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Just how strong are protoss zealots?

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nimysa
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States383 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 03:49:02
June 09 2010 03:48 GMT
#1
In real life that is, they're unrealistic to start with but if they existed how strong are they compared to average humans? Could a protoss zealot take down a very muscular well built human without the use of shields and psi-blades? I wonder how strong an average protoss is compared to an average human.

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Molybdenum
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States358 Posts
June 09 2010 03:50 GMT
#2
Marines are humans with guns in space armor and they get 3 hit by the psi-blades...
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
June 09 2010 03:53 GMT
#3
They don't breathe. How much more do you need to know?
Each day gets better : )
Monst3r
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
119 Posts
June 09 2010 03:53 GMT
#4
They fight marines all the time and kill them within seconds, but if they didn't have their blades and marines still had guns I bet it would still kill a marine.
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
June 09 2010 03:56 GMT
#5
alright
to put it into perspective an average human is probably as strong as one of those "civilians" you see in the campaign or in UMS games; that is, can only take it in the ass and cannot dish any back in return.

whereas the protoss have fast ass dudes that make usain bolt look like a limp dog, and with the single strike of a pointy thing attached to their arm can do as much, maybe 1 point more, damage to normal humans with small armor as a futuristic tank's gigantic shell.

tl;dr : protoss are like hercules on stim.
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 04:03:53
June 09 2010 04:03 GMT
#6
They don't eat, they absorb sunlight. They live hundreds of years.
They are 9 feet tall iirc.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
vlaric
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States412 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 04:13:57
June 09 2010 04:13 GMT
#7
On June 09 2010 13:03 CharlieMurphy wrote:
They don't eat, they absorb sunlight. They live hundreds of years.
They are 9 feet tall iirc.


What more do you need to know? They're 3m tall beasts with big ass blades that can cause significant damage to the armor of a siege tank.

They even have shields that regenerate after taking damage, and their brains are so developed that they don't even have to speak.

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seppolevne
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada1681 Posts
June 09 2010 04:24 GMT
#8
Zealots are weak as shit man, they wear turbo suits. They are just templar who weren't smart enough to get high or cool enough to bend light.
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Terranlisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Singapore1404 Posts
June 09 2010 05:06 GMT
#9
On June 09 2010 13:24 seppolevne wrote:
Zealots are weak as shit man, they wear turbo suits. They are just templar who weren't smart enough to get high or cool enough to bend light.

LOL
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prototype.
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada4207 Posts
June 09 2010 05:20 GMT
#10
Apparently zealots train themselves in hand-to-hand combat for decades.

Yea I think zealots win. And if not, they'll own you when they become a dragoon.
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MetalMarine
Profile Joined June 2007
United States1559 Posts
June 09 2010 05:21 GMT
#11
Can we just say, THEY'LL FUCK US UP?
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 05:35:20
June 09 2010 05:35 GMT
#12
also zealots are like 10 feet tall

so if they dont psi-blade you to death...they'll just whip it out and start slapping you around
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Terranlisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Singapore1404 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 05:51:15
June 09 2010 05:35 GMT
#13
This is probably how they look like without their armor.
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seppolevne
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada1681 Posts
June 09 2010 05:53 GMT
#14
I mean their waist is like 15 inches max. And that wee stringy body? They would be hard pressed to combat Earth's gravity, let alone a person.
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ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
June 09 2010 06:01 GMT
#15
yeah they could probably take out a couple well built humans. theyre damn tall and have enough strength to carry all that armor and blades. then again you dont know if protoss tech makes all that stuff really light.

On June 09 2010 13:24 seppolevne wrote:
Zealots are weak as shit man, they wear turbo suits. They are just templar who weren't smart enough to get high or cool enough to bend light.

i lolled
KingofHearts
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Japan562 Posts
June 09 2010 07:31 GMT
#16
firebats > zealots, nuff said.
moshi moshi~
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
June 09 2010 08:02 GMT
#17
On June 09 2010 16:31 KingofHearts wrote:
firebats > zealots, nuff said.

that's only because fire rapes shields and since protoss are like plants essentially, they burn good.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
June 09 2010 08:08 GMT
#18
i remember watching the vanilla sc cinematics, especially the one when the marines board the SV and the hydras attack. the bullets just bounce off the hydra's armor lol. so useless

JUST LIKE IN REAL SC!
HEY MEYT
SoManyDeadLings
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada255 Posts
June 09 2010 08:14 GMT
#19
On June 09 2010 17:08 JohnColtrane wrote:
i remember watching the vanilla sc cinematics, especially the one when the marines board the SV and the hydras attack. the bullets just bounce off the hydra's armor lol. so useless

JUST LIKE IN REAL SC!


FYI marines rape the fuck out of hydras in numbers, especially with stim/medics.
wsrgry
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
June 09 2010 08:20 GMT
#20
On June 09 2010 17:14 SoManyDeadLings wrote:
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On June 09 2010 17:08 JohnColtrane wrote:
i remember watching the vanilla sc cinematics, especially the one when the marines board the SV and the hydras attack. the bullets just bounce off the hydra's armor lol. so useless

JUST LIKE IN REAL SC!


FYI marines rape the fuck out of hydras in numbers, especially with stim/medics.


no kidding
HEY MEYT
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 08:25:57
June 09 2010 08:24 GMT
#21
actually, from the sc cinematics I saw in the campaign, they look very scrawny, and their knee joints bend the other way, they look kind of frail, which is to be expected for a race that evolved that far. Id say their armor is the only thing keeping them from getting splattered all over the place.

check out artanis and zeratul here.

