Arachne

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Arachne
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	FemmeShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II VerminShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s)	Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Dark-NeutralShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Arachne is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Arachne (ἀράχνη) is the Greek word for "spider". According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Arachne was a seamstress who challenged Athena to a contest to see who was better at weaving, and when Arachne created a better tapestry insulting the gods, Athena was furious. Arachne killed herself, after which Athena transformed her into a spider.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

	Name Level HP MP Arachne 48 700 90	Strength 22 Intelligence 17 Magic 17 Vitality 15 Agility 25 Luck 14
Location Psychic World 1F
Race Alignment EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop Femme Chaos (250) 1152 ♄Macca0 1152 0 Soma (0⁄256)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 99 31Most versions/30Super CD-ROM² 51Most versions/50Super CD-ROM²/49Mega-CD 27 19 19 Resistances Resists Guns & Ice. Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty ×1 ×¼ ×1 ×¼ ×½ ×1 NulNull NulNull ×1 Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type NulNull ×⅝ NulNull ×¾ ×⅞ NulNull ㉚ Boss (1)
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 3-6Due to a bug, hits only once in the Mega-CD version Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale. Dormina Nerve 3 MP Puts multiple enemies to sleep. Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Arachne 40 350 157	Strength 46 Dexterity 42 Magic 42 Agility 55 Luck 46
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Vermin — —
Resistances — DrnDrain — WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Stun Needles 14 MP 1-3 hits of Heavy Gun damage with 60% chance of Bind to random enemies. Innate Damascus Claw 7 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage to one enemy. Innate Blast Arrow 16 MP Medium Gun damage to all enemies. 41

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level HP MP Arachne 44 409 153	Strength 43 Dexterity 69 Magic 36 Agility 73 Luck 46
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Vermin Neutral Girl (A) 24480
Resistances — NuNull — WkWeak NuNull — WkWeak — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1.25 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — +3 — -3 — — — — — +1 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Stun Needles 22 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium gun damage and 60% bind to multiple foes. Innate Blast Arrow 19 MP Medium gun damage to all foes. Innate Sukunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' agility by 1 level. 45

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Greece A skilled tapistry-weaver in Lydia. She challenged Athena, goddess of weaving, to a contest. Arachne's work was skilled, but her tapestry depicted Zeus's lewd actions. This infuriated Athena, who turned Arachne in to a spider woman.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena. She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena. She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena. She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アルケニー Arukenī	Arachne

Gallery

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  Sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Animated sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Animated sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Model of Arachne from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine