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What pet should I get?

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cive
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada370 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-08 19:21:51
August 08 2011 18:29 GMT
#1
My dad's a scientist and he told me I can get any pet I want for my birthday! So I think I'm gonna ask for one of the followings:

- Zergling
- Ultralisk
- Hydralisk
- Overlord

I'm kinda leaning towards overlord because he can probably help me with my homework, be a good conversation partner and more importantly, be my gas free & insurance free transportation device (I gotta find a vet with the upgrade though T.T ).

Ultralisk can be my transportation too. He might have trouble fitting into a single lane though. My life will be bully free for the rest of the high school years. I also like that there's a nice guide for one already.

Pet ultralisk guide

I wonder if it's okay to just have one zergling instead of a pair. I hear they are born in pairs and they bond with each other. I can only afford one though, so s/he might get depressed. Other than that, having one should be pretty similar to having a dog.

Hydralisk is the icon of zerg. That alone is a pretty good reason to keep one. I'm pretty sure they are pretty sophisticated as well. Overlord probably is better in that area but I can still have a decent conversation about things.

Edit:
Sophisticated Hydralisk Hype!
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Poll: What pet should I get?

Overlord (19)
 
45%

Zergling (11)
 
26%

Hydralisk (8)
 
19%

Ultralisk (4)
 
10%

42 total votes

Your vote: What pet should I get?

(Vote): Hydralisk
(Vote): Overlord
(Vote): Ultralisk
(Vote): Zergling




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KasPra
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Estonia983 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-08 18:34:56
August 08 2011 18:34 GMT
#2
Don't get the crackling upgrade if you go for the zergling(s).
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
August 08 2011 18:34 GMT
#3
Totally the overlord. Can fly you wherever you want AND detect stealth!
RIP MBC Game Hero
lantz
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States762 Posts
August 08 2011 18:36 GMT
#4
I reccomend a cat over a dog.

dogs are need too much attention and you have to walk them.

cats are nicer.
XiGua
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden3085 Posts
August 08 2011 18:38 GMT
#5
If the overlord communicates like in bw, then Ovie ofc!! It can even transport you in the air, how cool isn't that?
You: "Let's go Ovie-Wan Kenovie!!"
Overlord: "BWAAAAH BAAAABWWAAH!!!!"
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Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9587 Posts
August 08 2011 18:39 GMT
#6
Get a zergling bro. Imagine all the tricks it could do. it could jump up on your bed everyday and wake you up, it could bring you your newspaper, it could do a backflip, a barrelroll, play dead, you could play frisbee with it. And on top of that all those teeth and claws will make sure no other living creature with a preservation mechanism within a 2K radius will never come to fuck you up.

Also, when your mom asks you to build a flowerbed you could just tell it to burrow repeatedly in a small area.
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apm66
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada943 Posts
August 08 2011 18:43 GMT
#7
I'm glad you don't want a roach! If that thing spills acid all over your mom's furniture, oooh boy, you and your roach pet are in for a treat!
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JeanBob
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada295 Posts
August 08 2011 18:44 GMT
#8
I'd get an overlord, because it is too slow to escape, so you will not lost it. It also won't bite no or any of your friends visiting. It's really the less dangerous animal to get.
"Teach the ones below you something you have learnt and learn from the ones above you." -Sonata Arctica
apm66
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada943 Posts
August 08 2011 18:45 GMT
#9
On August 09 2011 03:44 JeanBob wrote:
I'd get an overlord, because it is too slow to escape, so you will not lost it. It also won't bite no or any of your friends visiting. It's really the less dangerous animal to get.


Well, definitely not the best pet to play fetch with!
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TheGiz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada708 Posts
August 08 2011 18:46 GMT
#10
The overlord can transport you, see camouflaged shit, creep up shit, and project your mental influence onto up to 8 other creatures/people for you.

Go with the mind control, bro. Or do you not want a harem of 8 women who will do whatever you want?
(8 because women are only 1 psi, obviously)
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NrG.NeverExpo
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2114 Posts
August 08 2011 18:47 GMT
#11
On August 09 2011 03:34 Crais wrote:
Totally the overlord. Can fly you wherever you want AND detect stealth!

This is dependent on whether or not its an SC2 ovy or a BW ovy. Plus you need to take into consideration the ability to upgrade. If no upgrades are possibly for your pet overlord I'd say its not worth it :D
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josemb40
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Peru611 Posts
August 08 2011 18:50 GMT
#12
You could ride your overlord to school
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Rinrun
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada3509 Posts
August 08 2011 18:51 GMT
#13
Hydralisk is the icon of zerg. That alone is a pretty good reason to keep one. I'm pretty sure they are pretty sophisticated as well...


