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* [[Evil Counterpart]]: The Zerg were deliberately engineered by the Xel'Naga to be an opposite of the Protoss as part of their experiments. The Protoss have "purity of form" while the Zerg have "purity of essence." The Protoss use a telepathic link that connects all of them, the Zerg are a [[Hive Mind]]. The Protoss are graceful and intelligent, the Zerg are bestial and driven by instinct. Even in battle they use opposite techniques, the Protoss army consisting of [[One-Man Army|singular elite soldiers]] who have spent years [[Training From Hell|training for]] [[The Spartan Way|war]], against the Zerg army consisting of [[Zerg Rush|lots and lots of expendable units]] evolved to be killing machines.<br /><br />Of course, this is only a superficial interpretation. The ''Dark Templar'' novels reveal that {{spoiler|the "[[Turned Against Their Masters]]" gig is a Protoss fabrication. The Zerg and Protoss were created in order to unite with each other and create a new iteration of the Xel'Naga ([[Blue and Orange Morality|it's just how those guys worked]]) as part of their life-cycle. The Zerg got corrupted by an [[Eldritch Abomination]] before that could happen, however, and were made to attack their makers and the Protoss}}.

* [[Neglectful Precursor]]: Early on, it's revealed that the Xel'Naga were trying to create a perfect race: The Protoss were a failed experiment, but they succeeded with the Zerg, up until the point where [[Turned Against Their Masters|they got eaten]].<br /><br />In the ''Dark Templar'' novels, however, it's revealed that the Xel'Naga were {{spoiler|''done'' with the Protoss}}; they had completed their work and left to create the Zerg as {{spoiler|a complementary species, which would have, in time, joined with the Protoss to create the Xel'Naga's descendants. [[Eldritch Abomination|Someone]] screwed that gig up}}, though.