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Colossus
From The StarCraft 2 Wiki
The Colossus is like an alien machine that walked out of the War of the Worlds movie. This massive unit that can walk over terrain like it wasn't even there. Add to it their powerful beam weapon, and it makes for one heck of a base assault unit.
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[edit] Background
| StarCraft II Unit [e] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Colossus | |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Role: | Heavy Support |
| Unit Statistics | |
| Size: | Large |
| Type: | Mechanical Massive |
| Speed: | normal |
| Transport Slots: | 4/8 |
| Hit Points: | 200 |
| Plasma Shields: | 150 |
| Energy Points: | N/A |
| Offence | |
| Armament: | Twin Thermal Lance |
| Ground Attack: | 23x2 |
| Air Attack: | N/A |
| Range: | 6 |
| Defence | |
| Armor: | Armored (1) |
| Sight: | x |
| Cooldown: | normal |
| Special Abilities | |
| No Special Abilities | |
| Production | |
| Hotkey: | C |
| Supply: |  6
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| Resources: |  300  200
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| Build Time: | 75 |
| Produced by: | Robotics Facility |
| Prerequisite: | Null Circuit |
The towering Colossus is a Protoss robot design dating back to the bloody conflicts of the Kalath Intercession. It strides across the battlefield on four tall, slender legs which give it an extremely high level of mobility. The great height of the machine allows it to step up and down cliffs and other steep elevations with little difficulty, and gives it a dominating field of fire.
The Colossus is unusual for the fact that it was created purely as a war machine. Most Protoss robots are created for industrial or resource-gathering purposes. Even the much-feared Reaver is at its core a mobile manufacturing unit re-tasked to the creation of Scarab drones for long-range bombardment.
The mass slaughter unleashed on the Kalathi by roving Colossi appalled the Protoss.
At the time, the Conclave outlawed the manufacture of Colossi, and existing machines were deactivated before being sealed away in distant asteroids and uninhabited moons. Centuries later the war against the Zerg has brought forth these engines of destruction to do battle once more.
[edit] Game Unit
[edit] StarCraft II Colossus
In Starcraft II, the Colossus has replaced the role of the Reaver for worker raids. It is capable of climbing level 1 ledges to reach higher ground.
Because of the Colossus's height it will also be able to provide a line of sight for other smaller ranged attackers to attack to a high ground.
The Colossus will be susceptible to Anti Air defenses, such as that from the Terran Missile Turrets, as well as both ground and air attacks. The Colossus will also be vulnerable to the Corruptor's infestation attack.
Although considered a "large" unit, the Colossus will be transportable[1] by the Warp Prism because it will first be changed into energy before being "loaded".
When hit with the Nullifier's Anti-Gravity ability, the Colossus will be lifted into the air and become entirely an air unit for the duration. While suspended in the air it will not be able to attack and will be vulnerable to enemy anti-air fire.
The Colossi will not be hit for double damage from units that can hit both air and ground.
[edit] Upgrades
- Ground Weapons 1-3 (damage)
- Ground Armor 1-3 (armor)
- Plasma Shields 1-3
- Extended Thermal Lance (Increases the breadth of the Colossus splash damage)
[edit] Development
In February 2008, the Colossus's Thermal Lance attack was changed from a double sliding beam to an array of multiple beams in an effort to give a more interesting AoE template for players to micro against. This was changed again for the WWI '08 build to a single beam that quickly slides from right-to-left.
The Colossus also originally had a Null-Flux Generator upgrade that enhanced the defensive qualities of their shields. It was to be researched from the Robotics Support Bay, however it was missing from the 2008 WWI build.
Karune had also confirmed in late March 2009 that the Colossus and Reaper can no longer walk over smaller buildings such as Supply Depots or certain skills like the Force Field.
In May 2009, Cavez confirmed that the Colossus has an attack that strikes in a line relative to its position. The attack was implemented to encourage micro because of the increased importance of positioning.
[edit] Gallery
- General StarCraft II Shots
Colossus StarCraft II ingame model. |
 The Colossus portrait in StarCraft II. |
 Concept art depicting several Colossi. |
 An early screenshot of the Colossus. |
 Another early screenshot, several Colossi attacking a Terran outpost. |
 A closeup of the Colossus shields. |
 Four Colossi attacking a Terran outpost. |
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 Distraction. |
 Battle on the ramp. |
 Colossi with Mothership support. |
 A Colossus using the Terran to its advantage. |
 Colossus support in a Protoss vs Terran battle. |
 Colossus support in a Protoss vs Protoss battle. |
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 Two Colossi with several Stalkers. |
 A model wireframe of the Colossus. |
[edit] References
| Protoss Units (StarCraft II) [e] | |
|---|---|
| Ground Units: | Probe | Zealot | Stalker | Nullifier | Immortal | Colossus | High Templar | Archon | Dark Templar |
| Air Units: | Warp Prism | Observer | Phoenix | Void Ray | Carrier (Interceptor) | Mothership |
| Basic Buildings: | Nexus | Assimilator | Pylon | Gateway | Warp Gate | Forge | Photon Cannon | Cybernetics Core |
| Advanced Buildings: | Twilight Council | Templar Archives | Dark Obelisk | Robotics Facility | Null Circuit | Stargate | Fleet Beacon |
| Cancelled Units: | Purifier | Reaver | Star Relic | Tempest (Shuriken) |
| Cancelled Buildings: | Phase Cannon | War Shrine | War Beacon | Dark Pylon | Observatory |
| Protoss Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e] | |
|---|---|
| Ground Units: | Probe | Zealot | Dragoon | Reaver | High Templar | Archon | Dark Templar | Dark Archon |
| Air Units: | Shuttle | Scout | Arbiter | Carrier (Interceptor) | Observer | Corsair |
| Basic Buildings: | Nexus | Assimilator | Pylon | Gateway | Forge | Shield Battery | Cybernetics Core | Photon Cannon |
| Advanced Buildings: | Robotics Facility | Stargate | Citadel of Adun | Robotics Support Bay | Fleet Beacon | Templar Archives | Observatory | Arbiter Tribunal |
| Hero ground units: | Dark Templar (Hero) (dt) | Zeratul (dt, arc) | Tassadar (ht, arc) | Fenix (zl, dr) | Warbringer (r) |
| Hero air units: | Mojo (sct) | Gantrithor (cr) | Danimoth (arb) | Artanis (sct) |
| (dt) = Dark Templar, (arc) = Archon, (ht) = High Templar, (zl) = Zealot, (dr) = Dragoon, (r) = Reaver, (sct) = Scout, (cr) Carrier, (arb) = Arbiter | |
