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{{Quote|quote = Of course I’m sure. [...] I’ve got history books going back centuries. I’ve traced the family trees as far back as I can. Not a single Hivewing with mind-control powers, all the way back to [[Clearsight]], as far as I could find. And it certainly didn’t come from her SilkWing husbands.|speaker = Lady Scarab to [[Cricket]] after she asks about the secrets of the Hive Mind.}}
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|quote   = Not according to the records. But then, if I were [[Clearsight]], I'd tell my kids to keep that information to themselves. If you know the future, but no one else ''knows'' you know the future, you've got an advantage, see? HA! [...] Maybe I am related to my family after all.
|name      = Lady Scarab
|speaker = Scarab to [[Cricket]] at her mansion, ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|image    = ScarabTemplate.png
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{{Character
|name      = Scarab
|image    = ScarabTemplateSSE.png
|age      = Elderly (older than 100 years)
|gender    = Female
|gender    = Female
|tribe    = [[HiveWings]]
|tribe    = [[HiveWings]]
|residence = [[Cicada Hive]], [[Jewel Hive]]
|powers    = Stench emission
|powers    = HiveWing Stench
 
|status   = Alive
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[The Flames of Hope]]'')
|age      = Over 100 years
 
|Relation1 = Mate
|current  = [[HiveWing]] [[Dragon royalty|royalty]]
|RName1    = Unknown
|former   = Minister of education
 
|Relation1 = Sister
|RName1    = [[Cochineal]]
|Relation2 = Daughter
|Relation2 = Daughter
|RName2    = [[Lady Jewel]]
|RName2    = [[Jewel (THQ)|Jewel]]
|Relation3 = Sister
|Relation3 = Grandchildren
|RName3    = [[Queen Cochineal]] †
|RName3    = [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|Unnamed HiveWings]]
|Relation4 = Great-Great-Grandmother
|Relation4 = Nieces
|RName4    = [[Lady Scarab's Great-Great-Grandmother]]
|RName4    = [[Bloodworm]], [[Cicada (TLC)|Cicada]], [[Hornet]], [[Mantis]], [[Tsetse]], [[Vinegaroon]], [[Wasp]], [[Yellowjacket]]
|Relation5 = Grandchildren
|Relation5 = Great-great-grandmother
|RName5    = At least two
|RName5    = [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|Unnamed HiveWing]]
|Relation6 = Nieces
|Relation6 = Ancestor
|RName6    = [[Queen Wasp]], [[Lady Cicada]], [[Lady Bloodworm]], [[Lady Mantis]], [[Lady Yellowjacket]], [[Lady Tsetse]], [[Lady Vinegaroon]], [[Lady Hornet]]
|RName6    = [[Cicada (AGttDW)|Cicada]] (possibly)
|appeared  = ''[[The Lost Continent (Book)|The Lost Continent]]'', ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
 
|a3App    =  
''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]'',<br />
''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|a3Men    = ''[[The Flames of Hope]]''
|a3Oth    = ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'' (vision)
|otFeat    = ''[[Official Wings of Fire Coloring Book]]''
}}
}}
'''Lady Scarab''' is an elderly female [[HiveWings|HiveWing]] royal who appeared in ''[[The Lost Continent (Book)|The Lost Continent]] ''and ''[[The Hive Queen]]''. She seems to harbor a more positive attitude toward [[SilkWings]] than the rest of the HiveWings, as she insisted [[Blue]] and [[Luna]] go before her at a [[The Sugar Dream|candy store]]. She has what Luna called "super stink power," the ability to create a horrible stench at will. Lady Scarab has a close relationship with [[Cricket]] because of her knowledge on Cricket's heritage.
'''Scarab''' is an elderly female [[HiveWing]] [[Dragon royalty|royal]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]''. She formerly served as the Minister of Education and currently resides on [[Pantala]].
 
== Description ==
Scarab is a lean, skinny, elderly HiveWing with lemon-yellow scales, black stripes on her wings, black horns, and ruby scales freckling her nose and tail.{{Ref|TLC|19}} She has black eyes with flickers of dark red pupils in their depths{{Ref|THQ|180}} and wears a pair of spectacles.{{Ref|TLC|19}} She has a wintry smile.{{Ref|THQ|115}}


== Appearance ==
== Personality ==
Lady Scarab is an old HiveWing with lemon-yellow scales, black stripes on her wings, and ruby scales freckling her nose and tail. She wears a pair of spectacles{{Ref|TLC|19}}.
Although she often makes snappy remarks on [[Cricket]]'s numerous questions,{{Ref|THQ|115}} Scarab demonstrates great respect for all [[dragons]]; [[Blue]] describes her as "fiercely not awful."{{Ref|TLC|160}} She seems to take an interest in painting.{{Ref|THQ|181}} She is intent{{Ref|TDG|120}} and blunt, and is not accustomed to gentleness.{{Ref|TDG|122}} She does not seem to care about what other dragons think of her{{Ref|THQ|114}} and seemed to dislike everyone.{{Ref|THQ|177}}


