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:''For the boss in [[Toxic Caves|Toxic Pools]] in the the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, [[Toxic Pools Boss|see here]].''
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{{Otheruses4||the boss of [[Toxic Pools]] in the 8-bit [[Sonic Spinball (8-bit)|version]] of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''|Toxic Pools boss}}
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{{Distinguish|Scorpion|Scorpion Bot}}
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{{Boss
  
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{{Infobox character
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|image = [[File:SpinballToxicCavesBoss.png|242px]]
  
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|title = Scorpius
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|game = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]''<br>{{C|16-bit version only}}<br>{{Only}}
  
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|image = SpinballToxicCavesBoss.png
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|level = [[Toxic Caves]]
  
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|caption = Scorpius, from the 16-bit version of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''.
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|description = A gigantic and imitating scorpion robot with [[Doctor Robotnik|Robotnik's]] face and a large metallic tail. After a huge amount of hits and destroying its tail, the player has to hit it four times to finish it off.
  
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|first = [[Sonic Spinball|''Sonic Spinball'' (16-bit)]] {{only}}
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|next = [[Robo-Boiler]]
  
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|media = [[Archie Comics]]
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|creator = [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]]
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|species = Robot
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|gender = None {{C|referred to as male<ref>''[[Sonic Spinball]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) United States instruction booklet, pg. 15.</ref>}}
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|color scheme = Orange, gray
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|eye color = White with black sclera
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|alignment = Evil
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|affiliation =
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*[[Eggman Empire|Robotnik Empire]]
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**[[Badnik]]s
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|skills = Stinger protrusion
 
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{{Quote left|Destroy Scorpius!!!|Status Strip, ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''}}
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'''Scorpius''' is the first boss that appears in the 16-bit version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]''. It resides in the first and lowest level of the [[Veg-O-Fortress]], [[Toxic Caves]].
  
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'''Scorpius''' is a character that appears in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. He is a scorpion-based [[Badnik]] created by [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]] during the [[Veg-O-Fortress]] [[Sonic Spinball|incident]].
   
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==Appearance==
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Scorpius is a gigantic and orange colored robotic scorpion, with [[Doctor Robotnik|Robotnik]]'s face as its head. It has four mechanic legs and a large tail that drips droplets of green liquid. Once [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] collects the three [[Chaos Emerald]]s within Toxic Cave, the room to Scorpius opens and Sonic can battle against it.
  
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Scorpius is a gigantic, orange-colored robotic scorpion. He is designed to possess [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]]'s face. He also has four gray, mechanical legs and a large gray tail that has a stinger at the end.
   
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==Overview==
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==History==
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Scorpius has an extensible tail, which it can use as a shield and to drip poisonous liquid from the tip. Sonic must jump into the gap between the tail and the body in order to attack the body from within; if he succeeds, he will bounce repeatedly within Scorpius and cause significant damage, unless he slips out of the gap, and must therefore reenter it again. After a huge amount of hits, the tail will break off and Sonic can attack Scorpius' body directly, with four hits being needed to destroy Scorpius. There is also an alternate method of destroying Scorpius by hitting the four targets above the ceiling, which will cause a pile of rocks to fall down and damage the Scorpius. The player has to bounce on the tail in order to reach all four targets.
  
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In the 16-bit version of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]'', Scorpius was created by [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]] when he built the [[Veg-O-Fortress]]. There, Scorpius rested in the [[Toxic Caves]], the lowest point of the fortress. Eventually, he tried to battle [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] when the hedgehog infiltrated the Veg-O-Fortress, only to be destroyed.
   
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==Powers and abilities==
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During the first part of the battle, the player can also use the [[Sewer Warp]] below the platform (where Scorpius is standing on) to warp above the Scorpius. If Sonic falls to the bottom of the boss room, he will be shot back up, so he cannot leave the room until Scorpius is defeated. The shooter, however, disappears once Scorpius's tail is destroyed, and since the [[Minecart|minecart]] is no longer there, Sonic will fall all the way back to the beginning of the level.
  
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Scorpius possesses a stinger than can excrete a green liquid.
   
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==Battle==
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==Appearances in Other Media==
  
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{{Infobox boss
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===''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog''===
  
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|title = Scorpius
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[[File:Boss-Scorpion.png|thumb|left|The Boss Scorpion as it appears in episode "[[Attack on the Pinball Fortress]]".]]
  
