For Heart of the Swarm, see here.
For Legacy of the Void, see here.
- After completing "Zero Hour" and switching to the Hyperion as your base of operations, there's a brief cutscene of Raynor talking to Matt about the Raiders, during which this exchange takes place.Matt: If I may ask, sir... is there a reason that convict is still on my bridge? (*cut to Tychus standing in the middle of the room absently adjusting his Powered Armor's crotch plate*)
- If you complete the "Ghost of a Chance" scenario, Tosh will become enraged at Raynor during the post-mission communication and will stab a Voodoo doll. It has no effect on Raynor, to Tosh's perplexity, but Tychus finds himself being hit with piercing pain and tossed around the room. Then later when Nova gets ahold of it...
- A meta one: Tosh has an ability called Psionic Shield that gives him a shield similar to Protoss units. With this ability, you could say that he's Pro-Tosh.
- "Bar Brawl", after Jim's beating up of Tychus:Jim: And fix my damn jukebox.Tychus: (dazed) Ugh... A little help here...? (cuts to black) ...anybody?
- Tychus's reaction to the Odin."Brutah, it is the single greatest creation in the history of mankind."
- Terran's Nuclear Missile has "Take it!" painted on its side.
- Mission "Engine of Destruction". Tychus shows his love of the Odin in hilarious ways:"Now how'd I miss this button with a skull on it?" (Nuclear Launch Detected) "Oh, baby... you're in for a world of pain!""Just wake me up when you're ready. I reckon a small nuke oughta do it."
- Matt's reaction to Tychus's talks after the first base:
Matt: Does he always talk this much, sir?Raynor: Yup. Once you get him into a fight, he never shuts up.- Tychus then discovers that the Odin has a bathroom installed. How he uses it while welded into his Power Armor isn't explained, though.Tychus: Well, I'll be damned... those Dominion eggheads really thoughta everythin'. Pardon me for a moment... (sound of toilet flushing a couple of seconds later)
- After the opening cutscene in which Raynor shoots the TV in the bar out of anger at Mengsk, every time you go to the Cantina (even after moving to the Hyperion), there is a paper taped to the TV that says "Dont shoot the screen."
- "P.S. I'll add the cost of the TV to your tab."
- Introduction to the penultimate mission:Tychus: You know, I've been thinkin'.Raynor: Scares me more than the Zerg.
- Several moments from the news broadcasts and commercials:
- Kate Lockwell breaking loose and letting out several excited cheers when she's promoted to lead anchor when her predecessor, Donny Vermillion, has himself committed.
- Not to mention the story of Donny's commission. At the time, he was wearing nothing but socks, holding a copy of Emperor Mengsk's manifesto and a pound of peanut butter.
- Also, Kate's heavily censored interview of a Dominion ghost.We expect to [bleep] them... very soon.
- "Nuke Noodles: Call down the flavor!"
- "Take your shot at life: iPistol!"
- "Can he warn me when he's gonna do that?"
- "WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT WOMAN?! TELL HER NOT TO INTERRUPT MY INTERVIEWS!"
- All of Donny's hilariously inept attempts at censoring various news stories to favor Emperor Mengsk (if the clips show up before Media Blitz is completed).
(cutting Kate off) I'm sorry, Kate, I've just received news that - er. Um. *Beat* Cut - cut to commercial.- Jim's occasional retorts also provide a good chuckle.Jim: Everyone's a critic.
- Kate Lockwell breaking loose and letting out several excited cheers when she's promoted to lead anchor when her predecessor, Donny Vermillion, has himself committed.
- While it's also a Moment of Awesome, this exchange from the cutscene after "Media Blitz" adds humor to the flavoring, too.Mengsk: I was called upon to serve the greater interest of humanity! Personal power was never my goal!
Kate: Then how would you characterize this statement?
Tape Recorder: *click*
Recording of SC1!Mengsk: I will not be stopped, not by you, or the Confederates, or the Protoss, or anyone! I will rule this sector, or see it burnt to ashes around me!- Mengsk's subtle Oh, Crap! face as he realizes he ain't gonna be able to spin this particular smear on his record.
- Cue all the changes in dialogue to the missions played after Media Blitz, such as making the conversation Kate’s interview with Valerian awkward and the broadcast cutting short following the repeat of the voice recording.
