Farscape character
Scorpius
Title	None
Homeworld	None, Scarran laboratory
Race	Sebacean/Scarran hybrid
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Peacekeepers
Portrayer	Wayne Pygram

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Played by Wayne Pygram, he is the half-Sebacean, half-Scarran scientist and Peacekeeper who pursues John Crichton for the secrets of wormhole technology locked in John Crichton's unconscious mind. Wayne Pygram (born October 13, 1959 in Cootamundra, New South Wales) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape (2001 — 2003). ... Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun The Sebaceans are a fictional alien race from the Farscape universe. ... War Minister Akhna, a female Scarran The Scarrans are a fictional alien race from the Farscape universe. ... John Robert Crichton, Jr. ... 3D analogy to a wormhole. ...

Physical attributes

Scorpius' body is shaped more like a Sebacean/humanoid than a Scarran, except for his grey, lizard-like skin. He is much stronger than a Sebacean, but is rarely physically violent. His unique heritage gives him the ability to see different light/heat spectrums than most humanoids, enabling him to distinguish a species unique energy signature on sight. This allows Scorpius to not only determine a subject's race, but even tell when someone is lying. Scorpius has a highly-trained mind, enabling him to resist torture and the Scarran heat-based mind probes.

Since he is a Sebacean/Scarran hybrid, he at once suffers from the Sebacean inability to regulate body temperature under extreme heat and the higher body temperatures imposed by his Scarran heritage. This makes for an unhealthy combination, one that Scorpius compensates for through the use of sophisticated equipment built into his heat dissipating costume. This even includes an automated coolant rod device imbedded deep inside his skull and, presumably, his brain. The rods have a limited life span and must be replaced sporadically depending on Scorpius' activity level. They may overheat quickly if he overexerts himself for too long a time. If Scorpius body temperature rises too high, the coolant rod will be automatically ejected from his skull for replacement. He usually needs help from others to accomplish this.

Character traits

He prides himself on his patience and his intellect. Scorpius is a character willing to do absolutely anything to achieve his goals, which he is very honest about when it suits him. He will (and does over the course of the series) lie, kill in cold blood, order the deaths of multitudes, torture innocents, and sacrifice those close to him in order to get what he wants. He is also willing to aid his enemies or humiliate himself if it will further his goals. He has returned from supposedly fatal situations more than once, which he credits to his "foresight and preparation." He manipulates others to do his work but does much on his own; his obsession with Crichton and his wormhole secrets is proof of that. He is highly educated, very intelligent, and extremely clever. Only he knows how deep his schemes run, and, while he claims his main desire is to eliminate the Scarran threat, protagonist John Crichton is loathe to ever trust him.

His rank is never mentioned, and it is assumed that he does not officially hold one. Wayne Pygram seemed to confirm this during an interview on the Farscape DVD set, and Dominar Rygel XVI once claimed that he was "higher even than a captain" ("I-Yensch, You-Yensch"). His authority is not absolute, however, as Commandant Mele-On Grayza informed him when she superceded it. He does have the authority to command a research base, a command carrier, and even a fleet of command carriers. Since he has commanded a fleet of craft, he may hold the equivalent authority of a low ranking admiral or Fleet Captain (similar to that held by Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation on several occasions), allowing him sepcial privileges in command situations. During Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Scorpius was seen commanding much larger fleets, so his rank would most likely be equivalent to vice admiral or full admiral at this time. Officially Peacekeeper ranks at this level have never been established, so the specifics are conjectural. Dominar Rygel XVI (called simply Rygel) is a fictional character and one of two regular puppet characters on the television science fiction series Farscape. ... Mele-on Grayza is a fictional character from the television series Farscape, played by Rebecca Riggs. ... Fleet Captain is a rare military title that may be bestowed upon senior naval captains for a variety of reasons, the most common of which is to temporarly take command of more than one vessel. ... Jean-Luc Picard is a character in Star Trek, the commanding officer (having the rank of Captain) of the USS Enterprise-D and the USS Enterprise-E. He was played by English actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and resulting films. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...

