Oh man. Well here we go again.
First of all, Terran is my favorite race by far. I spent quite some time on the Terran commanders in co-op, played through WoL twice as many times as I did with the rest (though NCO is better) and if I ever wander onto the field of battle in Versus I pick Terran. I have something for humans destroying disgusting aliens, I’m a romantic at heart.
Sorry Cerebrate but I’ll be waffling for a while and the last thing I’ll say is going to be my vote so you either read through all this or just check the last sentence. Anyhoo…
Terrans have many amazing units and buildings, I just like the familiar yet retrofuturistic design, the cocky attitude and that air of defying death that surrounds them in every and all modes. I generally have a preferred unit from each category, be it bio, fast skirmish, dedicated anti-air, etc. but I’m generally impressed with most units both from a design and lore/utility perspective with the exception of the Ghost, Hellbat/Hellion and Banshee. I am not a man for sneaking around (exceptions include permanently cloaked Reapers in NCO) and an invisible sniper-infiltrator is not original and also not cool in my book. Same goes to the Banshee which is just meh to me. I generally like generalist units that do well in a multitude of roles without being exceptional at something. While I love the Vikings I prefer the Wraith for example.
To that end here are my top five units nobody asked for (in reverse order):
Viking - Could be the name, could be the visuals, I most definitely have a sweet spot for one-man combat walkers. The fact it doubles for a kick-ash air-superiority fighter makes it only better. I do however have a bit of a love-hate relationship with it because it did muscle out two of my (other) favorite units.
Goliath - Speak of efficinency and general usage. The Goliath is a magnificent piece of work, on it’s own massed or using it as infantry support, no matter. I do like the design of the SC2 Goliaths over the SC1 variant, same with the voice, but I can’t take the SC2 pilot serious. He looks just too… yeah.
Wraith - Speak of efficiency and general usage and I will either think of them nice lil’ combat walkers or them high speed fighters. If I was in the Koprulu-sector I’d invest in some very upgraded Wraiths for me.
Diamondback - Another unit from the WoL campaign that has absolutely no use in said campaign except the mission it is introduced in. I love everything about the Diamondbacks, the unit’s looks, portray, its lines and the idea behind it. A fast hovertank designed to destroy armored units? Sign me up!
Reaper - Reaperman come-a-knockin’ for y’all. I don’t know what I love, the cheesy name, the oversized jetpack or the ruthless lore behind them, the Reaper is a spectacularly fascinating unit to me. Sadly their use is not that great outside H&H co-op but I get by on reading up how awesome they truly are.
For the sake of keeping this somewhat digestible I’ll only glance at some of my other well-liked stuff: Planetary Fortresses. Mira’s Marauders skinset. General DuGalle, the Kel-Morian Combine, Edmund Duke, the Terran Confederacy, Warhounds.
And lastly, my only singular vote goes to the man himself I loved through Wings of Liberty, Heroes of the Storm and countless co-op missions… the man, the force of destruction… the man who knows himself since his freedom got taken away… a murderer, a pirate…
Tychus Findlay. Hell, it’s about damn time.