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Zealots are a type of protoss warrior.
Overview
Zealots are lower-ranked Templar who have yet to reach the upper levels of the Khala.[1] They form the backbone of the protoss military.[2] At least some, if not all Khalai zealots are members of the Zealot Order.[3] Zealots can operate in platoons[4] and legions.[5]
Training
Each zealot is trained for decades in hand-to-hand combat, tactics, pain tolerance and martial discipline. Zealots are taught to hate their enemies with a white hot passion and to hunt them down without mercy.[1] Through the path of the Khala, zealots learn to hone their innate battle rage to a fine edge,[6] though they can invoke a near-berserker rage when in battle if need be.[7] Every zealot must undergo rigorous training and trials before being allowed to don a power suit. After a zealot distinguishes themself in battle, they receive complex leg augmentations that enhance their speed, mobility, and endurance.[5]
In light of the Fall of Aiur, and seething with shame at its loss, the zealots dedicated themselves to more intense physical training.[1] This includes duels at the end of their training, which appears to have the potential to be shortened.[8]
Tactics
All protoss have a degree of psionic power, and zealots using theirs exclusively on the art of war. Using a limited form of precognition, zealots can predict enemy movements, striking with deadly accuracy and dodging attacks.[1] Because of their leg augmentations, zealots can move very quickly towards an enemy, catching them offguard in a brutal charge.[5] After the Brood War, some zealots developed the ability to turn their body into pure energy for a few microseconds. This allows them to move at lightning-fast speeds and strike suddenly against an enemy that thinks they are out of range.[1]
In battle, zealots wield psionic blades channelled through forearm units in their power suits.[7] The Khalai's refinement of the focussers in these units allow the psi-blades to increase in power as a zealot's rage increases in battle.[5] Augmented by cybernetic implants, zealots also use their psionic powers to surround themselves with a plasma shield.[6] Even a handful of zealots can easily control an entire colony of lesser species, as they are capable of tearing through armored structures and vehicles alike.[9] Because of their mastery of their emotions, zealots can fight longer, harder, and better than any adversary who would dare stand in their way.[5]
Because of the protoss's diminished population due to conflict, great lengths are taken to minimize zealot casualties.[5] A severely injured zealot may be transported off the battlefield upon the moment of defeat, in order to be transformed into a dragoon or an immortal.[10]
Game Unit
StarCraft
- For StarCraft gameplay information see: Zealot (StarCraft).
- For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft Zealot Quotations.
StarCraft: Ghost
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Zealots appeared as enemies to Nova in StarCraft: Ghost. They appeared identical to their portrayal in StarCraft.
StarCraft II
- For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Zealot (StarCraft II).
- For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: StarCraft II Zealot Quotations.
Heroes of the Storm
The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity
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Zealots appeared in early builds of Heroes of the Storm.[11]
Known Zealots
- Akam
- Argus
- Bratalix
- Darsiris
- Edullon
- Fenix (later transplanted into a dragoon)
- Golarath
- Khastiana (later transplanted into an immortal)
- Martul
- Minos the Malevolent (mercenary leader)
- Ruom (later became infested)
- Selendis
- Teredal
- Thuras
- Turavis
- Xulata
- Zyrkhan (mercenary leader)
Specialists
Trivia
Historically, the term "zealot" means one who is zealous on behalf of God.
References
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