Character development

Season 1

In his first appearance on the show, he is portrayed as a walking lie detector. Within seconds of seeing Crichton for the first time, Scorpius identifies him as an imposter (of a Sebacean captain) and has him arrested. While holding Crichton captive, Scorpius probes John's mind with a Peacekeeper device called an Aurora Chair. During the interrogation Scorpius discovers (as does John) that a race of alien beings called Ancients planted knowledge regarding wormhole technology in John's head, gifting him with the ability to effectively research and develop such technology in order to take himself home to Earth. Scorpius then becomes determined to wrest that knowledge from John's mind. Meanwhile, Scorpius takes control of the command carrier formerly captained by Bialar Crais. John manages to escape Scorpius with the help of his friends, leading into Season 2 where the crew of Moya are on the run from Scorpius. John Crichton in the Aurora Chair The Aurora Chair is a fictional torture and interrogation device used by the Peacekeepers on the science fiction television show Farscape. ... Bialar Crais is a fictional character in the television science fiction series Farscape. ... Moya is a character/spacecraft in the Farscape universe. ...

Season 2

Soon John Crichton is seeing visions of Scorpius, often in absurd contexts. Slowly it is revealed that Scorpius placed a neural chip with a clone of his own mind into Crichton's brain to get the secrets of wormhole technology from his subconscious. This neural clone appeared in visions only Crichton could see, and could sometimes influence Crichton's behavior. Crichton nicknamed the clone "Harvey" after the imaginary giant rabbit Jimmy Stewart talked to in the film of the same name. Whereas Scorpius is quietly menacing throughout the series, Harvey soon becomes clownish at times, appearing in humorous scenes based on Crichton's memories and fantasies. Harvey has multiple goals: firstly, to find a way to acquire the wormhole knowledge lodged in John's brain; secondly, to safeguard John's life to keep safe the knowledge he holds. Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ... Harvey is a 1950film starring Jimmy Stewart. ... Harvey is a fictional character on the science fiction television show Farscape. ...

From the appearances of Scorpius throughout Season 2, it becomes apparent that Scorpius' goal for weaponizing wormholes is not for galactic domination, but rather for survival in the face of a rising Scarran empire. He appears to genuinely care about Sebaceans and doesn't want them exterminated.

Season 3

Scorpius has removed the neural chip from John's brain and now possesses enough information to greatly advance his own research. Due to some form of "neural bleed," Harvey remains in John's mind, but is unable to control him to the same degree as before now that the chip is gone. John also begins research of his own in earnest. It is revealed that Scorpius' reasons for hating Scarrans are very personal: he is the product of a Sebacean colonist woman who was raped by the Scarrans who captured her. Scorpius grew up on a Scarran Dreadnought, taught every day that his Sebacean half was weak and needed to be conquered. Failure in any way resulted in torture. To escape, he killed the Scarran woman who was his teacher and jailer and defected to the Peacekeepers.

At the end of Season 3, John manages to lie to Scorpius (with the help of Harvey) in spite of the half-breed's ability to detect when someone is lying. Crichton tells him that he finally wants to help in his wormhole research. During a test of a wormhole John betrays Scorpius, and the former Captain Crais has the command carrier blown up with the aid of his Leviathan gunship Talyn. In the fictional Farscape universe, Talyn is a Peacekeeper/Leviathan hybrid gunship, a living spaceship that is the progeny of the Leviathan Moya. ...

With his ship gone, and having disobeyed Peacekeeper High Command (by continuing his research), vengeance against the Scarrans seems an unlikely prospect for Scorpius.

Season 4

Captured and humiliated by Commandant Grayza, and later imprisoned by Moya's crew, it is shown that Scorpius will endure almost anything to achieve his goals. He even allies himself with Moya's crew to protect the wormhole secret's in Crichton's brain and to convince him to help Scorpius resume their earlier research. Scorpius also crafted a device to give John freedom from the shadow of Harvey in his mind. But this later turns out to be another deception. Commandant Mele-on Grayza is a fictional character from the television series Farscape, played by Rebecca Riggs. ...

Harvey resurfaces when John leaves Scorpius behind to die at the hands of Scarrans. Scorpius' device did not erase Harvey, but instead, insured his loyalty would be to Scorpius rather than Crichton. Harvey's stated purpose was to ensure the survival of Scorpius by influencing John. Harvey also claimed that he had reported to Scorpius on Crichton's wormhole knowledge through unclear means, but later, Scorpius indicated that his was untrue.

However, during a pitched battle at the beginning of the Peacekeeper Wars, Scorpius was somehow able to sense John's reappearance. This suggested that some form of telepathy may be at work between him and Harvey. There is no indication that Scorpius could read Crichton's thoughts, however, so the extent of this connection remains unclear.