StarCraft II - Zerg Overview

An overview of the Zerg narrated by Jim Raynor.

[@letsplayerwannabe]

"they can kill a marine faster than he can empty his gauss rifle" Yeah, he never does...

[@Depthcharger44]

Ariel Hanson: "You know more about the Protoss and Zerg than any of experts i have read about Jim"

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

Depthcharger44 Jim Raynor knows more about starcraft then the game developera

[@LordMalice6d9]

@Senior Pug He was on the fronts lines in battle against them and even sided with the Protoss against the Zerg many times. Course he knows more than the experts.

[@orkboy2238]

Zerg are my favorite alien species

[@Howyaduing]

Did you know that in Star Trek the next-generation the Borg were meant to be an insectoid race but due to budget constraints they were made into a cybernetic alien race I think The Zerg are what the Borg were meant to be

[@orkboy2238]

interesting

[@wrathin99]

Would've thought it was the Orks lol

[@orkboy2238]

Orks are a close second only because the zerg evolve so fast and could possibly absorb the orks and make them a cast of zerg

[@baolamtruong2188]

The zerg Swarm will infested Orks :)

[@Tarentula12]

"Awaken my child, and embrace the glory that is your birthright. Know that I am the Overmind; the eternal will of the Swarm, and that you have been created to serve me." I miss you, Overmind, you were so much more badass than grandmas queens and Kerrigan...

[@henrywilljb]

+Rafael Lopez It wasn't a complete waste of time, it whole de-infestation plot freed her from amon's influence. Otherwise she would've been a slave when amon returned just like the overmind was

[@frozenblade1954]

I like Zagara and the Overmind was realy cool

[@baolamtruong2188]

If they are not turn her into human again she will be infested by Amon ! Only with the power of Primal Zerg can help her against Amon infested !

[@robobo2226]

Too bad Blizzard removed that player character concept. I loved the way SC1 involved you in the story.

[@tssdr9419]

overmind dead woohoo

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

The zerg can produce units at an incredibly fast rate and if your army falls in one battle you can just build another one in seconds, way before your opponent can rebuilt hes own, as long as you got the resourses.

[@Sev1998]

1:51 Zergs in a nutshell...

[@jean-marclambert7236]

I like how you guys made Raynor narrate it !

[@lukannowskilukann4303]

In Polish version Matt is narrator

[@amazingdany]

I love this overview. I wish they updated each one with Swarm's and Void's new units. The Starship Troopers style of the Zerg was the reason I traded the boring Battlefield 1942 with OG Starcraft way back in 1998!

[@antoniousai1989]

Battlefield 1942 was published in 2002.

[@AdmiralBison]

@@antoniousai1989 so boring it felt like came out in 1998. 😋

[@larkinaspic5056]

Anyone else getting Goosebumbs as soon as those Ultralisks appear? :D

[@stablefellow1023]

Marco Pfefferl üzere iki gün Q ü

[@elijahkelley7616]

Forget the ultralisks. Wait till the leviathans and omegalisks get here. THEN you're in trouble.

[@reynaldopablo4319]

Heeyyyoooo

[@jester6819]

Zerg: Overwhelm Terran: Adapt Protoss: Stratigise

[@luisiana1121]

Zerg: Evolution Protoss: Psionic Terran: Country Music

[@waffen-ss4953]

zerg:numbers terran:power protos:technology

[@VioletVaniaComposer]

Zerg: Overwhelm Terran: Adapt Protoss: A T T A C K M O V E

[@Aetherius_7]

Protoss :Advance tech Zerg: Overwhelming numbers Terran: GUN!

[@lh137]

Wait didn't the Zerg win at the end of Starcraft 2.

[@unlucky_2nd897]

Zergs are awesome

[@user-sc3bc2xw6y]

Agreed!

[@Cipri001]

FOR THE SWARM!

[@emxcxc]

my favorite alian is ZERG 😙

[@user-sc3bc2xw6y]

the SWARM

[@mediamix1277]

Chaos Gaming Live for the Swarm!

