Infested terran (StarCraft II)

The infested terran is a unit in StarCraft II. It is summoned by the infestor, in groups, but one-at-a-time.

They are produced after having been "swallowed" by an infestor.

Infested terrans don't do much damage, but make good distractions against an enemy.

Development
The infested terran, also known as the infested marine, could be quickly produced in large numbers (the exact speed was varied due to balance issues) from infested terran buildings. The infestor, a zerg ground unit, could infest these buildings, which then disgorged infested marines. Upon infestation of structures, they were set to pop out automatically, with no build cost associated with them.

The infested marine was replaced by the broodling as the product of the infestor's special abilities in May 2008. However, they were again produced from infested terran buildings by the next month. By BlizzCon 2008 they were being produced by infestors.