StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign quotations/Zerus Missions

Zerus Missions

Cinematic - Birthworld

(Acquired after completing either the Char or Kaldir missions.)

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Birthworld

• Kerrigan: Zeratul.
• Kerrigan: What do you want?

They fight. Kerrigan beats Zeratul. He grabs her head...

• Zeratul: Believe.

Images of Zerus

• Zeratul: Kerrigan... I have been to the beginning.
• Zeratul: Behold... Zerus! Birthplace of the zerg.
• Zeratul: Here the zerg evolved, and here the dark one altered them.
• Zeratul: Those left behind are the primal zerg.
• Zeratul: They fight. They kill. They evolve.

While saying this, one primal zerg chases another. The bigger devours the smaller and then grows bigger and develops more eyes. It then lets out a shriek.

• Zeratul: Just as you must... if you survive.

Arriving at Zerus

Zeratul: Zerus, birthworld of the zerg. It lies far beyond Koprulu sector, where no terran has ventured. You must go to that ancient place, Kerrigan. Learn its secrets and take its power.

Dialogue on the Leviathan

Zeratul: The power of Zerus called you here.

Kerrigan: My need to see Mengsk dead called me here. These zerg will help me destroy Korhal.

Zeratul: You must let Zerus remake you, Kerrigan! The final war nears, and there is little time.

Kerrigan: I don't have to do a damn thing. I will not be a pawn in your prophecies.

Zeratul: But you will do anything to have your revenge?

Kerrigan: Anything.

Zeratul: Then that is enough.

Leviathan

Conversation with Izsha

Kerrigan: I'm looking through the eyes of my overlords. These primal zerg are fascinating. They show no signs of age.

Izsha: All organisms age. Even zerg.

Kerrigan: But the primals feed off the essence of individuals. They're in the state of constant evolution. They don't die.

Izsha: Until they are killed by another primal.

Kerrigan: True. The most successful hunters among them must be incredibly ancient. And incredibly dangerous.

Nerve Center

Void Seeker

Kerrigan: Why are you helping me, Zeratul? You have more cause to hate me than most.

Zeratul: The xel'naga wish you restored as the leader of the Swarm.

Kerrigan: You know I don't believe in your mad prophecies.

Zeratul: You belief is not required. I act for the greater good, though it earns me the hatred of my own people.

Kerrigan: Spare me your self pity, Zeratul. Everyone has to make peace with their own choices.

Zeratul: I made my peace long ago. When we are done here, I will return to my own people, and accept their judgement.

Kerrigan: We all have to pay for our actions someday. I guess your day is almost here.

Conversation with Zagara

Zagara: We came from this place?

Kerrigan: The zerg first evolved here, yes.

Zagara: I do not like it. A soft world. Char is far superior.

Kerrigan: Don't be so sure. Zerus may prove more dangerous than any world we've known.

Evolution Pit

Conversation with Abathur

Kerrigan: What do you think of the primal zerg?

Abathur: Dynamic. Varied. Interesting. Messy. Unsuccessful.

Kerrigan: I thought you'd like them. As individuals they constantly evolve to be more efficient killers.

Abathur: Primal zerg, reactionary, improvised. Some good sequence, can steal.

Abathur: Swarm, efficient ,careful improvements. Successful.

Waking the Ancient

Before Mission

Izsha: The primal zerg are disturbed by our presence.

Izsha: They gather even now preparing to destroy us.

Kerrigan: I sense something. An ancient consciousness... sleeping.

Zeratul: The Ancient One. A primal zerg who witnessed the creation of the Overmind.

Kerrigan: You want me to awaken it, don't you?

Zeratul: If you truly seek the power of Zerus, you will need the Ancient One.

Izsha: My queen, enemy primals are massing nearby. They are going to attack us.

Zeratul: They wish to stop you from speaking with the Ancient One. What will you do?

Kerrigan: What my enemies fear most. Always.

Zeratul: You are on the path, and no longer need my guidance. You will not see me again, Kerrigan.

The Mission

Kerrigan: So this is the Ancient One.

Izsha: To awaken this creature, we must feed it.

Kerrigan: There's a lot of biomass here. We'll kill these quillgors and have drones harvest meat from their corpses.

Kerrigan: Once the drone is done harvesting, it will drag the biomass to the ancient.

Brakk: Brakk speaks now! You intrude on my territory, corrupt zerg! We will devour your flesh!

Izsha: Warning! A force of primal zerg fliers is preparing to assault the hive cluster.

Abathur: Mutalisks reconstituted. Ready for your armies. Will destroy primal guardians.

Izsha: Primal zerg forces are massing nearby. They are likely to attack again.

Kerrigan: Let them try.

Kerrigan: This pack of quillgor is our first target. Let's move out.

Izsha: A drone can harvest biomass from this quillgor. The process is slow, and our drone will be vulnerable.

Izsha: We must protect it while it harvests.

Kerrigan: We need to harvest this biomass quickly!

Izsha: It is dangerous to harvest from multiple corpses. The primal zerg are sure to attack our drones.