[@sao3502]

FOR THE QUEEN!

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

I love how Jim sounds so haunted

[@Aflay1]

I love how they just swarm everything. *sniff* it's beautiful.

[@wooooooot1]

My uncle Amrik Khella was so cool. He showed me Starcraft, world of Warcraft, and Diablo. What a fun guy he is... too bad he stopped talking to me. Thanks for the fun.

[@RedW4rr10r]

I still remember the times when Queens used to fly and spawn broodlings... Good ol' times! Long live Brood War!!!

[@Rith9789]

The Ultralisks used to have an Ability called Ram. Which no longer exists in Competitive multiplayer, but it's shown in the vid.

[@IAmTheStig32]

As a basic run down: The Protoss have few, expensive, powerful units with lots of special abilities. Protoss need to rely on conservative tactics: actively avoiding losses, relying on terrain etc. The Zerg use vast numbers of cheap, disposable units. Zerg need to rely on stealth and subterfuge. Try both, and Terran too. The differences between all three factions are too long to list. Until you try out each one yourself, you'll never know which one you're suited to.

[@stain1095]

What's the Terrans like both?

[@Nightbaron61]

I always wonder if the carapace armor that the Zergs have is enough to protect them from solar radiation, especially when they venture into outer space to invade other planets. I think Blizzard should explain that :)

[@kingjanster]

I serve only the Queen of Blades... For the Swarm!

[@TheWineGuy101]

Who wouldn't, am I right fellas? Heh heh ;D But in all seriousness, Zerg FTW

[@myriad9597]

No, our true lord is the overmind

[@infestedarta2027]

s i m p

[@Xendrius]

You are right...

[@San-sz4iy]

First like

[@bemnetayele901]

7 years old

[@morecakesmorelays3270]

Small world

[@Dark_Voice]

I Love Corruptor. Armored air vs Phoenix (although I switched to Protoss), destroys Collosus,observers, Ravens etc. Can morph into Broodlord and become almost invincible + beautiful design.

[@Anthoninoatletico]

thxs 4 the vid, i was just getting started with zerg and wasnt sure enough of how they work...

[@OscarMikeFGC]

awesome. love that show. love starcraft, love raynor, love zerg.

[@RodovalPTY]

They don't have charge attack but the attack got increased a lot. From 15+2 Splash to 35+2

[@nighthunter54]

Anyone imagined this with the voice of Liam Neeson?

[@artofwar3471]

Great Artwork

[@Rimethurse]

I hope we have Kerrigan narrating the same sort of overviews for Heart of the Swarm. Going over the changes, new abilities and units, et cetera.

[@someoneelse901]

can i keap him he folowed me home please please

[@myriad9597]

Yes, give him regular biomass daily.

[@GRIDSALEENS7]

I claim these minerals.

[@trancenova7799]

Buzz light year would be so terrified

[@11pisicuta]

Oh yeah the Zerg was my favorite race since I started playing Starcraft I.

[@uctaivannguyen9519]

Is that Raynor's voice? ^^

[@glensuarez9246]

yep

[@BlasterS33]

+Đức Tài Văn Nguyễn "An overview of the Zerg narrated by Jim Raynor." No, it's Morgan Freeeman.

[@erichsieh6366]

2:26 why is the probe attacking the zealot

[@Celestine1313]

changling?

[@vitor1678]

Changelings dont attack.

[@fixel5578]

I just realises how cool zerg is

[@sytrosianoverlord9026]

Zerg are one of many of my favourite alien races

[@ME-hs7ll]

did he say xenomorphs at 0:15

[@shmee123ful]

yes he did. but xenomorph just means alien form.

[@SimonasMorkunas]

2:14 Never seen in-game

[@crimsonlanceman7882]

Yeah. weak players never do that and advanced players quickly counter!

[@crimsonlanceman7882]

Alexander Mill Its not about that. This was really stupid cause zealots didnt killed infestors instead they tried to kill colloses!