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|image = Sonic-the-Hedgehog-Spinball-2016-05-25-14.43.25.png
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In ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]],'' Scorpius (that is called as '''Boss Scorpion''') appeared in the episode "[[Attack on the Pinball Fortress]]". Even though the design of it is drastically different, it features two television screens on its eyes, where [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Robotnik]] is able to see and control the action. Despite the Boss Scorpion being sustainable kind, Sonic is able to defeat him by spinning around and making the Boss Scorpion shoot terrain crack open, causing it to fall down the lava pool.
  
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|caption = [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] fighting Scorpius, from the 16-bit version of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''.
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|game = [[Sonic Spinball|''Sonic Spinball'' (16-bit)]]
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|level = [[Toxic Caves]]
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|description = A scorpion-like [[Badnik]]. The player has to enter the gap between his body and his tail to damage him. After some hits, his tail will fall off, and the player has to hit him four more times to finish him off.
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|player's attacks = [[Spin Jump]]
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|next = [[Roboiler]]
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Scorpius is the boss of the [[Toxic Caves]] in the 16-bit version of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]'' and the first boss overall. He is battled with [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
   
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===Boss guide===
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During the battle, Scorpius will use his tail as a shield against [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]. The player must jump into the gap between his tail and his body in order to attack him; if they succeed, they will bounce repeatedly within Scorpius and cause him significant damage unless they slip out of the gap. After a huge amount of hits, his tail will fall off, which will allow the player to attack Scorpius' body directly, with four hits being needed to destroy him.
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[[File:Rexxon_and_Scorpius.jpg|thumb|Scorpius and [[Rexxon]] in [[Archie Comics]].]]
  
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The Scorpius also made a small appearance in the [[Archie Comics]]' [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 6|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #6]]. Its appearance is similar from games with the exception of having six legs instead of four. Scorpius reprises its role from ''Sonic Spinball'', where it attacks [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Sonic]], but is easily dispatched along with his ally, [[Rexxon]].
  
   
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The player can also damage Scorpius by hitting the four [[Drop Target]]s above the ceiling, which will cause a pile of rocks to fall down and damage Scorpius. The player has to bounce on Scorpius's tail in order to reach all four targets.
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[[File:Modern_Scorpius.png|thumb|left|200px|Scorpius in the Freedom Fighter training room.]]
  
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A replica of Scorpius was used by [[NICOLE]] in a training exercise for the Freedom Fighters. It attacked [[Sally Acorn|Sally]] and Sonic. Sonic taunts the robot about how it keeps missing with it's blasts, the robot is soon destroyed by a cannon made by Rotor and Tails.<ref>''[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2014|Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2014]]'', "Sonic Comic Origins: Sally - The Exiled Leader"</ref>
  
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If the player falls to the bottom of Scorpius's boss room, they will be shot back up, meaning Sonic cannot leave the room until Scorpius is defeated. The room's shooter, however, disappears once Scorpius's tail is destroyed. As such, the player will fall all the way back to the beginning of the Toxic Caves should they fall into the wrong drain.
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==Trivia==
  
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*The tail of Scorpius is able to get glitched, if the player passes over above the robot at the same time, when tail's turning animation happens. This can cause Scorpius having two headed tail.
  
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===Trivia===
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* The screech Scorpius lets out when being damaged is the same as Robotnik's in the ending of the final level of the 18-bit version.
  
