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+ | The omegalisk was a concept for the [[ultralisk]] in ''StarCraft II''. It had spiked tentacles in addition to kaiser blades. The tentacles could attack multiple opponents.<ref name = "WWIArt">Samwise Didier, Dave Berggren. [http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1705730200 WWI SC2 Art Panel]. ''Brightcove.'' Accessed 2008-08-01.</ref> |
The ultralisk tentacles were reverted because the skewering was too "random".<ref><font color = blue>This is the original concept piece for the 'new' Ultralisk in StarCraft II. The tentacles were fun to watch while skewing marines, but in multiplayer, the 'random' factor of that skewing did not fit into the competitive gameplay nature of StarCraft as well.</font> [[Karune]]. 2008-08-06. [http://www.battle.net/forums/thread.aspx?fn=sc2-general&t=1664469&p=1&#post1664469 Official Omegalisk concept art]. ''Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum.'' Accessed 2008-08-06.</ref> |
The ultralisk tentacles were reverted because the skewering was too "random".<ref><font color = blue>This is the original concept piece for the 'new' Ultralisk in StarCraft II. The tentacles were fun to watch while skewing marines, but in multiplayer, the 'random' factor of that skewing did not fit into the competitive gameplay nature of StarCraft as well.</font> [[Karune]]. 2008-08-06. [http://www.battle.net/forums/thread.aspx?fn=sc2-general&t=1664469&p=1&#post1664469 Official Omegalisk concept art]. ''Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum.'' Accessed 2008-08-06.</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:01, 13 January 2015
The omegalisk is a zerg heavy assault strain in the same vein as the ultralisk but substantially larger. It was the ultralisk concept for StarCraft II but ended up as a special campaign unit.
History
An omegalisk was used to defend the tunnels beneath Char which housed Sarah Kerrigan's nydus network.[1]
Dark Prelate Zeratul observed omegalisks in an apocalyptic vision of the future. The creatures were part of Amon-controlled Swarm that annihilated the protoss during their last stand.[2]
Game Unit
In the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty mission, "In Utter Darkness", an omegalisk is located in each of the three zerg bases. No research points are awarded for killing them (but are counted in the kill score).[2]
One appears in "Belly of the Beast", attacking destructible rocks which General Horace Warfield's marines hide behind.[1]
It uses the ultralisk potrait and model, albeit a larger one.
Development
The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
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The omegalisk
The omegalisk was a concept for the ultralisk in StarCraft II. It had spiked tentacles in addition to kaiser blades. The tentacles could attack multiple opponents.[3]
The ultralisk tentacles were reverted because the skewering was too "random".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Belly of the Beast (in English). 2010-07-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, In Utter Darkness (in English). 2010-07-27.
- ↑ Samwise Didier, Dave Berggren. WWI SC2 Art Panel. Brightcove. Accessed 2008-08-01.
- ↑ This is the original concept piece for the 'new' Ultralisk in StarCraft II. The tentacles were fun to watch while skewing marines, but in multiplayer, the 'random' factor of that skewing did not fit into the competitive gameplay nature of StarCraft as well. Karune. 2008-08-06. Official Omegalisk concept art. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-08-06.