- A corsair pilot(src)
The corsair is a protoss anti-air-fighter spacecraft.[1]
Overview[]
The corsair
The corsair is a fast and agile medium-sized warship, built by the Dark Templar.[2]
Corsairs are armed with twin neutron flares to attack ships[1], and are strictly anti-air weapons.[3]
Additionally, corsair pilots can focus their psionic powers through neutron emitters against ground targets[1], creating a "disruption web"—a field of psionic static that disrupts the brain's neural pathways as well as any computer-directed targeting systems. This disruption renders inaccurate all ground-based fire (including from base defense structures) within the web.[3] This ability makes the corsair a valuable unit for siege warfare.[1]
A Void energy catalyst is located in the center of the ship's guns.[3]
History[]
The Nerazim constructed the corsair to safeguard their nomadic fleets. Following the reunification of the Dark Templar with the Khalai, it became a versatile component of the combined fleet.[2] Indeed, those corsairs deployed during the Brood War were designed and manufactured specifically to combat terran and zerg forces.[4]
By the Second Great War, the corsairs, along with the scouts, were being replaced by phoenixes in the main fleet.[5]
During the End War in 2506, the loss of the Golden Armada to Amon convinced the Daelaam to recommission the corsairs for service.[6]
Game Unit[]
StarCraft[]
- For StarCraft gameplay information see: Corsair (StarCraft).
- For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft unit quotations#Corsair.
StarCraft II[]
- For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Corsair (StarCraft II).
- For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: StarCraft II unit quotations#Corsair.
Known Units[]
Known Pilots[]
Notes[]
- The cancelled StarCraft II escort resembled the corsair.
- According to the war council in Legacy of the Void, corsairs were decommissioned shortly after the Fall of Aiur.[6] This stands in contrast to other sources of information which state that its phasing out was more gradual[5][3], along with arguably their presence in StarCraft: Brood War.
- A corsair is a privateer or a pirate.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif. Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Corsair. StarCraft Compendium Protoss Units. 2007-07-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Barba, Rick. StarCraft Field Manual (hardcover). Insight Editions, 2015-11-17.
- ↑ Brood War Units. Accessed 2019-08-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Phoenix. Battle.net, accessed on 2012-11-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard). PC. War Council interface (in English). 2015-11-10.