Arachne

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

Arachne is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

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 IV

	Name Level Arachne 40	Strength 46 Dexterity 42 Magic 42 Agility 55 Luck 46
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Vermin {{{align}}} — 350 157
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — DrnDrain — WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Stun Needles 14 MP 1-3 hits of Heavy Gun damage with 60% chance of Bind to random enemies. Damascus Claw 7 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage to one enemy. Blast Arrow 16 MP Medium Gun damage to all enemies. 41

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level Arachne 44	Strength 43 Dexterity 69 Magic 36 Agility 73 Luck 46
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Vermin Neutral Girl (A) 409 153
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — NuNull — WkWeak NuNull — WkWeak — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — +3 — -3 — — — — — +1 — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Stun Needles 22 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium gun damage and 60% bind to multiple foes. Blast Arrow 19 MP Medium gun damage to all foes. 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 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	Arachne

Gallery

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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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