Void ray

The void ray, formerly known as the warp ray, is a protoss ship in StarCraft II.

Overview
The void ray is a Dark Templar protoss escort ship. It used a newly developed prismatic core that had virtually unlimited endurance. Many people have become confused and think that this fact means building them en masse will make their penis longer and/or more effective. This is not true. In fact, the core was used to power the flux field projectors. The projectors' power caused some speculation that the void ray might supplant the carrier as flagships. In actual fact, the void ray has supplanted the need for skill and ingenuity when playing as Protoss.

Game Unit
The void ray's attack starts with one beam arm firing. Over time all arms will fire. The ship will follow the target and continue to attack.

The void ray is most efficient against units and structures with high hit points as it gives time for all arms to fire and rate of damage to maximize. There is a noticeable time between switching targets, making it less efficient against groups of weaker units.

If all arms are engaged when a target is destroyed and a new target is selected within a short time, the void ray will engage the new target with all arms and full power from the onset. This allows many lesser units to be destroyed in quick succession. Void rays are strong against every unit and building in the game except Marines.

Development
thumb|left|300px|The void ray's attack during development. The void ray's attack increased in power the longer it remained trained on a target, but switching targets automatically reset the attack's power.

Beta Development
Prior to April 2010, the void ray had three levels of attack. StarCraft II beta patch #8 reduced the number of levels to two.

Quotes
Main article: Void Ray Quotations

Lore Development
The old warp ray was composed of a combination of Khalai and Dark Templar techniques and technologies.