"Great, thanks a lot Colonel."
- Abram Cruikshank and Goliath Five(src)
"Goliath Five" was a Terran Dominion Goliath pilot that served under Colonel Abram Cruikshank during the One-Day War. As Cruikshank saw Goliath pilots as quick to die and be replaced, he referred to these pilots as their squadron names.
During the defense of the third adostra, Cruikshank's group, consisting of five Goliaths, two platoons of marines, a squad of reapers and Cruikshank's Warhound, were assigned to support a Daelaam force under Commander Alikka. Goliath Five, Goliath Three, and Goliath Four were assigned to support the line from the nearby mountains. However, during the battle one of Goliath Five's legs was damaged, causing it to aim improperly. Cruikshank ordered Goliath Five's legs to be cut off to use its top hat as static defense.
As the waves threatened to overrun their position, Goliath Five was ordered to command one of the downed phoenixes, and use its ion cannons to attack the zerg wave. After two volleys, the zerg assault was repelled. Goliath Five survived the battle, pushing back the zerg in time of a survey team to save the adostra nest.[1]
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- ↑ Zahn, Timothy (November 8, 2016). StarCraft: Evolution. Del Rey Books. ISBN 0425284735.