The production value in this is beyond amazing, you did a fantastic job at bringing the story to life. Can't wait to see what else you do, particularly with the zerg.
@@Yora21 Yeah, the Terran section definitely spends the most time on things that just don't really matter. Neat to know, but probably could have been summed up in a paragraph or two and then spent more time on the various factions that do show up in the game.
Much of this was found in the instruction manuals from the original release. I used to read the lore before bed as a teen. These days, whenever I hear rich people talking about living on Mars, I think back to this lore and it reminds me that it'll be the poor going to these crappy planets.
Yeah well every book or game or idea has backstory on why. Starcraft was originally an idea put forward to the Warhammer universe to be a part of it, but they denied and didn't like it. So the people created it as Starcraft and now Blizzard has it's major success lol.
Anyone else feel that the origin story of the Terrans is basically Australia but in space? Just as the British Empire sent its prisoners to Australia to fend for themselves so did the UPL send its prisoners to outer space to fend for themselves. The difference being that in Starcraft's case it wasn't supposed to be a penal colony but rather human experimentation on surviving in space, but other than that the 2 stories are eerily similar.
Yes, and arthropods dominate) But even in Starcraft, the atmosphere of colonization of the New World, and the terrans themselves are very international.
This was incredible, I always tried reading about the lore, and it seemed messy to me. You’ve put this information into a format that is not only very professional, but incredibly interesting! Thank you so much!
Very well done - at 40, I cannot wait to show this to my kid (13) whom I' taught Starcraft I to. Also - nothing to do with the video, but sound design (and design of one of the most feared Terran units - the mighty Siege Tank) - is better in SC I than in SC II. Greetings from Latvia, keep up the spirit!
More positive algorithim clout! I had no idea the history of the Terrans in the Korpulu sector was as turbulent as it was. This is another awesome video.
If it wasn’t for all the atrocities he committed, you kind of feel a bit for Arcturus, especially given at first he didn’t want to rule the korpulu sector. His mother and sister were killed, and his homeworld was devastated by nuclear hellfire. You gotta wonder what clicked in him to go from freedom fighter to dictator. Especially given how charismatic the man is prior to the end of Rebel yell.
Mengsk is a fictional interpretation of real life dictators like Napoleon, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Chairman Mao, Vladimir Lenin, Fidel Castro and Adolf Hitler. Many starting off as Charismatic individuals who seek to change the system. But end up becoming the new system.
Narrated like this, really puts into view how incompetent the Confederacy was at keeping order. Their only solution was to imitate the United League of Powers, and they didn't imagine it would backfire terribly... even more by the fact they weren't realizing their hold was fading. Until the Protoss and the Zerg came knocking at the door. Really good telling of the story. It's been a long while since I read both the manual's official terran history, as well as the novel I, Mengsk.
This way of doing lore videos is actually crazy good. That you for having cinematics so I know what happening much better, rather than just sitting in front of the screen speaking and showing pictures every now and again.
Wow, the original lore was actually surprisingly dark. I'm almost happy for the Terrans that they managed to get away from Terra, and its tragic to see Earth's fate in this world. Glad the UED fleet never managed to return to Earth, cause as evil as Mengsk is, the UED would've been so much worse. Such a tragic, authoritarian future... Still, i now the comment is a bit late, but good video! Old Starcraft lore is so much better than some of the newer stuff.
got a sub. Holy crap with the production value. most lore blurbs are just reading from wiki ect. but my dude made a legit movie with in-game assets to give context.
@@RekkinOnTheInternet the manual for this game, these lore stories, were /literally/ my bedtime stories as a kid. Hearing them red aloud again is such a treat. Thanks for doing it!
I discovered these videos the other day and I’ve watched each of them at least 3 times. I wish I could see them for the first time over and over again. So well done
Got some good news! I have the history of the other two races, an adaptation of SC1's secret mission, and a full 45-minute adaptation of the original demo/prequel campaign as well, check them out!
@@RekkinOnTheInternet I think it would be cool if you created the events of the Great War and the Brood War in the Editor, it would be a lot of work tho lol
This is great evidence proving StarCraft 3 can still happen: The Terrans of Earth have more then enough power and tyrany to be the jain bad guyss/invaders in StarCraft 3.
I loved reading through that. It was closer to a book than a manual. I might still have mine squirelled away in my battlechest version I bought many years ago. Sitting in a box in my garage.
Religious fanaticism? Unregulated capitalistic exploitation? Exagerated and fearmongering media coverage? Hate groups and genocide? I thought this was a video on starcraft, not real life lore...
I have watched many videos with StarCraft terran origin none of them of i like as much as i like yours. Also upl looks like it continues from the events of cyberpunk 77
StarCraft and StarCraft 2 has some of the most beautiful and badass music in video game history. Man Blizzard use to be to good it’s tragic what has happened.
Mengsk could easily be a hero, but his trauma and extremism turned him into a sociopath. He became willing to to betray anyone, sacrifice anyone or anything, to get what he wanted. He became so convinced of his own righteousness that he became exactly what he hated, using the zerg to commit genocide and steamroll opposition in much the same way the Confederacy used nukes. His rule as a dictator is no surprise, given his extremism and idea of self-supremacy. He's intelligent and highly charismatic, but sociopathically cruel and self-focused. It's part of what makes his speech so, SO chilling -- it has so many elements of charisma and heroism, but the player sees the full dramatic irony.
This is lifted word for word from the instruction manual that came with the game. That’s not a criticism, merely a observation that most kids probably don’t even know what a game instruction manual is. Never mind that you could wring out a 25 minute video from what is probably 25% of the manual.
Yep, all three 'History of' videos are adaptations of the info in the manual! I'm starting to think I should have put that somewhere other than just the video description...
awww man why didn't you include what happened on Earth after the departure of the colony ships? what happened to the ruth guy, how did upl change to ued, etc
The production value in this is beyond amazing, you did a fantastic job at bringing the story to life. Can't wait to see what else you do, particularly with the zerg.
Thanks a bunch, glad you enjoyed it!
@@RekkinOnTheInternet I am a long time fan of Starcraft 1 and 2 and didn't know most of this, great work 👍
20+ years of playing Starcraft and I never knew any of this. Kickass video
Thanks!
This is a lot of backstory that ended up being completely irrelevant for the game.
@@Yora21 Yeah, the Terran section definitely spends the most time on things that just don't really matter. Neat to know, but probably could have been summed up in a paragraph or two and then spent more time on the various factions that do show up in the game.
Much of this was found in the instruction manuals from the original release. I used to read the lore before bed as a teen. These days, whenever I hear rich people talking about living on Mars, I think back to this lore and it reminds me that it'll be the poor going to these crappy planets.
Yeah well every book or game or idea has backstory on why. Starcraft was originally an idea put forward to the Warhammer universe to be a part of it, but they denied and didn't like it. So the people created it as Starcraft and now Blizzard has it's major success lol.
Pretty much Australia in space
Psychic space Australia.
noice reference 😅
Painfully accurate lol
but then everyones mostly Texan
Your ability to turn words into cinematics with your visual skills in the map editor are something to be proud of.
Anyone else feel that the origin story of the Terrans is basically Australia but in space? Just as the British Empire sent its prisoners to Australia to fend for themselves so did the UPL send its prisoners to outer space to fend for themselves. The difference being that in Starcraft's case it wasn't supposed to be a penal colony but rather human experimentation on surviving in space, but other than that the 2 stories are eerily similar.
well ... i dont think the Australians got lost.
Yes, and arthropods dominate)
But even in Starcraft, the atmosphere of colonization of the New World, and the terrans themselves are very international.
How in the hell does this not have hundreds of thousands of views. This is great. Super informative.
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Zerg happened : )
I love how this was done. No preamble, just right into the good stuff, with solid production value to boot.
This was incredible, I always tried reading about the lore, and it seemed messy to me. You’ve put this information into a format that is not only very professional, but incredibly interesting! Thank you so much!
It’s hard to read the text in the manual.
Ah, a StarCraft lore channel now?
Keep going. Your efforts to tell StarCraft's story will not go without people watching, like us. :D
+ @Max734734 We shall not let it die !!!!!
The amazing atmospheric feeling of the starcraft 1 ost with the graphics of 2 is so good
Very well done - at 40, I cannot wait to show this to my kid (13) whom I' taught Starcraft I to. Also - nothing to do with the video, but sound design (and design of one of the most feared Terran units - the mighty Siege Tank) - is better in SC I than in SC II. Greetings from Latvia, keep up the spirit!
Glad you liked it! And for sure, the SC1 siege tank was an absolute beast.
More positive algorithim clout!
I had no idea the history of the Terrans in the Korpulu sector was as turbulent as it was. This is another awesome video.
If it wasn’t for all the atrocities he committed, you kind of feel a bit for Arcturus, especially given at first he didn’t want to rule the korpulu sector.
His mother and sister were killed, and his homeworld was devastated by nuclear hellfire.
You gotta wonder what clicked in him to go from freedom fighter to dictator. Especially given how charismatic the man is prior to the end of Rebel yell.
Power corrupts.
Mengsk is a fictional interpretation of real life dictators like Napoleon, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Chairman Mao, Vladimir Lenin, Fidel Castro and Adolf Hitler. Many starting off as Charismatic individuals who seek to change the system. But end up becoming the new system.
