Scarab Gun

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Scarab Gun
The Scarab Gun, floating above a traffic cone atop a bridge.
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant
Weapon tier (?):	Dual wield Easter Egg
Weapon class (?):	Rifle
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Medium to long
Gameplay stats
Damage:	12
Splash damage:	200 out to 2 wu, down to 150 at 2.5 wu (radius) x0.5 vs shields
Damage type (?):	Impact: plasma_vehicle Detonation: explosion_large
Projectile speed:	100 wu/s
Hitscan range (?):	~3.33 wu
Max range (?):	300 wu
Rate of fire:	8 rounds per second
Spread (?):	0 degrees
Auto aim (?):	6 degrees out to 12 wu
Sticky aim (?):	9 degrees out to 18 wu
Melee damage (?):	strike_melee
Tag name (?):	scarab_main_gun_handheld.weapon

"Think, MASSIVE FIREPOWER! For one level only."

— Frank O'Connor

The Scarab Gun is a hidden Easter egg weapon in Halo 2 found in the level Metropolis. It consists of a regular Plasma Rifle modified to fire a Scarab's focus cannon.

In Halo 2: Anniversary for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the Scarab skull applies this effect to all weapons used by the player.

Overview

The Scarab Gun appears at several points in the levels Outskirts and Metropolis, with the latter hosting the most famous instance of the weapon. The main Scarab gun on Metropolis can be found by glitching out-of-bounds in Kilindini Park (typically by forcing a Banshee into that area) and then flying up to one of the skyscrapers in the background, atop which the Scarab Gun can be found sitting atop a traffic cone.

The Scarab Gun has similar appearance as a normal Plasma Rifle. However, it fires the same plasma beam as a Scarab. It has unlimited ammunition, continuous rapid fire, and never overheats. Due to its tremendous firepower and immense splash-damage, firing the weapon at close range will normally kill the player. Unlike the regular plasma rifle the weapon emits a small green light from its tip.

The player is able to give the Scarab Gun to Marine allies, though they will never fire it.

Walkthrough

It is recommended for the player to attempt to obtain the Scarab Gun on Easy difficulty. The most popular method is the Banshee method, since it can be done in singleplayer, and the player can fly back down to the level normally after getting the Scarab Gun. However, other methods are also described below.

Banshee method

The Banshee method involves forcing a Banshee to follow the player from the bridge into the tunnel, then glitching it from the tunnel into the park, boarding it so that the player can then fly up to the Scarab Gun. Since the player cannot fly the Banshee into the tunnel due to an invisible barrier, the enemy Banshee non-playable character has to be lured through the tunnel.

1. Proceed normally as you would till the end of the bridge. Kill all allies and enemy ground vehicles, and commandeer a Ghost.
2. To lure a Banshee into the tunnel, simply drive in reverse and fire around at a Banshee to draw its attention. Try to avoid firing directly at the Banshee, as not to damage it. When the Banshee follows you, you can start driving forward. Keep it from getting too close or too far, as either will make the Banshee turn around and try to fly out of the tunnel.
3. Some Marine allies will spawn in a Warthog. The Marines are invincible until they reach the Jackals/ roadblock in the tunnel. Eliminate them to avoid them from damaging/destroying the Banshee you lured. kill all enemy infantry to avoid interruptions. At the same time, repeat step #2 to keep luring the Banshee into the tunnel.
4. Avoid taking your eyes off the Banshee while in the tunnel. It may despawn, especially in co-op.
5. Once you reach the closed section of the roadway and have to detour off into the pipes, you should dismount your Ghost if you have not done so. Lure the Banshee into this detour as you would with a Ghost by firing around it.
6. In the detour hallway, lure the Banshee to the left path that leads to the next section of the campaign level. Try to melee it slowly into tunnel.
7. It will get stuck due to the narrowness of the tunnel. At this point, you should fire off the Banshee's wings.
8. The loading zone is just inside the tunnel. Board the banshee as it flies through it to prevent it from despawning. The barrier will deload, preventing the Banshee from being destroyed.
9. Proceed out of the tunnel and fly off to the suspension bridges. You will see the Scarab Gun will be hovering on a cone.

Tips

• The Sputnik skull and Black Eye skull are recommended for this, but not necessarily required. The Sputnik skull reduces the mass of objects while the Black Eye skull allows players to boost their energy shield by meleeing an enemy.
• if the Banshee is stuck between scenery objects in the tunnel, simply walk behind it and move backwards slowly to get it unstuck.
• Having another player will ease the process.

Banshee Method with AUP

The Banshee method can be extremely simplified by using arbitrary unit possession (AUP). This is because Elites are unaffected by the barrier, meaning you can fly through the tunnel if you possess an Elite. The method is described below.

1. Start Metropolis on co-op on any difficulty except Legendary with the Envy skull and without the Iron skull. Do not shoot or throw grenades except where instructed.
2. Get the Marines in the warthog and park them in the back corner. Make sure they don't run out onto the bridge.
3. Punch one player to death. Have them pick up two out of the four grenades that get dropped.
4. Drive the Scorpion tank into the corner and maneuver it against the wall until it "rides" up on the wall/railing facing the water.
5. Move the tank to the left and lower it so it sits on the edge of some windows above the ground.
6. Have the player who died crawl under the tank. The other player should jump off to their death.
7. If done correctly, the player should not respawn. Restart the mission.
8. Have one player throw two grenades.
9. That same player goes forward a bit until they near the first bus/set of Ghosts. Make sure they don't shoot at you.
10. The other player should jump to their death, while the first player uses active camouflage and moves forward. They should jump and melee when they're about to hit the ground, repeatedly, to delay the other player's respawn.
11. When you see two Ghosts boosting towards you from across the bridge, you can let the player respawn.
12. They should spawn as an Elite.

The Elite can't hijack banshees on their own, so the Spartan player will have to hijack a Banshee and give it to them. However, the Elite can fly the Banshee all the way through the tunnel. When they go through the loadzone in the banshee, the Elite player will "despawn" and the player will respawn normally, but the Banshee will remain.

If the Elite player exits the Banshee at all while it's in the tunnel, the Banshee will explode. This is because the game, at that point, recognizes that a player is piloting the banshee, and applies the "proper" physics.

Box launch method

This method does not require a Banshee and can be done in solo or cooperative play, though multiple players are recommended to make it easier to delay checkpoints.

1. Start Metropolis on Easy. Enable the Sputnik and Black Eye skulls
2. Go through the mission as no