[A]Heartbreak Ridge TvP Side

       Flash goes for a wall-in opting for a siege expand, with CC after making only two marines as apposed to his future, and I'm assuming better learned self of the future's FD with no wall, but ~6 marines. Pusan begins to pressure with a one gate range followed by robo and expand still all on one gate. With his pressure effective at a minor loss of one Dragoon and Flash being pressured to repair constantly, Pusan pulls back keeping a nice advantage. Flash unable to scout for any tech goes for ebay setting him back even more, then the screen pans down and we are shown the Starport Flash had started in the corner of his base.



      How Flash wins the game immediately becomes to me clear even after he is faced with a significant setback early on, which after watching am glad I reported in more detail then the Jaehoon game (because I respect Pusan as a player more than Jaehoon). Pusan follows up with getting his 3rd after adding only one gateway and 2 goons to his forces. His swiftness to capitalize on his earlier gained advantages in eco and now tech, he attempts to seal his victory with a seemingly safe expansion. Pusan unfortunately does not see the Starport in the corner of the base and simple sees the armory and is expecting a timed upgrade push from Flash after massing up.



      Confident that his eco advantage will allow him to reign supreme he plods on towards the inevitable. The dropship is out and the harrassing begins, first with Pusan's main. His lack of observers at the start of the drop seems to spell doom for Pusan but an obs pops out right when the vultures zip towards the probes, they would not dine tonight and simultaneously are denied by a pylon wall at the 3rd as well. The daamge was done though and Pusan for a short but crucial moment is running one base. Flash knowing now his damage was enough to allow him to expand safely, delaying and effectively decreasing the Pusan's stopping power of his 3rd, as Pusan was busy recovering.



      Currently only on 4gateways Pusan realizing that with the Starport up Flash is now slightly ahead on tech and goes for Stagate followed by the well recognized Arbiter Tribunal. With a few games of goon and vulture, cat & mouse and mine field laying followed by clearing Pusan expands AGAIN to the mineral only at 12 o'clock, after witnessing Flash's 3rd and being unable to deny or even delay it he opts to be one base ahead, typical Protoss. Flash's superiority in upgrades is displayed when Pusan attempts to use a control group of goons to clear a the mine field set up on the ridge adjacent to Flash's now running 3rd. Flash overcomes the group of goons with his vultures and the vultures now run free, and spring upon their prey, the probes transferring to Pusan's 4th. With nothing but a measly cannon to deny the vultures of their meal they reduce the probes numbers to a measly 4-5, a shot of Pusan shows his frustration, another setback, things were starting to look grim.



      Pumping Arbiters from Two Stargate Pusan prepares to finish this before he set back anymore by Flash's harass. While moving out with a group of Zealots and Dragoons along with a trusty Arbiter they move out to threaten Flash's 3rd base. Flash calls Pusan's bluff with a scan of his meager attack force and a dropship of 4 vultures on Pusan's preparations new expansion in the bottom right corner, adjacent to Flash's base, the plan was foiled. Fed up with this constant battle to defend his advantage Pusan moves in to cripple Flash's army and hopefully his 3rd before he suffers anymore damage from the dreaded Dropship and Vultures. Flash's position on the ridge is too strong and Pusan is forced to allow the madness to continue.


      After throwing a few zealots and a pair of goons the expansion is finally secure, when, suddenly Pusan does to me, the unthinkable he makes four Stargates in a row along with a fleet beacon at his 3rd, where did he have the money for all of this was he this far behind in his macro? Or was he betting all-in on his still remaining advantage, whether the risk was necessary or not Pusan pursues with determination his every so slightly fading victory. Flash moves out with his ball of 2-1 tanks, vultures, goliaths, and dreaded EMP-laden Vessels. Pusan sensing weakness goes to strike down this expansion, if he secures that base even his carriers won't save him. Unfortunately, a triple EMP on Pusan's forces sends him fleeing and in his retreat the screen show his Stargate's flickering, not flashing, as Pusan would have none of that.



       Once again Pusan moves out for blood, and this time with Flash's army defending his fledging 4th things were looking good for Pusan, hopes were high as he pressed forward with, images of burning factories and even a possible GG. He is once again set back by a cleverly placed supply depot and barracks the time it would take him to break that with his army would give Flash time to counter his army. He is once again denied revenge, and we see Flash is prepared for the dreaded recall with turrets lining his base. The Stargates flicked ominously, will they pay off? Probes from Pusan's now dry main transfer to his distant 5th. Flash is sitting comfortable on his now confirmed eco advantage, Pusan's only hope left lying in those flickering lights. Suddenly we are sent to Flash's base a recall in the corner of his base farm from factories and trapped by still mining SCVs, with well placed tanks and buildings, Pusan's recall goes to waste.



      All Pusan has left is a measly Dragoon force, a few Zealots fresh from his gateways and his Carriers. After the failed recall Flash smells a weakened prey and goes in for the kill. The massive 2-2 ball moves onward, onward to the carriers, EMPing and reducing all to blue goo and disintegration along the way.



      Flash scans the carriers, scoffs at their numbers and EMPs. A feeble stasis does nothing to slow the onslaught, the carriers poke out to delay the push but even with the ledge's LOS advantage, and his remaining goon force, Pusan is pushed back by reinforcements from Flash's main.



       He races to defend his mineral expo, but he is too late the probes are slaughtered in control groups another stasis appears to delay the inevitable, a blue spec appears in the upper right corner Flash's victory was in plain view. 4 tanks move in a finish off what is left of the probes final safe haven, Pusan's eco is in tatters his forces only his trusty arbiter and carriers. The ominous 3-2 on the tanks upgrades tolls the bells of the end.



[Indent] In a desperate attempt to return the pain of losing his expansions to Flash, Pusan moves out to destroy the mineral only. We witness a mass of goliath and charon-boosted missiles fill the air. A switch to Pusan's sweating face in contrast to Flash, calm and ready to end this charade. Pusan flailing in defiance of this loss scrambling to recover his expo goes to kill off Flash's corner base but is denied by quick repairs and massive goliath forces. Before the end we are given view through the eyes of the defeater and the defeated, the difference in eco is staggering, Flash low on minerals and true to his name Ultimate Weapon, while Pusan floundering for money his minerals trickling in.



      In Pusan's final breath he destroys Flash's CC in the upper right corner.



      Flash not even needing his whole army to fend off this threat splits his forces to end the game and kill of Pusan's expansions.



       As Pusan fights off the never-ending army of Goliaths, Vultures that had spelled his doom from the start finish off his last running expansion, and with no more money for interceptors Pusan types out.