrigan's consort! Is this part of her twisted schemes?", the Prelate voiced his next thought. Anger flashed through his mind, replacing the fear that each word of this Duran had beaten into his brain moments before. First, the entire war to save the new home of the Protoss, then the treacherous corruption of his Matriarch, and now this monstrosity? Kerrigan seemed to find her way everywhere. Every misfortune seemed somehow connected to the Queen of Blades. "No. Young Kerrigan could not have engineered this grand experiment," Duran answered calmly"Although her rebirth into the Zerg Swarm has sped up my progress, I can assure you that this endeavor is quite beyond her narrow understanding", Duran continued in about the same matter as one would talk about the weather, or as close to it as this foul voice can get. "If you are not her pawn," Zeratul began, more confused than anything, " then what are you?". His observers, not to mention the noble Fenix before Kerrigan's abhorrent betrayal killed him, had clearly told him the name of the infested Terran that was serving her. How can this NOT be Kerrigan's doing? "I am a servant of a far greater power. " The mysterious Terran began, revealing some excitement "A power that has slept for countless ages. And is reflected in the creature within that cell". "Have you any conception of what you've created here? Do you have any idea what this... " Zeratul shouted. Whoever Duran served was playing with something that he can't POSSIBLY comprehend. Even the prophecies and Xel'Naga lore, so carefully studied by the Preservers, said little, except for the fact that a Hybrid would be the harbinger of unimaginable horror" ...this Hybrid is capable of?" "Of course I do. This creature is the completion of a cycle. Its role in the cosmic order was preordained when the stars were young. " Duran answered, clearly proud of what he had wrought for his illusive master. "Behold the culmination of your history," he finished with disdain, clearly feeling himself above the Protoss and anything that they could accomplish. The Dark Templar once more gazed upon the hideous form of the creature that was in hibernation before him. "All I behold is an abomination", he said disgustedly, turning his blade to put an end to this beast right here and then. Duran simply continued with his condescension towards the Protoss."Your violence, young prodigal, is typical. As is your inability to comprehend the greater scheme of things", he said nonchalantly. Then he once more revealed the pride that he felt in his creation, his superiority over the Protoss, and his seeming invincibility. At every word, the world around Zeratul seemed to freeze, as if the very universe wanted to hear what this entity had to say "You can destroy all of the specimens here. It will do you no good. For I have seeded the Hybrid on many, many worlds. You will never find them all before they awaken... And when they do... your universe will be changed... forever". With that, the dreadful voice fell silent.

[@anonnimoose7987]

He recruited those guys?

[@keyyzz8604]

The conclusion is, DURAN WAS THE MASTERMIND!!???

[@MidaRoxGames]

@@keyyzz8604 controlled by Amon, most likely

[@keyyzz8604]

@@MidaRoxGames and Duran is Amon's creatures or allies?

[@philippriedel9888]

@@keyyzz8604 Duran is a powerful servant, maybe it's a little bit like Morgoth and Sauron in Lord of the Rings. Amon is the master and Duran/Narud is the General of his armies.

[@theknightswhosayfrak]

The weird thing is this is the only time you see Zeratul killing humans.

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

Yeah.

[@mattward4916]

@@Maxim.Nazarenko yeah

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

@@mattward4916 Yeah.

[@virajkhatri7574]

no

[@virajkhatri7574]

i mean yeah

[@STGOWER]

I love how in the bonus mission and the Raszagal Dies mission, it shows that Zeratul invites random High Templar to consult with in the briefing room. Shows him utilizing his resources on the run and values his soldier's input

[@drazpa489]

"Congratulations! You are victorious!" Well, that's disputable.

[@jimhuffman9434]

It should have said "Congratulations you are...victorious?"

[@ComedyLoverGirl]

@@jimhuffman9434 Congratulations! Zeratul is screwed!

[@Catinbox123-ne4le]

Good Morning, Captain

[@MusicHavenSG]

The mission that led to Legacy of the Void.

[@BotRetro]

+MusicHaven2012 Legacy of the Void had a disappointing story. They either didn't know what they wanted to achieve with it since 1998, or they changed something since then. Something important. Seeing Kerrigan as common foe of all races in the ending of the Brood War ********spoiler alert********* becomes an ally and finally Xel'Naga is weird and sounds like a X-Men cartoon story. I mean Kerrigan betrayed everybody like 2-3 throughout the original StarCraft - even if she could be good, she could never be trusted by anyone. Especially Artanis, who saw how she killed Aldaris, Fenix and how she manipulated Matriarch Raszagal.

