Firebat

"Need a light?"

- Terran firebat

The firebat is a type of terran infantry specialized for close-quarters combat.

Overview
"Fire washes the skin off the bone and the sin off the soul. It cleans away the dirt. And my momma didn't raise herself no dirty boy."

- Franko Tildon, widely credited as the first fighting firebat

Firebats are "armored assault troopers," often attached to provide support for marine squads. Particuarly devastating in close quarters combat, they're typically armed with dual arm-mounted flame throwers and wear heat-resistant fireproof armor similar to those used by marines, although heavier.

During the Guild Wars, a few firebats wore experimental CMC-230 XF armor, equipped with jet-packs. The armor had reliability issues, however, and so was quickly phased out.

During the Great War, Terran Confederacy firebats were equipped with wrist mounted Perdition flamethrowers and CMC-660 combat suits. The vulnerable flame tanks are protected by containment fields. United Earth Directorate firebats were armed with the C-140 "Epyon" Plasma Incinerator Cannon.

Recruitment
"I'd trust a resoc more than someone who would choose to wear one of these things."

- A Dominion marine on firebats' use of CMC-660 armor

As with marines, many firebats are recruited or conscripted from "culturally challenged" persons. Such individuals undergo neural resocialization and receive aggression inhibitor implants as part of their training. Firebats are almost exclusively composed of resocialized criminals and psychotic pyromaniacs. During the reign of the Confederacy, firebats were infamous for being high-risk, unstable individuals, and older personnel manuals recommended the exclusive use of resocs or pyromaniacs for firebat duty. Still, volunteers are not unheard of: in the Confederate Marine Corps, an individual had to have a PEB (Preferred Experience Base) of at least three months combat experience to become a firebat.

The Terran Dominion continues the use of firebats. Its personnel manuals claim that its firebats are "stable, reliable soldiers."

StarCraft

 * For StarCraft gameplay information see: Firebat (StarCraft).
 * For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft I Firebat Quotations.

StarCraft: Ghost


In StarCraft: Ghost multiplayer, the firebat was equipped with flamethrowers. In addition, it launched laser-guided or manually guided napalm rockets. The rockets had greater range than the flamethrowers.

Firebats moved quite slowly, being outpaced by light infantry and marines.

In the Invasion Mode, a firebat cost three points.

StarCraft II

 * For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Firebat (StarCraft II).
 * For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: StarCraft II Firebat Quotations.

Heroes of the Storm
The firebat is represented in Heroes of the Storm via Blaze.

Known Firebats

 * Main article: Terran firebats


 * Lieutenant Jack Frost
 * First Sergeant Gui Montag
 * Sergeant Bud Morris
 * Corporal Miles Lewis
 * Private First Class Fetu Koura-Abi
 * Private Ekart
 * Private Hank Harnack
 * Private Eugene Malik
 * Private Harper Utley
 * Private Wabowski
 * Billy Bob
 * Trevor Jacobs
 * Franko Tildon
 * Jimmy

Specialists

 * Cerberus firebats
 * Devil Dogs
 * Prometheus Company
 * Squad leaders
 * UED pyrotechnic engineers