StarCraft II - Terran Overview

An overview of the Terrans narrated by Jim Raynor.

[@CelestineGup]

protoss: technology zerg: evolution terran: bros

[@TexasPlatypusFilms]

Zerg: Superior numbers Protoss: Superior tech Terran: Superior soundtrack

[@antonio-gt]

Terran OST is OP.

[@edgeless5]

That is why we get to have jukebox music in the campaign lol

[@iceteazen]

Terran buildings is pretty awesome

[@omegalettexyphonophore3111]

That's all they need

[@TacticalAnt420]

@@edgeless5I wish it there was jukebox in the leviathan.

[@Aetherius_7]

Protoss: have high alien technology Zerg: a creature turning into an egg to become more bigger creature Terran: gun

[@andilouis8770]

No swords?

[@tomvhresvelg9286]

Sword is for Protoss. Terran lacks ground heavy assault unit like Immortal and Roach.

[@tinhkhangdu5202]

@@tomvhresvelg9286 warhound and herc maybe?

[@OneWingedKing]

@@andilouis8770 *Bladeless?*

[@Sigurjonsig]

Protoss have technology, Zerg have adaptability and Terrans have... friendship?

[@KillerOrca]

+Sigurjonsig Persistence perhaps.

[@watayukikimihyra7132]

+Orcaman15 friendship is magic.... so Terrans have magic ?

[@FranciscoCostaRamos]

+Sigurjonsig They have preserverence and ingenuity. Essentially, they're survivors.

[@bondjoethree]

+Sigurjonsig Lol....

[@DanceSC2]

+Sigurjonsig high firepower

[@ghosthunter117gaming2]

No matter how Advance or adaptable the alien may be but nothing beat a terran human fighting spirit

[@Nayo_The_Mayo]

Protoss fighting spirit...

[@hallowstar_3347]

What about a Terran/Zerg hybrid?

[@themalware3794]

*laughs in mecha*

[@matthewblaikie7903]

Or nukes. Let's not forget the only thing making the terrans interesting. The nukes.

[@matthewframe1435]

I'll I'll eat you for breakfast😊

[@kellywilson-lawson1857]

Protoss have technology Zerg have adaptability Terrans have badass spirit

[@timoylumontad3920]

kelly Whitehead Terrans have teamwork too as well.

[@LoveQueen524]

Facts

[@Barandk1]

Protoss have technology, Zerg have adaptability and Terrans have... STIM PACK!!!!!!

[@pulsarraider8436]

stim pack fire bat or reaper mybe good

[@lazygamertew5374]

ooohhh yeaahhh

[@ionitaa]

And the joy of watching 30 stimed marines die in a third of a second to a storm...

[@raffimolero64]

"If you want extreme defense tactics, then there's only one way to go, Terrans" My dad used to use them in P VS 7 FIGHTS so OP in defense.

[@raffimolero64]

That was Starcraft 1.

[@EARTH-rg7ec]

10 years and still the best game

[@dumbasffff]

why dont they make a starcraft movie yet? the storyline isn't bad. it would be great for marketing if done right....

[@larimadunaldo9814]

The cinematic is a movie on it self

[@BFG-hv2ml]

i'd wanted starcraft tv series more than anything... i love the lore more than any other sci-fi universum

[@armorkong3773]

@@BFG-hv2ml same man.

[@shadowreaper5413]

Basically any blizzard titles

[@euminkong]

Warcraft movie

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

Terrans are the most flexible and resiliant race in the game.Their structers can be built and relocated anywere on the battlefield and all terran units have ranged attacks.

[@hachirothegamer69420]

SCV: What?

[@jonathansalvador5037]

I love how the Yamato cannon makes him chuckle twice.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

I could listen to Raynor’s voice all day (no homo)

[@devonhedinger4132]

Same😅

[@BlitzN7]

I cry every time

[@DavidsonLoops]

me too, dunno why

[@nichsa8984]

@@DavidsonLoops machine AI or ceph will dark learning everything from their eye seeing even a object on floor

[@DavidsonLoops]

@@nichsa8984 ok??

[@euminkong]

@@DavidsonLoops because we are Terrans ancestors. They're our great great great great grandkids.

