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The long wait is over, the Zerg have arrived!

Below this post you'll find 15 new screenshots and a Q&A. In this post you can read up on the history of the Zerg, watch the Zerg cinematic trailer, a 9 minute long Zerg gameplay trailer as well as check out what information Blizzard has available about the Hydralisk and Mutalisk.

It's a StarCraft 2 information overload today so strap yourselves into your swivel computer chair and get ready to get your infestation on!

*NOTE: The cinematic trailer has been updated to a better quality video

The history of the Zerg:

The zerg are a race entirely unlike the terrans or the protoss. They are composed of many different species integrated into the Swarm via zerg infestation. These creatures are rapidly and selectively evolved into deadly and efficient killers to further the driving zerg imperative of achieving absolute domination. The zerg make no use of technology to create their weapons, armor, or starships. Instead, these functions are efficiently fulfilled through biological adaptation and planned mutation of the zerg strains. Even zerg buildings are in fact specialized organs within the living, growing organism of a zerg nest.

When the zerg first arrived in the Koprulu sector, they were unified by their absolute obedience to the zerg collective sentience known as the Overmind. The Overmind ultimately directed the actions of every zerg creature in the Swarm, functioning through a hierarchy of lesser sentiences. The first and most important tier of these consisted of the cerebrates, each entrusted with direct control of a sizable section of the Swarm. The cerebrates' commands were disseminated in turn by the overlords, which directly ordered and controlled the mass of zerg creatures both in their nests and on the battlefield.

Although the Overmind was primarily driven by its desire to consume and assimilate the advanced protoss race, it found useful but undeveloped material in humanity. Taking a powerful terran psionic, Sarah Kerrigan, the Overmind evolved a new and unique creature: the Queen of Blades. When the protoss destroyed the Overmind during the invasion of Aiur, the Queen of Blades manipulated the dark templar into eliminating the surviving cerebrates. As a result, she came to dominate the Swarm.

-Courtesy of www.starcraft2.com

The Zerg Cinematic Trailer:

The Zerg 9 minute gameplay video:

Information, screenshots and videos of the Zerg Hydralisk

Information, screenshots and videos of the Zerg Mutalisk

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