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[[File:Potential to be graphical glitch.png|thumb|left|Scorpius' twin-stinger glitch, from the 16-bit version of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''.]]
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*Scorpius' tail can get [[Sonic Spinball/Glitches|glitched]], if the player passes over the robot at the same time when his tail's turning animation happens. This can cause Scorpius to get two stingers on the same tail.
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*The screech Scorpius lets out when being damaged in this fight is the same as [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]]'s from the ending of ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''.
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===Music===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Boss
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|Howard Drossin, Brian Coburn, Barry Blum
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|3:47
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|[[File:Boss Spinball.ogg|center]]
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|}
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==In other media==
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===Archie Comics===
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{{Main|Scorpius (Archie)|Scorpius (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)}}
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[[File:Modern Scorpius.png|thumb|left|200px|Scorpius, from [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2014|''Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man Free Comic Book Day 2014'']].]]
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In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]], Scorpius was a [[Badnik Horde (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Classic Badnik]] created by [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]] when he built the [[Veg-O-Fortress (Archie)|Veg-O-Fortress]]. There, he rested in the fortress' [[Toxic Caves (Archie)|Toxic Caves]]. Later, it, along with [[Rexxon (Archie)|Rexxon]], attacked [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] when he infiltrated the fortress, but they were both easily defeated by Sonic.
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After the [[Genesis Wave (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Super Genesis Wave]] re-wrote history, Scorpius was used in a training simulator aboard the [[Sky Patrol]] in order to battle the [[Freedom Fighters (Kingdom of Acorn)|Freedom Fighters]]. Despite its unnerving appearance, it was easily taken down by the heroes.
   
 
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Latest revision as of 08:38, 6 December 2023

For the boss of Toxic Pools in the 8-bit version of Sonic Spinball, see Toxic Pools boss.
Not to be confused with Scorpion or Scorpion Bot.

Destroy Scorpius!!!


— Status Strip, Sonic Spinball

Scorpius is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a scorpion-based Badnik created by Dr. Robotnik during the Veg-O-Fortress incident.

Appearance

Scorpius is a gigantic, orange-colored robotic scorpion. He is designed to possess Dr. Robotnik's face. He also has four gray, mechanical legs and a large gray tail that has a stinger at the end.

History

Sonic Spinball

In the 16-bit version of Sonic Spinball, Scorpius was created by Dr. Robotnik when he built the Veg-O-Fortress. There, Scorpius rested in the Toxic Caves, the lowest point of the fortress. Eventually, he tried to battle Sonic the Hedgehog when the hedgehog infiltrated the Veg-O-Fortress, only to be destroyed.

Powers and abilities

Scorpius possesses a stinger than can excrete a green liquid.

Battle

Scorpius is the boss of the Toxic Caves in the 16-bit version of Sonic Spinball and the first boss overall. He is battled with Sonic the Hedgehog.

Boss guide

During the battle, Scorpius will use his tail as a shield against Sonic. The player must jump into the gap between his tail and his body in order to attack him; if they succeed, they will bounce repeatedly within Scorpius and cause him significant damage unless they slip out of the gap. After a huge amount of hits, his tail will fall off, which will allow the player to attack Scorpius' body directly, with four hits being needed to destroy him.

The player can also damage Scorpius by hitting the four Drop Targets above the ceiling, which will cause a pile of rocks to fall down and damage Scorpius. The player has to bounce on Scorpius's tail in order to reach all four targets.

If the player falls to the bottom of Scorpius's boss room, they will be shot back up, meaning Sonic cannot leave the room until Scorpius is defeated. The room's shooter, however, disappears once Scorpius's tail is destroyed. As such, the player will fall all the way back to the beginning of the Toxic Caves should they fall into the wrong drain.

Trivia

Potential to be graphical glitch

Scorpius' twin-stinger glitch, from the 16-bit version of Sonic Spinball.

  • Scorpius' tail can get glitched, if the player passes over the robot at the same time when his tail's turning animation happens. This can cause Scorpius to get two stingers on the same tail.
  • The screech Scorpius lets out when being damaged in this fight is the same as Dr. Robotnik's from the ending of Sonic Spinball.

Music

Name Artist(s) Length Music track
Boss Howard Drossin, Brian Coburn, Barry Blum 3:47

In other media

Archie Comics

Main articles: Scorpius (Archie) and Scorpius (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)
Modern Scorpius

Scorpius, from Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man Free Comic Book Day 2014.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Scorpius was a Classic Badnik created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik when he built the Veg-O-Fortress. There, he rested in the fortress' Toxic Caves. Later, it, along with Rexxon, attacked Sonic when he infiltrated the fortress, but they were both easily defeated by Sonic.

After the Super Genesis Wave re-wrote history, Scorpius was used in a training simulator aboard the Sky Patrol in order to battle the Freedom Fighters. Despite its unnerving appearance, it was easily taken down by the heroes.

Gallery

Screenshots

References

  1. ↑ Sonic Spinball (Sega Mega Drive) United States instruction booklet, pg. 15.
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