- Lieutenant Rosa Morales(src)
A medic
The medic (or combat physician[1]) is a terran unit that can heal friendly biological ground units.
Overview[]
- Petty Officer Lisa Cassidy(src)
A medic
Clad in light infantry armor similar to the CMC series, medics carry arm-mounted compartmented shields, stocked with trauma gear, including nano-conveyed anesthetics, chemical modifiers, and attenuated lasers for on-site surgery. When stabilizer medpacks are available, medics gain access to the latest generation of injectable medical nanobots, programmed for cellular hyper-repair. Live field studies have indicated that medics using medpacks heal troops 25% faster—a difference that can turn the tide in a fierce encounter.[2] Medpacks require advanced facilities like those provided by the tech lab to store them, Remedius Medical Systems offers a storage facility that can be housed in a barracks itself.[3]
However, casualties will still occur and for dying marines, medics administer a drug known as the "Final Protocol."[4]
Medics are often specifically targeted on the battlefield, hence the provision of an arm-mounted shield in addition to their armor.[5] Despite this protection, medics are still vulnerable on the battlefield. Generally, their only armament is the A-13 flash grenade launcher, which is used to provide illumination and 'blind' enemy targets, but these were limited to UED medics.[6]
Medic armor during the Battle of Camp Pitcairn
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The following article or section contains lore from the StarCraft RPG, which is not regarded as canon. Elements may be regarded as 'flavor lore' however.
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The Alliance's medics use the C-7 gauss pistol and wear CMC-405 light combat suits.[7]
History[]
A medic during the Guild Wars
During the Guild Wars, the Terran Confederacy experimented with adding Colonial Fleet medics to front-line infantry units.[8]
Marines suffered high casualties, but retained their strength through aggressive recruitment practices. By the Great War, Confederate medics remained at bases to care for wounded soldiers,[9] but were sometimes assigned to squads/platoons.[10] Confederate medics had a distinct appearance (white armor with a red cross).[11] Raynor's Raiders medics operated on the front lines, at least on some occasions.[10]
As conflict escalated to include the protoss and zerg, marine losses became prohibitive. The United Earth Directorate pacification fleet included combat medics in its front lines. Recruitment for medics drew in mostly women.
A medic during the Brood War
The UED's technological prowess included the field of medical science. Medic tools were expanded to chemical modifiers increasing marine survival rates and the use of nano-conveyed anesthetic and attenuated lasers to carry out on-site surgery, including the on site removal of parasites placed by queens. Caduceus reactors allowed for UED medics to utilize more energy on the battlefield.[6]
Following the Brood War, the Koprulu sector terran factions continue to use medics.[7][12][13]
The Terran Dominion still maintains a combat medic program, as medivac dropships are expensive to deploy.[14] By 2505, medics were considered "an indispensable support unit" for Dominion forces in the field.[2]
By the time of the Battle of Camp Pitcairn, a new variant of medic armor had been developed.[15]
Game Unit[]
StarCraft[]
- For StarCraft gameplay information see: Medic (StarCraft).
- For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft I Medic Quotations.
StarCraft II[]
- For StarCraft gameplay information see: Medic (StarCraft II).
- For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft II Medic Quotations.
Heroes of the Storm[]
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The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity
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- Lt. Morales appears as a playable medic hero in Heroes of the Storm.
- Uther the Lightbringer Medic Uther skin borrows iconography from the StarCraft medic.[5]
Known Medics[]
A medic
- Lieutenant Rosa Morales
- Lieutenant Layna Nikara
- Lieutenant Mari Suzek
- Lieutenant Zimmerman
- Captain Miller
- Sergeant Scheeler
- Petty Officer Lisa Cassidy
- Corporal Sawn
- Private Maren Ayers
- Private Cat
- Private Gina Elani
- Private Slug
- Private Trent
- Doctor Egon Stetmann
- Amanda Haley
- Lily Preston
- Romy Pyrius
Specialists[]
A medic
Variants[]
Notes[]
A UED medic
- According to Glynnis Talken Campbell she stated that she voiced the medic, and that "the Medic is a completely different character (as opposed to Kerrigan)--young, innocent, helpful." She has commented that voicing the medic in Brood War was easier as the unit's persona was closer to her own personality. She has also joked that the medic's death cry were what put her off playing Brood War, as she had to listen to her own death cry.[16] However, according to Jason Hayes, the voice of the medic was done by his wife, Tiffany Hayes.[17] As StarCraft did not credit the roles of its voice actors, it is unknown which of the two voiced the medic.
- A medic skin is available for Brigitte in Overwatch as part of the 2022 Support a Streamer Event. The skin gives Brigitte several voice lines quoting the medic unit.
References[]
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