[@BotRetro]

Maciej Kowalczyk aka Przyczaj From that point of view, Blizzard doesn't exist anymore. That's true in some cases.

[@BotRetro]

+Maciej Kowalczyk aka Przyczaj Agreed. It went from mediocre to awful throughout the SC2 campaigns

[@Intreductor]

+The Retrobot Artanis was never a fan of Aldaris as a few years later he disbanded the Judicator caste because of corruption. And in HotS Keriigan explains that while she was the original Queen of Blades she felt a dark influence which was long gone. That influence drove her to betray the others about a million times. But the problem is that in LotV not many people knew Artanis as much as they should. I played Brood War way back in the day and played the campaign a million times. I learned to know the characters including Artanis while many other people think that he is just a random protoss warrior who became Hierarch because of some heroic deeds. I for one found it brilliant when Blizzard announced that Artanis shall be the main Protagonist of LotV instead of Zeratul. Although I take the story that Blizzard made for granted in LotV and for me its nothing less than I expected, but I still understand the criticism it gets from fans.

[@BotRetro]

+Intreducor But Kerrigan used "Dark influence" as an explanation for her past actions before the Brood War betrayal too. I can't see how anyone in their right mind would risk another yet treason. Especially when Kerrigan repeats the same thing about "spooky evil influence" (which turned out to be a lie in the past)

[@ericfoltz1979]

I'm really glad I found this video after so long. I only played the SC2 campaign, and the fact that the hybrid were preordained back in Brood War shows that they've had this plot in mind for a long time. So cool!

[@jarskil8862]

And whole Amon's corrption was hinted by Overmind in original zerg campaign too. Or the way how Kerrigan is something more than just a super solider for the overmind.

[@TrueBeliever04]

@@jarskil8862 How the corruption on zergs was hinted?

[@ALookIntoTheEulenspiegel]

"Unable to explain his numbing discovery..." HEY GUYS, SOMEONE IS MAKING PROTOSS/ZERG HYBRIDS AND HIDING THEM ALL OVER THE GALAXY! Truly impossible to explain.

[@Nederbird]

Oh how I loved this mission, or every mission with lots of lines for Zeratul! His voice was just so... special. R.I.P. Jack Ritschel, StarCraft wouldn't have been the same without you.

[@MrMaddox57]

you might have loved the misson.....Samir Duran was BRILLIANT here in his statements

[@YukonExpatriate]

Now here's a thought: Duran is an Agent of the Xel'Naga, seeking to bring about the rise of the hybrid. The Xel'Naga created the Zerg and Protoss possessing Purities of Essence and Form, respectively. The cosmic cycle, I think, is the reunion of these two species into the 'New' Xel'Naga. Duran explicitly says that the universe will be 'changed'... perhaps wishing for the cycle to go on, while the Dark Voice seems to want to break the cycle, bringing the galaxy under his eternal domination.

[@PoLoMoLoKwEeEp0]

Damn what a prediction. I just finished playing Stracraft 2 lol.

[@mainecp9]

Well done👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@YukonExpatriate]

@@mainecp9 Hahah, thanks, but I was a bit wrong- Duran was definitely working for Amon/The Dark Voice, while it turns out that the role I ascribed to Duran was actually Ouros, who was a prisoner in Ulnar. I did get Amon's motivation for breaking the cycle correct though!

[@kenshi7139]

This comment has aged well

[@manolgeorgiev9664]

Best mission of SC1 By far! Ok, may be not gameplaywise, but the atmosphere and that ending... So good!

[@SirOddnerd]

I don't know exactly what changed in the protoss voices between SC1 and SC2, but I think the SC1 voices were much better.

[@CryingZombie666]

Different voice actors.

[@pierreo33]

Literally everything sounds better in SC1

[@Thalidomide_In_Bedroom]

They lost the mistery on protoss voices, protoss and zerg scent were dying, protoss maybe in voices, zerg in soundtracks.

[@augustday9483]

Whoever did the sound design in SC1 was clearly much better at their job than SC2.

[@nevermore7285]

Ironically, lowered quality equipment probably forced them to get creative in 1, which created superior soundtracks and voices.

[@gokturk15]

I was so fuckin scared when I played this for the first time.

