TheDougler Profile Joined April 2010 Canada 8173 Posts Last Edited: 2016-03-21 23:45:25 #1 The Swarm Monarchy



The Prophet Fruitdealer, Herald of the Swarm

1st Generation: Nestea, Creator of the Universe. Challengers: Leenock, Losira, July

2nd Generation: DongRaeGu, The Prince who Was Promised. Challengers: Leenock, Symbol

3rd Generation: Life, King of Lings. Challengers: Leenock, Hyun, Symbol, Sniper

4th Generation: Soulkey, Elephant Overmind. Challengers: Roro, SoO, Life, Symbol

5th Generation: SoO, Silver Crowned. Challengers: Life.

6th Generation: Life, The Second Coming. Challengers: Dark, Rogue

7th Generation: Byul, Last Heartland King. Challengers: SoO,





A history of The Brood Lords*:



On the first day, Nestea created the universe and it was good. He created the sun and the stars, protoss and terran, and he sent back in time his prophet, Fruitdealer (peace be upon him) to bring tidings of the power possessed by the Swarm. But Fruitdealer succumbed to temptation and never again took up the mantle. So it was that the creator of the universe himself descended and won against terran, and zerg, and protoss alike, so that the world would remember the beauty he bestowed unto them. Claiming an undefeated Korean tournament is a feat that has never happened before or since the reign of Nestea... But there are those who see a man where we saw a god.



Men who have defied the divinity of Nestea have existed before however. While Dongraegu had made a name for himself already, through his



The reign of Dongraegu was long and prosperous. Until it was ended one fateful night, as Taeja and Polt dispatched him, to make room for Life as he strode towards the throne along the fabled Royal Road.



Then the domain of Life. As King of Lings he ruled over WoL with an iron fist. The rebellous Leenock would ocassionaly rise up and challenge him, as would the exiled prince Dongraegu, such as occured at



But soon the tide of Starcraft turned. Elephants stampeded onto the scene, and Starcraft players young and old left the warm embrace of Liberty, and entered the Heart of the Swarm. Life would defeat



So it was that Soulkey came into power. Toppling many a foe at the finals he would be truly be put the test, for niether a man nor god stood before him, but a kill bot. Fearlessly, Soulkey sent sent wave after wave of his own men at the kill-bot, until it reached its kill limit, and shut down. Innovation and Soulkey would soon meet again however, and the Kill Bot would have the last laugh. One championship alone is not enough to be declared a lord of the swarm however, and Soulkey ended 2013 by winning the World Cyber Games, thus cementing his legacy.



Then Soo emerged, bravely he battled his way to one GSL finals, then a second, then a third. Always denied that final victory. He approached the throne once more, still, the world denied him. But as his collection of fine silver grew, so did his reputation, and soon there were none who doubted that this was the ruler the the swarm.



But, infuriated by what SoO had done to the gold standard, Life returned once more. He emerged from the shadows to win Blizzcon 2014, and as the first GSL of 2015 came, Life reminded everyone what it meant to be king of Lings.



Soon the winds of scraft would change again, and Byul would pay homage to SoO by gathering the metals for his own crown of silver.



But then all was void.



...





And here we are. Days away from



Dark has seen team mate after team mate achieve greatness. He watched as Boxer coached MMA to greatness. He stood silently, as Taeja left for foriegn soil to seek his fortune. He basked in the destruction, as Innovation took his revenge against Soulkey and defeated many others to become the most feared man/machine in early HoTS. Dark chose his name well, as he has always stood in the shadow of champions. Biding his time until now. He hasn't lost a televised game yet in 2016. But, one still remains to eclipse him.



Solar has already defeated two former brood lords this tournament. He smashed Soulkey 2-0 and routed Byul 3-0. Yet, the rebellious agent of chaos Ragnarok made him appear very mortal as Solar took a shaky 3-2 victory over him. Does he have what it takes, for his skill to outshine even the bleakest Darkness?



This will not be the last battle to determine a Brood Lord, the loser of this will play Stats, to qualify for the finals against the winner. This will not be the last, but it will be the first Brood Lord battle, of Legacy of the Void.



