Stalker
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- "We go unseen."
- ―Protoss stalkersrc
| Stalker | |
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| Unit | |
| Race | |
| Role |
High Mobility Scout / Ambusher |
| Properties | |
| Hit points |
100[1] |
| Shields |
80[1] |
| Type |
Ground, mechanical[2] |
| Armor type | |
| Production | |
| Minerals |
125[2] |
| Gas |
50[2] |
| Psi |
2[3] |
| Build time |
42[2] |
| Produced at | |
| Requires | |
| Hot key |
S[2] |
| Combat | |
| Ground attack |
11[1] |
| Air attack |
11[1] |
| Armor |
1[2] |
| Attack range |
6[2] |
The stalker is a Dark Templar cybernetic war machine unit in StarCraft II.
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[edit] Overview
The Dark Templar are masters of stealth and guile, though the fall of Aiur to the zerg demonstrated that guile alone cannot defeat a foe as relentless as the Swarm. Inspired by the ancient and honored dragoon walkers the Dark Templar have begun to build war machines of their own. The stalker is a machine controlled by the shadow-essence of a Dark Templar warrior fused into a metal body.[5]
Swift and deadly, stalkers have been credited with many fantastic powers in recent conflicts. Nevertheless the only one that has been witnessed consistently is the ability to instantly teleport or "blink" from one spot to another. This ability enables stalkers to strike from unexpected quarters, catch a fleeing foe, or escape an unfavorable encounter. In addition, the deadly particle disruptors mounted on the stalker's carapace are adept at crippling both ground and air targets. Ambushes by groups of stalkers have brought fiery doom upon many attack wings that thought themselves safe from retribution.[5]
[edit] Game Unit
In-game, stalkers function like fragile, but more agile dragoons. They serve as excellent economy raiders.[6]
Stalkers can dance like a dragoon,[7] moving injured stalkers away from opponents when they are being attacked by melee attackers or targeted by focus fire. Blinking can also be used as an alternative form of dancing.
In large groups, stalkers can use Blink to instantly teleport to an important enemy unit's position – such as a queen, and destroy it with focus fire.[8]
Stalkers gained a reputation for being overpowered at BlizzCon 2008 due to the widely viewed Sonkie vs Yellow match. Karune responded that stalkers are weak vs zerglings even with Blink micro, but are strong against armored units such as roaches. Stalkers do well against units with low damage per second (such as roaches) but weakly against more offensive units (such as zerglings).[9]
They are particularly vulnerable against the heavy weaponry of marauders.[10]
[edit] Abilities
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Stalkers possess the ability to instantly teleport over short distances.[14] This ability enables stalkers to strike from unexpected quarters, catch a fleeing foe, or escape an unfavorable encounter. Blinking does not cost energy, but has a cooldown of fifteen seconds.[15] Blink requires line of sight to use.[16] | |||||||||||||||||||
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[edit] Upgrades
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[edit] Quotations
- Main article: StarCraft II Quotations
[edit] Development
The stalker was re-designed to more closely look like the concept art, and the new model was revealed at Blizzcon 2008.[17]
[edit] Trivia
- The stalker resembles the Mastermind from Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Both have a teleport ability.
[edit] References
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| Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II
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| Infantry |
Probe · Zealot · High templar · Dark templar · Archon | |
| Land mechanized | ||
| Air vehicles |
Warp prism · Observer · Phoenix · Void ray · Carrier (Interceptor) · Mothership | |
| Basic buildings |
Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway (Warp gate) · Forge · Cybernetics core · Obelisk | |
| Combat buildings | ||
| Advanced buildings |
Twilight council · Dark shrine · Templar archives · Robotics facility · Robotics support bay · Stargate · Fleet beacon | |
| Campaign-Exclusive Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II | Special Protoss Units | |
| Scrapped | Removed units |
Escort · Reaver · Soul hunter/purifier · Star relic · Stasis orb · Tempest (Shuriken) · Twilight archon |
| Removed buildings | ||