- Also, the ticket from the new broadcast after the mission just repeating, “Emperor Mengsk: I will rule this sector or see it burned to the ground around me.”
- "HAVE A NICE DAY <3"
- "Ain't no time to be lying down on the job, general."
- There's of course the Blizzard famous Stop Poking Me! quotes. The ghosts, for example, have taken their barely contained psychopathy up to eleven in this installment...Ghost: Whenever I see a world untouched by war, a world of innocence, a world of lush forests and clear rivers... I really just wanna nuke the crap out of it.Reaper: Thought I was signin' up to be a repo man, imagine my surprise...Marine: I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum! And I'm all out of - oh, forget it...Firebat: Ack. Turns out I hate the smell of napalm in the morning.Medic: Dammit, I'm a medic, not a doctor! *Beat* Oh.Battlecruiser: The Yamato is loaded... and so am I!
- Even more hilarious, the Thor doesn't even wait past the fourth poke.
Thor: I am here! Click me!- The Protoss Stalker lives up to his name.
You went to bed early last night.
You never return my calls.
Restraining order? What about our love?
I have pictures of you... hundreds.- Yes, the Protoss heroes in "In Utter Darkness" might be fighting to the death against impossible odds, but they still manage to get in a few quips before then. Mohandar — in a way — breaks the in-universe fourth wall as if they know they exist in a vision of the future.
Urun: Who are you, and why should I care?Mohandar: Some humans have redeeming qualities. You are not one of them.Selendis: I am surrounded by inferior life forms.Artanis: (poke) I must practice tolerance. (poke) I am not easily provoked. (poke) DIE! DIE! DIE!- The ending to said mission can come across as unintentionally funny. It's presented like the Dark Voice needs to wipe sentient life because they wanted to turn the lights off in the universe. Their "I love it when a plan comes together." may feel cheesy too.
- The "Heal Bus" comment of the Medivac's description at the Hyperion Hangar. Veers into Black Comedy territory from the fact that said nickname caused a Medic to snap so badly that she had to be resocialized.
- Speaking of Black Comedy, the otherwise dark and somber Haven's Fall mission has this at the beginning:Raynor: Stay sharp! I want anyone that leaves the ship to be wearing a suit! Last thing I need is more people getting infested.Tychus: They infest marines too, brother.Raynor: My orders still stand. (under his breath) Shouldn't be a problem for you though, Tychus...
- Swann can be relied on to bring the snark whenever.
- During his introduction:
Raynor: Look, I know money's been tight - but that artifact we just picked up from Mar Sara's gonna solve everything!Swann: I've heard that before, brother.Raynor: It's different this timeSwann: Yeah, I heard that one, too.- Post "Ghost of a Chance", regarding Nova:
Swann: Your girl came through alright.[...]Raynor: She ain't "my girl", Swann.Swann: Hmm. Scary female assassin type that's going to wind up trying to kill you some day? She sure seems like your type.- In the opening of "Supernova", where Raynor's force must outrun a wall of fire:
Swann: Hope you brought your sunscreen, Cowboy.Raynor: Now ain't the time, Swann.- After "Cutthroat", where you get Vulture bikes. Swann isn't impressed with them, much to Raynor's annoyance:
Swann: Those goofy mercs are still using Vultures, can ya believe it? Damn things are death traps even when you ain't got people shooting at ya.
Raynor: Careful now, Swann. My old Vulture saved my skin more times than I care to remember. I ain't gonna listen to you trash talk a classic piece of engineering like that.
Swann: Classic?! I suppose you could call 'em that. 'Course most folks like a bike that don't explode on them when the repeller seals freeze up, or the fuel cells start leaking radioactive waste - but hey, who cares if it's a classic, right?
Raynor: No one likes a smartass, Swann. - Tychus and Raynor are discussing the completed artifact:Tychus: I just wish the damn thing came with an instruction manual. For all we know, we could be upsettin' the entire space-time continuum.Raynor: Easy, Tychus. This ain't science fiction.
- Even funnier since Legacy of the Void was released - it basically does exactly what Tychus described as part of its function to revive a dead Xel'naga!
- This exchange:Raynor: Say... didn't you end up gettin' married the last time we were there?Matt: I told you before: if I had known what the prize was, I never would've joined that card game!
