Dark templar (hero)

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Dark Templar
Unit
Race	Protoss
Affiliation	Dark Templar
Campaign	Overmind The Fall
Role	Stealth Close Combat Trooper
Armament	Warp blade
Properties
Size	Small
Transport slots	2
Sight	7
Production
Psi	1
Movement
Speed	4
Protection
Shields	80
Hit points	40
Armor	0
Combat
Ground attack	45
Cooldown	30
Attack range	1 (melee)

Dark Templar units could not be created in the original StarCraft. They were seen in a zerg mission and given to players as special units at the start of two protoss campaign missions. They had no abilities besides cloaking. Beyond that they were almost identical to their StarCraft: Brood War BW counterparts, with a few exceptions — they move slightly slower, have swapped hit points and shields, no base armor, and have higher base attack in exchange for a lower benefit from weapon upgrades.

Appearances

Following the assassination of Zasz by Dark Prelate Zeratul, the zerg became aware of the threat posed by the Dark Templar.

Sarah Kerrigan was tasked with tracking them down and eliminating them, relying on overlords to detect them as they tried to escape and fight back.

Tassadar and other protoss forces rescued Zeratul from imprisonment on Char, bringing them to Aiur, where they participated in the Protoss Civil War. They aided Tassadar's Followers in destroying Khor-shakal.

A band of Dark Templar assisted Zeratul in rescuing Tassadar from Conclave imprisonment, appearing in the midst of combat shortly after Judicator Aldaris had launched his own ambush.

A number of Dark Templar took part in the final battle to destroy the Overmind as well.

Abilities

Permanent Cloaking

This unit is permanently cloaked. They cannot be seen or directly attacked by enemy forces, unless they have detector support.

Upgrades

Ground Weapons

• +2 cumulative bonus per attack per level for zealots and dragoons.
• +3 cumulative bonus per attack per level for dark templar and archons.

Acquisition
Purchased from Forge Hotkey W Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 150 150 300 Required Templar archives Level 3 Cost 200 200 333 Required Templar archives

Ground Armor

• +1 bonus to armor per level for probes, zealots, dragoons, reavers, high templar, dark templar, archons, and dark archons.

Acquisition
Purchased from Forge Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 175 175 300 Required Templar archives Level 3 Cost 250 250 333 Required Templar archives

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Plasma Shields

• +1 armor bonus to shields per level for all units and structures.

Acquisition
Purchased from Forge Hotkey S Level 1 Cost 200 200 267 Level 2 Cost 300 300 300 Required Cybernetics core Level 3 Cost 400 400 333 Required Cybernetics core

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Quotations

Quotes
Trained
Adun Toridas.
Selected	Confirming order
Yes? Zerashk Gulida. I'm waiting... Neraz Gulio.	For Aiur. Ner'Mah. So be it. Very well.
Repeatedly selected
Your taunts are ill-advised, Templar. Do not provoke me to violence. You could no more evade my wrath... ...than you could your own shadow.
Other lines
Death. Abilities Dark Archon Warp.