History NightmareFuel / Starcraft

-->"BLOW IT! ''BLOOOOOOOW IT!!!"''

* The opening cinematic for Heart of the Swarm shows just how horrific the prospect of the fighting the Zerg actually is. The pounding music and the waves of Zerg of all species shrugging off every Terran countermeasure and swarming over the city hammers in how immense and unrelenting the Zerg are in battle.

* "I love you, Sarge!"
* The Battle on the Amerigo.

* [[EldritchAbomination The Voice In The Darkness]]. It's the unholy spawn of {{Satan}}, [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]]

-->"We're all dead! Blow it! ''BLOOOOOOOW IT!!!"''

** [[spoiler: TheReveal that it's ''Amon'' who's behind protoss and zerg' uplifting is even more nightmarish. Khala, the unity so much cherished by protoss? A tool to enslave them... which exactly what happens in ''Legacy of Void'', as Amon made brainwashed protoss kill their brethren and all other life. Overmind, the HighMind of Zerg? It's deprived of freedom of will, and made to serve Amon's genocidal plans. It even knew that after zerg would have exterminated Terran and Protoss Hybrids would destroy it, and hated this Fortunately, it managed to work around his brainwashing.]]

* [[EldritchAbomination The Voice In The Darkness]]. It's the unholy spawn of Satan, [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]]

* [[EvilSoundsDeep "Magnificent,]] [[WhamLine isn't it?"]]

* The [[EldritchAbomination Dark]] [[BigBad Voice]] and his [[HeinzHybrid Hybrids]], and [[BadFuture what will happen]] [[spoiler:if Kerrigan is killed]]. [[spoiler:Even the Overmind was scared of this thing]].

* The way the ghost is right before he blows up the Amerigo.

* Everyone agrees that [[StarCraft the Zerg]] were pretty messed-up. But the Infested Kerrigan may have been pushing it, especially in her introductory cutscene. Similarly, a few cutscenes of Terran characters being killed by the Zerg were like something out of a BMovie, complete with Southern accents.

* The Hydralisks, in-story. Sure, the main heroes tear through them like nothing, but imagine being a regular marine - or worse, a non-armored person, dealing with these guys. Armed with blades / claws (depending on which game) that are driven by huge shoulder muscles and can punch through heavy armor, and also possessing armor-piercing projectile spikes and a wicked set of jaws. They're ambush predators, so you never know when one is gonna pop up from literally underneath you and rip you apart. And according to official data, Hydralisks are not only smart (by Zerg standards), they're sadistic. ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft II}}'' cinematics give three more reasons to fear them. First, those projectile spikes can punch through 2 centimeters of reinforced steel ''and'' are tipped with a powerful venom; one guy got spiked in the arm, and had to have the arm amputated to survive. Second, they hunt in packs, meaning that where there's one, there's generally at least two more. Lastly, they're huge; at full "height", they stand about 3 meters (around 10 feet) tall. Imagine one of these guys towering over you, ready to ram its claws through your chest and / or skull after it's done toying with you.

* [[EldritchAbomination The Voice In The Darkness]]. It's the unholy spawn of Satan, [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]]

* Mira Han. While she has some funny moments, her eyes put into absolute UncannyValley territor.

* [[EldritchAbomination The Voice In The Darkness]]. It's the unholy spawn of Satan, [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[GravityFalls Bill Cipher]]

* The short story ''The Education of PFC Shane'' shows us what it's like to be [[spoiler: infested- and, through some zerg-induced flashbacks, to be resocialized. Both involve being forced to relive the most traumatizing, horrific events of your life until you beg to have your mind rewritten. It's even worse for Shane, because some part of him is still resocialized into being a model citizen, and that part is utterly horrified at what he used to be.]]

** To add some BodyHorror or fuel to this, the backstory says that Hydralisks were originally peaceful herbivores before the Zerg Swarm absorbed their dna and turned them into what they are now.

* Mira Han. While she has some funny moments, her eyes put into absolute UncannyValley
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* Mira Han. While she has some funny moments, her eyes put into absolute UncannyVally.

* The Hydralisks, in-story. Sure, the main heroes tear through them like nothing, but imagine being a regular marine - or worse, a non-armored person, dealing with these guys. Armed with blades / claws (depending on which game) that are driven by huge shoulder muscles and can punch through heavy armor, and also possessing armor-piercing projectile spikes and a wicked set of jaws. They're ambush predators, so you never know when one is gonna pop up from literally underneath you and rip you apart. And according to official data, Hydralisks are not only smart (by Zerg standards), they're sadistic. ''StarCraftII'' cinematics give three more reasons to fear them. First, those projectile spikes can punch through 2 centimeters of reinforced steel ''and'' are tipped with a powerful venom; one guy got spiked in the arm, and had to have the arm amputated to survive. Second, they hunt in packs, meaning that where there's one, there's generally at least two more. Lastly, they're huge; at full "height", they stand about 3 meters (around 10 feet) tall. Imagine one of these guys towering over you, ready to ram its claws through your chest and / or skull after it's done toying with you.

** To add some BodyHorror or fuel to this, the backstory says that Hydralisks were originally peaceful herbivores before the Zerg Swarm conquered their home planet.

** To add some BodyHorror or fuel to this, the backstory says that Hydralisks were originally peaceful herbivores before the Zerg Swarm conquered their home planet.

* The [[EldritchAbomination Dark]] [[BigBad Voice]] and his [[BiologicalMashup Hybrids]], and [[BadFuture what will happen]] [[spoiler:if Kerrigan is killed]]. [[spoiler:Even the Overmind was scared of this thing]].

* Infested Kerrigan? How about the regular infested terrans? There's almost nothing left of their humanity, and the do enough damage to kill any unit with their suicide attack. Specifically the point in the campaign where a marine asks, "Do you hear that?" and then one pops up right in front of you.

* Everyone agrees that [[StarCraft the Zerg]] were pretty messed-up. But the Infested Kerrigan may have been pushing it, especially in her introductory cutscene. Similarly, a few cutscenes of Terran characters being killed by the Zerg were like something out of a BMovie, only scary. Complete with Southern accents.