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[LORE] Creation of the Hybrids (SECRET MISSION)
So I made a disturbing discovery today.. turns out there's a bit of lore to be found on the Hybrids buried inside StarCraft II.
How, you ask?
Well the Secret Mission of course!
Turns out the Dominion has been bio-engineering Zerg and Protoss at the molecular level, and have come up with some rather large breakthroughs.
Here's a completel tutorial, found on youtube, on how to get to the Secret Mission. It also includes the entire Secret Mission itself.
For all those who are too lazy to Youtube search, I'll describe the mission below.
Unlocking the Mission:
To unlock the secret mission, you must collect a secret item, called "Secret Documents", found in the mission "Media Blitz"
However: It appears as though you can not unlock the mission through the "Mission Archives". Meaning if you've beaten the game, you can't go back and collect the item. You must start a new campaign and work your way up, or load a game that was before / at this mission.
For all those who don't know which mission Media Blitz is, it's the one where Tychus goes into the Odin suit and attacks the Dominion home world. It starts off with a parade, celebrating the new technology that the Dominion have brought into play. What they don't know, is that Tychus has hijacked this new found technology, and ends up using it against them.
The "Secret Documents" can be found in the lower right (south-east) part of the map, in it's own little platform. There you will find a "Science Facility". Once destroying that, (it appears as though only the Odin and Siege Tanks in Siege Mode can attack it, according to the video), an item will drop. Simply right-click with any unit to obtain it, where a message will be written across the screen, informing you that you have unlocked the secret mission.
After all of this, you must complete the mission "Media Blitz". Once completed, there will be a new mission available on the "Star Map". You will know right away that it is the secret mission, for the planet is larger than the rest, and clearly states right on it "Secret Mission".
There is some Dialog, describing the scenario.
Scenario:
The Dominion has used a backwash planet to mask their research on Hybriding Zerg and Protoss at the molecular level. They use an ore refinery as the 'mask' of the station, effectively throwing off all suspicion of a potential bio-lab at that location.
Jim 'Eugene' Raynor, (yes his middle name is Eugene, this you learn in the mission, at the beginning) accompanied with 4 marines and 2 medics, lands on the station platform.
The initial conflict erupts after you use Jim's special ability, 'Place Charge', on the first door you encounter. Right inside the door is a group of marines and firebats, who aggressively inform you that the station is private property of the Dominion, and being there is trespassing, whereas they open fire on you.
After some interesting fights, one including a case where you hack into the platform system and engage it's auto-turrets to neutralize the enemy around them, you work your way to a lab where you encounter a number of strange beasts and contraptions.
This includes:
- Bio-engineered Zealots, which are all black, aside from their blue warp-blades.
- Bio-engineered Ultralisks, which are strapped down and encaged by the nearby scientists.
- A few other misc hybrid zerg-protoss units.
Along the way, Jim decides it would be in his best interest to destroy the platform. Whereas Matt informs you of a power reading, indicating a reactor, a few rooms away from your location.
Once Jim proceeds there and destroys the Reactor, the grand-daddy (and most important beast of the mission), is set free. This is where you encounter one of the Hybrids which has plagued the Korpulu sector for so long.
It is made very clear almost instantly that you have no hope of fighting it, and fortunately, it seems to be more pleased with destroying the surrounding station, rather than focusing on your little squad of Raynor's Raiders.
Classic 'Run for your life!' gameplay ensues. You proceed back the way you came, bypassing multiple Dominion/Hybrid battles while the grand-daddy Hybrid ensues rapidly.
At the end of the road, you find a Dominion Transport Ship, which you Hyjack and then escape safely back to the Hyperion.
All in all, a bit of Lore is discovered here.
It turns out that Mengsk, or should I say an evil scientist (given that no proof that Mengsk actually had anything to do with this research) has created the evil Hybrid that SPOILER will eventually destroy the Terran, Protoss, and Zerg alike, eventually leaving the Galaxy in total darkness.
Comments:
Kind of Ironic that the weakest of the three races, the Terran, actually create the beings that go on to destroy all life as our pixel-lives know it. Bit of a twist if you ask me, though not necessarily surprising. Blizzard is known to throw irrational things such as this into their lore-based fantasy games *cough*WoW*cough*.
Anyways, thought I'd share that with the rest of the gaming community. Hope you enjoyed it! :]
Also +Rep for making this massively huge description on the newest Lore for StarCraft. I bet the Koreans are just stirring right now.
