Coolest RTS Game Unit

[technoted]

Thors from Starcraft 2. Not exactly cheap but you only really need a few to have an almighty army.

 

[Thaliur]

Ooh, that's really difficult...
I guess I would vote for Earth 2150's "FANG" or KKND2's "Grim Reaper".

The first one is just elegant. It's a hover tank of alien design, it has a huge range, is pretty quick, almost invisible at night (with headlights off), its ammunition regenerates over time, as does its health, and it has a cool voice.

The second one is a former farming machine, has three huge scythes in front and a dual 12mm machine gun turret on top. It really deserves its name.

 

[omicron1]

Oh, and then there's this other thing...
It's the really big ship in the following image:

This thing was basically overkill, for a few reasons:
1. It had as much health as an entire city.
2. It could fire literally halfway across the map, rapid-fire, basically without a pause.
3. It had enough attack power to cause pretty much anything it fired at to melt.
4. It did (IIRC) area damage over a wide swath of terrain on impact.

They attempted to balance it in two ways:
1. By making it cost a fortune to build,
and 2. By making it lose a fraction (1/5000 maybe) of health when it fires.

It didn't work. This thing is literally a gamewinner; you build one and you win. You build two and you steamroll the entire map. It is the single most insanely powerful unit I've ever seen in an RTS.

 

[loc978]

All fellow Supreme Commander players know what I mean by this:

 

[Nouw]

This is one of the most difficult threads I end up answering. So many units to choose from...

But the Grey Knight takes the title because they are even more badass than Space Marines.
This be true.

Spoiler: See? State of the art badassery!

[sub]Then the Dark Templar, Baneblade, Stealth Suits, Crisis Suits, Dreadnoughts, Chaplains etc[/sub]

 

[Deviluk]

Quad Cannon from Generals. Basically a AA gun on the back of a truck. Brilliant at taking out infantry, aircraft, and veteran can even take on light vehicles with ease. Plus the voice, OH the voice! Sounded like a really cool arabic Bond villain with complete confidence in his, frankly, out-dated soviet tech, even against the US's lasers or F-22s, or the Chinese tank rush.

 

[vviki]

Either AT-AT's from Stars Wars Galactic Battlegrounds just becuase they're awesome. Or The Chimera's from warcraft III. If you had about 6 of those guys with the corrosive breath upgrade then you could take out a base in five minutes.

Frost Whyrms to double on that. WC3 has some pretty awesome units too

 

[Grey_Focks]

I find this thread's lack of Fire Warriors disappointing.
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/13300000/Tau-Fire-Warriors-warhammer-40k-13365860-640-425.jpg

Really I just loved the Tau, and when I played the tabletop game they were my favorite units in that, too.

Honorable mentions to the Warcraft 3 Death Knight, Dawn of War 2 Dreadnought, Dawn of War 1 Baneblade, and ofcourse, Company of Heroes American Rifleman. They get the job done

EDIT- And ofcourse I completely forgot everything Starcraft and SupCom related. Forgive me. SC1 Flamebats were always a blast, SC2 Dark Templars and Void Rays were my favorite builds (that seldom worked...) and SupCom 1 and 2...well, the ACU's themselves, ofcourse.

 

[Stabby Joe]

The Titan in Age of Mythology: The Titans... it's just so big!

FYI, the golden statue Colossi unit used to be the biggest unit.

 

[Bugerion]

Attack troll and dwarwen Axe throwers from BFME 2 The troll is awesome and AXe throwers because of the way they say Axe throwers when they spawn

 

[vviki]

For me it's the Marine from Starcraft and Starcraft II. Cheap, quick to make, reliable, and their voices aren't grating. Got a problem? Send enough of them in, and eventually you won't!

Banelings, Banelings, Banelings OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Sorry, couldn't resist

 

[LoFr3Eq]

Hippogriff Riders from WC3:TFT

So good against almost any unit type, especiall when backed up by a orbed Warden for killing squishy ranged ground units.

Also Dark Templar Kick ass.

Honourable Mention for Longbowmen from AoE2

Banelings, Banelings, Banelings OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Sorry, couldn't resist

Like a deadly green land mine mine?

 

[TerranReaper]

*See username to the left of this post*

Also:

-The Titan from Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun
-Jarman (sp?) Kell (sp?) from Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour
-Stealth Tanks from the Tiberium Games (All of them)
-Kodiak Cruiser in Sins of a Solar Empire, screw your capital ships =P
-Terminators from Dawn of War
-UEF Mobile Factory from Supreme Commander
-Pioneers from the Germans in Company of Heroes
-Me 262, the German fighter jet in R.U.S.E
-Dragoons from Empire: Total War
-Incendiary Pigs from Rome: Total War
-Ion Beam Frigates from Homeworld
-IFV from Red Alert series
-Frost Wyrms from Warcraft 3
-VTOL School buses from the obscured Warzone 2100 game, especially with good weapons on it

Do I have enough RTS games in there?

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Come on guys:

mother fucking shaman from populous:the beginning.
Nice base there ohwaitvolcanololololol!

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I'd have to say the Baneblade from the Dawn of War games. They make playing as the Imperial Guard piss easy. Simply 'Hold The Line' with a network of turrets and garrisoned bunkers until you can get the Mars Pattern Command, then as soon as you build the Baneblade you've basically won by default. Especially if you have another one ready to be built in the queue in case your first one bites the dust, which is usually unlikely.

Otherwise, I have a soft spot for cavalry units in general in Total War. Purely because they allow me to use my favourite tactic, which is to charge the enemy from the rear and rout them in one go. 0r top charge from two sides at once in a pincer movement...

You forgot the Basilisk.

OT: While I know it is kinda several units the Titan from DoW:WA. It is so imba it is actually funny. Although you only get it for 1 mission it is still cool.

 

[vviki]

Grizzly Tank From Red Alert 2........High Speed Low Drag.

Actually, just add every other unit from that game onto my list. That games was spectacular!

Yeah some really awesome units with the most whacked lines you've ever heard!
The Mirage Tank: "Nobody here, but us trees.", when on the move: "Replanting!"
The Desolator: "It will be a silent spring!"
The Navy Seal: "Little C-4 knocking at your door!"
This game just rules

 

[AK47Marine]

Dawn of War Space Marines are probably the most versatile infantry unit I've ever used in an RTS, Strong, sturdy and lethal even with out their various upgrades a fully upgraded and manned tactical squad is a force to be reckoned with, given their various health, range, grenade and 5 different heavy weapons to pick from it's just bad news to battle Space Marines, the ability to attach support units such as Apothecaries, Librarians or Reclusiaches add to the flexibility and lethality of them

On top of that their just goddamn badass.

Edit: Gotta agree that Red Alert 2 has some of the best unit lines ever to grace gaming (as well as Tim Curry and goddamn JAMES EARL JONES! That's the tip that the russians were going to lose hard in that game, you can't do shit against FREAKIN DARTH VADER(/Mufasa).
In the Emperor's name charge!

 

[munx13]

Space marines from Dawn of War and Mammoth tanks from C&C 3

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

WOLOLOOOOOOOOO!!!

nooo for the love of god my entire army is being converted!!.

Man i really hated those guys so much how not even walls would stop those guys.

 

[park92]

For me it's the Marine from Starcraft and Starcraft II. Cheap, quick to make, reliable, and their voices aren't grating. Got a problem? Send enough of them in, and eventually you won't!

what about against banelings?