[@jimhuffman9434]

Why?

[@karlzaibacher7030]

One of the greatest dialouges I have ever witnessed in a video game. So good. The voices, the content - marvellous. Forever in my memories. Blizzard was at its peak, back then. Everything they touched, turned to gold.

[@NathanUCSC]

"Behold the culmination of your history." "All I behold is an abomination." I miss the old VAs, they give me chills every time I hear them.

[@cm_x7235]

The fact that Duran’s voice got more twisted is such a nice touch 🤌🏻

[@Games-iz6zc]

6:40 Congratulations you are victorious! Wasn't needed lol

[@NealX]

Games It should have read, "Congratulations! You're fucked!"

[@UnitDCCXXXI]

+Neal X Well, ZERATUL was.

[@romancapulus5577]

+Neal X pfffft!

[@jimhuffman9434]

@@NealX That's how I felt after "winning" this mission.

[@journeymanX]

then in sc 2 they made kerrigan a sympathetic villain,while they disregard all the evil shit she did in sc1,plus they made her the only hope to save the universe,stupid writing

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

I know I'm necroing an old comment but Metzen wrote Sc1 and 2 stories at the same time. As you can see the hybrid and the zelnaga returning in the cycle, which was the story of sc2. And in WoL itnwas revealed Kerrigan was created by the overmind as a way to break the cycle. Though I dont like how they did it. Kerrigan should be stayed human, or stayed evil imo. Making her zerg again sort of undid the ending of WoL.

[@SpartanG062]

"Test subject twenty nine, classified: Microsoft/Blizzard Hybrid, in perfect cryo-hybernation. Psionic emanations minimal."

[@SarzaelX]

This is what Duran meant by the ´´Completion´´ of a cycle: The xel'naga were incredibly long-lived even by protoss standards, but not immortal; eventually their species would come to an end. In the interest of survival they planned to create new xel'naga by uplifting two species. A pair of qualities was required and these were defined by the xel'naga as the purity of essence and the purity of form, and each uplifted species would be targeted for one of them. Over an extraordinarily long period of time, the two species would naturally come together and merge, forming the next generation of xel'naga and beginning the cycle anew. The xel'naga life cycle has manifested many times, so often that time itself was affected by it.

[@toxicitzi357]

SarzaelX that, actually makes a whole lot of sense.. :/ it make me even more disappointed by how much all of that was dropped, for the sake of Sarrah Kerrigan's so called character and the Hybrids becoming the boogie monsters of the universe. How I wish they went with what you said, instead of what they actually did.

[@ericsanino7341]

toxic Itzi however I have also read in books or wikis that Amon is referred to as "the fallen xelnaga" At one point in, I believe Wings of Liberty, Zeratul says "the xelnaga will ascend their creation and all that will remain of them will be the fallen one." That ties into what toxic was saying, the xelnaga would eventually be gone and they sired all the races in an attempt to save their race....which is a bit farfetched, but its one of the best ideas Ive heard to date. Its know that Amon created the overmind with the intention of eliminating the protoss then creating the hybrid "in his own image" So perhaps, after Narud/Duran awakens him use the artifact and the power it sapped from kerrigan and although the other xelnagas have ascended, he will reamin and with the protoss decimated by kerrigan and the swarms, it would be easy to take control, create the hybrids then completely rule the universe. Just your basic bad guy that wants everyone dead. What do you guys think? Ive been kicking around a lot of ideas but there are still holes in the story I feel. If they dont explain a lot in legacy of the void i will be disappointed.

[@toxicitzi357]

Eric Sanino For a story like that, it wouldn't be the worst thing. Duran is by far the more interesting villain character of the bunch, all because of some personality traits that he has. His excitement for the experimentations, as well as the fact that they were indeed just experiments and not immediate successes, showing just how telling the advancement in genetics were, as well as each major character's reactions, like Zeratul's show of disgust and Duran's pride. the thing is, if you go for any kind of story, bad guy here and so forth, the most important thing about it is making that villain and their representative faction interesting, that makes a conflict all the more exciting and less tedious / boring. In Warcraft 2 to 3, Nerzhul was an amazing villain for the entire story, especially in Reign of Chaos where you don't even hear a single line of dialogue for him or see any appearances, but you know he is operating through other characters like Kel'Thuzad and so forth. What makes these characters are clear aims and a clear goal, two things defined by a very cut and dry ambition you can actually understand and maybe even relate to on a certain level of understanding. With Amon, you don't really get that kind of feeling, it's kind of like comparing Nerzhul or Sargeras to Deathwing. Amon and Deathwing just want destruction for destruction's sake, worse than that though, Amon's ambition is not even well established as insanity on his part, where as Deathwing's ambition was tied to him going completely insane after the dragon soul thing.