[@SimonasMorkunas]

Alexander Mill I`m diamond too, maybe you could show me some replays with Infestors? Xllon#2548 (EU)

[@presidentshaZam2012]

i missed you starcraft D: yay

[@mrTNT444]

the great thing about them is that they can out mass any army but they die very fast and zergs has the most casualties then any other (takes one drone just to make a building) and unlike the other races they can only spawn by one building the hive thats a building to start with and where minerals are collected, making other buildings just unlocks more to spawn at the hives

[@undoomed]

I serve only Liam Neeson

[@jackofnotrades8648]

So Tyranids basically..

[@benkim4062]

yup

[@nidnoms3622]

Zerg ripped off Tyranids

[@eurtz876]

Jack Of No Trades yeah but way weaker.

[@shmee123ful]

not quite as big, and the zerg more adapt pre-existing biological lifeforms to serve as troops rather than create whole new lifeforms marly based of pre-existing DNA. for example for the Tyranids created the Zoanthrope out of Eldar DNA to act as living phonic siege weapon. where as if the zerg where to get their claws on some eldar, they would repurpose their form and being into something else. perhaps some kind of very fast and agile phonic support form. maybe as some sort of commando lifeform. something that can strike and fast while sowing confusion through enemy ranks with mental powers or attacks. a more mobile version of a queen perhaps. also zerg are purely organic as apposed to tech-no organic. and also they tend to ack in both their biology and function more like a bacteria or virus. also also they have a far quicker and more resilient regeneration

[@MrRomanrin]

didnt knew that,. thanks for the info.

[@strghtflush]

Another thing is that these are put together to highlight where each unit shines. If you watch the Terran and Protoss ones, you'll see them ripping their way through armies.

[@Hawktotalwar]

Space marines would crush the zerg

[@Miloshmkd]

That is hardly fair, WH 40K crushes nearly everything.

[@herpderpmonkey]

Buuulllshit, corruptors were taking out bc's in like 10 volleys. PEOPLE NEW TO SC, srs Corruptors are the fucking worst, most inefficient unit ever in starcraft's entire history.

[@epiccole1128]

Not true

[@protossavenger7278]

That...I Don't Agree

[@Monthral1]

this is now my new motivational video

[@angryookami]

The Hydra rising is Just breath-taking!!

[@sloh81]

woooot!!! jim raynor!

[@ProfessorNogginify]

i like how they max upgrades on the featured race

[@starwars4427]

first time i saw this i wasnt sure it was jim but then he said someone i knew someone i cared about and im like yep thats jim

[@DarkDXZ]

Zerg master race, they're THE reason I am buying (not bought yet) StarCraft 2 for.

[@kingofnee]

@TheXeno2000 if you look at the air between the hydras and their target you can see the spines flying.

[@XxShadowDemonXp]

My heart for the swarm

[@Manguskahn]

@343TheSentient or actual locusts... which are pretty accurate parallel. Swarm in absolutely innumerable numbers, consume everything in an instant, and spread.

nice paintings

[@OscarMikeFGC]

Raynor sounds like the narrator for Ancient Aliens on History Channel

[@Demonamic777]

He is... he does that narration for it.

[@godlessandlovingit]

@FierceLegoLink I agree that Zerg is a hard race to play because it is very macro heavy, You have to make sure you keep up your drone count, replacing drones you use to make buildings, make sure you keep your queen pumping out larva, and keep up with creep spread, all the while producing units to defend/attack.

[@rubi84]

AWESOME!! thank you for the upload, blizzard :)

[@SouthbobParkpants]

@whatehell0 that would be awesome, and Zeratul/Tassadar for the 3rd one

[@alpha95X]

@Nightbaron61 They can use a more simple method of propulsion. The high pressure release of gas should do it.

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

Zerg is one of the most hardest races to ever master

[@sacaasi1]

well you get queens used for creep spread. so an additional queen from a hive is kind of needed for creep

[@LoLo-cw2ly]

Funny thing is I always like playing the Zerg,

[@JeppeTrabergS]

"Goes by the name - queen of Norway" Nice.

