Hel's Angels are a terran mercenary organization. Taking their name from the Norse goddess of death, they roam the Fringe Worlds, preying on Terran Dominion shipping lanes.^[1]

HistoryEdit

The Hel's Angels hired themselves out to Orlan's Mercenaries,^[2] the Dominion,^[3] and the Umojan Protectorate.^[4]

This article or section contains information from the optional Colonist Missions in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

During the Second Great War, they offered their services to Raynor's Raiders after the Raiders traveled to Haven to aid the Agrian colonists.^[1]

Game EffectEdit

Hel's Angels
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Hired at	Graven Hill Hyperion cantina
Price	45,000 credits
Squad size	3 pirate viking fighters
Squads per mission	2
Cooldown	5 min.
Resource Cost	400 300
Produced at	Merc compound
Notes
+45% Health, +40% Damage
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Unit
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Base unit	Viking
Production
Supply	2
Produced from	Merc compound
Hotkey	A
Movement
Speed	2.75 (air), 2.25 (ground)
Protection
Hit points	180
Armor	0
Type	Air Mechanical
Armor type	Armored
Lanzer Torpedoes
Damage	14 (+6 vs armored)
Attacks	2
Targets	Air
Cooldown	2
Range	9
Upgrade/level	+1/+1
Gatling cannon
Damage	18
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1
Range	6
Upgrade/levels	+1

AbilitiesEdit

Viking Transformation
Acquisition Researched at Automatically researched Hotkey Assault mode: D Fighter mode: E	Usage Activation/ Build Time 3
Notes
The Viking transforms from one mode to another. The ability is not smartcast.
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UpgradesEdit

Terran Ship Weapons
Researched at	Armory
Hotkey	S
Properties
Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
Increases the damage of terran air units.
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Ultra Capacitors
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	5 protoss research points
Researched at	Hyperion laboratory
Notes
Attack upgrades at the armory and engineering bay improved cooldown by 5% per level. Self-replicating ultra capacitors reduce the reload time of weapons and systems.[5]
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Terran Ship Plating
Researched at	Armory
Hotkey	P
Properties
Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
Increases the armor of all terran air units.
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Vanadium Plating
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	5 protoss research points
Researched at	Hyperion laboratory
Notes
Armor upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increase health by 5% per level. Vanadium better disperses weapon impacts than standard armor.[5]
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Regenerative Bio-Steel
Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 20 zerg research points
Acquisition Researched at Hyperion laboratory
Notes
Damaged ships and vehicles recover hit points over time.[6]
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Ripwave Missiles Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $75,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes Vikings deal aerial splash damage. Enlightened Dynamics developed the anti-matter warheads that can damage multiple air targets with deadly bursts of sub-atomic shrapnel. Environmental effects are still being studied.[7] Edit

Phobos-Class Weapons System Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $90,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes Vikings gain +2 missile range and +1 cannon range. Bellerephon has developed improved weapons systems for the viking.[7] Edit

DevelopmentEdit

The Angels' appearence is based on old Viking designs, such as the pointed nose cone. Returning to the pointed nose helped change up the silhouette, as well as adding additional wings and blades under the gatling guns. It was planned to have a melee attack as well, but time constraints prevented this from being implemented.^[8]

NotesEdit

• The mercenary group's name is a combination of Hel, the Norse goddess of the dead, and "Hells Angels", a famous biker gang.

• Unlike normal vikings a Hel's Angels unit portrait does not reveal the pilot's face when transformed into assault mode.

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