Scout

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"We regard the swift one-man Scout as a tool for exploration and light combat, but against the inferior technology of other species it is a formidable combat unit on its own."

―Anonymous Protoss^src

Scout
Unit
Race	Protoss
Role	Space Superiority Fighter
Armament	Photon blasters Anti-matter missiles
Properties
Hit points	150
Shields	100
Size	Large
Production
Minerals	275 (300 before 1.15~ patch 1.04)
Gas	125 (150 before 1.15~ patch)
Psi	3
Build time	80
Produced at	Stargate
Hot key	S
Combat
Ground attack	8
Air attack	14e (x2 attacks)
Cooldown	30 (ground) 22 (air)
Armor	0
Attack range	4
Sight range	8 (10 upgrade)

The scout is a protoss space superiority fighter.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft 2.1.1 Upgrades 2.1.2 Quotations 2.2 StarCraft: Ghost 3 Scout Pilots 4 Variants 5 Images 6 References

[edit] Overview

The scout is a versatile and powerful protoss fighter^[1] though are generally considered by the protoss to be more for scouting purposes.^[2] However, scouts are easily a match for most other craft, employing anti-matter missiles against aerial targets and dual photon blasters against ground targets.^[2] The dark templar maintain(ed) their own Scouts and equipped them with technology to engage in FTL travel through the Void.^[3]

In their days of service, scouts served as point guards for the protoss fleet,^[2] being maintained in the hangars of carriers,^[3] though were often called upon to engage hostile forces.^[2] Shortly before the war against the zerg, recent developments in enhanced sensor systems and high-power engines further increased its effectiveness.^[1]

Since the end of the Brood War, the scout is steadily being phased out by the phoenix.^[4]

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] StarCraft

Like the terran wraith, the scout is optimized for the anti-air role. The major difference is the scout's lack of the cloaking ability. The scout must leverage its increased durability instead. Scouts are relatively slow units when first produced though their speed can be upgraded with the Gravitic Thrusters upgrade, making them just as fast as wraiths. Like their terran counterparts, scouts have a weak ground attack; only causing 8 damage. In large groups of 8-12 they can destroy small groups of units quickly. Its air attack however, is very powerful, able to inflict 34 damage when fully upgraded making it even more powerful than a battlecruiser's attack. The scout is also quite durable against the terran valkyrie's anti-fighter role due to its large number of hit points and shields for a basic air unit.   

They are recommended as escorts alongside corsairs and carriers. Suggested counters against Scouts include mass hydralisks, goliaths and other dedicated ground-to-air anti-air units.

Sprite.

Wireframe.

[edit] Upgrades

Air Weapons Researched at Cybernetics core Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Research time 266 298 330 Required Fleet beacon Fleet beacon Notes +1 bonus to attack per level for scout ground attack, arbiters, carrier interceptors, corsair air attack, and scout air attack.	Air Armor Researched at Cybernetics core Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Notes +1 bonus to armor per level for shuttles, scouts, arbiters, carriers, interceptors, observers and corsairs.
Plasma shields Researched at Forge Hotkey S Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 200 300 400 Gas 200 300 400 Required Cybernetics core Cybernetics core Notes +1 bonus to shields per level for all units and structures.	Apial Sensors Researched at Fleet beacon Properties Minerals 100 Gas 100 Notes Increases Scout sight range by 2 (to 10).
Gravitic Thrusters Researched at Fleet beacon Properties Minerals 200 Gas 200 Notes Increases Scout movement speed.

[edit] Quotations

See: StarCraft I Scout Quotations

[edit] StarCraft: Ghost

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Scouts may have been scheduled to appear in StarCraft: Ghost.

[edit] Scout Pilots

• Executor Artanis
• Praetor Mojo
• Templar Aurioch
• Judicator Kizrath
• Scout Heroes
• Xerana (Dark Templar)

[edit] Variants

• Pathfinder Scout

[edit] Images

Scouts on a bombing run

Scout profile

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Scout. StarCraft Compendium. Accessed on 2008-16-03
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04149-5.
4. ↑ Phoenix. Accessed on 2008-16-03

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Ground units	Probe · Zealot · Dragoon · Reaver · High templar · Archon • Brood War only • Dark templar · Dark archon
Air units	Shuttle · Scout · Arbiter · Carrier (Interceptor) · Observer • Brood War only • 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 and Structures of StarCraft: Ghost
Ground	Probe · Zealot · Dragoon · High templar · Dark templar · Purifier/Vindicator
Air	Scout · Shuttle
Buildings	Photon cannon

Protoss Starship Classifications
Transports	Atmospheric vessel • Escape pod • Shuttle • Warp prism
Starfighters	Corsair • Phoenix • Scout — Pathfinder Scout · Scout Hero • Void ray
Support Ships	Arbiter — High Arbiter · Paganite • Mothership • Star relic
Capital Ships	Carrier · Fleet Carrier · Super carrier • Mothership • Tempest
Carrier-Launched Fighters	Escort • Interceptor