Scorpion (disambiguation)

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A Scorpion is an eight-legged invertebrate animal belonging to the order Scorpiones.

Contents 1 In general 2 In music 3 In sports 4 In the military 4.1 Units 4.2 Weapons 4.3 Vehicles and ships 5 In Aerobatic 6 In comics 7 In games

[edit] In general

• Scorpio (astrology), an astronomical constellation and a sign of the zodiac
• Scorpion (computer), a Soviet clone of the ZX Spectrum computer
• Scorpions (South Africa), a South African government anti-corruption agency
• Akrabbim (Hebrew for Scorpion), a mountain in the Bible infested with scorpions
• King Scorpion (Serket), one or more Egyptian Pharaohs in the Protodynastic period
• Teddy Kollek's code name
• "Scorpion (Voyager episode)", a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager
• Scorpion (roller coaster), an attraction at Busch Gardens Africa in Florida
• Scorpion kick, a footballing move made famous by Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita
• Scorpion (novel), a novel authored by Andrew Kaplan, published in 1986
• Scorpion (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse
• Scorpion, US Submarine, lost in 1968
• Scorpion (CPU), a 1Ghz ARM CPU made by Qualcomm
• Scorpions, the book, by Walter Dean Myers
• Nepidae - an unrelated insect, commonly known as a "water scorpion"
• Scorpion (dinghy), a class of small sailing dinghy

[edit] In music

• Scorpions (band), a German rock band
• The Scorpions (Manchester band), an English beat group
• The Scorpions (London band), another English band
• Scorpion (album), an album from female rapper Eve

[edit] In sports

• Hannover Scorpions, German ice hockey team
• Stuttgart Scorpions, German American Football team
• New Mexico Scorpions, Central Hockey League team

[edit] In the military

[edit] Units

• Scorpions (Iraq), a paramilitary organization of Iraqi exiles funded by the CIA
• VAQ-132 The Scorpions, a United States Navy Electronic Attack squadron based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
• Scorpions (former Yugoslavia), a paramilitary unit involved in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

[edit] Weapons

• Ballista, a Greco-Roman war machine also called a scorpion
• Scourge, a multi-tail whipping device, since Roman times also called scorpio or scorpion
• Škorpion vz. 61, a Czech submachine gun

[edit] Vehicles and ships

• CSS Scorpion, a torpedo boat of the Confederate Navy
• HMS Scorpion, several ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Scorpion, several vessels of the United States Navy
• F-89 Scorpion, a U.S. jet fighter
• FV101 Scorpion, a British light tank
• Soviet submarine B-427, a Foxtrot-class Soviet submarine since renamed the Scorpion after decommissioning
• Scorpion (helicopter), a series of helicopters manufactured by RotorWay International

[edit] In Aerobatic

• Scorpion (aerobatic team), a Polish Air Forces Aerobatic demonstration team

[edit] In comics

• Scorpion (comics), a name used by multiple characters published by Marvel Comics including:
  • Mac Gargan, a Spider-Man supervillain
  • Carmilla Black, a heroine also known as Scorpion
• Scorpion (Atlas/Seaboard Comics), a short lived Atlas comics series in the 1970s

[edit] In games

• Scorpion (Mortal Kombat), a character from the fighting game series Mortal Kombat
• Scorpion, a wrestler from the video game Saturday Night Slam Masters
• Scorpion (solitaire), a type of solitaire card game

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