Terran, Theoretically the most powerful race?

What makes you say that? Oh wait, it must have been their excellent show of military prowess eons ago where they were devastated by their own creations.

For all we know; the appearance of Xel' Naga in StarCraft 2 might have not even be one of Force. We may encounter simply one, that tells Zeratul and Raynor how to use some special Relic etc. etc.

 

There is no "best race". It's a simple formula of theoretical extrapolation. Any one race can be expanded upon slightly to become infinitely superior to the other two.

Protoss have high technology that is capable of making one lone warrior the equal of ten in the opposing armies, and while there may be a thousand Terran and a million Zerg for every Protoss, their concentrated power could easily destroy the strategically important targets of both other races.

Terrans could arguably assimilate or fabricate technology similar in effectiveness to the Protoss, or derive enough scientific breakthroughs from studying the zerg to trump both races in terms of technological advancement and military firepower, not to mention they are the strongest "economic" powerbase in the lore. The Zerg simply consume, and the Protoss are too isolationist to truly capitalize like the expansionist Terrans, and both thus fall short of the resource mongering potential of the Terrans.

Zerg are incontestably the most hardy and virulent of all three races, capable of infesting entire worlds and turning a harmless garden rabbit into a flying mutant murder machine ready to obliterate armies of foes. Any arguements that evolution is incapable of keeping up with scientific advances need to be shelved - if you can take a Zergling and turn it into a Baneling in four years of evolution guided by a conscious mind, you have a progressive system easily capable of matching anything the Terrans or Protoss could derive.

Let us not forget that Zerg can not only out-produce both of the other races by many magnitudes, but have possibly the greatest potential to become a unified force should Kerrigan become strong enough to control the entirety of the Swarm, or another Overmind like entity returns. Room is available for hive wars, but it seems more likely that the Zerg would become a single front, in which case they have a significant advantaged compared to the strife-torn Terran and the only just reunited Protoss.


But.... all of this is ultimately subjective. It depends on your personal bias, which race is your favorite, and what YOU want to see happen in the Starcraft universe. These factors could easily be set equal against eachother from an objective perspective.

Despite their significant technological head start, the Protoss may simply be unable to completely defeat either the Zerg or the Terran , much less both, simply due to their weakened position and lack of numbers. Many centuries from now that might change, but the current tactical situation makes it hard to believe they could obtain absolute dominance.

Terrans may be able to advance technologically, but that doesn't mean it's going to be "quick". Their brains are only so big. Ingenuity and determination are only 2/3rds of the scientific equation - the other slice is TIME. The Protoss have had tens of thousands of years, the Terrans, several hundred. That gap might fill up quicker if Terran scientists could reverse engineer Protoss tech, but it wouldn't necessarily be fast enough to be the deciding factor.

Zerg might have the ability to adapt as quickly as the Terran and outnumber both other races combined, but their position as "big bad" and their ceaseless aggression means they are going to start out as the top priority for both Terran and Protoss. I can't think of a single larger threat than Kerrigan and her Swarm, and I imagine the same state of mind in key character roles such as Arcturus Mengsk and Zeratul. Even if the Terran and Protoss wasted their time beating the crap out of eachother, it's not like the Zerg will be able to simply sweep over all of the Terran colonized worlds in the blink of an eye. If they could feasibly even LOCATE the Protoss worlds to execute a complete extermination of that species is arguable, and if they did, assaulting it with sheer numbers is not going to be the right answer.

So basically - all three races can be omnipotent, or all three races can be aproximately equal.

The true test is within the mind of the individual warrior, and luck of the draw. No vile machination of Kerrigan's will easily trump the zeal of the Protoss or oust the rugged versatility and spirit of the Terrans.

