Goliath

"Goliath online."

- Terran Goliath

The Goliath is a Terran one-man all-terrain combat walker used to support Marine forces.

History
The Goliath was originally manufactured by LarsCorp Technologies during the Guild Wars for the Kel-Morian Combine. It was intended for for the infantry support role, especially in urban environments. The walker became widespread throughout the Koprulu Sector when the blueprints were stolen by corporate spies.

The Goliaths armament is generally mix of 20mm or 30mm autocannon and Hellfire-AA Scatter missiles. Some variants replace the cannon mounted on either side of the pilot's pod with missile packs.

Skullders
Skullders were a variant of the Goliath with superior combat power. Known units included:


 * Unit 001: A file detailing this unit was found in a secret Confederate research facility. They also appeared on Braxis during the Resurrection incident.


 * Unit 004: Employed by Infested Stukov's Mercenaries.

Skullders may also have been employed by Cerberus Recon Squad.

StarCraft
Goliaths excel at the anti-air role, serving as mobile Missile Turrets. In Brood War their Charon Boosters upgrade enables them to match the range of Guardians. Against ground targets, the Goliath is not as economical as Marines; a pair of Marines deal more damage than a Goliath while costing less.

Goliaths are Large, but only take up two slots in a Dropship or other transport vessel.

Upgrades

 * Vehicle Weapons
 * Vehicle Plating
 * Charon Boosters
 * Cost: 100 0 100
 * Upgraded at: Machine Shop
 * Increases anti-air attack range to 8.

Quotations
"MilSpec ED-209 online." (From Robocop)

"Checklist protocol initiated."

"Running level one diagnostic."

"USDA Selected."

"FDIC approved."

"Checklist Complete, S.O.B."

StarCraft: Ghost
Goliaths appeared as both friendly and hostile units and, at least in the intro cinematic, could fire rockets at ground targets.

StarCraft II
Goliaths are not included in the game, and have been replaced by the Viking.

Trivia
A Goliath Hero unit is named Alan Schezar, a nod to the character Allen Schezar from The Vision of Escaflowne