Shadowguard

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"Hear they can look like anyone. Or nothing at all. They can drill into your mind and pull out whatever they want. They're sent to the most dangerous places and after the most dangerous targets. They say if a shadowguard's hunting you, you're already dead."

- Frank^(src)

Shadowguard
Political
Type	Intelligence agency
Affiliation	Umojan Protectorate
Historical
Status	Active

Shadowguards are psychic Umojan Protectorate agents.

Overview

"Known as shadowguards, these elite operatives are employed to keep the secrets of the Umojan Protectorate, as well as keep the peace."

- Unit description^(src)

Shadowguards are deeply feared throughout the Umojan Protectorate, and have a reputation for being sent on the most dangerous missions. Shadowguards are assigned both for covert operations and defensive duties, like defending the space facility The Keep. Among Terran Dominion ghosts, confronting a shadowguard is considered to be rare, and surviving such an encounter was unheard of.

A group of shadowguards

Unlike ghosts, shadowguards are not subject to controls such as neural inhibitors, but are expected to act with integrity. They can read and influence minds, even using their abilities to appear as other people through the use of psiweaves. However, within the Protectorate, they are used to weed out spies, using their psionic abilities to drill into the minds of potential security threats to protect Umoja's secrets. Shadowguards can operate independently or in small squads of up to at least three.

Shadowguards hold one rule above all others: never use the powers of deception to deceive your own. Those who have shown bravery and sacrificed for the safety and future of Umojan society are given an award named the Guardian’s Order.

Shadowguards wear armor similar to that of the ghost's hostile environment suit, with varying helmet design. These suits are capable of cloaking. They employ a variety of weapons, including rifles and grenades.

Game Unit

Shadowguard skin portrait

Shadowguards are available in StarCraft II as a skin for ghosts, through purchase of the Umojan War Chest or by a separate purchase.

Known Shadowguards

A shadowguard escapes the Odin

• Colin Phash
• Ulli Trey (a.k.a. Pandora)