Goliath

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The '''goliath combat walker'''<ref name="Goliath">[http://classic.battle.net/scc/terran/ugl.shtml Goliath]. ''StarCraft Compendium''. Accessed on 2008-01-28</ref> is a [[terran]] one-man all-terrain combat walker used to support [[marine]] forces.

==Overview==
===Design===
[[File:Goliath SC1 Art1.jpg|thumb|left|A personalized goliath]] 
Goliaths are constructed out of [[neosteel]].<ref name="SC:G:Spectres">Kenyon, Nate. (September 27, 2011). ''[[StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres]]''. [[Simon & Schuster]] (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1439-10938-0.</ref> Their armor renders them quite resilient to [[fragmentation grenade]]s and even small arms fire, though their cockpits are vulnerable to missiles.<ref name="SC:IMengsk">McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). ''[[StarCraft: I, Mengsk]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 1416-55083-6.</ref> Their fronts are protected by a [[plexiglas|plexishield]].<ref name="SC:LibCru">Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04148-7.</ref> Twin speakers are equipped on the walker and it can be equipped with external audio pickups.<ref name="SC:HDevils">Dietz, William C. (April 6, 2010). ''[[StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils]].'' Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.</ref> Goliath squadrons were able to utilize biometric readouts of their fellow pilots/<ref name ="SC:Evolution"/>

[[FIle:GoliathMarine SC1 Art1.jpg|thumb|left|A goliath supporting infantry]]
Few terran mechs are as versatile as the goliath.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/dva/#?skin=goliath-dva Goliath D.Va], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2017-05-17</ref> With reverse-jointed legs,<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/> the twelve-foot tall<ref name="SC:Flashpoint">Golden, Christie (November 6, 2012). ''[[StarCraft II: Flashpoint]]''. Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). ISBN 978-1451-65962-7.</ref><ref name="SC:HDevils"/> goliath features all-terrain maneuverability.<ref name="SC1Man">Underwood, Peter, [[Bill Roper]], [[Chris Metzen]] and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: [[Blizzard Entertainment]], 1998.</ref> To control a goliath, the pilot straps themselves into a "cradle" which enables the goliath to mimic their movements by passing instructions through the onboard computer. The process takes practice to get used to it. Some commands (such as moving the arms up and down) can be uttered by voice.<ref name="SC:HDevils"/> Designed for maneuverability in tight quarters,<ref name="SC:Evolution">Zahn, Timothy (November 8, 2016). ''[[StarCraft: Evolution]].'' Del Rey Books. ISBN 0425284735.</ref> the goliath's excellent maneuverability gives it tactical advantages in open terrain, but its versatility gives it an edge even in chaotic urban environments.<ref name="Signing"/> In order to function in low gravity or on malfunctioning space platforms, goliaths are outfitted with [[gravity accelerator]]s that allow them utilize artificial gravity.<ref name="SC:Upr">Neilson, Micky (December 18, 2000). ''[[StarCraft: Uprising]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-1898-0 (eBook).</ref> Should goliaths be knocked down, the walkers had systems to help it get back upright.<ref name ="SC:Evolution">Zahn, Timothy (November 8, 2016). ''[[StarCraft: Evolution]].'' Del Rey Books. ISBN 0425284735.</ref> 

====Armament====
<div style="float:right">[[File:Goliath SC1 CineUEDVicRep1.jpg|thumb|A [[UED]] goliath]]</div>
The goliath features a computer-based heavy weapons system.<ref name="SC1Man"/> It possesses multi-lock targeting abilities, and its Ares-class locator system allows for increased firing range.<ref name = "Signing">2015-09-18, [http://starcraft.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/nycc-2015-james-waughs-starcraft-field-manual-signing-schedule NYCC 2015 – James Waugh’s StarCraft Field Manual Signing Schedule]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2015-09-23</ref> It is equally adept at providing both ground level and anti-air support.<ref name="SC1Man"/> Goliath armament consists of twin anti-armor 30mm smoothbore autocannons on the arms<ref name="SC1Man"/><ref name="Goliath"/> which fire explosive shells<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/><ref name="SC:ShadXel">Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04149-6.</ref> and [[Hellfire missile|Hellfire-AA scatter missiles]].<ref name="SC1Man"/> As such, while goliaths are primarily used against aerial targets, they still pose a great threat to infantry.<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/> Goliaths were further upgraded with the arrival of the [[United Earth Directorate]] in the Koprulu Sector. With improved propulsion technologies via Charon Boosters and upgrades to existing targeting system software, the goliath's range via its Hellfire missiles was increased dramatically.<ref name="SC:BW_Man">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> 

