Baneling

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Banelings are mutated Zerglings which now serve the Zerg Swarm as suicide bombers.

Contents 1 Background 2 Game Unit 2.1 Abilities 2.2 Upgrades 3 Baneling Breeds 4 Trivia 5 Gallery

[edit] Background

StarCraft II Unit [e]
Baneling
Race:	Zerg
Role:	Suicide Bomber
Unit Statistics
Size:	Small
Type:	Ground, Biological
Speed:	Normal
Transport Slots:	1/8
Hit Points:	45
Plasma Shields:	N/A
Energy Points:	N/A
Offence
Armament:	Explosive Glands
Ground Attack:	40/+30*
Air Attack:	40**
Range:	2**
Defence
Armor:	0 (Light)
Sight:	x
Cooldown:	0
Special Abilities
Burrow	Digs itself into a hole in the ground, cloaking it until it "un-burrows".
Production
Hotkey:	E
Supply:	1
Resources:	25 50
Build Time:	10
Produced by:	Zergling
Prerequisite:	Baneling Nest

Banelings evolve from Zerglings after the right genetic upgrades has been done in a Hive Cluster. They produce large sacks of an unknown liquid substance that, when ignited by the Baneling, will explode and cause large amounts of damage, especially to buildings. It is possible that this is a genetic evolution from the older type of Infested Terrans, who were used in a similar manner, but with gases instead.

Banelings are significantly larger than Zerglings to hold their dangerous liquids, and they become so distorted by this change that they can no longer walk on their legs, but roll themselves forward instead. They are capable of standing still though, using their legs for support.

[edit] Game Unit

The Baneling breed can only be found in StarCraft II.
*Against Buildings Banelings get +150 damage
**A Baneling can be Levitated to do damage to air units.

The Baneling shares the function of the StarCraft I Infested Terran, but with better unit AI (like all units) and it is a lot more effective. It's upgraded from the Zergling, and gives a relatively high "bang for the buck" as it's a relatively cheap unit that can go a lot of damage, especially to buildings.

The best way to counter them is air units or focus fire micromanagement.

The splash is an AoE damage that gives full damage to any enemy unit or building in the radius. Luckily for friendly units, it will only actually harm its enemies.

[edit] Abilities

• Explode
• Burrow

[edit] Upgrades

• Evolve Baneling
  • Tier 1: 100 100 80
  • Tier 2: 125 125 120 - Requires Lair
  • Tier 3: 150 150 160 - Requires Hive

[edit] Baneling Breeds

• Zergling
  • Baneling

[edit] Trivia

The Baneling is the direct change from the Infested Terran in StarCraft I and is an example of a unit created to fill a specific need rather than created from a story-related reason or an iterated from the art team.

[edit] Gallery

• General StarCraft II Shots
  • In-game Shots
  • Concept Art
  • Unit Models

Zerg army on the move, Banelings in the midst.	Banelings attack another small Zerg Hive Cluster.	Baneling concept art.	Model render of the in-game Baneling.
Another render of the Baneling.

Zerg Units (StarCraft II) [e]
(i) = Infested (z) = Zerg-evolution (g) = Swarm Guardian spawn
Ground Units:	Hive Queen | Larva | Drone | Zergling | Baneling (z) | Roach | Hydralisk | Lurker (z) | Nydus Worm | Infestor | Ultralisk
Air Units:	Overlord | Overseer (z) | Mutalisk | Swarm Guardian (z) | Corruptor |
Additional Units:	Broodling (g) | Infested Terran (i) | Infested Protoss (i) | Egg (z) | Lurker egg (z) | Cocoon (z)
Basic Buildings:	Hatchery | Extractor | Creep Tumor | Spawning Pool | Spine Crawler | Roach Den | Baneling Nest | Evolution Chamber | Spore Crawler
Advanced Buildings:	Lair | Hydralisk Den | Deep Warren | Spire | Nydus Network | Hive | Greater Spire | Infestor Pit | Ultralisk Cavern
Cancelled Units:	Shrieker (z)
Cancelled Buildings:	Sunken Colony | Spore Colony | Swarm Clutch

Zerg Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e]
(q) = Queen-infested (z) = Zerg-evolution
Ground Units:	Larva | Drone | Zergling | Hydralisk | Lurker | Defiler | Ultralisk
Air Units:	Overlord | Scourge | Mutalisk | Guardian | Devourer | Queen
Additional Units:	Broodling (q) | Infested Terran (q) | Egg (z) | Lurker egg (z) | Cocoon (z)
Basic Buildings:	Hatchery | Extractor | Evolution Chamber | Spawning Pool | Creep Colony | Spore Colony | Sunken Colony | Hydralisk Den
Advanced Buildings:	Lair | Hive | Spire | Greater Spire | Queen's Nest | Nydus Canal | Defiler Mound | Ultralisk Cavern | Infested Command Center (q)
Hero ground units:	Torrasque (ult) | Matriarch (qu) | Infested Kerrigan (it) | Unclean One (def) | Hunter Killer (hyd) | Devouring One (zlng) | Infested Duran (unk)
Hero air units:	Kukulza (mut, grd) | Yggdrasill (ovl)
(ult) = Ultralisk -- (qu) = Queen -- (it) = Infested Terran -- (def) = Defiler -- (hyd) = Hydralisk -- (zlng) = Zergling -- (unk) = Unknown -- (mut) = Mutalisk -- (grd) = Guardian -- (ovl) = Overlord