Pretty realistic if you ask me. Most rebel factions that end up winning turn into dictatorships worse than the corrupt governments they overthrew.
El poder Corrompe, *El Poder Absoluto Corrompe Absolutamente*
Power is like a drug; the more you have, the more you want.
*"Live for the swarm!"*
- Future Terran
Basically what the extremists in our world want us to be but they will not succeed.
@@Dragonaight just pointing out infested terran exist.
Narrated like this, really puts into view how incompetent the Confederacy was at keeping order. Their only solution was to imitate the United League of Powers, and they didn't imagine it would backfire terribly... even more by the fact they weren't realizing their hold was fading. Until the Protoss and the Zerg came knocking at the door.
Really good telling of the story. It's been a long while since I read both the manual's official terran history, as well as the novel I, Mengsk.
UED history and lore when? xD You do an awesome job with these, im stunned every time
I actually can’t really find any deep dive lore videos in the UED I wonder if there isn’t much info on them in general
Awesome video, great quality and storytelling! Congrats :)
Thanks very much, I really appreciate it!
This was really well done and I love the addition of the in-game music.
This way of doing lore videos is actually crazy good. That you for having cinematics so I know what happening much better, rather than just sitting in front of the screen speaking and showing pictures every now and again.
Watched this a few months ago and wow it is even better than I remember, especially the way you craft cinematics.
You did a very good job piecing this all together, man. I appreciate it.
Wow, the original lore was actually surprisingly dark. I'm almost happy for the Terrans that they managed to get away from Terra, and its tragic to see Earth's fate in this world. Glad the UED fleet never managed to return to Earth, cause as evil as Mengsk is, the UED would've been so much worse. Such a tragic, authoritarian future...
Still, i now the comment is a bit late, but good video! Old Starcraft lore is so much better than some of the newer stuff.
got a sub. Holy crap with the production value. most lore blurbs are just reading from wiki ect. but my dude made a legit movie with in-game assets to give context.
This is astonishing production quality for the size of the channel, subbed!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!
@@RekkinOnTheInternet the manual for this game, these lore stories, were /literally/ my bedtime stories as a kid. Hearing them red aloud again is such a treat. Thanks for doing it!
Your channel is criminally underated! This is the best video I've seen on Terran lore.you earned my subscription.
Nice video, i really enjoyed it all the way through.
Thanks for the kind words!
I discovered these videos the other day and I’ve watched each of them at least 3 times. I wish I could see them for the first time over and over again. So well done
Thanks very much, I'm glad you're enjoying them!
Love the back story. Been looking for a vid like this. Poor Arcturus
These are awesome man! I'd love to see a summary or recap of the nova campaign. I fee like it doesn't get the love it deserves
I really appreciate this I’ve been playing Starcraft since I was 8-9
Gracias por este vídeo. Me gusta ver contenido audiovisual de StarCraft enfocado en cosas como trama y lore. Me voy a suscribir a tu canal.
You deserve way more views, my friend. Great videos, keep it up!
Much appreciated, thanks!
Fantastic Work! Subbed and happily awaiting whatever content you bring next!
LOVE THAT YOU USE INGAME UNITS AND BUILDINGS TO TELL THE LORE
I love how you recreated this in the SC2 editor, you should make more of these!
Got some good news! I have the history of the other two races, an adaptation of SC1's secret mission, and a full 45-minute adaptation of the original demo/prequel campaign as well, check them out!
@@RekkinOnTheInternet I think it would be cool if you created the events of the Great War and the Brood War in the Editor, it would be a lot of work tho lol
Amazing quality and narration. Keep it up !
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
This is a really really great series you made, seriously impressed 11/10
This is absolutely phenomenal. Thank You so much for Your effort and sharing Your incredibly talent!
This guy has talent. Good presentation of the story. Very entertaining.
Man i had no idea there was this much lore! thank you for making this video!
Criminally underated channel
Great content You got yourself a sub! Look forward to hearing the rest of the story
Incredible video. I’ve been searching for the history for a while and this was perfect. 🙏
Amazingly well done. You're a gem!
This is great evidence proving StarCraft 3 can still happen: The Terrans of Earth have more then enough power and tyrany to be the jain bad guyss/invaders in StarCraft 3.
Does anybody else think that Amon could have caused the navigational error as the Terran faction was instrumental to creating his hybrid.
Doran Routhe is very sus. Even that word, "Doran" already feels way too sus.
@@Nevermore2790 Yes, very close to Duran indeed 😉
@@TheRogueminator fuck that's good
Damn, that's an amazing theory. Considering Amon plays the long game it could very well be true.
Very good custom maps and script you made for presentation for this video.😊
Wow I didn't know this much about StarCraft so thanks for the video!
