Marine (StarCraft II)

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Marine
Unit
Race	Terran
Role	General-purpose Light Infantry
Properties
Transportcapacity	1
Sight	9
Production
Minerals	50
Supply	1
Build time	25 10 (Co-op Missions Raynor)
Produced from	Barracks
Hotkey	A
Movement
Speed	3.15 2.25 (Co-op Missions)
Acceleration	1000
Lateral acceleration	46.0625
Deceleration	0
Collision radius	0.375
Protection
Hit points	45 (+10 with Combat Shield) 45 (+10 with Combat Shield and +4.5 per armor upgrade) (Co-op Missions Raynor)
Armor	0
Type	Biological Ground
Armor type	Light
C-14 rifle
Damage	6
Targets	Ground Air
Cooldown	0.61 0.86 (0.75 with Mercenary Munitions) (Co-op Missions Raynor)
Range	5 (+1 in a bunker)
Upgrade/level	+1
Meta
Targetpriority	20
Kill score	100
Productionscore	50

"The only thing you should feel when you shoot someone...is the recoil."

- Terran marine^(src)

The marine is the basic infantry unit of terran forces.

Game Unit

The marine's ballistic alloy combat shield grants more HP, giving them more survivability against high-damage units. As long as the marine can survive a hit, a medivac dropship can quickly heal it.

Marines excel against immortals, given their vulnerability to low-damage units. However, they are weak against the colossi, due to splash damage from their thermal lances and the high templar's area-of-effect psionic storm. Marines are also ineffective in small numbers against heavily armored units such as thors, ultralisks, carriers, and battlecruisers. Groups of siege tanks in siege mode can also easily wipe out large numbers of marines far from the latter's range while hellions and hellbats can do significant damage to marines due to their bonus to light units. Lurkers and banelings will also beat marines.

They are a crucial component of the MMM strategy, which is particularly effective against protoss zealot/stalker combo and massive zerg roach, ravager army. Large formations of marines can also easily counter void rays.

Versus

Upgrades and Abilities

Combat Shield

Increases the hit points of marines by 10. The marine model changes to have a shield attached to the left shoulderguard. The M98 combat shield is composed of 30 mm of bonded carbide.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to barracks Hotkey C Cost 100 100 79

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Infantry Weapons

• +1 damage for marines and reapers
• +1 base damage and +1 bonus damage for marauders and ghosts

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 114 Level 2 Cost 150 150 136 Required Armory Level 3 Cost 200 200 157 Required Armory

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Infantry Armor

• +1 to armor for SCVs, marines, firebats. marauders, medics, reapers, spectres, and ghosts.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 114 Level 2 Cost 155 1755 136 Required Armory Level 3 Cost 200 200 157 Required Armory

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StimPack

Enables affected infantry to attack and move 50% more quickly.

Usage
Hotkey T Cost 10 (marines) / 20 (marauders) HP Duration 11

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to barracks Hotkey T Cost 100 100 100

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Wings of Liberty

Upgrades and Abilities

StimPack

Enables affected infantry to attack and move 50% more quickly.

Stimpacks provide a temporary boost to the marine's attack and movement speeds by dosing him with a mix of adrenaline, endorphins, and aggression enhancers.

This frenzied burst does come at the expense of the marine's health. Medical treatment is highly advisable after multiple uses.

Usage
Hotkey T Cost 10 HP Duration 15

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty (Zero Hour) Acquired from Hyperion armory for $50,000

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Combat Shield

Increases the hit points of marines by 10.

M98 Combat Shields are a vital upgrade for any marine fighting on the front line, 30mm of bonded carbide may not sound like much, but field tests have shown a full 25% increase in marine suitability when equipped with Combat shields.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty (Zero Hour) Acquired from Hyperion armory for $60,000

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Ultra Capacitors

Attack upgrades improve attack cooldown of affected units by 5% per level.

These self-replicating ultra capacitors reduce the reload time of weapons and systems. Now each of the weapon upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increases attack speed by 5% in addition to increasing damage.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points

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Vanadium Plating

Armor upgrades increase health of affected units by 5% per level.

We have created a new lightweight alloy called vanadium. Vanadium diffuses weapon impacts much more efficiently than traditional armor plating, and it better preserves the life of our units. Now each of the armor upgrades in the armory and engineering bay increases unit life by 5% in addition to increasing armor.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 5 protoss research points

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Co-op Missions

In Co-op Missions, marines are used by Jim Raynor. Nova gains access to the advanced elite marine, with enhanced life, damage and abilities. And Stukov gains access the infested marine, with timed life.

Upgrades and Abilities

Combat Shield

Marines gain +10 maximum HP.

Backwater Marshall: Marines gain +20 maximum HP.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to barracks Hotkey C Cost 100 100 Mastery: -2 -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 40 40 60 Effect Hit points: 55 (110 with Backwater Marshall)

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Stimpacks

Increases movement speed by 50% and attack speed by 75% for 15 seconds. Can be set to autocast.

Usage
Hotkey T Duration 15

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

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Mercenary Munitions

Increases the attack speed of Raynor's combat units and calldowns by 15%.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 15.

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Terran Infantry Weapons

Increases the attack damage of terran infantry.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 Mastery: -2 -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 40 40 160 Effect Damage: 7 Level 2 Cost 175 175 Mastery: -3.5 -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 70 70 190 Effect Damage: 8 Level 3 Cost 250 250 Mastery: -5 -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 100 100 220 Effect Damage: 9

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Terran Infantry Armor

Increases the armor of terran infantry.

