The Zerg Acid Pus Bug

Posted on May 27, 2008

The Zerg Acid Pus Bug

BANELING

Information about the Baneling has been uploaded to the European Starcraft 2 site, the US site always gets updated slower :/ anyways here is a new look at the Baneling and its story:

The Baneling is a creature so bloated with fluid-filled sacs that it can barely walk; instead, it moves itself by tucking into a tight ball and rolling. However, this ungainly appearance belies the fact that the Baneling is an extremely dangerous organism, one of several new Zerg specialists recently seen on the battlefield. When a Baneling gets close enough to an enemy, the creature triggers a reaction within its volatile chemical payload that causes it to explode with devastating force and shower the immediate surroundings with searing acid. The Baneling is destroyed in the explosion, which is very likely to inflict a huge amount of damage.

- Blizzard

More Lore: http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/zerg/baneling.xml

This last sentence is interesting:

Terran commanders now train their troops to watch for these abominations. In the meantime, scientists are desperately trying to develop chemical rounds that will cause Banelings to detonate before they reach Terran lines.

Sounds like the Devs may be thinking about an attack upgrade for Terran infantry, specifically made to counter Zerg units. This is just speculation of course, however it seems very possible to me, maybe even just in the single player campaign.

More Baneling Screenshots:

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