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Tempest
From The StarCraft 2 Wiki
The Tempest was the Carrier replacement for StarCraft II, however it has since been removed from the open multiplayer aspect of the game.
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[edit] Background
| StarCraft II Unit [e] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tempest | |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Role: | Air Heavy Attack |
| Unit Statistics | |
| Size: | Large |
| Type: | Flying, Mechanical |
| Speed: | x |
| Transport Slots: | N/A |
| Hit Points: | x |
| Plasma Shields: | x |
| Energy Points: | N/A |
| Offence | |
| Armament: | Shuriken |
| Ground Attack: | x |
| Air Attack: | N/A |
| Range: | x |
| Defence | |
| Armor: | x |
| Sight: | x |
| Cooldown: | x |
| Special Abilities | |
| No Special Abilities | |
| Production | |
| Hotkey: | x |
| Supply: |  x
|
| Resources: |  x  x
|
| Build Time: | x |
| Produced by: | Stargate |
| Prerequisite: | Fleet Beacon |
The Tempest is a high end airship of the Protoss air fleet, capable of producing small drones called Shurikens.
[edit] StarCraft II Unit
The Tempest is a Protoss air unit that has many similarities to the renowned Carrier. It is built from the Stargate and is capable of producing a drone that is deployed to defend the ship. Unlike the Carrier's Interceptor the drone that the Tempest builds is called the Shuriken, a spinning disc-like object that can target and destroy ground units. Due to the melee attack of the Shuriken, it is unable to perform air-to-air strikes against other aircrafts.
The Tempest also receives a buff to its shields when under fire from ground units, but the shields do not activate against enemy air attacks.
This lack of air support, both defense and offense, places the Tempest in a more anti-ground oriented role that requires dedicated anti-air support from ally units - such as the Phoenix.
[edit] Upgrades
[edit] Development
The Tempest was seen during the early stages of the StarCraft II development but was quickly removed, having been replaced by the superior Carrier.
[edit] Gallery
- General StarCraft II Shots
A closeup of the Tempest. |
 Two Tempests help defend a Protoss base. |
 Four Tempests in action. |
A group of Tempests attack a Terran base. |
 The Tempest Shurikens up close. |
| 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 | |
