Scurubu

Scurubu
HP	1
Attack Type	Melee
Locations	Autumn Hills Bamboo Creek Quillshroom Marsh Underworld Elemental Skylands
Toy Description	A venomous bug with fake teeth.

Scurubu is an enemy in The Messenger. Its winged counterpart is the Jumping Scurubu.

Profile

Appearance

Scurubu is a small green grub-like bug with two rows of three teeth each, for a total of six teeth. The teeth are always visibly exposed on its rounded mouth. Its body is partitioned into three rounded sections, and each section has two tiny leg nubs, for a total of six legs.

Abilities

Scurubu inches itself slowly across the ground. If it hits a wall, it will walk in the opposite direction. However, if it reaches the edge of a ledge, Scurubu will continue walking until it falls off the ledge.

Trivia

• Scurubu is misspelled as "Scuburu" in the sound files.

Nomenclature

Language		Name	Meaning
	English	Scurubu	Derived from the French word "scarabé." Its name is a joke name obtained by pronouncing "scarabé" while clutching your lips to make your mouth as small as possible.
	Québécois	Scurubu	-
	French	Scurubu	-
	German	Skarabä	Abbreviation of "Skarabäus" (scarab).
	Russian	Скараба Skaraba	Scaraba
	Spanish	Scurubu	-
	Brazilian‑Portuguese	Scurubu	-
	Korean	스크러부 Seukeuleobu	Scurubu
	Japanese	スクルブ Sukurubu	Scurubu
	Simplified Chinese	圣假虫 Shèng jiǎ Chóng	Holy Bug. Derivation of "圣甲虫" (shèng jiǎchóng, scarab).
	Traditional Chinese	聖假蟲 Shèng jiǎ Chóng	Holy Bug. Derivation of "聖甲蟲" (shèng jiǎchóng, scarab).

Gallery

In-Game Sprites

Scurubu's 8-bit spritesheet.

Scurubu's 16-bit spritesheet.

Scurubu's 8-bit toy.

Scurubu's 16-bit toy.

Official Sprites

2018 Halloween Steam Sale banner, which depicts a single Scurubu.

Screenshots

Scurubu's description card.

Official Artwork

Key art #1, which depicts a Scurubu.

Key art #2, which depicts a Scurubu on the bottom of the picture.

Key art #3, which depicts a few Scurubu.