- 8,438
- 3,294
Well, now that we have some new and improved Civilization stats, it is time to give The Zerg and The Protoss another look (and the Terrans too, even though they don't have a page because they're the worst race and you can't argue otherwise).
So, we need to figure out what the three races are in terms of the new system.
Also, I'm going to discuss another ability Amon should have, so bear with me.
So, the three races need some new additions to the civilization profiles. The new stuff is as follows:
The Zerg have high billions to trillions of infantry and war beasts, with at least several dozen Leviathans, and even more Brood Lord and similarly large living weapons.
Everything else we already have. So, does this look good?
Now, to Amon. When the Protoss confronted Amon's host body on Auir, Karax mentioned that none of their weaponry, even their most powerful, would effect Amon whatsoever. If this is true, certainly the Spear of Adun's Time Stop or the Motherships' Time Slows would not effect him as well, yes? If they could, they could have bought much more time or simply frozen Amon in place.
Edit: While I'm here, it should be mentioned that Amon can actually mind hax AI and sufficiently advanced machinery, as he took over the Khala and the robotic members of the Protoss, like the Sentries and Warp Prisms, as well. This backs up the statements made by Karax about the Keystone, stating it sees matter and consciousness as one.
TLDR: We makin' Civ profiles and Amon needs resistance to Time Stop and Slow. Amon's Mind Hax covers non-organics as well.
So, we need to figure out what the three races are in terms of the new system.
Also, I'm going to discuss another ability Amon should have, so bear with me.
So, the three races need some new additions to the civilization profiles. The new stuff is as follows:
- Civilization Tier: All civilizations now need a tier specific to them. Using this it is fairly easily to determine that all three StarCraft races belong in the Galactic Civilizatio tier.
- Kardashev Scale Rating: This one is the hardest. While the Protoss are certainly in Type II for being able to harness the power of synthetic stars across thousands of planets and output enough energy to destroy most of a planet, the other two are a bit harder. The Terrans are almost certainly Type 1 for being able to harness across energy from multiple planets. The Zerg though... due to their nature of focusing on biomass and biological evolution, they really don't have any energy consumption that we know of. As odd as it is, it seems like the Zerg are actually in Type 0 for lacking significant energy production.
- Population: The Protoss are actually staggeringly low in population compared to the other races, as they have dwindled in numbers. I'm not if an exact number is ever given, but they are likely still in the millions. The Terran are easily in the billions, and life-wiping a planet with Apocalypse Class Nuclear Warheads didn't significantly affect their population. The Zerg though. Absolutely casually in the billions, but how many? Do they get into the trillions? They are oftentimes described as infinite and numberless, and while those are obvious hyperbole, there are still a lot of them. With even all the broken packs and swarms existing around the galaxy that overrun entire planets, the Zerg should probably hit the low trillions, imo.
- Territory: All of these guys easily have thousands of star systems. Large parts of the galaxy are described as "Zerg space" by Raynor's ship when Kerrigan goes to become the QoB again, so that should mean that thousands, if not millions, of star systems are under their control. The Protoss and Terran shouldn't be far behind.
- Power Source: All three races use minerals and vespane gas, but the Terrans also use conventional power sources, while the Protoss harness Solarite and the Zerg farm biomass for power.
- Industrial Capacity: Oh yes. All three races are able to quickly design and build huge kilometer long vessels. The Protoss built several 70 kilometer long ships over the course of less than 1,000 years, with smaller vessels being commonplace to create. The Terran create many huge Battlecruisers in less than a year's time, as they are needed to fight the wars they get into. The Zerg can spawn massive siege beats at a near-moment's notice. Although they are not shown making a Leviathan, they have to be capable of quickly producing one, as Kerrigan received a Leviathan before the Overmind died.
- Military Prowess: The Protoss have thousands of war machines and vessels, with the Tal'Darim Death Fleet being able to single-handedly wipe out all life in the sector. Hundreds of planets life-wiped, with at least 20 carriers per world is a dead minimum of 200 carries for the Death Fleet. The Golden Armada should be even more numerous than this. They also have several motherships, an Arkship, the Spear of Adun, and a life-wiping Battle Station, Cybros.
The Zerg have high billions to trillions of infantry and war beasts, with at least several dozen Leviathans, and even more Brood Lord and similarly large living weapons.
Everything else we already have. So, does this look good?
Now, to Amon. When the Protoss confronted Amon's host body on Auir, Karax mentioned that none of their weaponry, even their most powerful, would effect Amon whatsoever. If this is true, certainly the Spear of Adun's Time Stop or the Motherships' Time Slows would not effect him as well, yes? If they could, they could have bought much more time or simply frozen Amon in place.
Edit: While I'm here, it should be mentioned that Amon can actually mind hax AI and sufficiently advanced machinery, as he took over the Khala and the robotic members of the Protoss, like the Sentries and Warp Prisms, as well. This backs up the statements made by Karax about the Keystone, stating it sees matter and consciousness as one.
TLDR: We makin' Civ profiles and Amon needs resistance to Time Stop and Slow. Amon's Mind Hax covers non-organics as well.
