Honestly I don't know much about tropical Scorpio, it seems to me to be the least founded of tropical signs. Even with a disillusion of Pluto as a ruler (think about how Uranus goes to Aquarius, Neptune to Pisces, and from what I've seen all evidence points to Pluto to Aries).
Scorpio as the mystic wasnt a thing even in tropical roman mythology, it was considered a warrior where as Aries (Sun,Pluto,Mars) represents the ego and all or nothing put in war, Scorpio (Mars Uranus) represents the freedom and admiration of war. Aries today look like Antifa and Anarchists, Scorpio looks like salves fighting for freedom and Sexual expression.
As someone with Scorpio Mercury and Venus as well as my 8th harmonic sun there I can say that it isn't Scorpio that makes me look evil (its capricorn). However Scorpio is what makes me look like a sex addict and someone who can be aggressive towards things.
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More on Pluto, I have a Pluto square my Moon. Pluto is an on off switch it turns the planet it aspects into a super being or turns it off (because of the Moon being plastic and molding Pluto acts instead of my Moon). Pluto Is like the big bang, it's like stem cells and also like psychologically. I
t isn't naturaly harmful it's just dynamic. Most Pluto pronuced people (Pluto as a dignity or on an angle) don't have to worry as much about its volition because its not effecting a planet but rather is a core part if themselves. Alone Pluto represents being different, marching to a different drummer, searching for themselves without the help of others (therefore they are loners). Unlike Uranus pluto isn't loud or bold like a pride flag but more like funky socks or underwear (stuff only Pluto people know are there). They get pushed around and steamrolled by others because they don't like to make waves, however they will make big ones when people are being unfairly treated (this is one of the Pluto problems, caring for others but not thyself). Pluto can be a problem again when aspecting a planet (a Pluto Mars who is in extreme mode will be violent, exploding, waring, bloody. On the flip side off mode us lazy, passive, calm even when fear should take place.)