The scout is a protoss aerospace superiority and reconnaissance starfighter.
Overview[]
A scout under fire
The scout is a versatile and powerful protoss fighter,[1] though are generally considered by the protoss to be more for scouting purposes.[2] However, scouts are easily a match for most other craft, employing antimatter missiles against aerial targets and dual photon blasters against ground targets.[2] Their anti-matter missiles fare well against heavyweight enemy flyers.[3] The Dark Templar maintain(ed) their own scouts and equipped them with technology to engage in FTL travel through the Void.[4] Some protoss escape pod designs were modeled after the scout, and retain the fighter's maneuverability.[5]
History[]
Scouts flying high
Scouts were in use as early as the Golden Age of Expansion.[6] In their days of service, scouts served as point guards for the protoss fleet,[2] used as an all-purpose air/space superiority fighter.[3]They were maintained in the hangars of carriers,[4] and were often called upon to engage hostile forces.[2] Shortly before the Great War, recent developments in enhanced sensor systems and high-power engines further increased its effectiveness.[1] As the protoss found themselves in conflict with both the zerg and terrans, it was discovered that the scout matched up surprisingly well against their alien counterparts as a frontline combat unit.[3]
Since the end of the Brood War, the scout was steadily in the process of being phased out by the phoenix.[7] However, the design was still used by the Daelaam, and was incorporated into the Tal'darim arsenal by 2504.[8][9]
Game Unit[]
StarCraft[]
- For StarCraft gameplay information see: Scout (StarCraft).
- For StarCraft in-game quotations see: StarCraft Scout Quotations.
StarCraft: Ghost[]
A scout seen from below
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Scouts were to appear in StarCraft: Ghost.[10] There are indications that they could be flown in singleplayer.[11]
StarCraft II[]
- For StarCraft II gameplay information see: Scout (StarCraft II).
- For StarCraft II in-game quotations see: StarCraft II Scout Quotations.
Hearthstone[]
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The following section contains information from the Hearthstone expansion Heroes of StarCraft and is not canon.
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Scouts can be seen in the background of the Immortal Curator skin in Hearthstone Battlegrounds.[12]
Known Pilots[]
A scout pilot
Variants[]
- Scout Heroes
- Pathfinder Scout
- Purifier Scout (cut content)
References[]
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