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== ''[[The Lost Continent (Book)|The Lost Continent]]'' ===
=== The Lost Continent Prophecy ===
She was first seen when Blue and Luna entered a candy store called the Sugar Dream and was the customer that was unable to make up her mind. When [[Weevil]] entered the store and started bullying them, Lady Scarab stopped it, requesting that Weevil help her with a box of nectar vials. Then, when the storekeeper continued to be rude to Blue and Luna, she insisted that he help them. When [[Chafer]] challenged her, she started using a special HiveWing power that Luna called "super stink powers", and the storekeeper quickly placed their order and shuffled them out. On the way out, Lady Scarab advised Blue and Luna to "choose an establishment friendlier to SilkWings next time." 
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|content = Scarab was first introduced when Blue and [[Luna]] entered a candy store called [[Cicada Hive#Marketplace|The Sugar Dream]] and was unable to make up her mind as to what to purchase. When [[Weevil]] entered the store and began bullying the two [[SilkWings]], Lady Scarab ended it, requesting that Weevil help her with a box of nectar vials. Blue noticed that Weevil called her Lady Scarab, meaning that she was really high up in HiveWing hierarchy. When the storekeeper continued to be rude to Blue and Luna, she insisted that he help them. When [[Chafer]] challenged her, she started using her special HiveWing power, referred to as "super stink powers" by Luna, and the storekeeper quickly placed their order and shuffled them out. On the way out, Scarab advised Blue and Luna to "choose an establishment friendlier to SilkWings next time."


Later, Cricket mentioned that Lady Scarab had the only telescope in Cicada Hive and wouldn’t lend it to anybody. Blue asked Cricket “You know Lady Scarab?”, and Cricket asked him the same question skeptically. Blue explained the scene in Sugar Dream to her and Cricket agreed with him that that sounded like her, "fiercely not awful." Blue wondered if Cricket had a special connection with Lady Scarab, although he didn’t ask her about it. 
Later, Cricket mentioned that Scarab had the only telescope in [[Cicada Hive]], and would not lend it to anybody. Blue asked Cricket if she knew Scarab, and Cricket asked him the same question skeptically. Blue explained the scene in Sugar Dream to her and Cricket agreed with him that that sounded like her: "fiercely not awful." Blue wondered if Cricket had a special connection with Scarab, although he did not inquire further.
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|content = Scarab appeared wearing a hood when Cricket spotted her and [[Katydid]] sneaking into [[Cadelle]]'s house. Katydid went inside and Scarab kept watch outside. After Katydid and Cricket had a conversation, Katydid left and was scolded by Scarab, who was irritated about the fact Katydid took so long.


=== [[The Hive Queen|''The Hive Queen'']] ===
Scarab refused to open her door when [[Queen Wasp]], who was [[Othermind|controlling]] a HiveWing soldier at the time, demanded to enter the mansion to get Katydid, believing her to be "the traitor [she's] looking for" (Cricket). Wasp attempted to threaten her, but Scarab threw the door open, furious, then angrily told Wasp that Katydid was innocent and that she should have left her alone, and said that Katydid had not done Wasp any harm. Cricket realized that Wasp is unable to control Scarab. Scarab continued to resist until Katydid appeared at the door to hand herself over to Wasp, but Wasp said that she was familiar, but not the dragon she was looking for. Wasp guessed that Katydid was in some way related to her "missing friend." Wasp took over Katydid as well and left as Scarab retreated furiously back into her mansion.
Lady Scarab first appeared in disguise when Cricket spotted her and Katydid sneaking into [[Cadelle|Cadelle's]] house. Katydid went inside and Lady Scarab kept watch outside. After Katydid and Cricket had a conversation, Katydid left and was scolded by Scarab, who was irritated about the fact Katydid took so long.


Lady Scarab's next appearance was when Queen Wasp, controlling a HiveWing soldier at the time, demanded to enter the mansion to get Katydid, believing her to be "the traitor [she's] looking for". Lady Scarab refused to open her door. Wasp attempted to threaten her, but Lady Scarab threw the door open, furious, and angrily told Wasp that Katydid was innocent and that she should have left her alone, and said that Katydid had not done Wasp any harm. Cricket realized that Queen Wasp is unable to control Lady Scarab. Lady Scarab continued to resist until Katydid appeared at the door to hand herself over to Queen Wasp, but Wasp said that she was "familiar, but not the dragon [she is] looking for", and guessed that Katydid was in some way related to her "missing friend." Wasp took over Katydid as well and left as Lady Scarab retreated furiously back into her mansion.
Cricket knocked on a side door of the mansion, and Scarab eventually let the younger HiveWing into her home. Scarab demanded to know if Cricket had the [[Book of Clearsight|Book]], to which Cricket replied that [[Sundew|her friend]] had it and asked Scarab what she knew about the Book. Scarab admitted she did not know much about it and had wanted to get ahold of it for years, and asked Cricket if Wasp's slow and horrible death was in there. Cricket said no; that the power of the Book was a lie and there were no more predictions in it. Scarab mused that there was not a HiveWing [[queen]] succession line in the Book either. She asked Cricket why she was not hiding "in some distant corner of the continent." Cricket did not answer this and instead told Scarab that she had questions, and asked why Wasp could not control either of the two, but Lady Scarab said she did not know. Cricket asked ''how'' she does not know, but Scarab said that "nobody knows why Wasp can do what she does" and that "no other dragon has ever done it before."