I just thought of a Hydra sitting in a chair by the fireplace with a glass of wine...
MBC/Liquid/TSM always.
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9587 Posts
August 08 2011 18:56 GMT
#14
On August 09 2011 03:51 Rinrun wrote:
Show nested quote +
Hydralisk is the icon of zerg. That alone is a pretty good reason to keep one. I'm pretty sure they are pretty sophisticated as well...


I just thought of a Hydra sitting in a chair by the fireplace with a glass of wine...


With a pipe, a tophat and a monocle and a bitchin' moustache.
Someone draw/photoshop this so hydra won't totally be out of the race.
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SnetteL
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Belgium473 Posts
August 08 2011 19:06 GMT
#15

I just thought of a Hydra sitting in a chair by the fireplace with a glass of wine...

With a pipe, a tophat and a monocle and a bitchin' moustache.
Someone draw/photoshop this so hydra won't totally be out of the race.


You mean...

[image loading]

By the way, don't forget to take some bags when you walk (float) your overlord to clean up the poo!
Caps lock is cruise control for cool.
StorkHwaiting
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3465 Posts
August 08 2011 19:15 GMT
#16
haha I love this thread so much. My vote is for ovie. Floating down the street is just too pimp.
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42411 Posts
August 08 2011 19:15 GMT
#17
A cat would be easier choice.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9587 Posts
August 08 2011 19:16 GMT
#18
On August 09 2011 04:06 SnetteL wrote:
Show nested quote +

I just thought of a Hydra sitting in a chair by the fireplace with a glass of wine...

With a pipe, a tophat and a monocle and a bitchin' moustache.
Someone draw/photoshop this so hydra won't totally be out of the race.


You mean...

[image loading]

By the way, don't forget to take some bags when you walk (float) your overlord to clean up the poo!


Close enough.
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cive
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada370 Posts
August 08 2011 19:18 GMT
#19
On August 09 2011 04:06 SnetteL wrote:
Show nested quote +

I just thought of a Hydra sitting in a chair by the fireplace with a glass of wine...

With a pipe, a tophat and a monocle and a bitchin' moustache.
Someone draw/photoshop this so hydra won't totally be out of the race.


You mean...

+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]


By the way, don't forget to take some bags when you walk (float) your overlord to clean up the poo!


Damn, that was fast!

You beat me, sir.

[image loading]
Play Terran
SnetteL
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Belgium473 Posts
August 08 2011 19:25 GMT
#20
On August 09 2011 04:18 cive wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2011 04:06 SnetteL wrote:

I just thought of a Hydra sitting in a chair by the fireplace with a glass of wine...

With a pipe, a tophat and a monocle and a bitchin' moustache.
Someone draw/photoshop this so hydra won't totally be out of the race.


You mean...

+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]


By the way, don't forget to take some bags when you walk (float) your overlord to clean up the poo!


Damn, that was fast!

You beat me, sir.

[image loading]


Yours is a lot better, i take my top hat off for you sir.
Caps lock is cruise control for cool.
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
August 08 2011 19:53 GMT
#21
Depends. The fast SC:BW Hydra or the slow SC2 one. If SC:BW one, I'd do hydra since it'll eventually grow to be a lurker.
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
August 08 2011 20:01 GMT
#22
How is Mutalisk not an option? Such a trademark unit.
GigaFlop
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1146 Posts
August 08 2011 20:21 GMT
#23
Zergling ftw. If not a ling, then an Ultralisk. Either would protect you for life, since Zerg units can't die of old age, and both are scary units.
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katzby
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States110 Posts
August 08 2011 20:59 GMT
#24
Definitely Zergling
Baeras
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States140 Posts
August 08 2011 21:07 GMT
#25
OL from s1 or s2 because you gotta remember because i hear they're not the best for conversation
Bet on it!
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
August 08 2011 21:11 GMT
#26
Hm, now that I think of it, overlord would indeed be the best.
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
August 08 2011 21:13 GMT
#27
Warning to overlord owners:
make sure you never let your pet overlord fly too high, or the military is going to shoot it down calling it "unidentified flying object" or whatnot. Bureaucracy
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Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
August 08 2011 21:17 GMT
#28
On August 09 2011 06:13 Hesmyrr wrote:
Warning to overlord owners:
make sure you never let your pet overlord fly too high, or the military is going to shoot it down calling it "unidentified flying object" or whatnot. Bureaucracy


Those Marines man... keep your pets away from them at all times.
Sotamursu
Profile Joined June 2010
Finland612 Posts
August 08 2011 21:38 GMT
#29
Get a ling as a pet, man. Overlords are cool and all, but they'd just get tangled up in powerlines and die. It doesn't matter if your ling is missing his sibling (no pun intended), you can be his bro.
Corvette
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States433 Posts
August 08 2011 21:54 GMT
#30
Which pet should i taaaake?
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