The StarCraft universe is so fascinating. I wish they would make a movie or a TV show based on it.
Good stuff, hope to see this channel grow!
When you know the lore but listen anyways because it's such a well done video...
You, good sir, have earned a new subscriber today.
HBO needs to get their hands on a Starcraft tv show
I sure hope that Mengsk fellow doesn't end up doing anything reckless in his pursuit of vengeance.
Nah he seems like he's on the level.
Great start, Keep it up!
this was masterfully done
Incredible work!
I miss the days of big-box PC games, especially Blizzard's. The manual included with StarCraft had an absurd amount of lore.
I loved reading through that. It was closer to a book than a manual. I might still have mine squirelled away in my battlechest version I bought many years ago. Sitting in a box in my garage.
Now in modern blizzard philosophy you have to subscribe to a manual that is only available through ARG
this was absolute amazing you must have put so much work into it, it paid off, i wish it got more views and coverage though
Terran was always my race I would play other races but Terran was for sure my race.
If only we could have gotten this type of story in Starcraft 2.
Thanks for making great content :)
Oh god I remember reading over the manual religiously as a 10yo. Good shit
I had figured this before but it's even more obvious now: the backstory of humanity in StarCraft and Subverse are eerily similar.
Que es Subverse?
Exactly 😂 it's a stretch@@Jhonkotar217
Great content!!!
WHY have I not seen this video until now?!?!
Only 800 subscribers? Keep going bro, and I'm not even a Starcraft fan!
Well hey, appreciated!
You just won my loyalty sir 💕
Religious fanaticism? Unregulated capitalistic exploitation? Exagerated and fearmongering media coverage? Hate groups and genocide? I thought this was a video on starcraft, not real life lore...
Ooo la la somebody watched chicks get laid in college I see.
Please make the Protoss next!
Just following the order from the manual so the Zerg are up next, but work has in fact begun on the Protoss!
Ahhh that intro music
very enjoyable thanks
I miss playing the original StarCraft, the national sport of Korea in the 90s.
Imagine this with the UPL First Light mod units
With all this back story......maybe Blizzard should make a prequel/spinoff game where we play as a young Acturus?
I have watched many videos with StarCraft terran origin none of them of i like as much as i like yours.
Also upl looks like it continues from the events of cyberpunk 77
Talks about genocide of Project Purification while chilled country music starts. Very Terran.
Where did the CGI come from. It looks amazing.
Man, you should definitely make a diablo story or a warcraft story
StarCraft and StarCraft 2 has some of the most beautiful and badass music in video game history. Man Blizzard use to be to good it’s tragic what has happened.
I thought this was moistcritical for a sec
great job.
wow... this was great
Need a video about the UED
The History of the Earther.
Would have been interesting to see what the xel naga influence on humanity could have been
Mengsk could easily be a hero, but his trauma and extremism turned him into a sociopath. He became willing to to betray anyone, sacrifice anyone or anything, to get what he wanted. He became so convinced of his own righteousness that he became exactly what he hated, using the zerg to commit genocide and steamroll opposition in much the same way the Confederacy used nukes. His rule as a dictator is no surprise, given his extremism and idea of self-supremacy. He's intelligent and highly charismatic, but sociopathically cruel and self-focused. It's part of what makes his speech so, SO chilling -- it has so many elements of charisma and heroism, but the player sees the full dramatic irony.
This is lifted word for word from the instruction manual that came with the game. That’s not a criticism, merely a observation that most kids probably don’t even know what a game instruction manual is. Never mind that you could wring out a 25 minute video from what is probably 25% of the manual.
Yep, all three 'History of' videos are adaptations of the info in the manual! I'm starting to think I should have put that somewhere other than just the video description...
Ah that opening theme in first few seconds.
From playing pretend with starcraft as a kid to many hours of booting up tarpit defense
Thirty Seconds to Sub. I'm here for this!
Makes you wish for an rpg were you are a Terran pirate
awww man why didn't you include what happened on Earth after the departure of the colony ships? what happened to the ruth guy, how did upl change to ued, etc
This timeline is starting to sound all too familiar....
There is speculation that Doran Ruth is Samir Duran/Narud.
2:04 bro who put the jiggle physics on the civilians-getting-murdered-by-their-own-government animation
So does the Kel-Morian Combine not exist anymore since it was absorbed into the Confederacy?
16:05 why have I never noticed before that Goliaths and Spartan Company have Crotch Guns
I thought Terrans are the descendants of defeated people from a civil war and exiled to space.
Did they every reconnect with OLD EARTH? They
Well, the UED came knocking during Brood War. It didn't go well for much of anyone.
I thought the UPL came back to Koprulu in some capacity?
Between SC and Brood War, the UPL transformed into the United Earth Directorate, who play a big part in that game's story.