Editing R'awuw-pattern Scarab

{{Title|''R'awuw''-pattern Scarab}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the Scarab model introduced in [[Halo Wars]]|other types of Scarab|Scarab (disambiguation)}}
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|name=''R'awuw''-pattern Pathcarver
|image=[[File:Super Scarab.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
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|model=[[Scarab]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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*1 ultra-heavy [[focus cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
*4 [[light plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
|crew=1 supervisor{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
|complement=30 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
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|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Level|Id=Scarab|HW|Scarab (level)|Scarab}}
|role=*Deep excavation{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*Heavy weapons platform{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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{{Quote|Its field of fire prevents any chance of retreat or extraction.|[[Serina]]{{Ref/Reuse|Scarab}}}}
The '''''R'awuw''-pattern Pathcarver'''{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-give-em-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore|D=21|M=02|Y=2024}} {{Type|29|Ultra-Heavy Site Excavator|UHSE}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-7-2-15-scarab-tactics/e0e4e40b-8d98-426e-8d3e-adafa93b112c/posts?page=1|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Canon Fodder 7-2-15: Scarab Tactics|Detail=Page 1|D=09|M=02|Y=2020}} colloquially known as the '''Super Scarab''', is a [[Covenant]] quadrupedal mining platform.

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''R'awuw''-pattern Scarab is a heavy quadruped in the [[Scarab]] family of heavy [[excavator]]s used by the Covenant. Prior to the empire's [[Great Schism|collapse]], it was used to reveal deeply buried [[Forerunner]] facilities and artifacts. The Scarab has limited combat utility, as the vehicle can not self-deploy and must be assembled on-site due to its delicate components and sheer size.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

The scarcity of the ''R'awuw''-pattern Scarab and the reverential language used in Covenant records indicate that the vehicle may have been an ancient design used only to reveal particularly momentous reliquaries. Nonetheless, the ''R'awuw''-pattern Scarab is fitted with the most powerful ultra-heavy [[focus cannon]] of all known members of the Scarab "family".{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} The focus cannon measures around {{Convert|8|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}} in length.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippo|Halo: Hippocratica}}

==Operational history==
The ''R'awuw''-pattern Scarab was first designed in the years following the introduction of the [[Lekgolo]] into the Covenant in [[784 BCE]]. For most of the empire's history, it was primarily used for excavating notable [[Forerunner]] reliquaries - usually at the end of the patience of the [[San'Shyuum]] [[steward]]s tasked with overseeing the sites.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

===Human-Covenant War===
{{Main|Battle for Arcadia}}
During the [[Battle for Arcadia]] in [[2531]], a Pathcarver was used by the Covenant to guard their [[Forerunner]] [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|excavation site]] on [[Arcadia]]. Stationed at the entrance to the main complex, the Covenant attempted to use technology from the Forerunner relic to upgrade the Scarab on-site.{{Ref/YouTube|dBpnVngCeu8|Halo|Halo 101: The Battle of Arcadia|D=10|M=09|Y=2023}}

Despite being stationary, the Scarab caused significant difficulty to the [[United Nations Space Command]] ground forces attempting to breach the Covenant defenses; the [[human]]s were forced to approach the site head-on, enabling the Scarab to fire on them with its main [[focus cannon]]. Powered by a series of [[generator]]s scattered about the area, the Scarab's head swept the area in a consistent scanning motion, firing on any UNSC forces caught in its line of fire and not hesitating to destroy lesser Forerunner ruins the humans used as cover, including a cluster of structures sheltering the UNSC's local [[firebase]]. However, the humans were able to take advantage of the Scarab's systematic scan pattern, destroying the power nodes which in turn slowed down the rate at which the Scarab was able to turn its head. After taking down the power nodes, the UNSC forces attacked and destroyed the Scarab.{{Ref/Reuse|Scarab}}

After the Scarab's destruction, [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] and Professor [[Ellen Anders]] entered the ruins to catalogue them. During this time, Forge jokingly picked up a piece of the destroyed Scarab and attempted to pose for a picture with it. Anders rebuked him, however, and refused to indulge Forge's humor.{{Ref/Level|HW|Anders' Signal}}

After the initial battle on Arcadia, the wreckage of the Scarab lay untouched for the next thirty years, thanks to the remoteness of the surroundings - and the nearby [[Forerunner]] ruins making the Covenant unwilling to [[Glassing|glass]] the site as they did the rest of the planet. The site was later rediscovered by [[Adam Andrews]] during his search for information on the ''Spirit of Fire'' deployment in the region, having recovered the site's location from scouting teams sent to [[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]]. In [[2560]], the Scarab's construction site was used by Andrews as the location for an illicit trade with [[Nor Fel]], trading the Scarab's abandoned focus cannon for illegal [[rumbledrug]]s. After Andrews left the Scarab remains, the Kig-Yar scavenger party was assassinated by [[Team Omega]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}}

==Production notes==
Early blockouts for the Scarab (shown below) used the model for the [[Cut Halo Wars units#Scarab .28Protos-pattern.29|cut Scarab model]] featured in several early screenshots and trailers for ''Halo Wars''. The early Scarab model visually resembled ''[[Halo 2]]''{{'}}s {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}, albeit with a bulkier and more armoured chassis. While the cut Scarab was used as a placeholder for the ''R'awauw'' during development, it was replaced in the final game with the now-canon model. Accordingly, the unfinished Super Scarab featured in the final game bears a heavy resemblance to the original cut design - indicating that a fully-constructed Super Scarab may in fact be the originally-cut ''Halo Wars'' Scarab.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HW T29Scarab Concept.jpg|A concept paintover for early iterations of the Scarab level. The blockout screenshots on the right use the cut Scarab model as a placeholder for the Super Scarab.
File:HW T29Scarab Render.jpg|Concept art and renders of the ''R'awuw'' model in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Old HW FallenScarab.png|The destroyed wreckage of the Scarab.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Ground Vehicles}}

[[Category:Excavators|Scarab, Type-29]]