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The Larva is the foundation of the Zerg. It's used to mutate into units, which in turn can mutate into full-blown Zerg structures. Almost all of the Zerg race is derived from the Larva. It has no direct offensive abilities; its use is only for expansion.

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[edit] Background

StarCraft II Unit [e]
Larva
Race: Zerg
Role: Unit Production
Unit Statistics
Size: Small
Type: Ground, Biological
Speed: Slow
Transport Slots: Not transportable
Hit Points: 25
Plasma Shields: N/A
Energy Points: N/A
Offence
Armament: N/A
Ground Attack: N/A
Air Attack: N/A
Range: N/A
Defence
Armor: 10 (Light)
Sight: x
Cooldown: N/A
Special Abilities
Mutate

  class="infobox" x class="infobox" x Image:Build time icon.png x

Mutates into a Zerg unit.
Production
Hotkey: N/A
Supply: Image:Control_SC1.png 0
Resources: class="infobox" 0 class="infobox" 0
Build Time: x
Produced by: Hatchery
Prerequisite: Hatchery

The Zerg Larvae are almost direct descendants of the original Zerg insectoids, but have grown in size as well as toughness as they were enhanced by the Xel'Naga experiments. The main reason that the Zerg Larva was interesting for the ancient Xel'Naga was the genetic versatility and psychic sensitivity in such an "under developed" life form.

The Larva of today is maggot-like and contain the genetic code for all other Zerg breeds available in the local gene pool. If a Hive Cluster needs a specific breed of Zerg, it will be ordered by its controller to enter a pupal state and start replicating the DNA of that breed. This mutation is done at an astounding rate compared to procreation of other species, and when the egg hatches, the Zerg creature will be ready to fulfill its duties.

A new Hive Cluster will usually only have the genetic code available for the most basic breeds, such as Drones, but as the Cluster gathers resources and increases in size by letting the Drones mutate into large structures, it can increase the number of genetic structures an individual Larva can mutate into.

Larvae were first found by Terrans in the Koprulu Sector Fringe Worlds in the late 25th century. These worlds were populated by Terran farmers who were relocated by the Confederacy under the cover of a "cholera" epidemic and the specimens of Larva found by the Confederacy were shipped to science facility on Vyctor 5. They were later discovered by the Sons of Korhal years later.

These small insectoid creatures have been changed the least since before the Brood War, and still retain most of their previous attributes. Small and gooey with antennae as well as eyes to navigate, they never wander far away from their Hatchery, and never off of the Creep.

[edit] Game Unit

StarCraft I Unit [e]
Larva
Race: Zerg
Role: Unit Production
Unit Statistics
Size: Small
Type: Ground, Biological
Transport Slots: Not transportable
Hit Points: 25
Plasma Shields: N/A
Energy Points: N/A
Offence
Armament: N/A
Ground Attack: N/A
Air Attack: N/A
Range: N/A
Defence
Armor: 10
Sight: x
Cooldown: N/A
Special Abilities
Mutate

  class="infobox" x class="infobox" x Image:Build time icon.png x

Mutates into a Zerg unit.
Production
Hotkey: N/A
Supply: Image:Control_SC1.png 0
Resources: class="infobox" 0 class="infobox" 0
Build Time: x
Produced by: Hatchery
Prerequisite: Hatchery

The Larva are produced by a Hatchery, Lair or Hive on certain intervals, but there are never more than three Larvae available at any one producing structure. It is not possible to command the Larva, and they will randomly crawl around near the producing structure. If the creep under a Larva disappears, it will die, as will also happen if a Larva in metamorphosis cancels its mutation.


[edit] StarCraft II Unit

The StarCraft II unit is used for almost every other Zerg breed, comparable to the StarCraft I Larva that is used for ALL Zerg breeds, buildings and evolution.

[edit] Abilities

The Larva's only ability is to mutate into other Zerg breeds. There are different requirements for the different breeds, and some mutate themselves to evolve further. A Larva can mutate into the following units:

[edit] Upgrades

There are no upgrades for Larva.


[edit] StarCraft I Unit

The StarCraft I Larva is the foundation for ALL other Zerg units. A Larva can mutate into the following units:


[edit] Larva Breeds

There are only three known breeds of the Larva:

  • Zerg insectoid
  • Larva (Brood War)
  • Larva (Post Brood War)
  • Larva (StarCraft II)


[edit] Trivia

  • One of the Christmas Cards by Blizzard includes a little girl getting a Zerg Larva from Kerrigan.


[edit] Gallery

Just a picture gallery from different situations and different games involving the unit.

Larva from StarCraft I, actual size and zoomed.

Concept art of Larva from StarCraft: Ghost



Zerg Units (StarCraft II) [e]
(i) = Infested (z) = Zerg-evolution (g) = Swarm Guardian spawn
Ground Units: Hive Queen | Larva | Drone | Zergling | Baneling (z) | Roach | Hydralisk | Lurker (z) | Nydus Worm | Infestor | Ultralisk
Air Units: Overlord | Overseer (z) | Mutalisk | Swarm Guardian (z) | Corruptor |
Additional Units: Broodling (g) | Infested Terran (i) | Infested Protoss (i) | Egg (z) | Lurker egg (z) | Cocoon (z)
Basic Buildings: Hatchery | Extractor | Creep Tumor | Spawning Pool | Spine Crawler | Roach Den | Baneling Nest | Evolution Chamber | Spore Crawler
Advanced Buildings: Lair | Hydralisk Den | Deep Warren | Spire | Nydus Network | Hive | Greater Spire | Infestor Pit | Ultralisk Cavern
Cancelled Units: Shrieker (z)
Cancelled Buildings: Sunken Colony | Spore Colony | Swarm Clutch


Zerg Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e]
(q) = Queen-infested (z) = Zerg-evolution
Ground Units: Larva | Drone | Zergling | Hydralisk | Lurker | Defiler | Ultralisk
Air Units: Overlord | Scourge | Mutalisk | Guardian | Devourer | Queen
Additional Units: Broodling (q) | Infested Terran (q) | Egg (z) | Lurker egg (z) | Cocoon (z)
Basic Buildings: Hatchery | Extractor | Evolution Chamber | Spawning Pool | Creep Colony | Spore Colony | Sunken Colony | Hydralisk Den
Advanced Buildings: Lair | Hive | Spire | Greater Spire | Queen's Nest | Nydus Canal | Defiler Mound | Ultralisk Cavern | Infested Command Center (q)
Hero ground units: Torrasque (ult) | Matriarch (qu) | Infested Kerrigan (it) | Unclean One (def) | Hunter Killer (hyd) | Devouring One (zlng) | Infested Duran (unk)
Hero air units: Kukulza (mut, grd) | Yggdrasill (ovl)
(ult) = Ultralisk -- (qu) = Queen -- (it) = Infested Terran -- (def) = Defiler -- (hyd) = Hydralisk -- (zlng) = Zergling -- (unk) = Unknown -- (mut) = Mutalisk -- (grd) = Guardian -- (ovl) = Overlord
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