[@ericsanino7341]

Amons character is hardly revealed at all in the first two games which is extremely disappointing. We know he is a xelnaga and wishes to eliminate everything in the universe except him and the hybrid.. You are right to say his ambition or intention is NEVER discussed besides the casual "he will destroy everything" If Narud is indeed Duran and they hoped players would piece this together, I think they should have made that more clear so it made more sense why Mobious was working on the hybrid...that being said I felt Duran was built up as an interesting bad guy in Brood War. He was deceptive and smart, knew exactly what he was doing and his little moves here or there made all of the difference in the out come of the Brood Wars. He wanted either Kerrigan or the Overmind in complete control of the swarms and he straight up played everybody, even Zeratul. If we are to assume Duran is Narud then he straight up played everyone again in the two SC2 games. Using Jim to gather the articfact, using the terran army to battle Kerrigan on Char and deinfest her then subsequently using that energy to awaken Amon. Then, after he had no use for Kerrigan and the artifact, he gives it to Mengsk to take her out, knowing that she is aware of his plans and she is the only threat to them. So... (sorry for that long winded explanation) moral of the story Duran is a brilliant, cunning and at least to me very interesting villain. We know that Amon is working through him but we are still ignorant to a lot of his character traits and intentions. Disappointing thus far but im hoping it comes together in LOV

[@zissler1]

toxic Itzi your absolutely right it was one hundred percent about kerrigan completely ruined the story.

[@amdreallyfast]

Just started the LOTV campaign when I found these videos. It's been a long time since I played these campaigns and I didn't remember that the hybrid started all the back in Brood War. Just wish there was a cutscene with the hybrids. They can be talked about as grand abominations all the script wants, but unless I see it, it's hard to understand the threat.

[@SirBuljo]

Weeell.... getting this mission unlocked took some serious skill to begin with, so one shouldn't expect to know all.

[@dewinmoonl]

yeah i think with a little bit of more budget they could've spawned a special hybrid unit and have you fight it. it would've been great

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I personally think this was the smarter choice, from a storytelling perspective. The fact that they only describe the hybrid in this game without ever actually showing them to you, it makes your mind race with possibilities. Your imagination is far more compelling than reality, and the less they show you the monster, the scarier it is. Leaving this little teaser, before going on to the sequel, is way more interesting than just SHOWING you the bad guy right away.

[@LordOfGilneas]

Ah yes, remember when the Hybrid werent a complete joke?

[@huntertur]

The background music transition fits very well here.

[@adrient3957]

How to tease a 2010 game in 1998. When I first play this mission back in 1999, I would never thought we'll have to wait soooo many time for the sequel.

[@AWriterWandering]

I love how the AI just stands still while a dark Templar is killing its units.

[@GrandDadGaming]

its quite refreshing that the music was on point on the duran's speech part 10/10

[@simonhuuskristensen4736]

Chilling and epic!

[@plkyv]

Duran is dr. Narud. Just flip Duran's name around and you'll get Narud. Narud/Duran, Amon's loyal servant.

[@pettym3]

starcraft story: zerg protoss and humans ally against hybrid. warcraft story: orcs and whatever ally against chaos etc

[@SirBuljo]

funny part is. The final enemy is both of the void. Hybrids are spawns of the void. And all that is chaos in warcraft is a spawn by people fearing the great void. So both worlds. Fight beings of the void in the end.

[@pettym3]

it was funny the first time i played sc2 missions....the zeratul escape from temple...mortred escape from naga temple....same story over and over

[@barator03]

Sir Buljo Chaos in Warcraft ?

[@athaeneus]

@@pettym3 Well, Starcraft II seems, in my opinion, to be a clone of Warcraft III. What concerns SC1, the story felt different.

[@refantasy9972]

It's all the same shit

[@Smeginator]

If you attack the stasis chambers, you can get extra units

[@ghostrider3723]

And would have Hybrids on the Protoss side

[@Hegataro]

It's interesting how both the Dominion and the Xel'Naga had the same idea of merging the Protoss and the Zerg.