[@Zulluhead]

I LOVE Blizz's videos and this is not an exception but I really laughed out when Jim said: "We dont have technology of protoss or adaptability of the zerg,but our will to fight as a team makes us a formidable foe" THAT was just too much XD

[@fabianseewald7884]

I think that terrans are tactical superior due to their vulnerabilities that necessitate highly effective combat doctrin, not held back by religion or requiring psionic control to function and units that favor versatility to deal with overpowering enemies.

[@candacebenedicto4156]

all the time i play as the terran i am allways a red terran :(

[@savitrii8805]

Gilaghdgf Fidfgage in match making it will give players a random player order. player 1 is always red and player 2 is always blue. only changeable in arcade and custom

[@Nelak91]

Candace Benedicto Raiders roll!

[@mikea2363]

but now the dominiomn is good, its the protector of the terrans

[@AlexZebol]

Jiyoung Kim Confederacy

[@phucong7978]

comrade

[@jayd5305]

"ingenuity, and never say die-spirit."

[@backspacc]

The great thing about the terrans is their ability to heal and repair. Only they can do that, and it doesn't even cost too much money. although they lack a bit in toughness

[@gadreel5463]

Laughs in Zerg, even after 10 years

[@IAmTheStig32]

It was admittedly an inspiration. They're both awesome series.

[@kadindarklord]

I find it interesting that Thor drops are a relatively recent idea in the Multiplayer and yet... they were featured here.

[@MrPhycko]

TERRANS FOR LIFE !!! YEEEEEEAAAHHHH GET SOOOOOOMMMEEEE !!!!

[@rafaelandresantunez]

Epic videos Blizz. Thank you for providing us with such an awesome game and content.

[@drtetina]

Playing with terrains gives me slowly built but organized, tactical army which can be very difficult to penetrate. And that is what i like as i am defensive type of player. Zergs are more fun, attacking style. Never learned to play with Protos, thou. Too weird for me :)

[@dizzydeathfromroblox]

drte drtetina You may have a "Unstoppable" army, But the Zerg can tear through anything, Either we'll send more Zerglings than you could create marines with a thousand barracks, Or we'll send Ultralisks that could tear right through your Thors, For the Swarm!

[@Stormraider821]

+Dizzydeath Won't Thors beat ultralisks senseless? I think you mean Zerglings or banelines that tear right through them.

[@dizzydeathfromroblox]

Stormraider821 Not when it's 2:1, Which is exactly what the Zerg is about, Outnumbering the enemy

[@dizzydeathfromroblox]

Stormraider821 Obviously, Our armies shall not be only Ultralisks, There shall be Mutalisks flying through the skies, Zerglings surrounding our enemies, Swarm Hosts burrowed below the surface

[@Stormraider821]

Dizzydeath most of which still remain useless if you don't plan enough

[@iwasted3namechangeshelp452]

protoss: technology zerg: adaptability terran: *g u n*

[@aguitoism]

Terran, the don't have melee weapons, they have 3 cheaps units (hellions, hell bat, MARINES) don't require vespine gas. with that 3 units and a couple of medivac you can take the game control very soon.

[@joaocaetano8241]

But micro required, unlike protoss

[@OneShotMan222]

so did you manage to lose your virginity in this past 2 years?

[@pulsarraider8436]

how about scv

[@demonhunter5520]

love my terrans. personally, I like to bring the entire terran arsenal: MMM, tanks, thors, airpower, and our vaunted nuclear weapons. definitely not easy to do, but it's very worth it when it succeeds.

[@dtadeo2006]

Excellent presentation that adds a cool layer to the campaigns. StarCraft PWNS all other rts!

[@demonhunter5520]

I never thought that terrans could have "superior firepower," as described by Tychus Findlay; the protoss always seemed to have the most powerful units. but the terrans do have Thor's 250 mm cannons, battlecruisers yamato cannons, siege tanks, and nuclear weapons.

[@hiyoritokisada594]

Glass cannons mostly, though.

[@KeenxLimit]

This video could have just said one word, marines. High mobility, low cost and destroy every damned thing.

[@Barandk1]

and stim on weekends ;)

[@maciejfassa4394]

Nah, in lotv marines are cool but with adepts in mid game and ultralisk late game they are not op any more. And after the buffs to siege tank and viking terrans start to use all the units finnaly.

[@wis7604]

SnowCYYCling my name is colossus. beep. you are all dead.

[@nayrosnoflaalfonso1050]

Nicholas Ho i miss the reavers...

[@ionitaa]

Except for the 40 or so hard counters... I miss the sound of Broodwar gauss rifles. They sounded way more destructive.

