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− | :[[Garm Brood]] (?—August 19, 2500) |
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− | |job={{flagOvermind}} [[Cerebrate]] of the [[Garm Brood]] (?—August 19, 2500) |
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− | '''Zasz''' was a [[zerg]] [[cerebrate]] and the leader of the [[Garm Brood]].<ref name |
+ | '''Zasz''' was a [[zerg]] [[cerebrate]] and the leader of the [[Garm Brood]].<ref name="Manual">Underwood, Peter, [[Bill Roper]], [[Chris Metzen]] and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: [[Blizzard Entertainment]], 1998.</ref> |
− | Zasz was one of the most clever cerebrates, who never ceased to question his fellows in an irritating, sniveling manner.<ref name |
+ | Zasz was one of the most clever cerebrates, who never ceased to question his fellows in an irritating, sniveling manner.<ref name="Manual"/> He coordinated the actions of multiple cerebrates and spied on enemies over great distances.<ref name="NewD">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The New Dominion]] (in [[English]]). 1998.</ref> While somewhat unstable, he was extremely loyal to the zerg [[Overmind]].<ref name="Manual"/> |
− | The Garm Brood was part of the zerg Swarm's main attack wing, along with the numerically far superior [[Jormungand Brood|Jormungand]] and [[Surtur Brood|Surtur]] broods. The brood made up for its relatively small numbers by employing guerrilla tactics, including surprise attacks and frequent raids. It was known both for its extreme ferocity and the speed at which it attacks.<ref name |
+ | The Garm Brood was part of the zerg Swarm's main attack wing, along with the numerically far superior [[Jormungand Brood|Jormungand]] and [[Surtur Brood|Surtur]] broods. The brood made up for its relatively small numbers by employing guerrilla tactics, including surprise attacks and frequent raids. It was known both for its extreme ferocity and the speed at which it attacks.<ref name="Manual"/> |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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− | Like all cerebrates, Zasz was created to aid the Overmind |
+ | Like all cerebrates, Zasz was created to aid the Overmind in controlling the [[brood]]s.<ref name="Manual"/> |
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− | During the [[Great War]], Zasz offered counsel to the [[Cerebrate (Episode II)|new cerebrate]] created to keep safe the chrysalis containing |
+ | During the [[Great War]], Zasz offered counsel to the [[Cerebrate (Episode II)|new cerebrate]] created to keep safe the [[chrysalis]] containing [[Sarah Kerrigan]]. On [[Tarsonis]], Zasz directed the young cerebrate to remove an immediate threat to the chrysalis by sweeping the area clear of nearby remnants of [[Omega Squadron]].<ref name="Ruins">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Among the Ruins]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
− | Once the new cerebrate was strong enough to travel to [[Char]] the chrysalis was taken to a space platform and safely through [[protoss]] forces. Zasz warned the junior cerebrate its "first jump through [[warp space]] could be... unsettling."<ref>''[[StarCraft]] |
+ | Once the new cerebrate was strong enough to travel to [[Char]] the chrysalis was taken to a space platform and safely through [[protoss]] forces. Zasz warned the junior cerebrate its "first jump through [[warp space]] could be... unsettling."<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Egression]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
===Deadly Planet=== |
===Deadly Planet=== |
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+ | On Char the chrysalis' psionic emanations drew [[terran]]s and protoss and the Swarm was forced to defend their prize.<ref>'''[[Jim Raynor]]:''' "But the dreams... I dreamed you were still alive... that somehow... you were calling to me."<br>'''[[Sarah Kerrigan]]:''' "I was. While I was in the [[Chrysalis]], I instinctively reached out to you and [[Arcturus Mengsk|Arcturus]] telepathically." ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Agent of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Zasz warned the Overmind of the unwanted arrivals.<ref name="NewD"/> |
− | The [[Terran Dominion]]'s [[Alpha Squadron]], led by General [[Edmund Duke]], engaged first and was driven off. Zasz instructed the junior cerebrate to use the lull and relocate the chrysalis to a more secure location.<ref name |
+ | The [[Terran Dominion]]'s [[Alpha Squadron]], led by General [[Edmund Duke]], engaged first and was driven off. Zasz instructed the junior cerebrate to use the lull and relocate the chrysalis to a more secure location.<ref name="NewD"/> The new location was then discovered and beset by [[Raynor's Raiders]]. As the battle raged Zasz urged the junior cerebrate not to allow anything to interfere with the chrysalis' imminent hatching.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Agent of the Swarm]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
