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Scroop

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Scroop is the secondary antagonist of Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature film Treasure Planet, which is loosely based on the 1883 book Treasure Island by the late Robert Louis Stevenson. He is a crab/spider-like extraterrestrial who was a crew member of John Silver. He joins Silver's crew in their attempt to find Captain Flint's lost treasure on Treasure Planet, but becomes an enemy of Jim Hawkins, the protagonist, during the voyage.

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Scroop has an insect-like face with large, bulbous yellow eyes bearing star-like pupils, two large white fangs, and a lower jaw with slim red fangs. Scroop also has long gray hair, which is possibly an attribute that he is elderly. Scroop attributes a spider-like lower body complete with six slender legs which grow from an abdomen with a black shell and a red underbelly and no cephalothorax, unlike real spiders. Scroop also has fang-like red spikes at the tips of his legs. In place of a spider's head is Scroop's hunched and muscular upper body with red claws. His claws also bear a strong resemblance to a scorpion or a crustacean. He wears a tethered purple jacket, a purple sash, and a brown bandanna.

Scroop is cruel, murderous, manipulative and devious. He is an intimidating and treacherous pirate who was preparing to kill Jim Hawkins when he was eavesdropping. One of his most despicable plans is when he kills others in a stealthy and surreptitious manner. Despite his dangerous and bloodthirsty nature, he is also very obedient and cooperative when helping Mr. Arrow tie the lifelines, so that the crew members will never float away into space. If given the chance, he would most likely take everything for himself and remove anyone else from his way, as he is seen to have a rivalry with Silver.

Despite being the film's secondary antagonist, Scroop has proven to be even more villainous, ruthless, cold-blooded, sadistic, bloodthirsty, murderous, and dangerous than the main antagonist, John Silver. Unlike John Silver, who has redeemable qualities, Scroop has no redeemable qualities whatsoever. His actions, such as killing Mr. Arrow, disturbed even Silver himself. Scroop usually disobeys Silver's orders as he cares only about himself. It is also clear that he has a secret agenda to even betray John Silver, take over his crew, and take the treasure for himself, if given the chance too.

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