Ghost (StarCraft)

"You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind."

- Terran ghost

Ghosts are feared terran covert operatives. They are known for their skill, psionic powers and ability to cloak.

In StarCraft I and Brood War, ghosts were voiced by Chris Metzen.

Game Unit
The ghost is a support unit. Its attack and vitality are unremarkable for its cost. Its weapon deals concussive damage, which makes it ineffective against large units (e.g s and ultralisks) unless massed, which is usually unfeasible due to its high tech position, cost and build time. Ghosts are a poor choice for large-scale combat due to their expensive cost and fragility to many attacks and spells such as spawn broodling, psionic storm and irradiation. Ghosts are also fairly slow which leaves them vulnerable to units like vultures and mutalisks. Defensively, dark templar make good counters against ghosts, especially when they attempt to use the nuclear missile ability.

The ghost also has its own death sound that is in the game data, however it is not implemented into the gameplay.

The ghost is best used with its abilities, listed below.

Ghost Heroes

 * Samir Duran
 * Sarah Kerrigan
 * Alexei Stukov

Quotations

 * See: StarCraft Ghost Quotations