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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The Scarab Gun has a slightly different appearance than a normal [[Plasma Rifle]]. On co-op, when you get the gun, have your partner look at you while you are dual-wielding it with a Plasma Rifle. There is a glow at the tip of the Plasma Rifle, that is not present on the Scarab Gun (although you can do it on single player).
*The Scarab Gun has a slightly different appearance than a normal [[Plasma Rifle]]. On co-op, when you get the gun, have your partner look at you while you are dual-wielding it with a Plasma Rifle. There is a glow at the tip of the Plasma Rifle, that is not present on the Scarab Gun (although you can do it on single player).
*Unlike the [[Plasma Rifle]] which fires blue bolts, the Scarab Gun fires the same green beam a Scarab does. However, it fires with reduced accuracy and as 'rounds' (even though the ammo is unlimited), rather than a continuous beam, like the [[Sentinel Beam]].
*Obtaining the Scarab Gun in  ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' will unlock the [[King of the Scarab]] achievement. Obtaining it in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' will unlock the [[Scarab Lord]] achievement.
*An achievement in ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' called King of the Scarab is unlocked by obtaining this weapon.
*Interestingly, the safety cone underneath the gun has multiple "Danger" signs on it, showing that the gun might have been put there intentionally to keep it away from others. Also, this is supported by the fact that Bungie put in an actual model (the plasma rifle's model) for the weapon, unlike other vehicles' .weapon tag (weapons are not specified in the vehicle tag).
*Interestingly, the safety cone underneath the gun has multiple "Danger" signs on it, showing that the gun might have been put there intentionally to keep it away from others. Also, this is supported by the fact that Bungie put in an actual model (the plasma rifle's model) for the weapon, unlike other vehicles' .weapon tag (weapons are not specified in the vehicle tag).
*If the player gets into the side seat of a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]] and fires the Scarab gun, the screen (except for the HUD) will go completely white until the player stops firing. That is because, in third person, the weapon's gleam is as large as the Scarab's main gun.
*If the player gets into the side seat of a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]] and fires the Scarab gun, the screen (except for the HUD) will go completely white until the player stops firing. That is because, in third person, the weapon's gleam is as large as the Scarab's main gun.
*If you give a marine this Easter egg, he will hold it as if it were a normal plasma rifle, but he will never fire it. Bungie might have expected this and took steps to prevent this in order to balance the game AIs.
*If you give a marine this Easter egg, he will hold it as if it were a normal plasma rifle, but he will never fire it. Bungie might have expected this and took steps to prevent this in order to balance the game AIs.
*The Scarab Gun was originally used by [[Joseph Staten]] to generate the cinematic effect of the Scarab beam firing. According to him, it ended up in the game because he forgot to take it out.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afXrOIpwz4M '''YouTube''': ''Halo Fest: Bungie Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg'']</ref> However, designer [[Tyson Green]] has confirmed that the Scarab Gun was intentionally left in the game as an Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 '''Bungie: One Final Effort'''] (Tyson Green: ''"Hiding the Scarab Gun on newmombasa and thinking "heh, it'll be forever before they find this!" and then having players get up there within a week by pushing Banshee through the BSP transition from the bridge. Damn. Never underestimate the player."'')</ref>
*The Scarab Gun was originally used by [[Joseph Staten]] to generate the cinematic effect of the Scarab beam firing. According to him, it ended up in the game because he forgot to take it out.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afXrOIpwz4M '''YouTube''': ''Halo Fest: Bungie Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg'']</ref> However, designer [[Tyson Green]] has confirmed that the Scarab Gun was intentionally left in the game as an Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 '''Bungie: One Final Effort'''] (Tyson Green: ''"Hiding the Scarab Gun on newmombasa and thinking "heh, it'll be forever before they find this!" and then having players get up there within a week by pushing Banshee through the BSP transition from the bridge. Damn. Never underestimate the player."'')</ref>
*If you grab the gun and make it to the part when the Scarab shoots the [[957-A3|Scorpion tank]], destroy the Scorpion and the Scarab will refrain from firing.
*If you grab the gun and make it to the part when the Scarab shoots the [[957-A3|Scorpion tank]], you can destroy the Scorpion yourself and the Scarab will refrain from firing.


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