Engine of Destruction

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Engine of Destruction
Conflict	Second Great War
Date	Late 2504
Place	Valhalla
Result	Odin captured by Raiders Theft hidden from the Dominion Destruction of the Valhalla facility
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Combatants
Raynor's Raiders
Raynor's Raiders
Terran Dominion
Terran Dominion
Commanders
Commander Jim Raynor Captain Matt Horner Tychus Findlay
Commander Jim Raynor Captain Matt Horner Tychus Findlay
Client	Matt Horner
Objectives	Destroy all Dominion bases (5) The Odin must survive
Optional Objectives	Destroy the Loki Collect devourer tissue samples (3)
Heroes	Tychus Findlay, Odin (both uncontrolled)
Reward	120,000 credits
New Units	Wraiths

Engine of Destruction is a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty mission. Raynor's Raiders stole the Odin so that they could use it to capture the UNN Studios and publicly broadcast Arcturus Mengsk's war crimes.

History

Background

"Tychus is definitely our best man for this kind of job. He does get a little excited in combat, we're gonna need to keep up with him once the fightin' starts."
"If he can actually commandeer the Odin, it's vital that we take out all the Dominion bases in the area. Hopefully we can block all transmissions long enough for him to do that. We can't risk word of this getting back to Korhal."

- Commander Jim Raynor and Captain Matt Horner^(src)

Raynor's Raiders recovered Adjutant 23-46 from a Terran Dominion salvage operation on Tarsonis. The adjutant contained proof of Mengsk's war crimes during the Great War. The Raiders needed to gain access to the UNN Studios on Korhal to broadcast the information to the entire Dominion. To do this, they sought to hijack the Odin, an experimental Dominion siege-walker, from Valhalla; the walker was due for a public unveiling on Korhal.

It was critical that the Dominion did not discover the theft. After the Odin was commandeered by Tychus Findlay, it would be used to destroy the immediate Dominion presence while interstellar communications were jammed.

The Mission

Tychus Findlay led rebel infantry into the Odin's maintenance facility and secured the walker. Findlay set his communications to transmit only, and could not receive orders from Raynor. Findlay did not realize the error and unilaterally decided the pace of the attack; the Raiders were forced to keep pace with the walker. The rebels received Wraiths to provide air cover for the Odin.

Findlay discovered the Odin was armed with a nuclear missile launcher, and expended a missile to destroy the final Dominion base.

Aftermath

"With the Odin secured we can hit the UNN complex on Korhal and make our broadcast."

- Horner^(src)

The Raiders now had their way to infiltrate Korhal. Findlay was impressed by the Odin and Raynor was interested in acquiring something similar. Chief Engineer Rory Swann judged the Raiders lacked the resources to replicate the Odin, but agreed to investigate developing a smaller derivative.

Walkthrough

StarCraft 2- Wings of Liberty - Mission (Optional) - Engine of Destruction Walkthrough - Hard

During the first part, use Findlay and a small squad of marines to clear out the small enemy force guarding the Odin. Once the Odin is captured and Findlay transfers into it, a basic base is deployed in the center of the map and turned over to the player. The Odin is not controllable; it sets the tempo by automatically attacking enemy bases clockwise around the map. There is a short pause before the first attack begins and after each base is destroyed. To complete the mission, the Odin must survive the attack on the bases.

The Odin needs to be escorted and repaired. Prioritize enemy units that pose a large threat to Odin: such as diamondbacks, siege tanks, marauders, Banshees, and battlecruisers. Use Wraiths and other air units to keep pace with the Odin and destroy enemy air units. For repairs, keep SCVs nearby, supplemented by MULEs called down from a command center and science vessels.

The unique battlecruiser Loki is located to the far east of Raynor's base, on the north of the fourth Dominion base. It only activates when approached. Its hanger is easily reached with air units, although ground unit may be massed on the platform to the south. Loki is armed with both Yamato cannon and missile pods; avoid attacking with clustered air units. Destroying Loki unlocks an achievement.

There are three devourer samples scattered across the map as optional research objectives. One is located right before Findlay finds the Odin. Another is to the west of the second base in the northwest. The last one is located some distance directly west of Loki.

Achievements

Engine of Destruction
Points	15 (Rebellion Mission)
Criteria	Complete all Mission Objectives
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Kicking Asgard
Points	10 (Rebellion Mission)
Criteria	Destroy the Loki on Normal difficulty
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Ragnarok & Roll
Points	10 (Rebellion Mission)
Criteria	Don't let the Odin drop below 30% of its total life on Hard difficulty
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Limited Warranty
Points	10
Criteria	Repair less than 5000 damage on the Odin in the "Engine of Destruction" mission on Normal difficulty.
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Trivia

• The experimental units are named after the major Norse gods, Odin, the chief god, Thor, the god of thunder, and Loki, the god of Mischief. The mission world is Valhalla, which in Norse mythology is the afterlife home of humans killed in battle, the achievement for protecting the Odin refers to Ragnarök, the destruction and rebirth of the world, and the achievement for destroying the Loki refers to Asgard, the capital of the Norse gods.
• On the bookshelves in the initial facility Tychus raids, boxed copies of StarCraft can be found.
• Data in the Galaxy Map Editor indicates one of the bonus objectives may have at one point been to collect cerebrate samples rather than devourer samples.