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{{Quote|Empathy towards Scars is foolhardy, for their primary concern isn't domination or survival, but mindless, thoughtless consumption. They're a scourge, a plague upon this world.|[[Hanni Blythe]]|Anthem}}
  
{{Quote|Empathy towards Scars is foolhardy, for their primary concern isn't domination or survival, but mindless, thoughtless consumption. They're a scourge, a plague upon this world.|[[Hanni Blythe]]|Anthem}}
 
[[File:Scar.jpg|thumb|A Scar]]
  
[[File:Scar.jpg|thumb|A Scar]]
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Scars are a colonial swarm of insects that mimics the dominant life-form in an area.{{fact}} "Created by chaos,"<ref name = "The Five"/> the Scars are a relentless<ref name = "19Mins">[http://au.ign.com/videos/2018/07/05/19-minutes-of-anthem-gameplay-with-developer-commentary-in-4k IGN - 19 MINUTES OF ANTHEM GAMEPLAY (WITH DEVELOPER COMMENTARY) IN 4K]</ref> invasive force, not native to the [[world]] that [[human]]ity calls home.<ref name = "NewFrontier">[https://www.gameinformer.com/feature/anthem/flying-to-a-new-frontier Game Informer - Flying to a New Frontier: How Anthem Explores a Different Kind of Story]</ref>
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Scars are a colonial swarm of insects that mimics the dominant life-form in an area.{{fact}} "Created by chaos,"<ref name = "The Five"/> the Scars are a relentless<ref name = "19Mins">[http://au.ign.com/videos/2018/07/05/19-minutes-of-anthem-gameplay-with-developer-commentary-in-4k IGN - 19 MINUTES OF ANTHEM GAMEPLAY (WITH DEVELOPER COMMENTARY) IN 4K]</ref> invasive force, not native to [[Coda]] <ref name = "NewFrontier">[https://www.gameinformer.com/feature/anthem/flying-to-a-new-frontier Game Informer - Flying to a New Frontier: How Anthem Explores a Different Kind of Story]</ref>. They are a completely utilitarian beings who gather scraps and objects from about anything and attach it to themselves.
   
 
Scars can deploy via red portals hovering above the ground, appearing in flashes of light.<ref name="ParisGames">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJxk3Rs9PY YouTube - ANTHEM - 25 Minutes of New Gameplay Walkthrough (Paris Games Week 2018)]</ref> While not technically alien, they aren't human either,<ref name="Spills">[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/anthem-executive-producer-spills-plenty-of-new-det/1100-6460019/ GameSpot - Anthem Executive Producer Spills Plenty Of New Details About The Game]</ref> and can't even be considered to be humanoid<ref name="BiggestQuestions">[http://au.ign.com/videos/2018/07/06/anthem-ama-bioware-answers-your-biggest-questions IGN - ANTHEM AMA: BIOWARE ANSWERS YOUR BIGGEST QUESTIONS]</ref> (in actual fact, they're insectoid). However, they did try to emulate humans in taking the form they did.<ref name="The Five">[https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/latest-anthem-news-wrapup-september-2018 Electronic Arts - THE FIVE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS ABOUT ANTHEM FROM PAX WEST 2018]</ref> They appear to converse in a guttural language.<ref name="19Mins" /> Scars are functionally immortal. When their physical form is destroyed, their "soul", or essence, returns to the hive to be recycled. The "soul" is treated like a resource and salvaged to form a new body. This means that no scar is ever permanently eliminated.<ref>''[[Anthem: A New Verse: Issue 1]]''</ref>
  
Scars can deploy via red portals hovering above the ground, appearing in flashes of light.<ref name="ParisGames">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJxk3Rs9PY YouTube - ANTHEM - 25 Minutes of New Gameplay Walkthrough (Paris Games Week 2018)]</ref> While not technically alien, they aren't human either,<ref name="Spills">[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/anthem-executive-producer-spills-plenty-of-new-det/1100-6460019/ GameSpot - Anthem Executive Producer Spills Plenty Of New Details About The Game]</ref> and can't even be considered to be humanoid<ref name="BiggestQuestions">[http://au.ign.com/videos/2018/07/06/anthem-ama-bioware-answers-your-biggest-questions IGN - ANTHEM AMA: BIOWARE ANSWERS YOUR BIGGEST QUESTIONS]</ref> (in actual fact, they're insectoid). However, they did try to emulate humans in taking the form they did.<ref name="The Five">[https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/latest-anthem-news-wrapup-september-2018 Electronic Arts - THE FIVE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS ABOUT ANTHEM FROM PAX WEST 2018]</ref> They appear to converse in a guttural language.<ref name="19Mins" /> Scars are functionally immortal. When their physical form is destroyed, their "soul", or essence, returns to the hive to be recycled. The "soul" is treated like a resource and salvaged to form a new body. This means that no scar is ever permanently eliminated.<ref>''[[Anthem: A New Verse: Issue 1]]''</ref>
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Scars arrived on the world via [[Shaper]] technology,<ref name = "BiggestQuestions"/> with whom they have a mysterious connection.<ref name = "4Minutes"/> This was via a [[cataclysm]] in [[413 LV]]. At the time, [[Freelancers]] defeated a large, vicious creature none of them recognized. Later, unknown to Freelancers, the Scars regrouped and changed their mimicry to appear human. Scars then hijacked [[Strider]]s cobbled together technology from scrap, and searched for Shaper relics. Inventive scavengers, they left nothing behind.{{fact}}
  
