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The Queen of the Scorpions, Skorpius, dwells deep within the caverns below Mount Olympus.
History
She has Onyx crystals infused into parts of her exoskeleton, which can only be broken with the Nemean Cestus or the Blade of Olympus. Shattering the onyx crystals around the beast's legs cripples it, allowing Kratos to inflict further damage to the head. As Kratos fights Skorpius, he must also fend off her brood that swarm in to defend their Queen. An important point to note in the Skorpius fight is that Kratos should avoid getting surrounded by the scorpion broods as much as possible. If the player uses mainly the Triumphant Labor combo (the square, square, square combo of the Nemean Cestus) to attack the Skorpius, it is also important to note that Kratos does a dash in the final attack in the combo. The player can use this final dash to charge out of the swarm of little scorpions. Alternatively, if the player is able to align the little scorpions in the same direction, Kratos can use the dash to attack multiple little scorpions at the same time. As Kratos attacks Skorpius with the Nemean Cestus, he kills her by grabbing her own stinger, pulling it straight through her head. After she has been crystallized by her own stinger, Kratos destroyed her frozen remains to retrieve Boreas' Icestorm.
Skorpius Spawn
Skorpius Spawn
Skorpius Spawn are enemies in God of War III. They are the countless offspring of the monstrous scorpion known as Skorpius. Kratos encounters these foes deep within the Labyrinth below Mount Olympus, where they will attack him in large numbers, and with unrelenting ferocity. They resemble small, pale versions of Skorpius, but lack the Onyx armor on their limbs and back. The best way of defeating these foes is to use attacks that have a wide, sweeping effect, or do large area damage. Another very effective, although somewhat more time-consuming method, is to keep on spamming the circle button to continuously grab them, since Kratos is invulnerable during the grab-kill animation. This is effective even if Kratos is surrounded by a large number of these foes.
These foes can actually be quite useful, in that killing them will almost always reward Kratos with Green Orbs. Since grabbing them gives Kratos an instant kill and two more hits on his combo meter-and given their tendency to attack in huge swarms-they are also an excellent source of combos and Red Orbs.
Trivia
- It is possible that she is the scorpion that Apollo sent to kill Orion.
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