Cricket knocked on a side door of the mansion, and Lady Scarab eventually let the younger HiveWing into her home. Lady Scarab demanded to know if Cricket had the [[Book of Clearsight|Book]], to which Cricket replied that [[Sundew|her friend]] has it and asked Lady Scarab what she knew about the Book. Lady Scarab admitted she didn't know much about it and had wanted to get ahold of it for years, and asked Cricket if Wasp's slow and horrible death was in there. Cricket said no, that the power of the Book was a lie and there were no more predictions in it. Lady Scarab mused that there wasn't a HiveWing queen succession line in the Book either. She asked Cricket why she wasn't hiding "in some distant corner of the continent". Cricket didn't answer this and instead told Lady Scarab that she had questions, and asked why Queen Wasp couldn't control either of the two, but Lady Scarab said she didn't know. Cricket asked ''how'' she doesn't know, but Lady Scarab said that "nobody knows why Wasp can do what she does" and that "no other dragon has ever done it before."
Cricket doubted that there was no other dragon in history with the ability and asked Scarab if she was sure, and Scarab replied by saying she was sure, adding that she had history books about centuries ago and that while she has traced back the family trees as far out as she could, she did not find a HiveWing that was able to control others' minds. She stated that it certainly did not come from [[Clearsight]]'s multiple husbands and revealed that HiveWings are related to SilkWings due to the generations following Clearsight's dragonets marrying dragons from an [[BeetleWings|extinct tribe]] long ago; they were officially split into two tribes merely about 500 years ago. Cricket asked if any of Clearsight's children inherited the power to see the future, but Scarab said there were none, according to the historical records. Cricket asked again why the mind control did not work on her and on Scarab and asked if there was anything the two of them had in common and if there was anyone else free of it. Scarab replied by saying that Wasp's sisters and [[Jewel (THQ)|Jewel]] were free of it, though Wasp had threatened the latter with the mind-control a few times. Cricket then asked if she knew anything about a home for old dragons in [[Tsetse Hive]] and if they were kept there because Wasp was unable to control them. Scarab said she did not know anything about that and mentioned that all of her friends "went funny" before dying like the dragon Cricket saw being surrounded by HiveWings when she was two years old. Cricket suggested that Wasp's power was still getting stronger, but Scarab brushed it off, saying that HiveWing powers "don't wander in fifty years later." Cricket asked why it did not work on the two yet again and suggested that maybe she was half SilkWing. Scarab denied it and said that Cricket is a pure HiveWing and that her true mother is Katydid.


Cricket doubted that there was no other dragon in history with the ability and asked Lady Scarab if she was sure, and Lady Scarab replied by saying "Of course I'm sure," adding that she had history books about centuries ago and that while she has traced back the family trees as far out as she could, she did not find a HiveWing that was able to control others' minds. She stated that it certainly did not come from [[Clearsight|Clearsight's]] multiple husbands and revealed that HiveWings are related to SilkWings due to the generations following Clearsight's dragonets marrying dragons from an [[BeetleWings|extinct tribe]] long ago; they were officially split into two tribes merely about 500 years ago. Cricket asked if any of Clearsight's children inherited the power to see the future, but Lady Scarab said there were none, according to the records. Cricket asked again why the mind control didn't work on her and on Lady Scarab and asked if there was anything the two of them had in common and if there was anyone else free of it. Lady Scarab replied by saying that Wasp's sisters and [[Lady Jewel]] were free of it, though Wasp had threatened the latter with the mind-control a few times. Cricket then asked if she knew anything about a home for old dragons in [[Tsetse Hive]] and if they were kept there because Wasp was unable to control them. Lady Scarab said she didn't know anything about that and mentioned that all of her friends "went funny" before dying like the dragon Cricket saw being surrounded by HiveWings when she was two years old. Cricket suggested that Wasp's power was still getting stronger, but Scarab brushed it off, saying that HiveWing powers "don't wander in fifty years later." Cricket asked why it didn't work on the two yet again and suggested that maybe she was half SilkWing. Lady Scarab denied it, and said that Cricket is a pure HiveWing and that her true mother is [[Katydid]].
Cricket then asked how Katydid kept this a secret, and Scarab replied by saying that Katydid eventually crept her egg into the Cicada Hive Nest and Cadelle reluctantly agreed to pretend that the egg was hers, hinting that she had helped with the compromise and the official records. Cricket asked if Scarab knew [[Malachite|her father]], to which she replied that Wasp forbade his marriage to Katydid and took him away before he knew Cricket existed, and currently works for Wasp. Cricket realized that the reason why Scarab had no servants was so no one she cared about could get hurt by the queen.


