Devouring One
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The Devouring One is one of several Zerg heroes in the real-time strategy game Starcraft and its sequel StarCraft: Brood War. It is a non-unique hero, as most Zerg heroes, such as the Hunter Killer and the Torrasque, are, meaning that more than one exist.
In Starcraft Map Editor, he appears as the hero version of the Zerg Zergling.
[edit] Characteristics
The Devouring One is a Zergling hero. It has nearly three and a half times the hit points of a normal Zergling, does twice the damage without the upgrades, and starts off with three points of armor.[1] Like all other heroes, upgrades that can be obtained for Zerglings (Metabolic Boost and Adrenal Glands) have already been researched. Thus, the Devouring One moves and attacks far faster than a normal Zergling before the latter has been upgraded.[2] Strangely, a Devouring One has more points of armor than a Hunter Killer, which is the Hydralisk hero and is based off a typically stronger unit. (Of course, this isn't the only case because Zeratul has absolutely no armor in game, making him the only hero with no armor and the only hero with less armor and slower movement speed than the normal unit, a Dark Templar.)
[edit] Usage in StarCraft
The Devouring One only appeared once in the StarCraft Universe. It made its sole appearance in Episode VI Mission II as a rescuable unit that is used to help the Cerebrate that the player plays, destroy the Psi Disruptor, a powerful building that causes the communication between Cerebrates and minions to falter and sometimes fail, causing the Zerg forces to run around rampant and kill all in their path.
[edit] References
- ^ StarCraft Campaign Editor
- ^ StarCraft: Brood War Episode VI Campaign 2
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