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Dark Templar
Dark templar come from numerous clans
Unit
Race	Protoss
Affiliation	Nerazim and others
Role	Deadly warrior-assassin
Armament	Warp blade
Properties
Transport size	2
Sight range	8
Production
Minerals	125
Gas	125
Psi	2
Build time	55 (45 warp gate cooldown)
Produced from	Gateway/Warp gate
Requires	Dark shrine
Hotkey	D
Movement
Speed	2.813
Acceleration	1000
Lateral acceleration	46.0625
Deceleration	0
Collision radius	0.375
Protection
Shields	80
Shield regen/second	2
Hit points	40
Armor	1
Type	Biological Ground Psionic
Armor type	Light
Warp blade
Damage	45
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.694
Range	0.1 (melee)
Upgrade/level	+5
Meta
Target priority	20
Kill score	650
Production score	325
Miscellaneous
Notes	Dark templar come in two varieties with unique portraits and models. The type produced is randomly selected when a dark templar is created. However, mechanically they are identical.

The dark templar appears in StarCraft II. It retains its permanent cloaking.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Wings of Liberty 1.2 Abilities 1.3 Upgrades 1.4 Strategies 1.5 Quotations 1.6 Development 2 Images 3 References

OverviewEdit

The only difference in the two types of dark templar is their appearance, otherwise the two move and attack just as quickly as the other. Due to their increased gas cost from StarCraft and the long time spent to warp in a dark shrine, dark templars are a more costly investment than before.

Wings of LibertyEdit

Dark Templar can be used in the Prophecy missions^[1][2][3] and can be rescued in "Maw of the Void".^[4]

AbilitiesEdit

Permanent Cloaking
Notes
This unit is permanently cloaked. They cannot be seen or directly attacked by enemy forces, unless they have detector support.
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Archon Warp
Usage Activation/ Build Time 12 Hotkey R
Notes
Any combination of two high templar/dark templar can sacrifice themselves, transforming into an archon.
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UpgradesEdit

Ground Weapons
Researched at	Forge
Hotkey	G
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 150 200 Gas 100 150 200 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
Applies to zealots, dark templar, archons, stalkers, immortals, sentries and colossi.
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Ground Armor
Researched at	Forge
Hotkey	A
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 150 200 Gas 100 150 200 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
Increases the armor of protoss ground units.
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Plasma Shields
Researched at	Forge
Hotkey	S
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
+1 armor to shields per level.
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StrategiesEdit

Dark templar are effective against worker lines. Their high base damage kills workers in single hits, with damage upgrades outpacing worker armor upgrades. Warp prisms and warp-in may be used to produce dark templar directly in an enemy base. The dark templar's cloak is active during the warp-in sequence.

Mixing dark templar into an army may mask their presence and attacks if enemy passive detectors are not present.

QuotationsEdit

See: StarCraft II Dark Templar Quotations

DevelopmentEdit

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

In order to make the Dark Templar different in appearance from zealots, Blizzard artist Samwise Didier gave dark templar different weapons (a bladed staff weapon) and armor covered with zerg bones.^[5] Two types of dark templar are featured – one model, the Zer'atai, has a scythe, another, the Lenassa, has a warp blade.^[6] A Predator-inspired "zerg hunter" dark templar model was also concieved by Didier.^[7]

Blizzard Entertainment held a poll on which model the community favors – Zer'atai, Lenassa, or a random selection of both. The random selection of both won^[6] and Blizzard has followed the results.^[8]

Dark templar with two blades were suggested, but not implemented by beta.^[9]

Dark templar used to be able to merge into twilight^[10][11] and dark archons,^[8] but both were cut from final release.

ImagesEdit

ReferencesEdit

↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, A Sinister Turn (in English). 2010-07-27. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Echoes of the Future (in English). 2010-07-27. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, In Utter Darkness (in English). 2010-07-27. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Maw of the Void (in English). 2010-07-27. ↑ 2008-05-02. BlizzCast: Taking You Deeper into the World of Blizzard: Episode I. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-01-10. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Xordiah. 2009-01-08. Vote for Your Favorite StarCraft II Dark Templar. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-01-98. ↑ 2010, SC2: Dark Templar. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-07-20 ↑ 8.0 8.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). July 27, 2010 ↑ 2009-04-04. StarCraft II Art Panel. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed on 2009-05-19 ↑ Zetaras Xal'Kurat. 2008-03-16. StarCraft 2 Korean and Chinese Build Summary. SC2 Blog. Accessed 2008-03-18. ↑ Zero. 2009-04-04. My Day at Blizzard. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-18.

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II

Infantry Probe · Zealot · High templar · Dark templar · Archon Land mechanized Stalker · Immortal · Sentry · Colossus Air units Warp prism · Observer · Phoenix · Void ray · Oracle (HotS) · Carrier (Interceptor) · Tempest (HotS) · Mothership (Mothership core, HotS) Basic buildings Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway (Warp gate) · Forge · Cybernetics core Combat buildings Photon cannon Advanced buildings Twilight council · Dark shrine · Templar archives · Robotics facility · Robotics bay · Stargate · Fleet beacon Campaign-only units and structures Units Scout · Star relic · Stone guardian Buildings Monolith · Obelisk Canceled Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II