Scorpio is a minor antagonist from the Disney Junior animated series, Jake and the Never Land Pirates. He is a small anthropomorphic brown scorpion that serves Dread the Evil Genie as his henchman. He is voiced by Loren Hoskins.
Personality[]
Scorpio is a scheming scorpion, driven mostly by the desire to have authority over others. As seen when Scorpio and Dread first meet, Scorpio is indeed suave, smooth-talking and often charming, which aids him in luring the powerless wicked genie into a plan to regain his magical powers. Generally,Scorpio isn't very powerful, forcing the small scorpion to rely on his own power of persuasion to carry out his bidding. Scorpio is an opportunist and can be quick to formulate plots that would generally end in his favor. After overhearing the planned arrival of Otaa and Dread earlier discussion, and Dread's desire for power once more, Scorpio was able to quickly concoct an elaborate scheme—one of which that could have very well succeeded, if not for unexpected interference of Jake and his crew.
Role in the series[]
Scorpio first appeared in the episode "Dread the Pharaoh!", while amusing himself in the Never Land Desert, Otaa stumbles upon Dread the Evil Genie's bottle. After releasing the ex-genie from his bottle Otaa wanted to make various wishes to please his master, the Pirate Pharaoh. Dread regretfully informs Otaa, he is now powerless and the mummy cat loses interest and returns to the Pirate Pharaoh. After overhearing that Otaa master the Pirate Pharaoh has a means of magic, that Dread can use to restore his power, when Scorpio reveals himself to Dread also informing the genie that the Pirate Pharaoh has fear of scorpions. Dread allies himself with Scorpio, While the Pharaoh amuses himself with his construction model of his kingdom Scorpio startles the Pharaoh causing him to lose his magical crook and flail, allowing Dread to gain the power he long for once more. Scorpio gloats as Dread crowned himself ruler of the desert and soon set his eye on turning all of Never Land into his desert domain. However, this is short-lived as the Pirate Pharaoh with Jake and his crew assist stop Dread plan leaving him powerless once more before being banished from the desert with Scorpio. Scorpio and Dread are last seen wander through the Never Nile as Dread ponder his next occupation being powerless again he comes across a hook-like stick next to the Nile,he picks it up claiming maybe he should be a nefarious pirate leading a crew to plunder the Never Sea (mirroring Captain Hook). Dread soon regrets making fun of Hook when Tick-Tock the Crocodile emerges from the Never Nile and attempts to eat Dread. Dread screams for Scorpio to save him but the little scorpion soon wander off leaving the ex-genie Dread fleeing in terror from the hungry crocodile.
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Trivia[]
- Scorpio's mannerisms closely resemble that of the famous Hollywood actor Peter Lorre.
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