Editing Protos-pattern Scarab

{{Title|''Protos''-pattern Scarab}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Center|''This article is about the Scarab model introduced in [[Halo 2]]. For other types of Scarab, see [[Scarab]]. For real-world uses of the word, see [[Scarab (disambiguation)]].''}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=''Protos''-pattern Fortress Breaker
|image=[[File:H2A ScarabTransparent.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=279}}
|line=[[Excavator]] tier-four{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scarab|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Scarab|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}
|model=[[Scarab]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|class=Fortress breaker
|cost=
|length={{Convert|223.7|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|170.6|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|176|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass=198.7 tons (180.3 tonnes){{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=
|hull=
|armament=*1 ultra-heavy [[focus cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*2 [[heavy plasma repeater]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|crew=*1 supervisor{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Rhulolekgolo]] operators{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|complement=*20 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|role=*Artifact-retrieval vehicle{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*Combat walker{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
}}
{{Quote|We've all run the [[War Games|simulations]]. They're tough, but they ain't invincible!|[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]]{{Ref/Level|Id=Metropolis|H2|Metropolis}}}}
The '''''Protos''-pattern Fortress Breaker''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} known to [[human]]ity as the {{Type|47A|Ultra-Heavy Assault Platform|UHAP}}, is a type of [[Covenant]] [[Scarab]] quadrupedal [[Excavator|mining platform]] and combat walker.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
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 [[Naval boarding|boarding action]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|H2|The Great Journey}}

Like the other patterns of Scarab, the ''Protos'' utilizes hundreds of [[Rhulolekgolo]] as a gestalt intelligence, controlling its exoskeleton.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ''Protos''-pattern Scarab is also known to utilize specialized sensor arrays designed for artifact-retrieval purposes.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

===Armament===
''Protos''-pattern Scarabs are armed with a fine-tunable ultra-heavy [[focus cannon]] and two separate suspensor-mounted [[heavy plasma repeater]]s that are optimized for anti-air use.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Its focus cannon is known to be capable of leveling entire cities and is among the most powerful to ever be mounted on a [[Covenant]] combat walker.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Development history===
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 unknown 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}}

==Operational History==
{{Quote|You may find this hard to believe, but most people find Scarabs to be rather unsettling.|[[Cortana]] to [[John-117]], during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=PalaceHotel|HE|Palace Hotel}}}}
The Covenant rarely used the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab in direct combat, using it more as a specialized artifact-retrieval vehicle during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The features of this Scarab were rarely observed by [[human]] forces, as ''Protos''-pattern Scarabs quickly burned their way through [[UNSC]] defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

During the [[Battle of Meridian]], the Covenant used a ''Protos''-pattern Scarab to excavate a Forerunner artifact beneath the town of [[Brume-sur-Mer]]. It wad destroyed when [[Owen-B096]], [[Victor Gallardo]], [[Dorian Nguyen]], [[Evelyn Rousseau]] and [[Saskia Nazari]] destroyed the energy shield surrounding the dig site with [[skinner]]s, with the chain reaction also taking out the Scarab.{{Ref/Novel|MerDi|Chapter=7}} However, when [[Salome]] showed Evie and Dorian footage of the dig site, they discovered that Covenant's [[Huragok]] were attempting to repair the Scarab.{{Ref/Novel|MerDi|Chapter=9}}

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}} On November 3rd of the same year, another Scarab was destroyed in [[Cuba]] when [[Blue Team]] lured the Scarab into stepping on a [[Tractor unit|tanker truck]], detonating the fuel and burning the Scarab.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO23|HGoO|Chapter=23}}

[[File:H2A ScarabStandoff.png|thumb|250px|Arbiter Thel 'Vadam is confronted by Avery Johnson in his captured ''Protos''-pattern Scarab.]]
During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], a ''Protos'' was parked at a [[Bastion of the Brutes|Jiralhanae encampment]] close to [[Installation 05]]'s [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Control Room]]. During an attack by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], several UNSC prisoners escaped and Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]] took control of the Scarab. Communicating from its control center, Johnson negotiated a truce with the Arbiter to stop their mutual enemy [[Tartarus]] from activating the [[Halo Array]]. Johnson proceeded to drive the Scarab to the Control Room, escorted by the Arbiter in a Banshee along with other Covenant separatist forces. Upon reaching the Control Room, Johnson used the Scarab's [[focus cannon]] to blow open the sealed doors before parking the machine and disembarking to directly aid in stopping Tartarus within the Control Room.{{Ref/Reuse|TGJ}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo 2''===
The ''[[Halo 2]]'' Scarab was almost indestructible and immune to damage in the game. Its movement was entirely scripted, and no damageable parts appear to have been coded for it. It was only destroyed in a cutscene. When the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab fires, some molten, green liquid (possibly coolant or excess plasma) will leak out below the main cannon. The forward plasma turret could be destroyed with just a few melee attacks, as could the rear plasma turret. The flaps on the main gun could be destroyed only by using a Scorpion tank. Also, the underside grate could be destroyed.

