Editing Scarab

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[[File:HReach-T47ScarabUHAP.png|300px|thumb|The ''Deutoros''-pattern Scarab, one of the most common models.]]

'''"Scarab"''' is the name applied to a series of [[Covenant]] and [[Banished]] quadrupedal mining platforms.<ref name="HWU">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scarab ''Halo Waypoint'': Universe, Vehicles, Scarab]</ref> 

==Summary==
Scarabs are quadrupedal mining platforms that are part of a larger class of constructs known as [[Excavator]]s. Out of nine tiers of Excavators they are classed tier-four on its scale. Scarabs are all fitted with a [[focus cannon]] for destroying targets or mining operations.{{Ref/Reuse|HWU}} Scarabs are driven by hundreds of [[Rhulolekgolo]], which function as a gestalt intelligence. For this reason, the Scarab was not formally considered a vehicle by the Covenant, but was employed as an ultra-heavy infantry unit directed by a single colony of [[Lekgolo]]. Nevertheless, Scarabs are generally deemed too valuable to operate without support, and are almost always accompanied by a robust escort.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P279|Enc22|Page=279}}

==Variants==
===Type-29 Scarab===
*'''[[Type-29 Scarab]]''' - The largest model with the most powerful focus cannon, known as the Super Scarab.{{Ref/Reuse|HWU}}
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File:Super Scarab.png|Type-29 Scarab
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===Type-36 Scarab===
*'''{{Pattern|Sumda'te|Scarab}}''' - A model with similar armament to the {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}}.{{Ref/Reuse|HWU}}

===Type-47 Scarab===
Two models of the Type-47, the default and most common, Scarab exist: the Deutoros and the Protos. Both models are extremely powerful, possessing potent armament and armor.{{Ref/Reuse|HWU}}
*'''{{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}''' - A model of the Scarab specialized for artifact-retrieval. It was fitted with a focus cannon and two separate suspensor-mounted heavy plasma repeaters. {{Ref/Reuse|HWU}}
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File:H2A ScarabTransparent.png|Type-47A Scarab.
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*'''{{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}''' - The most common Type-47 Scarab. It was fitted with a focus cannon and secondary heavy plasma cannon.{{Ref/Reuse|HWU}}
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File:HReach-T47ScarabUHAP.png|Type-47B Scarab.
File:ScarabHW.png|Type-47B Scarab with a variant chassis.
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===Banished Scarab===
*'''[[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]]''' - A model heavily modified by the [[Banished]] armed with an unstable plasma beam that deals incredible ground-target damage and Thrasher missiles for air defense.<ref name="PL1">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], Banished Units Scarab</ref>
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File:HW2 Banished Scarab.png|Banished Scarab
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*'''Volitile Scarab''' - This variant of the Banished Scarab was created after [[Voridus]] learnt how to harness the power of the [[Installation 00]]'s [[Infusion gel]].<ref name="PL2">''Halo Wars 2'', Phoenix Logs, Banished Units Volatile Scarab</ref>
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File:HW2 Volitile Scarab.png|Volatile Scarab
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==Unidentified Scarab encounters==
===Fall of Reach===
During the [[Fall of Reach]] after discovering the [[Menachite portal complex|Forerunner ruins]] under [[Menachite Mountain]] on [[Reach]], the Covenant attempted to use several Scarabs to dig deep into the mountain's caverns. However, the walkers were destroyed by {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s manned by [[Spartan-II]]s.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 12</ref>

===Battle of Havana and the Onyx Conflict===
During the [[Battle of Havana]] on Earth, Spartan-II [[Blue Team]] destroyed a Scarab.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 23</ref> Another Scarab that had an onboard reactor was deployed during the [[Onyx Conflict]] by the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant]].<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Chapter 33</ref>

===Post-War===
In September [[2558]], a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftain]] named [[Hekabe]] had access to Scarabs during his attack on [[Carrow]].<ref>''[[Halo: Envoy]]'', Chapter 5</ref>

==Trivia==
Like all known [[Excavator]]s, the Scarab is named after [[Wikipedia:Scarabaeus sacer|an insect]] rather than a supernatural entity like most [[Covenant]] vehicles. However, scarabs do have significant supernatural relevance in Egyptian mythology.

==Gallery==
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File:HINF Concept EarlyScarab.jpg|Early concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' depicting what appears to be a variant of Scarab firing on a spacecraft.
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==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[Palace Hotel]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Know Your Enemy]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}
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==Sources==
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{{Covenant Ground Vehicles}}
[[Category:Excavators|Scarab]]