Who the heck is the [Wo]man inside the every terran building? When you click on any terran building, there's some freak half-[Wo]man, half-robot with tubes connected to his/her/its head and gears spinning around him/her/it (it's the animated portrait under "menu").

WHO IS [Wo]MAN (ROBOT?? [BOTH??])??

Oh wait... when you click on a zerg building you see a big eye. I'm guessing that's the Zerg overmind. And that controls all the Zerg (at least in vanilla).

So that thing must control the Terran.

WHAT THE FUCK IS IT???

Hmmm helper robot... but is it ever mentioned in the story like the zerg/terran portrait which is used when you click on buildings?

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

August 14 2008 19:58 GMT

that man inside the turret was epic
and i thought the command center "man" was a woman

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

August 14 2008 19:59 GMT

You can see a man in the turret?

And the robot, yeah I thought it was a girl.

Specialist

United States803 Posts

August 14 2008 19:59 GMT

I always thought it was a bald girl too.

crabapple

United States397 Posts

August 14 2008 20:00 GMT

ya seirously. i think ghosts were supposed to be cyborgish, but why would the command guy be like, almost mechanical? if they have cyborgs, there should be cyborgish units. think about that one for sc2.

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

August 14 2008 20:02 GMT

it's definately a girl.. both in features but it also makes sense given the voice for zerg is the Overmind (pictured with buildings) Artanis for protoss (might be wrong name, but he is pictured with the protoss buildings) and the voice for terran is female.. coincides with the picture and the other races.

Not a big deal, no idea how you didn't notice that. Man in the turret is amazing because he is only pictured in the wireframe and kinda in the animation.

FALSE ALARM FOLKS! HE'S JUST AN IDIOT!

AcrossFiveJulys

United States3612 Posts

August 14 2008 20:04 GMT

It's supposed to represent a helper robot, much like the role "computer" plays in star trek. And yes, it's a female robot, hence the feminine voice you hear: "not enough minerals" etc

-_-

United States7081 Posts

August 14 2008 20:04 GMT

On August 15 2008 05:02 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
it's definately a girl.. both in features but it also makes sense given the voice for zerg is the Overmind (pictured with buildings) Artanis for protoss (might be wrong name, but he is pictured with the protoss buildings) and the voice for terran is female.. coincides with the picture and the other races.

Not a big deal, no idea how you didn't notice that. Man in the turret is amazing because he is only pictured in the wireframe and kinda in the animation.

FALSE ALARM FOLKS! HE'S JUST AN IDIOT!

My new theory is that its the thing which controls the terran, which is you... so all you guys saying its a girl... MUST ALSO BE GIRLS!

I always knew you were a bitch incontrol, and this proves it!

(not serious [but yeah, I'm really serious])

(Why am I in love with these ()[]??)

-_-

United States7081 Posts

August 14 2008 20:05 GMT

On August 15 2008 05:04 AcrossFiveJulys wrote:
It's supposed to represent a helper robot, much like the role "computer" plays in star trek. And yes, it's a female robot, hence the feminine voice you hear: "not enough minerals" etc

Makes sense.

AcrossFiveJulys

United States3612 Posts

August 14 2008 20:06 GMT

#10

On August 15 2008 05:02 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Artanis for protoss

Aldaris, not Artanis. Aldaris is the old arrogant regarded fucker, Artanis is the young, hopeful, badass guy.

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

August 14 2008 20:19 GMT

#11

ah ok ty

I didn't think that was right..

I loved the story for SC

Great single player imo.

riotjune

United States3394 Posts

August 14 2008 20:25 GMT

#12

Looks better than the one they currently have for SC2

EvoChamber

France2505 Posts

August 14 2008 20:37 GMT

#13

If you've played the single player campaigns as Terran, you'd know that it's just your computer aide who fills you in on the situation before every mission.