* + Show Spoiler + Look I get it: Brood Lord is not a thing. But the Overmind has been irrelevant for close to two decades, I'm not even sure Cerebrates are things any more and they weren't exactly the coolest even when they did exist, and Kerrigan is a Xel Naga and possibly dead. So I say screw it, lets make "Brood Lord" a thing!



A history of The Brood Lords*:On the first day, Nestea created the universe and it was good. He created the sun and the stars, protoss and terran, and he sent back in time his prophet, Fruitdealer (peace be upon him) to bring tidings of the power possessed by the Swarm. But Fruitdealer succumbed to temptation and never again took up the mantle. So it was that the creator of the universe himself descended and won against terran, and zerg, and protoss alike, so that the world would remember the beauty he bestowed unto them. Claiming an undefeated Korean tournament is a feat that has never happened before or since the reign of Nestea... But there are those who see a man where we saw a god.Men who have defied the divinity of Nestea have existed before however. While Dongraegu had made a name for himself already, through his epic rivalry against MMA in GSTL and at Blizzcon Finals. it wasn't until he slew the Creator of the Universe himself in WoL's most brutal group of death that he was able to go on and take the GSL Trophy, and establish himself as the new leader of the swarm.The reign of Dongraegu was long and prosperous. Until it was ended one fateful night, as Taeja and Polt dispatched him, to make room for Life as he strode towards the throne along the fabled Royal Road.Then the domain of Life. As King of Lings he ruled over WoL with an iron fist. The rebellous Leenock would ocassionaly rise up and challenge him, as would the exiled prince Dongraegu, such as occured at Iron Squid II , after defeating Nestea 3-2, but Life would find a way, as he did that night by defeating DRG 4-3.But soon the tide of Starcraft turned. Elephants stampeded onto the scene, and Starcraft players young and old left the warm embrace of Liberty, and entered the Heart of the Swarm. Life would defeat God himself to strike fear into many, but as the world turned its eyes back to Korea, Life returned to the shadows.So it was that Soulkey came into power. Toppling many a foe at the finals he would be truly be put the test, for niether a man nor god stood before him, but a kill bot. Fearlessly, Soulkey sent sent wave after wave of his own men at the kill-bot, until it reached its kill limit, and shut down. Innovation and Soulkey would soon meet again however, and the Kill Bot would have the last laugh. One championship alone is not enough to be declared a lord of the swarm however, and Soulkey ended 2013 by winning the World Cyber Games, thus cementing his legacy.Then Soo emerged, bravely he battled his way to one GSL finals, then a second, then a third. Always denied that final victory. He approached the throne once more, still, the world denied him. But as his collection of fine silver grew, so did his reputation, and soon there were none who doubted that this was the ruler the the swarm.But, infuriated by what SoO had done to the gold standard, Life returned once more. He emerged from the shadows to win Blizzcon 2014, and as the first GSL of 2015 came, Life reminded everyone what it meant to be king of Lings.Soon the winds of scraft would change again, and Byul would pay homage to SoO by gathering the metals for his own crown of silver.But then all was void....And here we are. Days away from two would-be Brood Lords battling for the throne for the first time in LoTV Dark has seen team mate after team mate achieve greatness. He watched as Boxer coached MMA to greatness. He stood silently, as Taeja left for foriegn soil to seek his fortune. He basked in the destruction, as Innovation took his revenge against Soulkey and defeated many others to become the most feared man/machine in early HoTS. Dark chose his name well, as he has always stood in the shadow of champions. Biding his time until now. He hasn't lost a televised game yet in 2016. But, one still remains to eclipse him.Solar has already defeated two former brood lords this tournament. He smashed Soulkey 2-0 and routed Byul 3-0. Yet, the rebellious agent of chaos Ragnarok made him appear very mortal as Solar took a shaky 3-2 victory over him. Does he have what it takes, for his skill to outshine even the bleakest Darkness?This will not be the last battle to determine a Brood Lord, the loser of this will play Stats, to qualify for the finals against the winner. This will not be the last, but it will be the first Brood Lord battle, of Legacy of the Void. Thanks to EATINGBOMBER for the idea, and to FrostedMiniWheats for tweaking the list a bit. I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)