Trust me, trust me, darling dear;
I'm so sincere; there's no need to fear...

Scorpion is a master trickster. Handsome, arrogant and exuding confidence with every movement, it's no wonder women tend to fall at his feet. Unfortunately, they stay there; the Scorpion is well named, because he'll sting you...

In life, he was a knife thrower for a carnival, and loved it. The attention he got from an enraptured crowed, the power he felt hurling such deadly weapons at a helpless, live target – well, it was addictive, and one day Scorpion took it too far. He killed Dolly, his "knife girl" as he called her, lodging a blade right in her heart at the end of one of his acts.

Scorpion had to flee, though he wasn't sorry for what he'd done. It had been a rush unlike anything else! But his arrogance got the best of him and he was caught and hung, though not gone. The Scorpion isn’t human anymore but neither is he dead, or a ghost. He’s something corporeal, but otherworldly, something that maybe shouldn't exist. He continues in his half-death as in life, luring in pretty, naive girls, stabbing them, and feeding on their heart's blood.

Be on guard; he doesn't look like a deadly spirit. Scorpion's slicked back black hair, big blue eyes, and leather jacket make him most women's ideal "bad boy", and then he woos them with pretty words and a few acts of kindness, maybe even attempts to look vulnerable. But he's a master actor, of course.

Boxed 12/22/13 3:44pm

Based on the Scorpion character from The Devil's Carnival; lyrics from "Trust Me".