Vanadium Plating: Increases the life of terran infantry by 10% per level.

Backwater Marshall: The increase of life for terran infantry go up, from 10% per level to 20% per level.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

Acquisition

Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 Mastery: -2 -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 40 40 160 Effect Hit points: 50 (basic) 60 (with Combat Shield) Armor: 1 Level 2 Cost 175 175 Mastery: -3.5 -3.5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 70 70 190 Effect Hit points: 54 (basic) 64 (with Combat Shield) Armor: 2 Level 3 Cost 250 250 Mastery: -5 -5 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a maximum 100 100 220 Effect Hit points: 59 (basic) 69 (with Combat Shield) Armor: 3

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Nova Covert Ops

In Nova Covert Ops, marines can equip one of various provided upgrades and abilities for each mission.

Upgrades and Abilities

Laser Targeting System

Increases unit's vision by 2 and attack range by 1.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Complete "Sudden Strike."

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Super Stimpack

Increases unit's attack and movement speeds by 50% for 15 seconds and heals unit for 30 HP. Can be set to autocast.

Usage
Hotkey T Duration 15 Cooldown 18

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Save north-western outpost in "Sudden Strike."

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Magrail Munitions

Equips unit with a secondary attack that deals 20 damage every 30 seconds.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Destroy the Eradicators in "Night Terrors."

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Optimized Logistics

Significantly reduces the time required to train the unit.

Usage
Passive

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Obtain the special weaponry in "In the Enemy's Shadow."

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Quotations

See: StarCraft II Marine Quotations

Development

Early in development, the the StarCraft II team experimented with changing the base tier 1 units for each race. This included replacing the frontline role of marines with the prison infantry guard, a much lighter armored terran infantry variant. However, this idea never made it past the concept art stage.

Concept art exists for marine variants in StarCraft II (or possibly as separate units). These include a demolitions veteran, an anti-air veteran, and a heavy artillery veteran. Art likewise depicts marines equipped with a wrist cannon (or similar weapon) rather than the C-14 rifle.

At BlizzCon 2007, marines had a bayonet attached to their rifles but these disappeared from later versions of their model.

Achievements

Training Day
Points	10
Criteria	Train 10 marines during the first 320 seconds of a single Melee game.
Notes
Add a reactor to the barracks.
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Images

Development Art

Early concept art

Demolitions veteran

Anti-air veteran

Heavy artillery veteran

Development model

Development profile

Skins

Moebius Corps marine

Mercenary marine skin

Dominion Special Forces and Covert Ops Crew marine

Mira's Marauders marine

Umojan marine

Tyrador marine

Classic marine

Portraits

Mercenary marine portrait

Dominion Special Forces and Covert Ops Crew marine portrait

Mira's Marauders marine portrait

Umojan marine portrait

Tyrador marine portrait

Classic marine portrait

Trivia

In the StarCraft II Map Editor one can find a marine with 3 different dances like the "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and the moonwalk.

It is voiced by Chris Metzen.

A mercenary skin is available in multiplayer and can be unlocked by reaching level 30 with terran.

References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus Units and Structures Infantry SCV Marine Reaper Marauder Ghost Terrestrial Vehicles MULE Hellion Hellbat (HotS) Siege tank Cyclone (LotV) Thor Widow mine (HotS) Aerospace Vessels Viking Medivac dropship Banshee Raven Battlecruiser Liberator (LotV) Spawned Units MULE Drop pod Nuclear missile Basic Buildings Command center Refinery Supply depot Barracks Engineering bay Automated Defenses Auto-turret Missile turret Point defense drone Repair drone Support Buildings Orbital command Planetary fortress Sensor tower Bunker Add-ons Tech lab Reactor Advanced Buildings Ghost academy Factory Armory Starport Fusion core Campaign and Co-op Missions Units and Structures Mercenaries Devil Dogs Hammer Securities Siege Breakers Spartan Company War Pigs Hel's Angels Dusk Wings Jackson's Revenge Dominion Elite Guard Sons of Korhal Prometheus Company Death Head Aegis Guard Field Response Theta Outback Hunter Bulwark Company Shock Division Blackhammer Sky Fury Squadron Night Wolves Winged Nightmare Pride of Augustgrad Valor of Vardona Infantry Firebat HERC Medic Rebel Spectre Trooper Terrestrial Vehicles Armored personnel carrier Diamondback Goliath Militarized transport Predator Sensor drone Vulture Warhound Aerospace Vessels Asteria wraith Assault galleon Hercules dropship Science vessel Harvester Special ops dropship Sonar drone Sovereign battlecruiser Strike fighter Tac fighter Theia raven Valkyrie Wraith Spawned units A.R.E.S. Bio-mechanical repair drone Advanced Buildings Dominion starport HERC compound Merc compound Shadow ops Add-ons Tech reactor Support Buildings Laser drill Hive mind emulator Psi disrupter Nuclear silo Strike fighter platform Automated defenses Devastation turret Gun turret Flame turret Perdition turret Sentry gun Shrike turret Spider mine Cerberus mine Canceled Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Anti-air walker Block B Bulwark D-8 charges Guardian Gundam HERC Hercules tank Incinerator Laser drill tank Mine drone Missile launcher Nomad Pillager Predator Prison infantry guard Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship Red Adder Scout Shredder Super crane Targeting drone Valkyrie Zeus battle tank Zeus lander Removed Buildings Drop pod facility Listening post Munitions depot Radar tower Star base