Infestor

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Infestor
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	"Infestation specialist"?[1]
Properties
Hit points	120[2][3]
Energy	200[4]
Type	Ground Biological[5] Psionic[2]
Armor type	Light.[5][2]
Production
Minerals	100[2][6]
Gas	200[2][6]
Control	2[3]
Build time	33[2][6]
Produced at	Larva[2]
Requires	Infestation pit[2][7]
Hot key	F[2][1]
Combat
Ground attack	N/A
Air attack	N/A
Armor	1[3]

The infestor is a zerg unit set to appear in StarCraft II.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Game Unit 2.1 Abilities 2.1.1 Researched Abilities 2.1.2 Upgrades 2.2 Campaign and Map Editor 2.3 Development 3 Images 4 References

[edit] Overview

The infestor is a ground support unit which is capable of moving while burrowed and even using abilities from underground.^[8][9]

[edit] Game Unit

The infestor does not have a standard attack.^[10]

When one moves, it leaves behind a trail of slime. Blizzard is considering making the burrowed movement somewhat visible (similar to the distortion effect created by a cloaked unit).^[11]

[edit] Abilities

Burrowed Movement
Notes
Like many zerg ground units, the infestor can burrow. However, the infestor can even move while burrowed,[12] and special abilities can be used from underground.[8][9] It moves more slowly when burrowed[13] but can move more quickly underground with the Peristalsis upgrade.[4] Infestors cannot burrow underneath buildings, not even pylons. The pylons project a strong magnetic field which makes the ground beneath them impenetrable by "mortal means".[14]
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Neural Parasite
Acquisition Evolved at Automatically researched[15]	Usage Duration 10 seconds[8] or 15 seconds[16]
Notes
This infestor ability controls another player's unit for 10 seconds.[8] Units maintain their upgrades and special abilities while controlled by the zerg.[17] A controlled worker can build structures, though this is challenging the way SCVs build terran structures. The player can use Neural Parasite on the SCV again, however.[18] A controlled critter switches to your side (and is targeted by the enemy).[18] Even massive robots like the colossus can be controlled.[19] However, psionic units are immune to the effect.[20] An affected unit displays an orange icon.[19]
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[edit] Researched Abilities

These abilities and upgrades are researched at the infestation pit.^[21]

Fungal Growth Notes This attack slows down units in an area of effect (even friendly units caught in the area),[22] and after 6 seconds the enemy is rendered immobile[4] for about 10 seconds.[22] Edit

Spawn Infested Terrans Notes Creates four[22] infested terrans[8] from eggs on the infestor's back.[23] These eggs are thrown to the ground and quickly hatch.[24] In lore terms the infestor swallows the terrans and later expels them onto the battlefield.[25] Edit

[edit] Upgrades

Pathogen Glands[4] Evolved at Infestation pit[7] Hotkey P[26] Properties Minerals 150[26] Gas 100[26] Evolution time 110[26] Notes Increases infestor maximum energy by 50.[26] Edit

Peristalsis[4] Properties Minerals 100[4] Gas 100[4] Evolution time 60[4] Notes Burrowed infestors move faster.[4] Edit

Carapace
Evolved at	Evolution chamber[26]
Hotkey	C[26]
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150[26] 225[26] 300[26] Gas 150[26] 225[26] 300[26] Evolution time 140[26] 170[26] 200[26] Required Hatchery[26] Lair[26] Hive[26]
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for drones, queen, zerglings, banelings, hydralisks, lurkers, infestors, roaches and ultralisks.[26]
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[edit] Campaign and Map Editor

Blizzard has devised a new infestor model. The old model will still be available in the map editor and campaign.^[27]

[edit] Development

The infestor used to be able to infest protoss structures, which would spawn infested protoss,^[28] but that ability has been removed from the latest build of StarCraft II.^[29]

The infestor later lost its ability to infest terran structures as well.^[8]

• Dark Swarm^[12]
  • This ability was removed by October 2008.^[8]
  • This ability was automatically researched.^[30]
  • Dark Swarm worked similarly to the defiler's version, creating a smokescreen for units to hide under, protecting them from ranged attacks.^{[10][5][31][32]}
  • Dark Swarm protected units from a ghost's Snipe attack as well.^[33]
  • A roach's attacks were unaffected by Dark Swarm.^[34]

The infestor used to have these abilities as well.

Infestation Acquisition Minerals 200[26] Gas 200[26] Evolution time 110[26] Evolved at Infestor Pit[26] Hotkey F[26] Usage Energy 150[26] Duration 20[26] Notes Enables infestors to taint terran structures, disabling them for 20 seconds and spawning infested marines from them.[26] Edit	Fungal Scourge[35] Usage Range Above 0[36] Notes This ability infests a single non-massive unit, causing it to take damage until it dies explosively (causing splash damage to nearby units).[8][37] This ability has been removed as of April 2009.[38] Edit
Disease[38] Notes Disease does 100 damage to units in an area but does not actually kill units.[38] Edit
Plague Notes The infestor has an ability similar to the defiler's Plague.[39] Edit

[edit] Images

Initial concept art.

Development render.

Development render.

Concept art.

[edit] References

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Land units	Larva · Drone · Zergling · Baneling · Roach · Hydralisk · Lurker · Infestor · Ultralisk · Queen
Air units	Overlord · Overseer · Mutalisk · Brood lord · Corruptor
Spawned units	Broodling · Changeling · Infested terran
Basic buildings	Hatchery · Creep tumor · Extractor · Evolution chamber · Spawning pool · Baneling nest · Hydralisk den
Combat Buildings	Spine crawler · Spore crawler
Advanced buildings	Lair · Hive · Infestation pit · Spire · Greater spire · Roach warren · Nydus network · Nydus worm · Ultralisk cavern · Lurker den
Transition units	Egg · Baneling egg · Overlord cocoon · Lurker egg
Others	Creep
Campaign-Exclusive Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II	Special Zerg Breeds	Brutalisk · Centaur · Sac
Scrapped	Removed Units	Infested protoss · Large Queen · Huge Queen · Morphalisk · Swarm · Swarm guardian
	Removed Buildings	Infested protoss buildings · Infested terran buildings · Shrieker · Spore colony · Sunken colony · Swarm clutch · Swarm infestation