[@nevermore7285]

The Dominion got the idea from the Xel’Naga.

[@darth856]

Amon was a mistake from the beginning. The far greater power refered to by Duran should have been the whole Xel'Naga race, not just a few renegades. That would have been a bolder and more interesting story choice IMO.

[@jimhuffman9434]

They should have left it ambiguous, or at least never shown what Amon looks like

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@@jimhuffman9434 Agreed.

[@nevermore7285]

Except, for the most part, the only Xel’Naga who really interacted with the Protoss and the Zerg were Amon and his faction. The other Xel’Naga had nothing to do with them and in fact opposed Amon for what he did. They are basically the only Xel’Naga that really matter in the story.

[@halberggb3124]

@@nevermore7285 And that is what makes it less threatening. Back then in BW the fear for the hybrids prospect was all about the uncertainty of it. Which was masterfully mirrored by the dark and vast atmosphere of the game. Materializing the threat as the plain stereotypical enemy Amon destroys all the setup of what an amazing cosmic horror driven plot could have been given the effective way they adapted Alien in the first entry.

[@nevermore7285]

@@halberggb3124 I mean, of course the mystery of it will fade with when the actual antagonist is revealed. That isn’t avoidable. It was either reveal who was actually behind the hybrids, or just have us fight endless minions and be left wondering who was behind it all. Endless set up with no pay off.

[@frankartanis1290]

It's not like Legacy of the void is bad. The disadvantage of LOTV is that it reveals the true enemy. Unknown is always far more scarier, and that's why Duran is so formidable in SC1: he serves the unknown. Kinda like the Tyranids, you don't know where they are from, or how many there are, which makes them cool.

[@leonardodealmeida5087]

Although it has merit in what you say the truth is that LOTV was badly written and lost a lot of opportunities to make a good story.

[@CryingZombie666]

Very interesting you mentioned the Tyranids. Did you know that Blizzard stole the concept of Tyranids then made the Zerg?

[@frankartanis1290]

I did know that. Given my narrow understanding of the WH40K universe, I like them the most.

[@CryingZombie666]

+Wenguang Jiang *A month later*

[@nevermore7285]

I think the biggest issue was the tone shift. The story was fine, but the entire second just felt a lot brighter. Like going from Warhammer to LoTR

[@nicolasrivera5111]

The voice acting in this game was so good. Cástulo Guerra really nailed that last speech. Just blood curling stuff.

[@deadpwner99]

oh yeah i remeber the days when capturing a dropship/overlord/shuttle was OP cuz u could take all the troops in their

[@atincan2246]

It was really satisfying when you grabbed one with a drone or scv, because at that point you could slap the enemy with their own stuff

[@PrederNationteam74]

*No, the best thing you could do with mind control was mind control a builder of the zerg race, and a terrain SCV have them build for you, and then have the zerg queen infest a terrain command center.*

[@Cheekibreekiivdamke0000]

5:39 is when the chills come

[@Adrian_Franco]

The way the music lines up with the dialogue was perfect.

[@coolguy02536]

Kind of fitting how Dugalle and Zertaul had the same actor, and Duran screws with both.

[@onarass]

This mission is the reason why I was pumped for sc2.

[@marianm8174]

5:30 That breathy gasp he gives always gave me the shivers.

[@Velasa]

RIP Jack Ritschel , still missing you like crazy.

[@Raducu2oo5]

the set up for this and the execution in sc2 was kinda like GoT early seasons setup and season 8 execution

[@TheAngryHippie]

True

[@jimhuffman9434]

Wings of Liberty was good, but things kinda went down hill about half way through HOTS

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

EXACTLY

[@jimhuffman9434]

The explanation Duran gives here about the "far greater power" feels more horrifying than what was revealed in SC2

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Are you telling me a generic red eyed evil guy is disappointing?!

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

Protoss in the Zerg briefing chamber?

[@dennisnguyen2847]

This was a Zerg mission storyline-wise

[@RUdigitized]

Plot Twist: This is Jon Snow's origin story.

[@TheFlyingZulu]

When I first saw this back in the day, like 1999, I was hoping there was going to be a 4th playable faction in SC2... Blizzard let me down big time with SC2.

[@vOddy75]

It was planned, but they decided against it because they wanted the Xel'Naga to be more powerful than the normal playable races, and because they felt that they were too similar to the Protoss.