- The Too Dumb to Live mentality of the AI really kicks in in Media Blitz, where the Odin is implied to be the most powerful weapon of war the Dominion, or perhaps humanity period, has ever created. Doesn't stop any enemy unit at all from running in and attacking you without any concern for their safety. Considering the unit is so big it can knock over streetlights and crush cars just by walking around, it can be pretty amusing to see a lone marine charge in guns blazing at you.
- The trailer
for the official crossover mod Blizzard DOTA (now known as Heroes of the Storm) has some hilarious self-aware narration.These heroes are forced to fight to the death in an endless battle with no purpose other than ladder points. - Raynor got a few quotes in the Hyperion:"Ahh, I like all the pretty lights." note"I should go for a walk outside... Oh wait.""That's it. Goin' to have to start pretendin' like I'm workin'.""Standin' around talking to my damn self...""What the Hell was I doing?"
- When playing on Brutal difficulty, be prepared to see funny sights like pirate mercenaries fighting for The Dominion in some missions. This includes the Duskwings who defected from The Dominion, meaning they betrayed The Dominion and got rehired by them as mercenary units. Those Duskwings must be really worth the money if they were welcomed back just like that; money and talent really talks it seems.
- When Raynor arrives at the rendezvous point for Moebius and is met with Valerian and the Dominion, Raynor is hailed by them in the subsequent mission briefing. Raynor demands to know why the Crown Prince of Terran Dominion wants to help him, and when Valerian tries to avoid that question and instead discuss their next move, Raynor closes the channel, smirks, then re-opens it a couple seconds later. Cue Death Glare and "I can see why my father wants to kill you."
- In the same scene a moment later, there's this exchange.
Valerian: Everyone wonders if I will be as good an emperor as my father. But I want something more: to prove I will be a better emperor, and a better man.
Raynor: That shouldn't be hard. - In Supernova, Raynor must get an alien artifact and get out of the planet before it gets completely consumed by its own sun. Guess who chooses this moment to show up?
- Tal'Darim Executor: James Raynor! We expected your arrival... Now you will pay for desecrating our holy relics.Raynor (sounding more annoyed than worried): Aw, hell... not these Tal'Darim guys again. They seriously need to learn when to quit!
- Ariel Hanson saying "We sure gave Mensk a kick in the pants!" in an excited manner after "Media Blitz".
- If you move the Odin around civilains, they'll say the usual "That things out of control!", "someone has to stop it!", "That things making potholes!".
- The mission in the Zerg's Tunnels gives us this pearl:Tychus: I know everything there is to know about them: put a bullet in 'em, they die.'
- When ambushed by burrowing Zerg near the beginning of the level, Stetmann lets out a hilarious girly scream.
- The end of the mission sees Raynor and his friends running to the exits while tunnels are swallowed up by lava. Tychus gets a moment to watch his surroundings.
Tychus: Ah hell, the lava's rising!Raynor: That was the whole idea, Tychus! Now run for the extraction point, you idiot! - Reactions to misuse of and abuse of the Drakken Laser Drill - played for laughs.
- If the player attacked the drill, Tychus gets mad.
Tychus: Hey Hey Hey, We need that thing! Don't trash it!- Raynor will let the player have it if the player used the drill to attack a terran unit or structure.
Raynor: Those are our guys you idiot! Watch it with that thing!- You can even turn the laser on the critters walking around. They explode into feathers the moment the laser touches them.
- Throughout the Media Blitz the broadcasters around the city keep blaring pre-recorded messages from Mengsk, showering Odin with praises (since this event was supposed to be a showcase for it) which serve as a darkly-comical and ultra-cynical counterpoint to the sight of the rogue Odin trashing the city.
- On a meta level, one particularily difficult Self-Imposed Challenge is to finish the campaign using only marines. This gets particularily difficult on the mission "Maw of the Void", in which fields dealing Damage Over Time covers the map. The only way to do it is to use orbital drop pods to land as many marines as possible right under the protoss mother ship, which will then create a black hole and temporarily erase the marines from existence, giving the player time to send in another round of marines, with the two groups dealing enough damage to destroy the objective. As one streamer put it, those poor marines are getting shot out of a spaceship in rickety drop pods, sucked into a black hole before getting spit out again and dissolved om a molecular level while madly firing. "All in the name of archeology".
