This is the first StarCraft II parody I fully recorded. I've been sitting on it for about a year, and I finally decided to finish and publish it today, when I read about the Disney parody portion of the HotS Launch Contest. I also decided, at the last minute, to write in a short fanfic prologue and epilogue. Those are included in the spoilers, if y'all want to read those.
There was a hell in this realm, and I'd returned to it.
I wasn't dreaming. This was Char. I'd once sworn never to come back here.
And yet I always knew that my return was inevitable.
I remember learning about our ancestors on Earth centuries ago. They first touched the skies and explored beyond the bubble of their homeworld. They raced each other towards the stars, trusting that one day, when the time came, humans could settle their disputes to face challenges they couldn't even begin to imagine. They believed with all their hearts that our species could put petty quarrels and wars, fought over insignificant bits of land on a speck of a rock, aside, and that they could unite against the real dangers of the cosmos.
They were so wrong. The UED, the Sons of Korhal, Dominions and Confederacies. I scoffed at the thought. "Raynor's Raiders."
I knew why I started the fight. I still believed in it. But I had long lost the illusion of what was "right." Was I fighting for the greater good? Sure, in my eyes. But at the end of the day, we were all fighting the same war. Ideology. The divisive cancer that had plagued humanity since the very beginning. We'd rip each other, and our own selves, to shreds before we gave it up. No, there was no right here. There was only wrong and less wrong. Not even Matt understood that. Maybe it was best he didn't.
I heard a blast behind me, followed by the sound of 130 pounds of titanium crashing into the ground..
"*thud* Aww, damn it!"
Pvt. Jenkins, a technician who had been enlisted to operate a Reaper and assist our recon operations on Char, had tried to fire a Concussive Shell while wearing someone else's Marauder. The recoil was not kind to his scrawny 90-pound body. Now he was lying on his ass.
At least he would have been if the damn suit weren't on backwards.
"Dumbass," I scolded as I helped him out of the suit, "This thing is worth more than your entire G. I. bill."
"Sorry Commander, I just wante--"
"If I wanted an apology or an explanation, I would have asked for it, Private. Just get in the damn Reaper."
"Yes sir." He scurried away past a dozen other fumbling trainees.
These guys were useless. Almost all my good men were dead or missing from the landing, and the mercenaries were hours away. I knew I had to say something.
A sigh of despair escaped my lips. If this was the best we could do, we had already lost. None of us would leave this place alive.
I started to go back into the shelter to finalize our assault plans, when I heard a loud whirring come down from the sky. I looked back. Three Dominion ships had landed out front. General Warfield, new arm glistening in the volcanic light, stepped off the first transport. Seven squads of Dominion troops exited behind him, immediately running to reinforce the perimeter.
Perhaps there was hope for the Terran race after all...
Anyway, I hope you like it! I plan on releasing much more content (including a version of this with gameplay video, if time allows) in the future =) I'll keep y'all posted!
On February 20 2013 08:52 Sadist wrote: pathetic scrubs sounds like a messed up plural O_O
Hadn't noticed until I read this. It really does.
D: I dont hearz it T.T I guess maybe the enunciation isn't what it could be, but I'm not sure what you mean D:
It's because it sounds a bit like you sing "You're a spineless [...] pathetic scrubs"
Ohhh I hear it!! T.T Yeah, I didn't intend there to be an "a" sound there, but I couldn't change it anyway, 'cause I don't have the recording equipment I had last year when I recorded this :'(
Very good cover, some things could have been done better, but overall you did a very good job. Everyone is probably laughing at Dragoons now, but the Thors were funny too.
Man this is amazing. One of my best friends is a huge fan of disney songs, I really wish she actually played more starcraft so that this could be her favorite thing ever.
On February 20 2013 09:21 Visage814 wrote: Man this is amazing. One of my best friends is a huge fan of disney songs, I really wish she actually played more starcraft so that this could be her favorite thing ever.
Thanks <3 Hey, maybe you should show her the Disney parodies people do for the HotS contest, see if you can get her into StarCraft that way! :D
"I'll Make a Man Out of You" is one of my favourite Disney songs. (I'm glad I didn't pick it for my contest submission--yours would be pretty hard to top! <3)
On February 21 2013 02:07 Mortal wrote: I really must be turning into a depressed-bitter fuck, I get no enjoyment out of these anymore the lyrics were well-written though.
Aww, well I'm glad you think the lyrics are good.
Thanks for all the kind feedback, guys and gals! I'm hoping to get the video playback recorded some point before HotS releases, so maybe I can add that to the submission.
Thanks so much guys! The video recently passed 1,500 hits, which is actually more than all the other vids I've released in the last two years combined! So that's a hell of a moment for me =) I really appreciate all the views and feedback.
I have a bunch of requests for gameplay video to be added, but unfortunately with classes, I just don't really have the time--since I'm not at all trained in video editing, it takes me waaaay too long to film, cut, and edit the right video, and I'd have to incorporate Hellions, Firebats, baneling drops, all that shebang.
BUT, I have started writing a bundle of other parodies, including a couple more Disney ones (I probably can't submit multiple parodies to the contest, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun :D:D:D:D). I hope to pick out the ones that will work out this week and have them all up on YouTube before March 12, so stay tuned =D
Thank you all again, guys. This is really great =)
On February 24 2013 20:02 Musicus wrote: Oh god this is really good, I love this song so much and your lyrics are really good. I burst out laughing at "mysterious as the AI of dragoons" .
Hahaha, thanks :D ! It just popped into my head and I burst into laughter, so I thought, "yeah...that HAS to go in there." ^_^
On February 25 2013 15:26 nakedsurfer wrote: This was pretty pimp. I was hesitant on looking at these threads that are popping up for the contest. I am glad I clicked this one though
Thanks!! You should check the other parodies out though. They very usually have a lot of thought put into them (and eve if they don't you can usually tell in the first few seconds haha :D) I really loved ItsBecca's parody of "Part of Your World;" you should DEFINITELY check that one out (it's frontpage too, and rightfully so :D)
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the lyrics were well-written though.
