Skaarj Warrior

Skaarj Warrior
Type	Monster
Background info
Race	Skaarj
Lore info
Height	8'
Weight	375 lbs.
Characteristics	Extremely aggressive Superior agility Ruthless and cunning
Game info
Health	210
Weapon	Blade-like claws Projectile
Melee damage	14-30
Projectile damage	9 ea.
Appears in	Unreal Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali

"Instinctive hunters with extraordinary physical strength and the ability to use numerous weapons. Their huge retractable claws can literally slice their prey to pieces. To make matters worse, there are many types of Skaarj. And some of them wear armor."

– Unreal manual

The Skaarj Warrior is an enemy in Unreal.

Overview

Skaarj Warriors are the first caste of Skaarj Prisoner 849 encounters while escaping from Na Pali. They are lizard-like beings colored light green with a gray chest and no apparent armor. They typically wear light armor which facilitates their brutal, agile, martial-art style fighting techniques. Their primary weapon is a device which later in the series became known as a Skaarj Razik: a wrist-mounted weapon bearing, in this case, two long, jagged, retractable blades and a projectile energy blaster. They are the standard Skaarj, having a fair amount of health, speed, and damage.

The Warrior class is stronger than the Scouts, and tend to be a little more aggressive. They appear to be about 7'10" tall at the top of the head, not counting the trademark dreadlocks. From the Mothership Core onwards, Warriors are obsolete. There are also two larger individuals that can be seen imprisoned in the Mothership Lab.

Appearances

Unreal

Depths of Rrajigar - 1 Sacred Passage - 1 Dark Arena - 6 Harobed Village - 3 Temple of Vandora - 2 The Trench - 1 ISV-Kran Decks 3 and 2 - 8 ISV-Kran Deck 1 - 2 Gateway to Na Pali - 2 Na Pali Haven - 6

Outpost 3J - 3 Velora Pass - 1 Dasa Mountain Pass - 1 Cellars at Dasa Pass - 7 Serpent Canyon - 1 Nali Castle - 1 Mothership Lab - 4 Mothership Core - 6 The Darkening - 1

Return to Na Pali

• Edge of Na Pali - 2
• Neve's Crossing - 3
• Glathriel Village (Part 2) - 3
• Nagomi Passage - 5
• Velora Temple - 3
• Foundry Tarydium Plant - 5
• Bounds of Foundry - 4

Tips and tricks

• The Flak Cannon is the most effective weapon to use against them.
• If you face a large number of Warriors, the ASMD or Eightball Gun could be a better choice.

Trivia

• The absence of even the typical Razik on this class suggests that the claws and energy bolts may also be part of the Skaarj's natural physiology, a trait that is partly supported, and modified, by the Unreal Championship 2 incarnation of the Skaarj.
• The class used to be called "Skaarj Hunter".

Design Notes

"The hunter is an acrobat. Lunging and spinning, he is very hard to hit. His retractable claws are his trademark. If he's not ripping you apart with them, then he's using them to fire a controlled energy pulse from a distance. Either that or you're already dead."

– UnCreature

Gallery

A Skaarj Warrior