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| Scorvians | |
| Continuity: | Farscape |
| Category: | Alien |
| Status: | Existing |
| Body type: | Near-human |
| Special adaptations: | Spiny protrusions from forehead |
| Language: | Scorvian |
| Representatives: | Matala |
| Enemies: | Ilanics |
| 1st appearance: | Farscape: Back and Back and Back to the Future |
Scorvians are a sentient, space-faring extraterrestrial race featured in the sci-fi television series Farscape. They were referenced in the season one episode "Back and Back and Back to the Future" and were represented through the character Matala. Scorvians in their true form were never presented in the TV series, but did appear in the Farscape comic books published by Boom! Studios. They appeared in issue #3 of the Farscape: D'Argo's Lament limited series.
History[]
Three cycles prior to Moya's journey through the Uncharted Territories, the Scorvians invaded the Ilanic Sector and staged a massive assault against an Ilanic outpost thus instigating the Ilanic/Scorvian War. More than two million Ilanic lives were lost during the struggle. The reasons behind the attack are unknown. According to the Ilanic scientist Verell, the Scorvian siege was completely unprovoked.
Sometime later, Verell succeeded in containing and weaponizing the quantum singularity of a black hole. When the Scorvians heard of this, they sent one of their spies, Matala, undercover to infiltrate Verell's laboratory. Matala underwent genetic surgery to make herself appear as an Ilanic and worked very closely with Verell. While journeying through space, she arranged to have the weapon delivered to an Ilanic cruiser that was actually piloted by Scorvian warriors. Her plan was derailed however as the energy from the singularity created a phase imbalance in the ship, forcing Verell and she to abandon it. They were picked up by the crew of the Leviathan ship Moya who agreed to bring them to their rendezvous point.
Twelve arns later, Matala murdered Verell and siezed the weapon. She took a shuttle from Moya and went to meet up with the other Scorvians. Before dying, Verell deactivated the containment field and the miniature black hole pulled both ships into the singularity, killing all of the Scorvians present. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- Not to be confused with Scorpius, the Peacekeeper commander who succeeded Bialar Crais or the Skarrans, the reptilian enemies of the Peacekeepers.
- Other Scorvians besides Matala made a behind-the-scenes appearance in "Back and Back and Back to the Future". Their voices were heard over a ship's communicator, but their faces were never seen.
See also[]
Media
The World of Farscape
Farscape miscellaneous
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References[]
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