what does a dragoon/immortal do all day

[ijffdrie]

they have got no hands to operate computers
their exosceleton is too large to fit into corridors
they must focus all their energy on just moving

do you have any ideas, becuase i dont?

[Spacechick]

What about........killing zergling ?Raid enemy base?Run away from a huge army?
Or they just stand there and plays computer game with each other through psi power

[ijffdrie]

i ment, they cant be killing zerg all day now, with the 4 year near truce

[Kimera757]

they have got no hands to operate computers
their exosceleton is too large to fit into corridors
they must focus all their energy on just moving

do you have any ideas, becuase i dont?


This is one reason I wish a StarCraft novel would feature a Dragoon character.

Dragoons only appeared in Shadow of the Xel'Naga... which is the crappiest of the StarCraft novels :(

[VodkaChill]

Well technically that 4 year truce was only due to the Zerg disapearance. Most probably Terrans are still fighting terrans somewhere, and protoss fightning protoss somewhere. This is what a failure we have come to, always in war somewhere.

[Meee]

I don't think protoss would fight protoss on large scale in that time.
There might still be small fights between the likes of Aldaris and dark templar, but most protoss would be too busy rebuilding what's left of their society on Shakuras.
Also the now limited Dragoons should be considered too valuable resource to waste on petty fights like these

[BinaryBanshee]

I would imagine Dragoons are busy working as instructors for the current crop of stalkers training them up for battle.

If I was an immortal I would spend all day taunting tank batteries. "Hah hah you can't kill me" sort of thing from a distance.

[marcusrodrigues]

@VodkaChill: You are no longer Cannon Fodder! How do you feel? :D

[VodkaChill]

lol I did not noticed that, frankly I am a new man...... put me back as a Cannon Fodder :D.

Back on topic most probably they can adapt the dragoon body and the Immortals body to help with the reconstruction of Aiur and Shakuras (the pop singer), like we adapt our handicapped to adapt our world.

:-\ I hope that Immortals and Dragoons have the rights to park in handicap only zone.... ;D

[Sorith]

I bet they play Mine Sweeper. Lots, and lots of Mine Sweeper

[Fenix]

Learn to dance of course. It ain't easy with four legs.


But seriously. My guess is they (would) meditate. Since they (probably) don't have physical needs (Eating, sleeping, sexing), they spend their non-battle time meditating and bringing themselves closer to the Khala. Since the Protoss are a highly zealous warrior nation where religion is the very core of their society, you can compare it to other warrior cultures with strong religion, specifically Asian and Native American. Before battle, they would spend up to days meditating, war dancing, and communing with either deities or deceased ancestors.

[EonMaster]

Somehow, I think playing Minesweeper would be more fun than meditating for hours on end. But meditating sounds much more realistic since it would allow them to easily move into a peaceful state of mind while turmoil rages in the galaxy.

[darkone]

The opposite if the archon.

Who says they don;t have hands? Just because they have injured, ruined bodies doesn;t mean they have no arms.

[ijffdrie]

yeah, but they cant really extend them outside their shell, can they?

[darkone]

And why not? Not during battle no. I am sure there is a way they can open there shells to do stuff, that requires a more delicate touch then a dragoon leg can provide.

[ijffdrie]

yeah, but have you see how far they should extend there arm to be able to reach anything?

[darkone]

Compared to us, a long way. The average protoss is what, nine feet tall. They have to have arms that are at least 4 feet long. I'm sure they could get their shells to kneel as they did stuff with their normal appendages.

[Ursawarrior]

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THESE STUFF?
seriously.....

( wow, ner *cough *cough )

[Kimera757]

And why not? Not during battle no. I am sure there is a way they can open there shells to do stuff, that requires a more delicate touch then a dragoon leg can provide.


I think they just can't.

Alternatively, there could be mechanical arms that come out from the sensor/gyro/whatever dome underneath.

I don't think it makes sense to have arm ports for the original arms; quite a few of the Protoss would have lost arms or had their spine(-equivalent) shattered.

[darkone]

I didn't say all of them. Just a few.

[Fenix]

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THESE STUFF?
seriously.....

( wow, ner *cough *cough )


I don't KNOW it, I'm simply using my extra-SC knowledge of said other theocratic warrior cultures. There's quite a few parallels. All the races do.

[Smokiehunter]

well why would a protos need arms they don't eat talk or do any thing else with their arms but maybe give a spank on the butt to another zealot when they just killed 12 lings single handedly.

When a tos made a choice to become a dragoon they devoted the rest of their lives to the military. I don't know what the goons did because their was a good supply of them and the tos could always make more (not to mention the tos aren't always at war.... just most of the time). The immortals though I believe are goons that got an upgrade because it is either impossible to make new ones of them or very difficult. So that means their aren't that many and they will probably always be in a combat situation.

[ShdwyTemplar]

I believe the answer is that they did exploring much like most of the Protoss Warriors did/do. I say this because most Dragoons were outcast in their societies. The Dragoon itself is a very weakened vessel that is only moved by the Khala that a Protoss Warrior held. So, much like mailman they go through rain, sleet, and dark of night exploring. Or at least thats what I believe.

[MobileInfantry]

One question I have is what is that spinny thingy underneath the Dragoon?
http://images.wikia.com/starcraft/images/7/7d/Dragoon_front.jpg

And maybe they really were used as scouts, like the one in the cinematic. Or...it was just injured.
http://images.wikia.com/starcraft/images/5/5f/Dragoon300.jpg

[Kaaraa]

In-game the "spiny thing" on the underside of the dragoon seems to unfold during attack sequences, like an extra pair of legs to brace before firing. Perhaps those legs are part of a smaller walker to allow the injured Protoss a bit more mobility during non-war times.

[Hadean]

Iff, you have some silly topics man.

What do they do all day? They sit in their shells.

What have they been doing? Been in stasis while being transferred into upgraded Immortal Shells. Dragoons no longer exist.

[Godrey]

well if i was one i would be sitting around randomly killing ****. that would be fun since my race is going extinct! no more dragoons.

[Juggernaught131]

maybe, because they are injured zealots, they go into like sum hibernation mode, untill the call for battle kicks in and they are injected with like a psi morophine?

[Major Willy]

They Rick Psi Roll other Protoss through the Khala.

[Juggernaught131]

nah, they dont enjoy that, maybe they enter a new machine for living?

P.S. where do i complain about the new site

[Major Willy]

It's not even done yet.

Serially folks.

[Hunter]

Oh man everybody is complaining, before they read. SC2forums posted info about the site changes many times... Searching is still your friend

[ItzaHexGor]

Dude! Quit complaining about the site! You've added that to so many of your past posts and it's really starting to piss me off. If anything sucks about the current forum, it's that you're part of it.

EDIT: This was directed at Juggernaught131, not Hunter or Major Willy.

[Tetra Cerata]

They're playing cards. A strip poker, to be precise. It's well-known fact, so there is nothing to discuss about.

[Thalion]

They're playing SC via Khala.net :D

[Ensomgrav]

They're probably playing WoW if they absolutely have nothing to do.

[Tetra Cerata]

Nah, they play strip poker. I tell you.

[Ensomgrav]

lol first one to end up in body parts and goo loses?

[Tetra Cerata]

And buys Polish vodka. A lot of it. Protoss have strong heads O_o

[capthavic]

They probably meditate, do mainenance on thier systems, training exercises, etc.

[onbu]

Nah id say that they buy a hell of alot of alcohol and sink in their sorrows
and sicne they are soooo strong headed they need like hundreds of bottles of vodka

[freedom23]

receive some telepathic messages from the executor and terminate fugitives.. besides that its just a boring cyborg life ^_^ though they do get to hang around some proto-club and get to do the robo-dance lolz

[CyberPitz]

My bet is they are shuned by the Protoss people as being different, so they are forced to become strippers or cheap hookers in a McDonalds bathroom.

[Biz]

Is the protoss psi link like the internet?

If so, I know what I'd be doing...









PORCH FRENZY 2!

[freedom23]

lolz mecha axn

[overmind]

sorry to bump but...

what do you mean they cant go on computers? they're in the computers!

serioulsy, i would imagine that the cannons would be interchangeable will otherstuff...

what they probably do:
meditate, contemplate the meaning of life...

what i'd do:
march through the shakuras streets with 2 friends, dare people to hit me with the biggest weapons they could find, see if its posible for a shield to fail, look up khala porn...

oh and bump! :p

[Ursawarrior]

charges