Deutoros-pattern Scarab: Difference between revisions

The Scarab is a towering Covenant walker, upheld on four long mechanical legs - it is extremely different from the Covenant's other ground-based vehicles, such as the [[Wraith]], [[Ghost]], or [[Spectre]]. Although it may seem suited for combat, as seen in Halo 2 and a few instances in the novels, it is not primarily a combat vehicle. Its technical purpose is for digging, tunneling, and excavation, hence why it uses large mechanical legs instead of a Boosted Gravity Propulsion System like most other Covenant vehicles. It is the largest known ground-based vehicle, as well as the most resistant to damage. Its innards, though, are extremely vulnerable and easily destroyed, even by a gasoline fire<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]], Page 209</ref> The [[Master Chief]] took out a Scarab in Halo 2 by leaping onto the machine, killing its crew, and destroying its insides.