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	'''Scorpius''' is a fictional character from the television series ''[[Farscape]]'', who was played by Wayne Pygram.		'''Scorpius''' is a fictional character from the television series ''[[Farscape]]'', who was played by Wayne Pygram.

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'''Scorpius''' is a fictional character from the television series ''[[Farscape]]'', who was played by Wayne Pygram.

He is a Scarran-[[Sebacean]] hybrid and a [[Peacekeepers (Farscape)|Peacekeeper]], who first appeared in the season 1 episode, "[[Nerve (Farscape episode)|Nerve]]".

Because of his unique physiology -- the heat-generating Scarran and heat-vulnerable Sebacean halves of his heritage don't mix well at all -- Scorpius requires a special, customised coolant suit to keep alive, and he must periodically replace the coolant rods that keep his brain from overheating.

Scorpius's rank in Peacekeeper hierarchy is never stated, but it is sufficiently high to place him in command of entire research operations, and above the rank of captain. As a hybrid rather than a pure Sebacean, it is also possible that he operates outside the normal hierarchy of the Peacekeepers.

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His mother was a [[Sebacean]] colonist who was captured by Scarrans and [[rape]]d as part of a breeding [[Incubator (Farscape episode)|experiment]]. She died as a result of the pregnancy. A young Scorpius escaped the Scarrans and joined the Peacekeepers in order to be able to pursue his vendetta against the Scarrans.

As the commander of a secret Gammak base, Scorpius conducted research on [[wormhole]] technology, in the hope of using it as a weapon against the Scarrans.

When [[John Crichton]] infiltrated the Gammak base to find medical supplies vital to [[Aeryn Sun]]'s survival, Scorpius immediately detected him as an intruder. When he discovered that Crichton possessed knowledge about wormholes, Scorpius [[torture]]d him in an attempt to extract those [[The Hidden Memory|memories]].

Although Crichton escaped when a recovered Aeryn came to his rescue, Scorpius had implanted him with a chip containing a [[neural clone]] of Scorpius's personality, which continued to try to obtain Crichton's wormhole knowledge, and foiled his later attempts of Scorpius's life.

Scorpius replaced [[Bialar Crais]] as the chief [[antagonist]] in ''[[Farscape]]'' throughout seasons 2 and 3, until he was supplanted by [[Mele-On Grayza]] in season 4, at which point he became a reluctant ally to the crew of [[Moya]], via an intercession by [[Aeryn Sun]], who required Scorpius's help to survive [[Sebacean]] heat delirium.

In season 4, while on board [[Moya]], Scorpius developed a relationship with [[Sikozu]].

In [[The Peacekeeper Wars]], Scorpius finally saw the effects of wormhole weapons, which were so devastating that he begged Crichton to stop them.

== Subtext and themes ==

Scorpius's relationship to his Peacekeeper subordinate, [[Miklo Braca]], was tinted with [[slash]]y subtext. Although Braca collaborated with [[Mele-On Grayza]]'s torture and humiliation of Scorpius, it was implied that Braca remained loyal to Scorpius. In "[[Kansas (Farscape episode)|Kansas]]", Scorpius kissed Braca on the forehead to express his gratitude.

Crichton compared their relationship to that of Mr. Burns and Smithers, from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (in which Smithers has an unrequited crush on Mr. Burns, his boss), and certain scenes implied Braca's jealousy at Sikozu's relationship with Scorpius.

Scorpius's relentless pursuit of Crichton has also been the source of a lot of subtext, often recognised by Crichton himself in some of his dialogue.

From "[[Liars, Guns and Money, Part 1: A Not So Simple Plan]]":
:'''SCORPIUS:''' Insert the rod! Insert it! Insert it, insert it, insert it, insert it... Insert the rod... John...
:'''CRICHTON:''' (laughing weakly) You're really not my type.

From "[[Into the Lion's Den, Part 1: Lambs to the Slaughter]]":
:'''CRICHTON:''' Why are you bitchin' at me like we're married, Scorpy-Sue?"

Aside from [[Sikozu]], Scorpius's other canonical sexual relationship was with Natira, who appeared in the "Liars, Guns and Money" episode trilogy.

Scorpius's status as a Scarran-Sebacean hybrid also carries some racial themes. His mixed background made him the object of racial or species-supremacist and [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] animosity, which was somewhat mitigated by the protection contingent to his high rank among the Peacekeepers.

Although Scorpius was Crichton's nemesis for much of the series, and generally therefore considered a villain, and he indisputably demonstrated ruthless and bloody methods of achieving his ends, Scorpius's character was portrayed as too complex to be shown as simply evil for evil's sake, but rather evil as a result of an all-conquering obsession and hate derived from suffering.

The research into wormhole technology which Scorpius conducted led the series into an exploration of the ethics of military applications of science.

== See also ==
*[[Harvey (Fascape)|Harvey]]

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius_%28Farscape%29 Wikipedia entry]
* [http://www.scifi.com/farscape/characters/scorpius.html Scorpius info on Sci-Fi.com's Farscape site]

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