[@MrBenMcLean]

It's funny to see the Battlecruiser firing on the Carrier in this video ... because you never see that in StarCraft II. Sure, the Carrier is available in the game. It's available. That's all you can say about it.

[@RHCPhooligan]

people use it in 2v2 or 3v3

[@karlmeisner99]

Ahem (skytoss) Ahem

[@TheRogueminator]

+Benjamin McLean Hahaha, you mean people never use Carriers in 4v4? Shame...

[@MrBenMcLean]

I wrote that a year ago. Legacy of the Void is out now. Carrier has arrived.

[@martinmikus6142]

@@MrBenMcLean Well now BC are eating carriers for breakfast

[@Bundalaba]

Protoss and zerg Overview likes over one mil. current Terran likes 686,204 ....

[@Clee-os6pv]

I still love using nukes I am glad their no longer take up food pop for Terrans in StarCraft 2.

[@crimsonlanceman7882]

That didn't make any sense xD

[@Clee-os6pv]

Commander Jupiter I guess you didn't play the first game.

[@john-xiong-2820]

Commander Jupiter In the first Starcraft in order to build nukes you need to build nuclear silo. It also takes about 8 supply for your 200 population. Well in the second Starcraft it no longer needs supply to build nukes.

[@crimsonlanceman7882]

Clee4000 I did and I wondered why did nukes require supply depots can you tell me.

[@Clee-os6pv]

Commander Jupiter Not sure why I only it costed food my best theory is. At that time nukes were a strong weapon in the game I guess.

[@Claad2]

That was really great! Way more than I expected! Looking forward to the other races

[@MrChuanhquan]

In the future men can breathe without air?

[@Nelak91]

Anh Quan Chu Yep. We'll eventually evolve space gills.

[@crimsonlanceman7882]

Two thing: Terraformation and Life Support Systems.

[@mightytorquitos3975]

you do know that all terran units are inside a suit or in a battle vehicle which means oxygen is distributed in there.

[@8789spartan]

terrans are pretty good. the fact that they can repair, heal, and move entire buildings aroung is impressive. the protoss cant heal but have shields which are still pretty good. i have won several games with just the marine maurader medivac combo (with stim packs of course). the terrans are an extremely effective fighting machine if you know how to use them

[@IIIIandrew]

Damn what a cool looking race. Sometimes I wish I was a terran...

[@dayeet267]

U a protoss bro? En taro tassadar!

[@SpillyWilly_]

Yo same

[@prestonsweekends1030]

protoss: minerals zerg:vespene gas terran:not enough supply depots

[@martol7169]

So true terran needs like 3 billion supply depot just to enough army

[@k9commander]

"Nuclear Launch Detected" Famous love hate lines. Love it when you're the ghost; hate it when you're the target. Haven't played Starcraft 2 yet. Was waiting for the expansion. Hope they kept the line.

[@TigerMilitia]

Yes it is. SC1 was originally a licensed WH40k game but funding collapsed and the project was cut. So instead of starting from scratch the project was nearly 75% complete so they deleted the WH40k dialogue,script,units,gameplay style and they then did a bit more work and backstory writing and changed the script to suit their new and unknown to them at the time revolutionary RTS both in story and multiplayer. One of the reasons I watch the Starship Trooper movies is because it reminds me of SC.

[@alphadios2003]

Up until now this is the most advanced version of this fairy tale.

[@dahchancho1203]

I love the Terran, always play as them!

[@Armitzel]

I think what would be sick is if Vikings could carry one or two slots of units and switch down to assault to help after dropping.

[@TigerMilitia]

"No training"? He joined the Confederacy Marine Corps as a volunteer! Raynor is one of only a literal handful of humans who have a permanent alliance with the Protoss survivors. So those "dogmatic aliens" he faces now are extremist and isolated clans. They will play a role in LoTV though when Zeratul must reunite the clans in the last stand against the Fallen One and Dark Voice. Read the Starcraft Wikia story on him. Great backstory Can't wait to visit the world where the Zerg came from! :)

[@bonjourmelancholy]

OMG I remember playing sc 1 like 6-7 years ago and my favourite unit was the battle cruiser

[@leowhogoestothedojo8523]

This game is so cool

[@leowhogoestothedojo8523]

Like 40k players who like tau/eldar tyranids or space marines… it’s mad

[@jimmyhamms4698]

Moral of The Story is Friendship is Magic!

