The zantar slug is a carbon-based[1], resilient organism found in the humid mountain crevasses of Garrxax[2], capable of quickly healing maimed or damaged tissue by absorbing nutrients from the soil.[3]
This is made possible by their metabolism, to the extent that a zantar slug severed in two can stitch itself back together. They are small enough to fit into a terran's boot. They secrete acidic mucus[1], which cam be used as a form of attack, strong enough to penetrate neosteel.[3]
They are not sapient, but possess strong survival instinct, and burrow in clusters of tiny sinkholes on the rainforest floor. When its mucus comes in contact the sap of a vine located on the other side of their continent, the result is a massive explosion, a phenomena studied by Terran Dominion researchers.[1]
In 2501,[1] a number of slugs were assimilated into the Zerg Swarm, becoming roaches. The roach inherited its acidic abilities.[3]
Abathur later used the similarities between the unassimilated slug and the roach as the basis for a mutation for the roach that allowed its acid saliva to better dissolve poorly armored foes.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Johnston, Antony. "Acid Burns" (April 18, 2013). Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft Lore: Acid Burns Accessed from Blizzard Short Stories Hub on 2021-05-17.
- ↑ Barba, Rick. StarCraft Field Manual (hardcover). Insight Editions, November 17, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Blizzard Entertainment staff. 2010-07-24. Units: Roach. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2014-08-20.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Evolution pit units (in English). 2013.