I'm curious as to begin writing stuff about Starcraft. I'm an avid writer and I absolutely love doing it, however for the story I'm theorizing it is imperative to either know the training for a Protoss Zealot or a Terran Reaper. I got two seperate ideas for this, I can easily adapt to it but it'd be helpful if there was any lore source of any kind (reliable of course) that can provide me with information of any of the two former.
You can always take a look in the wiki, or the official starcraft2.com site. What I have come to understand about Reapers, is that they get no training. They are the worst, most violent criminals ever. Pretty sure that they can take care of themselves in a combat situation. As for the Protoss: they meditate. Lol. What you also could do, is wait for Kimera to come online. He knows a lot about lore.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Reapers actually do undergo training (in how to use those fancy suits, explosives and presumably two-weapon shooting). They're even given a six month work term, after which they'll be freed. However, the job is so dangerous (possibly due to the rushed, half-assed training) that none have ever made it that long. And please check the wiki to learn a bit more about how they're selected. We were told a little about zealot training in Why We Fight and the StarCraft RPG. They're given lots of combat training but almost no psionic training. According to the StarCraft I manual, high templar used to be zealots who started training in the use of psionics.
Thanks a ton on that! I can already tell I can make something fun out of that Reaper lore. *sage nod*
Reapers are drawn from marine recruits that could not be successfully subjugated by neural resocialization. These resistant recruits tend to be among the most hardened of criminals, and are sent instead to the "Icehouse" in the Torus system to be inducted into the Reaper Corps. Reaper recruits are chemically altered to make them even more aggressive before being subjected to brutal training in close-quarters combat and the use of their jet packs. While theoretically a reaper who survives two years of duty will be pardoned and released back to civilian life, in its five years of operation the Reaper Corps has yet to have a single recruit survive for more than six months.[1] There we go! ^_^
Ah, forgot about the Zealot thing. To add to that: Protoss can reach an incredibly high age. Experience in combat is also a big part of their skill set. What I find strange, is that High Templar have somehow forgotten how to use psi blades. Only one used them in Starcraft I. But like I said: the Reaper training is kinda worthless. They get instructions on how to use their weapons, not on how to survive. ^^ If they would have had extensive combat training, they wouldn't die that fast. Remember that the people in charge more or less expect or pehaps even want them to die eventually, as releasing the worst criminals ever is kind of bad idea. I know that they wouldn't get good combat training from me if I was in charge. Lol.
I accept: Reapers actually do undergo training (in how to use those fancy suits, explosives and presumably two-weapon shooting). They're even given a six month work term, after which they'll be freed. However, the job is so dangerous (possibly due to the rushed, half-assed training) that none have ever made it that long.And please check the wiki to learn a bit more about how they're selected. They're given lots of combat training but almost no psionic training. According to the StarCraft I manual, high templar used to be zealots who started training in the use of psionics.
Starcraft Frontline Vol. 1 shows a brief glimps into the training of zealots and e peek at the new immortals. As for the Reapers they would have to have some training unless they somehow already knew how to use those suits and weapons, which is highly unlikely. The life expantcy is low because they aren't heavily armed or armored and mostly used for raids which means little or no support if things go south.
Agreed their former life of criminal activities trained them well in the arts of weapon usage and gurella tactics. And I think the Protoss are well trained on their home planet. And just either stationed on carriers above the planet or stationed somewhere, and are just warped in when needed. For the zerg. No training. They instinctively know how to fight through their DNA. Like a baby's birth reflex is to suck on a nipple, the zerg's birth reflex is to rip enemy races to shreds.
