Garm Brood

Garm Brood
Political
Type	Primary Assault Force
Race(s)	Zerg
Leader	Cerebrate Zasz
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm (?—April 2500) Renegade Zerg (April 2500)
Strength	10,000
Societal
Capital/Base	Mobile (?—March 2500) Char (March—April 2500)
Historical
Date Fragmented	April 2500 (upon the death of its cerebrate, Zasz)
Date Dissolved	April 2500
Status	Destroyed

The Garm Brood was part of the Zerg Swarm's attack wing. The small brood was employed using guerrilla tactics, emphasizing ferocity, speed, and surprise. The minions of this Brood excelled at hit and run raids that weakened their enemies' defensive formations. Zasz, the cunning cerebrate of this Brood, delighted in preemptive attacks, relying chiefly upon surprise to throw enemy forces into total chaos.

History

Raid on Chau Sara

The Garm Brood was first observed on the Fringe World of Chau Sara. Alongside the Grendel Brood, Garm Brood warriors were situated throughout the Flannum Installation. However, Cerberus Recon Squad was able to battle its way through the warriors and extract key Confederate personnel.

Conflict on Mar Sara

The Garm Brood played an important role in the invasion of Mar Sara. The brood crossed into the path of the planet's Colonial Militia on several times. When the colonists were being transferred to the Wasteland, some members of the brood tried unsuccessfully to halt their advance. The brood succeeded in infesting the Backwater Station, although the base was destroyed by then-Marshal Jim Raynor, who was arrested by Edmund Duke for "destroying a vital Confederate installation".

When the brood had taken a strategic position around the capital, Mar Sara City, the Confederate left the people of the planet to their fate. Therefore, the Colonial Magistrate sought help from Arcturus Mengsk and his rebel group, the Sons of Korhal. After a tough defense against the brood, the Sons of Korhal dropships rescued the people within the city. Thirteen hours after the colonial evacuation, the protoss fleet burned the planet, eradicating any signs of life on the surface.

Attack on Antiga Prime

The Downing of the Norad II

Immediately after the attacks on Chau Sara and Mar Sara, the brood arrived on Antiga Prime. The brood surrounded the crashed Norad II and its minions furiously attacked the crash zone alongside some members of the Surtur Brood. However, a detachment of troops under the command of Jim Raynor and the Sons of Korhal broke through the brood's defenses, saving the Confederate general, Edmund Duke, and the remaining vessel's crew.

Biting the Bullet

In the Hidden Mission Biting the Bullet, the zerg on Antiga Prime were spreading, killing the civilians in the process. Jim Raynor wanted to rescue the Antigan colonists by attacking the Garm and Surtur main hive clusters, forcing the zerg to reroute troops to protect the vital nerve clusters. Mengsk authorized a Sons of Korhal attack on the zerg, led by Duke and Raynor. While initially successful, destroying the Surtur main hive cluster, the zerg sent a wave of reinforcements that Duke said they couldn't handle.

After barely fighting them off, some protoss vessels under Executor Tassadar arrived and offered an alliance with the Sons of Korhal. Together, they destroyed the Garm hive cluster and defeated the zerg. The Sons of Korhal then abandoned the planet, taking as many civilians as possible, before the zerg overwhelmed Antiga Prime and were then sterilized by the protoss.

The Death of a Cerebrate

Main article: The Culling

On Char, the Dark Templar Zeratul broke through the Garm Brood's defenses and killed Zasz. Without its leader, the brood ran rampant. Daggoth ordered the junior cerebrate to eliminate the whole Garm to prevent it from threatening the primary hive cluster.

Trivia

• Garm, or Garmr, was the giant hound that guarded the entrance to Hel in Norse mythology.
• While the brood was supposed to be destroyed, another brood of its same color has appeared many times later on. If this brood was actually the Garm Brood is yet unknown.