Cricket then asked how Katydid kept this a secret, and Lady Scarab replied by saying that Katydid eventually snuck her egg into the [[Cicada Hive]] Nest and [[Cadelle]] reluctantly agreed to pretend the egg was hers, hinting that she had helped with the compromise and the official records. Cricket asked if Scarab knew [[Malachite|her father]], to which she replied that Wasp forbade his marriage to Katydid, and took him away before he knew Cricket existed, and currently works for Queen Wasp. Cricket realized that the reason why Lady Scarab had no servants was so no one she cared about could get hurt by the queen.
Scarab appeared with Jewel in the cells. Jewel attempted to talk to Cricket, with Scarab scolding Cricket for losing her best paintbrush and Jewel chiming in angrily every other sentence. Scarab was annoyed when Cricket agreed to sneak into the [[Jewel Hive#Jewel Hive Nest|Jewel Hive Nest]] to spy on the queen.
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|content = Scarab was briefly seen in a vision by [[Snowfall]]. She, [[Cinnabar (THQ)|Cinnabar]], [[Tau]], and Jewel discussed evacuating the SilkWings and she suggested not bringing the HiveWing eggs with them. Wasp said that Scarab had disappeared with the rest of the SilkWings in [[Jewel Hive]]. Wasp also threatened Jewel and Scarab saying that she should have killed them a long time ago.
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|content = Scarab was mentioned to be in the underground cavern along with Jewel.
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Lady Scarab next appeared with Lady Jewel in the cells. Jewel attempted to talk to Cricket, with Scarab chiming in angrily every other sentence. Scarab was annoyed when Cricket agreed to sneak into the Jewel Hive Nest to spy on the queen. 
== Relationships==
===[[Cricket]]===
Scarab first came up in a conversation between Blue and Cricket, and ended up being deeply involved in Cricket's life. Scarab believed Cricket was smart due to Malachite's genetics, and seemed surprised when she found out the dragonet had not realized that HiveWings were descended from BeetleWings, or that Katydid was her mother. In ''[[The Hive Queen]]'', it is revealed that Scarab helped cover for Cricket's egg. Scarab often scolds Cricket, but it is unlikely that she actually has ill will toward her. In ''The Hive Queen'', she tells Cricket useful information, discussing the HiveWing bloodline and reasons why they both were immune to Wasp's mind control.


== Quotes ==
=== [[Cochineal]]===
''"Choose an establishment friendlier to SilkWings next time," -''To Luna and Blue.
Scarab said that [[Cochineal]] was a much better liar than she was, which was likely why she was chosen by their mother. According to Scarab, Cochineal's daughters and Jewel could not be mind-controlled by Wasp as they were hatched around the same time as her.


''"Maybe they weren't called SilkWings back then. ShimmerWings or Flibbertigibbets or something in the old language. I don't know. But Clearsight married one, and then another one when the first one died, and had an alarming number of dragonets with each one, and then their dragonets and their dragonets' dragonets kept going, marrying Ye Olde SilkWings or what have you, until there was enough of them to be considered their own tribe. HiveWings. Stupid menacing name, if you ask me. It was only about five hundred years go that we officially split into two separate tribes, you know. My charming great-great-grandmother was the queen who ordered no more mingling of the bloodlines. She was a nightmare." -'' To Cricket about Clearsight marrying a SilkWing.
===[[Jewel (THQ)|Jewel]]===
While Scarab is Jewel's mother, Jewel tends to find her annoying and unpredictable. Scarab often makes remarks about Jewel's attitude and how she runs her Hive as well as the care of her dragonets. In a mere conversation involving them and Cricket, Scarab made biting comments about her daughter's dragonets and irritated Jewel to the point of losing her composure several times. However, Scarab seems to truly care about Jewel, as she wanted her to be the new queen of the HiveWings and gives her advice no matter what.