[@TheFlyingZulu]

@@vOddy75 I was was thinking maybe the hybrid races would be playable. I remember some sort of hybrid race being in SC2 but not playable. Still IMO it was disappointing to tease this in SC1 and not be a new playable race in SC2 or a SC2 expansion. I guess a hybrid race would be too similar to the other races also, like you said.

[@Cephsus]

I never played this mission, but it make so much more sens within SC2 now.

[@soulpiper3080]

This is a bonus mission achieved in the Zerg campaign.

[@otto.x5328]

Amon whispered of this from the stars...He told you of ruin...Extinction...The end of all things....

[@Sibernethy]

Protoss feel many things but horror is something that takes a special grade.

[@duskcrawler]

@FalenXangel I know where you're coming from. I played SC when I was lot younger and things were amazing. Granted, I shouldn't have played it at a young age, but it was still amazing. Playing through it, again, it seems even better now than back then. Its memories like that when SC was just mindblowing. SC2 I was hoping wouldn't take this damn long. Heck, there's not even a guarantee that the 18 months thing is going to work, either.

[@NOTMrSibghat]

Problem with most people is, they didn't fucking understand the story of SC2 and character motivations. They have probably never played an RPG in their fucking lives or have read a decent book. StarCraft brood war was setting up the stage for the hybrids and its a really interesting twist.

[@tomascostanzo3673]

It's amazing how they devised this idea in 1999 but were only able to see it complete in 2016.

[@JM-wn6gu]

i wish they made a cinematic for this whole mission

[@YiXiangGoh]

The person that Sarah Kerrigan talked about in the ending of HotS, by the way, is Samir Duran.

[@HeliosKafar]

+Yi Xiang Goh She meant Amon lol. She thought that Narud was already dead.

[@extremea7974]

Read the wiki for duran. The dark voice in sc2 says "As I was your beginning, I shall be your end." Which means he IS Xel'Naga Duran created hybrids to go with the cycle of Xel'Naga. Though it was a perversion, it would've happened naturally as the Xel'Naga predicted.

[@Rudeljaeger]

Well you were right. 10 years ago..

[@extremea7974]

@@Rudeljaeger im built different

[@DJNicShogun]

This stage is overall better than LOTV

[@DarknessIsThePath]

Agreed, they went from all science StarCRAFT to another fucking supernatural "god/satan" nonsense in SC2, specially LOTV

[@jimhuffman9434]

@@DarknessIsThePath SC2 was good until about half way through Heart of the Swarm

[@DarknessIsThePath]

@@jimhuffman9434 Yeah pretty much, the only good thing to me after that was Narud

[@dublux]

Thanks a lot for uploading all these videos! Brings back good memories. I hope they've scripted an equally excellent story for the sequel as well. Can't wait 'til it gets released.

[@adamwilson1167]

Dude I'm so sorry.

[@johnreniel]

Oh no

[@ShaD0w_man960]

4:44, one of the best conversations in SC1 imo, love Duran's voice also

[@patuszodi7532]

even the art style in SC1 is superior

[@BandCollector]

Kinda doubt that

[@nevermore7285]

Not really. The atmosphere is, to be sure, but the actual models and art style isn’t.

[@nostalgia6669]

went back to play this mission on remastered and ended up playing the entire last mission

[@andrew5500]

I wish the SC2 encounter with Kerrigan and Narud/Duran was as mysterious and intriguing as this one. With what he said here, he seemed to be a being of much more power than shown in the fight between Kerrigan and Narud, where she just kills him without too much effort. For being an immortal servant to a being of unlimited dark power, he doesn't put up much of a fight. He should've escaped and been at the right hand of Amon whenever you fight him in the third game.

[@romancapulus5577]

I remember when I first played this mission and Duran talked about the creation of the hybrid. Now seeing this years later after SC II has come out all I can say is... "Damn... That mission was canon after all."

[@Amadeus8484]

I have waited years to see the Hybrids and I was not disappointed :)

[@coromen300]

Terran and protoss in a team are unstoppable.

[@LoewenPforte]

The Templar in SC 1 looks so much cooler than in SC 2.

[@Deathofblades]

And SC II continues this story. Pretty scary stuff. That's why Kerrigan needs to live! In order to prevent the Hybrid from reaching it's objective.

[@PabloYaos]

@mitxelus That's how strong SC1 background musics were. There was never musics specifics to scenecuts in this game, yet their epic music seems to match anything going on the screen !

