====== Defender ======
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The Defender is the smallest and cheapest base game combat ship available and specializes in dealing damage to both creeper and [[bot|bots]]. Its single Mark 1 Cannon means it is capable of fighting low levels of creeper and shooting down incoming bots. Being the cheapest combat ship available, the Defender can be deployed quickly and is not a huge loss if it is destroyed.

===== Unit Stats =====
  * Requires 24.1 Energy to construct.
  * Fits in a box of 12 by 8 terrain pixels.
  * Equipped with:
    * 1x [[cannon|Mark 1 Cannon]]

===== Unit Usage =====
Being very cheap and fast to build, the Defender is a great early game ship to hold off enemies until stronger ships come online. In addition to the early game, the Defender works well in tight caves or tight formations due to its small size, often capable of fitting in the gaps between other ships.  Though it is only equipped with a single Mark 1 Cannon, its small size means it is the best at killing bots per unit area.

The Defenders best pair is usually the [[gunship|Gunship]], the Defender can keep it safe from low density creeper and bots for its rockets to dish out their damage.  For pure bot defense, Defenders can be used with anticreeper from [[maker|Makers]] to great effect while letting your higher damage ships target the creeper.

===== Spoilers =====
<hidden Help Tab transcript>
The Defender is equipped with a single Mark 1 Cannon. It targets the nearest creeper as well as bots. It is useful for rapid response and perimeter defense.
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<hidden Story Unlock>
You start the campaign with 1 Defender available and receive a second at the start of Alcance: Purpose (Mission 2).

2 more Defenders can be unlocked by collecting the top left and bottom left tech modules (1 each) on Mirfak: Looking Up (Mission 5).

The fifth and last Defender can be unlocked by collecting the leftmost tech module on Orionis: Ephemeral (Mission 7).
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