''"Not according to the records. But then, if I were Clearsight, I'd tell my kids to keep that information to themselves. If you know the future, but no one else knows you know the future, you've got an advantage, see? HA! Maybe I am related to my family after all."'' - To herself/Cricket
=== [[Malachite]]===
Scarab describes him as brilliant, able to make excellent coffee, and full of exciting ideas.{{Ref|THQ|193}} He was the first dragon that ever gave her hope for the future of their tribe.{{Ref|THQ|193}} She often pretended that she did not care about him, in hopes of Wasp letting him go.{{Ref|THQ|193}}


''"True, that was also probably my great-great-grandmother's idea. Oooo, she was a horror show."'' - in response to Cricket
===[[Wasp]]===
Wasp and Lady Scarab have an intense mutual dislike for each other. Wasp threatened to kill Scarab in ''The Hive Queen'', and Scarab was once shown painting some ants eating a wasp. The wasp most likely represents Wasp, which shows Scarab's hate for her. Scarab also told Cricket that if she says "Wasp dies slowly and horribly and I'll make you my heir", meaning she wants Wasp to die. Wasp is also shown to have done terrible things to Malachite and Katydid just to spite her aunt after she found out Lady Scarab cared about Malachite. Before ''[[The Flames of Hope]]'', Scarab wanted Jewel to replace Wasp as queen. Wasp was the reason why Scarab was always alone - so that Wasp could never hurt her again.{{Ref|THQ|193}}


''"She parades him past me whenever she can, always with those hateful white eyes. I don't know if he ever gets to be himself. I haven't seen him with his own eyes since the day she took him over and summoned him to Wasp Hive."'' - about Queen Wasp mind-controlling Malachite.
==Family tree==
{{Royal HiveWing Family Tree}}


''"Katydid isn't your sister, little snail. She's your mother."'' - To Cricket, about Katydid.
==Quotes==
 
{{SingleQuote
''"Not about those dragonets of yours, you don't. Oof, they are a disaster."'' -- To Lady Jewel about her advice for [Lady Jewel's] dragonets.
|quote  = I ''said'', [...] serve them ''right now''.
 
|speaker = to Chafer
== Family Tree ==
|book    = [[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]
{{Royal HiveWing Family Tree}}
|page    = 25
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Choose an establishment friendlier to SilkWings next time.
|speaker = to Luna and Blue, about The Sugar Dream
|book    = [[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]
|page    = 26
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = A young friend of mine. She's asleep, like a sensible dragon, so take your goons and shut up and go away.
|speaker = to Wasp when asked about Katydid, who she is hiding in her mansion
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 171
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Ha. Doing your own dirty work? Doesn't sound like you, Wasp.
|speaker = to Wasp
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 173
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Not enough. I've wanted to get my claws on it for years. I assume you read it. What happens next? Say the words 'Wasp dies slowly and horribly' and I'll make you my heir.
|speaker = to Cricket, about the Book of Clearsight
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 180
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Maybe they weren't called SilkWings back then. ShimmerWings or Flibbertigibbets or something in the old language. I don't know. But Clearsight married one, and then another one when the first one died, and had an alarming number of dragonets with each one, and then their dragonets and their dragonets' dragonets kept going, marrying Ye Olde SilkWings or what have you, until there was enough of them to be considered their own tribe. HiveWings. Stupid menacing name, if you ask me. It was only about five hundred years ago that we officially split into two separate tribes, you know. My charming [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|great-great-grandmother]] was the queen who ordered no more mingling of the bloodlines. She was a nightmare.
|speaker = to Cricket, about Clearsight and the BeetleWings
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 182-183
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Not according to the records. But then, if I were Clearsight, I'd tell my kids to keep that information to themselves. If you know the future, but no one else ''knows'' you know the future, you've got an advantage, see? HA! [...] Maybe I am related to my family after all.
|speaker = to Cricket
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 184
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = One of them did. [...] She just couldn't tell anyone your were hers. I can't believe you haven't figured it out before now. [...] Katydid isn't your sister, little snail. She's your mother.
|speaker = to Cricket
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 187
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = She parades him past me whenever she can, always with those hateful white eyes. I don't know if he ever gets to be himself. I haven't seen him with his own eyes since the day she took him over and summoned him to Wasp Hive.
|speaker = to Cricket, about Malachite being controlled
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 193
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Not on your life. Those brats are very loud and I will not be tricked into dragonet-sitting. Stop distracting me and get on with interrogating this nitwit.
|speaker = to Jewel, about dragonets
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 221
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Well, this is a fine mess. NOW who's going to take down my dreadful niece? Certainly would be nice if ''I'' had a daughter willing to fight for the throne that should actually be ours.
|speaker = to Jewel and Tau, about Wasp
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 121
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = They're already infected. As soon as they hatch, Wasp will be able to see through their eyes, and then she'll find us. You can't bring them along, or you doom everyone else.
|speaker = to Jewel, about unhatched HiveWing dragonets
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 122
}}