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+ | Once hatched, Kerrigan desired to raid the ''[[Amerigo]]'' to obtain the means to break the [[ghost conditioning]] hampering her psionic abilities. Zasz was opposed to what it regarded as a display of personal aggrandizement, unsuitable for a servant of the Overmind. The Overmind assured the senior cerebrate Kerrigan's wishes were in accordance with its own and Zasz relented to assist. Nonetheless, Zasz and Kerrigan were to share only an adversarial relationship.<ref>'''Zasz:''' "Though you be the favored servant of the [[Overmind]], you would do well to remember that you are just a servant. You know of our grand mission, Kerrigan. Would you put your personal whims before the will of the Overmind?"<br>'''Kerrigan:''' "Do not cross me, Zasz. I will do as I see fit, and not you or any other [[Cerebrate]] shall stand in my way."<br>'''Overmind:''' "Let her go, Zasz. The greatness of her spirit has been left to her; that the Swarms might benefit from her fierce example. Fear not her designs, for she is bound to me as intimately as any Cerebrate. Truly, no [[Zerg]] can stray from my will, for all that you are lies wholly within me. Kerrigan is free to do as she desires." ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Amerigo (mission)|The Amerigo]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
===Shadow Hunters=== |
===Shadow Hunters=== |
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+ | {{quote|You dare threaten a cerebrate? You'll be the doom of us all!|Zasz's final words to [[Sarah Kerrigan]]|The Dark Templar (mission)}} |
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− | Freed of ghost conditioning, |
+ | Freed of ghost conditioning, Kerrigan detected the presence of protoss on Char, and was subsequently challenged to single combat by [[Tassadar]]. Zasz detected something strange about Tassadar and counseled caution. The headstrong Kerrigan would have none of it and threatened Zasz, much to the latter's exasperation.<ref>'''Kerrigan:''' "For the last time Zasz, you question my motives and authority at your own peril."<br>'''Zasz:''' "You dare threaten a Cerebrate? You will be the doom of us all!" ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Dark Templar (mission)|The Dark Templar]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
− | Zasz's advice was prescient; the duel turned out to be a distraction. While Kerrigan fought Tassadar's illusion,<ref name |
+ | Zasz's advice was prescient; the duel turned out to be a distraction. While Kerrigan fought Tassadar's illusion,<ref name="Cull">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Culling]] (in English). 1998.</ref> [[Dark Templar|Dark]] [[Prelate]] [[Zeratul]] approached the cerebrate and claimed to know Kerrigan's weakness. The cerebrate was lulled into a false sense of security and ordered its brood away, allowing Zeratul to approach even closer. This was Zasz's undoing. The prelate revealed zerg were vulnerable to the Dark Templar's energies and slew the cerebrate.<ref name="SC:QnBlades">Rosenberg, Aaron (June 1, 2006). ''[[StarCraft: Queen of Blades]]''. [[Simon & Schuster]] (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7133-4.</ref><ref group="note">A different account of these events is presented in ''[[StarCraft: Queen of Blades]]''. In this case, Zeratul killing Zasz was unrelated to Tassadar's actions and the timing was coincidental.</ref> |
===Consequences=== |
===Consequences=== |
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+ | {{Quote|Do not forget that it was [[Zeratul|his]] interference that brought [[Fall of Aiur|ruin to Aiur]].|[[Executor]] [[Selendis]], on Zeratul's assassination of Zasz|For Aiur!}} |
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⚫ | For a time the [[Overmind]] was silent,<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Eye for an Eye]] (in English). 1998.</ref> but after the destruction of the Garm Brood it revealed that more than just the death of an immortal had taken place. When Zeratul's blade struck Zasz, the Overmind and the prelate were able to read the other's thoughts. Zeratul discovered the Overmind's origin,<ref name="Doom">'''[[Tassadar]]:''' "[[Zeratul]], perhaps the time has come to tell our friends of the foe we face."<br>'''Zeratul:''' "Indeed. When I slew the Cerebrate on [[Char]], I touched briefly with the [[essence]] of the Overmind. In that instant, my mind was filled with its thoughts, and I tell you now our worst fears have come true. The Zerg were indeed created by the ancient [[Xel'Naga]], the same beings that empowered us in our infancy. But the Overmind grew beyond their constraints, and has at last come to finish the experiments they began so long ago." ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Shadow Hunters (mission)|Shadow Hunters]] (in English). 1998.</ref> and the Overmind learned the secret location of [[Aiur]].<ref name="Problem">'''Overmind:''' "Yet shall their overweening pride be their downfall. For when the assassin Zeratul murdered Zasz, his mind touched with mine, and all his secrets were made known to me. I have taken from his mind the secret location of [[Aiur]], the [[protoss]] Homeworld." ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Eye for an Eye]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
