Can Kerrigan resurrect Zerg?

[Triceron]

The overmind was a complex being in that he was not so much an entity as he was the collective conciousness of the Zerg. Because of this, he could create and recreate personalities within the swarm in the form of Cerebrates.

Now that the Cerebrates are gone, and Kerrigan is the sole leader of the swarm, does she have the power to ressurect Zerg? By ressurect I mean preservation and reapplication of Zerg conciousness, not literally raising them in the battlefield.

[DemolitionSquid]

The overmind was a complex being in that he was not so much an entity as he was the collective conciousness of the Zerg. Because of this, he could create and recreate personalities within the swarm in the form of Cerebrates.

Now that the Cerebrates are gone, and Kerrigan is the sole leader of the swarm, does she have the power to ressurect Zerg? By ressurect I mean preservation and reapplication of Zerg conciousness, not literally raising them in the battlefield.

Yes. All experiences and memories of each Zerg are possessed by the Hive Mind. Individual Zerg can have their lives downloaded into a new shell. This happens to many Zerg who prove themselves useful.

[Gradius]

I'd say no. Cerebrates were a very special case and Kerrigan hasn't yet demonstrated the need or the skill to do something similar. Cerebrates were anchored into the creep, and after they were destroyed there was a light that hovered above their dead carcass (it represented their true essence). Only Dark Templar could destroy this light, and if it was destroyed the Cerebrate would not be reincarnated, according to Queen of Blades. If it was not destroyed, the cerebrate's light/essence would travel back to the overmind & it could be reincarnated.

The problem is that none of this goes on with standard Zerg minions or even "heroes" like Torrasque or Hunter Killers. And it doesn't need to, since they're all genetically the same, whereas the Cerebrates had different personalities/experiences, etc. Kerrigan can peak into the mind of any Zerg like a true hive mind, etc. but that doesn't mean that the consciouness of any units gets stored.

The Torrasque was a hero that was continuously "revived" in Enslavers and the last UED mission, but to tell you the truth it was probably just getting respawned.

[DemolitionSquid]

I'd say no. Cerebrates were a very special case and Kerrigan hasn't yet demonstrated the need or the skill to do something similar. Cerebrates were anchored into the creep, and after they were destroyed there was a light that hovered above their dead carcass (it represented their true essence). Only Dark Templar could destroy this light, and if it was destroyed the Cerebrate would not be reincarnated, according to Queen of Blades. If it was not destroyed, the cerebrate's light/essence would travel back to the overmind & it could be reincarnated.

The problem is that none of this goes on with standard Zerg minions or even "heroes" like Torrasque or Hunter Killers. And it doesn't need to, since they're all genetically the same, whereas the Cerebrates had different personalities/experiences, etc. Kerrigan can peak into the mind of any Zerg like a true hive mind, etc. but that doesn't mean that the consciouness of any units gets stored.

The Torrasque was a hero that was continuously "revived" in Enslavers and the last UED mission, but to tell you the truth it was probably just getting respawned.

I KNOW there is canon lore stating individual lesser Zerg can be revived. I just wish I could find it

[Kimera757]

The closest thing to that is Why We Fight. A special zergling died, and Kerrigan reused its DNA.

I'm also very sure that the Torrasque was actually reincarnated, not just respawned. (Well, we should go with what the game itself said... they didn't use the term "respawn".) Something similar with Kaloth and Stukov.

[Nicol Bolas]

I'm also very sure that the Torrasque was actually reincarnated, not just respawned.

What would that mean, exactly? If the Torrasque has no actual mind, anything more than the average insect does, what would it mean to "reincarnate" it? How would you be able to tell the difference between "reincarnation" and "produced another one?"

[MattII]

Whether she can or she can't makes no difference really, as far as we know she's got no more personable servants, and therefore no reason to use the power.

[Kimera757]

I bet Kerrigan has queens as servants. She certainly has Ethan Stewart. I don't think she can resurrect them though; she's never demonstrated that ability before.

What would that mean, exactly? If the Torrasque has no actual mind, anything more than the average insect does, what would it mean to "reincarnate" it?

I was going with what the game said. It's interesting there could only be one Torrasque at a time.

[Norfindel]

Why bother by rebuilding a lesser minion, when you can create one from scratch that is exactly the same than the other?

Cerebrates don't exist anymore, and if a Cerebrate could resurrect a man, Kerrigan should be able to do the same, but we are talking about different things anyways, as i doubt that Stukov would be able to be resurrected if completely destroyed. Probably he was just "fixed" by the Zerg, to start functioning again.

[Kimera757]

Why bother by rebuilding a lesser minion, when you can create one from scratch that is exactly the same than the other?

That's exactly what Kerrigan did in Why We Fight.

...If a Cerebrate could resurrect a man, Kerrigan should be able to do the same

No. Different cerebrates often had different abilities. I'm pretty sure what was done to Stukov was specific to Kaloth. (I hope so!)

For instance, in the last UED mission in Brood War, each of the three cerebrates are supposed to have a different ability. One just made infested terrans, the other could pump up sunken colonies and the third could summon the Torrasque. If cerebrates have different abilities, why would you expect Kerrigan to have all their abilities?