Protos-pattern Scarab: Difference between revisions

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Like other patterns of [[Scarab]], the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab does not employ [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity propulsion]] to move, instead using a quadrupedal leg assembly for locomotion.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} While slow and lumbering in its movement,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} these jointed legs are very powerful, capable of crushing vehicles ranging from civilian cargo trucks to [[M808B Scorpion]] tanks. Atop these four legs rests an ovoid main body with a flattened top that grants passengers an elevated firing position. An arching gangway hangs over this flat platform, providing passengers some additional cover and allowing access to the Scarab's forward plasma repeater. Toward the rear of the upper gangway is a ramp lowers into the body of the ''Protos'', leading into an interior cabin that can accommodate up to twenty passengers. At the front of this cabin is a command center filled with control screens.{{Ref/Reuse|Metropolis}} An [[Energy shielding|energy shield]] can be produced in front of the corridor leading to the passenger cabin in order to hamper [[Boarding|boarding action]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|H2|The Great Journey}}

The ''Protos''-pattern Scarab is seemingly an old design or its development history was purposefully kept top secret by the Covenant hierarchy as its origins were known even to the Covenant that were assigned to serve on these hulking machines.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Even though it was already lauded as an extremely powerful combat walker, the Covenant experimented with significantly augmented versions of the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab that never entered full production.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

Unprecedented numbers of the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab were deployed during the [[Fall of Reach]] and later the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} When the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] invaded [[Earth]], he deployed at least five Scarabs to [[Mombasa]], [[Africa]], with at least two of them be the ''Protos''-patterns.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-scarab-tactics|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Scarab Tactics|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}} Two Scarabs were placed in [[New Mombasa]], while another three were deployed in [[Old Mombasa]]. One of the Scarabs in New Mombasa was apparently charged with destroying the [[Mombasa Tether]],{{Ref/Reuse|PalaceHotel}} though [[John-117]] managed to board and destroy the walker mere minutes before ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' jumped into [[slipstream space]].{{Ref/Reuse|Metropolis}} Shortly after, the {{UNSCShip|Brasidas}} managed to disable another ''Protos'' in the city with its [[MAC]]. A nearby detachment of UNSC Marines promptly engaged the surviving Covenant forces in an attempt to recover the Scarab for themselves.{{Ref/Site|Id=mombasa waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=New Mombasa|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Map|H2|Turf}}

File:HW Scarab Concept.jpg|Concept art depicting the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab.

File:1205822805 Screenshots 1280 004.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab seen right, firing on the UNSC force.

File:HWscreen.jpeg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab can be seen on the bottom-left of this image.

*In the game world, the Scarab encountered in ''[[Halo 2]]'s'' ''[[Metropolis]]'' is the only one that the player cannot directly destroy and must board and take out its crew. In the other games, the Scarabs fought by the players have vulnerable reactor cores located at the back that can be targeted to destroy the vehicle aside from the [[Type-29 Scarab|Super Scarab]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

[[Category:Excavators|Scarab, Type-47A 'Protos']]