Dark templar (unit)

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"You could no more evade my wrath than you could your own shadow."

―Protoss Dark Templar^[src]

Dark Templar
Race	Protoss
Role	Stealth Close Combat Trooper
Statistics
Hit points	80
Shields	40
Size	Small
Production
Psi	2
Minerals	125
Gas	100
Build time	50
Produced at	Gateway
Requires	Templar Archives
Hotkey	K
Combat
Ground Attack	40
Armor	1
Range	1 (melee)
Sight	7
Cooldown	30

Dark Templar are Protoss stealth infantry.

Contents 1 Game Unit 1.1 StarCraft 1.1.1 Brood War 1.1.2 Abilities 1.1.3 Upgrades 1.2 StarCraft: Ghost 1.3 StarCraft II 1.3.1 Appearance 1.3.2 Abilities 1.3.3 Upgrades 2 References

Game Unit

Dark Templar are represented as permanently cloaked infantry with extremely powerful attacks. They are generally not as tough as Zealots, however.

StarCraft

Main article: Dark Templar (Hero)

Dark Templar could not be created in StarCraft. They were given to players as special units at the start of two Protoss campaign missions. They had slightly different stats from the Brood War version, and could not create Dark Archons.

Brood War

In Brood War, Dark Templar were buildable units (statistics apply to Brood War units).

Dark Templar used powerful Warp Blades, based on modified Psi-blade technology.^[1]

Dark Templar are permanently cloaked, like Observers, and their effectiveness is heavily dependent on it. If the enemy has adequate detection capabilities it is more efficient to attack with predominantly Zealots. Although Zealots deal significantly less damage, they are more likely to survive the charge and last long enough to make a difference.

The single-blade design was originally intended for Zeratul's character only, but due to time constraints, the same unit design was used for all Dark Templar.^[2]

Abilities

• Summon Dark Archon
  • Brood War only
  • Starting ability
  • Sacrifices two Dark Templar to form a Dark Archon.

Upgrades

• Ground Weapons
• Ground Armor
• Plasma Shields

StarCraft: Ghost

There is evidence to suggest that the Dark Templar were set to appear in StarCraft: Ghost. Although most artwork likely relates to the character of Zangakkar, there is enough variation to suggest a variety of Dark Templar.

StarCraft II

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Dark Templar
Race	Protoss
Role	Stealth Infiltrator
Statistics
Hit points	40[3]
Shields	80[3]
Type	Ground, biological, light.[3]
Production
Minerals	100[3]
Gas	150[3]
Build time	42[3]
Produced at	Gateway[4][5]
Requires	Dark Obelisk[4][5]
Combat
Ground Attack	45[3]

The Dark Templar appears in StarCraft II. It retains its permanent cloaking.

Dark Templar are created from a Gateway and require a Dark Obelisk before they can be warped.^[4][5]

Appearance

In order to make the Dark Templar differentiate in appearance from Zealots, Samwise Didier gave Dark Templar different weapons (a bladed staff weapon) and armor covered with Zerg bones.^[2]

Blizzard Entertainment is planning a community event about the dark templar model in order to get feedback.^[6]

Abilities

Two Dark Templar, or one Dark Templar and one High Templar could combine to form a Twilight Archon.^[7] However, the Twilight Archon has since been removed and replaced with the standard Archon.^[8]

Upgrades

Ground Weapons Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 150 200 Gas 100 150 200 Upgraded at Forge Forge Forge Hotkey G G G Edit Source	Ground Armor Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Upgraded at Forge Forge Forge Hotkey A A A Edit Source
Plasma shields Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 200 300 400 Gas 200 300 400 Upgraded at Forge Forge Forge Hotkey S S S Edit Source

References

1. ↑ Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 2008-05-02. BlizzCast: Taking You Deeper into the World of Blizzard: Episode I. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-01-10.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} StarCraft Legacy staff. 2008-06-28. WWI 08 Coverage - Protoss Units. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2008-07-02.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Karune. 2007-07-23. StarCraft II Q&A - Karune Briefings. StarCraft II General Discussion Forums. Accessed 2007-09-06.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Shoemaker, Brad. 2007-08-03. BlizzCon 07: Starcraft II Hands-On -- The Protoss. GameSpot. Accessed 2007-09-22.
6. ↑ "We have a planned community event around the Dark Templar in which we hope to get much feedback about the models in-game of these units. More info will be available as we approach closer to BlizzCon." Karune. 2008-08-05. Blizz, don't forget to redo Dark Templar. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-08-17.
7. ↑ Onyett, Charles. 2007-07-11. E3 2007: StarCraft II Progress Report. IGN. Accessed 2007-07-12.
8. ↑ Zetaras Xal'Kurat. 2008-03-16. StarCraft 2 Korean and Chinese Build Summary. SC2 Blog. Accessed 2008-03-18.

• 2007-08-15. Dark Templar. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-08-16.

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Ground units	Probe · Zealot · Dragoon · Reaver · High templar · Archon · Dark templar · Dark archon
Air units	Shuttle · Scout · Arbiter · Carrier (Interceptor) · Observer · Corsair
Basic buildings	Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway · Forge · Shield battery · Cybernetics core · Photon cannon
Advanced buildings	Robotics facility · Stargate · Citadel of Adun · Robotics support bay · Fleet beacon · Templar archives · Observatory · Arbiter tribunal

Protoss Units of StarCraft: Ghost
Ground units	Probe · Zealot · Dragoon · High templar · Dark templar · Purifier/Vindicator
Air Units	Scout · Shuttle

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Infantry	Probe · Zealot · High templar · Dark templar · Archon
Land vehicles	Stalker · Immortal · Nullifier · Colossus
Air vehicles	Phase prism · Observer · Phoenix · Warp ray · Carrier (Interceptor) · Mothership
Basic buildings	Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway (Warp gate) · Forge · Cybernetics core
Combat buildings	Photon Cannon
Advanced buildings	Twilight council · Dark obelisk · Templar archives · Robotics facility · Null circuit · Observatory · Stargate · Fleet beacon
Removed units	Escort · Reaver · Soul hunter/purifier · Star relic · Stasis orb · Tempest · Twilight archon
Removed buildings	Dark pylon · Robotics support bay · Phase cannon · War beacon · War shrine