Scarthkaroth

""I conceed that you are well-qualified. Where did you get that sword?"

"SKARTH"

"Yes I can see..."

"KA"

"I..."

"ROOOTH!!!"

"Yes. Well I can see that you're not much the conversationist. But that destroying-the-solar-system move may come in handy."

- Count Vile, trying to converse with Scarthkaroth"

Scarthkaroth is a minor villain yet an important parody from the parodic Internet series Press Start Adventures. Just like Sephiroth of which he is the parody, Scarthkaroth is a immensely powerful swordsman created from an Alien God. He serves as a general and later as a one-time rival of the series' primary antagonist Count Vile.

The major running gag about Scarthkaroth is that he never speaks. Whenever he appears, attacks or is simply spoken to, a foreboding music reminiscent of "One Winged Angel" plays and a chorus sings "SCARTHKAROOOTH!!!!" usually with very close zooms all over his body surrounded by flames. This obviously makes fun of the emphasis made Sephiroth's looks, menacing presence and music. The second running gag is that Count Vile is absolutely unable to pronounce his name correctly and only calls him by funny soundalikes that refers to historical figures, like "Scarborough" or Scarpomarx."

Scarthcaroth is introduced in the first season, when the evil Count Vile tries to recruit a powerful warrior to lead his armies. Vile's assistant Johnson presents him as a warrior created from the DNA of an Alien God, who drinks the lifeforce of his planet or something like that, adding: "In fact I don't know. Nobody really understand but they all think he is pretty cool." Impressed, Vile appoints him as a new general after he demonstrates his power by blasting a Octorok-like "low grade enemy" into smitherings with a Super Nova attack.

Scarthkaroth is tasked to lead Vile's army of monsters and destroy the recently-discovered headquarters of the Resistance, which he does by engaging a tremendous battle. As Sam and Lin-Ku, two members of the Resistance set out searching for the hero of the prophecy able to kill Count Vile, Scarthkaroth attempts to destroy the entire headquarters with a Super Nova attack. The leader of the Resistance, Princess Passion Fruit (obvious parody of Princess Peach) then summons a giant deity to block the attack, stating that she is more that meets te eye and that if he wants the fight he has got it. Scarthkaroth then engages a fight against the entire forces of the Resistance but despite the looks they are no pipsqueaks and he ends up overwhelmed and killed.

Scarthkaroth reappears in the second season, challenging Count Vile on a Soul Tournament battle, (parody of Soul Calibur) to take his place as ruler of Hell. Irked, Vile starts addressing him as a "she" and calling him "Stephanie," purposely this time. Just as they are about to battle, an extremely show-offy and braggart martial artist named Stan Hibachi (parody of the obnoxious Street Fighter character Dan Hibiki) joins the battle without permission. Scarthkaroth is then paired against his will with Stan against Count Vile and Johnson. (Who was turned into a turtle.)

Scarthkaroth then transforms into a Safer Sephiroth lookalike and unleashes a tremendous onslaught of lightnings and meteors on Vile, who effortlessly warps through his attacks, before grabbing Johnson and using him as a lighting infused projectile, incapacitating him. Stan then uses Scarthkaroth's hyper-attack to unleash his strongest fury... just a lousy, harmless shivering light, and Vile effortlessly knocks him out just by blowing. As Vile has knocked out one of his opponents, he wins the fight against both, much to Scarthkaroth's dismay.

Later in the season, it is seen that Vile punished his former general by having his hair cut.

thumb|left|450px|Vile's and Scarthkaroth's Soul Tournament