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The Hercules-class cargo ship/dropship is a terran tactical-airlift aerospace vehicle.

Overview[]

The Hercules-class dropship is a Raynor's Raiders variant of the Hercules-class commercial cargo transport. The reinforced superstructure is based on Egon Stetmann's research of zerg biology. The Hercules has a large capacity and fast unloading speed. The dropship is equipped with survival pods; emergency egress to the ground by pod typically causes injuries.[1]

By 2505, Hercules-class dropships were in use by the Terran Dominion.[2]

By 2506, they were used by Moebius Corps as well.[3]

Game Unit[]

Wings of Liberty[]

The dropship is available in the Wings of Liberty single-player campaign. The Hercules is unlocked through spending 15 zerg research points. It has 30 passenger slots, allowing it to carry nearly four times the number of passengers as normal transports can, and deploys all of its units simultaneously.[4] Transported units survive a Hercules' destruction. They sustain damage and are ejected in survival pods.[5] The Hercules may be used to transport thors, and can carry three of them at a time, since each thor takes up eight slots when transported. This leaves six slots to spare.

SC2 Lab Hercules Icon
Hercules

Unlocks the Hercules for production.[6]

We have retrofitted the Hercules-class cargo ship for use on the battlefield. This massive transport can carry entire armies and unload them at record speeds. The hercules will also ejected survival pods if shot down. Ejected occupants will sustain damage, but most would agree that injury is preferable to death.

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 15 zerg research points
ve

Abilities[]

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Rapid Deployment

The Hercules deploys loaded troops almost instantly. When a Hercules dies, it unloads all its units where it died.

ve

Upgrades[]

Increases the armor of all terran air units.

Acquisition
Purchased from Armory
Hotkey P
Level 1
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 160seconds
Level 2
Cost 225 Minerals 225 Vespene gas 190seconds
Level 3
Cost 300 Minerals 300 Vespene gas 220seconds
ve
SC2 Lab VanPlating Icon
Vanadium Plating

Armor upgrades increase health of affected units by 5% per level.[7]

We have created a new lightweight alloy called vanadium. Vanadium diffuses weapon impacts much more efficiently than traditional armor plating, and it better preserves the life of our units. Now each of the armor upgrades in the armory and engineering bay increases unit life by 5% in addition to increasing armor.

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points
ve

Damaged mechanical units recover hit points when out of combat, at a rate of 0.6015 each second.[1]

Our ship and vehicle hulls are now made from a material called Regenerative Bio-Steel. This material uses internal nanobots to slowly repair any damage the hull sustains. While this regeneration process is much slower than conventional SCV repairs, it can be the difference between life and death if no SCVs are available.

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 20 zerg research points
ve

Co-op Missions[]

Swann is able to build the Hercules dropship in Co-op Missions. They retain most of their stats from Wings of Liberty, but cost significantly less, build much faster, do not require a fusion core, have a slightly larger troop capacity, enough to carry 4 thors or 8 siege tanks at once, and can move around the battlefield instantly with Tactical Jump. They are able to load and unload siege tanks in siege mode.

Hercules dropships are also utilized by Amon's forces.

Abilities[]

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Rapid Deployment

The Hercules deploys loaded troops almost instantly. When a Hercules dies, it unloads all its units where it died.

Payload Director: The Hercules deploys loaded troops instantly and simultaneously.

ve
HerculesTacticalJump SC2 Icon
Tactical Jump

The Hercules warps anywhere on the map. Does not require vision of the destination area.

Payload Director: Reduces the Tactical Jump cooldown by 50%.

Usage
Hotkey T
Cooldown 60 seconds
30 (with Payload Director) seconds
ve

Upgrades[]

SC2 Lab BioSteel Icon
Regenerative Bio-Steel

All vehicles and ships regenerate health over time at a rate of 2 health per second.

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Swann Level 9
Acquisition
Purchased from Armory
Hotkey B
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 90seconds
ve
SC2 Swann AC - MechnicalKnowhow
Mechnical Know-how

Increases the life of Swann's SCV's, vehicles and starships by 20%.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Swann Level 15.
ve
SC2 TerrVehArm
Terran Vehicle and Ship Plating

Increases the armor of terran vehicles and spacecraft.

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Armory
Hotkey V
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 160seconds
Effect Armor: 4
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 190seconds
Effect Armor: 5
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 220seconds
Effect Armor: 6
ve

Quotations[]

See: StarCraft II Hercules Quotations

Development[]

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Defenders of Man transport variant

The Hercules dropship uses the same model as colony ships, only smaller. Indeed, the dropship stemmed from the conception of the colony ship.[8]

The Hercules has two unused Hyperion armory upgrades; Rapid Deployment and Survival Pods. In the release version of the Wings of Liberty campaign, the abilities are enabled by default for Hercules and do not need to be researched. A third (likely) unused upgrade is also present as a button texture. It does not have a proper name however and is simply named 'hurculescantrainunit,' alluding all Hercules dropships to have been able to essentially become mobile barracks.[9]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Zerg research (in English). 2010.
  2. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Baneling Evolution (in English). 2013-03-12.
  3. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void: Whispers of Oblivion. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Dark Whispers. (in English). July 15, 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2010-04-22. April 19 Single Player Campaign Info and Press Event. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2010-04-23.
  5. 2010-07-24, Wings of Liberty Campaign Overview Accessed 2010-07-24.
  6. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Zerg research tree (in English). 2010.
  7. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Protoss research (in English). 2010.
  8. 2010, Starcraft 2: Colonist Ship. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-07-20.
  9. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II Map Editor. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). 2010-07-27.
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