Queen (StarCraft)

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Queen
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Hive Warden
Properties
Hit points	120
Energy	200
Size	Medium
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	100
Control	2
Build time	50
Produced at	Larva
Requires	Queen's nest
Hot key	Q
Combat
Armor	0
Sight range	10

The queen is a zerg support unit.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Post-Brood War 2 Game Unit 2.1 Abilities 2.2 Upgrades 3 Special Queen Strains 4 References

[edit] Overview

The queen was derived from the Arachnis brood-keeper. It possessed numerous tentacles, a sinuous head, and a stretched skin membrane.^[1] As with the overlords, queens were subordinated to the cerebrates to help administrate the Swarm. Queens usually stayed near the hives where they oversaw maturing zerg and drone activities.^[2]

On the battlefield, one of the queen's primary functions was to implant parasites in its enemies. Able to be launched from a distance, a tiny, remora-like parasite attached itself to the target,^[2] 'bonding' with it should the target be organic. The parasite allowed higher zerg strains to see whatever the target sees and at the time of its use in the Koprulu Sector, could not be removed without killing its host.^[2] The parasite could also provide a link for the zerg to "talk" to the host.^[3][4] With the arrival of the United Earth Directorate in the Koprulu Sector however and the introduction of nano-conveyed anesthetic and attenuated laser technology they brought with them, the parasites could be safely removed if detected.^[5] The queen could also infest other creatures, causing them to expire and broodlings to emerge from them.^[2]

It took time for the queen to produce these creatures, though the rate of reproduction was able to be increased through the use of gamete meiosis. In the meantime, the queen was able to spray its victims with a thick mucus, slowing them down drastically before dissolving. Most feared of the queen's abilities however, was its ability to produce parasitic bio-toxins. Once released onto a structure (usually a terran command center), these toxins quickly infested the facility,^[6] bringing the structure and those inside it under the control of the zerg. The only safeguard against this ability was that the structure had to be in a state of disrepair before the toxins can be deployed.^[2]

[edit] Post-Brood War

Following the Brood War, a small number of older queens continued to exist.^[7][8]

[edit] Game Unit

A queen has no normal attack and uses its speed to escape danger. The queen may be a nuisance raider using Spawn Broodling against high-value units like siege tanks and ultralisks.

[edit] Abilities

Infest Command Center Acquisition Evolved at Starting ability Usage Range 0 Notes Converts a badly damaged terran command center into an infested command center which can produce infested terrans. The queen moves over the building and disappears for a short time while it infests the building.	Parasite Acquisition Evolved at Starting ability Usage Energy 75 Range 12 Notes Attaches parasite to target unit or critter. Infecting player sees everything the infected unit sees. Infected detectors reveal cloaked and burrowed units. Infected cloaked or burrowed units are always visible to the infecting player.
Ensnare Acquisition Minerals 100 Gas 100 Evolved at Queen's nest Usage Energy 75 Range 9 Notes All units in the targeted area when Ensnare is used will have their movement speed reduced by half. Cloaked units caught in that area will also be revealed.	Spawn Broodling Acquisition Minerals 100 Gas 100 Evolved at Queen's nest Usage Energy 150 Range 9 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.

[edit] Upgrades

Flyer Carapace Evolved at Spire Greater spire Hotkey C Properties Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Required Lair Hive Notes +1 bonus to armor per level for overlords, mutalisks, guardians, devourers, scourge and queen.

Gamete Meiosis Evolved at Queen's nest Properties Minerals 150 Gas 150 Notes Increases queen maximum energy by 50.

[edit] Special Queen Strains

• Carpenter's Hand Maiden
• Empress Queen
• Eschutriarch
• Matriarch
• Siren

[edit] References

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Ground units	Larva · Drone · Zergling · Hydralisk · Defiler · Ultralisk • Brood War only • Lurker
Air units	Overlord · Mutalisk · Guardian · Scourge · Queen • Brood War only • Devourer
Infestation units	Broodling · Infested terran
Transition units	Egg · Lurker egg · Cocoon
Basic buildings	Hatchery · Extractor · Evolution chamber · Spawning pool · Creep colony · Spore colony · Sunken colony · Hydralisk den
Advanced buildings	Lair · Hive · Spire · Greater spire · Queen's nest · Nydus canal · Defiler mound · Ultralisk cavern · Infested command center