Editing Hellbat

{{Quote|Let’s begin with the Hellbat. It may not look like much when it’s just a [[Hellion]], zipping around the battlefield spitting tiny streams of infernal plasma fuel. When it stands up however, this little car transforms into Hell on legs. With a cone-blasting flamethrower that obliterates any piece of flesh sorry enough to stand before it, the Hellbat is one of the most fearsome ground troops an enemy might ever stand toe-to-toe with.|[[Raynor's Raiders]] blurb|url=https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/17269816/you-re-going-in-with-the-big-guns}}
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The '''hellbat''', formerly called the '''battle hellion''',<ref>Cloaken. 2012-10-12. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/6863526811 Balance Update #6 (10/12/2012)] ''Heart of the Swarm Beta Discussion''. Accessed 2012-10-12.</ref> is a transforming [[terran]] "[[wikipedia:Flame tank|flame tank]]" vehicle based on the [[hellion]].

==Overview==
{{Quote|I just wanna watch the world burn.|A hellbat [[pilot]]|Heroes of the Storm}}
Due to the good performance of the original hellion designed, the [[Terran Dominion]] opted to provide an upgrade to the vehicle. By combining the original vehicle's speed, agility and firepower with the new battle mode's strength, armor and durability, the hellbat is said to represent "the future of tactical assault technology."<ref name="Hellbat">[[Blizzard Entertainment]]. 2012-12-20. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/unit/hellbat Hellbat]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2012-12-21.</ref> After the hellbat proved its worth on the battlefield, Dominion [[engineer]]s quickly developed an upgrade kit to retrofit all previous generation hellions with the required components.<ref name="HellbatScience">2014-12-18, [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/unit/hellbat#science Hellbat Science]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2014-19-12</ref>

The modified hellions of [[junker gang]]s also possess the ability to transform into hellbats.<ref name="Collections">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void]]''. Collections Tab: Skins. October 17, 2016</ref>

===Design===
[[File:Hellbat SC2-HotS Rend1.jpg|thumb|left|The hellbat]]
The hellbat template was built upon a heavily modified version of the hellion's stock [[neosteel]] frame, which houses the complex set of servos, hydraulic systems, and robotic components that allow the mechanized walker to seamlessly transform into a vehicle and vice versa. The hellbat makes use of its predecessor's base platform but adds state of the art robotics to the design. The most striking advancement comes in "battle mode," which reconfigures the buggy into a mechanized walker.<ref name="Hellbat" />

The hellbat is equipped with a large variable burn engine powered by a variety of liquid or compressed fuels&mdash;essentially the big brother of the stock hellion engine with much improved airflow. This upgraded engine provides enough newtons to compensate for the extra weight of the hellbat's bulky systems. Like the hellion, it is also rumored to run on [[Scotty Bolger's Old No. 8 Whiskey]].<ref name = "HellbatScience"/>

====Armament====
{{Quote|I don't care what they say, stay out of the way.|A [[Terran Dominion]] [[marine]], in reaction to the hellbat's upgraded targeting system.|StarCraft Field Manual}}
[[File:Hellbat SC2-HotS Art4.jpg|thumb|The hellbat in action]]
With the advent of the hellbat, it became a necessity to replace the hellion's scant plating. Dominion engineers used an experimental [[paristeel]]/bonded carbide weave (lighter and better insulated) to protect operator and machine from the incredibly high temperatures of the napalm spray. Additional heat-shielding, made from an expanding and re-forming material, was installed under the hellion's chassis. It has proven very effective as a means of additional insulation, and it doubles as a solid riot shield.<ref name = "HellbatScience"/>

In battle mode, the hellion's [[infernal flamethrower]] transitions for immediate use, while a thick layer of heat shielding beneath the hellion's chassis expands and re-forms to protect both robot and driver.<ref name="Hellbat" /> The original incarnation of the infernal flamethrower was ineffective in close quarters, and installing a second weapon on an already taxed chassis proved unfeasible. To solve the issue, handy hellbat operators added a home-made, manually activated system, albeit useful only in walker mode as it reduces effective range, to pump polystyrene foam into the barrel of the infernal flamethrower prior to firing. The foam alters the density of the plasma fuel, which increases the flame's intensity when ignited. This makes it very deadly against unarmored or lightly armored targets. This foam system is now standard issue in all Dominion hellbats.

[[File:Hellbat SC2-LotV Art1.jpg|thumb|A Junker hellbat]]
After a friendly fire incident that killed seventeen [[marine]]s and sent forty-eight to the medbay with fourth-degree burns, the hellbat's antiquated targeting system (a relic even by the antiquated hellion's standards) was replaced with a more sophisticated version. The new system provides better target acquisition, tracking functionality, and enhances the hellbat operator's situational awareness. However, no targeting system can make up for the fact that the weapon sprays napalm. Troops are advised to steer clear of the line of fire.<ref name = "HellbatScience"/>

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Hellbats of [[Mira's Marauders]] outfitted themselves with additional [[wildfire explosives]] that detonated after their destruction to sow chaos among enemies.<ref name = "LotVRetail">[[Blizzard Entertainment]]. ''[[StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void]]''. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). November 10, 2015</ref>
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==Game Unit==
===StarCraft II===
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24 ([[Co-op Missions]] [[Rory Swann (Co-op Missions)|Swann]]) {{Time}}<br>
15 ([[Co-op Missions]] [[Mira Han and Matt Horner (Co-op Missions)|Han and Horner]])<br>
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The hellbat is produced directly from the [[factory]] with an [[armory]] requirement. The factory can also produce the [[hellion]] directly.

