Overlord (StarCraft)

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Overlord
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Zerg Swarm
Role	Airborne Command DetectionTransport
Properties
Size	Large
Sight	9 (11 with Antennae)
Detection range	9 (11 with Antennae)
Production
Minerals	100
Control	+8
Build time	40
Evolves from	Larva
Hotkey	O
Movement
Speed	0.83 (3.33 with Pneumatized Carapace)
Protection
Hit points	200

The overlord is a versatile zerg flyer that provides control, detection and air transportation once upgraded. It is slower than other transport units even with Pneumatized Carapace. As they provide supply, overlords are also vulnerable targets to hit-and-run air units such as wraiths, corsairs, mutalisks and scouts.

Abilities

Detector

This unit may detect cloaked and burrowed enemies.

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Upgrades

Flyer Carapace

+1 bonus to armor per level for overlords, mutalisks, guardians, devourers, scourge and queen.

Acquisition
Purchased from Spire Greater spire Hotkey C Level 1 Cost 150 150 267 Level 2 Cost 225 225 300 Required Lair Level 3 Cost 300 300 333 Required Hive

Antennae

• Increases overlord sight range to 11.

Acquisition
Purchased from Lair OR Hive Hotkey A Cost 150 150 133

Pneumatized Carapace

• Increases overlord speed.

Acquisition
Purchased from Lair Hive Hotkey P Cost 150 150 133

Ventral Sacs

Allows overlords to transport units.

Usage
Hotkey V

Acquisition
Purchased from Lair/Hive Hotkey V Cost 200 200 160

Quotations

Quotes
Trained
Trained.
Selected	Confirming order
Selected 1. Selected 2. Selected 3. Selected 4.	Confirm 1. Confirm 2. Confirm 3. Confirm 4.
Repeatedly selected
Repeatedly selected 1. Repeatedly selected 2. Repeatedly selected 3. Repeatedly selected 4.
Other lines
Death.

Development

During StarCraft alpha development, overlords had an attack value of 4.

Notes

• The sound effects of the overlord were made by combining the voice of Jason Hayes with the sounds made by a horse.

Images

Early overlord concept

Unit wireframe

Remastered unit wireframe

References

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War v • e

Ground units Larva Drone Zergling Hydralisk Lurker (BW) Defiler Ultralisk Air units Overlord Mutalisk Guardian Scourge Queen Devourer (BW) Infestation units Broodling Infested terran Transition units Egg Lurker egg Cocoon Basic buildings Hatchery Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Hydralisk den Advanced buildings Lair Hive Spire Greater spire Queen's nest Nydus canal Defiler mound Ultralisk cavern Infested command center Defenses Creep Creep colony Spore colony Sunken colony Scrapped Fungal colony Mutation chamber Mutation pit Nydus pit Scoria