Norad II
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The Norad II is a Behemoth-class battlecruiser in the fictional StarCraft universe, commanded by General Edmund Duke. It had enhanced weapons systems compared to most other battlecruisers. It was the flagship of the Terran Confederacy elite Alpha Squadron. It has been hypothesized that the name Norad was a palindrome to Doran Routhe, the man who originally sent the criminals and psionicists of Earth into the supercarriers that eventually reached the Korprulu Sector a quarter of a million light-years away. More likely, the name is 'borrowed' from NORAD(hence the II at the end), much like the Yamato Gun shares its name with the largest battleship ever built.
These weapons systems could not save it from a Zerg assault over Antiga Prime, however. It crashed on Antiga Prime and had to be taken by Duke's enemy, the Sons of Korhal.
After Duke joined the Sons of Korhal, it was repaired and used in Duke's attack on the Confederates over Tarsonis.
As an in-game unit, the Norad II is incredibly powerful. It has 700 HP, flies slowly, has access to the Yamato Gun, which uses 150 of the Norad II's 250 energy reserves, but does 260 damage. Its Laser Batteries do 50 damage, allowing the Norad II to destroy most Terran infantry units in one shot.
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[edit] Norad III
The Norad III makes appearances after StarCraft Episode I. It makes an appearance in StarCraft: Queen of Blades and StarCraft Episode V. In its final mission, it has 1500 HP, an armor rating of 5, and laser batteries that inflict 50 damage per shot. This battlecruiser was destroyed by Kerrigan's forces on Korhal shortly after the Zerg attacked the Terran Dominion.
[edit] Norad I
The name Norad II implies the existence of a battlecruiser known as Norad or Norad I. However, no mention of a precursor to the Norad II has ever been mentioned. The II could simply be a reference to how this might have been named after NORAD.
[edit] Discrepancy
It is clear from the events of StarCraft Episode I: Rebel Yell, that the Norad II took fire from a swarm of Zerg scourges and crashed on the planet of Antiga Prime. Arcturus Mengsk promptly commanded Jim Raynor to rescue the General, and try to convince him to join the growing rebel organization of the Sons of Korhal. The Sons of Korhal somehow managed to repair the wrecked battleship under intense Zerg attack, and Edmund Duke took off and retreated with the rest of the rebel fleet. However, in StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade, it is clearly stated that after both Jimmy Raynor and Mike Liberty rescued Duke from the wreck of the Norad II, the former Terran Confederacy general set the self-destruct on the battleship, and twenty minutes after they left, the proud flagship of Alpha Squadron ignited into a thermonuclear fireball, presumably taking out many nearby Zerg.
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| StarCraft by Blizzard Entertainment | |
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| StarCraft Universe | Gameplay of StarCraft • StarCraft storyline • Psionic technology |
| Factions and Organizations | Judicator Caste • Kel-Morian Combine • Khalai Caste • Protoss • Protoss Conclave • Pirate Militias • Raynor's Raiders • Sons of Korhal • Templar Caste • Terran • Terran Confederacy • Umojan Protectorate • United Earth Directorate • Xel'Naga • Zerg • Zerg Brood |
| Locations | Aiur • Antiga Prime • Braxis • Char • Chau Sara • Korhal • Mar Sara • Moria • Shakuras • Talematros • Tarsonis • Umoja • Zerus |
| Characters | Aldaris • Artanis • Gerard DuGalle • Edmund Duke • Samir Duran • Fenix • Sarah Kerrigan • Arcturus Mengsk • Nova • Raszagal • Jim Raynor • Alexei Stukov • Tassadar • Zeratul • Zerg Overmind • Minor Characters |
