A broodling is a short-lived zerg creature spawned from queens and later, brood lords.

OverviewEdit

Broodlings are small but vicious and upon hatching, will attack any nearby enemies,^[1] attacking them until either they or the broodlings are destroyed.^[2] In the event that there are no nearby enemies, they await commands from a higher strain. Their effectiveness is primarily compromised, however, by their very limited lifespans.^[3]

HistoryEdit

Broodlings were originally grown from globs of spores launched from queens. These spores attempted to 'fertilize' any organic matter they come into contact with and were capable of eating through even the armored hulls of vehicles to reach the occupants within.^[1] If these spores made contact with an organic being, they forced the organism to metabolize, serving as the breeding ground for a near instantaneous metabolization and birth of a pair of broodlings.^[3] The explosive birth was fatal to the host.^[1]

The newest generation of broodlings can fly (if spawned from the brood lord^[2]) and emerge from destroyed zerg structures.^[4] After her de-infestation, Sarah Kerrigan could spawn broodlings by tapping into the zerg side of her abilities.^[5]

Game UnitEdit

StarCraftEdit

Broodling
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Infestation Ground Unit
Armament	Toxic spores
Properties
Life span	180 seconds
Size	Small
Sight range	5
Production
Produced from	Victim of Queen's Spawn Broodling ability
Hotkey	B
Protection
Hit points	30
Armor	0
Combat
Ground attack	4
Cooldown	15
Attack range	1

Two broodlings are created using a queen's Spawn Broodling ability and last a maximum of 180 seconds. Broodlings can wreak havoc in a siege tank artillery line. The initial spawning destroys one tank, while the other closely packed tanks damage each other via splash damage as they fire on the broodlings.

It is even possible to spawn broodlings from a broodling.

Spawn Broodling
Acquisition Minerals 100 Gas 100 Evolution time 80 Evolved at Queen's nest Hotkey B	Usage Energy 150 Range 9 Hotkey B
Notes
Creates two broodlings from the targeted ground mechanical or organic unit. The target is instantly destroyed in the process. Archons, dark archons, and robotic units such as probes and reavers may not be targeted. Broodlings last a maximum of 180 seconds.

UpgradesEdit

Melee Attacks Evolved at Evolution chamber Hotkey M Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 150 200 Gas 100 150 200 Evolution time 266 298 330 Required Hatchery Lair Hive Notes +1 bonus per attack per level for broodlings and zerglings. +3 bonus per attack per level for ultralisks.

Carapace Evolved at Evolution chamber Hotkey C Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Evolution time 266 298 330 Required Lair Hive Notes +1 bonus to armor per level for broodlings, defilers, drones, hydralisks, infested terrans, larvae, ultralisks, and zerglings.

"Permanent" BroodlingEdit

In Dark Origin, slaying all the ursadons creates a broodling from one of their stomachs that does not have a 'countdown' life span. Aside from that it behaves like any other broodling and may be mind-controlled by a dark archon.^[6]

StarCraft IIEdit

Broodling
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Fast melee creature
Armament	Claws
Properties
Life span	8
Sight range	7
Production
Control	0
Produced from	Destroyed zerg buildings 9: Hatchery/lair/hive 6: Baneling nest/evolution chamber/hydralisk den/infestation pit/nydus network/roach warren/spawning pool/spire/greater spire/ultralisk cavern Brood lord attacks
Movement
Speed	3.836
Acceleration	0
Lateral acceleration	0
Deceleration	0
Creep multiplier	x1 (no effect)
Collision radius	0.375
Protection
Hit points	30
Hit point regen/second	0.2734
Armor	0
Type	Biological
Armor type	Light
Claws
Damage	6
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	0.6455
Range	0.1 (melee)
Upgrade/level	+1
Meta
Target priority	20
Kill score	0
Production score	0

The broodling is a StarCraft II unit.

SpawningEdit

Broodlings are created from brood lord attacks.

Broodlings are created when some zerg structures are destroyed.

UpgradesEdit

Melee Attacks
Evolved at	Evolution chamber
Hotkey	M
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 150 200 Gas 100 150 200 Evolution time 160 190 220 Required Lair Hive
Notes
Increases damage per level for zerglings, banelings, broodlings and ultralisks.
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Carapace
Evolved at	Evolution chamber
Hotkey	C
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Evolution time 160 190 220 Required Lair Hive
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for zerg ground units.
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Heart of the Swarm UpgradesEdit

DevelopmentEdit

Main article: Broodling/Development

The broodling used to be known as the mantaling.^[9]

Broodling TypesEdit

• Swarmling

ReferencesEdit