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Cinematic

Kerrigan: I’m going to look into your memories, and find out why I feel so angry when I see you.

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Abathur: Memories not important. Distractions.

Kerrigan: I see it in your mind… You designed the Queen of Blades! Your limbs wrapped me in the chrysalis!

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Abathur: Weak and soft. Broke bones. Tore flesh. Improved you.

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Note: Kerrigan’s eyes flare attacking Abathur psionically.

Kerrigan: If you weren’t important to my plans, you’d be dead right now.

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Abathur: Unclear.

 

Mission Briefing

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Abathur: Zergling strain ready for augmentation. Unique essence discovered on Dominion security world. Collect essence, adapt zergling, destroy Dominion outpost.

Main Objectives Reward

  • Zergling Evolution

Test Strains

  • Raptor Strain: Fast melee unit. Able to jump up and down cliffs. Leaps toward enemy units.

  • Swarmling Strain: Fast melee unit. Morphs almost instantly and spawns in groups of three.

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Planet Calus

Abathur: Planet Calus. Dominion security outpost in cliffs above valley. Out of reach. Adaptaion required.

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Local karak vault through air, attack prey. Devour karak. Collect essence. Can assimilate trait into zergling strand.

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Once collected: Dominion outpost within reach.

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Essence acquired. New sequence spun into zergling strand. Augmented zerglings, ready for combat.

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Kerrigan: Good. Let’s see them in action.

Abathur: Delivering additional zerglings now.

Raptor strain leaps to close on enemy. Scales cliffs.

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Outpost destroyed. Next strain ready for testing.

 

Planet Astrid III

Abathur: Planet Astrid III. Feral zerg brood. Feral hatcheries evolved unique adaptation. Morph zerglings very fast.

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Kerrigan: I’m taking control of the hive cluster right now.

Abathur: Incorporating adaptation into Swarm…

Kerrigan: There’s a Dominion force on this world! Inbound on the hive cluster. Work fast, Abathur.

Abathur: Swarmling strain complete. Ready to morph. Swarmling strain: hatches quickly. Three from single egg. Overwhelms foes. Dominion incoming. Morph larvae into swarmling strain.

Dominion Marine: There’s just too many!

Abathur: Attackers eliminated. Ready to morph additional zerglings. Destroy base.

Dominion Marine: They’re everywhere!

Thor: Then shoot everywhere!

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Abathur: Dominion dead. Swarmling test concluded. Must prepare sequences for Swarm integration. Returning to evolution pit.

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Sequences ready for integration. Await decision.

 

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