Infested marine

The Infested Marine is a slow-moving, ranged Zerg infestation unit produced from Terrans.

Overview

 * See Infested Terran

StarCraft: Ghost
In StarCraft: Ghost, Infested Terrans are called Infested Marines instead. They still regenerate health and can still explode, but their main weapons are claws and an "infested" C-14 Gauss Rifle which fires poisonous rounds of ammunition.

StarCraft II
In StarCraft II, the Infested Marine, armed with a gauss flayer, could be quickly produced in large numbers (the exact speed is varying due to balance issues) from Infested Terran Buildings. The Infester, a Zerg ground unit, can infest these buildings, which then disgorge Infested Marines. Infested Marines don't do much damage, but make for good distractions against an enemy. Upon infestation of structures, they are set to pop out automatically, with no build cost associated with them.

The Infested Marine only had a limited lifespan.

Development
The Infested Marine was replaced by the Broodling as the product of the Infester's special abilities.