Hunter Killer
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- "Cerebrate, take these, the deadliest of my minions. They shall aid you in your search."
- ―Daggoth sends Hunter Killers to aid Infested Kerrigan[src]
| Hunter Killer | |
|---|---|
| |
| Unit | |
| Race | |
| Affiliation |
Tiamat Brood, Zerg Swarm, Renegade Zerg, Ulrezaj's Slave Brood, Crazy Bob's Bazaar and its customers. |
| Base unit | |
| Properties | |
| Hit points |
160 (200 hp in StarCraft Fortress)[1] |
| Size |
Medium |
| Production | |
| Minerals |
150[2] |
| Gas |
75[2] |
| Combat | |
| Ground attack |
20e (25e in StarCraft Fortress)[1] |
| Air attack |
20e (25e in StarCraft Fortress)[1] |
| Cooldown |
15 |
| Armor |
2 (1 Crazy Bob's Bazaar version)[2] |
| Attack range |
5 |
| Sight range |
6 |
Hunter Killers are a special hydralisk strain. They are essentially double-powered hydralisks, doing double damage and enjoying double the hit points, as well as having all hydralisk upgrades by default. They are usually tinted red in campaign missions.
Contents |
[edit] History
Originally created and used exclusively by Daggoth of the Tiamat Brood, they protected Infested Kerrigan's chrysalis.[3] Daggoth sent a pair of Hunter Killers to escort Kerrigan when she invaded the Amerigo.[4]
[edit] The Brood War
[edit] Dark Vengeance
The dark archon Ulrezaj intended to use Hunter Killers in his attack on Shakuras. Using a technique to combine Dark Templar and zerg energy to create false, warped khaydarin crystals, he would control and summon hydralisks and zerglings from his base on Char and, using genetic stations on a space platform over Shakuras transform them into enhanced zerg with the false crystals. The technique rendered the Hunter Killers immune to the effects of the xel'naga temple.[5]
The plot was foiled by heroes dispatched by Zeratul's forces.[6][7]
[edit] The Queen of Blades
During the Brood War, Daggoth was a rival to Infested Kerrigan. However, Hunter Killers fell under Kerrigan's control on at least a few occasions.[8][9] Kerrigan used Arcturus Mengsk's psi emitters to control nearby directionless zerg, including the Hunter Killers, special Devouring One zerglings, and even a Torrasque ultralisk.[9]
[edit] Scenario Maps
[edit] StarCraft Fortress
Powerful hunter killers can be found in the RPG map StarCraft Fortress.[1]
[edit] Bunker Command II
Hunter Killers could be used as reinforcements by the terrans in Bunker Command II.[10]
[edit] Crazy Bob's Bazaar
Crazy Bob's Bazaar sells a slightly weaker version of the Hunter Killer to interested buyers. These Hunter Killers have slightly less armor, but are otherwise as dangerous as regular Hunter Killers.[2]
[edit] Twilight Struggle
Hunter Killers appear in Twilight Struggle. The yellow brood defends each cerebrate with four of them.[11]
[edit] Background
Unlike Devouring Ones and other specialized units, Hunter Killers have a portrait different from that of their base unit.
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Map: StarCraft Fortress (in English). 1998.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2001-18-04, Bazaar. StarCraft Compendium. Accessed on 2008-04-04
- ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Egression (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: The Amerigo (in English). 1998.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Enslavers: Dark Vengeance bonus campaign, episode VB: "Dark Vengeance" (in English). 1999-06-25. StarCraft Map Archives
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Enslavers: Dark Vengeance bonus campaign, episode IVA: "Desperate Measures" (in English). 1999-05-28. StarCraft Map Archives
- ↑ Chris Metzen, StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-03. SC:L Metzen Interview - Lore Exclusive. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-18.
- ↑ StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Vile Disruption (in English). 1998.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Reign of Fire (in English). 1998.
- ↑ 1999-05-07, Bunker Command II. StarCraft Compendium Map Archives. Accessed on 2007-11-08.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Map: Twilight Struggle. (in English). 1998.
| Zerg Breeds
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| Common breeds |
Larva · Drone · Zergling · Hydralisk · Lurker · Ultralisk · Overlord · Mutalisk | |
| Great War | ||
| StarCraft II |
Baneling · Roach · Infestor · Queen | |
| Pupal Forms |
Baneling egg · Chrysalis · Cocoon · Egg · Guardian egg · Lurker egg · Overlord cocoon | |
| Rare breeds | ||
| Special Strains | Powerful strains |
Devouring One · Hunter Killer · Torrasque · Brutalisk |
| Infested Terrans |
Centaur · Infested marine · Infested SCV pilot · Infested scientist · Mutate | |
| Spawned Strains | ||
| Experimental Strains | ||
| Crazy Bob's Bazaar
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| Terrans | ||
| Protoss | ||
| Zerg |
Hunter Killer (Hydralisk) · Evolved Mutalisk (Mutalisk) | |


