Zerg Egg

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Zerg Egg
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Pupal Zerg form
Properties
Hit points	200
Size	Small
Production
Minerals	Depends on selected unit
Gas	Depends on selected unit
Control	Depends on selected unit
Build time	Depends on selected unit
Evolves from	Larva
Requires	Depends on selected unit
Hot key	Depends on selected unit
Combat
Armor	10
Function
Evolves to	Depends on selected unit

The zerg egg is the basis of all zerg units other than larvae, post-Brood War queens and infestation units. They exist only for a short time: they are created when a larva is given an order to morph into a unit and burst to give birth to the ordered unit.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Game unit 2.1 Upgrades 3 StarCraft II 4 References

[edit] Overview

Most zerg units are morphed from the larvae. When one is given an order to morph into a unit, it encases itself in a soft yet extremely protective cocoon that is very difficult to destroy, entering its pupal stage as it transmogrifies its own body into the ordered unit. When the morphing is complete, the egg ruptures and the unit bursts out of it.

There's many types and versions of zerg pupal forms. Known types are: Egg, cocoon, lurker egg, and more recently, guardian egg, overlord cocoon and baneling egg.

[edit] Game unit

Eggs have no special abilities, as their sole purpose is to build new units and then disappear. However, unlike other races, zerg units can be killed individually before they are constructed, as the egg can be destroyed when it suffers a concentrated heavy fire. Its extremely heavy armor that it retains from its larval form contributes in protecting the unit inside.

[edit] Upgrades

Carapace
Evolved at	Evolution chamber
Hotkey	C
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Required Lair Hive
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for broodlings, defilers, drones, hydralisks, infested terrans, larvae, ultralisks, zerglings.

[edit] StarCraft II

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Zerg Egg
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Pupal zerg form
Properties
Hit points	200[1]
Type	Light, biological[2]
Production
Minerals	Depends on selected unit
Gas	Depends on selected unit
Control	Depends on selected unit
Build time	Depends on selected unit
Evolves from	Larva
Requires	Depends on selected unit
Hot key	Depends on selected unit
Combat
Armor	10[2][1]
Function
Evolves to	Depends on selected unit

In StarCraft II, most zerg units are still morphed from larvae, briefly turning into an egg as they are "trained".

Each individual egg can be separately rallied; this overrides rally points set for the hatchery.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg Unit Stats. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-09.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg Unit Information. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-23.
3. ↑ "for zerg is it the same that the hatchery sets the rally, or can you rally for each individual egg?"
   
   You can do both. You can set a rally for your hatchery, but can then override it with manual orders per egg as well. Also don't forget, you can set a worker rally point for your hatchery, as well as a unit rally point. Karune, Rancid_death75. Another rally question for Kaurne! Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-02-18.

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
Other	Creep

Zerg Units of StarCraft: Ghost
Ground	PC	Hydralisk · Infested marine · Zergling
	Other	Drone · Infested terran · Infested SCV pilot · Infested scientist · Larva · Lurker · Ultralisk
Aerial	PC	Mutalisk
	Other	Overlord · Brain spectre
Other	Zerg Egg

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