Stalker – Protoss Unit

July 20th, 2009

Like the Immortal, the Protoss Stalker is another dragoon variant that will prove to be of great benefit to the Protoss race. The Stalker is a swift and lethal unit whose remarkable powers cannot be overemphasized.

The Dark Templar, a branch of the Protoss race who refused to submit to the encompassing Khala, were exiled to the remote planet of Shakuras where they were compelled to find new means of defense. Here the dark templar learned to harness their psionic strength and power from the Void in order to hide themselves in anticipation of inflicting a surprise attack on the enemy.

Despite their perfected techniques and their increasing strength, the dark templar found that they could not defeat the unyielding zerg. Thus the dark templar began to build war machines that were modeled on the dragoon walkers of old.

This is the origin of the Stalker, a machine that is controlled by the shadow-essence of a dark templar combatant. The stalker is famed for its teleportation ability. It literally has the ability to ‘blink’ from one spot to another, enabling them to strike unexpectedly or escape an attack with ease.

This blink ability is shown in the 3rd Starcraft 2 Battle Report – where David Kim exposes just how lethal it can be under the right circumstances.

Mounted on the stalker’s armor are lethal particle disrupters that can easily cripple ground and air targets. This new unit will give your Protoss troops the edge – if your game strategies include complex movement then Stalkers will be the chocolate sauce on your ice-cream.