==Production notes==
When the ''Protos'' was first introduced in ''Halo 2'', it was originally intended to play an even larger role in the game's narrative. In the original cut of the game's ending on the level "[[Earth Ark]]," the Master Chief would have had to face down two ''Protos''-pattern Scarabs outside the "Ark" on Earth. When Earth Ark was cut, two Scarabs were intended to play a large role on The Great Journey instead—with the two shown in [[Halo 2 storyboards|storyboards]] patrolling the exterior of the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|control room]].
<gallery>
File:H2_Mylar_Print.jpg|''Halo 2'' Earth Ark concept art depicting two Scarabs.
File:H2 Metropolis V1 Storyboard Outro 1.jpg|A very early storyboard for Metropolis, before the walker's design had been established; the "Scarab" featured is an enlarged Spider Tank from Mamoru Oshii's ''Ghost in the Shell''.
File:H2 GreatJourney V2 Storyboard Intra 1 20.jpg|The aforementioned placeholder tank in a storyboard for The Great Journey.
File:H2_GreatJourney_V3_Storyboard_Intro_4.jpg|The Great Journey storyboard depicting two Scarabs.
</gallery>

The ''Protos'' was one of [[Cut Halo Wars units#Scarab (Protos variant)|many units]] to be experimented with for inclusion in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. The vehicle was found in the [[Halo Wars E3 2007 Demo|''Halo Wars'' E3 2007 demo]], where it was destroyed via [[Orbital bombardment|MAC strike]]. Ultimately, the vehicle was cut and replaced in the final release with the {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}} from ''[[Halo 3]]'' instead.
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File:HW Scarab Concept.jpg|Concept art depicting the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab.
File:Hornet war.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab fighting Hornets.
File:HW Screenshots 004.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab seen right, firing on the UNSC force.
File:HW Screenshots 005.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab can be seen on the bottom-left of this image.
File:HW Screenshots E07 3.jpg|Another screenshot of the Scarab.
File:HW E307 Scarab.png|The Scarab as it appears in the [[Halo Wars E3 2007 Demo|''Halo Wars'' E3 demo]].
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*In ''Halo 2'', the player can obtain the "[[Scarab Gun]]" on the level ''Outskirts'' and ''Metropolis''. The weapon uses the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} chassis, 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 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]] rewards the player with an [[Achievements (Halo 2)|achievement]]. Obtaining the Scarab Gun in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' will grant the player the [[Scarab Lord]] [[Achievements (Halo: The Master Chief Collection)|achievement]] for {{Gamerscore|20}}.
*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 [[R'awuw-pattern Scarab|Super Scarab]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

==Gallery==
===Development images===
<gallery>
File:H2_Scarab_Concept.gif|''Halo 2'' concept art of the Scarab.
File:H2 Scarab Boarding Concept.png|''Halo 2'' concept art depicting Master Chief boarding the Scarab.
File:Hornet war.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab under fire in an early build of ''Halo Wars''.
File:H2A_Scarab_Exterior_Concept.jpg|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art of the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab.
File:H2A_Scarab_Interior_Concept.jpg|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art of the ''Protos'' interior.
File:H2A - ScarabConcept.png|Concept of a Scarab in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2AScarab.jpg|Model of the Scarab for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-T47ScarabUHAP-Render-Front.jpg|Model of the Scarab for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A Scarab Focus Turret.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab focus turret.
File:H2A Scarab back.jpg|The back of the ''Protos''-pattern Scarab.
</gallery>
===Screenshots and official artwork===
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File:H2-T47ScarabUHAP.png|A ''Protos'' model Scarab in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2-T47A-Scarab-UHAP-Alt.png|Alternate Scarab model in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2 Scarab Threatening.jpg|Close up of the Scarab's focus cannon in ''Halo 2''.
File:Scarabcannon.jpg|A Scarab destroying a Scorpion tank in New Mombasa.
File:Scarab-scale.gif|The ''Protos''-pattern Scarab scaled with other vehicles.
File:HGN-CovenantScarab.png|The highly stylized ''Protos''-pattern Scarab featured in ''Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa''.
File:L4ifvDY.jpg|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab reveals itself on the streets of New Mombasa.
File:H2A_Protos_Scarab_interior_1.png|A ''Protos''-pattern Scarab interior.
File:H2A - Scarab destroyed.jpg|The Scarab in New Mombasa destroyed.
File:H2A - Scarab console.jpg|A console in a ''Protos''-pattern Scarab.
File:H2A - Scarab cannon.jpg|The ''Protos''-pattern Scarab focus turret.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Palace Hotel]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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