Devouring One

Devouring One
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm Ulrezaj's Slave Brood Renegade Zerg
Base unit	Zergling
Properties
Size	Small
Sight	5
Protection
Hit points	120
Armor	3
Damage	10
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	6
Range	1 (melee)

The Devouring One is a specialized zergling strain, more powerful and resilient than its standard counterpart.

History

Ulrezaj's Dark Vengeance

The dark archon Ulrezaj intended to use Devouring Ones in his attack on Shakuras. Using a technique to combine Dark Templar and zerg energy to create warped khaydarin crystals, he would control and summon zerglings and hydralisks from his base on Char and transform them into genetically enhanced zerg such as Devouring Ones with the false crystals. The technique rendered the Devouring Ones immune to the effects of the xel'naga temple. The plot was foiled by heroes dispatched by Zeratul.

Reign of Fire

Sarah Kerrigan gained control of a small number of previously uncontrolled Devouring Ones on Braxis via one of Mengsk's psi emitters, using them against the United Earth Directorate forces guarding the psi disrupter.

Game Unit

StarCraft

Unit profile from StarCraft: Remastered

Devouring Ones appear in StarCraft: Brood War, as campaign-exclusive units.

Abilities

Burrow

Many zerg ground units may burrow, rendering themselves invisible but incapable of moving or attacking.

Usage
Hotkey U

Acquisition
Purchased from Hatchery/Lair/Hive Hotkey B Cost 100 100 80

Upgrades

Melee Attacks

• +1 bonus per attack per level for broodlings and zerglings.
• +3 bonus per attack per level for ultralisks.

Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey M Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Required Hatchery Level 2 Cost 150 150 300 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 200 200 333 Required Hive

Carapace

• +1 bonus to armor per level for broodlings, defilers, drones, hydralisks, infested terrans, larvae, ultralisks, and zerglings.

Acquisition
Purchased from Evolution chamber Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 150 150 267 Level 2 Cost 225 225 300 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 300 300 333 Required Hive

StarCraft II

Devouring One decal

A Devouring One decal is available in StarCraft II upon reaching level 19 with zerg. The decal is the outline of a zergling head.