Talk:Deutoros-pattern Scarab

Leg Numbers

Edited the number of Scarab legs from "four or six" to simply "four." No source given, and no reference to where a six-legged Scarab is ever seen. Ocean Soul 09:56, 18 Dec 2009 (UTC)

Six-Legged Scarabs don't exist. Maybe in some art novel. But not in any game. Rezo 'Scratoqee (Talk) 20:14, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Different Types

This page seems to be dedicated to the scarab of Halo 3. should there not be pages for the Halo 2 scarab and Halo Wars scarab? VanFlyhight 18:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

How is the Scarab deployed?

Has anyone wondered how they get the Scarab from their starship to the planet surface? Unless its carried in parts by Phantoms, they would need some kind of larger landing barge for it, possibly the Covenant equivalent of the Albatross?

Or, maybe you could play through Halo 3, and notice that on The Covenant, they free fall, and have small stabilizing boosters to help them land. -Jakalope 17:54, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

note that on the cruisers there are gravity lifts, they may have larger ones dedicated to the scarabs

A: they are dropped from Covenant starships in space, not unlike UNSC orbital drop pods, and do in fact thrusters on their legs to break their fall. Bustie24 15:30, March 25, 2010 (UTC)

Scarab is Covenant species/Hunter variation?

I heard somewhere that a Bungie official said that the Hunters we saw in Halo 2 were just the "tip of the iceberg". Maybe the scarabs are types of hunters! They bleed orange, they have lekgolo worms, and when you melee the core, you hear the squishy flesh sound. And, there's apparently no driver. Think about it. Why would they design a weak point and weak joints?

This theory's been about since Halo 3 came out. About the 'weak points', anything that requires four direct hits from a Scorpion to get temporarily disabled is hardly what I would call weak. Also, think about the Halo 3 Wraith. That's got a lovely little disc on the back that can be used to destroy it really quickly. Same for the 'eyes' of a Phantom. All vehicles have a weak point for balanca reasons. -Jakalope 17:38, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

This is correct and will be confirmed on the assembly map on the mythic map pack. Watch red vs blue video on it for more. [1] Josh40 00:19, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Actually, scarabs are justhuge machines deployed from Covenant dropships. JUST MACHINES!!! not hunters, and as it turns out, they were originally used for mining, so they didn't really need armour, which explains the weak leg joints. Bustie24 15:29, March 25, 2010 (UTC)

You are partially correct, while they are machines, they are controlled by Lekgolo worms which also compose the Hunter. CoH/Member List#Field Masters|Field]] UoH/Member List#Colonel|Master]] Spartansniper450 16:59, March 25, 2010 (UTC)

So basically, Scarabs are technically controlled by Hunters. :D

Scarab AI

Does the Halo 3 scarab game AI really deserve its own section? --Justin Time 03:38, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Scarab Similarities to old Scarab, and deleted Fanon

I have majorly revised the Halo 3 scarab section, clearing up grammar and fanon (such as it being controlled by an AI).

I have also broken it up into (slightly) more readable chunks then the wall of text, and added numerous observations on its features and decks that seemed to go unnoticed, based off my observation of the expanded game image I link on the last paragraph.

Hope you guys like the revisions and dont find any of the observations to be in confusing wording! ^_^ --Justin Time 06:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

repeat, repeat, repeat!

they've mentioned the "scarab has legs instead of the BPS like other covenant vehicles" about 3 times! it's quite annoying

confused

i've been wondering,how do they get the scarab in they're ships?the grav lift seams to small and the docking bays ARE to small?where do they store it and how do they get it back in there? Have u seen regret's assault carrier compared to IAC?, then comapre a peli to IAC then a peli to a scarab---cHR0n0sPh3r3

Where they store it? hmmm... let me think about that, Oh, I know! In the hangar, where all the vehicles go... DarkbelowHGR CommbandD 23:01, April 27, 2010 (UTC)

True, the hanger, but I think he was looking for specifics. You don't store PELICANS! (awesome) in a Longswod hanger. The Phantom hanger of a Covie cruiser is probably not the best place to put a Scarab. And cHR0n0s, please google 'grammar' and read up on it. This is not a text message or some IM. I would hope people here would aim for a bit higher degree of professionalism. Thanks.   ΘяɪɸɴF22    Me    Talk    Contributions    CAG   00:13, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

If you look at the end of the level Floodgate you will notice that the Phantoms are parked in there, along with a huge Frigate, I think they could fit a scarab in there too. DarkbelowHGR CommbandD 00:41, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

THey probably could. You could also fit a PELICAN in a Longsword hanger, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's the best/right place to store it. I suspect the Scarabs are placed in some sort of hanger with release doors on the bottom and/or sides to allow the Scarabs to drop/walk out onto the battlefield.   ΘяɪɸɴF22    Me    Talk    Contributions    CAG   00:45, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

Looks at this File:AC_Cargobay.jpg, and note under the hangar that it has a Grav lift, compare it to the rest of the 5K long ship, and I'd say a Scarab could fit through that. DarkbelowHGR CommbandD 00:54, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

I see. I'm not saying you're wrong...just that the Scarab could go somewhere else, and perhaps it is better to put it somewhere else, not that it can't fit in a Phantom hanger.   ΘяɪɸɴF22    Me    Talk    Contributions    CAG   00:58, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

I realise this fact, I'm just saying, hell, they might even have something up in the roof of the hangar to dangle the scarabs off, that then lifts them out of the hangar, to be dropped from the section just in front of it. Or maybe, they deploy them like they deploy the the aliens in War of the worlds, out of the cannon ;D DarkbelowHGR CommbandD 01:02, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

Gotcha. That is a possibility. Maybe you should ask the Covenant how they prefer to deploy their Scarabs. Maybe they'll even give you a demonstration.   ΘяɪɸɴF22    Me    Talk    Contributions    CAG   01:04, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

I think I'll pass on that idea... sounds a tad too risky. DarkbelowHGR CommbandD 01:08, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

They said they deploy it from high altitude and the lumbering behemoth somehow survives the drop and gets right back to 'devastating' the UNSC. then PELICANS come in and rip it to shreds because nothing can stop them. That actually brings me to my next two points: why did they send in Master Chief when a flight of PELICANS could have devastated the entire Covenant? And secondly, the two Scarabs on The Covenant...they drop out of nowhere. There's no ship for them to come down from if I recall correctly, and when you look up, they don't spawn. You have to look away. Odd.   ΘяɪɸɴF22    Me    Talk    Contributions    CAG   01:12, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

Suppose it's just for gameplay reasons... give you something interesting