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Blizzard Entertainment has released two secret missions for the computer game, StarCraft: Brood War. Both of them require special pre-requisites to play, and are not accessible via cheats.

Dark Origin

This mission is located near the end of StarCraft Episode VI. To find it, you must defeat Zerg mission 9, entitled The Reckoning, in less than 25 minutes. A message indicates that a bonus mission has been activated. While it is true as stated above that the level must actually be beaten rather than cheating straight to victory with the "beat level" cheat, other cheats do work. The cheats for money, building capability, quick building, and seeing the whole map are confirmed. Invulnerability works but must be turned off when Zeratul attempts to destroy the Stasis cell or he will not be able to do so.

The Flight

In the aftermath of Zeratul's last battle with Infested Kerrigan, Matriarch Raszagal lies dead, and the Protoss forces Zeratul brought with him to Char are in disarray.

Zeratul himself, with only a small force, has been forced to flee from Char. Because of the confusion, he has been unable to locate Artanis, Praetor of the Protoss forces, whom he brought with him to Char.

During his flight, one of Zeratul's allies, a High Templar, detects Protoss energy signatures on a nearby uncharted moon. Records do not indicate that any Protoss settlements have ever been founded on that moon.

Zeratul believes it may be Artanis or other Protoss survivors, and directs his course towards the "dark moon".

The Dark Moon

Zeratul can only afford to take a small force with him: two Protoss Dragoons and three Dark Archons. They are transported to the surface of the icy moon via Arbiter. The High Templar warns Zeratul that a Terran compound has been detected nearby.

As a Dark Templar, Zeratul is capable of cloaking, but the rest of his forces are not so fortunate. However, his Dark Archons have the ability to Mind Control enemy forces, such as the Terrans, to augment his own. Using the ability is risky, as it weakens the Dark Archon's defenses and draws attention.

Theft of Technology

After fighting his way past the hostile clandestine mercenaries, Zeratul encounters a Stasis Cell, surrounded by Khaydarin Crystal-based Pylons.

Test Subject Twenty-Three

Zeratul taps into the computer, and notices a Protoss within the cell. The computer announces that "test subject twenty-three" is suffering from psychic feedback. The Pylons approach critical overload and the Stasis Cells melt down. This kills the Protoss within. Zeratul wonders at the Terran ability to control Khaydarin Crystal-based technology.

As Zeratul and his band continue their exploration, they encounter a row of Protoss Photon Cannons, powered by more Pylons. The cannons fire at them. As Zeratul fights back, a Terran battlecruiser attacks as well, but it is defeated.

Test Subject Twenty-Five

As Zeratul and his band cautiously move through the Terran base, they encounter another Stasis Cell surrounded by Pylons. As Zeratul accesses the computer, it informs him that "test subject twenty-five" is in perfect cryohibernation, with minimal psionic emanations. The computer is compiling its DNA. Zeratul is outraged.

"The audacity of these Terrans confounds me! If they seek to know more about Protoss warriors, I will give them a first hand lesson!"

Zeratul proceeds to cut open the Stasis Cell, revealing a Protoss High Templar within. The High Templar is glad to have been released but collapses and dies for mysterious reasons.

Strange Prisoners

Further in the base, he encounters a barracks and a Stasis Cell, which has no Pylons or computer system. Upon destroying the barracks, the Stasis Cell explodes, releasing an Infested Terran. Zeratul destroys it with one slice of his warp blades, but he doesn't know why the Terrans still insist on studying Zerg in this manner.

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