Media Blitz | Campaign - Rebellion missions SC II: WoL Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Main objectives:

• Destroy Dominion during surprise attack
• Access Broadcast Towers (3)

It's time to end with Arcturus Mengsk's image of a statesman. Thanks to the stolen Odin, you can get close enough to the UNN station (you've surely been watching it all along) to broadcast the compromising material. It's of course his conversation with Tarsonis, during which he unveils himself as a man capable of anything for the sake of authority.

The plan is pretty straightforward. Tychus inside the Odin is to attack the local defence forces during the parade and cause as much havoc as possible. Before the Dominion sees what's going on, you will have a few precious minutes.

[#1]

Once in control of the machine, note that it has a powerful attack (requiring energy), which tears buildings to pieces [#1]. Before performing the first shot, take a good look round the bases unveiled by Matt. The eastern [1] is swarming with infantry and Hellions, the northern [2] is being protected by heavy machinery (Siege Tanks), while the one in the west [3] is famous for the air force built in the Starport.

I'd suggest going straight with the Odin and attacking the middle base first. Afterwards, if you have enough time, cause as much havoc as possible in the one to the left. Attack with caution, because as you will probably notice pretty soon - the Odin isn't indestructible [#2]. Once it's destroyed, Tychus will catapult himself and the mission will keep on going normally. However it's definitely worth making use of every second you have. Try to destroy the key buildings like Barracks or Command Centers in the first place. For example in the middle one, you should destroy all the Factories, so that you won't have to fight with tanks afterwards. Beware of the Banshees, as the Odin is quite vulnerable to them. Eliminate them one by one.

[#2]

You can't control Raynor's base [4] until Tychus finishes his mission. Afterwards, the mission turns into a pretty straightforward one. To make your life a bit easier, Swann will send you a Thor - a big waking robot, which is smaller than the Odin, but doing great on the battlefield.

[#3]

Expand your camp step by step, securing the left and right sides, at the enemy forces will keep on coming from there [#3]. What types of units will come exactly, depends on the choices you've made with Odin. Also take care of the northern part of your base. Dominion air forces (if there are any left) and Reapers might come from there, for which the hills surrounding your base are no problem.

[#4]

Keep gathering your forces and if you run out of minerals or gas, take those possessed by the small enemy encampments [5]. Remember that you have the Odin at your disposal, so once you go to destroy the leftover, you won't need a very big army [#4].

[#5]

Your goal is to take over the three Broadcast Towers [6], which can be done with any infantry unit, even a plain Marine. However the broadcast process does take some time and general Warfield will definitely try to take over the tower by sending in reinforcements [#5]. That's why you should always be ready to defend, for example by switching the Tanks into siege mode.

[#6]

Secret mission: During Media Blitz, you can unlock a secret mission. In order to do that, you have to destroy the science complex [#6] in the south-east corner of the map [7]. The mission will be then visible on the Hyperion map, after you finish the current one. Contrary to some popular opinions, you don't have to finish the campaign first.