CFDragon

United States304 Posts

August 14 2008 20:44 GMT

#14

Regarding the Zerg eye thing: If you read some of the SC novels you find out what those eyes really are. They aren't the overmind, if I recall correctly, they're sentries placed around the underground structures of Zerg bases that have really high pitched squeals to alert other Zergs whenever they see something. I'm pretty sure there was one in Liberty's Crusade.

jello_biafra

United Kingdom6641 Posts

August 14 2008 20:49 GMT

#15

I've also always wondered what the fuck that thing is. A helper robot of some variety seems the most likely explanation I guess.

Mastermind

Canada7096 Posts

August 14 2008 20:52 GMT

#16

On August 15 2008 05:37 EvoChamber wrote:
If you've played the single player campaigns as Terran, you'd know that it's just your computer aide who fills you in on the situation before every mission.

Yes. I cant believe how many people here either have never played the single player, or havnt played it in many years. The cyborg is the one that gives you orders in the first campaign.

Psilver

Canada82 Posts

August 14 2008 21:03 GMT

#17

The Protoss we see when we click on a Nexus is Aldaris.

Edit : Oh didn't saw the post that already said that.

cgrinker

United States3824 Posts

August 14 2008 21:05 GMT

#18

It's called the adjutant play the effing single player. It does the briefings just like the Overmind or the Judicator. In case you were wondering what the eye or the skull dude were as well.

ScarFace

United States1175 Posts

August 14 2008 21:16 GMT

#19

wait, theres a man in the turret? Where?

InfeSteD

United States4658 Posts

August 14 2008 21:28 GMT

#20

I've never noticed before '-__-

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

August 14 2008 21:39 GMT

#21

do you mean the advisor?

did you never play the campaign?

EvoChamber

France2505 Posts

August 14 2008 21:53 GMT

#22

My friend was saying how they should add little circles of vomit around the turret when it's fired too much.

nemY

United States3119 Posts

August 14 2008 22:09 GMT

#23

it's zia

GHOSTCLAW

United States17042 Posts

August 14 2008 22:44 GMT

#24

I'm also guessing it's the advisor- The man inside the turret is just for the turret. The other buildings I think just have people?

nimysa

United States383 Posts

August 14 2008 22:45 GMT

#25

On August 15 2008 04:57 -_- wrote:
Who the heck is the [Wo]man inside the every terran building? When you click on any terran building, there's some freak half-[Wo]man, half-robot with tubes connected to his/her/its head and gears spinning around him/her/it (it's the animated portrait under "menu").

WHO IS [Wo]MAN (ROBOT?? [BOTH??])??

Oh wait... when you click on a zerg building you see a big eye. I'm guessing that's the Zerg overmind. And that controls all the Zerg (at least in vanilla).

So that thing must control the Terran.

WHAT THE FUCK IS IT???

Hmmm helper robot... but is it ever mentioned in the story like the zerg/terran portrait which is used when you click on buildings?

How did know there was a man inside the turret, and how do you know its actually a man hmmm?

ScarFace

United States1175 Posts

August 14 2008 22:56 GMT

#26

because women cant fight, pfff

KaasZerg

Netherlands927 Posts

August 14 2008 23:44 GMT

#27

Its a cyborg. Part human part computer. Some sciencevessels are commanded by cyborgs to. The terrans care little about ethical complications if these creatures can give them an edge in technology or decisionmaking.

thoraxe

United States1449 Posts

August 15 2008 00:01 GMT

#28

pic or it didn't happen.
+ Show Spoiler +

I know who he is talking about

29 fps

United States5725 Posts

August 15 2008 00:26 GMT

#29

On August 15 2008 07:44 waterdragon wrote:
I'm also guessing it's the advisor- The man inside the turret is just for the turret. The other buildings I think just have people?

and all those people look the same!!!

the men are fighting, the women are controlling the buildings... that`s what it seems like. except the valks, but the women who pilot them are probably bored in the starport.