Mule

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Terran Mules are special summoned worker units that harvest minerals faster than SCVs, but has a battery duration. They are summoned by the Orbital Command upgrade of the Command Center.

Contents 1 Background 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft II Unit 2.1.1 Abilities 2.1.2 Upgrades 2.2 StarCraft I Unit 3 Related Units 4 Development 5 Gallery 6 References

Background

StarCraft II Unit [e]
Mule
Race:	Terran, Tier 2.5
Role:	Harvester
Unit Statistics
Size:	Small
Type:	Ground Biological, Mechanical
Speed:	Medium
Transport Slots:	1/8
Hit Points:	60
Plasma Shields:	N/A
Energy Points:	N/A
Offence
Armament:	Fusion Cutter
Ground Attack:	5
Air Attack:	N/A
Range:	1
Defence
Armor:	0 (Light)
Sight:	x
Cooldown:	x
Special Abilities
None
Production
Hotkey:	E
Supply:	0
Resources:	0 0
Build Time:	0 (5 sec animation)
Produced by:	Orbital Command
Prerequisite:	Barracks

The Terrans rely not only on the troops they can train on the battlefield but also on troops called from deep space. The Orbital Command allows the Terrans to make use of their orbital assets to support their fight on the ground. As an upgrade to the Command Center the Orbital Command can drop from orbit an experimental robotic MULE miner. Gathers minerals more quickly than regular SCVs at a rate of 30 minerals per trip. MULEs last 90 seconds before their systems fail. During those 90 seconds it does approximately 9 trips (270 minerals gain).

These Mules have a limited lifespan, dependent on their batteries, and when they run out, they need to be replaced by additional mules.

The Command Center has 200/200 energy, therefore a total of four MULEs can be summoned by pressing [E] over a mineral deposit. Each MULE costs 50 energy from the Command Center's 200/200 energy pool.

Game Unit

The Mule is a one-purpose unit, who only harvest minerals. Although it can be seen as a worker, they lack the capability to actually produce buildings. It's primarily an addition to the game to increase macromanagement for players. To some degree it can be seen as a replacement for the increased ease that MBS brings to the game.

The offensive skills are on par with the SCV, but it is not capable of causing damage to enemy units.

StarCraft II Unit

Abilities

• Harvest
• Repair

The Mule can harvest minerals and repair Terran buildings and mechanical units.

Upgrades

The Mule uses the same upgrades as the SCV.

StarCraft I Unit

There is no Mule in the original StarCraft, the closest relative is the original SCV.

Related Units

• SCV
• Orbital Command
  • Mule

Development

The Mule originally appeared in the StarCraft 2 Q&A Batch 49, but has previously been mentioned by Xordiah at the ESL 2009 [1].

Gallery

• General StarCraft II Shots
  • In-game Shots
  • Concept Art
  • Unit Models

Zoom on one Mule.

Mules in a Terran base. Zerg attack, 2 Mule drops on the way to the Orbital Command.

Mules of different team colours on Mar Sara, in an mining facility locale.

References

• StarCraft 2 Q&A Batch 49
• Mini-interview with Xordiah

Terran Units (StarCraft II) [e]
Ground Units:	SCV | Marine | Marauder | Ghost | Reaper | Hellion | Siege Tank | Thor
Air Units:	Viking | Medivac Dropship | Raven | Banshee | Battlecruiser
Basic Buildings:	Command Center | Supply Depot | Refinery | Barracks | Bunker | Engineering Bay | Missile Turret | Planetary Fortress | Sensor Tower
Advanced Buildings:	Ghost Academy | Factory | Merc Haven | Orbital Command | Armory | Starport | Fusion Core
Support Buildings:	Tech Lab | Reactor
Hero ground units:	Jim Raynor | Tychus Findlay
Cancelled Units:	Cobra/Diamondback - Firebat - Predator - Medic - Dropship
Cancelled Buildings:	Munitions Depot - Starbase - Shadow Ops

Terran Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e]
Ground Units:	SCV | Marine | Firebat | Medic | Vulture | Goliath | Siege Tank | Ghost
Air Units:	Dropship | Wraith | Valkyrie | Battlecruiser | Science Vessel |
Basic Buildings:	Command Center (ComSat Station & Nuclear Silo) | Supply Depot | Engineering Bay | Barracks | Refinery | Missile Turret | Academy | Bunker
Advanced Buildings:	Factory | Machine Shop | Armory | Starport (Control Tower) | Science Facility (Physics Lab & Covert Ops)
Hero ground units:	Gui Montag (fb) | Terran Civilian | Sarah Kerrigan (g) | Samir Duran (g) | Alexei Stukov (g) | Alan Schezar (gol) | Jim Raynor (vul, mrn) | Edmund Duke (st)
Hero air units:	Tom Kazansky (wrt) | Magallan (sv) | Hyperion (bc) | Norad II (bc)
(fb) = Firebat -- (g) = Ghost -- (gol) = Goliath -- (v) = Vulture -- (m) = Marine -- (st) = Siege Tank -- (wrt) = Wraith -- (sv) = Science Vessel -- (bc) = Battlecruiser