UED goliaths featured a large machine-gun attached to the lower torso and missile racks on the "shoulders".<ref name="SC:BW_CineUEDVictory">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]].'' Vivendi Games. Cinematic: [[StarCraft Episode V#UED Victory Report|UED Victory Report]] (in [[English]]). 1998.</ref> This design was adopted by the Dominion.<ref>Johnnie Estill. [http://digitalenvi.com/BlizzArt/ Blizzard Entertainment-StarCraft: Ghost Concept Art by Johnnie Estill (Goliath Tech Bay Concept)]. ''Digitalenvi.com. The art of Johnnie H. Estill II.'' Accessed 2009-04-26.</ref> Many goliaths were equipped with three guns, one on each arm and one between the "legs".<ref name="SC:FrntLn_V4_Reaper">Gerrold, David (w), Ruben de Vela (p), Dan Borgonos (i). "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Fear the Reaper|Fear the Reaper]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 4]]'' (paperback binding), pp. 28-71. [[Tokyopop]], October 1, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-81698-6.</ref><ref name="SC:C:Issue1">Giffen, Keith and Simon Furman (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 1|StarCraft #1]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (1) (May 27, 2009) [[DC Comics]] ([[Wildstorm]]).</ref> By the [[Second Great War]], another variant existed with two additional guns mounted coaxially with the main cannon.<ref name="WoL_WelcomeJungle">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' ([[Activision Blizzard]]). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Welcome to the Jungle]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref>  The autocannons can be replaced with shovel-hands to allow a pilot to (dis)embark while in the field.<ref name="SC:HDevils"/>

===History===
[[File:Goliath SC1 Cncpt1.jpg|thumb|In battle against the [[protoss]]]]
Few units are as closely associated with terran military might as the goliath.<ref name="Signing"/> The walker was originally manufactured by [[LarsCorp Technologies]] for the [[Kel-Morian Combine]], intended for an infantry support role, especially in urban environments.<ref name="SC1Man"/>  The Combine was using it by [[2480]],<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/> and was respected by the [[Terran Confederacy]] for its versatile mix of ground-level lethality and anti-air support.

The walker became widespread throughout the [[Koprulu sector]] when the blueprints were stolen by corporate spies and sold to Confederate interests.<ref name="SC1Man"/> The Confederacy produced their own goliaths ''en masse'', and was using the walker in combat by [[2485]], at the [[Battle of Noranda Glacier]] on [[Onuru Sigma]], which began the [[Guild Wars]].<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/> Confederate goliaths were placed in the [[Confederate Armored Vehicle Corps]], pilots requiring a PEB (Preferred Experience Base) of six months combat experience to be trained in their use.<ref name="Beta">[http://web.archive.org/web/19980519123217/blizzard.com/star/t-armor.htm Armored Vehicle Corps]. Accessed on 2008-01-28</ref> Not that goliaths were entirely confined to a single corps however, being found within many Confederate units and often attached to mechanized infantry.<ref name="SC:SpDark">Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). ''[[StarCraft: Speed of Darkness]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04150-2.</ref> As such, goliaths became well known throughout the Koprulu sector.<ref name="SC1Man"/> 

[[File:Goliath SC1 CineAscension1.jpg|thumb|Goliaths during the Brood War]]
After the fall of [[Antiga Prime]] in the opening months of the [[Great War]], the Terran Confederacy devoted resources to a new generation of upgraded goliaths, and stored their plans in a technical hub under [[G-2275's moon]]. This hub was raided by the [[Sons of Korhal]], who stole the plans and incorporated the designs into their arsenal.<ref name="SC:Flashpoint">Golden, Christie (November 6, 2012). ''[[StarCraft II: Flashpoint]].'' Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). ISBN 978-1451-65962-7.</ref>  During the [[Brood War (conflict)|Brood War]], the [[United Earth Directorate]] deployed their own advanced line of goliaths against the forces of the sector.<ref name="SC:BW_Man">Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. ''StarCraft: Brood War (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> 

[[File:Goliath SCGhost Art1.jpg|thumb|left|A goliath after the Brood War]]
Unfortunately for the goliath, the Brood War revealed critical weaknesses in [[terran]] anti-air capability. [[Wraith]] combat fighters and [[Valkyrie]] missile frigates proved to be an unwieldy combination against agile [[zerg]] airborne organisms, while ground-based anti-air support from the goliath was too limited in its mobility: all too often airborne attackers would simply move out of the goliath's range and find less well-defended targets to destroy. As such, terran technicians developed the [[Viking]] as the solution to this lack of flexibility.<ref name="Viking">[http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/viking.xml Viking]. Accessed on 2008-01-28</ref>

The [[Dominion Armed Forces]] and LarsCorp retained goliaths for a period after the Brood War.<ref name="SC:FrntLn_V1_WWF">Elder, Josh (w), Ramanda Kamarga (p). "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Why We Fight|Why We Fight]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1]]'' (paperback binding), pp. 6–47. Tokyopop, August 1, 2008. ISBN 978-1427-80721-2.</ref><ref name="SC:FrntLn_V3_Harm">Elder, Josh (w), Ramanda Kamarga (p). "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Do No Harm|Do No Harm]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 3]]'' (paperback binding), pp. 48-89. Tokyopop, July 14, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-80832-5.</ref>. By the [[Second Great War]], the Dominion had mainly replaced them with [[viking]]s<ref name="SC2">[http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/viking.xml Viking]. ''Blizzard Entertainment.'' Accessed 2007-08-10.</ref> and the [[thor]], but goliaths continue to see active duty within the Dominion.<ref name = "Signing"/> Goliaths were retained by [[Raynor's Raiders]] as well.<ref name="WoL_WelcomeJungle"/>

