A chrysalis is a type of cocoon used by the zerg to infest terrans. Most experiments yielded poor results,^[1] but one "success" came in the form of the Queen of Blades. She in turn used this method in projects infesting terrans.^[1] The process was usually a failure,^[1] but it proved to be successful with Ethan Stewart.^[2]

Contents 1 Game Unit 1.1 StarCraft 1.2 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 1.2.1 Development 1.3 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 2 References

Game UnitEdit

StarCraftEdit

Mature Chrysalis
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm
Protection
Hit points	250
Armor	1

There are two known forms of chrysalises:

• Young chrysalis, a drone-portable "power-up".^[3][4]
  • The crysalis is placed in a beacon in the two first missions.^[3][4] In the first mission, if the carrying drone is killed, the chrysalis will simply reappear on the beacon.^[3] If the carrying drone is killed on the second mission, the player will have 2 minutes to retrieve it or will receive a "defeat".^[4]
• Mature chrysalis, a special structure.^[5][6]
• Both versions of the chrysalis shares the cocoon portrait.

StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyEdit

Chrysalises are found in The Evacuation as optional research objectives. There are three scattered about the map, with each yielding one zerg research point.^[7]

DevelopmentEdit

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty which is no longer valid.

Zerg Evolution Research
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Objective	Find 4 Zerg Chrysalis
Researched at	Stedman, Hyperion Lab
Notes
+1 Damage for Infantry[8]
Edit

During development of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Raynor's Raiders could collect genetic information from chrysalises with SCVs. This granted bonus damage to infantry.^[8]

StarCraft II: Heart of the SwarmEdit

Chrysalises are formed at the player's main hive cluster when Kerrigan is killed in a mission, and also if Stukov is killed in the Phantoms of the Void mission.^[9]

ReferencesEdit

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Neilson, Micky. "StarCraft: Hybrid." Amazing Stories 601 (Spring 2000): 70-75. ↑ Golden, Christie (November 27, 2007). StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #2: Shadow Hunters. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7126-1. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Among the Ruins (in English). 1998. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Egression (in English). 1998. ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: The New Dominion (in English). 1998. ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Agent of the Swarm (in English). 1998. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, The Evacuation (in English). 2010-07-27. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Zero. 09/08/17. July 20, 2009 Wings of Liberty Single Player Info. StarCraft Legacy. Last accessed: 09/08/17. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Heart of the Swarm, Phantoms of the Void (in English). 2013-05-16.