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Ultralisk

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Ultralisk
Unit
Race

Zerg

Role

Heavy Assault Warrior

Armament

Kaiser blades

Properties
Hit points

400

Size

Large

Production
Minerals

200 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

200 Vespene gas

Control

4 Control

Build time

60

Produced at

Larva

Requires

Ultralisk cavern

Hot key

U

Combat
Ground attack

20

Cooldown

15

Armor

1

Attack range

1

Sight range

7

The ultralisk is a zerg heavy ground unit.

Contents

[edit] Overview

The ultralisk

The ultralisk is a 20 meter long and 5 meter high[1] living battering ram, evolved from the docile brontolith; a creature that the ultralisk now bears little resemblance to.[2] Ultralisks serve as the backbone of the Swarm, possessing an exceptionally thick carapace.[3]

Ultralisks attack using large, bone-like scythes which protrude from their backs. Known as "kaiser blades", these scythes are nearly indestructible.[2] Possessing monomolecular edges,[4] these scythes are able to tear through most substances with ease.[2]

Even during the conflict, ultralisk evolution continued. By 2500 at least some ultralisks sported four kaiser blades.[5] as opposed to the usual two[2] By the Brood War, prolonged exposure to vespene gas had resulted in an enhancement to the ultralisks' physical capabilities, among which was the evolution of a more hardened exoskeletal shell and the ability to carry out anabolic synthesis, alterations being made to the glands that produce endorphins and adrenal fluids.[3]

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Ultralisk stat profile

The ultralisk's attack is hardly impressive for its cost and high tier. Its main advantage is durability, staying power and fear. The ultralisk may lead an attack and draw the first volleys of defensive fire allowing more of the lesser zerg units to survive and close to attack. The ultralisk's relatively slow speed requires some planning to get it to the front rank before the attack. Its large footprint may hinder it and its allies at choke points in addition to making it difficult to reposition once caught in a melee.

Ultralisks, while having strong armor, are not very effective against groups of units that deal explosive damage or large amounts of it; this includes siege tanks in siege mode, mass dragoons, reavers, dark templar and occasionally, groups of zealots. Spider mines are also effective against ultralisks. Other counters also include archons with support and the battlecruiser's Yamato Cannon which can take down more than half an ultralisk's hit points. Psionic storms and Irradiate are also capable ot damaging ultralisks severely though not directly killing it.

Ultralisks are one of the few zerg ground units that cannot burrow.

[edit] Upgrades

Melee Attacks
Evolved at

Evolution chamber

Hotkey

M

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

100 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

150 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

200 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

100 Vespene gas

150 Vespene gas

200 Vespene gas

Required

Hatchery

Lair

Hive

Notes
  • +1 bonus per attack per level for broodlings and zerglings.
  • +3 bonus per attack per level for ultralisks.
File:Carapace SC1 Upgrd1.png Carapace
Evolved at

Evolution chamber

Hotkey

C

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

150 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

225 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

300 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

150 Vespene gas

225 Vespene gas

300 Vespene gas

Required

Lair

Hive

Notes


[edit] StarCraft: Brood War
Chitinous Plating
Evolved at

Ultralisk cavern

Properties
Minerals

150 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

150 Vespene gas

Notes
  • +2 bonus to ultralisk armor.
File:AnabolicSynthesis SC1 Upgrd1.png Anabolic Synthesis
Evolved at

Ultralisk cavern

Properties
Minerals

200 Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

200 Vespene gas

Notes
  • Increases the speed of ultralisks.

[edit] StarCraft: Ghost

The ultralisk in StarCraft: Ghost

Ultralisks appear in StarCraft: Ghost.

[edit] StarCraft II

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Ultralisk
Unit
Race

Zerg

Role

Heavy Assault Warrior

Armament
  • Kaiser blades[6]
  • Head thrust[6]
Properties
Hit points

600[6][7]

Type
Armor type

Armored[6]

Production
Minerals

300[6] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

200[6] Vespene gas

Control

4[6] Control

Build time

70[9]

Produced at

Larva[6]

Requires

Ultralisk cavern[7][6]

Hot key

U[6]

Combat
Ground attack
Armor

3[12]

Attack range

1 (melee)

The ultralisk features in current builds of StarCraft II.[13]

The ultralisk is capable of stepping over smaller units such as zerglings[7] and has a cleaving ability to attack multiple enemy units.[14][15] However, it does not deal trample damage to units it travels over.[16] It has evolved the ability to burrow[17] and can use a special "head attack" which deals extra damage to structures.[14]

[edit] Researched Abilities

Burrow
Acquisition
Minerals

50[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

50[18] Vespene gas

Evolution time

50[19] time

Evolved at

Hatchery/Lair/Hive[20][21]

Hotkey

B[18]

Notes

Many zerg ground units may burrow, rendering themselves invisible but incapable of moving or attacking.

