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A scavenger is a type of traction town that survives by consuming the remains of dead cities, dead towns, crashed airships, waste ejected by larger traction cities, or any sort of waste/scrap metal that can be found in the outcountry.
When a traction city dies, usually by running out of fuel, or getting bombed to death, Scavengers are the first to begin breaking down the dead remains of said traction city, before another, usually larger traction city comes by and consumes whatever remains haven't been consumed by the scavengers. A famous example of this would be Motoropolis.
Types[]
Dunevilles[]
Dunevilles are a variant of Scavenger towns mentioned in the IWOME, which inhabits the Sand Sea. According to their description in the IWOME, they hunt during only nighttime, searching for Old Tech and Satellites that fall from the sky into the Sand Sea, and, during the day, they stay completely motionless, covering themselves in sand-coloured tarps to keep themselves hidden from predator cities.
History[]
Mortal Engines quartet[]
A Darkling Plain[]
Cutler's Gulp is one of the scavenger towns seen in the novel.
Film[]
Scavenger towns are seen on the first night Tom and Hester are forced to survive with each other.