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Terranlisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Singapore1404 Posts
June 09 2010 08:42 GMT
#22
looks like i was right
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KurtistheTurtle
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1966 Posts
June 09 2010 09:00 GMT
#23
technically they're like 7 feet tall and even the lesser zealots could take down the strongest built human in a no weapons brawl
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
June 09 2010 09:11 GMT
#24
On June 09 2010 13:03 CharlieMurphy wrote:
They don't eat, they absorb sunlight. They live hundreds of years.
They are 9 feet tall iirc.

is this a joke?
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KurtistheTurtle
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1966 Posts
June 09 2010 09:19 GMT
#25
wait, I just remembered this. I read in a blizzard book that zealots are as tall as goliaths
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
June 09 2010 09:45 GMT
#26
On June 09 2010 18:11 arb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 09 2010 13:03 CharlieMurphy wrote:
They don't eat, they absorb sunlight. They live hundreds of years.
They are 9 feet tall iirc.

is this a joke?

no
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Elegy
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States1629 Posts
June 09 2010 10:13 GMT
#27
"They watched over a particular species of hunters and warriors and discerned that they indeed had a purity of form, as they were incredibly adaptable and had unmatched strength and speed. However, the most intriguing ability of the species is a psionic link that is shared by the entire race. This link was a form of instinctive telepathy, enabling them to communicate with one another, so that even large groups could work together efficiently.[1]"

"All protoss have a degree of psionic power, the zealots using theirs exclusively on the art of war. Using a limited form of precognition, zealots can predict enemy movements, striking with deadly accuracy and dodging attacks. After the Brood War, some zealots developed the ability to turn their body into pure energy for a few microseconds. This allows them to move at lightning-fast speeds and strike suddenly against an enemy that thinks they are out of range. Seething with shame at the loss of Aiur, the zealots have dedicated themselves to more intense physical training as well.[1] This includes duels at the end of their training, which appears to have the potential to be shortened."

of course Protoss would kick a human's ass, they're huge fucking aliens that exemplify the "purity of form"....plus they're just awesome sauce.
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
June 09 2010 11:21 GMT
#28
Protoss zealots are physically stronger then humans by a large margin no doubt, since they're just way bigger and train for decades in physical combat before learning to use psi to make shields and blades.
However, without the armor they probably are fairly vulnerable to bullets or force or whatever, as seen when you shoot a DT. Sure it still survives better then a marine, but not by much.
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lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
June 09 2010 11:32 GMT
#29
wow, really? M&M is good against hydras? wow you learn something new about starcraft every day!
Jirachi
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4 Posts
June 09 2010 11:40 GMT
#30
On June 09 2010 18:00 KurtistheTurtle wrote:
technically they're like 7 feet tall and even the lesser zealots could take down the strongest built human in a no weapons brawl

It says in the manual Zealots are 3 meters tall -- which is 9.8 feet.
n3m0
Profile Joined January 2007
Portugal247 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 12:01:08
June 09 2010 11:59 GMT
#31
I think protoss are like japanese, they are really smart and are always one step ahead in technology, but when it comes to phisical capability they suck.

So to sum up, If the protoss wouldn't be wearing that kick ass suit he would get his ass kicked just like a 80 yo man, on the other hand if he would be wearing it he would definetly Z ALOT (like zorro) ! ahaha FAIL joke :D
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Lysteria
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
France2280 Posts
June 09 2010 12:04 GMT
#32
On June 09 2010 13:24 seppolevne wrote:
Zealots are weak as shit man, they wear turbo suits. They are just templar who weren't smart enough to get high or cool enough to bend light.


Ah hahah love that post guy.
JohannesH
Profile Joined September 2009
Finland1364 Posts
June 09 2010 12:20 GMT
#33
How bout civilian protosses though
If you have to ask, you don't know.
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
June 09 2010 13:44 GMT
#34
On June 09 2010 21:20 JohannesH wrote:
How bout civilian protosses though

I think those dont exist lol
but what do i know, I thought protoss females didnt exist either
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Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
June 09 2010 13:44 GMT
#35
How the hell can we match these guys physical feats? I mean come on, look at how Zeratul cut the living crap out of these Aliens.

I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
The_Australian
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Australia458 Posts
June 09 2010 14:39 GMT
#36
On June 09 2010 17:08 JohnColtrane wrote:
i remember watching the vanilla sc cinematics, especially the one when the marines board the SV and the hydras attack. the bullets just bounce off the hydra's armor lol. so useless

JUST LIKE IN REAL SC!


On June 09 2010 17:14 SoManyDeadLings wrote:
FYI marines rape the fuck out of hydras in numbers, especially with stim/medics.


In vanilla sc hydras do rape marines.
"Nothing should be unstoppable when you see it coming...." - Boxer
sLiniss
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States849 Posts
June 09 2010 14:46 GMT
#37
Bruce Lee would own a Zealot no problem.
OreoBoi
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada1639 Posts
June 09 2010 15:46 GMT
#38
Zealots are wimps.
What the fuck is this "WE CANNOT HOLD" crap. They've obviously lost their devotion and discipline in SC2, thus rendering them less powerful.
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
June 09 2010 16:09 GMT
#39
yeah wtf is that we cannot hold shit in sc2??? lol dont thye say that no matter what the situation is?h aha they downgraded from manlots to just plain zealots..
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Kau *
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada3500 Posts
June 09 2010 16:18 GMT
#40
You think a human can defeat this?
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OreoBoi
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada1639 Posts
June 09 2010 16:24 GMT
#41
On June 10 2010 01:18 Kau wrote:
You think a human can defeat this?
[image loading]


That is not a zealot
That is a MANLOT!
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