[@AceDerflinger]

Best game ever

[@epoy9278]

Terran Motto: For Family!

[@AcidOverseer]

Protoss - Mind, Technology and power Zerg - Adaptability, massing number, fast Terrans - Marines Marines and mules WIN

[@EC123z]

"a walking death machine that can tear through ground units like a hot knife through butter" Now thors just kill anything, air or ground lmao

[@aalex1990]

Terran is not op, but I will say that it's a more beginner friendly race imo. What sc2 really comes down to is scouting and adapting to what your enemy does.

[@Highfire2347]

Protoss have a bit more Micro with Blink, Force Field, Hallucinations and Guardian Shield. Zerg have more Macro with Hatchery production, creep tumors, inject larvae and research from different structures. Terran are more head-on strategy. My point? They're different. I'm surprised with the incredible amount of balance Blizzard has put in because it is balanced, if you lost, it's your choice of build, lack of skill or an off-day, etc. Not always your fault. - H

[@xeratule]

It is what they've been called before, and today. This is my main race. :)

[@TheWarmachine375]

This is why I love the terrans!

[@TripleSplashAttack]

i member in the story of stacraft 1/ brood war, terrans were known as the ones who could adapt well

[@alfredkwan5337]

Hot knife through butter!

[@Greedyspectator]

Gameplay wise, the Terrans are actually the most flexible race... they could switch out tech labs and reactors, train two marines at once, an all that. The Terrans are, again, gameplay wise, more adaptable than the Zerg. Go Terrans!

[@SpadeAlchemistify]

ALL HAIL JIM!!!! TERRAN FOR LIFE.. He is the one true leader of Starcraft

[@IAmTheStig32]

That and the best soundtrack in the game.

[@Legion12Centurion]

Warcraft was actually going to be a warhammer (fantasy) game from start... it was scratched and made into a own thing... I think they used the same kinda style and got lots of inspiration from 40k when doing Starcraft 1.

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

I love Jim Raynor's voice.

[@hagenisse]

Hey, don't underestimate us... These soldiers are trained and toughened to the bone, ready to face threats and power that can shake a galaxy... A hard-labouring people willing to fight for their teammates, their country or as simple as the people they love. The human spirit cannot be reckoned with, and teamwork will build the Terran forces like the structure of a diamond, indestructable and as beautiful as life itself... ...And yes, they are WAY TOO OP

[@frederiquelorimier8286]

I loved to see the "souvenir photo" at 1.18, that probably pictures Raynor, Tychus and some other characters I can't identify. ^^

[@kespec]

Frédérique Lorimier that's the first squad raynor commandered during the guild wars.

[@uranusexposed9669]

i dont care how people asy terran is bad i play terran only and i love how you get that 1 extra supply lol

[@bayasgalantsogtgerel3346]

+EpicExplosion BOOM It's mainly due to balance issues with CC Mechanics that Terrans are needed to have 1 extra supply.

[@RANDOR789]

Nothing can break the terran defence!!I love siege tanks!!!

[@anelin1661]

Carrier has arrived.

[@Fubukio]

Best Terran Description EVER!

[@Cuhsidy]

Dude terrans literally= Apes together strong

[@Yorsefener]

a great narative for something seemingly simple as the the humans..

[@meowingtons4thewin]

i love how when you watch the zerg overview first and see them slaughter the marines then watch this and see the marines dominate everything :)

[@viniciusguirro6668]

my little StarCraft friendship is a magic

[@Ho0pz4sho]

He can also throw Nuclear Bombs at them. That type of bomb has been around for literally hundreds and hundreds of years. (in the lore time setting)

[@Highfire2347]

@TheAliasGaming Infestors do own though, I used them a little as a meat shield (the infested marines of course) and they were my only anti-air as I swarmed my mate with Ultralisks and Zerglings lol. He had 1-2 Void Rays that I easily took down :D Silliest arguments are often to do with Banelings imo. Any micro player can minimize damage and any micro player can maximize damage. :D - H

[@Eldinarcus]

Lately Protoss and Terran have been dominating the pro scene, Zerg just isn't cutting it right now, and Protoss deathball beats anything.

[@bsnxenogear]

I forgot to mention the siege tank. The siege tank is a tank we use for sieging.

[@user-zv1ew6bf8s]

terrans the best

[@jnazhem]

I'm not sure if it works in SC2 as well, but speedlings are pretty good against sieged up tanks.