Brakk: You grow greedy! It shall be your downfall!

Izsha: Harvest successful. The biomass is in transit to the Ancient One.

Izsha: The biomass is been consumed. The Ancient One will required more to awaken.

Kerrigan: Then find more quillgor, Izsha.

Izsha: Yes, my queen.

Izsha: Quillgor located. We must move quickly if we are to secure their biomass.

Kerrigan: I'm sensing something primal nearby, but it's small...

Abathur: Primal essence pool. Strong sequences.

Abathur: Approach, absorb essence. Will augment strength.

Kerrigan: I feel stronger. This must be the power Zeratul spoke of.

Kerrigan: This essence is so... alive. I think I like it.

Izsha: Primal zerg forces incoming. Our drone must be protected.

Izsha: Our drone must be protected. We should provide an escorts so it can return the biomass safely.

Izsha: A drone is under attack by Brakk's forces!

(After harvesting 2 biomass)

Brakk: You arrogance is unacceptable! Zerus will consume you!

Brakk: She must not wake the ancient! Destroy the meat! Leave her nothing!

Kerrigan: We have to stop them. Our forces can intercept their raiding parties.

Izsha: Primal forces are attacking quillgor biomass.

Izsha: Quillgor biomass are under attack.

Izsha: Brakk's forces are destroying quillgor biomass.

Izsha: Brakk's forces has destroyed quillgor biomass.

Brakk: Your Swarm is mindless. The primal zerg descend upon you!

Abathur: Primal organism detected. Functions similar to hive, spawns primals. Annihilation recommended.

Izsha: We have recovered half of the biomass needed to awaken the ancient.

(After harvesting 5 biomass)

Kerrigan: Nothing stands in the way of the Swarm!

(After harvesting 6 biomass)

Kerrigan: We are almost done here.

(After harvesting 7 biomass)

Brakk: This ends now, corrupt zerg! I will kill you myself!

Kerrigan: Defend the hive cluster!

Brakk: Your empty minions are no match for the might of the primal zerg!

Brakk: I will feast upon your flesh!

Ancient One: I return.

Kerrigan: Ancient One! I am here for the power of Zerus. I will sacrifice anything to achieve my goal. You will help me.

Ancient One: Your Swarm bears the mark of Amon, the fallen xel'naga, who can to Zerus long ago.

Ancient One: He forged the zerg into a weapon, and took them away. Yet some of us were hidden, overlooked.

Ancient One: We multiplied. We remain pure. If you seek our power, you must become primal zerg. You must become pure.

The Crucible

• Kerrigan: Power to kill Mengsk, tell me what I must do.

• Abathur: Adapted using primal essence. Spawns locusts to kill enemies.

after arriving at the spawning pool

• Kerrigan: It's a pool.

• Zurvan: It existed before names. From this primordial place, the zerg arose. Within, one essence split into many. One devoured another and became stronger. The first zerg.

• Kerrigan: The queen's hatred is strong enough and if I survive it will remake me. Soon I will become more powerful than the old Queen of Blades. Zagara, defend the hive cluster and the chrysalis till I'm done or dead.

• Zagara: Yes my queen.

• Zagara: We need more Swarm Hosts. Morph more from the larva.

• Zagara: Defend the chrysalis. The swarm will prevail.

Supreme

Mengsk threatens Kerrigan by holding Raynor hostage

• Izsha: The terrans launched thousands of these devices at our broods on Char. Broodmother Kilysa relayed this to us. It is not a weapon.

• Kerrigan: It's a two-way communicator.

• Arcturus: The Queen of Blades. I knew you'd return to your true form. A monster.

• Arcturus: Now, you'll do exactly as I tell you if you care at all about Jim Raynor.

• Arcturus: Yes... He's alive. So you'll keep your Swarm away from Korhal, and away from me, or he dies.

• Arcturus: That man sacrificed everything to give you back your humanity. And you threw it away.

• Arcturus: How he must be disgusted by you. Why, he'd be first in line to kill you.

• Kerrigan: I can't sense Jim out there...

• Kerrigan: If he is alive, nothing in this universe will stop me from finding him.

Cut Lines

Arc Intro

• Zeratul: It lies far beyond the Koprulu sector, outside known space. It is to Zerus you must go (slightly altered line from the final version).

Pre-Missions

• Kerrigan: They'll kill you.

• Zeratul: I serve a higher purpose now. I will tell them.

The Crucible

• Kerrigan: Kill them all...I must have more! (after killing 50% of the primal zerg)

• Kerrigan: These waters...can heal the wounded.

Supreme

• Unknown: That xel'naga relic is sinking into the tar. We'd better hurry if we're going to retrieve it.

• Kraith: Kraith will crush you! Tear the heart from your chest!

• Kerrigan: What heart?

References

Heart of the Swarm quotations

Umoja Missions

Kerrigan's Leviathan

Evolution Missions

Char Missions

Kaldir Missions

Zerus Missions

Skygeirr Missions

Space Missions

Final Missions