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Max Smith is a senior at the University of Colorado in Boulder and thinks relatively well considering it is important to him, among other things.
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My belief begins in the world of fantasy:

The blue light of a distant Sun illuminates the delicate structure of a single warp prism as it glides closer to the deep space platform (orbiting the nearest planet like one of its many derelict moons). Transitioning into a hover over its edge and unfolding like a giant crystalline umbrella of golds and turquoise, the prism emanates a sphere of octagonal gridded energy fields onto the frozen steel, allowing several warp fields to open simultaneously and reconstruct the forms of three tall figures. As soon as the figures coalesce and harden, their cloaking devices initiate and they fade back out again, leaving only a shimmer as they jaunt in the direction of the nearby enemy nexus.

Starcraft 2 is a world populated by fantastical characters and settings serving simultaneously as objects of the imagination and models for human ideals. Within this world of popular gaming, I believe in Protoss, but mostly in dark templar. It doesn’t matter whether you know //what// a dark templar is, because you probably already know someone embodying the same ideals, in your own life, as they do. First of all, dark templar are high on the tech tree and require a lot of minerals and gas to earn, but remain basic gateway units. That means, despite their origins, there is a lot of time, development, and resources invested in every dark templar, making each one highly valuable. Because of this, each dark templar grows to be strong and wise through experience, educated and hard working, while also grounded in a humble, but valuable ancestry. In essence, they are powerful, but also compassionate. Second, because they are special units requiring a lot to produce, dark templar usually do not have a lot of initial support and can be vulnerable in the early game. Although cloaked and dealing massive damage, they have low health and armor, which means if detected they can be easily destroyed. This vulnerability means dark templar are used at high-risk and so are not standard play, but as a result they have grown to embody values like finesse, thoughtfulness, and veracity. Lastly, unlike other Protoss, dark templar exist within their own hierarchy in the shadows. Although on a par with high templar, instead of awe-inspiring power to galvanize and complement the masses, they rely on subtle, but crucial, emphasis where it counts. These tactics allow them to be staunch challengers to static systems of belief, despite overbearing influences, and stems from their inner steadfastness in transcendental beliefs. In sum, dark templar are quiet, but fierce, fragile, but immensely powerful. I believe in dark templar because they embody my belief that strength and delicacy do not contradict each other, but compliment each other. Together, strength becomes subtle and delicacy becomes potent. The product can be seen in the devotement to growth, questioning spirit, and emphasis on inward development found in the dark templar. I believe in dark templar because I emulate them, but mostly because nothing feels better than a dt warp drop in the back of an unsuspecting noob’s base :D

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