[[File:Goliath SC-Survivors Comic1.jpg|thumb|An Umojan goliath]]
In spite of largely being replaced, the Dominion continued to field goliaths through the [[Second Great War]] and [[End War]], and they continued to be a regular support walker for [[marine]] squadrons well into [[2511]].<ref name ="SC:Evolution">Zahn, Timothy (November 8, 2016). ''[[StarCraft: Evolution]].'' Del Rey Books. ISBN 0425284735.</ref> They are similarly retained by the [[Umojan Protectorate]].<ref name="SCSur:Issue4">Houser, Jody (w), Guzmán,Gabriel (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Survivors: Issue 4]]" ''[[StarCraft: Survivors]]'' '''4''' (24) (October 23rd, 2019) Dark Horse Comics.</ref>
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==Game Unit==

===StarCraft===
: ''For StarCraft gameplay information see: [[Goliath (StarCraft)]]''.
: ''For StarCraft in-game quotations see: [[StarCraft unit quotations#Goliath|StarCraft Goliath Quotations]]''.
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===StarCraft: Ghost===
[[Image:Goliath SC-G Game2.jpg|[[Nova]] faces down a goliath|thumb]]
Goliaths were set to appear in ''[[StarCraft: Ghost]]''. [[Nova]] could pilot them.<ref name="XBoxAugust">Official XBox magazine staff. 2003-08. "Ghost in the Machine." ''Official XBox Magazine''. August 2003: 22-29.</ref>

===StarCraft II===
: ''For StarCraft II gameplay information see: [[Goliath (StarCraft II)]]''.
: ''For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: [[StarCraft II unit quotations#Goliath|StarCraft II Goliath Quotations]]''.
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===Heroes of the Storm===
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[[File:MercGoliath Heroes Art1.jpg|thumb|Goliaths as they appear in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]'']]
Goliaths appear as mercenary units on the ''[[Braxis Holdout]]'' and [[Warhead Junction]] maps in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''. They use the elite goliath model of the [[Spartan Company]] and [[Bulwark Company]]. They fall into the game's "bruiser" category, and on ''Braxis Holdout'', are [[infested]] until being defeated, after which they will return to their normal form. They are supported by a [[raven]].

A goliath skin is available for [http://overwatch.gamepedia.com/D.Va D.Va].<ref name="HeroesoftheStorm">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]'' (Blizzard Entertainment) (in English). June 2, 2015</ref>
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==Known Goliath Pilots==
[[File:Goliath SC2 Head1.jpg|thumb|A goliath pilot]]
*[[Commander (Operation Claws)|"The Commander"]]
*Lieutenant [[Tsuname]]
*Gunnery Sergeant [[Farley]]
*Sergeant [[Wynn]]
*Corporal [[Song]]
*[[Alan Schezar]]
*[[Breg Shaw]]
*"[[Goliath One]]"
*"[[Goliath Two]]"
*"[[Goliath Three]]"
*"[[Goliath Four]]"
*"[[Goliath Five]]"
*[[Skullder Unit 001 (character)|Skullder Unit 001 pilot]]

==Goliath Specialists==
[[File:Goliath SC-FM Art1.jpg|thumb|A goliath]]

===Specialist Units===
*[[Bulwark Company]]
*[[New Dresdin Elite Guard]]
*[[Spartan Company]]

===Individual===
*[[Cerberus Goliath]]
*[[Defense Robot]]
*[[Flyswatter I]]
*[["Iron Golem" Goliath]]
*Skullder series
**[[Skullder Unit 001]]
**[[Skullder Unit 004]]
*[[Strike goliath]]
*[[War Goliath]]

==Notes==
[[File:Goliath SC2 Game1.jpg|thumb|Goliath skins in ''StarCraft II'']]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath Goliath] is a figure in the Bible, known for his great height and strength.

*The goliath quotes several lines used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ED-209 ED 209], a robotic antagonist in the RoboCop series, such as "MilSpeck ED-209 online".

*The goliath portrait in ''StarCraft II'' is based on [[Brian Sousa]].<ref name="ArtPanel">StarCraft Legacy community. 2009-08-24. [http://sclegacy.com/feature/102-bc-09/488-blizzcon-2009-starcraft-ii-art-panel BlizzCon 2009 StarCraft II Art Panel]. ''StarCraft Legacy.'' Accessed 2009-10-04.</ref>

*The ''StarCraft II'' unit randomly takes on one of five possible appearances (see image to the right). During development of the game alternate skins were planned for other units, but the idea was cut due to multiplayer load times, making the goliath the only unit to retain them in the final product.<ref name="AltSkins">Deviant Art profile, 2013-03-16. [http://comments.deviantart.com/1/186565279/2977682864 Starcraft 2: Terran Goliath by PhillGonzo]. ''StarCraft Legacy.'' Accessed 2014-08-26.</ref>

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