Mercenary

"We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it."

- George Farquhar^(src)

Mercenary symbol

Mercenaries are terran soldiers who fight for hire.

Game Units

Wings of Liberty

The various mercenaries of the campaign, to the left of their normal unit counterparts.

In the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign, mercenaries are more powerful versions of basic units. Mercenary contracts may be purchased with credits from Graven Hill, a recruiter in Hyperion's cantina. A mercenary unit may only be hired after its base unit is unlocked by playing the appropriate campaign mission. The War Pigs are the exception; they are hired free of charge after "Zero Hour".

During missions, a mercenary squad is trained at a merc compound. They have no build time, and arrive nearly instantly at the compound by drop pod. There is a short cooldown until the mercenary squad may be trained again. The squad size varies by the unit, and there is a limit to the number of squads that may be trained for each mercenary per mission. Mercenaries benefit from armory upgrades and laboratory research that benefit their base unit.

Mercenaries have unique unit models—60% of the model is altered to ensure the models are unique, but still recognizable.

War Pigs Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price Free of charge after "Zero Hour" Squad size 4 War Pigs marines Squads per mission 3 Cooldown 5 min. Resource Cost 250 Produced at Merc compound Notes +65% Health, +35% Damage Edit

Devil Dogs Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 25,000 credits Squad size 2 Devil Dogs firebats Squads per mission 2 Cooldown 5 min. Resource Cost 250 75 Produced at Merc compound Notes +60% Health, +25% Damage Edit

Hammer Securities Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 30,000 credits Squad size 2 Hammer Securities marauders Squads per mission 2 Cooldown 6 min. Resource Cost 250 75 Produced at Merc compound Notes +25% Health, +20% Damage Edit

Spartan Company Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 40,000 credits Squad size 2 Spartan Company goliaths Squads per mission 2 Cooldown 6 min. Resource Cost 300 125 Produced at Merc compound Notes +33% Health, +33% Damage Edit

Siege Breakers Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 45,000 credits Squad size 2 Siege Breakers siege tanks Squads per mission 2 Cooldown 7 min. Resource Cost 400 200 Produced at Merc compound Notes +33% Health, +66% Damage Edit

Hel's Angels Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 45,000 credits Squad size 3 Hel's Angels viking fighters Squads per mission 2 Cooldown 5 min. Resource Cost 400 300 Produced at Merc compound Notes +45% Health, +40% Damage Edit

Dusk Wings Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 60,000 credits Squad size 2 Dusk Wings banshees Squads per mission 2 Cooldown 7 min. Resource Cost 350 200 Produced at Merc compound Notes +25% Health, +50% Damage Edit

Jackson's Revenge Campaign Wings of Liberty Hired at Graven Hill Hyperion cantina Price 80,000 credits Squad size 1 Jackson's Revenge battlecruiser Squads per mission 1 Cooldown 7 min. Resource Cost 400 300 Produced at Merc compound Notes +30% Health, +33% Damage Edit

Left 2 Die

In Left 2 Die, Raynor's Raiders can also hire Skibi's Angels (medics), Outback Hunters (hellions) and Death Heads (reapers).

Heart of the Swarm

In the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign, Raynor continues to employ mercenary units. In the final mission, the War Pigs, Spartan Company, and the Siege Breakers, contribute to Raynor's allied offensive with Sarah Kerrigan. Mercenary units also appear in the employ of the Umojan Protectorate.

Legacy of the Void

In the epilogue of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Raynor employs mercenaries units on his journey of the Void, along with the Daelaam and the Zerg Swarm, to kill Amon.

Nova Covert Ops

In StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops, the Umojan Protectorate hires some War Pigs on his expedition in Jarban Minor.

Notable Mercenaries

Main article: Terran mercenaries

• Rosemary Dahl
• Hale
• Mira Han
• Graven Hill (also recruiter)
• Orlan
• Alan Schezar
• Ethan Stewart
• Gabriel Tosh

Notable Mercenary Organizations

Main article: Terran mercenary organizations

• Hale's Commandos
• Kimeran Pirates
• Mira's Mercs
• New Trinidad Pirates
• Raynor's Raiders
• Schezar's Scavengers
• War Pigs

Notes

Mercenary unit models are recycled throughout the campaign for other units, usually when that unit is meant to be a stronger version of the base unit. For instance, the Jackson's Revenge model is reused as the Loki, and the War Pigs model is reused for the Umojan Marine. In the final mission of Heart of the Swarm, members of Mengsk's Elite Guard use mercenary models.

On higher level difficulties, some pre-placed enemy units will be replaced by their mercenary counterparts.

Data exists in the galaxy editor for hellion, reaper and medic mercenaries, but none appear in the campaign.

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