Arachne

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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.

Design

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

Name	Level	HP	MP
Arachne	48	700	90

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
Basic Attack	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

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
Basic Attack	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

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
Basic Attack	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

Sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.
Animated sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.
Sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
Animated sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
Model of Arachne from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine