Which was the first Race ?

On October 06 2023 06:29 Xeofreestyler wrote:
I'd say judging by the only alpha screenshot's I've seen it's actually zerg?

https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/StarCraft_alpha

On October 06 2023 06:41 Mutaller wrote:
I think terran is the first fully realized race Blizzard made, zerg and protoss were ideas that were included in the campaign. Then zerg was made, then protoss. The races were made in the order of the campaign. Blizzard was inspired by 40k, Alien, and Starship Troopers. So Terran and Zerg were the natural two races, Space marines vs Tyranids, Humans vs Xenomorphs, and Terrans vs Arachnids. Protoss was made last and was a little more original concept.

As far a lore, I think Xel'Naga made the protoss probably older than terrans, then terrans discover zerg before the protoss, so zerg is likely younger than terran. So P is the oldest, then terran and the youngest would be zerg. You might think in the Zerus the birthplace of zerg would be ancient, but zerg probably evolved very quickly.

On October 06 2023 06:29 Xeofreestyler wrote:
I'd say judging by the only alpha screenshot's I've seen it's actually zerg?

https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/StarCraft_alpha

On October 07 2023 04:50 DeepElemBlues wrote:

According to this wiki Terran was developed first, then Zerg and Protoss were developed concurrently. Zerg development took more time than Protoss as Blizzard spent a lot of effort to get the look right.

“Terran were the first and easiest to make,” Rob tells me, when discussing the three iconic playable races – Terran, Zerg, and Protoss - that would be playable in both the StarCraft campaign and the multiplayer component.

On October 09 2023 17:54 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:


Where does it say that exactly? The link you provided does not even mention Terran!!!

"The zerg race was originally known as the "Zurg."[2][3] The name was changed to "nightmare invaders"[4][5] (sometimes spelled "nightmarish invaders")[6][7] soon after, due to a copyright claim by Disney. It was finally changed to "zerg."[8]"

This is a much more comprehensive article on the matter and I don't see a mention of which one was developed first.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_(video_game)

It DOES appear to be Nightmare Invaders (later Zerg) but I don't see any evidence pointing to Terran.

Also if it's not P it's funny because: Protos means "first," derived from the ancient Greek πρῶτος.

Please cite actual sources and links not just conjectures!

The zerg were developed concurrently alongside the protoss.[138] However, the zerg underwent more revision than their counterpart in the original game; Blizzard frequently let its artists hold "jam sessions" to find the right look for the creatures. The hydralisk became the basis for the zerg after its reveal, namely that the zerg would be a purely organic race, with the look and feel being "hard chitinous plates and supple muscular flesh with lots of sharp points."[133]

The idea of humans being in StarCraft was present from the outset,[65] and were the first race developed for the game.[42] However, the developers didn't want to do the "Galactic Good Guys" trope, instead going with "Surly Space Cowboys That Were Prisoners,"[65] otherwise referred to as being "akin to the outlaws of the Old West, except in power armor and rocking gauss rifles."[66]