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Starcraft 2: Zerg GuardianModeled by Phill Gonzales, final texture pass Ted Park!
Animated by Jay Hathaway
Once Wings of Liberty shipped there was considerable down time on the development team. The game designers proceeded to develop mod maps for Blizzcon 2010 and the artists were free to prototype new art for Heart of the Swarm. My focus was on modeling the retired Starcraft 1 Zerg units to be used in the upcoming Zerg Campaign. This model was based on a Mr.--Jack illustration [link] that updated the Guardian visuals. The Guardian only appears as a Primal Zerg unit with a altered texture in HotS, but the asset will be released to the mod community for custom maps.
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Sometimes I wonder if Brood Lords were an "evolved" variant of the Guardian. Simply put, did you guys make the Brood Lord thinking of it being an improvement to the Guardian?
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Nope! This unit tier was redone a few time with various ideas.Β
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Still, it looks vaguely similar to Guradians.
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Awesome work on the Guardian By the way. I called it "Flying Crab" anno in the SC1 days.
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I like it. A lot better the original from the first Starcraft.
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its a shame i really wanted to see Starcraft 1 units in the new view hahah
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There is still a chance with the last expansion!Β
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thye need to rbin the rever,lurker and draggon for multiplayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Who knows what LotV will bring!
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The next Starcraft Expansion: Legacy of the Void
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is it came out yet??Β
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oh, maybe theyll bring fenix back now thatll be cool.
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We just might...
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Β Β I don't know, that you have the permission to make the Starcraft 2 units on your site.Β I mean ok you writte the CORRECT maker of this units under the pic's (Blizzard) but you don't have to say about informations, that you don't know.Β I mean the thing about Fenix. A Dev.User ask you,
In friendly regards Shiro. Β (ps: No other persons make a reply for this comment! , only PhillGonzo have this permissionΒ )
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Google search "Phill Gonzales Blizzard" please.Β
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I didn't work on Brood War. This is a dumb conversation.
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Ok Β Β , please help me with the Starcraft Brood War multiplayer problem.Β Β Β Β
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I cannot do this.
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Ok I disbelieve that you are the original developer "phil gonzales", sorry dude. XD Ps: your name is not correct, Phil was writte with one 'L' not two. XD And by the way the correct name is conzales not conzolos, I mean conzo? Ok. I don't would like a reply on this reply!
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u a starcraft developer?
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omfg.... i freakin love you right now!!!!!
i just got really excited out there for a second XD
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The Guardian is actually my favorite StarCraft unit, and even though it's more carapace-y this time around, I absolutely LOVE it.
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these things are scary, and effective!|
well done BTW, I jsut finished HoTS!
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Grats on HotS completion!
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yeah it felt good!
now if only they put more work into the achievements this time around, but oh well, i'll have them all by the end of the year.
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Get that 100%! Some of the Campaign Mastery ones did make me whine.
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which ones? And any hints to go with em?
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The Lab evacuation mission! Timing is so tight! I wept!
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i didnt know the gods had trouble with this game XD
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Man, I feel kind of stupid. Jumping into WoL, I got this guy and the brood lord mixed up. Regardless, really awesome.
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They are quite alike! An honest mistake!
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(just warped from Mr.Jack's profile) awesome model!
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Thanks Shraznar! Great drawings in your gallery! The mechanical stuff blew me away!
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...they don't look like crabs anymore *sadface*
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We can make something cooler than a crab!
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Sad we didn't get to control them in HOTS
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They appear in development. Even there was a upgrade for the Swarmguardian. Was there a plan to add both guardian and swarmguardian ? Or was the Swarmguardian an mutation ?
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The Swarmguardian was a concept that we were exploring, but it didn't go anywhere aside from the Lost Viking arcade. I don't know what it's relation to the Guardian was intended to be.
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I think it was going to be the high tier flier was going to be, but it turned into the brood lord.
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Additionally, I think the idea was so transitional that it didn't even get lore to validate why it existed. Although it made an appearance at a trade show once, so it has a very polished Ted Park texture.
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That was the only reason I remember it, I think it was the first iteration of the guardian-analog that got shown...
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My reaction to seeing these guys in HotS: Oh hey! Guardians! I haven't seen those since SC1! *guardians start attacking my mutas* WTF?! Brak, you frigging hacker!
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I have no idea how Brak got the Guardian strain!!! Maybe it was dormant in the Mutas...
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