Prison infantry guard

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A group of Prison Infantry Guards escort Nero to his execution

Prison infantry guards (or PIGs) are prison guards and security for prisons of the Terran Dominion.

History

A number of PIGs served as security at the Terran Dominion penal institution Gannemuck Prison. In 2503, an ex-reaper named Nero escaped captivity on the way to his execution, overpowering the PIGs and stealing their weapons, before destroying the prison.

Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

"For StarCraft II, we were thinking of trying some new looks for some of our basic protoss, zerg and terran units. So we had the idea of making the prison infantry guard - AKA the PIGs - be your basic line of troops. And basically these guys were just convincts that had been resocialized and geared up in the cheapest armor and thrown on the frontline. Why waste marines when you have prisoners?"

- Samwise Didier^(src)

PIGs were designed as a proposed terran infantry unit for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. They were resocialized prisoners for the Terran Dominion, given cheap armor and weapons, and sent to the frontlines as a means to supplement marine ranks.

PIGs were a proposed alternative to the marine as the basic terran frontline infantry. They used heavy weapons and shields, and were outfitted with cybernetics. However, design for PIGs did not make it past the concept stage.

Notes

The concept of lightly armored marine alternatives were later realized in the trooper, although they had a different appearance.

Gallery

Concept art for the prison infantry guard

Concept art for the prison infantry guard