Scars arrived on the world via [[Shaper]] technology,<ref name = "BiggestQuestions"/> with whom they have a mysterious connection.<ref name = "4Minutes"/> This was via a [[cataclysm]] in [[413 LV]]. At the time, [[Freelancers]] defeated a large, vicious creature none of them recognized. Later, unknown to Freelancers, the Scars regrouped and changed their mimicry to appear human. Scars then hijacked [[Strider]]s cobbled together technology from scrap, and searched for Shaper relics. Inventive scavengers, they left nothing behind.{{fact}}
   
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The Scars made their first organized assault on a human settlement in the [[Battle for the Crop Terraces]]. [[Antium]] won the battle, but at heavy cost. After the hard-won victory, it was decreed that the Scar population must never be allowed to grow that large again, and so "bug-hunts" became a necessary and dangerous practice for Freelancers in the area.{{fact}} However, the Freelancers were reduced in number after the disaster at the [[Heart of Rage]], and with their numbers reduced, the Scars were able to grow in number. They spread to [[Lakeshore]], occupying the mine and destroying the water system in the area. Scar scouts were once again an everyday occurrence, making travel more dangerous than ever.<ref>''[[Anthem]]'', ''[[Blackshore]]''</ref> The Scars remain in conflict with the Freelancers,<ref name="4Minutes">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TrdCtCkghg YouTube - 4 Minutes of Anthem Open World Co-Op Exploration Gameplay - E3 2018]</ref> as they are trying to retrieve Shaper technology (an action the Freelancers are opposed to).<ref name="NewFrontier" />
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The Scars made their first organized assault on a human settlement in the [[Battle for the Crop Terraces]]. [[Antium]] won the battle, but at heavy cost. After the hard-won victory, it was decreed that the Scar population must never be allowed to grow that large again, and so "bug-hunts" became a necessary and dangerous practice for Freelancers in the area.{{fact}} However, the Freelancers were reduced in number after the disaster at the [[Heart of Rage]], and with their numbers reduced, the Scars were able to grow in number. They spread to Lakeshore, occupying the mine and destroying the water system in the area. Scar scouts were once again an everyday occurrence, making travel more dangerous than ever.<ref>''[[Anthem]]'', ''[[Blackshore]]''</ref> The Scars remain in conflict with the Freelancers,<ref name="4Minutes">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TrdCtCkghg YouTube - 4 Minutes of Anthem Open World Co-Op Exploration Gameplay - E3 2018]</ref> as they are trying to retrieve Shaper technology (an action the Freelancers are opposed to).<ref name="NewFrontier" />
   
 
==Types==
  
==Types==
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*[[Escari]]
  
*[[Escari]]
 
*[[Destroyer]]
  
*[[Destroyer]]
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**Elite Destroyer
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**Legendary Destroyer
 
*[[Hunter]]
  
*[[Hunter]]
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**Elite Hunter
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**Legendary Hunter
 
*[[Scout (Enemy)|Scout]]
  
*[[Scout (Enemy)|Scout]]
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**Elite Scout
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**[[Legendary scout]]
  
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**Legendary Scout
 
*[[Scrapper]]
  
*[[Scrapper]]
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**[[Elite scrapper]]
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**Elite Scrapper
   
 
===Equipment===
  
===Equipment===
 
*[[Enforcer]]
  
*[[Enforcer]]
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**[[Elite enforcer]]
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**Elite Enforcer
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**[[Legendary enforcer]]
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**Legendary Enforcer
 
*[[Luminary]]
  
*[[Luminary]]
 
*[[Scar turret]]
  
*[[Scar turret]]
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*[[Gatekeeper]]
  
*[[Gatekeeper]]
 
*[[Junkmaw]]
  
*[[Junkmaw]]
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*The Gatekeeper
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*Steel Cutter
  
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*[[Scar Infestation|Rot Scar]]
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*[[Scar Infestation|Blight Scar]]
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*[[Scar Infestation|Corruption Scar]]
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*Rust Reaver
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*[[Scelos]]
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*[[Occixus the Countless]]
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
* From a gameplay standpoint, the Scars are the "baseline enemies" of ''[[Anthem]]''.<ref name="BiggestQuestions" /> Their motivations and reason for battling the Freelancers will be revealed over the course of the game.<ref name="The Five" />
  
* From a gameplay standpoint, the Scars are the "baseline enemies" of ''[[Anthem]]''.<ref name="BiggestQuestions" /> Their motivations and reason for battling the Freelancers will be revealed over the course of the game.<ref name="The Five" />
 
* Scars are the only non-human faction capable of piloting a Javelin, the [[Colossus]]-class [[Enforcer]].
  
