The Keeper is an anti-Capital Ship destroyer built to guard various Progenitor artefacts.
Background[]
Each Keeper was roughly the size of a destroyer and was armed with two sustained fire Ion Cannons and eight Pulsar Beams. Each Keeper could also construct and deploy Progenitor Drones and project a defensive shield that protected itself against all conventional attacks.
When they were damaged, the Keepers would retreat by utilising their unique ability to Phase Out and return later at close to full strength.
Keeper of the Foundry[]
- "The Keeper is aware. The Keeper understands. The Keeper has seen the enemy." — The Keeper of the Foundry
The Keeper of the Foundry was the Keeper guarding the Progenitor Dreadnaught. It attacked the Mothership fleet when it reached the Dreadnaught Berth, formerly a section of the massive Progenitor Mothership. The Hiigarans could not destroy the Keeper with conventional weapons, so they captured it in a massive Progenitor Mothership power core, after which it self-destructed. The Mothership managed to jump to hyperspace just before the explosion.
The Keepers of Abassid[]
- "We are the Keepers of Abassid. We are the servants of Sajuuk" — The Keepers of Abassid
The Keepers of Abassid were a group of four Keepers the Hiigaran fleet encountered in the Great Wastelands whilst en route to Thaddis Sabbah; two of the Keepers pulled the Pride of Hiigara out of Hyperspace and attacked it, intent on preventing them from reaching Balcora Gate. Bentus later appeared and managed to repair the Dreadnought's Phased Cannon Array; seemingly just in time, as two more Abassid Keepers would join the fight, but even the Phased Cannon Array was not able to destroy the Keepers. Each of the four Keepers had weaker weapon strength than the one guarding the Dreadnaught, but twice the durability - over million HP in total. With no way to win the battle and their role in the prophecy fulfilled, the Bentusi sacrificed themselves by scuttling Bentus in a gigantic explosion, taking all four Abassid Keepers with them.
Individual Keepers[]
A lone keeper attacked a fleet of 3 Hiigaran ships at the Wiracoda Hyperspace Gate, forcing an expedition ship to escape the battle. Unlike prior keepers, it did not display the ability to Phase out, however it had very strong armour and was not destroyed in the encounter.
Keepers in the Nimbus Galaxy are located at Active Progenitor Wreckages after a while.
A new keeper called Keeper Malik was first detected when the Hiigarans returned to Wiracoda Gate because Gideon S'jet made a Progenitor Negotiator to connect and retake control of the gate so that they can go home. After the Cangacians attack this Keeper appeared
Trivia[]
- At least in the remastered version of Homeworld 2, the Keeper of the Foundry speaks in a deep English voice.