Scarab

"Scarab" redirects here. For other uses, see Scarab (disambiguation).

The Deutoros-pattern Scarab, one of the most common models.

"Scarab" is the name applied to a series of Covenant and Banished quadrupedal mining platforms.

Summary

Scarabs are quadrupedal mining platforms that are part of a larger class of constructs known as Excavators. Out of nine tiers of Excavators they are classed tier-four on its scale. Scarabs are all fitted with a focus cannon for destroying targets or mining operations. Scarabs are driven by hundreds of Rhulolekgolo, which function as a gestalt intelligence. For this reason, the Scarab was not formally considered a vehicle by the Covenant, but was employed as an ultra-heavy infantry unit directed by a single colony of Lekgolo. Nevertheless, Scarabs are generally deemed too valuable to operate without support, and are almost always accompanied by a robust escort.

Variants

R'awuw-pattern Scarab

• R'awuw-pattern Scarab - The largest model with the most powerful focus cannon, known as the Super Scarab.

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  R'awuw-pattern Scarab

Type-36 Scarab

• Sumda'te-pattern Scarab - A model with similar armament to the Skar'wa-pattern Mantis.

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Type-47 Scarab

Two models of the Type-47, the default and most common, Scarab exist: the Deutoros and the Protos. Both models are extremely powerful, possessing potent armament and armor.

• Protos-pattern Scarab - A model of the Scarab specialized for artifact-retrieval. It was fitted with a focus cannon and two separate suspensor-mounted heavy plasma repeaters.

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  Type-47A Scarab.

• Deutoros-pattern Scarab - The most common Type-47 Scarab. It was fitted with a focus cannon and secondary heavy plasma cannon.

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  Type-47B Scarab.

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  Type-47B Scarab with a variant chassis.

Banished Scarab

• Barukaza Workshop Scarab - A model heavily modified by the Armory of Barukaza for the Banished and armed with an unstable plasma beam that deals incredible ground-target damage complimented with Thrasher missiles for air defense.

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  Banished Scarab

• Volitile Scarab - This variant of the Banished Scarab was created after Voridus learnt how to harness the power of the Installation 00's Infusion gel.

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  Volatile Scarab

Unidentified Scarab encounters

Fall of Reach

During the Fall of Reach after discovering the Forerunner ruins under Menachite Mountain on Reach, the Covenant attempted to use several Scarabs to dig deep into the mountain's caverns. However, the walkers were destroyed by Zurdo-pattern Wraiths manned by Spartan-IIs.

Battle of Havana and the Onyx Conflict

During the Battle of Havana on Earth, Spartan-II Blue Team destroyed a Scarab. Another Scarab that had an onboard reactor was deployed during the Onyx Conflict by the Joyous Exultation Covenant.

Post-War

In September 2558, a Jiralhanae chieftain named Hekabe had access to Scarabs during his attack on Carrow.

Trivia

• Like all known Excavators, the Scarab is named after an insect rather than a supernatural entity like most Covenant vehicles. However, scarabs do have significant supernatural relevance in Egyptian mythology.
• There are two ways to destroy a scarab in the halo 3 level The Covenant. You can hop into a hornet and fire rockets at the back of the scarab behind the battery of the scarab or you can hijack a ghost and do it the hard way which involves shooting it with the plasma turrets until it shuts down then you hop on and destroy the battery.

Gallery

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  Early concept art for Halo Infinite depicting what appears to be a variant of Scarab firing on a spacecraft.

List of appearances

Halo: First Strike (First appearance) Halo 2 Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Halo Graphic Novel Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa Halo: Uprising Halo 3 Halo Wars Halo 3: ODST Halo Legends Origins Halo: Evolutions Palace Hotel Halo: Reach

Halo 4 (Mentioned only) Halo: Spartan Assault Halo 2: Anniversary Halo: New Blood Halo: Spartan Strike Halo: Hunters in the Dark Know Your Enemy Halo: Ground Command Halo Wars 2 Halo: Envoy Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (Mentioned only)