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*Unlike all other known Covenant vehicles, the Scarab, as well as its smaller counterpart, the [[Type-30 Light Excavation/Anti-Fortification Platform|Locust]], is named after an insect rather than a supernatural entity. Both scarabs and locusts are poorly regarded for their razing of crops; it is likely that the UNSC named these vehicles in reference to their similar destructive capabilities, as well as due to their carapace-like hulls and utilization of jointed, insect-like legs instead of a boosted gravity propulsion drive for transportation. | *Unlike all other known Covenant vehicles, the Scarab, as well as its smaller counterpart, the [[Type-30 Light Excavation/Anti-Fortification Platform|Locust]], is named after an insect rather than a supernatural entity. Both scarabs and locusts are poorly regarded for their razing of crops; it is likely that the UNSC named these vehicles in reference to their similar destructive capabilities, as well as due to their carapace-like hulls and utilization of jointed, insect-like legs instead of a boosted gravity propulsion drive for transportation. | ||
*During an interview, [[Shi Kai Wang]] joked that the V1 Scarab looks like a shopping basket.<ref>''[[Halo 3 Essentials]]''. ''Disc 1''</ref> | |||
*During the level ''The Covenant'' in ''Halo 3'', two Scarabs are deployed by the Covenant fleet overhead in order to defend the [[Forerunner Citadel|Citadel]]. However, on the previous level, "[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]", [[Rtas 'Vadum]] states, ''"Truth's fleet lies in ruins."'' It is possible that these are launched by a remaining ship as an unsuccessful final push to win the battle, or could belong to Truth's Dreadnought, which did not participate in the battle. It is also possible that 'Vadum simply meant that Truth's fleet had been tactically defeated, if not completely destroyed; since only the ''Shadow of Intent'' disengages from battle, it is possible that the other ships in Truth's fleet were still fighting the [[Covenant separatists|separatists]]. | *During the level ''The Covenant'' in ''Halo 3'', two Scarabs are deployed by the Covenant fleet overhead in order to defend the [[Forerunner Citadel|Citadel]]. However, on the previous level, "[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]", [[Rtas 'Vadum]] states, ''"Truth's fleet lies in ruins."'' It is possible that these are launched by a remaining ship as an unsuccessful final push to win the battle, or could belong to Truth's Dreadnought, which did not participate in the battle. It is also possible that 'Vadum simply meant that Truth's fleet had been tactically defeated, if not completely destroyed; since only the ''Shadow of Intent'' disengages from battle, it is possible that the other ships in Truth's fleet were still fighting the [[Covenant separatists|separatists]]. | ||
*In ''Halo 2'', the player can obtain the "[[Scarab Gun]]" on the level ''Outskirts'' and ''Metropolis''. The weapon uses the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|plasma rifle's]], though it fires the same plasma stream as the Scarab's main gun, never overheats, and can fire indefinitely. Obtaining the Scarab Gun in ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' rewards the player with an achievement. | *In ''Halo 2'', the player can obtain the "[[Scarab Gun]]" on the level ''Outskirts'' and ''Metropolis''. The weapon uses the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|plasma rifle's]], though it fires the same plasma stream as the Scarab's main gun, never overheats, and can fire indefinitely. Obtaining the Scarab Gun in ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' rewards the player with an achievement. | ||