[@andrew5500]

With the age and power he was boasting about, I was surprised a one on one encounter DIDN'T kill Kerrigan.

[@maplenet2]

the story has been delivered

[@maplenet2]

+maplenet2 and it was epic

[@TheVibeS1337]

back when the story was good

[@requalsdoubt4901]

Blackhawk I find it better around this time

[@gracecalis5421]

RequalsDoubt Its not bad, but the writing is so cheesy, and rather than having a plot centered around intertwining politics and motivations, they just decided that everything that happened in the franchise was because of a big, bad dark God, effectively retconning every complex relationship between the factions, and making them all team up against this cookie cutter bad guy. Ugh, no thanks. Amon was the worst thing to happen to the series.

[@jimhuffman9434]

@@gracecalis5421 They should have what left what the "far great power" was as an unknown factor

[@nevermore7285]

The story didn’t really change, the tone did. Like in Diablo

[@JavierBT90]

Back in the day when SC-Campaigns hosted War of the Tribes. That sequel was miles ahead of what SC2 turned out to be.

[@duskcrawler]

@FalenXangel There was a bit of an impact at the end. It was something we had all been waiting for: the fate of Kerrigan. To be honest, I wasn't disappointed like most were, but, it was still anticlimatic, though. Reason why I wasn't disappointed was because her deinfestation has potential. I've always wanted to see her return as a Ghost and to control the Zerg as well. I've always wondered that. But, I've also wondered who'd win in a drinking fight? Raynor or Stukov?

[@JohanBrodd]

The reason why I bought both SC2 titles so far, as well as rebought SC:BW.

[@rioscarlos]

I just remembered how amazing was SC ost.

[@September2004]

Miss this Zeratul voice. I think the actor died but that's no excuse for the poor replacement in SC2.

[@hfc2x]

It surprises the hell out of me that they didn't hire the guy who made DuGalle's voice to be his replacement. The guy sounds very similar to Zeratul and is alive. I think something else went down much like the Kerrigan voice actress change.

[@Kazor_132]

I believe DuGalle's voice was also made by Jack Ritcher (Zeratul, Duke, The Overmind) well at least the wiki says that.

[@blackyoshi1230]

Yep, same guy. Glynnis Talken-Campbell (Kerrigan's original VA) definitely got shafted for sure (she wanted to come back). Not sure if the casting guys wanted Tricia Helfer for the star power. They also tried to replace Robert Clotworthy (Raynor's VA), but the fans had none of it. I remember reading on an SC2 Walkthrough video thread about how kinda assish it was for them to not get Michael Gough back to play Tassadar, considering he was right next door at the time voicing for Diablo III.

[@nostromo_]

How would you describe Duran's voice? I write a book, and i wish that one of my characters have the exact voice like Durans. But i have trouble to describe it.. so... help :) ??

[@combinecommando001]

Godlike?

[@nostromo_]

yeah :D but i deffinately need more than that :))

[@combinecommando001]

***** If that's the case then I'm sorry, but I can't find the right word for it.

[@nostromo_]

no problem :) i would say for example, grim, dark, outworldish, etc :)

[@ergeorgiev]

"His voice was like the stereotypical black guy. Deep, but not very deep. It also had an echo that resonated from his throat, like he was talking underwater, contouring his very words, which were staggering to exit his mouth, just like they would if he wore braces, but he didn't." I would remove the black guy part for obvious narrow minded reasons. Also, shorten the length of the sentence as I think it's too long. If you really only used only "grim, dark, outworldish", maybe you should wait a few more years until you write a book. It would be much better if you learned a few more tricks to describe hard-to-describe things.

[@patrickholley381]

Shame Blizzard didn't keep this up; SC2 failed to deliver on this story.

[@djaceman123]

+Pakar Rhoy Not strictly true.....yet. We'll see what they do with it in Legacy of the Void. What I will say is Blizzard failed to deliver on Starcraft 2's story in general. Very disappointing when you compare it to Brood War.

[@IIIJFRIII]

+djaceman123 Has Blizzard ever said anything yet about SC2 single player game not being on the same level as the originals? I have little hope for Legacy of the Void. I will buy it, but the game has just changed so much from what starcraft was. They could, could, possibly win back SC1 fans if they openly say the SC2 single player game was not that great, and that they would try and make SC3 way more SC and BR. But I think all Blizzard sees these days is how to make money as there only goal.

