Protoss population ?

[Perfecttear]

I'm just wondering if there is any info on the actual protoss population, compared to the terran and the zerg.

We know(asume) that the zerg one is measured in bilions (Char 10 bilions+ alone) and the terran one is in hundreds of milions. So i'm wondering does anybody know approximately how large is the protoss one.

I've always believed that the protoss population was smaler than the terran one, so i'm wondering if that is correct.

And an another thing i'm wondering is, how many casulties died the protoss have when Aiur fall to the zerg, and did it affect their overal population?
I've read they lost 70% of their overall population when Aiur fall and with the avents after that, is that correct?

And if that is correct, does the remaining surviving protoss army, even represent any threat to the zerg?

And the last thing i'm wondering is, what is the Dark templar population compared to the High templar ones?



Thank you

[Shadow Archon]

The Terrans number in the billions as well, but there are no numbers on the Protoss really.

[Norfindel]

There's no info on the actual amount of Protoss before the attack on Aiur, nor after it, much less the Dark Protoss population.

However, it's difficult to measure Protoss strenght by their numbers, as it depends a lot on how honorable they want to be in battle. Now, they're desperate, and will recall Motherships, Collosus, and any nasty shit they had regarded as too ruthless.

They also have the advantage of Shakuras been Zerg-proof, at least until now.

[Perfecttear]

The Terrans number in the billions as well, but there are no numbers on the Protoss really.

Since when , can you provide any proof for your claims?

[Gradius]

LoA asked this question at BlizzCon 08. The answer was an evasive "there's not as many of them as there used to be".

And an another thing i'm wondering is, how many casulties died the protoss have when Aiur fall to the zerg, and did it affect their overal population?
I've read they lost 70% of their overall population when Aiur fall and with the avents after that, is that correct?

They lost 70% of Aiur's population, not their overall population.

And if that is correct, does the remaining surviving protoss army, even represent any threat to the zerg?

Depends how you look at it. Could they make some dents in the Zerg armies? Yes, but the death of Zerg warriors are inconsequential, and the Zerg are poised to sweep the sector anyway.

Short answer: no.

And the last thing i'm wondering is, what is the Dark templar population compared to the High templar ones?

From the sc2.com dark templar vote page:

Judging the total power of the Nerazim is almost impossible, for most are nomadic folk scattered across dozens of star systems in small ships and hidden enclaves. It's quite possible that their combined strength is enormous.

I bet that it's the same situation with the Protoss in general. You have fanatics scatted on different planets, other Protoss colonies, and probably some of the hardcore Khalai who didn't want to join the DT on Shakuras. Artanis laments how he wished he had access to a preserver, but doesn't since not every single Protoss is on Shakuras.

To answer your question though, I always felt like the DT were outnumbered on Shakuras by the Khalai.

They also have the advantage of Shakuras been Zerg-proof, at least until now.

In the non-canon version of Enslavers, Ulrezaj was planning to use enhanced Zerg which could resist the effects of the temple, suggesting that it was still a threat and/or could be reactivated.

Since when , can you provide any proof for your claims?

I think the only mention of that is this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYuATMPNB6o

where they say "the casualties are in the billions". I hope that it's a mistake. :P

[Kacaier]

Since when , can you provide any proof for your claims?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYuATMPNB6o
3:26

This is probably the most recent Blizzard source on this, so I would gander to say that billions is the most accurate concerning the almighty Blizzard has the Last Word dictum. And because "billions" are in the casualties, Terran population is most likely in the several of billions, unless Kerrigan's assault just turned the Terrans into the Protoss within an instant.

EDIT:

I think the only mention of that is this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYuATMPNB6o

where they say "the casualties are in the billions". I hope that it's a mistake. :P

Seriously dawg, let me do the talking.

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[Perfecttear]

Regarding that link, i remember briefly that somebody here said in an another thread, that the bilions were turned into milions shortly after that, when he realized his mistake (after people confronted him with that), but i forgot from who it was, or in which thread

And thank you Gradius

[l33telboi]

I do recall a mention in one of the Dark Templar novels that said either "hundreds of thousands" or "a hundred thousand" protoss were left behind on Aiur when the rest fled to Shakuras.

It's pretty much the only number I remember.

[Shadow Archon]

I think the only mention of that is this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYuATMPNB6o

where they say "the casualties are in the billions". I hope that it's a mistake. :P

I really hope they retcon it into billions. It would make some more sense to me.

[Krikkitone]

Actually Terrans Should be in the hundreds of millions, maybe a billion or so total... they were only in the tens of thousands when the first reached Koprulu... to get to billions would take several centuries... unless all terrans have large families and little problem surviving.

Also Zerg 'populations' is complicated to use as a point of strength, as They have a significant fraction of their population in the military, and the rest dedicated to military support (ie Drones and Larva) Basically all Zerg population can be seen on the Battlefield...

Terrans I would guess at having no more than 20% of their population In the military, and probably not much more than 70-80% actually focused on Supporting the military

Protoss probably have a fairly large % of population in the military, but they avoid 'actual' casualties most of the time because of thier teleport system. Also with their high tech, they probably don't need that much population to Support their military...instead they need factories, etc. that are probably easily maintained/operated by a very small number of individuals.

So I could see Protoss in the Tens of millions being a Threat to Zerg in the Tens of Billions (99.9% of which might be Larva... and 70% of the remainder Drones)

Similar thing with Terrans