Scorpio is the eighth sign in the Zodiac, and represents the constellation of Scorpius. In Greek mythology, Orion boasted he could kill any animal, and the gods sent a scorpion, which Orion couldn't defeat. They were both raised to the stars to serve as a reminder of what can happen when mortals are too full of pride. I remember when I was small also being told that the gods separated Orion and Scorpius in the sky so that they would stop fighting, with Orion continuing to chase Scorpio in spite of the gods. I love how constellations (especially the Zodiac lore) have so many different origins and meanings. There are so many interpretations of the stars we all see in the sky, which just shows how creative and varied humanity is. Scorpio's color palette gave me some trouble at first - I was given Pink, Blue, and Green in addition to Black. Originally I thought I would make his armor gold, but I could not decide where to do the green, pink, and blue. But then I recalled a little factoid about scorpions - they glow under blacklight! When I looked up some photos for inspiration, I decided the electric blue tone I was given would be the ideal armor color, using purple as a shadow to really make the blue pop like it was glowing. Shout out for the charred columns behind him. These were the result of watching one of my favorite YouTubers while I was finishing up work on the base - his advice was "when in doubt, set something on fire" and it just clicked how to give the base some depth. I adore his work, and highly recommend checking him out - www.youtube.com/angrymikko We are officially halfway through this project of mine! Six Zodiac members down, six to go! Originally posted October 24th, 2022. Sculpt is by Scale75 from their Zodiac Mystic Signs Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scale75/zodiac-mystic-signs 75mm 1/24 Scale Painted using acrylics by hand with brushes only (I do not own an airbrush).