In comparison to the hellion, the hellbat's attack has a shorter but stronger and wider flame. It is slower than its counterpart, but also tougher. While the hellion is mechanical, the hellbat is both biological and mechanical, and can be ''both'' repaired and healed. However it is considered to still take vehicle upgrades, like a hellion.

The hellbat is an effective counter unit to massed (charging) [[Zealot (StarCraft II)|zealot]]s.<ref>June, 2012, [http://www.g4tv.com/videos/59213/starcraft-2-heart-of-the-swarm-new-units-explained-by-david-kim/ Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm "New Units" Explained by David Kim]. ''G4'', accessed on 2012-06-21</ref> Its attack is effective against groups of light units such as [[Zergling (StarCraft II)|zergling]]s, zealots, [[Hydralisk (StarCraft II)|hydralisk]]s, [[Marine (StarCraft II)|marine]]s and some short-range armored units such as the [[roach]]. Being biological and a slow mover makes it easily kited&mdash;it is weak against [[Archon (StarCraft II)|archons]], [[stalker]]s, [[marauder]]s, [[baneling]]s, and [[Ghost (StarCraft II)|ghosts]] using the "Steady Targeting" ability.

====Versus====
=====Upgrades and Abilities=====
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====Co-op Missions====
Hellbats are available to [[Mira Han and Matt Horner (Co-op Missions)|Mira Han and Matt Horner]] and [[Rory Swann (Co-op Missions)|Rory Swann]] in [[Co-op Missions]]. They do not need to have their transformation ability researched. [[Nova Terra (Co-op Missions)|Nova]] gains access to the advanced [[hellbat ranger]]s, with enhanced life, damage and abilities.

=====Swann Upgrades and Abilities=====
{{CoopHellionHellbatTransform|Swann}}
{{CoopInfernalPreigniter}}
{{CoopInfernalPlating}}
{{CoopBioSteel}}
{{CoopAdvancedOptics|Swann
|effect='''Range:''' 3}}
{{ACSwannMechnicalKnowhow}}
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|effect1='''Damage:''' 20 (+13 vs Light) (basic)<br>
20 (+23 vs Light) (with Infernal Pre-Igniter)
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22 (+24 vs Light) (with Infernal Pre-Igniter)
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24 (+25 vs Light) (with Infernal Pre-Igniter)
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4 (with Infernal Plating)
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5 (with Infernal Plating)
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=====Han and Horner Upgrades and Abilities=====
{{CoopHellionHellbatTransform|Horners}}
{{CoopAerosolStim}}
{{CoopWildfireExplosives}}
{{CoopImmolationFluid}}
{{CoopTheHornersImpatience}}
{{CoopMySignificantOtherHellbat}}
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====Nova Covert Ops====
In ''[[Nova Covert Ops]]'', hellbats can equip one of various provided upgrades and abilities for each mission.

=====Upgrades and Abilities=====
{{CovOpsJumpJetHellion}}
{{CovOpsSuperStimpack|2}}
{{CovOpsSmartServosHellbat}}
{{CovOpsOptimizedLogistics}}
{{CovOpsSpecialOrdnanceHellbat}}

====Quotations====
:''See: [[StarCraft II unit quotations#Hellbat|StarCraft II Hellbat Quotations]]''
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====Development====
{{Main|Hellion/Development}}
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===Heroes of the Storm===
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[[File:Hellbat Heroes Game1.jpg|thumb|Hellbats in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]'']]
Hellbats appear as mercenary units on the ''[[Braxis Holdout]]'' and [[Warhead Junction]] maps in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''. On ''Braxis Holdout'', they start out [[infested]], but will revert to their natural state after being defeated. They fall into the game's "siege" category of mercenaries, attacking enemies with an area-of-effect flame attack.<ref name = "HeroesoftheStorm">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]'' (Blizzard Entertainment) (in English). June 2, 2015</ref>

==Variants==
*[[Hellbat ranger]]

==Images==
;Skins
<gallery>
File:Hellbat Nova CO.jpg|[[Covert Ops Crew]] hellbat
File:2. Hellbat Special Forces.jpg|[[Dominion Special Forces]] hellbat
File:3. Hellbat Junker.jpg|Junker hellbat 
File:4. Hellbat Mira's Marauders.jpg|[[Mira's Marauders]] hellbat
File:5. Hellbat Umojan.jpg|[[Umojan]] hellbat 
6. Hellbat Tyrador.jpg|[[Knights of Tyrador|Tyrador]] hellbat
</gallery>

;Portraits
<gallery>
File:Hellbat SC2-LotV Head3.jpg|[[Dominion Special Forces]] and [[Covert Ops Crew]] hellbat portrait
File:JunkerHellbatPortrait SC2 Game1.JPG|Junker hellbat portrait
File:MiraHellbat SC2SkinPortrait.jpg|[[Mira's Marauders]] hellbat portrait
File:UmojaHellbat SC2Portrait Game1.jpg|[[Umojan]] hellbat portrait
TyradorHellbatPortrait SC2SkinImage.jpg|[[Knights of Tyrador|Tyrador]] hellbat portrait
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Hellbat Hellbats] are a type of demon in the ''[[Diablo]]'' series.

==References==
{{Ref}}
{{Terran (StarCraft II)}}
{{Heart of the Swarm}}
{{Terran Vehicles}}
[[es:Murciélago infernal]]
[[Category:Heroes of the Storm]]
[[Category:StarCraft II Terran units]]
[[Category:Terran Vehicle Classes]]