 

i have to say,it does ultimately depend on the player. however the problem with most players is that they never have an open mind to any new and interesting strategies/tactics to kick sum1 elses ass off the map.
eg. say its a TvZ.
Terran loses to ling rush. works about 80% of the time depending on Z player.
Terran player either goes for bats/helion faster to kill that problem.
Zerg go for hydras to counter helions.
and so the cycle goes on repeatedly IF u r a REGULAR player.
if u go 4 new ideas everytime, u win. easy as that.

 

Agreed with z741- it does depend on the player.

Even if you give 1000 minerals more too a less experienced player, they're still not as likely to win against a ProGamer, not matter any race they choose.

Terrans in lore are bunkerers and turtlers, whereas in games these days are all about aggressive pushes or some other strats.

Protoss are quite varied, but very few people use anything close to the lore strats.

Zerg, on the other hand, are rushers and fit well.


So which is the best race? Lorewise, the Protoss or Zerg may have an upper hand, but in-game is all equal.

 

The only main difference is the term of strategy. The races are all balanced and unique.

Once they use a strategy too much, though, that's when they'll grow old.

Like what BoneBlade said, anything more to any race would make it superior to the other two. If you have the right strategy and the precognitive skills, you'll be able to make a Zerg Rush ultimately phail as Terran anytime.

Likewise, the Zerg can obliterate enemies if used the right way, and usually the right way isn't always the path most taken.

 

true. as i said, too many people dont look for new ways kick someone elses ass off the map. those r the noobs. the pros look fr new ways actively. ME!

 

So it's settled- There is no "Most Powerful Race".

 

guys, read the first friggin post, this thread is about the lore

 

That's what my last post is about. There is no race with the extreme upper hand at the moment in the Korpulu sector.

Only the Zerg have the advantage of ambushing after four years, but if the Terran and/or Protoss were tipped off, the Zerg would have a very tough time.

 

So what's the latest with the THOR? Is he built like he was originally shown to be built? By an SCV? Or is it still *STUPIDLY* from the factory? BOOOOOOO to that idea... only way it could look good to me (for the THOR to come out of a factory) would be if the factory opened itself up such that the THOR could then walk out, in a somewhat realistic fashion. Obviously I wouldn't want it to take real long but Blizz could easily make a factory kind of detach itself into pieces and fold them away so the THOR can stand up and walk out...

 

btw, the UED is not terran, terran specifically refers to korpulu sector humans.

UED might be uberpowerful but for all we know there could be an unseen slien race that could obliterate everything.

 

Zerg definetly, and they have been showing it over and over.

Xel Naga fleet? easy to wipe. Terran Worlds? sure, ill infest those. Tarsonis? Aiur? Shakuras? Moria? Korhal?

All of those, easily conquered, they only got some serious blows when their leadership was hit (Overmind and Cerebrates) but besides that, they are pretty much unstoppable. Now that Kerrigan is on the move, who knows what is next, if not everything at the same time.

And she knows about duran, she knows what the Xel naga will do, and that is why she was waiting for Zeratul, who even a Protoss, doesnt have idea of what the Xel Naga are going to do.

 

wait, shakuras?


while Shakuras was definetily saved by the cannon temple, the planet was nowhere near conquered when they activated the weapon

 

The one thing that the TERRAN DO HAVE over all other races is the fastest tech tree.

 

goddamnit people, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TEH LORE, CHECK WHAT BOARD THIS IS ON, CHECK THE OLD POSTS OR AT LEAST THE FIRST

 

but tiranz hav nookz ;(

 

Um, from the whole planet being overrun and protoss hiding from zerg in the temple... and having to blow up the entire thing, I pretty much get the idea that the planet was lost at that point and extreme measerues were taken.

And even if the planet wasnt overrun at the moment, surely was getting there, which is my point anyway.

 

as you can see in the final protoss cinematic, only a small portion of the planet was infested at that point, only the area near the temple. While the Zerg would ahve eventually overrun Shakuras, they were not at that point yet(otherwise 90-100% of the dark templar would be dead)

 

plus they didn't 'blow up' anything...

 

it was just an energy field that destroyed certain brands of DNA