Twilight archon

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Twilight Archon
Unit
Race	Protoss
Role	Psionic Entity
Production
Psi	4
Build time	17
Produced from	2 high templar, 2 dark templar, or a combination thereof
Requires	2 high templar, 2 dark templar, or a combination thereof
Protection
Shields	350
Hit points	10

The twilight archon was a protoss heavy assault unit in StarCraft II. It has since been replaced by the archon.

Overview

Lekila and Rihod merged into a twilight archon.

Both branches of the protoss warrior tradition share the ability to merge their souls. Twilight archons radiate incalculable power and can unleash devastating psionic storms against enemy forces both in the air and on the ground.

The first (and only confirmed) twilight archon was formed shortly after the Fall of Aiur from a high templar named Rihod and a former high templar cut off from the Khala, Lekila. The merged form possessed considerable power, devastating zerg forces around it in a highly visible display. It could even teleport objects. A Dark Templar commander considered it a sign of the future.

Game Unit

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

Twilight archon unit. The psionic "cloud" has been redesigned.

The twilight archon was replaced by the archon by March 2008.

A twilight archon could be created from the merging of either two high templar, two dark templar, or one of each type of warrior.

The true abilities of the twilight archon are shrouded in mystery, though it is clear that they were more than capable of taking care of themselves and dishing out considerable damage to clumps of weaker ground units. They were described as "attacking with psionic storms" which is identical to the archon description in the StarCraft I manual.

Unlike the archons in original StarCraft, the psionic manifestation of the twilight archon matched the team color.

Abilities

Twilight archons possessed the dark archon's feedback ability, an ability revealed at BlizzCon 2007.

Heroes of the Storm

	The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity

Twilight Archons appear as in Heroes of the Storm as the level 20 upgrade to Tassadar's Archon ability. This modifies the appearance of the ability to have a purple glow.

Known Twilight Archons

Twilight archons attacking

• Lekila/Rihod (Lekila was a former high templar cut off from the Khala)

References

• Stapleton, Dan. "StarCraft II." PC Gamer Magazine 164 (August 2007): 20-30.

Canceled Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e
Scrapped Removed units Arachnipod Defender Escort Mega archon Protoss artillery Purifier scout Replicant Signifier Skylord Skytalon Soul hunter/purifier Soul reaver Shadow archon Shaman Shuriken Stasis orb Tornado Twilight archon Void star Removed buildings Eye of Adun Observatory Phase cannon War beacon War shrine Warp beacon