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==  
* A scarab is a type of dung beetle that was sacred to the Ancient Egyptians. In their myths, the sunrise god Khepri was depicted as a divine dung beetle rolling the sun across the sky, like how a real dung beetle rolls balls of dung.
*Scarab owns the only telescope in Cicada Hive and does not lend it to anybody.{{Ref|TLC|160}}
**Lady Scarab may be named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campsomeris Scarab Hunter Wasp], a parasitic wasp that feeds off of scarab beetles.
*Though she never bothered correcting the stories, Scarab was rumored to be older than the Hives, and was "so powerful she could knock over a tree by breathing on it. They said she boiled SilkWings in their cocoons and ate them."{{Ref|THQ|114}}
* Lady Scarab is one of four known dragons to wear spectacles of some kind. The first is [[Thoughtful]], the third is [[Cricket]], and the fourth is [[Malachite]].
* Scarab could also be a [[SandWings|SandWing]] name.
* Since Lady Jewel (her daughter), is a cousin to Queen Wasp, that makes her the aunt to Wasp and all her sisters.
* She is one of the nine dragons known to have freckle-like markings on her scales, the others being [[Qibli]], [[Queen Thorn]], [[palm|Palm]], [[prickle|Prickle]], [[lynx|Lynx]], [[katydid|Katydid]], [[Sandfly]], and [[morpho|Morpho]].
* Lady Scarab states that Malachite "made excellent coffee," proving that coffee exists on [[Pantala]].


== Gallery ==
==Gallery==
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HiveTransparent.png|A typical HiveWing, by [[Joy Ang]]
ScarabTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
ScarabTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
HiveWing Sigil.png|HiveWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
File:F2F18D5B-BD97-4E46-89EF-604E9B77B02D.jpeg|A real scarab beetle
607C638D-D0E6-4B43-AB63-7E559145FB64.png|Lady Scarad sketch by [[User:Timberdash|Moist]]
6B405004-5E76-47BB-BB4B-07424334698C.jpeg|Self Portrait by LadyScarab
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Gallery Hider/end}}


== References ==
==References==
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"Not according to the records. But then, if I were Clearsight, I'd tell my kids to keep that information to themselves. If you know the future, but no one else knows you know the future, you've got an advantage, see? HA! [...] Maybe I am related to my family after all."
— Scarab to Cricket at her mansion, The Hive Queen

Scarab is an elderly female HiveWing royal who was introduced in The Lost Continent. She formerly served as the Minister of Education and currently resides on Pantala.

Description

Scarab is a lean, skinny, elderly HiveWing with lemon-yellow scales, black stripes on her wings, black horns, and ruby scales freckling her nose and tail.[1] She has black eyes with flickers of dark red pupils in their depths[2] and wears a pair of spectacles.[1] She has a wintry smile.[3]

Personality

Although she often makes snappy remarks on Cricket's numerous questions,[3] Scarab demonstrates great respect for all dragons; Blue describes her as "fiercely not awful."[4] She seems to take an interest in painting.[5] She is intent[6] and blunt, and is not accustomed to gentleness.[7] She does not seem to care about what other dragons think of her[8] and seemed to dislike everyone.[9]

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Lost Continent

Scarab was first introduced when Blue and Luna entered a candy store called The Sugar Dream and was unable to make up her mind as to what to purchase. When Weevil entered the store and began bullying the two SilkWings, Lady Scarab ended it, requesting that Weevil help her with a box of nectar vials. Blue noticed that Weevil called her Lady Scarab, meaning that she was really high up in HiveWing hierarchy. When the storekeeper continued to be rude to Blue and Luna, she insisted that he help them. When Chafer challenged her, she started using her special HiveWing power, referred to as "super stink powers" by Luna, and the storekeeper quickly placed their order and shuffled them out. On the way out, Scarab advised Blue and Luna to "choose an establishment friendlier to SilkWings next time."

Later, Cricket mentioned that Scarab had the only telescope in Cicada Hive, and would not lend it to anybody. Blue asked Cricket if she knew Scarab, and Cricket asked him the same question skeptically. Blue explained the scene in Sugar Dream to her and Cricket agreed with him that that sounded like her: "fiercely not awful." Blue wondered if Cricket had a special connection with Scarab, although he did not inquire further.
The Hive Queen

Scarab appeared wearing a hood when Cricket spotted her and Katydid sneaking into Cadelle's house. Katydid went inside and Scarab kept watch outside. After Katydid and Cricket had a conversation, Katydid left and was scolded by Scarab, who was irritated about the fact Katydid took so long.

Scarab refused to open her door when Queen Wasp, who was controlling a HiveWing soldier at the time, demanded to enter the mansion to get Katydid, believing her to be "the traitor [she's] looking for" (Cricket). Wasp attempted to threaten her, but Scarab threw the door open, furious, then angrily told Wasp that Katydid was innocent and that she should have left her alone, and said that Katydid had not done Wasp any harm. Cricket realized that Wasp is unable to control Scarab. Scarab continued to resist until Katydid appeared at the door to hand herself over to Wasp, but Wasp said that she was familiar, but not the dragon she was looking for. Wasp guessed that Katydid was in some way related to her "missing friend." Wasp took over Katydid as well and left as Scarab retreated furiously back into her mansion.

