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Deutoros-pattern Scarab

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This article is about the Scarab model introduced in Halo 3. For other types of Scarab, see Scarab (disambiguation).
Deutoros-pattern Fortress Breaker
A cropped screenshot of a Deutoros-pattern Scarab.
A cropped render of the Deutoros-pattern Scarab featured in Halo Wars (original here)
Two alternate chassis' for the Scarab.
Production information

Manufacturer:

Assembly Forges[1][2]

Product line:

Excavator tier-four[3]

Model:

Scarab[3]

Technical specifications

Length:

48.6 meters (159.5 ft)[3][2][4]

Width:

48.3 meters (158.4 ft)[3][2]

Height:

38.6 meters (126.8 ft)[3][2]

Mass:

171.8 metric tons (169.1 LT; 189.4 ST)[3][2]

Maximum speed:

76 kilometres per hour (47 mph)[3]

Armament:

Crew:

Complement:

Usage

In service:

Role(s):

  • Heavy assault platform[4]
  • Deep excavation[4]
  • Mobile command base[4]

Affiliation:

Covenant[4]

 

"Pro tip: Shoot them in the legs first. And it's okay to cheer when you blow one of them up. You deserve it."
— Spartan Edward Buck, offering advice on how to destroy a Deutoros-pattern Scarab[5]

The Deutoros-pattern Fortress Breaker[2] (UNSC Type classification: Type-47B Deutoros, T-47B Ultra-Heavy Assault Platform),[6] or Scarab, is a large, heavily armored, all-terrain, quadrupedal walker. Classified as a tier-four Excavator, the Deutoros-pattern Scarab was employed by the Covenant as a siegeworks ultra-heavy artillery assault platform.[3]

Originally designed strictly for mining operations and deep excavations on widely varied terrain,[1][6] the Deutoros-pattern Scarab has since been repurposed for combat.[4] The walker is used to attack heavily defended structures and emplacements and to provide nearly-unstoppable combat support for Covenant ground forces. A heavily-fortified and dexterous mobile platform that boasts impressive levels of firepower, the Scarab is known for striking fear into its opponents.[6]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

"It's a tank the size of a building that walks around on four legs bent like a spider's, and it bristles with enough weaponry to qualify as a mobile demolition platform."
— Spartan Edward Buck, referring to a Deutoros-pattern Scarab[5]
Exposed Rhulolekgolo in a Deutoros-pattern Scarab's core.

Like other patterns of Scarab, the body of the Deutoros-pattern Scarab rests atop four powerful legs. Its main body features an interior bay and command center, where many of the vehicle's essential functionaries are accessible. An infantry platform that surrounds the enclosed bay allows the defensive personnel of the Scarab to fire upon hostiles from above or eliminate other threats.[1][6] Although the Deutoros-pattern Scarab appears to be a traditional vehicle, it is actually a bio-mechanical construct that makes extensive use of Rhulolekgolo.[1] Hundreds of Rhulolekgolo swarm beneath the Scarab's battle plate, acting as a gestalt intelligence, interfacing with its exoskeleton and control systems,[2] though the gestalt is seldom given complete control of the entire Scarab. The Lekgolo meta-colonies that inhabit these Scarabs are often populated by particularly unruly Lekgolo individuals that can not be trusted with total control over the vehicle without causing undesired chaos.[3] A central power junction located inside the Scarab's interior bay is one of the only locations on the walker where the Lekgolo are exposed.[