Ground Scaravich (グランド・スカラビッチ) is a Maverick from the X era, appearing as one of the main bosses in Mega Man X6. He is a rock-themed Reploid based on a dung beetle, who attacks by rolling giant, spherical stones. He is an illegal treasure hunter who is now part of the Nightmare Investigators.
Ground Scaravich debuted in Mega Man X6 as one of the eight Mavericks on the Stage Select screen. He serves as the boss of the Central Museum, observing the Nightmare Random. It is unclear if he was built by Gate, but he at least made a deal with him to share his illicit research in exchange for legal protection. Scaravich's time ran out when Alia witnessed him enter the forbidden ruins where X was discovered, forcing her to give the order for his execution. However, he was later resurrected by Gate to serve as a Nightmare Investigator.[1]
Ground Scaravich rolls across the stage with spherical rocks increasing in size, only stopping to attack. Defeating Scaravich grants Ground Dash to X and Sentsuizan to Zero. His weakness is the Yammar Option from Commander Yammark, which briefly stuns him. A boss attack rematch with Ground Scaravich later occurs in the ?????? stage.
A treasure hunter who had been tampering with ruins all over, earning him the attention of the Maverick Hunters. He collects past data from ancient ruins. Recently, it seems that he had been secretly investigating a forbidden location.[JP]
"Ground Scaravich. An ex-treasure hunter. He was devoted to the research on an ancient site. He also had lots of research data on ancient robots. Gate took care of Scaravich in exchange for the ancient data. Gate improved his knowledge from him. Then Gate had him go to a forbidden area. It was the place you were both discovered. I saw Scaravich enter the place... I felt bad, but I disposed him. Gate didn't seem to care... I didn't want to remember this..." - Alia
A treasure hunter specializing in ruins and ancient robots. He made a deal with Gate for protection from authorities in exchange for academic data, and became his subordinate.[JP]
This enterprising treasure hunter has been under investigation by the Maverick Hunters for breaking into precious ancient ruins in search for loot. He collects data from the ancient artifacts he finds, and recently has been making secret incursions into a certain forbidden area.
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Developer Commentary
"I guess it's because we had made it to the sixth title in the series, but we got into some pretty unusual themes for our boss characters, like scarabs and water fleas. From a designer's perspective, it seemed like a fun idea." - (Haruki Suetsugu)[2]
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Japanese
Ground Scaravich (グランド・スカラビッチ)
"Scaravich" is derived from Scarabaeidae, the family to which dung beetles belong, given the "-vich" suffix used in Russian surnames.
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