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[edit] Upgrades

Cleaving Talons[10]
Evolved at

Ultralisk cavern[11]

Properties
Minerals

150[10] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

150[10] Vespene gas

Evolution time

80[10] time

Notes

This upgrade gives ultralisks splash damage.[10][11]

Edit
Melee Attacks
Evolved at

Evolution chamber[18]

Hotkey

M[18]

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

100[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

150[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

200[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

100[18] Vespene gas

150[18] Vespene gas

200[18] Vespene gas

Evolution time

140[18] time

170[18] time

200[18] time

Required

Hatchery[18]

Lair[18]

Hive[18]

Notes
Edit
Carapace
Evolved at

Evolution chamber[18]

Hotkey

C[18]

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

150[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

225[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

300[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

150[18] Vespene gas

225[18] Vespene gas

300[18] Vespene gas

Evolution time

140[18] time

170[18] time

200[18] time

Required

Hatchery[18]

Lair[18]

Hive[18]

Notes
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[edit] Development

The omegalisk

The omegalisk was a pre-development version of the ultralisk, possessing spiked tentacles in addition to kaiser blades. The tentacles could attack multiple opponents.[22]

The ultralisk was reverted because the skewering was too "random".[23]

The omegalisk appears in concept art for StarCraft II.

The Chitinous Plating upgrade was removed as of March 2009.[12]


Chitinous Plating[18]
Evolved at

Ultralisk cavern[18]

Hotkey

C

Properties
Minerals

150[18] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

150[18] Vespene gas

Evolution time

110[18] time

Notes
  • +2 bonus to ultralisk armor.[18]
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[edit] Special Ultralisk Strains

An ultralisk breaks out from the ground.

[edit] Notes

The ultralisk's name is often shortened to "Ultra" in online culture (most notably among Korean players).

[edit] Images

[edit] References

  1. Bill Slavicsek, David Eckelberry, Shawn F. Carnes. Alternity: StarCraft Edition. Wizards of the Coast, March 1, 2000. ISBN 0-7869-1618-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  4. Ultralisk (Zerg strategy guide). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-10-27.
  5. Giffen, Keith and Simon Furman (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "StarCraft: Issue 1" StarCraft 1 (1) (May 27, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg Unit Stats. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-09.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2008-03-11. Zerg - Units. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-23.
  8. Biological units usually just mean they are not mechanical. Marines, Zerglings, and Zealots are biological. Non-biological units does not however mean they fall under the 'armored' class though and vice-versa. For instance, Marauders are biological units but are armored. Nullifiers are mechanical units, but have light armor. Ultralisks, would fall under massive, biological, and armored. Though Battlecruisers would be massive, mechanical, and armored. These new categories also allow for many more soft counters in the game as well, giving slight bonuses to units against a certain type, but not have it as an overwhelming hard counter, where one unit wins the game easily. Karune. 2008-09-30. Armor and Weapon type. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-09-30.
  9. StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg Unit Information. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-23.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Zerg Ultralisk. StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2009-09-27.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 HDstarcraft et al. 2009-09-01. Starcraft 2/Blizzcon 2009 Podcast p11. Youtube. Accessed 2009-09-04.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Nicegame[tv] 님 모든 내용이 현재 빌드와 정확하게 일치하는 것만은 아니지만, 따로 이렇게 알아보시다니 열정에 감사 드립니다~ 음, 두 유닛에 대한 굵직한 변화를 살짝 알려 드린다면... 울트라리스크의 경우, 기본 방어력이 3이 되었으며 방어력 업그레이드 기능은 게임에서 없어졌습니다. 거신(Colossus)의 경우, 공격 범위가 살짝 좁아지긴 했습니다만, 공격력이 45로 변경이 되었습니다. 물론 여전히 변경 될 수 있다는 점, 언제나처럼 말씀 드립니다. 아~ 그리고 하나 부탁 드리자면, 살짝만 보드랍게 이야기 해주세요 :) Kicho. 2009-03-16. 유닛의 쓰임세는 다르겠지만 이건 너무하다!!!!. Battle.net StarCraft II Korean forums. Accessed 2009-03-29.
  13. Karune. 2007-09-14. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 13. StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2007-09-14.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Onyett, Charles. 2008-03-10. StarCraft II Zerg Unit List: All the monsters in the game so far. IGN. Accessed 2008-03-11.
  15. Kevin Yu, Morgan Webb. 2008-03-13. G4TV Starcraft 2 Hands-On: Karune Interview. Blizzplanet/G4TV. Accessed 2008-03-20.
  16. Karune. 2008-01-23. StarCraft Q&A Archive - Karune Briefings - Batch 20. "StarCraft II General Discussion Forum." Accessed 2008-05-04.
  17. 2008-03-18. Zerg Reveal Trailer. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-03-21.
  18. 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 18.35 18.36 18.37 18.38 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg & Protoss Upgrades. SCLegacy. Accessed 2009-06-18
  19. Zerg Drone. StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2009-09-27.
  20. StarCraftZine. 2008-10-18. StarCraftZine.com. StarCraft Zine. Accessed 2008-12-08.
  21. Dustin Browder, Robert Simpson, Matt Cooper, David Kim. 2008-12-19. Battle Report (2). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2009-04-16.
  22. Samwise Didier, Dave Berggren. WWI SC2 Art Panel. Brightcove. Accessed 2008-08-01.
  23. This is the original concept piece for the 'new' Ultralisk in StarCraft II. The tentacles were fun to watch while skewing marines, but in multiplayer, the 'random' factor of that skewing did not fit into the competitive gameplay nature of StarCraft as well. Karune. 2008-08-06. Official Omegalisk concept art. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-08-06.


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