[@MostVP71]

+Pakar Rhoy What do you mean? Sc2 is like 50% continuation of this story Duran is talking about Amon. Duran = Narud in SC2

[@djaceman123]

***** If you had left this comment before the release of LoTV, you MAY have sounded understandable. However, now having played through the campaign and paid attention to the story, I can honestly say it's one of the most disappointing releases I have had the displeasure of playing. If you can't see how much better the writing was in BW, you have poor taste.

[@IIIJFRIII]

Dude it was a JOKE. You can't even call it a sequel it was so different from the first SC. It's like Blizzard made the game, and the whole time making it they wear saying to them selves, "How can we just do the most opposite thing as possible from the first SC?? Lets make it a different from the first one as we can and still be able to link them together as the same game title."

[@Caladcholg]

Best blizzard game released, even if t is just an expansion. Well thought out.

[@tehjefey]

Who'd a thought it was a hybrid host of a dark god bent on consuming all life in the universe.

[@jonathanphilips7295]

Starcraft will probably go down as one of the best games in the history of games

[@blauendonau9779]

now it all makes sense.. i didn't know about this mission

[@alexlinkinparkful]

Duran/ Narud. I get it.

[@R0binah00d]

DO you know how many years I didnt piece that together cuz i didnt think to think about it. Just to have you blow my mind here and now

[@CallinWire]

Zeratul: "Everything about this place is unsettling." Me: "WOO look at all this stuff I can mind-control!"

[@SlientChaos]

the one who disliked this was either one of kerrigan's cerebrates or one who served the conclave

[@SirAlric82]

O_O Twelve years and i never knew there was a secret mission in Brood War...... What do you have to do tu unlock this secret mission?

[@wonokairun69]

Sorry For A Really Late Reply, But You Need To Complete Zerg Mission Named "The Reckoning" And Complete It Within 25 Minutes, I Know It's Sounds Impossible But You Can Use Cheat Such As: "power overwhelming"

[@SirAlric82]

@@wonokairun69 - Yeah, i eventually found out about that years ago, but thank you nonetheless for the reply. ;)

[@wonokairun69]

@@SirAlric82 Yeah, You're Welcome

[@haljoesmith]

Bonus secret mission StarCraft 1's Zerg missions. StarCraft 2 launched today (July 27 in US, today in RP). It's about time!

[@monsterpinklove]

頭に浮かんできたdark originという言葉で検索しこの動画を見つけた。

[@Sa000vua]

@duskcrawler There are actually two mysterious entities: Blizzard specifically stated that the 'dark voice' and the 'voice in the darkness' are two different beings.

[@PlaceItHereOrThere]

I guess it's the next logical step after watching it after WoL! Nice to see many of these questions answered.

[@AdampoTheBean]

I have no doubt he is Narud ( in the present ) and considering Duran said himself that he planted HIS hybrids on planets ( remember that Dark voice always references the Hybrids as his creations) - Makes me think that he is also Dark Voice in the future world that Zeratul shows us when he uncovers himself.

[@FalenXangel]

@duskcrawler you make a good point about that... I also think the Dark Voice is a fallen Xel'Naga... maybe something along the lines of corruption or exile... who knows

[@kimblandino]

The "He" Kerrigan talks of waiting for her at the edge of the Universe at the end of SC 2: HotS is Duran, btw.

[@Wade23581]

No, the "He" Kerrigan is talking about is Amon, who is Narud's master. This was discussed by Zurvan, Kerrigan, Narud, Stukov and others. The "he" the True Enemy she is talking about is Amon. Since it's Blizzard, I wouldn't jump to any further conclusions, because Amon may turn out to be somebody else's puppet, knowing them.

[@timemonkey]

Kerrigan kills Duran on the space station where he was breeding the Hybrid. The true enemy she's seeking at the end is Amon.

[@DarknessIsThePath]

+Wade Smith The only entity I can see as Amon's Master would be "The Voice in the Void/Darkness"

[@FarkasAbel91]

+NC Quadraxis Amon was the Voice in the Darkness

[@DarknessIsThePath]

No, Amon = Dark Voice, The Voice in the Darkness is an entire different entity, Blizzard confirmed it years ago.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Zeratul didn't find Artanis, Artanis and his group returned to shakuras, Zeratul went here on this moon then left looking for answers.