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"The sky is my battlefield."

- A corsair pilot(src)

The corsair is a protoss anti-air-fighter spacecraft.[1]

Overview[]

Corsair SC-FM Art1

The corsair

The corsair is a fast and agile medium-sized warship, built by the Dark Templar.[2]

Corsairs are armed with twin neutron flares to attack ships[1], and are strictly anti-air weapons.[3]
Additionally, corsair pilots can focus their psionic powers through neutron emitters against ground targets[1], creating a "disruption web"—a field of psionic static that disrupts the brain's neural pathways as well as any computer-directed targeting systems. This disruption renders inaccurate all ground-based fire (including from base defense structures) within the web.[3] This ability makes the corsair a valuable unit for siege warfare.[1]

A Void energy catalyst is located in the center of the ship's guns.[3]

History[]

The Nerazim constructed the corsair to safeguard their nomadic fleets. Following the reunification of the Dark Templar with the Khalai, it became a versatile component of the combined fleet.[2] Indeed, those corsairs deployed during the Brood War were designed and manufactured specifically to combat terran and zerg forces.[4]

By the Second Great War, the corsairs, along with the scouts, were being replaced by phoenixes in the main fleet.[5]

During the End War in 2506, the loss of the Golden Armada to Amon convinced the Daelaam to recommission the corsairs for service.[6]

Game Unit[]

StarCraft[]

For StarCraft gameplay information see: Corsair (StarCraft).
For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft unit quotations#Corsair.

StarCraft II[]

For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Corsair (StarCraft II).
For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: StarCraft II unit quotations#Corsair.

Known Units[]

Known Pilots[]

Notes[]

  • A corsair is a privateer or a pirate.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif. Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Corsair. StarCraft Compendium Protoss Units. 2007-07-01.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Barba, Rick. StarCraft Field Manual (hardcover). Insight Editions, 2015-11-17.
  4. Brood War Units. Accessed 2019-08-28.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Phoenix. Battle.net, accessed on 2012-11-10.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. War Council interface (in English). 2015-11-10.
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