* Scars are the only non-human faction capable of piloting a Javelin, the [[Colossus]]-class [[Enforcer]].
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* In the entire game, only Occixus the Countless is heard talking. All other scars make noises.
   
 
==References==
  
==References==

Revision as of 07:54, 28 October 2019

"This wasn't just four or five insects! This was thousands! An entire colony working together to make arms and legs... to make heads and... eyes. They became people!"
– Eyewitness account, Arcanist records
Scars

A trio of Scars

The Scars are one of the four main enemy factions of Anthem.

Overview

"Empathy towards Scars is foolhardy, for their primary concern isn't domination or survival, but mindless, thoughtless consumption. They're a scourge, a plague upon this world."
Scar

A Scar

Scars are a colonial swarm of insects that mimics the dominant life-form in an area.[citation needed] "Created by chaos,"[1] the Scars are a relentless[2] invasive force, not native to Coda [3]. They are a completely utilitarian beings who gather scraps and objects from about anything and attach it to themselves.

Scars can deploy via red portals hovering above the ground, appearing in flashes of light.[4] While not technically alien, they aren't human either,[5] and can't even be considered to be humanoid[6] (in actual fact, they're insectoid). However, they did try to emulate humans in taking the form they did.[1] They appear to converse in a guttural language.[2] Scars are functionally immortal. When their physical form is destroyed, their "soul", or essence, returns to the hive to be recycled. The "soul" is treated like a resource and salvaged to form a new body. This means that no scar is ever permanently eliminated.[7]

History

"In this way, a scar cannot die. In this way a scar's existence is perfect. Do not mourn a scar"
– Yarrow

Scars arrived on the world via Shaper technology,[6] with whom they have a mysterious connection.[8] This was via a cataclysm in 413 LV. At the time, Freelancers defeated a large, vicious creature none of them recognized. Later, unknown to Freelancers, the Scars regrouped and changed their mimicry to appear human. Scars then hijacked Striders cobbled together technology from scrap, and searched for Shaper relics. Inventive scavengers, they left nothing behind.[citation needed]

The Scars made their first organized assault on a human settlement in the Battle for the Crop Terraces. Antium won the battle, but at heavy cost. After the hard-won victory, it was decreed that the Scar population must never be allowed to grow that large again, and so "bug-hunts" became a necessary and dangerous practice for Freelancers in the area.[citation needed] However, the Freelancers were reduced in number after the disaster at the Heart of Rage, and with their numbers reduced, the Scars were able to grow in number. They spread to Lakeshore, occupying the mine and destroying the water system in the area. Scar scouts were once again an everyday occurrence, making travel more dangerous than ever.[9] The Scars remain in conflict with the Freelancers,[8] as they are trying to retrieve Shaper technology (an action the Freelancers are opposed to).[3]

Types

Scar Banner

A Scar banner

Infantry

Equipment

Uniques

Trivia

  • From a gameplay standpoint, the Scars are the "baseline enemies" of Anthem.[6] Their motivations and reason for battling the Freelancers will be revealed over the course of the game.[1]
  • Scars are the only non-human faction capable of piloting a Javelin, the Colossus-class Enforcer.
  • In the entire game, only Occixus the Countless is heard talking. All other scars make noises.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Electronic Arts - THE FIVE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS ABOUT ANTHEM FROM PAX WEST 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 IGN - 19 MINUTES OF ANTHEM GAMEPLAY (WITH DEVELOPER COMMENTARY) IN 4K
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Game Informer - Flying to a New Frontier: How Anthem Explores a Different Kind of Story
  4. ↑ YouTube - ANTHEM - 25 Minutes of New Gameplay Walkthrough (Paris Games Week 2018)
  5. ↑ GameSpot - Anthem Executive Producer Spills Plenty Of New Details About The Game
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 IGN - ANTHEM AMA: BIOWARE ANSWERS YOUR BIGGEST QUESTIONS
  7. ↑ Anthem: A New Verse: Issue 1
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 YouTube - 4 Minutes of Anthem Open World Co-Op Exploration Gameplay - E3 2018
  9. ↑ Anthem, Blackshore
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