Brutalisk

"Massive assault beast that dwarfs even the Ultralisk in size and strength."

- Brutalisk Description ""

The brutalisk is a variant strain of the ultralisk which resembles a cross between a zergling and a hydralisk.

History
During the Second Great War, one was present on Redstone III, and another on Tyrador VIII. The Terran Dominion captured a number of brutalisks&mdash;one was held at a bio-weapons lab orbiting Castanar while another two were at Skygeirr Station. During her assault on Skygeirr, Kerrigan liberated these brutalisks and turned them against their Dominion captors.

During the End War, a number of brutalisks were enslaved by Amon and incorporated into his brood. During Amon's attack on the Keystone on Aiur, several brutalisks stood guard over the zerg bases surrounding the Artanis and his troops.

Years after the End War, a brutalisk was among the feral zerg lured to the Terran Dominion colony of Borea by the Defenders of Man. It attacked Admiral Matt Horner's base, but was killed by Agent Nova Terra and her forces.

Game Unit
While powerful, brutalisks have a very slow movement rate. Fast-moving units easily dominate brutalisks by utilizing hit and run tactics. Alternately, powerful weapons such as siege tanks and battlecruisers make short work of brutalisks from afar. Every time they appear, brutalisks are optional research objectives that yield three points of zerg research in the Wings of Liberty campaign, and levels for Kerrigan in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

Special Brutalisk Strains

 * Hunterling