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The '''tauren marine''' was an [[April Fool]]'s joke pulled off by [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. It was portrayed as a [[terran]] unit in [[StarCraft II]].
 
The '''tauren marine''' was an [[April Fool]]'s joke pulled off by [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. It was portrayed as a [[terran]] unit in [[StarCraft II]].
   
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
[[Image:TaurenMarine SC2 Art1.jpg|thumb|Tauren up the house.|left]]
 
 
The tauren marine stems from the race of [http://www.wowwiki.com/Tauren tauren] in StarCraft's counterpart [[Warcraft]] universe.
 
The tauren marine stems from the race of [http://www.wowwiki.com/Tauren tauren] in StarCraft's counterpart [[Warcraft]] universe.
   

Revision as of 21:02, 12 April 2009

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The following section contains information from a silly source and is not canon.
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The following section contains information from the Warcraft series and is not canon.

Template:SC2UnitBox The tauren marine was an April Fool's joke pulled off by Blizzard Entertainment. It was portrayed as a terran unit in StarCraft II.

Given its status, the tauren marine should not be taken as canon.

Overview

In the old Terran Confederacy, marines were mostly criminals or rebels who had undergone mandatory neural resocialization. Freed from any previous allegiances or ideologies, these fearless soldiers stood ready to defend Confederate interests with their lives but exhibited an annoying tendency toward petty larceny, vandalism, and occasional cannibalism. Confederate authorities were unable to requisition enough reliable troopers in this way, and eventually recruiters turned to a new source of fresh meat for the grinder.

The obscure planet of Azeroth was found to harbor a dizzying selection of humans, mutants, and aliens in a state of perpetual superstition and conflict. The most physically imposing of these warrior races were the so-called "tauren", an anthropomorphic bovine genotype with super-human stamina, overpowered racial combat abilities, and bizarrely well-developed horticultural skills.

While most tauren were satisfied with their agrarian culture and primitive existence, the Confederacy was able to lure away large numbers of young bulls for a life of adventure and violence along the galactic rim. Other tauren referred to these adventurers as 'mad cows,' and they were ostracized from the rest of their kine. The newly created tauren marines didn't care--they got neat-looking armor and big guns to own everyone else with. These beefy new soldiers became an integral part of the Confederate military, and have managed to horn in on the roles traditionally filled by firebats and other infantry units.

They are often seen with another type of alien creatures called murloks. It is unknown whether they are mercenaries or mascots. Given that the murlok is seen with a blaster, it is possible that the murloks are indeed mercenaries.

Game Unit

Tauren marines are trained from the Mulgore, taking on the role of shock troops. In a video of them on the official StarCraft II website, they seem to have splash damage, and a group of five of them is seen completely devastating a small terran base.

They will be available in the map editor.[1]

Video

Trivia

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Tauren up the house.

The tauren marine stems from the race of tauren in StarCraft's counterpart Warcraft universe.

References

  1. Karune. 2008-04-16. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 35. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forums. Accessed 2008-04-16.

StarCraft II: Tauren Marine. Accessed on 2008-01-04