Hybrid (StarCraft)
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- This article is concerned with a species in the StarCraft universe; for other uses of the term see StarCraft: Hybrid and Infested Terran.
The Protoss/Zerg Hybrid is a species in the fictional StarCraft universe. It is usually referred to as Hybrid, although the term has been used to describe Infested Terrans as well.
The Hybrid was first observed on a secret mission conducted by Zeratul on a cold moon, after Zeratul was forced to slay Matriarch Raszagal on Char.
Zeratul travelled to the moon because he detected Protoss energy signatures there, in spite of the fact that the quadrant had never been colonized by either the Protoss Empire or the Dark Templar. It was soon discovered that these signatures came from Protoss technology that was being operated by clandestine Terran mercenaries. They were holding Protoss and Zerg (including Infested Terran) prisoners in Stasis Cells.
The computers on some of the cells indicated that their DNA was being compiled and spliced, though Zeratul was unable to determine the ultimate purpose of the experiment.
The most heavily-guarded of the Stasis Cells contained a successfully created Protoss-Zerg Hybrid.
Numb from the revelation, Zeratul was contacted by Samir Duran. Duran claimed to have created the species on the orders of his masters, who have been asleep for countless ages. Duran himself was far more powerful than even Kerrigan had ever suspected.
Zeratul was horrified by the existence of the creature and prepared to attack it. Duran said it would make no difference, because he had seeded the Hybrid on many worlds, and Zeratul could not find them all before they awoke. Zeratul destroyed the research on the moon, but, aware that Duran may have been right, was terrified that the Hybrids would ever be unleashed.
Many fans believe this is a reference to the Xel'Naga, which empowered the Protoss and Zerg early in their history, due to their interest in their purity of form and essence, respectively. By combining the purity of form of the Protoss and purity of essence of the Zerg, Duran hoped to create a "perfect" Hybrid. As no awake Hybrids have ever been observed, it is unknown if Duran's hopes would come true. This theory is supported by the Zerg Overmind's explicit explanation in Episode II of its desire to combine purity of form with purity of essence by assimilating the Protoss.
To date, it has made no "on-screen" appearances in StarCraft.
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| Factions and Organizations | Judicator Caste • Kel-Morian Combine • Khalai Caste • Protoss • Protoss Conclave • Pirate Militias • Raynor's Raiders • Sons of Korhal • Templar Caste • Terran • Terran Confederacy • Umojan Protectorate • United Earth Directorate • Xel'Naga • Zerg • Zerg Brood |
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| Characters | Aldaris • Artanis • Gerard DuGalle • Edmund Duke • Samir Duran • Fenix • Sarah Kerrigan • Arcturus Mengsk • Nova • Raszagal • Jim Raynor • Alexei Stukov • Tassadar • Zeratul • Zerg Overmind • Minor Characters |
