Psionic blade

A zealot wielding psionic blades

A psionic blade (or psi-blade) is a type of energy blade manifested through the use of psionic powers.

Overview

Protoss Psi-blades

A psi-blade focuser

Through a protoss generating psionic energy, psi-blade focusers mounted on forearm units contain and channel this energy, said units being located on power and light armor suits, used by zealots and high templar respectively. Executor Tassadar was able to channel his psionic powers into blades without the need for forearm units, as well as extend the length of his psionic blade become whip-like and hit distant targets.

Psi-blades are incandescent, and are usually of a blue-white color. Psi-blades can cut through almost any material regardless of density, though can be parried by other psi-blades and warp blades. Over time, the Khalai have further refined psi-blade focuser construction, allowing psi-blades to increase in power as a zealot's fury mounts in the heat of battle.

Psi-blades locked

The Dark Templar have further refined psi blades into much more powerful warp blades through infusing them with both Void energy and their burgeoning pisonic power. After the severing of his nerve cords, Artanis demonstrated the ability to wield a psi-blade and warp blade in tandem.

After the fall of Aiur, some Khalai protoss adopted the way of the Nerazim and returned to the planet to wage a secret war against the zerg. These avengers wielded psionic scythes, modified versions of psionic blades.

The Zhakul Guardians manifested green psi-blades while under the control of Maar. Post-End War, Templar trying to mimic the aesthetics of the Golden Age of Expansion have been seen wielding purple psi-blades.

The Purifiers' psionic blades vary in color. The sentinels from the purifier revival program that were brought online by Karax via the Glacius technology vault were of a blue-white color, while those of the original purifiers aboard Cybros were of a yellow color. The sentinels that accompanied Karax in the final defense of the Xel'Naga keystone against Amon's zerg forces and the corrupted Golden Armada were of a yellow orange color, as were those of the Purifier legionnaires under Talandar.

The Tal'darim possess red psi-blades, referred to as bane blades, which are pure Void energy drawn from Amon's realm, as apposed to pure psionic energy like Khalai protoss's psionic blades or a mixture of both Void and psionics like the Dark Templar's Warp blades. Ancient Tal'darim legends speak of masters who could use them to tear planets in half. Khalai protoss possessed by Amon, including Artanis and Selendis, were able to manifest red psi-blades, as could Emil Narud. The Tal'darim under Narud's command at Skygeirr Station wielded psi-blades of a blue-white color though, as did the Tal'darim under Executor Nyon.

Protoss reanimated by an advanced strain of zerg creep retained the ability to manifest psi blades.

Terran Psi-blades

Gestalt soldiers of Project Gestalt, which were terran/protoss hybrids, demonstrated the ability to use psionic blades.

The monomolecular blade utilizes its wielder's psionic energy to hone an edge that has been sharpened to a microscopic degree, allowing it to cut through both physical armor and energy shields.

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Nova using a terran psi blade

Terran Dominion scientists have developed similar devices for use by ghosts and similar soldiers using protoss technology.

Notes

A Zhakul zealot with green psi-blades

• In StarCraft II, psi-blades are colored in accordance with player color in multiplayer games. Some fans reacted negatively, but a compromise was never reached.
  • Exceptions within the campaigns of StarCraft II are the yellow psi-blades of Karass's zealots, and the green psi-blades of the Zhakul Guardians. In the case of the Guardians their team color (black, not available in multiplayer) is separate from their psi-blade color.

• The ghost model has an unused animation for using a psi blade.

• An inflatable psi-blade was included in the "goody bag" of BlizzCon 2015.

• Psyblade is the name of a canceled hero in Overwatch.

• A psi-blade prop was created by Scrap Shop Props and Henwench. The work was spotlighted by Blizzard.

References

Terran Units and Weapons of StarCraft: Ghost v • e

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