[@neelzen9975]

Terrans because epic one liners and attitude

[@CsquidyC]

Teamwork can be overlooked. Think about it. Units working well with other units. For instance: marines getting healed by medivacs, while the medivacs transport them. Or SCVs repairing thors. Then again, Protoss units and Zerg units also work well together.... DAMN IT BLIZZARD! Y U NO BACK ME UP! D:

[@FlexNTube]

Fact: Blizzaed started at 1991 and was called Silicon & Synapse. Fact: Warhammer 40k videogames began at 1992, the first game was called Space Crusade and it was a DOS board game, first RTS game was Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and it came out at 2004. So, if we talk about RTS games, SC1 came before WH40k.

[@WilcoCharlie]

The Protoss Immortals are injured warriors who have been placed within squat looking mechs that have dual cannons, and are effectively walking tanks. However, the technology to create these has been lost.... Sounds familiar to something, doesn't it?

[@gdvelasquez2570]

Dreadnoughts from Warhammer.

[@TehFlyingJam]

Terran: Either fragile but crazy DPS, cost efficiency, and mobility or slow (currently unviable) deathball depending on whether bio or mech. Innovation OP; is currently almost invincible except against fellow terrans. Protoss: Has a weird dynamic where gateway units suck ass, but Tier 3 units are fantastic. Are historically the least successful race at the highest level. Zerg: Generally stays true to the "weak but many" apart from ultralisk. Is having a rough time in Korea right now. FTFY

[@tastyscavenger]

"so if you think you got what it takes to take charge of a race with Strong defensive tactics?" that's a fancy way of saying "do you like to turtle?"

[@MegaFoch]

thsi is by far the hardest race and the most micro intensive

[@Cricz]

Sure catches the terran spirit there!

[@MrYeahbuddyyy]

Jim Raynor is kickass!

[@Greenguy55]

Zerg: Adaptability Protoss: Tech Terran: Mass Marine = Death

[@TehFlyingJam]

Terran's usually do pretty well at the highest level (their units benefit the most from micro), but you just watched Jaedong tear apart Korea's best Protoss (and then get owned by Bomber, but that's another topic). I don't think Protoss are necessarily dominating the pro scene.

[@karma0253]

0:29 that all changed until the fire na- I mean Zerg attacked

[@atatyrknumber1]

Congratulations, you just got me psyched by reading that.

[@thekinghmimidou7001]

this video make me want to play terran again even if i know half of the unit they showed are useless and that am gonna get destroyed again by airtoss or ultra/infestor/broodlord

[@SLDFSpectreSix]

@thansungvidai That's why there's missile turrets. It'll detect the Ghost before he can get close.

[@EARTH-rg7ec]

2019 and still rocking

[@roinervalencia9297]

La nostalgia. 😢❤

[@clydereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese]

Fr

[@langoloql]

@kax305 friendship is magic,and with that power the terra will be really powerful

[@StelarCF]

@MostazalsLord In the scenario of getting only a natural, tanking and pumping out 10-15 BC with yamato in the shortest time possible. Best to have in 3v3 since they usually don't attack that much. You don't want to know how powerful BCs are. I literally melted a lot of voids & carriers before they managed to destroy every single BC I had (it was 1v2 basically) before my ally arrived with more voids. It was a win match. Almost every game I massed-BC I won.

[@krackothunder]

The funny thing is: You actually are able to play the Zerg with tactic. They focus on risk, meaning that you need to play with a high troop loss, have to learn very much micromanagement and need to keep cool even if you look pretty much f***ed up. To keep the high-unit-loss-handikap low, the makers of SC allow zergs to be cheap and spawnable. Sadly, they only cause Zerg-players to spam insteed of using tactics, creating what you know today...

[@kax305]

Terrans have the Magic of Friendship

[@amsd1231]

Early mid game terrans are great. But that's just about it. Protoss and zerg has spells that affect enemy's positioning without the opponent being able to do anything about it(ie. FF and FG.) Terrans on the other hand have no spell of that sort, they rely on proper positioning that is easily disrupted by protoss and zerg. Do you see marines and marauders stutterstepping in force field or fungal growth? You lose units not because you were out of position but because they can cast spells.

[@commanderjonas5528]

Not if you use lots of swarm host, you can take down almost any ground army once you have 10 of them.

[@Flendomo]

for some reason I wish Swann was the one who could talk about the Military Tech.