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:This article is concerned with a species in the StarCraft universe
; for other uses of the term see StarCraft: Hybrid
and Infested Terran
.

The Protoss/Zerg Hybrid is a species in the fictional StarCraft universe
. It is usually referred to as Hybrid, although the term has been used to describe Infested Terran
s as well.

The Hybrid was first observed on a secret mission
conducted by Zeratul
on a cold moon, after Zeratul was forced to slay Matriarch Raszagal
on Char
.

Zeratul travelled to the moon because he detected Protoss
energy signatures there - these signatures came from Protoss technology that was being operated by clandestine Terran
mercenaries. They were holding Protoss
and Zerg
(including Infested Terran
) prisoners in Stasis Cells.

The computers on some of the cells indicated that their DNA was being compiled and spliced, creating a genetic hybrid of the Protoss
and Zerg
races.

One of the Stasis Cells contained a successfully created Hybrid, and as Zeratul accessed the computer, he was contacted by Samir Duran
. Duran claimed to have created the species on the orders of his masters, who have been asleep for countless ages.

Zeratul
was offended by the existence of the creature and prepared to attack it. Duran said it would make no difference, because he had seeded the Hybrid on many worlds, and Zeratul could not find them all before they awoke. Zeratul attacked it (off-screen), but afterwards was unable to tell the other Protoss of this potential new threat to their species.

Many fans believe this is a reference to the Xel'Naga
, which empowered the Protoss
and Zerg
early in their history, due to their interest in their purity of form and essence, respectively. By combining the purity of form of the Protoss
and purity of essence'' of the Zerg, Duran hoped to create a "perfect" Hybrid. As no awake Hybrids have ever been observed, it is unknown if Duran's hopes would come true. This theory is supported by the Zerg Overmind's explicit explanation in Episode II of its desire to combine purity of form with purity of essence by assimilating the Protoss.

To date, it has made no appearances in StarCraft.

Other Appearances

Recently, a mod has been made for Zero Hour, Version 4.0. The Mod is titled Starkiller, and the title screen is Starcraft 2: Xel'Naga Vengance. It can be found here .

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