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 StarCraft 2.1 Upgrades 3 StarCraft II 4 References

OverviewEdit

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, chrysalis, infested cocoon, cocoon, lurker egg, Overmind Cocoon, and more recently, baneling cocoon, brood lord cocoon, infested swarm egg, and overseer cocoon.

StarCraftEdit

Egg
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Pupal Zerg form
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
Hotkey	Depends on selected unit
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	10
Function
Evolves to	Depends on selected unit

Larvae morph into eggs when ordered to "train" units. Unlike other races, the unit can be killed during training by destroying its egg. Eggs retain the heavy armor of larvae, and require concentrated fire to be destroyed.

UpgradesEdit

Carapace
Evolved at	Evolution chamber
Hotkey	C
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Evolution time 266 298 330 Required Lair Hive
Notes
+1 bonus to armor per level for broodlings, defilers, drones, hydralisks, infested terrans, larvae, ultralisks, and zerglings.

StarCraft IIEdit

Cocoon
Unit
Race	Zerg
Role	Pupal zerg form
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
Hotkey	Depends on selected unit
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	10
Type	Light, biological
Function
Evolves to	Depends on selected unit

In StarCraft II, eggs are often called cocoons. Larvae morph into eggs when "training" a unit.

Each individual egg can be separately rallied; this overrides rally points set for the hatchery.^[1]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ "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 · Lurker(BW) · Defiler · Ultralisk
Air units	Overlord · Mutalisk · Guardian · Scourge · Queen • Devourer(BW)
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
Scrapped	Mutation chamber · Nydus pit

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 · Infestor · Ultralisk · Queen · Swarm host (HotS)
Air units	Overlord · Overseer · Mutalisk · Brood lord · Corruptor · Viper (HotS)
Spawned units	Broodling · Changeling (WoL) · Infested terran · Locust (HotS)
Basic buildings	Hatchery · Creep tumor · Extractor · Evolution chamber · Spawning pool · Baneling nest · Roach warren
Combat Buildings	Spine crawler · Spore crawler
Advanced buildings	Lair · Hive · Infestation pit · Spire · Greater spire · Hydralisk den · Nydus network · Nydus worm · Ultralisk cavern
Transition units	Egg · Baneling cocoon · Brood lord cocoon · Infested swarm egg · Overseer cocoon
Others	Creep
Campaign-Exclusive Units	Ground units Aberration · Brutalisk · Infested colonist · Infested marine · Omegalisk · Pygalisk · Pygalisk cocoon · Swarmling Air units Leviathan · Sac · Scourge · Swarm guardian Variant units Zergling (Raptor · Swarmling) · Baneling (Gorgeling · Splitterling) · Roach (Leech · Prowler)
Campaign-Exclusive Structures	Infested terran buildings (infested bunker · infested command center) · Spore cannon · Virophage
Canceled Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II