Dr. Scarab, originally Wilmer Sharp, Ph.D, was a brilliant pioneer of bionics, though not as great as his brother, Amadeus. Dr Scarab had no intention of using his genius to help people, however: All he wants for himself is immortality and one day world domination. While Amadeus saved the Bennett family with his bionics tech, Scarab wrangled up a group of minions and augmented them with his own, somewhat inferior devices. So nothing new there, he's your typical scientist bad guy, right?
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So how does this guy rate?
Coolness - 4. I want to give this guy a higher rating on account of his personality. He's funny and interesting and as generic as immortality is, it's not as bad as taking over the world. He's voiced fantastically by Jim MacGeorge, doing an impression of George C. Scott mixed with a little of William Shatner's pausing speech pattern. But just look at him. He's an incredibly ugly character, fat and blobby with a cliche doctor's uniform. He even has the head mirror and stethoscope for some reason. You'd think that if he wanted to love forever, he'd want to look good doing it, right?
Effectiveness - 3. He does have some interesting plots and they do seem to get some traction as well. In the first episode, he's able to steal the power source from the Valley of Shadows before IQ tricks him into losing it. And when he's using the bionics jamming radio waves, he manages to get Rock-1 hurt, and by her brother no less. This guy isn't a slouch, but he does suffer from traitorous lieutenants, something he doesn't do much to deter either. I just wish I could see him use some of his own bionic powers.
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