Cricket knocked on a side door of the mansion, and Scarab eventually let the younger HiveWing into her home. Scarab demanded to know if Cricket had the Book, to which Cricket replied that her friend had it and asked Scarab what she knew about the Book. Scarab admitted she did not know much about it and had wanted to get ahold of it for years, and asked Cricket if Wasp's slow and horrible death was in there. Cricket said no; that the power of the Book was a lie and there were no more predictions in it. Scarab mused that there was not a HiveWing queen succession line in the Book either. She asked Cricket why she was not hiding "in some distant corner of the continent." Cricket did not answer this and instead told Scarab that she had questions, and asked why Wasp could not control either of the two, but Lady Scarab said she did not know. Cricket asked how she does not know, but Scarab said that "nobody knows why Wasp can do what she does" and that "no other dragon has ever done it before."

Cricket doubted that there was no other dragon in history with the ability and asked Scarab if she was sure, and Scarab replied by saying she was sure, adding that she had history books about centuries ago and that while she has traced back the family trees as far out as she could, she did not find a HiveWing that was able to control others' minds. She stated that it certainly did not come from Clearsight's multiple husbands and revealed that HiveWings are related to SilkWings due to the generations following Clearsight's dragonets marrying dragons from an extinct tribe long ago; they were officially split into two tribes merely about 500 years ago. Cricket asked if any of Clearsight's children inherited the power to see the future, but Scarab said there were none, according to the historical records. Cricket asked again why the mind control did not work on her and on Scarab and asked if there was anything the two of them had in common and if there was anyone else free of it. Scarab replied by saying that Wasp's sisters and Jewel were free of it, though Wasp had threatened the latter with the mind-control a few times. Cricket then asked if she knew anything about a home for old dragons in Tsetse Hive and if they were kept there because Wasp was unable to control them. Scarab said she did not know anything about that and mentioned that all of her friends "went funny" before dying like the dragon Cricket saw being surrounded by HiveWings when she was two years old. Cricket suggested that Wasp's power was still getting stronger, but Scarab brushed it off, saying that HiveWing powers "don't wander in fifty years later." Cricket asked why it did not work on the two yet again and suggested that maybe she was half SilkWing. Scarab denied it and said that Cricket is a pure HiveWing and that her true mother is Katydid.

Cricket then asked how Katydid kept this a secret, and Scarab replied by saying that Katydid eventually crept her egg into the Cicada Hive Nest and Cadelle reluctantly agreed to pretend that the egg was hers, hinting that she had helped with the compromise and the official records. Cricket asked if Scarab knew her father, to which she replied that Wasp forbade his marriage to Katydid and took him away before he knew Cricket existed, and currently works for Wasp. Cricket realized that the reason why Scarab had no servants was so no one she cared about could get hurt by the queen.

Scarab appeared with Jewel in the cells. Jewel attempted to talk to Cricket, with Scarab scolding Cricket for losing her best paintbrush and Jewel chiming in angrily every other sentence. Scarab was annoyed when Cricket agreed to sneak into the Jewel Hive Nest to spy on the queen.
The Dangerous Gift
Scarab was briefly seen in a vision by Snowfall. She, Cinnabar, Tau, and Jewel discussed evacuating the SilkWings and she suggested not bringing the HiveWing eggs with them. Wasp said that Scarab had disappeared with the rest of the SilkWings in Jewel Hive. Wasp also threatened Jewel and Scarab saying that she should have killed them a long time ago.
The Flames of Hope
Scarab was mentioned to be in the underground cavern along with Jewel.

Relationships

Cricket

Scarab first came up in a conversation between Blue and Cricket, and ended up being deeply involved in Cricket's life. Scarab believed Cricket was smart due to Malachite's genetics, and seemed surprised when she found out the dragonet had not realized that HiveWings were descended from BeetleWings, or that Katydid was her mother. In The Hive Queen, it is revealed that Scarab helped cover for Cricket's egg. Scarab often scolds Cricket, but it is unlikely that she actually has ill will toward her. In The Hive Queen, she tells Cricket useful information, discussing the HiveWing bloodline and reasons why they both were immune to Wasp's mind control.

Cochineal

Scarab said that Cochineal was a much better liar than she was, which was likely why she was chosen by their mother. According to Scarab, Cochineal's daughters and Jewel could not be mind-controlled by Wasp as they were hatched around the same time as her.

Jewel

While Scarab is Jewel's mother, Jewel tends to find her annoying and unpredictable. Scarab often makes remarks about Jewel's attitude and how she runs her Hive as well as the care of her dragonets. In a mere conversation involving them and Cricket, Scarab made biting comments about her daughter's dragonets and irritated Jewel to the point of losing her composure several times. However, Scarab seems to truly care about Jewel, as she wanted her to be the new queen of the HiveWings and gives her advice no matter what.

Malachite

Scarab describes him as brilliant, able to make excellent coffee, and full of exciting ideas.[10] He was the first dragon that ever gave her hope for the future of their tribe.[10] She often pretended that she did not care about him, in hopes of Wasp letting him go.[10]

Wasp

Wasp and Lady Scarab have an intense mutual dislike for each other. Wasp threatened to kill Scarab in The Hive Queen, and Scarab was once shown painting some ants eating a wasp. The wasp most likely represents Wasp, which shows Scarab's hate for her. Scarab also told Cricket that if she says "Wasp dies slowly and horribly and I'll make you my heir", meaning she wants Wasp to die. Wasp is also shown to have done terrible things to Malachite and Katydid just to spite her aunt after she found out Lady Scarab cared about Malachite. Before The Flames of Hope, Scarab wanted Jewel to replace Wasp as queen. Wasp was the reason why Scarab was always alone - so that Wasp could never hurt her again.[10]

Family tree

CicadaUnknown
Several Generations
UnknownCochinealScarabUnknown
BloodwormCicadaHornetMantisJewelUnknown
TsetseVinegaroonWaspYellowjacketUnnamed Dragons


Quotes

"I said, [...] serve them right now."
― to Chafer (The Lost Continent, page 25)
"Choose an establishment friendlier to SilkWings next time."
― to Luna and Blue, about The Sugar Dream (The Lost Continent, page 26)
"A young friend of mine. She's asleep, like a sensible dragon, so take your goons and shut up and go away."
― to Wasp when asked about Katydid, who she is hiding in her mansion (The Hive Queen, page 171)
"Ha. Doing your own dirty work? Doesn't sound like you, Wasp."
― to Wasp (The Hive Queen, page 173)
"Not enough. I've wanted to get my claws on it for years. I assume you read it. What happens next? Say the words 'Wasp dies slowly and horribly' and I'll make you my heir."
― to Cricket, about the Book of Clearsight (The Hive Queen, page 180)
"Maybe they weren't called SilkWings back then. ShimmerWings or Flibbertigibbets or something in the old language. I don't know. But Clearsight married one, and then another one when the first one died, and had an alarming number of dragonets with each one, and then their dragonets and their dragonets' dragonets kept going, marrying Ye Olde SilkWings or what have you, until there was enough of them to be considered their own tribe. HiveWings. Stupid menacing name, if you ask me. It was only about five hundred years ago that we officially split into two separate tribes, you know. My charming great-great-grandmother was the queen who ordered no more mingling of the bloodlines. She was a nightmare."
― to Cricket, about Clearsight and the BeetleWings (The Hive Queen, page 182-183)
"Not according to the records. But then, if I were Clearsight, I'd tell my kids to keep that information to themselves. If you know the future, but no one else knows you know the future, you've got an advantage, see? HA! [...] Maybe I am related to my family after all."
― to Cricket (The Hive Queen, page 184)
"One of them did. [...] She just couldn't tell anyone your were hers. I can't believe you haven't figured it out before now. [...] Katydid isn't your sister, little snail. She's your mother."
― to Cricket (The Hive Queen, page 187)
"She parades him past me whenever she can, always with those hateful white eyes. I don't know if he ever gets to be himself. I haven't seen him with his own eyes since the day she took him over and summoned him to Wasp Hive."
― to Cricket, about Malachite being controlled (The Hive Queen, page 193)
"Not on your life. Those brats are very loud and I will not be tricked into dragonet-sitting. Stop distracting me and get on with interrogating this nitwit."
― to Jewel, about dragonets (The Hive Queen, page 221)
"Well, this is a fine mess. NOW who's going to take down my dreadful niece? Certainly would be nice if I had a daughter willing to fight for the throne that should actually be ours."
― to Jewel and Tau, about Wasp (The Dangerous Gift, page 121)
"They're already infected. As soon as they hatch, Wasp will be able to see through their eyes, and then she'll find us. You can't bring them along, or you doom everyone else."
― to Jewel, about unhatched HiveWing dragonets (The Dangerous Gift, page 122)

Trivia

  • Scarab owns the only telescope in Cicada Hive and does not lend it to anybody.[4]
  • Though she never bothered correcting the stories, Scarab was rumored to be older than the Hives, and was "so powerful she could knock over a tree by breathing on it. They said she boiled SilkWings in their cocoons and ate them."[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lost Continent, page 19
  2. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 180
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Hive Queen, page 115
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Lost Continent, page 160
  5. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 181
  6. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 120
  7. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 122
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Hive Queen, page 114
  9. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 177
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 The Hive Queen, page 193


HiveWings
Queens

Present: Cochineal • Jewel • Wasp
Historical: Cicada

Royalty

Bloodworm • Cicada • Hornet • Mantis • Scarab • Tsetse • Vinegaroon • Yellowjacket

Other Dragons

Aphid • Bombardier • Bumblebee • Cadelle • Carabid • Chafer • Cricket • Dragonfly • Earthworm • Earwig • Inchworm • Grasshopper • Hawker • Glowworm • Katydid • Librarian • Lubber • Malachite • Midge • Pinacate • Rootworm • Sandfly • Treehopper • Weevil

Kingdom

Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive

Society

Book of Clearsight • Tree Wars


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