So I made a disturbing discovery today.. turns out there's a bit of lore to be found on the Hybrids buried inside StarCraft II.
How, you ask?
Well the Secret Mission of course!
Turns out the Dominion has been bio-engineering Zerg and Protoss at the molecular level, and have come up with some rather large breakthroughs.
Here's a completel tutorial, found on youtube, on how to get to the Secret Mission. It also includes the entire Secret Mission itself.
For all those who are too lazy to Youtube search, I'll describe the mission below.
Unlocking the Mission:
To unlock the secret mission, you must collect a secret item, called "Secret Documents", found in the mission "Media Blitz"
However: It appears as though you can not unlock the mission through the "Mission Archives". Meaning if you've beaten the game, you can't go back and collect the item. You must start a new campaign and work your way up, or load a game that was before / at this mission.
For all those who don't know which mission Media Blitz is, it's the one where Tychus goes into the Odin suit and attacks the Dominion home world. It starts off with a parade, celebrating the new technology that the Dominion have brought into play. What they don't know, is that Tychus has hijacked this new found technology, and ends up using it against them.
The "Secret Documents" can be found in the lower right (south-east) part of the map, in it's own little platform. There you will find a "Science Facility". Once destroying that, (it appears as though only the Odin and Siege Tanks in Siege Mode can attack it, according to the video), an item will drop. Simply right-click with any unit to obtain it, where a message will be written across the screen, informing you that you have unlocked the secret mission.
After all of this, you must complete the mission "Media Blitz". Once completed, there will be a new mission available on the "Star Map". You will know right away that it is the secret mission, for the planet is larger than the rest, and clearly states right on it "Secret Mission".
There is some Dialog, describing the scenario.
Scenario:
The Dominion has used a backwash planet to mask their research on Hybriding Zerg and Protoss at the molecular level. They use an ore refinery as the 'mask' of the station, effectively throwing off all suspicion of a potential bio-lab at that location.
Jim 'Eugene' Raynor, (yes his middle name is Eugene, this you learn in the mission, at the beginning) accompanied with 4 marines and 2 medics, lands on the station platform.
The initial conflict erupts after you use Jim's special ability, 'Place Charge', on the first door you encounter. Right inside the door is a group of marines and firebats, who aggressively inform you that the station is private property of the Dominion, and being there is trespassing, whereas they open fire on you.
After some interesting fights, one including a case where you hack into the platform system and engage it's auto-turrets to neutralize the enemy around them, you work your way to a lab where you encounter a number of strange beasts and contraptions.
This includes:
- Bio-engineered Zealots, which are all black, aside from their blue warp-blades.
- Bio-engineered Ultralisks, which are strapped down and encaged by the nearby scientists.
- A few other misc hybrid zerg-protoss units.
Along the way, Jim decides it would be in his best interest to destroy the platform. Whereas Matt informs you of a power reading, indicating a reactor, a few rooms away from your location.
Once Jim proceeds there and destroys the Reactor, the grand-daddy (and most important beast of the mission), is set free. This is where you encounter one of the Hybrids which has plagued the Korpulu sector for so long.
It is made very clear almost instantly that you have no hope of fighting it, and fortunately, it seems to be more pleased with destroying the surrounding station, rather than focusing on your little squad of Raynor's Raiders.
Classic 'Run for your life!' gameplay ensues. You proceed back the way you came, bypassing multiple Dominion/Hybrid battles while the grand-daddy Hybrid ensues rapidly.
At the end of the road, you find a Dominion Transport Ship, which you Hyjack and then escape safely back to the Hyperion.
All in all, a bit of Lore is discovered here.
It turns out that Mengsk, or should I say an evil scientist (given that no proof that Mengsk actually had anything to do with this research) has created the evil Hybrid that SPOILER will eventually destroy the Terran, Protoss, and Zerg alike, eventually leaving the Galaxy in total darkness.
Comments:
Kind of Ironic that the weakest of the three races, the Terran, actually create the beings that go on to destroy all life as our pixel-lives know it. Bit of a twist if you ask me, though not necessarily surprising. Blizzard is known to throw irrational things such as this into their lore-based fantasy games *cough*WoW*cough*.
Anyways, thought I'd share that with the rest of the gaming community. Hope you enjoyed it! :]
Also +Rep for making this massively huge description on the newest Lore for StarCraft. I bet the Koreans are just stirring right now.