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⚫ | The death of Zasz came as a shock to the Swarm. While Kerrigan initially gloated at the cerebrate's demise, even she could not deny the implications of an attack which nullified cerebrate reincarnation.<ref name |
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⚫ | For a time the [[Overmind]] was silent,<ref>''[[StarCraft]] |
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Revision as of 15:19, 28 May 2019
- Zasz introduces himself to the new cerebrate.(src)
Zasz was a zerg cerebrate and the leader of the Garm Brood.[1]
Zasz was one of the most clever cerebrates, who never ceased to question his fellows in an irritating, sniveling manner.[1] He coordinated the actions of multiple cerebrates and spied on enemies over great distances.[2] While somewhat unstable, he was extremely loyal to the zerg Overmind.[1]
The Garm Brood was part of the zerg Swarm's main attack wing, along with the numerically far superior Jormungand and Surtur broods. The brood made up for its relatively small numbers by employing guerrilla tactics, including surprise attacks and frequent raids. It was known both for its extreme ferocity and the speed at which it attacks.[1]
Biography
Like all cerebrates, Zasz was created to aid the Overmind in controlling the broods.[1]
During the Great War, Zasz offered counsel to the new cerebrate created to keep safe the chrysalis containing Sarah Kerrigan. On Tarsonis, Zasz directed the young cerebrate to remove an immediate threat to the chrysalis by sweeping the area clear of nearby remnants of Omega Squadron.[3]
Once the new cerebrate was strong enough to travel to Char the chrysalis was taken to a space platform and safely through protoss forces. Zasz warned the junior cerebrate its "first jump through warp space could be... unsettling."[4]
Deadly Planet
On Char the chrysalis' psionic emanations drew terrans and protoss and the Swarm was forced to defend their prize.[5] Zasz warned the Overmind of the unwanted arrivals.[2]
The Terran Dominion's Alpha Squadron, led by General Edmund Duke, engaged first and was driven off. Zasz instructed the junior cerebrate to use the lull and relocate the chrysalis to a more secure location.[2] The new location was then discovered and beset by Raynor's Raiders. As the battle raged Zasz urged the junior cerebrate not to allow anything to interfere with the chrysalis' imminent hatching.[6]
Once hatched, Kerrigan desired to raid the Amerigo to obtain the means to break the ghost conditioning hampering her psionic abilities. Zasz was opposed to what it regarded as a display of personal aggrandizement, unsuitable for a servant of the Overmind. The Overmind assured the senior cerebrate Kerrigan's wishes were in accordance with its own and Zasz relented to assist. Nonetheless, Zasz and Kerrigan were to share only an adversarial relationship.[7]
Shadow Hunters
- Zasz's final words to Sarah Kerrigan(src)
Freed of ghost conditioning, Kerrigan detected the presence of protoss on Char, and was subsequently challenged to single combat by Tassadar. Zasz detected something strange about Tassadar and counseled caution. The headstrong Kerrigan would have none of it and threatened Zasz, much to the latter's exasperation.[8]
Zasz's advice was prescient; the duel turned out to be a distraction. While Kerrigan fought Tassadar's illusion,[9] Dark Prelate Zeratul approached the cerebrate and claimed to know Kerrigan's weakness. The cerebrate was lulled into a false sense of security and ordered its brood away, allowing Zeratul to approach even closer. This was Zasz's undoing. The prelate revealed zerg were vulnerable to the Dark Templar's energies and slew the cerebrate.[10][note 1]
Consequences
The death of Zasz came as a shock to the Swarm. While Kerrigan initially gloated at the cerebrate's demise, even she could not deny the implications of an attack which nullified cerebrate reincarnation.[9]
For a time the Overmind was silent,[11] but after the destruction of the Garm Brood it revealed that more than just the death of an immortal had taken place. When Zeratul's blade struck Zasz, the Overmind and the prelate were able to read the other's thoughts. Zeratul discovered the Overmind's origin,[12] and the Overmind learned the secret location of Aiur.[13]
Notes
- ↑ A different account of these events is presented in StarCraft: Queen of Blades. In this case, Zeratul killing Zasz was unrelated to Tassadar's actions and the timing was coincidental.
References
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