Torrasque

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[edit] Overview

The Torrasque is an extremely powerful Ultralisk. It is the ultimate siege weapon of the Zerg swarm. These elphantine beasts are by far the strongest of the Zerg ground forces. Used as a living war machine, it charges into the ranks of the enemy and wreaks havoc amongst them. It is characterized by its massive tusks which deal more than twice the damage that normal Ultralisks deal. The Torrasque was supposedly bred from larger Ultralisks to become bigger and stronger. This obviously was a success considering the effectiveness it had on the UED during its debut on Char.

[edit] History

It makes its first appearance in Episode V of Starcraft as a favorite weapon of the Zerg forces defending Char from UED forces who were attacking the Zerg defences there in order to enslave the leader of the Zerg, the Overmind. The Torrasque then attacks the Terran soldiers under the leadership of Admiral DuGalle and the captain commanding them. It attacks, destroying much of the Terran defenses before being killed. However, it is soon reincarnated (much like the Cerebrates) to once again attack the UED forces. This cycle of attack, death and reincarnation continues until the Cerebrate who reincarnated the Torrasque is killed. After this, a Torrasque appeared in Zerg Campaign Episode VI, Mission II as a rescueable unit. When a SCV carring Psi Emitter approaches the Torrasque, it becomes active and supports the aims of the Cerebrate to destroy the Psi Disruptor. After this point, the Torrasque disappears from the StarCraft Universe until it is brought back in Resurrection IV when James Raynor and Taldarin attack the base of Infested Stukov on the planet Braxis. In the climax, four Torrasques simultaneously burst out of Zerg buildings to attack the Protoss coming to destroy the Zerg under Infested Stukov. The Torrasques were defeated and do not make further appearances in the storyline of the StarCraft Universe.

[edit] Specifications

The Torrasque statistics are:

Operated by: Zerg

Genus: Brontolith

Subspecies of: Ultralisk

Control: Various Zerg Cerebrates

Time of Development: Supposedly shortly before the first time the Overmind was killed or shortly afterward during the reorganization of the swarm by the survivng Cerebrates due to its lack of appearance before the UED attacked Char in order to gain control over the Overmind,

Height: 25-30 feet (7.5-9 meters)

Length: 45-55 feet (13-17 meters)

Weight: 90-100 tons (85-92 tonnes)

Use: Heavy Assault

Hit Points: 800

Ground Attack: 50

Air Attack: Does not attack air units

Attack Range: 1 (melee)

Armor: 4

Effective method of counter: Siege Tanks with Bunkers defending them or a very large air force

Cost: 0 Minerals, 0 Vespene(cannot be built)

Captain panda 01:15, 17 November 2006 (UTC)