[@godlessandlovingit]

@Fl4m30f3d3n that is when you change the zerglings into banelings and steamroll those light armored infantry units.

[@JackDeMaioMusic]

They need to make a Starcraft full-feature movie.

[@JoeyFTL]

"where the facts, >>sunglasses onnnn

[@ZaCoder]

@Nightbaron61 I can do some research, I belive I read that they have assimilated animals capable of warp travel somehow, but I am not compleatly shure. I want to remember though that they gather in flaps that these animals have, so it might be so that the zerg cannot withstand radiation, but the transport animals can.

[@macmedia1000]

SC 2 shows how visceral they are there the best looking Faction.

[@NanoWarrior26]

If you think about the SC1 Zerg quest the overmind talks about warping.

[@ZiggySol]

@FinTheDew they are for DPS. you need roaches as meat shield/ tanks

[@jtomtl]

Raynor's voice, oh man

[@linkan91H]

Zerg

[@iceakon]

@ZergSwarmling mass air pwns the army you suggest, especially the extra damage voids do to massive units.

[@kavinh10]

@boredvine u can do that with any other race too it's just a cheap way of saying zergs have to counter to win or they can't do anything at all.

[@Wolvenmoth]

hay, has anyone noticed that that the Kerrigan showed here is actually the Primal Kerrigan from Heart of the Swarm?

[@metyopps]

If you're good with the zerg, you're almost unstoppable.

[@adc220ify]

@boolengleng they use thier overlord or some of them can already fly or they use some kind of squid that drops eggs.

[@neckromoprh]

face hugger go into zeg, this i got to see

[@MiltiadesOfMarathon]

@rusher38 Thats because Starcraft was originally a Warhammer 40k adaptation, but Blizzard and Games Workshop fell out before it was finished. I actually believe Blizzard still pays royalties to Games Workshop for using marines (which were obviously going to be space marines). I could be wrong about that though.

[@Korianne75]

the protoss are divided among eachother and they did fight together on many occasion against the zergs

[@claw7705]

the caption's gettinb better... still some fun to be had with it.

[@fortris]

@IceCorps It was literally just posted today/yesterday. (it was november 4th but is fairly recent)

[@Monthral1]

my main race is zerg but im thinking about having a secondary one im thinking more towards toss rather than terran though

[@rbaleksandar]

At a certain point - yes. But not for long. A hive has a single Queen, a few males and plenty of workers. Additional queens move to other places to expand and build new hives. Populations of two nests/hives (made by queens born from the same mother bee) will attack each other if necessary. So practically there is only one Uberleader (talking Wolfenstein-style here ;P) of the whole nest.

[@KeViNZP]

@crudvelch I LoL'd the most about the Infestor = Pastor.. XD

[@shengshaoyi]

lol at the 3/3 lings with adrenal against the un upgraded marines

[@Wolvenmoth]

thanks, you are right

[@yvedenon1402]

Yes raynor! i am ready to lead the zerg! *cry*

[@KDNG105]

@SouthbobParkpants Maybe Heart of the Swarm will have Kerrigan do all the overviews as well

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

Well, I am off to command some Zerg!

[@DBSKFahrenheit]

Viper and Broodlord really make the zerg more zerg like

[@Nightbaron61]

@ZaCoder Maybe the Overlords can withstand SR, but I don't think they can maneuver in the vacuum of space. There's no friction of any sort to "swim". The Zerg also don't use technology so it kind of baffles me to how they could actually move from one planet to another.

[@SouthbobParkpants]

@1000AJs0001 Yeah but I would have thought it was a full race overview, not one races view of everything else, there is a reason for it being Raynor, I just thought it would be the main overview, and I would think it could be for Multiplayer too.

[@82martains]

@Eichentreu *slowly raises hand*

[@Pboy8clipmaker]

0:50 I cant bileve Raynor didnt get all emotional at that point LOL

[@ZaCoder]

@Nightbaron61 Who said that their cell nucleus are vulnerable to solar radiation in the first place?

[@Chipawapa]

DAMN THOSE TYRANIDS!