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CrazyJim~LiZarD was given the honor of choosing the first battlefield for his match with Chris_Low,
and it comes as no surprise that he chooses his favorite battlefield, the Dire Straits. Both commanders
decide to use the mighty Protoss as their armies for the upcoming confrontation. The winds of fate
blow the two across the map, with CrazyJim~LiZarD finding his Nexus at the top left island and Chris_Low
taking station across the seas at the bottom right island. Probes begin harvesting minerals, and the two
commanders plot the strategies they will use in the conflict to come.
CrazyJim~LiZarD chooses to pursue a strategy that has been very successful in the past. Feeling that no early
attack is possible when on an isolated island, he forgoes building combat units and concentrates instead
on constructing the buildings necessary for producing Dark Templar and Shuttles. A Pylon, Assimilator,
Gateway, and Cybernetics Core are built in quick succession, followed by a Citadel of Adun and Robotics
Facility. While the Robotics Facility is warping into existence, hallowed Templar Archives also begin
shimmering into place. With well-practiced timing CrazyJim~LiZarD builds a Shuttle, places a Probe into its bay,
then loads a Dark Templar that has just appeared from his Gateway. The Probe is dropped off at a nearby
island, then CrazyJim~LiZarD scouts out the battlefield in earnest with the Shuttle.
Chris_Low, having gathered intelligence about Jim's tactics from prior battle reports, decides upon a strategy
designed to counter the power and elusiveness of the Dark Templar. Chris builds the necessary Pylons,
Gateway and Cybernetics Core key to most every Protoss strategy, but unlike his counterpart builds a second
Gateway and forgoes the Citadel of Adun and Templar Archives to instead concentrate on the production of
Dragoons. Chris_Low also builds a Robotics Facility and Observatory, knowing that mobile cloak detection will
be a crucial element in the upcoming battle.
When CrazyJim~LiZarD finally does spot Chris_Low's base at the bottom right island, he immediately sends the Dark
Templar on a mission of destruction. Chris_Low is well prepared for the Dark Templar, with 4 Dragoons and an
Observer overhead keeping a watchful eye on the battlefield. The Dark Templar is dispatched with ease, and
Chris_Low begins a counterattack with his Dragoons. Loading the four Dragoons into two Shuttles, he orders
the strike force to head towards CrazyJim~LiZarD's base with an Observer scanning for enemies in their wake. Chris_Low
had already used his first Shuttle to find the location of his enemy, and was merely biding his time and waiting
for CrazyJim~LiZarD's Dark Templar assassin to die before beginning his attack.
CrazyJim~LiZarD intercepts the Shuttles en route to his base with two nimble Corsairs, but the robotic transports cannot
be destroyed before they unload their lethal Dragoon cargo on an island just to the Southeast of CrazyJim~LiZarD's base.
The Dragoons force the Corsairs to retreat with modest damage and more importantly both Shuttles still remain
intact. Now knowing that an attack on his main island fortress is imminent, CrazyJim~LiZarD sends his lone Dragoon to a
position along the South edge of his island and begins building reinforcements. Chris_Low waits for his Shuttles
to recharge some of their shields and be joined by a third Shuttle carrying two more Dragoons before commencing
his attack run. The single Dragoon and two Corsairs of CrazyJim~LiZarD cannot stop the three Shuttles from unloading their
Dragoons, and suddenly CrazyJim~LiZarD finds himself with a severe problem on his hands.
Chris_Low's six Dragoons immediately attack the one enemy Dragoon, and the lone warrior quickly falls to a
barrage of Phase Disruptor fire. The Corsairs, unable to attack the Dragoons, are driven away from the battle.
A Dark Templar attempts to hold off the Dragoons, but Chris_Low has a nearby Observer ready, and without
his protective cloaking field the Dark Templar is easily killed. The Dragoons engage the two Photon Cannons
guarding CrazyJim~LiZarD's base, and although a few of the Dragoons are torn to pieces by the antimatter spheres of the
Cannons, the rest continue the relentless barrage. Additional defenders warp in seeking vengeance for their crippled base,
but these new Dragoons are always outnumbered and destroyed. CrazyJim~LiZarD makes a last ditch effort to destroy the invaders
with his precious Probes, but even this desperation move fails. When two more of Chris_Low's fresh Dragoons land on the
island the fate of the base is sealed. Unable to stop the eventual destruction of his primary base of operations,
CrazyJim~LiZarD surrenders.
Victor: Chris_Low
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