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The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
This article is about the canceled StarCraft II unit. For other uses, see Predator (disambig).

The Predator was a terran air unit to be featured in StarCraft II. Present in the game in August 2007[4], it was removed by November.[5]

It appeared to be analogous in unit balance to the Valkyrie frigate of StarCraft: Brood War. It fired four lasers per attack, making it powerful against groups of weaker ships but weak against heavily-armored ships like the battlecruiser. The weapon was called Flurry.[6]

It was also to be the basic air combat unit for the terran faction. The Predator was constructed at the starport, and did not require any other research or further buildings to construct[7], allowing it to take advantage of the reactor's additional build queue.

The Predator could only engage enemy air targets, and was incapable of attacking enemy ground troops.

Abilities[]

Intercept Mode[]

  • Starting ability?
  • Cost: 3 seconds
  • "Convert the Predator into Intercept Mode. In this mode it will attempt to shoot down incoming fire."[2]

The Predator was equipped with a point defense laser system which destroyed incoming enemy projectiles.[8]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 BlizzCon Statistics 1 Shacknews.
  2. 2.0 2.1 BlizzCon Statistics 2 Shacknews.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Source: StarCraft Wire. Artist: Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-08-22.
  4. Zetaras Xal'Kurat. 2007-08-04. BlizzCon: Changes to StarCraft 2. SC2 Blog.
  5. Karune. 2007-11-05. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 20. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2007-11-05.
  6. Source: StarCraft Wire. Artist: Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-08-22.
  7. Shoemaker, Brad. 2007-08-03. BlizzCon 07: Starcraft II Hands-On -- The Terrans. GameSpot. Accessed 2007-09-22.
  8. Karune. 2007-08-24. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 10. StarCraft II General Discussion Forums. Accessed 2007-08-24.
  9. 2011-10-23, BlizzCon 2011 - Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and Blizzard DOTA - Art & Technology Panel (Full). YouTube.
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