Editing Scorpion 0 You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, FANDOM Staff, FANDOM Helpers, Wiki Managers, Content Team Members. Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining Game of Thrones Wiki is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to log in or create an account more + You can view and copy the source of this page: {{Item |image1 = Scorpion-the-spoils-of-war.jpg |maker = [[Qyburn]] <small>(modified)</small> |owner = [[Iron Throne]]<br>[[House Lannister]]<br>[[House Greyjoy]]<br>[[House Martell]] <small>(historically)</small>}}{{Dialogue a-b-a|Jaime Lannister|Qyburn's scorpion is over there!|Bronn|Go and get it then!|I can't shoot with one hand!|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Bronn]] during the [[battle of the Goldroad]]|The Spoils of War}}'''Scorpions''' are long-range artillery [[Armament|weapons]], resembling mounted large crossbows. A bolt fired from one carries enough velocity to pierce the skull of a [[dragon]]. It is fully pivotal and though it is best operated by a small team, it can be loaded and fired by a single [[Man-at-arms|soldier]]. A scorpion can be considered a smaller, more portable variation of a ballista. ==History== ===Background=== During the [[First Dornish War]], [[Rhaenys Targaryen (sister of Aegon I)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and her [[dragon]] [[Meraxes]], were killed when a ''very'' lucky shot from a scorpion bolt managed to pierce the dragon's eye and drive into her brain, killing Meraxes instantly in mid-flight and causing Rhaenys to fall to her death. This was a major blow to [[House Targaryen]].<ref>"[[The Last Dragons]]"</ref> ===[[Season 7]]=== To combat [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s dragons, [[Cersei Lannister]]'s new [[Hand of the Queen]] [[Qyburn]] commissions the construction of a very powerful custom scorpion. Qyburn has Cersei accompany him to the crypts below the [[Red Keep]] where the skulls of dead dragons are housed. Qyburn shows her the scorpion he's had built and invites her to fire the bolt at the skull of [[Balerion]]. The bolt pierces the skull easily. Cersei seems very pleased.<ref>"[[Stormborn]]"</ref> Though the weapon usually requires a team to operate, [[Bronn]] manages to operate Qyburn's scorpion during the [[battle of the Goldroad]] and fire it against [[Drogon]] while Daenerys is riding him. The bolt misses his eyes, however, and only strikes him in the shoulder - failing to deeply penetrate the dragon's iron scales (which apparently Qyburn nor anyone else considered for penetration), and only inflicting a minor flesh wound. Drogon then destroys the scorpion by blasting it with fire, and Bronn barely escapes. When he lands nearby, Drogon destroys the burning cart with a single swipe of his tail.<ref>"[[The Spoils of War]]"</ref> [[File:Silence.jpg|thumb|The ''Silence'' and several Greyjoy ships with mounted scorpions.]] ===[[Season 8]]=== [[Euron Greyjoy]] uses several scorpions, installed on his [[ships]], to kill [[Rhaegal]] and destroy the [[Targaryen]] fleet in a [[Battle at Dragonstone|battle]] in the waters off [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].<ref>"[[The Last of the Starks]]"</ref> Later, scorpions are seen mounted on the walls of [[King's Landing]]. Despite the numerous scorpions present in the [[Battle of King's Landing]], they failed to kill [[Drogon]], who successfully evaded getting struck by a bolt and destroyed all the scorpions.<ref>"[[The Bells]]"</ref> ==In the books== Scorpions are commonly-used siege weapons throughout [[Westeros]] and [[Essos]], along with ballistae, catapults, and trebuchets. Scorpions have been notably used at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], [[Battle of Castle Black]] (by the defenders only), and the [[Second Siege of Meereen|second siege of Meereen]] (by the besiegers only). The difference between a scorpion and a ballista is that a ballista is far larger, and needs to be constructed on-site - it can't be moved with [[horses]] and be assembled reasonably quickly the way a scorpion can. ==References== {{reflist}} [[ru:Скорпион]] [[fr:Scorpion (Arme)]] ==See also== * {{WP|Scorpio (weapon)}} * {{AWOIAF|Armament}} Templates used on the current version of this page: Template:AWOIAF (view source) Template:Dialogue a-b-a (view source) Template:Item (view source) Template:Reflist (view source) Template:T (view source) Template:T/piece (view source) Template:WP (view source) Return to Scorpion. Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes